The Remaining Warmth Of Fog Harbor Chapter 35

Cracks widen

It rained heavily in Wugang for three consecutive days, and the gloomy sky was like a curtain soaked with tears, making people breathless.There were no lights on in the apartment, only the faint skylight filtering through the window, making the shadows of the two people thin and long, full of alienation and depression.

Shen Zhiyi sat on the edge of the sofa, her fingertips clenched until they turned white, and her nails dug deeply into her palms, leaving a few red marks.On the coffee table in front of her, there is a stack of printed photos – there are photos of Lu Wanheng and her female partners attending events together, there are blurry photos of her socializing late at night, and there are screenshots of malicious speculation about the relationship between the two on financial forums.These photos were like poisonous thorns, piercing her heart, causing her long-standing anxiety and grievances to completely explode at this moment.

Lu Wanheng had just returned from the studio and was soaked to the skin. The rain dripped down the ends of her hair and spread a small water stain on the floor.She loosened her tie tiredly and wanted to take a shower and change clothes first, but was stopped by Shen Zhiyi’s cold voice: “Stop.”

She turned around and saw Shen Zhiyi with his head lowered, shoulders shaking slightly, holding the photos tightly in his hands.Lu Wanheng’s heart sank, and he understood something instantly. A trace of panic flashed across his tired face, but he still pretended to be calm: “Zhiyi, what’s wrong with you? Where did these photos come from?”

“It doesn’t matter where it comes from. What’s important is that it’s all true, right?” Shen Zhiyi raised his head suddenly, his eyes filled with red bloodshot eyes, tears mixed with anger and despair, sliding down his cheeks, “You say you are busy with projects every day, you say you need to work overtime, and you say you need to socialize, but what are you busy with? Are you busy attending events with other women, or are you busy socializing with others until late at night? Lu Wanheng, can you be honest with me for once?”

Her voice was filled with hysterical accusations, and every word was like a heavy hammer hitting Lu Wanheng’s heart.”I explained to you that she is just a partner. Her attendance at the event is for work, and her socializing is for the advancement of the project.” Lu Wanheng’s voice was tired, trying to soothe her emotions.

“Work requires you? Work requires you to stay away from home all day? Work requires you not to answer calls or respond to messages? Work requires you to issue a statement and deliberately keep a distance from me?” Shen Zhiyi stood up and threw the photos in his hands to the ground. The photos were scattered on the floor, like broken lenses, brokenShooting out the rift between the two of them, “What you call a job is to let me guard an empty house alone, to make me live in uneasiness and suspicion every day, to let me watch you being intimate with others, and I can only act like a fool, waiting for your occasional charity?”

“I don’t go home and alienate you because I want to protect you!” Lu Wanheng’s emotions were also ignited, and the long-standing pressure and grievances exploded instantly. She raised her voice with a hint of unnoticeable collapse, “Do you think I want this? Rumors in the financial circle are overwhelming. Competitors report projects with real names, and bosses take them.Put pressure on our relationship, force me to publicly clarify, force me to distance myself from you, or else I will withdraw my investment and terminate the cooperation!How difficult is it for me to establish a studio, and how important this project is to me?I can’t lose this project, and I can’t let all my efforts be in vain, let alone let you be implicated in these dirty things!”

“Protect me? Does your protection mean that I will suffer all kinds of grievances? Does your protection mean that I will become a sensitive and suspicious lunatic who worries about gains and losses?” Shen Zhiyi smiled, with a sad and desperate smile, “Lu Wanheng, you have never asked me what I want! IWhat I want is not your so-called “stable future”, what I want is your company, your honesty, and that we can face difficulties together, instead of you pushing me away and carrying everything alone, but making me mistakenly think that you have changed your mind and dislike me!”

Her voice became more and more choked, and her body was shaking uncontrollably: “I just broke up with my original family. I have nothing but you. But what about you? You make me feel like a burden, like a trouble, like a shady secret! Do you know how painful I was during this time? I had insomnia and couldn’t eat. I watched my paintings become cold and gray little by little. I even felt that I was worthless and unworthy of anyone’s love! Do you know all this?”

Lu Wanheng looked at Shen Zhiyi’s pale and haggard face, and the deep despair in her eyes, and the anger in her heart was instantly replaced by heartache.He wanted to say that he knew, wanted to say that he was worried about her every day, wanted to say that he felt guilty seeing her painting turn like that, but when the words came to his lips, they only turned into a hoarse: “I am also doing it for your own good.”

