Chapter 614: All My Fault
Translator: _Min_
Fu Jing looked at Su Shen with urgency and asked, “Did something happen to you? Was there a hidden reason you had to leave?”
Su Shen’s expression stiffened. As he faced Fu Jing’s eager countenance, he opened his mouth but no words came out.
Gu Dai, Su Ting, and Fu Chuan, observing Su Shen’s demeanor, understood that his departure had been intentional and there wasn’t an unavoidable reason behind it.
Fu Jing also started to suspect the truth, feeling a dense pain in her heart, but she was unwilling to accept it. Her gaze fixed on Su Shen, she demanded, “Tell me, you must explain the reason why you had to leave back then!”
Su Shen lowered his head and said quietly, “Fu Jing, I’m sorry.”
“You, what do you mean?” Fu Jing stammered.
Su Shen spoke in a m.u.f.fled voice, “If I could go back to that time, I wouldn’t involve you in a fleeting joy, wasting your life.”
Fu Jing appeared dazed. “So, you never intended to have a future with me?”
As her words hung in the air, she fixed her gaze on Su Shen, who remained silent—a silence that spoke volumes.
Fu Jing’s figure swayed as she mustered all her strength to remain standing. She breathed deeply, attempting to calm herself, but to no avail. Anger seeped into her voice as she asked Su Shen, “Do you know that when you left, I was already carrying your child?”
Su Shen immediately looked up, his eyes wide with shock. “What did you say?”
Fu Jing enunciated each word through clenched teeth, “I said I was pregnant with your child!”
“Where is the child? Is he alright?” Su Shen asked urgently.
Fu Jing pulled Fu Chuan, who was standing beside her, closer and said to Su Shen, “This is our child.”
Upon seeing Fu Chuan, whose eyes and eyebrows resembled his so closely, Su Shen’s eyes instantly reddened. He softly asked, “Child, what is your name?”
Fu Chuan was reluctant to engage with Su Shen, but seeing Fu Jing wiping her tears, he sighed softly and answered, “I’m Fu Chuan.”
Su Shen nodded repeatedly, “Fu Chuan, h.e.l.lo, I am… I am your father.”
Feeling the expectant gaze from Su Shen, Fu Chuan’s eyes flickered slightly. He steeled himself mentally, but the word “Dad” still wouldn’t come out. He simply nodded coldly and stared back at him.
Su Shen, meeting Fu Chuan’s resistant gaze, felt a sharp pain in his heart. He forced a self-mocking smile, “I’ve made many mistakes in my life and let down many people. Ending up in this state is the retribution I deserve.”
He sighed, looking up at the stark white ceiling, trying to hold back tears, but they streamed down his face regardless.
Upon learning that there was no hidden reason for Su Shen’s departure, a hint of hatred flickered in Fu Jing’s heart. Yet, seeing his familiar face and knowing he was imprisoned softened her feelings.
“Su Shen, even though you never intended to stay with me forever, I don’t regret meeting you. After all, if you hadn’t taken me in those years ago, I would have died in the cold winter,” Fu Jing said softly.
Su Shen trembled as he called out, “Fu Jing…”
Fu Jing chuckled lightly, “Su Shen, I don’t blame you anymore. Reform yourself in prison.”
Despite Su Shen not being a good person, the memory of him reaching out to her all those years ago remained vivid in Fu Jing’s heart, preventing her from truly hating him.
Su Shen nodded repeatedly to Fu Jing’s words, “Alright.”
He then turned to Fu Chuan, “I wasn’t a responsible father, and I never took care of you after you were born, so I understand if you don’t want to acknowledge me. I just hope you take good care of your mother in my absence.”
Fu Chuan scoffed lightly, “Even if you didn’t say it, I would still take good care of mom.”
“That’s enough,” Su Shen nodded.
After a few more words between Fu Jing and Su Shen, they reluctantly ended their conversation.
Su Ting then turned to Su Shen, “I have a message from brother for you.”
Su Shen looked at Su Ting’s expression and suddenly felt an ominous premonition. He sensed that the upcoming words might not be what he wanted to hear..