Chapter 272: A Confession Five Years Late

Sheng Hanyu knew he didn't have much time; he would have to leave in a moment.

He whispered rapidly in Shi Youxuan's ear: "Do you know why I'm fine when I eat seafood? Because I eat seafood every day that I miss you; when my body suffers, my heart doesn't feel as painful, otherwise I wouldn't be able to survive every day and night of missing you."

"Xuanxuan, I know you don't want to hear it, but I still have to say it: I love you. The person I love is you; you aren't my greatest love, you are my only love."

"Only after losing you did I sort out my feelings for Yixin. I cherish her like a younger sister, and it is different from my feelings for you... Whether you believe it or not, you are my only one forever."

Shi Youxuan began to struggle again, this time with more strength than at the beginning.

Finally breaking free from his shackles, her gaze was as cold as ice: "Get out—"

"I don't want to hear these useless things from you. Get this straight: we divorced a long time ago. Now I am Lady Zhu. You run into my room in the middle of the night to tell me you love me? I think the only person you love is yourself; you're more likely trying to ruin me!"

She gritted her teeth, her eyes wide with rage.

How did he get in when Zhu Zhai is guarded so strictly?

She wasn't interested in how he got in, but she knew that if he were discovered by the people in the residence, she wouldn't be able to clear her name no matter how much she explained.

Did he run to her room just to say a bunch of nonsense?

"I'm sorry..."

"Get out!"

Sheng Hanyu realized he had annoyed her once again.

So he got out.

He took the same route he came by; Sheng Hanyu nimbly slid down the drainpipe, ran into the bushes, and grabbed the gardener's pesticide sprayer to carry on his back.

Just like that, he swaggered to the gate. The guard only saw the sprayer on his back and muttered: "Doesn't even let a person get a full night's sleep, going to spray medicine so early every day, must have been up to no good at night..." Dissatisfied as he was, the gate still had to be opened.

The gate opened, and Sheng Hanyu swaggered out.

Wang Yong and the others were waiting in the woods, anxious to the point of desperation. Seeing Sheng Hanyu emerge, they were overjoyed and quickly picked him up to leave.

Shi Youxuan hadn't been able to sleep since he left. She already suffered from insomnia, and after being stirred up by him, she had even less sleepiness!

This person was too bold; he just swaggered out like that?

It was fortunate he wasn't discovered, otherwise she wouldn't be able to clear her name no matter how much she explained.

Her desire to leave had never been as strong as it was now.

She had to leave. Sheng Hanyu would not easily let her and Shi Ran go. As long as they were in L Country for one day, they would never have peace for a single day.

How was she supposed to tell Zhu Yiwen?

She couldn't tell him.

Even if she did, he wouldn't agree. Right now, Zhu Yiwen had a deep misunderstanding of her, thinking she wanted to leave with Sheng Hanyu, and he might even think she and Sheng Hanyu were colluding to scheme against him... Thinking of this gave her a headache!

Shi Youxuan decided to leave secretly.

But she couldn't do it secretly on her own; she needed someone else's help. The first person she thought of was Jian Yining!

She opened her hidden computer and connected with Jian Yining.

Before she could even start speaking, the other party sent a bunch of aggrieved emojis, followed by a row of happy smiley faces.

Only when facing Jian Yining did Shi Youxuan feel relaxed and pressure-free.

She didn't stand on ceremony, and she didn't waste words, getting straight to the point: A Ning, I need your help.

The reply came in seconds: I'll help. Tell me, what do you want me to do?

He didn't even know what it was, yet he agreed immediately; this was the highest level of trust between friends!

Shi Youxuan: Make me a set of fake documents, and some for the child as well.

Jian Yining understood immediately: Are you trying to escape L Country? I'll come pick you up; it's too dangerous for you to go alone.

He had already contacted people for smuggling and was preparing to set off for L Country in a day or two, but he hadn't had the chance to tell Shi Youxuan before receiving the news that she wanted to leave.

Shi Youxuan considered it, then agreed: Okay.