“For my own good?” Shen Zhiyi lost control of her emotions again. She took a step forward and pointed at Lu Wanheng’s chest. Her voice was crying, “For my own good, you can tell me nothing? For my own good, you can let me bear all the pain alone? Lu Wanheng, you are so selfish! You only think about how to protect me, but you have never considered my feelings. You have never thought about how much harm this kind of ‘protection’ will do to me!”

“Selfish?” Lu Wanheng’s eyes turned red instantly, and he also took a step forward. The distance between the two was very close, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder. “I stay up late every day to deal with projects, repeatedly communicate with regulatory authorities, talk down to partners, and compete with competitors. I bear the abuse of my boss.Pressure, ridicule from the circle, financial pressure, aren’t I doing all this for our future?Don’t I feel pain when I see you sad?But I can’t tell you, I’m afraid that you will be hurt, and you will call me selfish?”

“Yes! You are selfish!” Shen Zhiyi’s tears fell even more fiercely, “You imposed your own ideas on me. You thought I was fragile and couldn’t bear the pressure, but you are wrong! I have experienced the hurt of my original family, and I am much stronger than you think! I can face rumors with you, bear the pressure of the project with you, and go through all the difficulties with you, but you don’t even give me a chance!”

The quarrel between the two became more and more fierce, and the long-standing emotions erupted like a volcano, blaming each other and hurting each other.The only sounds left in the apartment were the two people’s quarreling, crying, and the sound of rain outside the window, which intertwined together to form a sad movement.

Lu Wanheng looked at Shen Zhiyi’s tearful face, and his heart hurt like a knife.He knew that his concealment and alienation had indeed caused great harm to her; he also knew that his so-called “protection” was indeed a selfish act in her opinion.But he really has no choice. The project is not over yet, the crisis has not been resolved, and he cannot let Shen Zhiyi fall into risk again.

“I don’t want to argue with you.” Lu Wanheng’s voice was filled with deep fatigue. He turned around, not wanting to see Shen Zhiyi in pain again, “Calm down, I’ll go to the studio for a while.”

“Let’s go! If you leave, don’t come back again!” Shen Zhiyi shouted at his back, his voice hoarse and full of despair.

Lu Wanheng paused in his steps, turned his back to her, and his shoulders trembled slightly, but in the end he did not look back. He opened the door and walked into the vast rain.The door slammed shut, cutting off the two worlds and completely shattering Shen Zhiyi’s last hope.She collapsed weakly on the ground, hugging her knees, and cried bitterly. Her tears were like broken beads, falling continuously and soaking the floor.

This fierce quarrel, like a violent storm, swept through the world of the two people, exposing all misunderstandings, uneasiness, grievances and pressure to the sun, but also made the rift between the two people become deeper and deeper.

Lu Wanheng walked in the rain for a long time. The cold rain soaked his whole body and gradually cleared his chaotic thoughts.He walked aimlessly on the street, repeatedly replaying the scene of his argument with Shen Zhiyi in his mind, replaying her face full of tears, and replaying her desperate roar. The guilt and heartache in his heart surged like a tidal wave.

He knew that he was wrong.The mistake was that she shouldn’t have concealed it, the mistake was that she shouldn’t have distanced herself, the mistake was that she shouldn’t have forced her own thoughts on Shen Zhiyi, and the mistake was that she shouldn’t have suffered so much pain.He always thought that shouldering all the pressure alone was the best way to protect her, but he didn’t expect that this kind of protection would become the weapon that hurt her the most.

Shen Zhiyi has just broken up with his original family, and his heart is already fragile and sensitive. What he needs most is his companionship and honesty, not his concealment and alienation.What’s the meaning of his so-called “stable future” without Shen Zhiyi’s company?

Thinking of this, Lu Wanheng no longer hesitated, turned around and ran towards the apartment.The rain hit his face and blurred his vision, but he ran extremely determinedly.He wanted to go back, apologize to Shen Zhiyi, tell her all the truth, face all the difficulties with her, and never separate again.

When he appeared at the door of the apartment drenched, Shen Zhiyi was still slumped on the ground, hugging his knees and sobbing softly.When she heard the knock on the door, she thought it was Lu Wanheng who had returned. A glimmer of hope surged in her heart, but it was quickly replaced by despair. She did not get up to open the door, but just allowed herself to be immersed in pain.

Lu Wanheng didn’t wait for a response and opened the door with his own key.Seeing the huddled figure on the ground, his heart tightened instantly. He walked over quickly and squatted in front of her. His voice was hoarse and gentle: “Zhiyi, I’m sorry.”

Shen Zhiyi raised her head and saw Lu Wanheng who was soaked and in a state of embarrassment. A trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, which was then replaced by anger and grievance. She turned her head and didn’t want to pay attention to him: “Why are you coming back? Didn’t I tell you not to come back again?”

