Chapter 78: Like Time That Cannot Be Returned

  After entering the room, he only felt that his head was a bit dizzy and hot due to the excitement of drinking. In the end, it seemed like he fell asleep hugging someone. As for what happened before he fell asleep, he tried hard to remember but couldn't recall. The strong liquor had taken control of his mind and isolated the memories from before he fell asleep.

  He was woken up by a strong push. The first thing he saw when he woke up was Colleen's frightened face, and her body that had been ravaged by someone else. What bothered him the most was that there was still a woman's hymenal blood on the headboard.

  All this shows what. Did he unintentionally have a relationship with Leng Ni? Or did he break Leng Ni's virginity. Just as he was angry and puzzled, his peripheral vision caught sight of Leng Xi leaning against the wall. Her thin body was sitting on the ground at that time, so desolate.

  There was also a white dress with bright red bloodstains on her mouth. The sudden pain pierced his eyeballs. He, who had always been rational, saw the weak and frail Cold Creek. He couldn't think of anything else, nor did he want to investigate the truth of the matter. All he wanted to do was go to her side, hold her thin body in his arms, wipe away the blood from her mouth, and tell her not to be sad... The sight of her being battered by the wind and rain was heart-wrenching.

  Just as his heart was pierced by a dense and piercing pain, she opened her eyes for the first time and gave him a slap in the face.

  Always standing above the crowd, he was only used to being flattered and catered to. At that moment, he was stunned by a slap. The slap brought out the arrogance and coldness deep within his bones. Although it didn't hurt, no one had ever dared to hit him before. Who did this woman think she was, daring to slap him? In a fit of rage, he told her to get lost.

  He thought that with her soft and gentle personality, afraid of his anger, she would realize her mistake, cry and beg for forgiveness. He secretly expected her plea in his heart and was ready to forgive her.

  Who knew she was so stubborn? She actually gave him a resentful look, then propped herself up and ran out. She really rolled away.

  At the moment of his astonishment, Leng Ni wrapped herself in a sheet and came over, her eyes filled with tears. She grabbed his arm and said, "Ling Han, Tongshi Enterprise is finished. I lost my job too. Originally, I found a job as a waitress at Lingtian Hotel. The probation period hadn't passed yet. Yesterday, I saw you drunk. The hotel sent me to take care of you. But you...” Leng Ni's words were spoken with great difficulty and embarrassment. Finally, under Ling Han's cold gaze, she forced herself to continue. "You pushed me down on the bed. I refused, but you didn't listen at all. You treated me like Xi'er, tore off my clothes, spread my legs apart, and then...then entered me. Your mouth kept muttering 'Xi'er Xi'er, why did you betray me'..."

  Looking at Leng Ni's tearful appearance, Ling Han frowned, clearly having doubts about her words. Just as he was about to interrogate further, his phone on the bedside rang with a text message.

  Who would be texting him? His phone never sends texts, and he's eliminated all sources of spam messages. So it can't be a meaningless text. Due to years of being on high alert, he temporarily put aside his interrogation of Loni and picked up the phone to take a look. The text displayed a row of words: Ling Han, you said you didn't want me because I'm dirty, so I'll find someone who doesn't think I'm dirty to touch me. I don't want you either...

  I don't want you anymore.

  His forehead was cold and his blue veins bulged out. His eyes scanned the sender... Cold Creek.

  He immediately grabbed his phone and called back, but it was turned off.

  It's all right, getting bolder and bolder. She's going to sleep with other men, isn't she? Has made up her mind to be with other men, hasn't she? Go ahead and look for them then! Don't expect him to go looking for her... Dammit... His eyes were emitting a cold aura, his heart was fiercely roaring "Let her go look", yet he gritted his teeth and muttered under his breath. Quickly putting on his clothes, preparing to rush out and grab hold of that woman who didn't know the height of heaven or the thickness of earth, and give her a good thrashing.

  It just so happened that Bai Xiaoyu's phone call came at this time. He told him that Leng Xi was at Murong Xiaozi's place.

  Murong Xiaozi. She went to find Murong Xiaozi. As soon as this name appeared in his mind, he was furious and wanted to kill someone.

  At the same time, the pain and doubt in his heart grew even stronger. From the last time at the bar, Mu Yong Xiao Zi's attitude towards Leng Xi made him realize that Leng Xi's relationship with him was not ordinary.

  Now, no one in Leng Creek is looking for anyone else, but they're all looking for Murong Xiaozi. Does that mean they've known each other for a long time and have some kind of deep or shallow, unmentionable relationship?

  Even with a heart-wrenching pain, he was like a madman, still carrying the icy anger to Murong Xiao's place, his whole body's killing intent making him want to kill someone as soon as he caught one.

  He walked in and saw that the situation was even more stimulating to his nerves. The woman really dared... with Murong Shuozhuo... under his eyelids.

  He swore he would teach her a lesson, pushing open the bathroom door to see her pale and desperate expression. His heart suddenly ached, and his previous anger that had wanted to tear her apart suddenly collapsed, replaced by a strong sense of heartache.

  This little woman is too lawless. She actually dares to openly challenge his dignity and patience. He should severely punish her... But why? Seeing her tears, seeing her bitten red lips, those sparkling tears, one by one falling into his heart like water dripping through stone, aching. Her bright blood, piercing his eyeballs, falling into his heart filled with blood. That heart seems to have felt her pain, all her pain...

