I'm the demise's white moonlight of the bigshot - Chapter 79
Chapter 79
In the darkness.
Shen Zhi’s dark eyes shone like stars, hiding a smile.
At this moment, the mature 27-year-old man seemed to gradually overlap with the lazy and unrestrained teenager he was at seventeen.
Ji Ran looked at him and suddenly laughed.
The person she loved hadn’t changed at all, deep down. At this moment, all her worries and anxieties disappeared. Even if Shen Zhi truly didn’t remember their shared past, what did it matter? She remembered it, and that was enough.
She understood him, knew what kind of person he was, and realized what kind of person she loved.
So, Ji Ran unhesitatingly took the golf club from his hand. Although the thing was indeed quite intimidating, it was the most useful tool she could see right now.
After raising it, she directly tapped on the other party’s windshield, making loud “clang, clang” sounds.
The bespectacled man’s heart skipped a beat when he saw the long, seemingly metal club in her hand, glowing silver in the dark.
Ji Ran crooked her index finger at him, signaling him to get out quickly.
But the man wouldn’t budge until he saw the coffin. He stubbornly remained in the car.
So she continued to tap on the window: “Aren’t you getting out? Are you really waiting for me to hit your head with this?”
Finally, the bespectacled man couldn’t take it anymore.
He looked at Ji Ran and said helplessly, “Miss, what does my business with my ex-girlfriend have to do with you? You… what right do you have to meddle?”
“She’s my best friend. If you bully her, you’re bullying me,” Ji Ran said forcefully.
The bespectacled man was a bit confused.
He had been dating Wen Qianxia for three years but had definitely never seen Ji Ran.
Not even once; it was impossible for him to have no impression of her.
After all, the girl in front of him was a super beautiful type.
Not only was he confused, but Wen Qianxia was actually even more bewildered than him.
After all, she also didn’t know where such a best friend had popped out from, but Ji Ran had been helping her all along.
There was no way she would betray Ji Ran by saying she didn’t know her.
So Wen Qianxia angrily said, “That’s right, my sister is here to help me catch you. See that Bentley? If you don’t get out today, I’ll have them block your car. We’ll just stay here and waste time.”
With that, she directly reached out and opened the car door from the inside.
Now the bespectacled man had nowhere to hide.
Wen Qianxia’s emotions also slowly calmed down.
She said, “Get out, we won’t hit you.”
Bespectacled man: “…”
Ji Ran herself was a little unaccustomed to hearing that.
It was like going back to high school when a bunch of unruly students would corner someone after class, wanting to “have a chat” with them.
However, Ji Ran had never done this before, but this time, she was quite used to it.
Wen Qianxia roared, “Are you getting out or not?”
Her suddenly raised voice startled the other party again. Finally, the bespectacled man got out of the car.
Ji Ran looked at his timid and clingy demeanor, feeling extremely annoyed. She turned to look at Shen Zhi and whispered, “Did you ever corner anyone in high school?”
Shen Zhi gave him a dismissive glance.
Ji Ran blinked.
She just wanted to know if the Shen Zhi she knew was the same as the seventeen-year-old Shen Zhi in this life.
But Shen Zhi looked at her and said indifferently, “No.”
Ji Ran sighed, thinking helplessly, it’s okay if he didn’t…
“Compared to intimidation, I think taking action is more effective.”
The man’s deep voice was exceptionally alluring in the night.
Ji Ran looked up at him, her heart pounding wildly, as if something wanted to break free from her chest.
She suddenly wanted to speak, even if he didn’t remember her, she just wanted to tell him.
She liked him.
No, she had loved him for a long time.
But suddenly, a voice next to her interrupted her thoughts.
Wen Qianxia was holding her bag, looking ready to use it as a weapon to smash on the man’s head across from her.
The man she’d been with for three years turned out to be such a coward when it came time to break up.
They had been discussing marriage after the New Year, and he seemed perfectly normal. But starting last month, she inexplicably couldn’t reach him.
They didn’t live together like regular couples, and they didn’t work in the same place.
So, it was normal not to see each other for a week.
However, last month, Wen Qianxia realized she hadn’t seen him for a whole month, and he was often unreachable. This month was even worse; he just sent her a text message to break up.
Wen Qianxia called him, but he didn’t answer. She went to his house, but he wasn’t there.
She even found that the key to his front door, which she had, no longer worked. It seemed he had changed the lock.
Wen Qianxia absolutely couldn’t stand this kind of irresponsible behavior. Even for a breakup, meeting in person to say goodbye was the least a person could do. She couldn’t tolerate being dumped by text message.
So she specifically went to his workplace, only to find out he had even changed jobs.
That’s when she realized she was the only fool.
At this moment, the bespectacled man angrily said, “I already said we broke up! Why are you still bothering me? Even if you cling to me, I won’t come back. I don’t want to marry you.”
Thump! Finally, Wen Qianxia couldn’t stand his irresponsible words anymore.
She grabbed her bag, swung it, and hit him.
A woman’s bag usually contains a lot of things, and Wen Qianxia was carrying a hard-shelled bag that day.
The bespectacled man was stunned by the hit.
When he jumped up to retaliate, Ji Ran quickly rushed over and pressed the golf club against his chest.
“Step back! What are you trying to do?”
“You’re committing a crime! I’m calling the police!”
Wen Qianxia sneered, “Go ahead, call the police! You can even get an injury report to see if I gave you a concussion. After all, your brain is not much bigger than a sunflower seed; we wouldn’t want it to get damaged, would we?”
Ji Ran originally wanted to keep a serious face, as she wasn’t good at laughing in such situations.
