EBE Chapter 504 Hopeless!
Chapter 504 Hopeless!
"What good will it do you go now?! Song Yuchen is finished. You know how much the Yu family's stock has dropped recently because of him. Do you want your father to kick us out too?!"
"..."
Yu Wei stood there dumbfounded, unable to think of a single rebuttal for a long time.
Yes.
It's over...it's all over...
Song Yuchen is finished, and their marriage is over too.
Sudden.
Yu Wei, seemingly lost in thought, suddenly grabbed her bag and stormed out the door. No matter how her mother called after her, she seemed not to hear, and quickly disappeared outside the villa's gate.
Haicheng.
Neptune International.
In the spacious room, wine bottles were scattered all over the floor.
Song Yuchen lay sprawled on the carpet, two buttons of his shirt undone, revealing a reddish collarbone, his eyes glazed over as he stared at the ceiling.
It had gotten completely dark outside sometime during the night.
The city's crimson glow obscured the starry sky, and only the twinkling lights of various colors illuminated the darkness, making everything in the world appear bizarre and surreal.
Sudden.
"Bang bang bang-"
There was a knock on the door.
Song Yuchen felt dizzy and slowly looked towards the door, where the door seemed to be trembling slightly.
There were a few knocks on the door, then the knocking stopped.
He ignored it. His bottle was empty. He struggled to reach the bottle placed furthest away on the table, knocking over a whole table of empty bottles that crashed and shattered everywhere.
There was a knock on the door again.
This time, Song Yuchen didn't even spare a glance, took the wine, opened it, and chugged it down.
The knocking stopped after a dozen or so knocks.
A moment later, the sound of someone speaking in hushed tones came from outside the door, and then the door unlocking notification sounded.
With a ding, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Song Yuchen looked up, his eyes blurry with drunkenness, and saw Yu Wei standing at the door, her face pale and her eyes red.
She was slightly out of breath, looking at the mess on the ground, her voice trembling: "Song Yuchen, tell me, why did you come to Haicheng? Do you have to drive yourself to the brink of despair before you're satisfied?!"
Song Yuchen stared blankly at her, then suddenly chuckled softly, "It's you... What brings you here? You're here to laugh at me too? How satisfying is it to see me fall from grace?"
"Do I feel better?"
Yu Wei took two steps forward, tears streaming down her face. "Do you even know my dad has already called off the engagement! Song Yuchen, you're finished, and so are we! Tell me now, what are you doing? Why can't you just be okay?"
"All right?"
Song Yuchen swayed as he stood up, leaning on the sofa. The smell of alcohol was overwhelming. He grabbed Yu Wei's wrist with a frighteningly strong grip.
"How can I be alright? Han Xi stole my woman, Xu Fangli ruined everything I worked so hard to get, now I have nothing left, how can I be alright?!"
"Your woman?"
Yu Wei's eyes were frighteningly red. "Even now you're still not giving up? You and Xu Fangli are over! She's not your woman, she belongs to Han Xi!"
"Shut up!"
"..."
Song Yuchen's eyes were fierce, even carrying a hint of murderous intent: "She's mine! She'll always be mine!"
“…Song Yuchen…”
Yu Wei was startled by his gaze and couldn't help but choke up, "Then what about me? What am I to you?"
"you?"
Song Yuchen drank a lot of alcohol and was quite drunk. He seemed to think about it seriously for a moment, then sneered, "Didn't I say long ago that we each get what we need? At most, we're just business partners."
"Partner?"
Yu Wei forcefully shook off his hand, her chest heaving violently. "How many times have I argued with my family for you? Now you're just labeling all my past sacrifices as 'partners'? Song Yuchen, you bastard!"
"Whatever you say!"
Song Yuchen roared, his voice echoing in the empty room, "Do you think I care about these meaningless words now? I have nothing left. Say whatever you want, I don't care!"
"If you're here to drink with me, you're welcome, but if you're also here to lecture and criticize me..."
He pointed to the door. "Now, right now, get out! I've heard enough of those high-sounding words these past few days. I'm disgusted by every single one of your words!"
Looking at his ferocious face, Yu Wei felt all her past love and reluctance shatter completely at that moment.
She trembled with rage, tears streaming down her face, mingled with despair: "Song Yuchen... you're truly beyond redemption!"
She turned and rushed out of the room, slamming the door shut behind her, shutting out Song Yuchen's curses and the sound of shattering bottles.
The cold wind blew through the streets late at night, making people shiver. Yu Wei stood under a street lamp, her fingers trembling as she dialed Xu Fangli's number.
The busy signal was exceptionally clear in the quiet night, ringing for a long time before finally fading into silence.
She squatted on the ground and finally couldn't hold back her sobs.
-
Fang Li went to bed early last night.
I only saw a missed call on my phone when I woke up this morning; it was from Yu Wei.
She was still wondering why Yu Wei would suddenly call her. Wen Yang called while she was having breakfast and told her about Yu's Jewelry breaking off the engagement and suing Yaoxing Media and Song Yuchen.
Song Yuchen is now completely abandoned by everyone, and everyone is kicking him while he's down.
Fang Li listened without any reaction, remaining quiet and unaffected even by the change in her appetite.
Even though she usually can't eat much due to morning sickness, she surprisingly drank half a bowl of porridge this morning.
After dinner, Fang Li called Yu Wei back, only to find that Yu Wei was in Haicheng. She asked to meet her.
This time, Fang Li did not refuse.
The two arranged to meet at a coffee shop in the city center.
The cafe in the afternoon had its semi-transparent curtains drawn, and the sunlight was filtered into soft spots, falling on the barely touched latte in front of Fang Li.
When she arrived, Yu Wei was already sitting by the window, with faint dark circles under her eyes, clearly indicating that she hadn't slept all night.
Fortunately, her makeup remained exquisite, but the usual pride on her lips now revealed a hint of fragility.
The bodyguards stood guard outside the cafe. Fang Li sat down alone, placed her bag beside her, and didn't speak. She just quietly looked at the person opposite her.
Yu Wei stirred the ice cubes in her glass, making a soft clinking sound. After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly looked up at Fang Li.
His eyes held an extremely complex mix of emotions, like a flood that had been building up for years finally finding a way out.
"Do you know, Xu Fangli?"
Her voice was a little hoarse, but it carried a stubbornness that refused to back down: "I hated you the first time I saw you."
Fang Li's eyelashes trembled, but she didn't reply.
"Back then, you had just graduated from university, wearing jeans and a T-shirt without any brand name, standing at Yaoxing's welcome banquet like a frightened little deer."
Yu Wei smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "Even so, out of all the people at the banquet, all eyes were drawn to you. I was clearly the most popular female star there, so why did everyone only pay attention to you?"