  When did he become like this. He became uncontrollable. Got angry whenever he wanted to. Heart aches came unexpectedly.

  When did he, a grown man, become so indecisive? When did he lose control of his own rationality? His ability to discern right from wrong had also become overly emotionalized. As soon as the matter with that woman, Leng Xi, came up, his rationality and calm analytical mind collapsed. He now analyzed things based on temporary impulses and stimulation...

  He found himself on the verge of madness, gradually losing his original self. His arrogance and recklessness, his calm and wise demeanor that could withstand any storm, were all slowly slipping out of his control.

  This won't do. In the business world, on the road, those fierce and bloody struggles, lacking rationality and composure to cover up emotions, will lead to the downfall of his entire family and all the brothers in the gang.

  He cannot let countless lives and his brothers' livelihoods be ruined in his hands. He must return to his original self, back to the cold and ruthless times, in order to lead his brothers further...

  In the bathroom, water flowed through his cold and elastic skin. Crystal clear droplets slid down his handsome face, outlining his resolute features. His chilly eyes lifted, with a hint of crimson. In the misty air, a hidden pain was faintly visible.

  ……

  Open your eyes. Lengxiang moved his body. Found that everything was normal. Normal temperature, normal mood. No longer as helpless as last night, not knowing what to do. And... touched her belly. The child in the belly is still there.

  She rolled her eyes and suddenly sat up with a start. She was lying alone in bed, stark naked.

  Ling Han was gone. Last night, Ming Ming clearly had... She became anxious. Her eyes were hot. She looked around the bed, but still couldn't see him anywhere...

  Where did he go? She moved her legs, ready to go find him. But then she felt something was off between her legs. She looked down and a white lump jumped into her eyes: Her place had been blocked by a wad of tissue paper.

  Her heart skipped a beat for a second. The pain spread... Her hot eye sockets were wet, but tears couldn't fall out. He thought she was dirty. He still thought she was dirty. Did he even find her disgusting after having his way with her? So he humiliated her in this way, mocking her? But... but she really hadn't wronged him. Apart from him, she had never been with another man. Why didn't he believe her? The icy tears fell down, sliding across her face and into her mouth. So bitter, so salty...

  "Knock, knock..." Someone suddenly knocked on the door. Leng Xi didn't have time to wipe away her tears. She was startled like a little deer. Quickly pulling up the quilt to wrap herself in it. Clutching the quilt with only a pair of black eyes shining through, filled with tears.

  The door knocked a few times as if to remind, then opened. The person who walked in made Leng Xi's eyes widen.

  "Don't look at me with such a surprised expression. It was Ling Han who called me over. I came to bring you clothes..." Cold Ni's mouth curved into a faint smile, her hands holding a tray as she swayed elegantly towards Cold Creek, the faint smile hiding a hint of mockery and self-satisfaction.

  "Ling Han... he... why didn't he come himself." Leng Xi frowned, staring at Leng Ni's approach, saying cautiously, with a hint of lingering hope remaining in his heart.

  "Hmph, you're really naive to the point of stupidity. Can't you understand when you see me? He asked me to bring clothes for you, obviously not wanting to see you again. And I'm your sister, also the woman who had a marriage arrangement with him..."

  "Don't say any more..." Tears fell like beads. Leng Xi's heart trembled with fear. She didn't want to hear anymore. Biting her cherry-like red lips, even as her body shook, she restrained herself, telling herself not to cry.

  She knew what he meant. He didn't want to see her again. He let his sister stimulate himself, calling himself self-aware. She was just a woman he played with, and the one who would eventually become his wife was Colney, destined to be his wife from the start... What did she, Lengxiang, count for? Just a temporary plaything of his. She suddenly realized what she should have understood long ago. But she had fallen too deep, too obsessed... only after giving her all did she finally realize. She was in so much pain that she couldn't find the source of it. It hurt everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

  "Let it go. Thank you..." Leng Xi tried to calm down his voice, but the tremble still couldn't be controlled and a syllable slipped out.

  "I've put it down..." Leng Ni smirked, looking at Leng Xi's disheartened pale face. She let out a muffled laugh, quite pleased with herself as the victor. She had said it before - she wouldn't let Leng Xi off easy. Just wait... it's not over yet...

  Leng Ni left. Leng Xi was dazed for a long time. Every tick of the clock pulled at her heart, pulling at her persistence in wanting to give up but being deeply tormented by him.

  Don't want to be alone in a desolate world. Really miss him so much. But what can she do? Should let go now. No choice. Just like time cannot turn back. Give up. Let him go. Carrying so many mistakes. Time to wake up.

  Wiped away the last tear from the corner of her eye. She propped herself up to take a bath in the bathroom. Put on the clothes that Connie brought for her and went out.

  Leng Xi returned to the Ling family with a completely expressionless face. Her eyes couldn't see anything, everything in front of her was a dull and pale emptiness. Even when Zi Feng Auntie called out to her, she seemed to be in a state of being in a void. All the colors and sounds around her had turned into a silent black-and-white movie.

  She didn't know how she had packed up her things, carrying a medium-sized bag, and opened the door in a daze, wanting to leave. But she bumped into a chest. She looked up, it was that familiar handsome face, with a hint of fatigue and disappointment standing at the door. "You're leaving just like this." Ling Han's thick voice said.

  Her heart tightened immediately.