“I was wrong, Zhiyi, I was really wrong.” Lu Wanheng reached out and gently held her cold hand, his tone full of guilt and self-blame, “I shouldn’t have hidden you, shouldn’t have alienated you, shouldn’t have carried all the pressure on myself, and shouldn’t have let you endure so much pain. I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.”

He told Shen Zhiyi everything he had endured without reservation: the rumors in the financial circle, malicious reports from competitors, the crisis of project suspension, the intimidation and inducement from his boss, the tight pressure of the capital chain… He told every detail and every struggle without any concealment.

“I don’t want to alienate you, nor do I want to change my heart. I’m just afraid that these things will involve you, that you will be attacked by rumors, and that you will be hurt.” Lu Wanheng’s voice was choked with sobs. “I thought that as long as I kept the project and gave you a stable future, it would be worth it to make you feel a little wronged now, but I didn’t expect that my so-called ‘protection’ would hurt you so deeply. Zhiyi, I’m sorry, I was really wrong.”

Shen Zhiyi listened quietly, tears falling silently.It turns out that Lu Wanheng’s alienation and concealment were not due to a change of heart, but because he was under so much pressure and because he wanted to protect himself.At that moment, all the anger and misunderstanding disappeared in front of the truth, leaving only deep heartache and guilt.

She turned her head and looked at Lu Wanheng’s pale and haggard face, the red bloodshot eyes under his eyes, and his soaked and embarrassed appearance. The love in her heart instantly drowned out all the negative emotions.She reached out her hand and gently stroked his cheek, her voice choked with sobs: “Why are you so stupid? Why didn’t you tell me earlier? Why do you have to carry so much alone? Do you think I’m really that fragile and vulnerable?”

“I’m afraid that you will be worried and hurt.” Lu Wanheng held her hand and held her tightly in his arms, his voice gentle but firm, “Zhiyi, I’m sorry, I will never hide from you again, and I will never alienate you again. No matter what difficulties we encounter, no matter how much pressure we bear, we will face it together and never separate again.”

Shen Zhiyi leaned in his arms, feeling the familiar body temperature and heartbeat. The grievances and uneasiness that had been accumulated for a long time were completely released at this moment.She hugged Lu Wanheng’s waist tightly, as if she wanted to rub herself into his bones and blood, and her voice was filled with tears: “Well, we will never be separated again. No matter what we encounter in the future, we will face it together and bear it together. We will never bear it alone again.”

The two hugged each other on the cold floor, letting their tears fall and soak each other’s clothes.The rain was still falling outside the window, but the atmosphere in the apartment gradually became warmer.All misunderstandings, quarrels, and hurts disappeared at this moment, leaving only the cherished and deep love that was lost.

Lu Wanheng gently stroked the top of Shen Zhiyi’s hair, pressed a soft kiss on her forehead, and promised in a low voice: “I will solve the project problems as soon as possible, clarify all the rumors, and give you a bright and upright future, so that you will no longer have to be wronged, and you will no longer have to live in insecurity and suspicion.”

Shen Zhiyi nodded, leaned into his arms, closed her eyes, and felt the lost warmth.She believed in Lu Wanheng and that their love could overcome all difficulties and withstand all wind and rain.

But none of them realized that this fierce quarrel and hasty reconciliation did not really solve the problem. It only suppressed all the conflicts temporarily and buried deeper hidden dangers.The workplace pressure and financial crisis that Lu Wanheng endured did not disappear because of the reconciliation; the rumors in the financial circle and the conspiracy of competitors are still lurking in the dark; and the rift in trust between the two caused by long-term concealment and alienation cannot be easily repaired by saying “I’m sorry”.

Although Lu Wanheng promised to be honest, can he really be unreserved in the face of the cruel pressure of reality?Although Shen Zhiyi chooses to forgive and understand, can the sensitivity and uneasiness in his heart really be completely eliminated?Will those hurt pasts and painful memories once again become an obstacle between the two of them one day in the future?

These problems are like seeds buried in the soil, quietly taking root and sprouting under the warm appearance of reconciliation.They embrace each other at this moment, promising to face all difficulties together, but they don’t know that the road ahead will be far more difficult than they imagined, and those hidden hidden dangers that have been ignored will eventually break out again at an inadvertent moment, bringing a heavier blow to their love.

The rain gradually stopped, and a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon, illuminating the figures hugging each other in the apartment.This love that has experienced quarrels and reconciliation has become stronger, but also more fragile, and the cracks hidden deep are waiting to be slowly revealed by time and reality.

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