Zhai En’s eyes revealed a trace of hatred, a hatred mixed with disgust.

"The Zhai Family is under my control now, none of them can do anything to me."

"What about the Qiao Family? The Qiao Family is in the sphere of influence of Southern Group. Do you intend to go against Southern Group? How many Zhai Families would it take to play with Southern Group? I heard Nan Yi is a monster!

Zhai En, listen to me, don’t do anything foolish. I don’t want revenge anymore. You should marry Qiao Yuchu and inherit the Zhai Family. Don’t make unnecessary sacrifices, just don’t."

Xia Shi shook her head. She had already lost her child, she couldn’t afford to lose him too.

Leaving back then was just hoping he could live well, not hoping he would go to his death.

Clearly, they were both doing well. She was a star and he was a director. They truly loved each other. Why did they get caught up in all this havoc?

They were just ordinary people; fate was truly unfair...

Seeing her cry, Zhai En felt a deep ache, and suddenly held her head and kissed her, soothing her fears.

"Don’t be afraid, I’m here."

"I don’t want you to die..." Xia Shi cried as she fell into his arms.

They clearly just wanted to live a normal life. Why was even such a simple wish difficult?

"I won’t die, Shi Shi. I’m no longer the clueless director I was five years ago. I now have enough ability to protect you."

He spent three years recovering from an illness and two years growing. He was no longer the passive director he once was in times of crisis.

"Don’t touch the Qiao Family. Don’t take risks. Southern Group can’t be provoked..." Xia Shi closed her eyes, feeling a deep helplessness.

Southern Group, the Qiao Family, seemed like a colossal presence, an unshakable force for someone like her, an ordinary person.

She used to not even know what the Southern Group was, and even now she still wasn’t very clear.

All she knew was it was an extremely terrifying force.

A glint of determination flashed in Zhai En’s eyes, "Don’t worry, I will handle it."

"How will you handle it? The Qiao Family is nothing but a dog of the Southern Group, already as strong as a mountain. The Zhai Family isn’t even as strong as the Qiao Family, let alone you, an illegitimate child of the Zhai Family. How can you fight them!

Zhai En, don’t take risks, I’m begging you not to."

She only wanted him to live well.

Xia Shi’s eyes were pleading, discarding any pretense, not wanting to act as though she hated him anymore. She only wanted him to forget about revenge and live well.

"I can’t fight Southern Group, but someone else can."

"What do you mean."

Zhai En stroked her head, "I made a deal with Mr. Summer. Once we’ve taken down the Qiao Family, we’ll give the Zhai Family to him and let them slowly fight it out."

Xia Shi was a bit lost, "Who is Mr. Summer?"

"Nan Yi’s arch-rival. He and Nan Yi have been in a life-and-death fight for nearly a decade. When the time comes, I’ll hand the Zhai Family over to Mr. Summer, and then I’ll take you away. Please don’t be mad at me anymore, alright."

It’s been five years. This unforeseen disaster nearly cost him his life, destroyed his woman, and killed his child. It’s time to end it.

Xia Shi suddenly felt so tired. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Shi Shi, what did Qiao Yuchu say to you five years ago that made you want to hide." This made him search for her all those years.

Xia Shi remained silent.

Qiao Yuchu had said, if she didn’t leave, he would die.

"If you don’t want to say, then don’t. But Shi Shi, can we make up? I know you don’t hate me. You were just acting this way to force me to leave. Now that I’ve finally found you, I won’t leave no matter what."

If she truly hated him, how could she have hesitantly accepted him, how could she care about him.