Been Waiting for You to Escape Marriage for a Long Time – CH101

Chapter 101: Melodramatic Script – Extra (2)

Shen Shuyi was completely bewildered.

He was pulled from the bathtub, a private doctor came to examine him, and Zhao Yuheng even roughly wiped his body before dressing him in pajamas. After all this, Shen Shuyi still hadn’t processed what was happening.

He looked at Bie Jian—a completely unfamiliar villa. If anything, the interior design was quite similar to Shuiwan One.

But—wasn’t he and Zhao Yuheng in their newlywed home, where they had lived for less than six months? What kind of place was this?

Shen Shuyi turned to look out the floor-to-ceiling window. Large, fluffy snowflakes were falling heavily.

The distant scenery was a vast expanse of white, seemingly endless, not like the city—it must be the suburbs.

Zhao Yuheng looked up, seeing Shen Shuyi staring blankly out the window, and knew he wanted to leave.

Even though he knew Shen Shuyi didn’t love him, seeing that bewildered expression on Shen Shuyi’s face, wanting to leave, still pierced his heart.

“You really don’t want to stay here?” Zhao Yuheng said. “Even with this heavy snow, you still want to leave?”

“What?” Shen Shuyi turned around.

What do you mean, “stay here” and “stay there”? Where is this anyway?

He just wants to stay in his bridal chamber, okay? There’s still that little cake he didn’t finish last night in the fridge; he really wants a bite to calm his nerves.

The private doctor looked up at Shen Shuyi, his eyes clearly showing surprise.

Shen Shuyi actually agreed to speak?

You see, ever since he was effectively confined to this suburban apartment, Dr. Liang had never seen him acknowledge Zhao Yuheng.

Clearly, Zhao Yuheng was also taken aback.

“I didn’t expect you to actually be willing to talk to me.” His tone was utterly desolate, carrying a hint of self-deprecation.

Something’s wrong.

Something’s seriously wrong.

Even if Shen Shuyi is usually very easygoing, he could sense that something was amiss with everything around him.

Although Zhao Yuheng before him had the exact same handsome face as Zhao Yu, he was clearly not his own!

Last night, he had bitten Zhao Yuheng hard on the chin, drawing blood, but the fish’s chin remained perfectly smooth.

Besides, this Zhao Yuheng had a gloomy expression, fierce eyes, and a ghostly aura; he didn’t look like a happy, married young man at all.

Instead, he looked like a widower whose wife wasn’t dead yet, but practically dead?

What a terrifying description!

Shen Shuyi knew Zhao Yuheng fairly well. Although Zhao Yuheng wasn’t talkative, he was nowhere near this silent.

He looked like a stagnant pool.

Suddenly, the movie he’d watched last night flashed through his mind.

Could all of this be a parallel world? This can’t be a joke!

He’d just gotten married, his lover was right beside him; what dead white moonlight did he have to save?

Besides, shouldn’t time travelers be those with deep-seated suffering and unresolved grudges? Someone as happy and content as him doesn’t need to time travel!

Leave the opportunity to time travel to those who truly need it, thank you.

Shen Shuyi’s mind wandered, the long silence making the image he’d just spoken seem like a fleeting dream—like a scene from his own imagination.

Shen Shuyi was still Shen Shuyi.

Perhaps he even felt disgusted looking at his own face.

Zhao Yuheng’s gaze fell on the thick bandage on his left wrist, his heart aching as if several bloody holes had been ripped open.

Did Shen Shuyi hate him that much? Was he even willing to hurt himself to leave him?

“Mr. Zhao arrived just in time, thankfully the wound isn’t too deep,” Dr. Liang said respectfully. “As long as you keep changing the dressing for the next week, it will heal quickly. However…” A heart ailment needs a doctor.

Dr. Liang didn’t finish his sentence, but Zhao Yuheng understood his meaning.

Over the years, more than one person had said this to him: forced relationships are never sweet, let alone forced ones.

But he couldn’t let go, couldn’t bear to watch Shen Shuyi leave his side.

He also couldn’t let Shen Shuyi build a happy marriage with another man; he simply couldn’t. He would only cling to Shen Shuyi like a sinister ghost, a bloodsucking leech, a suffocating snake, holding onto him for life.

The consequence of this was this embarrassing end.

Shen Shuyi began to try to hurt himself.

And he succeeded.

“Shen Shuyi,” Zhao Yuheng laughed self-deprecatingly, “I understand.”