But Wen Qianxia’s words made her burst out laughing.
Wen Qianxia looked at him, her eyes filled with disappointment and sadness. But the girl she was now was no longer the helpless, pitiful type who would only cry after being hurt by a jerk.
She held her head high and said proudly, “You think I went through all this trouble to find you because I want to get back together?”
“You’re f***ing dreaming! Have you ever seen anyone pick up used toilet paper?”
The bespectacled man’s face instantly registered shock.
He… he really thought Wen Qianxia was relentlessly pursuing him because she wanted to beg him, wanted to reconcile with him.
Deep down, though annoyed, he also felt a bit smug.
After all, look at how a woman couldn’t live without him.
Wen Qianxia continued, “I came to find you simply because you owe me an apology. Even if it’s a breakup, you should have told me to my face. You thought a text message would just get rid of me. What do you take me for?”
“I’m not wrong, you’re a cowardly wimp. If you’re still a man today, just stand here honestly and tell me you’re sorry. After this, we’ll go our separate ways. If I, Wen Qianxia, ever bother you again, I’ll beat myself to death.”
The bespectacled man was genuinely shocked by what Wen Qianxia said.
In his eyes, his girlfriend was domestically inclined but not exciting enough. For him, marrying her meant a life that he could see through to the end.
Boring.
But what he didn’t understand was that without a heart, one cannot see an interesting soul.
In the end, the bespectacled man really stood in front of her and bowed slightly: “I’m sorry, I’m truly sorry to you.”
Wen Qianxia looked at the man in front of her, then abruptly turned her gaze away. For the past few days, she had been hanging on by a thread, unable to accept her first relationship ending in such a ridiculous way.
So she tried desperately to find him.
Now she had gotten the apology she wanted, but she also felt a profound sense of desolation.
“You go,” she paused, then said coldly, “No, you and I have nothing to do with each other anymore.”
After she finished speaking, she turned to Shen Zhi and softly said, “Could I trouble you to move your car so he can leave?”
Shen Zhi didn’t speak. He just turned, got back into the car, and reversed it a bit. The bespectacled man hadn’t gotten into his car yet and glanced at Wen Qianxia, seemingly wanting to say something else.
Wen Qianxia’s eyes widened, and she said impatiently, “Just get lost.”
Finally, the bespectacled man got into his car.
From the moment his car started until it drove away, that brief moment, less than a minute, felt like an eternity.
Until Ji Ran suddenly heard Wen Qianxia ask, “Is he gone?”
“He’s gone,” Ji Ran watched as the Mercedes gradually merged into the traffic, finally disappearing into the night.
Suddenly, a suppressed sob beside her pulled Ji Ran’s thoughts back.
Ji Ran saw her crying uncontrollably and immediately panicked. She said, “No, don’t cry! Why are you crying?”
“I just feel incredibly awful, and so worthless. Do you know? Last month I was still looking at things for our wedding, but he was already preparing to leave. This is the man I liked; I feel like I was so blind.”
When the last bit of resentment she had been holding onto was finally unleashed, the pillar supporting her heart suddenly seemed to collapse.
She was on the verge of a complete breakdown.
She knew it was all his fault, but feelings weren’t something you could just take back. She had invested three years of her heart and soul. The person she thought she’d grow old with was just gone.
And it ended in such a disgusting way.
Grievance, sadness, humility, and resentment—all these emotions gathered at her heart’s core at once.
Ji Ran quickly took tissues from her bag and handed them to her, whispering, “You were so cool just now, how come you’re crying like this now?”
“I’m sorry. I told myself I wouldn’t shed another tear for a jerk like him, but I couldn’t hold it back. I just didn’t want to lose face in front of him, thinking that even if we broke up, it was because I, this old lady, didn’t want him.”
Ji Ran laughed.
At this moment, Wen Qianxia remembered she hadn’t thanked Ji Ran yet. She sobbed, “I haven’t thanked you yet. Thank you so much, you’re like justice descending from heaven.”
Ji Ran listened to her words, especially when she heard those last four words, “justice descending from heaven,” and suddenly felt that familiar sensation again.
Although none of them looked seventeen anymore, fortunately, they still carried the shadow of their seventeen-year-old selves.
Ji Ran looked at her pathetic little face and whispered, “Don’t cry. How about I treat you to dinner?”
Wen Qianxia looked at her and suddenly said, “Luckily you’re a woman. If you were a man, I’d definitely think you were trying to hit on me.”
Ji Ran: “…”
At this moment, Shen Zhi, who had just handed his car to the valet and walked back, couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow when he heard that sentence.
His forehead even twitched.
Fortunately, Shen Zhi had booked a tatami private room this time, so the three of them went in together.
However, the Kaiseki cuisine they ordered was for two people.
Now that there was an extra person, they needed to consult with the chef. Some ingredients here were only provided in limited portions each day.
When Wen Qianxia sat down across from them, she looked around. Even though she hadn’t eaten at a place like this before, she knew it must be ridiculously expensive.
It was the kind of restaurant you couldn’t even find on Dianping (T/N: a popular Chinese review app).
But when she looked at Shen Zhi opposite her, her tear-filled eyes couldn’t help but fix on him. She frowned slightly and finally couldn’t resist quietly saying, “Were you from No. 4 High School in high school?”
Ji Ran looked at her cautious expression, which was exactly how Wen Qianxia looked when she first saw Shen Zhi at the beginning of the school year, trembling slightly.
Suddenly, in this instant, Ji Ran felt that her youth had returned.
Everything had returned.