If it were just herself, anything would be fine, but it was better to have someone to look after things on the road while bringing her daughter.

Besides, she hadn't yet decided where to go after leaving this place.

She only wanted to be far away from Sheng Hanyu, so that he would never be able to find her again.

After discussing the time and place to meet with Jian Yining, Shi Youxuan closed the computer and looked out the window; the sky was already bright.

Zhu Yiwen was not there during breakfast, which just happened to avoid the awkwardness of the two meeting.

After the meal, the butler prepared to take the young lady to kindergarten. Shi Youxuan said: "I'll take her today, you don't need to."

The butler looked troubled: "Madam, I cannot make that decision."

She didn't react at first: "I'm taking Xiaozhu to kindergarten, you don't need to make the decision."

The butler was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, and he couldn't care about anything else, saying directly: "The Head of the Family gave orders when he left yesterday not to let you take a single step out of the residence."

Seeing Shi Youxuan's expression gradually turn ugly, he tried to soften his words: "You can still go for a walk in the courtyard if you like."

"You don't need to say anything more."

Shi Youxuan understood completely; Zhu Yiwen was going to put her under house arrest, just like last time.

No way.

"Xiaozhu, are you full? If you're full, Mommy will take you to kindergarten." Shi Youxuan's expression was unpleasant, and her tone was firm.

Shi Ran didn't understand the complexities here; anyway, it was better for Mommy to take her to kindergarten than the butler. She answered sweetly: "Okay!"

"Madam, you are making it very difficult for me..."

The butler was in a tough spot; one was the Head of the Family, the other was the Madam. With two supreme bosses above him, he couldn't afford to offend either.

"Anyway, I am definitely going out today. Why don't you try stopping me?" Shi Youxuan didn't get angry easily, but when she did, there wasn't a single servant in the house who wasn't afraid.

"I wouldn't dare!" The butler cowered.

Since he couldn't stop her, he went to call the Head of the Family, but the phone was turned off; there was nothing he could do if he couldn't reach him.

Shi Youxuan sent Shi Ran to kindergarten, and only after leaving the main gate did the anger in her heart subside a little.

It wasn't that she insisted on making things difficult for the housekeeper, but rather that she was competing with Zhu Yiwen!

The score for him wronging her had not yet been settled, and he was still pushing his luck endlessly.

Not long after their car drove out, Zhu Yiwen returned.

He returned in high spirits and even brought a gift for Shi Youxuan.

Zhu Yiwen had figured out why he had been so abnormal lately; he wanted to try something, and if he succeeded, it would open up a different path in his life.

The housekeeper went up to meet him with a troubled expression: "Head of the Family, Madam, she..."

"What about Madam?" Zhu Yiwen's face darkened.

The housekeeper felt even more apprehensive, but still had to answer: "Madam insisted on taking the young miss to kindergarten, and I couldn't stop her at all."

"Hmm."

Zhu Yiwen did not make things difficult for him; he turned around, got into the car, and ordered the driver to follow them to the kindergarten.

"Mommy, are you unhappy?" Shi Ran snuggled into Mommy's arms, her little hand stroking Shi Youxuan's chin, tickling her.

"Stop messing around, Mommy isn't feeling well." Shi Youxuan had wanted to come out to clear her mind, but once she was actually out, she realized she was still unhappy.

Shi Ran took it seriously, stood up, earnestly grabbed at Mommy's body, then opened her hand and blew on it, grabbed again, and repeated the process, opening her hand and blowing on it again...

Shi Youxuan asked curiously: "What are you doing?"

The little one said earnestly: "Grabbing the discomfort out, and then blowing it away."

Could this really blow it away?

It was the first time Shi Youxuan had heard such a thing; she was both amused and deeply touched.

It was true that a daughter is a mother's intimate little cotton-padded jacket.

She opened the soundproof partition in front of the car so that the driver in the front could not hear them talking.

Shi Youxuan asked her daughter: "Xiaozhu, Mommy wants to tell you something, you cannot tell Daddy, okay?"