Ji Luofei was always suspicious, checking Shen Zhenghao's phone, installing listening devices, or secretly tracking him. If she saw him getting a little too close to another woman, she would feel betrayed.
No matter how good their relationship was, it would be worn down by endless arguments.
Ji Luofei noticed Shen Zhenghao's impatience. Although he always returned to the apartment they rented and didn't argue with her when she questioned him, he would treat her with cold shoulder.
Once, Ji Luofei even heard Shen Zhenghao calling his brother, saying she had changed, that she was a stranger to him now, and that he didn't know if he should continue this relationship.
At that moment, Ji Luofei felt as if she had been doused with a basin of cold water, her body and heart trembling with cold.
She never expected that Shen Zhenghao, who loved her so much, would consider breaking up with her.
But it made sense. They were worlds apart in terms of family background and life experiences.
The reason Shen Zhenghao liked her was simply because she was beautiful. But marriage was different from dating.
Marriage required being well-matched, especially for a family like the Shen family. How could they accept a woman from a rural background, burdened with a large group of dependents?
Knowing that if things continued like this, they would break up sooner or later, Ji Luofei decided to take a gamble, turning desperation into a chance for survival.
Before Madam Shen found her, she approached the old lady and asked for five million.
She was actually very nervous and scared that day, fearing that her exorbitant demand would cause Madam Shen to kick her out of the restaurant.
To her surprise, Madam Shen agreed.
Having taken the money, she naturally had to leave. Of course, she didn't intend to keep her promise; instead, she wanted to make Shen Zhenghao understand what it meant to lose someone.
Humans are truly pathetic creatures; they don't cherish what they have until it's gone and they regret it deeply.
She wanted to be the cinnabar mark on Shen Zhenghao's chest, not a mosquito bloodstain on the wall.
Indeed, after she left, Shen Zhenghao was dispirited every day. When Madam Shen asked him to marry Gu Zhiyan, he ran away from home and threatened his mother. Finally, Madam Shen fell seriously ill, and Shen Zhenghao reluctantly married Gu Zhiyan.
If they had broken up normally, or if it had ended tragically, Shen Zhenghao might have fallen for Gu Zhiyan.
But because their breakup, in Shen Zhenghao's eyes, was Ji Luofei making a sacrifice for him, he never thought about Ji Luofei's suspicious probing. He only remembered their sweet and happy moments.
Moreover, Gu Zhiyan was aloof and didn't know how to capture her husband's heart. Therefore, even after they were married, Shen Zhenghao would never fall for Gu Zhiyan.
Later, Ji Luofei discovered she was pregnant. She was overjoyed, feeling she had another bargaining chip.
But she didn't go to Shen Zhenghao immediately. She knew very well that if she went to him with the child now, she would be seen as a homewrecker trying to break up his happy marriage.
Shen Zhenghao might pity her, even like her, but he would never wholeheartedly commit to her and might even feel guilty towards Gu Zhiyan.
She wanted Shen Zhenghao's heart to belong entirely to her.
So, she waited and waited...
Waited for twenty years!
Then she revealed to Shen Zhenghao that she was single and had given him a son.
As expected, Shen Zhenghao immediately divorced Gu Zhiyan and rushed to find her.
After being separated for twenty years, when Shen Zhenghao got her back, he would undoubtedly treat her with joy, spoil her to the heavens, and have only her in his heart.
"See? In the end, I won. Everyone in the villa calls me Mrs. Shen now, and it's me Shen Zhenghao accompanies and dotes on every day. He'll never leave me again!"
After listening to Ji Luofei's words, Song Qinian's back was covered in a cold sweat. She never imagined there was such a side to the relationship between Ji Luofei and Shen Zhenghao.
This woman was terrifying.
To exact revenge and to completely keep Shen Zhenghao, she had spent twenty years.
No wonder Li Junchen said that to punish him for hurting her, he could disappear from her world for more than ten years. It was true that like mother, like son.
Perhaps guessing Song Qinian's thoughts, Ji Luofei smiled, "Junchen is a smart child, he understands quickly. Even though you were married to Shen ChiYan for three years, you still became his wife after he made his move. So, it doesn't matter who marries whom. The most important thing is who laughs last."
Song Qinian remained silent, but she thought to herself, Ji Luofei schemed and plotted to get Shen Zhenghao, but did she love Shen Zhenghao?
Even if Ji Luofei loved Shen Zhenghao, she didn't love Li Junchen!
Even if Li Junchen used her family and Zun Zun to threaten her, she didn't love him. Even if he kept her by his side, her heart would never belong to him.
Song Qinian: "Why are you telling me this?"
Didn't Ji Luofei think she had a good relationship with Gu Zhiyan? Why tell her this, wasn't she afraid she would tell Shen Zhenghao the truth about Ji Luofei leaving him back then, for Gu Zhiyan's sake?
Ji Luofei shrugged and smiled, "I just haven't had someone to talk to properly in a long time, so I wanted to confide in you. Also, I want to tell you that you and Shen ChiYan are in the past. Junchen is your best choice. Never think about leaving Junchen, otherwise, he might do something even I, as his mother, wouldn't know."
Song Qinian frowned and remained silent.
"Also, I'm not afraid of you telling Shen Zhenghao about all this. First, Shen Zhenghao won't believe you. Second, even if he does, do you think he'll go back to Gu Zhiyan?"
Song Qinian didn't say anything, but she thought to herself that Shen Zhenghao didn't deserve Gu Zhiyan. Gu Zhiyan deserved a better man.
It turned out that Ji Luofei was telling her all this merely to warn her. After all, compared to Ji Luofei, Li Junchen seemed even more terrifying. Who knew what kind of horror lay beneath his gentle and refined demeanor?
Song Qinian wanted to leave at that very second. Just as she was about to find an excuse, she suddenly heard Shen Zhenghao's panicked cry, "A'yan... A'yan, are you alright?"
Song Qinian's heart tightened. Before she could move, a servant ran over to Ji Luofei and said, "Madam, it's bad. Young Master Junchen and Young Master Shen are fighting, and Young Master Shen is bleeding."
Ji Luofei's face changed slightly. "What? Why are they fighting out of the blue?"
"I... I don't know. Anyway, Young Master Shen is spitting up a lot of blood. You should go see him quickly!"
As Ji Luofei walked towards the hall, she asked anxiously, "Where is Junchen? Is he hurt?"
"It's hard to tell if he's injured..."
As Ji Luofei walked, she suddenly stopped and looked back at Song Qinian. Seeing Song Qinian's pale and troubled face, and wondering what she was thinking, she smiled, "Nian Nian, your ex-husband and your former fiancé are fighting. Aren't you going to take a look?"