Chapter 1193: Chapter 1193: In the Azure Skies and the Netherworld, I, Shen Chi, Will Stay by Your Side

Xu Chaomu had pulled the curtains shut for quite a while now, and Yuan Jing finally chuckled and left the place. Yet he kept looking back every three steps, occasionally glancing at the window upstairs.

The curtains were drawn, with only the dim yellow light leaking from the windows.

Yuan Jing was dawdling so much that Shen Chi wanted to beat him up!

Shen Chi’s hands gripped the steering wheel tightly; the alcohol he had drunk was quickly taking effect. If Yuan Jing hadn’t driven away at that moment, he might have really jumped out to beat him up!

It was now late at night, nine o’clock.

At this time, she was still out on a date with another man!

She had never even gone out with him like this, let alone stayed out until night.

Thinking this, Shen Chi violently pushed the car door open, and then slammed it shut with a “bang!”

The lights upstairs were still on, and the whole building was quiet, except for the autumn insects chirping in the bushes, making a “chirping” sound.

Shen Chi’s footsteps were heavy, almost forcefully stepping on the stairs. His face was hard to look at, and the cold moonlight shining on his side face made him appear even more grim and somber.

He walked up the stairs step by step and knocked forcefully on Xu Chaomu’s door!

“Bang, bang, bang…”

The knocking sound in the quiet night was particularly heavy and eerie.

Xu Chaomu heard it, thinking it was Yuan Jing who had come upstairs.

“Who is it?” she still asked.

Shen Chi remained silent and knocked on the door again!

Xu Chaomu was a bit puzzled, but after all, it was late, and her sense of self-defense was quite strong, she suspiciously asked, “Is it Yuan Jing?”

“Mm,” Shen Chi responded gruffly with a muffled voice.

Xu Chaomu did not recognize the voice and opened the door.

As soon as she opened a crack in the door, she realized something was off–this tall and handsome figure was clearly Shen Chi!

She pressed tightly against the door, not letting him in.

“Xu Chaomu, either you open the door or I’ll kick it open. Choose!” Shen Chi said coldly.

His dark, icy eyes fixed on her, his direct gaze piercing her face like a knife.

Xu Chaomu smelled the alcohol on him; she knew this man had been drinking again.

She chose to give up, understanding that if he got tough with her, she would never be a match for him.

She let go of the door and turned to walk into the room.

Shen Chi followed in, probably with a buildup of anger inside, he closed the door forcefully.

Xu Chaomu was gathering her things to take a bath, and Xiaobao was sound asleep in the bedroom.

Shen Chi approached her and suddenly grabbed her, pinning her against the wall!

Their distance was very close, so close he could see her slender eyelashes. Her thick, long eyelashes fluttered under the light, her eyes watery and seductive as peach blossoms.

She was wearing a pink long dress today, with a round neck and floral design, which made her skin appear fair and tender, conveying a girl’s shyness.

“What were you doing out?” Shen Chi pressed down on her shoulder forcefully with one hand, his eyes glaring intensely at her as his face remained grim.

The man, when drunk, knew no boundaries; Xu Chaomu felt a surge of pain in her shoulder.

She frowned and said lightly, “You’ve seen it all already.”

She knew that Shen Chi would find out about her and Yuan Jing. But what did it matter now that he knew? She was determined.

“Xu Chaomu, you really aren’t picky, wanting every man that comes your way?” Shen Chi said coldly, his eyes red.

“Shen Chi, mind your words!” Xu Chaomu met his gaze defiantly. “I have the right to have a boyfriend, and you have no say in it.”

“Xu Chaomu, I haven’t signed a single word on the divorce papers, and I’m telling you, you are still my lawful wife!”

“Then go live your life with your marriage certificate! I want to get married now; quit harassing me.”

“Harassing? Who started harassing whom first?” Shen Chi’s tone was filled with self-mockery. “Since you want to marry someone else, you shouldn’t have let me, Shen Chi, fall for you in the first place!”

“The heart is yours, not mine to manage.” Xu Chaomu’s tone was cold. “Just pretend that Xu Chaomu has no heart, or… pretend that I died six years ago.”

The last sentence lowered Xu Chaomu’s voice, as pain vaguely ached in her chest.

If she had perished in that gunfire all those years ago, perhaps all these entanglements would never exist. Maybe that would have been better…

“I’ve said that whether you live or die, you’re mine. Through heaven and the netherworld, I, Shen Chi, will stay with you,” Shen Chi gritted his teeth, his gaze fixating intensely on her face.

She had always been more stubborn, more heartless, more ruthless than he expected.

“Since I survived, what I want is peace in this life, which you can’t provide,” Xu Chaomu said as she looked at him unflinchingly.

Their eyes met, both sets of corners brimming with moisture.

“Can’t you give me a bit more time?”

“Six years ago, you said the same thing,” Xu Chaomu scoffed. “We can’t go back now; take care of yourself.”

“What do you want me to do…” Shen Chi drooped his arms, his face full of deep helplessness.

“Stop coming to look for me. You have your luxury; I have my simplicity. I’ve been with the Shen family for eight years and never managed to fit into your circle. In the future, it won’t be possible either. We are two lines meant to run parallel, destined to part.”

“Xu…”

“Shen Chi!” Xu Chaomu interrupted him. “We are fundamentally different, I’m tired; I don’t want to chase after you anymore, nor do I want you to lower your stature–you will always be the respected ‘Director Shen’. I wish you well.”

“I don’t need you to chase after me; I just need you to stand there and wait for me, can’t you understand?!” Shen Chi bellowed hysterically.

“I don’t understand, nor do I want you to find me.”

“So, you’d rather marry a petty officer than marry me?”

“No matter the identity or status, I just want someone who’s right for me,” Xu Chaomu said indifferently. “He’s pretty good; at least with him, I won’t be tired. I won’t choose you, nor will I choose Chenglang. I can’t fit into your circles.”

“Xu Chaomu, where is that courage you had when you chased after me?” Shen Chi shouted.

Was this her true stance? What about that young girl who once eagerly said she ‘liked him’ and wanted to marry him?!

They had promised an everlasting love, so why was she the first to let go…

“A lifetime… can’t just be sustained by bravery,” Xu Chaomu bowed her head.

“Besides bravery, you still have me,” Shen Chi moved closer, his warm breath washing over her face as his eyes radiated deep affection.

Xu Chaomu frowned; their closeness was too intimate, and she carefully avoided it.

“Mumu… give me one chance, just one, and I’ll be a good husband,” Shen Chi said, lowering his head and grasping her shoulders, pleading and helpless in his tone.

Ever since they were children, he had never been able to deal with her properly, and now… it was still the same.