Rose Manor: Tycoon's Relentless Chase-Chapter 383 - 357: Are You Still Blaming Me?

The patriarch’s authority was deeply rooted, and the children and grandchildren of the Fu Family naturally dared not defy his intentions; the plan was forcibly halted.

However, the ambition of Pei Fengnan, who was pulled onto the pirate ship by those few from the Fu Family, was not so easily suppressed. Unwilling to give up the benefits about to be grasped, he proceeded with the original plan by himself and eventually swallowed up the Shen Family.

After committing such acts, Pei Fengnan also feared exposure. Seeking protection, he gave those few from the Fu Family quite a bit of benefit. The deeds were done by Pei Fengnan, so those few from the Fu Family didn’t dirty their hands and didn’t violate the patriarch’s rules. After receiving benefits, they naturally helped the Pei Family to deceive others.

The outside world only knows the downfall of the Shen Family but not the real reason. Only a few people heard it was the work of the Pei Family, yet no one guessed it was the Fu Family, much less knew the Pei Family was initially brought in as scapegoats by the Fu Family.

If it weren’t for those few from the Fu Family competing for power, the scheme against the Shen Family wouldn’t have been conceived, and Pei Fengnan wouldn’t have been blinded by greed to take action.

Ultimately, the demise of the Shen Family lies on the Fu Family, but from start to finish, the one who acted was indeed Pei Fengnan.

"This is the truth, I didn’t lie to you, Jianian." Fu Jichen saw Shen Jianian had stopped resisting and struggling and pulled her back into his arms, his voice low and slow, "When I learned of the matters, I was in Yicheng, remembered very clearly, that night you fell to the ground, pleaded before me to save you, I took you back to the manor. At around two in the morning, I saw the reason for the Shen Family’s downfall in the study, and then I learned of your identity."

At that time, he couldn’t have predicted that he and Shen Jianian would later have such a deep bond, so upon knowing the matter, one could only unthinkingly lament: the Shen Family’s misfortune.

The power struggle within the Fu Family led the Shen Family into misfortune, isn’t that unluckiness?

If he had foreseen his future with Jianian, he wouldn’t have been so indifferent and only watched from the sidelines... But this world has never had "ifs," hence regret and remorse exist.

"Promise me, don’t cry anymore, okay?" Fu Jichen’s heart seemed to be wrung into a ball, gently caressing Shen Jianian’s back, as if doing so could soothe her turbulent emotions, "If you’re still angry, you can vent it on me, just don’t torment yourself."

Shen Jianian’s eyelashes were still wet, and the last tear at the corner of her eye fell onto his black suit, leaving a mark deeper than the black.

After brewing for a long while, Shen Jianian finally spoke, still with a sobbing tone, muffled and dull: "Do you have something else you’re hiding from me?"

Fu Jichen’s hand caressing her back paused for a moment, unsure of how to answer. If he said "no," he would be lying to her, but if he said "yes," how could he bring up the matter of losing a child between them? He didn’t want her to endure such pain.

He was silent for too long, and Shen Jianian internally found the answer, raising her gaze to look at his face: "You’re still hiding something from me."

The same words, this time, were in a declarative tone.

"Is it related to me, right?" Shen Jianian added another sentence.

Everyone has secrets; she’s not going to demand Fu Jichen to reveal everything, such as the business secrets he holds, which she never inquires about, but for matters related to her, she cannot ignore them.

She didn’t want to, like this time, hear some true or false news concerning herself from others, leading to misunderstandings towards him.

Fu Jichen sighed lightly, his tone earnest: "I assure you, what I hide from you is only to protect you from harm, without any other intentions. If you don’t believe me, should I make an oath? Hmm, let me think about how to swear — I, Fu Jichen, if what I conceal causes harm to Shen Jianian, may I be struck by lightning."

"Don’t..."

Shen Jianian anxiously wanted to stop him but was a step too slow and let him finish his words.

"Don’t speak nonsense!" She could only pull at Fu Jichen’s sleeve, shaking it fiercely, "Quickly spit it out, tell heaven that what you just said doesn’t count."

"Do you still blame me?" Fu Jichen did not retract the oath as she said, only concerned about whether she still harbored grievances against him.

"I don’t blame you, I don’t blame you." Shen Jianian repeated urgently, "Quickly say the oath doesn’t count!"

It’s good that she doesn’t blame him, nothing else matters. Fu Jichen showed a relaxed smile and told her, "The oath spoken has already been heard by heaven and can only be kept. Jianian, I will never hurt you."

Shen Jianian’s eyes turned red again, tears once controlled now flooded out: "Why are you so good to me, why do you have to do this..."

"Why crying again?" Fu Jichen sighed silently, raising his hand to continue wiping her tears, "Do you not know why I am good to you? You’re my wife, the one to accompany me for a lifetime, the one I love the most."

Shen Jianian’s tears flowed more fiercely, no matter how Fu Jichen wiped them, they wouldn’t stop. Giving up, he said in a helpless tone, "If someone comes over, they’ll think I’m bullying you."

No sooner than three seconds after saying this, a surprised exclamation sounded beside them: "Jianian, why are you crying?!" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Bai Changxia, flushed from drinking, unexpectedly stumbled upon the scene, staring wide-eyed.

Shen Jianian was startled by the abrupt voice, turning her head to see not only Bai Changxia but also Zhao Shunyi, and even as Bai Changxia finished shouting, quite a few guests curiously looked over.

"Did someone bully you?" Zhao Shunyi voiced what’s on her mind, her gaze involuntarily sweeping towards Fu Jichen, not daring to point him out directly, yet her eyes seemed to say, is it Fu Jichen bullying you?

Fu Jichen’s lips lightly pressed together, delivering Shen Jianian a look expressing "I knew this would happen."

Shen Jianian sniffled, striving to stabilize her emotions: "No, it’s not his concern..." Quickly turning her mind, she thought of a reason, "I was moved to tears."