What do you understand?

Shen Shuyi thought to himself. “I’m divorcing you. The divorce papers will be delivered to you in three days.” Hey!

“You son of a bitch.”

Who gave you permission to unilaterally divorce me?

Not even Zhao Yuheng from a parallel world! Do you want to die?^^

“Are you satisfied now?” Zhao Yuheng forced a cold smile.

Do you think I look satisfied?^^

Where’s my brother? I’ll have him beat you to death!^^
Shen Shuyi’s expression was terrifyingly cold, but Zhao Yuheng was used to it.

He never gave him a kind look.

Even if he had proposed a divorce, Shen Shuyi probably wouldn’t have believed him.

After all, in the three years he had forced him, how many times had he proposed divorce and then changed his mind? Shen Shuyi had probably long seen through his low-class tricks to temporarily appease him.

But this time, it was for real.

The moment Zhao Yuheng pushed open the bathroom door and saw the blood on the floor, he knew he had to let go.

Shen Shuyi’s life was more important than anything else.

Zhao Yuheng turned around.

“Wait.” “Shen Shuyi suddenly spoke.

It was rare for him to initiate a conversation, and even though Zhao Yuheng was heartbroken, he stopped in his tracks.

Just as he knew Shen Shuyi was incapable of uttering a kind word, Zhao Yuheng had grown accustomed to his sharp, sarcastic remarks over the past three years.

It was better to be insulted than to be completely silent.

“What are you trying to say now? Are you just putting on an act or are you shameless?” Zhao Yuheng asked calmly.

“You’re a masochist.”

“I’m hungry,” Shen Shuyi said. “I need to eat.” Zhao Yuheng almost thought he had misheard, and abruptly turned his head, staring wide-eyed at Shen Shuyi.

Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it.

Shen Shuyi had already confirmed that this place was not his original world at all.

Whether it was a parallel world or a transmigration, anyway, seeing Zhao Yuheng made him feel quite at ease—he just didn’t know what had happened between him and Zhao Yuheng in this world. From the moment he woke up, he felt the atmosphere between the two of them was strange.

Shen Shuyi didn’t talk much to Zhao Yuheng, nor did he show any abnormal behavior. Instead, he acted according to the situation, taking it one step at a time.

Isn’t that obvious! Transmigration is something that, unless you’ve experienced it yourself, if you tell anyone, they’ll think you’re crazy, okay? In just half an hour, Shen Shuyi couldn’t figure out how his relationship with this world’s Zhao Yuheng was—but judging from Zhao Yuheng’s… The information conveyed in his tone suggested that in this parallel world, he didn’t particularly like him?

That would be even worse!

Their relationship wasn’t good to begin with. What if he found out he was a time traveler, or if he confessed that he was a time traveler?

What if Zhao Yuheng, in a fit of anger, sent him to a mental hospital?

Shen Shuyi couldn’t take that suffering, thank you 🙂

While Zhao Yuheng went to the kitchen to cook, Shen Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, the Zhao Yuheng in this world was also a cooking fanatic!

Taking advantage of this lull, Shen Shuyi put on his best acting skills, and said “Uh,” to the maid beside him, “My head hurts so much, I feel like I’ve forgotten a lot of things. What’s your name? Come here for a moment and tell me what happened between me and Zhao Yuheng?” The maid paused, then said with difficulty, “Madam, please don’t make things difficult for us servants. If Mr. Zhao catches you running away from the villa again, he won’t let us off easily.” “Last time, Xiaomei was fired by President Zhao for opening the door for you, and she’s been missing ever since. You see…” Holy crap.

Is this still a society governed by law?! What happened to the promise that after transmigrating and asking the servants, the NPCs would spill the beans and tell you everything? What happened to everything written in the book? 🙂

However, Shen Shuyi grasped the key point.

“I often run away?” What does that mean? And Zhao Yuheng caught him? Does that mean he’s not living in Biejianli, but locked up there?

…Forbidden play?!

He thought this kind of erotic play only happened between him and Little Zhao in bed. 🙂
The servant dared not speak further; Zhao Yuheng had already come out.

“Come and eat.”

To be honest, Shen Shuyi sensed that Zhao Yuheng’s mood seemed a little better.

Looks like he really does love cooking!

Worried about giving himself away, Shen Shuyi maintained his aloof persona and sat down at the table.

