Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 830: Chapter 830: Xu Mei’s Tombstone

Change your surname to Shen?

Qingqing looked at Shen Jing in shock, as if she couldn’t believe Shen Jing would make such a request. After all, Shen Jing had shown no intention of acknowledging her before, so why suddenly change her surname now?

No, Shen Jing still had no plans to acknowledge her.

Changing her surname to Shen would mean cutting off all ties with the Xiang Family, leaving Xiang Yazhi isolated and without hope for the Xiang Family’s recovery.

"My mom at least gave you two daughters." Qingqing couldn’t help but speak up on behalf of Xiang Yazhi, not just for her, but for herself as well.

"Qingqing, you’re a smart girl." Shen Jing took out a cigarette, lit it, and exhaled a smoke ring. His series of actions were casual yet indifferent as he said nonchalantly, "Your mom is your mom, you are you. If you don’t want to, here’s ten million to sever our father-daughter relationship."

Shen Jing tossed a check onto the coffee table.

Qingqing picked up the check in a daze. It was indeed ten million, looking as if Shen Jing had prepared it in advance.

"Why, Shen Jing, all these years, how have I wronged you?" Xiang Yazhi, who had been secretly following Qingqing, could no longer hold back after hearing Shen Jing’s words and rushed out. At this moment, Xiang Yazhi couldn’t even care that her daughter was right beside her. She pointed at Shen Jing and said, "Shen Jing, ask yourself, have you treated me fairly?"

"How have I not treated you fairly?"

Compared to Xiang Yazhi’s agitation, Shen Jing was calm and composed. He glanced at her mockingly and said, "Back then, didn’t you want both the power of the Lian Family and my face?"

"Xiang Yazhi, don’t think I don’t know that after Suniang gave birth to Yunfei, you went and told Suniang that you were pregnant." Shen Jing’s eyes were filled with a chilling coldness.

Qingqing couldn’t help but move back a little. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but Shen Jing seemed terrifying at that moment, as if there was a murderous intent in his gaze.

"I, I..." Xiang Yazhi was at a loss for words, stammering for a long time before saying, "Back then, it was just a slip of the tongue."

"Hmph." Shen Jing let out a cold snort, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and said, "From now on, there will be no Xiang Family in Sea City."

Shen Jing’s words were full of momentum.

Xiang Yazhi wanted to say something, but Qingqing quickly pulled Xiang Yazhi away.

Leaving now could still save the ten million, but staying any longer might mean losing everything.

Xiang Yazhi returned to the Xiang Family in a daze, and Qingqing said directly, "Mom, I’m going back to Jin City. What about you?"

"Where can I go?" Xiang Yazhi looked around blankly. Ever since Father Xiang’s incident, Xiang Yazhi had been muddle-headed, and the glimmer of hope in her heart was now completely extinguished.

"Mom, you can stay here and take care of Grandma." Just as Qingqing finished speaking, court officials came to auction off their house.

Qingqing rushed out in a fury to ask and only then found out that her uncle XiangYawen had long left with his family, taking all the remaining money from the company with him. The company went bankrupt due to insolvency, and they couldn’t keep this house either.

Coincidentally or not, the debt also amounted to ten million.

"Qingqing, where’s the money Shen Jing gave you?" Xiang Yazhi couldn’t bear to sell their old family house.

Qingqing’s eyes flickered, and she reassured, "Mom, this house is so big, and now that the family has no money, where would we get the money to pay for Grandma’s medical bills if we really lived here?"

"Mom, don’t worry. I’ll buy you a small house to make sure you and Grandma live comfortably." Qingqing coaxed Xiang Yazhi into packing up the things at home and followed Qingqing.

Qingqing bought a two-story small building for Xiang Yazhi. For ordinary people, this house would be like a small villa, but for Xiang Yazhi, who was used to living in a big house, it felt too small. The room they lived in was not even as big as the bathroom in their old house!

Xiang Yazhi silently toured the house before finally saying, "Qingqing, do you also blame me?"

*

Sea City, Cemetery.

Compared to Xiang Zhengyi’s grave, this plot of land seemed exceptionally small.

Xie Ziyue, dressed in a solemn black suit, added a touch of coldness to his originally gentle and jade-like demeanor.

Xie Ziyue’s gaze fell on the tombstone, where there was a youthful and beautiful face, even somewhat naïve.

Xie Ziyue presented the white lily in his hand, saying, "This is your favorite white lily."

It’s been over four years, Xu Mei, are you doing well in heaven?

Back then, I wanted you to stay in Jin City, but you insisted on going to Sea City for high school. In the end, this is the outcome you faced. Do you regret it?

"You must have regretted it."

Xie Ziyue mumbled to himself, leaning against the tombstone as if chatting with a friend, saying, "We agreed back then to go to Y Country to study together. I’ve been waiting in Y Country for you, but you never showed up."

"You broke your promise."

The sunlight was dazzling, and Xie Ziyue closed his eyes, recalling the time when she went to high school and when he went abroad to study.

Back then, Xu Mei was only sixteen, just at the tender age of early romance. Although her family was poor, she was always optimistic, gentle, and kind.

Xie Ziyue even remembered when he first noticed Xu Mei. She was timid and weak but still wanted to protect other children. Later, he gradually learned about Xu Mei’s life story. Although she was from Jin City, she lived with her mom. Mrs. Xu was very busy, too busy to look after Xu Mei, who was like a wild child with no one to care for her.

Xie Ziyue, having entered high school, slowly got to know Xu Mei through a few encounters. The more he interacted with her, the more he was drawn to her. Maybe Xu Mei wasn’t strong-minded, perhaps too timid, but she was kind and gentle, like a ray of sunshine brightening Xie Ziyue’s heart.

During his high school years and even before high school, Xie Ziyue was nothing like the gentle image he now portrayed. He got into fights regularly. Being caught between the excellent Xie Zihao above and the excellent Xie Ziyao below made him feel awkward and rebellious.

Often he’d come back with injuries, and Xu Mei would always apply medicine for him. She was there during Xie Ziyue’s most rebellious phase, comforting and supporting him, becoming the light in his heart. Gradually, he began to study. He and Xu Mei had promised each other to get into a university in Y Country, visit the beautiful churches, see the wonderful city of water, and listen to the renowned operas of Y Country.

Xie Ziyue fulfilled his wish of getting into a university in Y Country, whereas Xu Mei, after losing Mrs. Xu, went to live with her father in Sea City.

He thought they would reunite in three years, and he was already prepared to express his feelings to Xu Mei. But before the college entrance exams, Xu Mei met with an accident.

During that period, Xie Ziyue was desperate to return to his country, but he was kept there by his mom.

It wasn’t until Lian Qingqing went to Y Country.