Before going abroad, Cheng Cheng came to see me a few times. He said he loved me and wanted to study abroad together. He also mentioned that Fang Meiqin had become unreasonable, like a madwoman. He claimed that Shen Linxi would eventually compromise for the sake of his family, but as my childhood friend, he could protect me.
I remained silent, but couldn't help recalling the reason he initially chose Fang Meiqin. "Fang Meiqin is Jiang Shaoping's only daughter. Marrying her means acquiring the Jiang family's wealth. At that point, the Song family would overshadow the Shen family and become the leading family..."
"Cheng Cheng, wasn't that your original intention?"
Cheng Cheng frowned, "Banxia, I..."
"At that time, Jiang Shaoping wanted to acknowledge Fang Meiqin and spoiled her so much that the Jiang family's fortune would definitely fall into her hands. So you chose to marry Fang Meiqin to leverage the Jiang family's assets over the Shen family, didn't you?"
Cheng Cheng's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. "Banxia, you underestimate me. Am I the kind of person who relies on a woman to rise?"
"I admit I liked Fang Meiqin, but that's because she was your sister. I treated her like my own sister since childhood, and she was so well-behaved and adorable back then..."
Cheng Cheng sighed as he spoke, "But I never expected her to turn out this way..."
"Banxia, I just don't want to see you being bullied in the future. We've known each other for so many years; how could I possibly be indifferent?"
Cheng Cheng spoke sincerely, but I didn't believe a word of it.
"Thank you for your concern, but it's unnecessary." I shook my head. "I no longer like you."
Cheng Cheng grew anxious. "Banxia, I've already told you, Shen Linxi is unreliable! With your current situation, you have no chance of competing with Shen Linxi's fiancée."
"You say Shen Linxi is unreliable; are you reliable?"
I caught him off guard with my response, and his face instantly darkened.
"Banxia, do you really have to speak like this?"
"I'm speaking the truth. Cheng Cheng, you abandoned me for Fang Meiqin before; now you're abandoning her for me. What about in the future? If you encounter some temptation again, will you continue to compromise?"
"Cheng Cheng, you don't even understand what love is!"
Cheng Cheng's face flushed with anger and embarrassment.
I looked at him and said clearly, "Enough! Cheng Cheng, I no longer like you. Please don't come looking for me again."
Cheng Cheng stood there with red-rimmed eyes and a hurt expression on his face.
I turned around and left without hesitation. The language of the Iris symbolizes hope, wisdom, and courage, representing a beautiful expectation for the future and the determination and bravery to face challenges.
I thought that if my mother were still here, she would not want me to let these men dictate my fate. So when the secretary came to find me for the second time, I asked him to deliver a letter to Shen Linxi.
The letter contained only one sentence—
"Shen Linxi, I no longer like you."
But I had once told Shen Linxi that if there ever came a day when I said those words, he should come find me.
It was the second year of studying abroad, on my twentieth birthday. That night, I invited my friends out for dinner. As everyone was chatting happily, suddenly someone called out to me from behind.
I turned around and was surprised to see Cheng Cheng. He was dressed in a suit, holding roses in his hands, gazing at me from a short distance away with deep affection. My friends started to tease him, but I couldn't be bothered; I turned around and walked away.
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