However, just as he was about to pick up his chopsticks, he realized his hands were a bit clumsy.

Shen Shuyi: “…”

“What’s wrong? Don’t you like it?” Zhao Yuheng’s heart tightened.

Shen Shuyi’s softened attitude today emboldened him to try cooking for him.

In the past, if Shen Shuyi noticed Zhao Yuheng’s cooking, the first thing he would do was flip the table and go on a hunger strike, refusing to eat a single bite.

Following this would be a barrage of neatly packed insults: “Unrequited love,” “Disgusting,” “Pretentious.”

Zhao Yuheng just listened quietly, then cleaned up the food on the floor himself, and called the chef to cook a new meal for Shen Shuyi.

Before falling in love with him, Zhao Yuheng never imagined she could be so utterly shameless.

“If you don’t want to eat, I’ll have the chef make you something new,” Zhao Yuheng said. “Don’t throw a tantrum and slam the table; your wrist injury hasn’t healed yet.”

“?” Shen Shuyi was shocked. Was his temper really that bad?

He wouldn’t just flip the table because he didn’t want to eat, would he?

He’d probably eat a few more bites if she coaxed him a bit.^^

“I didn’t say I wasn’t going to eat,” Shen Shuyi maintained his aloof persona. “My hand is injured; how can I eat?” Zhao Yuheng glanced at him.

Shen Shuyi raised his chin: “Find someone to feed me. Otherwise, you can feed me yourself.”

Zhao Yuheng closed his eyes: “Shen Shuyi, what new trick have you come up with this time? I said I’d let you go and give you the divorce papers. You don’t need to use this method to lower my guard.”

“Not feeding me, huh? Then someone else will?” Shen Shuyi turned his head and said, “Aunt Wang, you feed me!”

Aunt Wang was the maid he had just met.

“Huh?” Aunt Wang raised her head: “Me, me?”

Zhao Yuheng: “…”

“Give me the chopsticks.”

Zhao Yuheng, with a cold face, pressed down on the chopsticks, blocking Aunt Wang completely, not letting her take a step forward.

Although her face was cold, the deathly aura emanating from Zhao Yuheng suddenly dissipated considerably.

Shen Shuyi ate a satisfying lunch; his stomach was full, and he felt energized.

He could finally concentrate on analyzing the situation before him.

Time travel, that’s for sure.

How to get back? That’s a story for later.

Right now, the priority is to survive in this unfamiliar time and space, and then figure out a way back.

After dinner, Zhao Yuheng went to wash the dishes.

Shen Shuyi stopped Aunt Wang again, unwilling to give up, and said, “Aunt Wang, I really can’t remember a lot of things. Please tell me what happened, okay?” That afternoon, Aunt Wang had witnessed Shen Shuyi, who usually gave Zhao Yuheng a cold shoulder and never even glanced at her, actually eating peacefully with President Zhao at the same table without any conflict.

Aunt Wang began to feel that the world was surreal. Unless Shen Shuyi had truly lost his memory, how could he possibly get along so calmly with Zhao Yuheng?!

Shen Shuyi behaved very obediently and sincerely.

Aunt Wang softened slightly: “Madam, do you really not remember?”

“Yes, yes,” Shen Shuyi said, “It feels like I’ve been seriously ill. I don’t remember anything when I woke up.”

“How did I get here? Why did Zhao Yuheng punish you when I ran away? Where is this place? Where’s my brother? You know Shen Lu, right?”

Shen Shuyi asked several questions in a row, his expression genuine.

Aunt Wang tentatively asked, “You mean President Shen?”

“Yes, yes, yes, that’s my brother.”
Aunt Wang sighed: “Madam, you’ve been living here since you returned from America, for three years now.”

“President Shen has tried to visit you many times in these three years, but President Zhao has refused to let him in. The reason given is that you are unwell and need to rest.”

“I’m unwell?”

“President Zhao thinks you’re unwell.” Aunt Wang said with difficulty, “Your health must be unwell.”

Shen Shuyi: “…”

What kind of unreasonable, domineering CEO is this?

Okay, Zhao Yuheng, I’ll settle this score with you when we get back^^

After a brief ten-minute chat with Aunt Wang, Shen Shuyi finally understood the true nature of his encounter with Zhao Yuheng in this world.

In short, it was a melodramatic story of him running, him chasing, and him being unable to escape!

Through Aunt Wang’s words, Shen Shuyi roughly understood that in this world, his initial encounter with Zhao Yuheng was no different from before.

