Chapter 754 The Truth
Looking at her reddened eyes and stubborn, tense face, he couldn't help but recall the events of that year.
Beset by internal and external troubles at the time, President Fu had no choice but to make the decision that led her to misunderstand him in order to protect her.
At that time, President Fu was thinking of telling her the truth after everything had settled down, but who knew that so many things would happen later.
Li Xiang recalled that after Bai Wanwan fell off the cliff, President Fu seemed to have lost all his vitality in an instant, and he couldn't even muster the energy to do what he had always wanted to do.
Forgetting to eat for a long time has worsened his stomach problems, but he refuses to accept treatment and is like a walking corpse.
Only when seeing Miss Bai's photo could one see any noticeable fluctuations...
His throat felt like it was blocked by something.
"Miss Bai, although President Fu is no longer here, I still... I still want to tell you the truth! Everything you've seen, everything you've thought, is not the whole story!"
Before Bai Wanwan could refuse, Li Xiang quickly said, "President Fu has never betrayed you. That marriage, from beginning to end, was a scheme designed to protect you."
Bai Wanwan turned around again and chuckled, "Assistant Li, although I just got back, I already know that Fu Jinshen is married. Don't you think it's pointless to come to my ex-girlfriend and talk about these things?"
She paused, her gaze sweeping over Zhu Xiu and Yin Ze, whose expressions were tense, and said with a resolute tone, "Even if he were still alive, let alone if he were dead, I would have found a lover with whom I am willing to spend my life."
She personally admitted to her relationship with the man beside her.
Li Xiang felt a tightness in his chest, as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer, and a surge of heartache and sorrow, almost suffocating, for Fu Jinshen welled up inside him.
He subconsciously glanced at the two men; one was as cold as ice, the other dashing and imposing, both exceptionally outstanding, and they made no attempt to conceal their protective stance towards Bai Wanwan.
He couldn't even tell which one was the "lover" she was talking about, and what the other's relationship was with her.
“Yes, President Fu is no longer here.” Li Xiang’s voice was increasingly hoarse, but it carried an undeniable firmness. “But as his assistant who has followed him for many years, witnessed the beginning and end of his relationship with Miss Bai, and saw how he finally met his end… I feel that I have an obligation to explain some things to you. At the very least, he shouldn’t have to suffer such misunderstandings… leaving.”
Bai Wanwan narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing every subtle expression on Li Xiang's face.
She saw an almost sorrowful plea.
This caused a tiny crack to appear in the hard wall in her heart.
“Fine,” she said, her voice still cold, but no longer merely a dismissive tone. “Then tell me, is his marriage a lie, or is his breaking up with me a lie for the sake of a so-called marriage alliance or to solidify his career?”
Li Xiang shook his head, staring intently at her, and said clearly, word by word, "It's true he's getting married. But the person he's marrying is you, Bai Wanwan." "What nonsense are you spouting?" Bai Wanwan was enraged by this absurd answer. "He's marrying me? How come I didn't know? Li Xiang, there's a limit to making up stories!"
"I'm not lying!" Li Xiang's emotions also surged. He took a step forward, ignoring the suddenly intensified oppressive aura emanating from Yin Ze and Zhu Xiu, eager to reveal everything. "Miss Bai, after your accident, President Fu immediately dropped all important meetings and negotiations, personally joining the most professional mountain search and rescue team, searching day and night at the foot of that cliff. He brought you back with his own hands! Afterwards, he spared no expense, utilizing all his connections and resources to bring in the world's top medical expert team to consult and provide emergency care..."
As he spoke, his voice choked up, and his gaze fell on the living, healthy, and radiant Bai Wanwan before him with a complex mix of emotions.
He suddenly froze. If even Bai Wanwan, whose body had disappeared from this world, could "come back," then President Fu... did he also have a sliver of hope?
He forcefully suppressed the thought and continued, "But... modern medicine is ultimately powerless. President Fu watched over you for a long time before finally realizing that you would never come back."
Bai Wanwan's breath hitched for a moment. She recalled her several dreams in the beast world, so vivid. Could it really be that Fu Jinshen had the medical team treat her?
"What are you trying to express? His reluctance to part and his guilt? Okay, I understand." She turned her face away, her voice slightly unsteady, trying to use impatience to cover up the shock in her heart.
“It’s not guilt! It’s love!” Li Xiang’s tone became intense. “In your last moments before you lost your life, President Fu… he used extraordinary means, in the hospital room, he invited a priest and a notary to hold a wedding ceremony with you. There were no guests, no blessings, only the cold sounds of medical instruments and his vows alone. Legally and in fact, Mrs. Fu has always been you, Bai Wanwan!”
Bai Wanwan was completely stunned and stood frozen in place.
Did he really marry her when she was on the verge of death?
"At that time, the Fu family was beset by internal and external troubles. Fu's uncles and brothers, as well as external competitors, were all eyeing him covetously, looking for any possible weaknesses or flaws in him, intending to tear him apart and divide him up."
Li Xiang's voice lowered, heavy with memories, "President Fu couldn't expose his weaknesses to them, so he readily agreed after you proposed breaking up. He originally wanted to wait until everything settled down before coming to you, but he didn't expect that something irreversible would happen later."
Bai Wanwan was speechless, torn between emotion and reason.
"Later... President Fu retaliated fiercely, selling off anyone who had threatened your existence to war-torn countries. After his revenge, President Fu's condition deteriorated day by day, refusing to believe that you had truly left this world. He poured all his immense grief and unexpressed emotions into those... areas that are difficult for ordinary people to understand. He secretly invested in, and even spearheaded, many cutting-edge, even taboo, life science, consciousness research, and... spacetime theory projects. He established a charitable foundation named after you, quietly helping countless orphans. He was like a madman, searching for every possible opportunity to find you."
Bai Wanwan's body swayed for a moment. She didn't want to believe it, but her mind automatically judged that Li Xiang's words were almost certainly true.
Li Xiang's voice was filled with deep sorrow: "Later, the research really succeeded. A scientist found an energy stone and created an extremely unstable spacetime travel channel. He knew that it might be torn apart by uncontrollable turbulence, but he still went to search for it himself. And the last time... the energy stone was no longer enough to support the back-and-forth travel, but President Fu still went without hesitation."
"And then... he never came back."
(End of this chapter)
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