Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 525 - 400: Shixiu, Why Not Me?

Yin Shixiu didn’t think much when Mary said someone was looking for him.

Because he was really anxious inside... After a busy day, he was mentally exhausted, and his mind wasn’t as clear as usual.

But when he went downstairs... he was still relatively calm.

He understood Su Xiaomeng better than anyone else, and he trusted the tacit understanding between them more than anyone...

It should be enough, a day and a night, enough for that woman to calm down, and enough for him to calm down too.

He wasn’t unaware that his attitude and actions yesterday were far from satisfactory.

In that situation, what could he let Su Xiaomeng do?

What could he do to ensure she stands in front of him without any risk and safely? He didn’t know at all!

When he went to the rooftop and saw Shen Dawei holding a knife to her neck, with the two standing at the edge, he panicked.

No one noticed his hands and feet trembling at that time, even after Su Xiaomeng safely came down, he was still shaking.

Shen Dawei was just an ignorant teenager, yet the most frightening thing in the world is ignorance; the unpredictability it brings.

Things spiraled out of control, and the fear of being unable to protect Su Xiaomeng almost filled his entire chest.

Again and again... he couldn’t keep doing this over and over...

Only when she got hurt would he belatedly try to comfort and feel sorry for her.

So he got angry, but it was actually a nameless anger, with nowhere to vent, so it vented onto her.

He was angry, angry at her, but even angrier at himself.

Angry at why she always put herself in such unease, and angry at himself for being so powerless whenever she was in such unease. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

He knew she wouldn’t disregard him and the children, and knew that she loved him more than anyone else, he knew all this...

Yin Shixiu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

As he exited the elevator, Yin Shixiu’s lips curved slightly upwards, knowing that the woman who came to find him now must be still flustered, timid, perhaps even pretending to be right when she saw him.

However... soon, she would rush into his arms, continuing to act spoiled and beg for forgiveness.

Speaking of which, this is generally how it is between a husband and wife, big fights and small bickering, going back and forth repeatedly... making one feel both annoyed and somewhat envious.

Even just the lobby at the bottom of Yin Group’s building felt noticeably cool.

A few employees at the company front desk saw Yin Shixiu and respectfully called,

"Boss."

The revolving door stopped there, and as Yin Shixiu approached, it started to operate automatically.

Through the glass door, Yin Shixiu saw the figure squatting outside, his handsome thick eyebrows tightening suddenly...

Was this woman playing the sympathy card?

His inner fire inadvertently flared up again!

Why squat outside on such a cold day? Want to freeze into a statue?

"Su—"

Yin Shixiu came out, his mouth open, only to see the person squatting by the door wasn’t Su Xiaomeng, but—

"Hehe..."

Chu Jiao looked up at the sound, giving him a foolish smile, her hair messy and partly covering her face, makeup mostly smudged, her face flushed red, and her misty eyes full of drunkenness...

"Why are you here?"

Yin Shixiu asked.

Chu Jiao clutched her heart and let out a hiccup.

Yin Shixiu stood there, clearly smelling the heavy scent of alcohol from her!

"Hic~"

Chu Jiao hiccuped again, then lowered her head, curling up without saying a word.

Yin Shixiu pursed his lips and squatted down,

"Come inside, it’s cold out here."

"Don’t want to go in..."

Chu Jiao murmured, hugging her knees, her legs only covered by stockings, with half exposed.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Yin Shixiu asked, surprised to see Chu Jiao in such a state squatting at his company’s doorstep.

"Nothing much..."

She mumbled again like a child throwing a tantrum.

"Then I’ll go in."

"...Okay."

Chu Jiao nodded and didn’t stop him, her messy hair almost biting her lip hard enough to bleed.

This was the gate of Yin Group, even though today it got dark early, the streetlights had already turned on, and yet there were still quite a few people coming and going.

It was embarrassing.

"Come inside first, didn’t you say you came to find me?"

Yin Shixiu said lightly.

Chu Jiao tilted her head, looking at Yin Shixiu with eyes that were already red,

"I came to find you... but are you still willing to pay attention to me?"

"Aren’t I talking to you now?"

Yin Shixiu felt a bit helpless.

He disliked women entangling with him in this way.

But this person was different.

She was Chu Jiao, the once arrogant woman in his memories, who he once found unique.

It really wasn’t like her.

"You’re so indifferent... you’re so indifferent to me!"

Chu Jiao murmured, seemingly wanting to vent all the pent-up grievances and frustrations inside her heart from these days!

"..."

"You also said you liked me... you said I was beautiful, you said I was an excellent woman... you said that... but now you pretend not to remember, you... so indifferent..."

Yin Shixiu looked at her...

For a moment, he really didn’t know what to say.

The person in front of him was drunk, and how sober she still was, he wasn’t sure.

How could he respond to her accusations and complaints?

It wasn’t pretending to forget; he really didn’t remember.

He hadn’t forgotten this person; he hadn’t forgotten this person’s personality.

But all those moments together were like a thick layer of dust on old objects; when the wind blew, they scattered.

"Chu Jiao, go back, I’ll have someone take you home."

After a long silence, Yin Shixiu said only this.

"Woo woo... woo woo woo..."

Chu Jiao cried, a woman in her thirties, now crying pitifully and forbearingly.

She was truly sad, truly in pain...

This suppressed pain, no one to talk to, she so cared about face, so strong-willed, so pursuing perfection...

Finally, because of his words "you’ve changed, you’ve become ugly"...

Chu Jiao’s strong barriers were breached.

Her sadness didn’t move Yin Shixiu; he couldn’t even think of why Chu Jiao was so emotionally agitated.

Fifteen or sixteen years is enough time to thoroughly forget many youthful past events.

Yin Shixiu forgot, and he naturally assumed Chu Jiao forgot too.

He was a person of little emotion, more than one ex has said this to him, yet Yin Shixiu never denied it.

The human heart is only the size of a fist; while some people are affectionate everywhere, he was always heartless.

Love between a man and a woman, fulfilling mutual needs, was nothing out of the ordinary for Yin Shixiu.

Thinking back, he had never done anything that could leave a deep mark on this woman’s heart.

"Chu Jiao, this doesn’t look good."

There was persuasion in his words, but the tone was as cold as the outdoor air at that moment.

Yet Chu Jiao clung to those words like grasping a lifeline, quickly saying,

"Do I still look good to you... You’ve said I’ve changed, said I’ve changed... woo woo..."

"..."

"Shixiu, you hate me... you hate me, don’t you? Hate that I didn’t hold you in my heart back then, hate that I repeatedly tested your feelings for me... is that it?"

"..."

"I know I was wrong, I already know I was wrong... I’m changing, I’m changing, can’t you see that?"

Chu Jiao reached up to wrap her arms around Yin Shixiu’s neck, burying herself in his embrace.

Her head rested against his chest...

"Don’t be so cold to me, at least don’t be so cold, like a stranger, okay?"

"I’m upset, really very upset..."

"...Chu Jiao, I’m married."

"..."

Yin Shixiu’s words made Chu Jiao’s already cold body tremble again.

"... I know, I also know she’s a very good woman, she can make you happy, willing to listen and follow your desires, she has a simple heart, she’s cute and kind, I know... I know all that!"

"..."

"But I’m not a bad woman too... You once said you liked my personality... why isn’t it me, Shixiu, why isn’t it me?"