Until the night he returned from America, everything changed.

“You mean, at my engagement party with Zhao Ci, he went berserk, kidnapped me, and then kept me locked up in this suburban villa for three years?”

“Later, whether Zhao Qing came or my brother came, he was like a mad dog, refusing to listen to anyone’s advice. Not only that, he expanded the Zhao family’s business empire so much that no one could rival him, to the point that I really did fall into his hands for three years?”

No questions asked.

Aunt Wang nodded seriously.

Shen Shuyi fell silent: “Don’t you think something’s wrong? He locked me up here, didn’t you even think about reporting it to the authorities?”

Is there anyone going to speak up for the “tuxedo cat”?!

Aunt Wang said seriously: “Madam, the person who pays my salary is General Manager Zhao. Besides, this isn’t confinement, it’s to help you recover.”

Okay, Aunt Wang, goodbye.

I know you’re Zhao Yuheng’s person.

After hearing this melodramatic story, Shen Shuyi felt complicated.

Aunt Wang explained everything clearly.

For the past three years, Shen Shuyi had absolutely hated and loathed him. At first, cursing him was a regular occurrence, but later she stopped even that. Every day when she saw Zhao Yuheng, she treated him like air, completely ignoring him.

This indifferent attitude even shocked and saddened Aunt Wang, let alone Mr. Zhao, who deeply loved Shen Shuyi.

Hunger strikes, suicide attempts, escapes, resistance—”Shen Shuyi” tried everything to make Zhao Yuheng suffer.

Aunt Wang wasn’t trying to defend Zhao Yuheng; sometimes, she even felt sorry for Zhao Yuheng.

Seeking love with no hope at all, he’d forgotten how to even write the word “dignity.”

“Madam, actually, I think Mr. Zhao is quite good to you. If you really can’t accept him, don’t humiliate his self-esteem like this. People are all made of flesh.”
Shen Shuyi wanted to cry.

He didn’t do any of those things, okay?! Parallel world self, come out and take your beating!

Before, when he heard Zhao Yuheng occasionally go crazy in bed saying he wanted to lock him up and not let anyone see him, he thought he was joking.

He never expected that this guy would actually put it into practice when he had the chance!

Where is the time tunnel? He wanted to go back right now 🙂

“What are you calling the police for?” Zhao Yuheng pushed open the door and entered.

Aunt Wang, seeing this, quickly retreated.

Shen Shuyi: …Aunt Wang, don’t go! Knowing that this Zhao Yuheng was a crazy version of himself, he didn’t dare stay in the same room with him anymore!

“I said I would let you leave, is there any need to be in such a hurry?” Zhao Yuheng suddenly remembered something and retorted, “I told you long ago, calling the police is useless, don’t be delusional.”

Heh, Zhao Yuheng, is this how you talk to me?

Serves you right for being crazy for three years and still not having a wife^^

Shen Shuyi thought again, no wonder this Zhao Yuheng is so strange.

When facing him, there’s always a feeling that he’s forcing his pride to say those cold words, putting on a brave face.

But when he looks at him, his eyes are full of humility and longing.

Sigh!

They’re both Zhao Yuheng, why is this one so pitiful!

Shen Shuyi couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.

“What are you doing here?”

“Changing the dressing.” Zhao Yuheng lowered his eyes and said calmly, “If you find me disgusting, just bear with it. Dr. Liang has already gone back. With this much snow, I don’t want to waste time calling him back.”

He didn’t say he was disgusted!

But, does that “Shen Shuyi” really hate him that much?

Shen Shuyi knows himself well; he doesn’t think so.

Zhao Yuheng knelt before his bed, tentatively taking Shen Shuyi’s hand.

As if it would be normal for him to slap him at any moment.

But Shen Shuyi didn’t. Instead, Zhao Yuheng’s hand trembled even more violently, as if it had withstood some rare treasure.

A bloody smell filled the air. Shen Shuyi initially thought it was coming from his wrist.

But the bandage on his wrist hadn’t even been removed.

Shen Shuyi noticed a dark patch on Zhao Yuheng’s suit cuff.

He was startled and quickly grabbed his hand, pulling up his sleeve.

Zhao Yuheng’s stone hand now bore a gruesome wound, merely treated with a straw mat. This wound was identical to the one on Shen Shuyi’s wrist.

Shen Shuyi was shocked.

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