Chapter 377 - Transfer of Assets (2/2)

Chu Lui took hold of the amulet around his neck and grabbed it in his hand. ”Cousin, did you retrieve it from Xia Yixuan?” Du Jingtang asked and pulled out the amulet around his neck, too. The two amulets were almost identical. His aunt had especially gone and collected it for them. They both had one, except his was always around his neck while Chu Lui had given his away to a little girl when he was young.

That little girl was the wife he had chosen since young. Du Jingtang knew of this when he was younger, but no one thought that he would take it so seriously. He was always searching for her until he took over the Chu Enterprise, when he met Xia Yixuan. He had always thought that this cousin of his was cold-blooded and emotionless since young so he should have been most indifferent. However, he always remembered the promise he made when he was young and was still pining for Xia Yixuan without interest for other girls even as he grew older. He was as loyal as could be.

However, things change. They were still the same person, but their feelings had changed.

”You're wrong, Jingtang. Everything's wrong from the start.” Chu Lui clutched the amulet tightly. The sharp edges of the amulet dug into his palms.

”What's wrong?” Du Jingtang placed his amulet back into its original position. He didn't understand what he said.

”Jingtang, the little girl I met when I was young wasn't Xia Yixuan. The one I gave the amulet to wasn't her.” Chu Lui opened his hand, and the amulet fell to the ground. He had made a mistake, and a ridiculous one at that.

”Then who was it?” Du Jingtang was stunned. How could it not be Xia Yixuan? He said that he met her in the Xia household.

Unless … His lips twitched.

”Don't tell me, Cousin, that the girl you set your heart on wasn't Xia Yixuan but Xia Ruoxin. That in some way or another, the amulet fell into Xia Yixuan's hands; and the one you were searching for was actually Xia Ruoxin?”

Chu Lui was silent. His expression was extremely heavy. Du Jingtang had never seen him so out of sorts before.

”Oh, my God!” Du Jingtang slapped his forehead. It seemed like his guess was correct. Chu Lui met Xia Ruoxin, not Xia Yixuan when he was young. What a twist of fate. The things he did to Xia Ruoxin was too much for even him, an outsider, to leave alone; and Xia Yixuan's death was the reason he tortured Xia Ruoxin. In the end, Xia Yixuan wasn't dead; and the person he had tortured was the very person he was supposed to treat well.

It was all too ironic and ludicrous. If it were him, he would have lost his mind by now.

There were some words Du Jingtang felt like he had to say.

”Cousin, I know what you're thinking right now… but it's impossible for you and her anymore. Putting aside all the things you did to her in the past and whether she would forgive you or not—just based on your marital status now, there's absolutely no way.”

Du Jingtang walked to his side and patted him on the shoulders. He must be suffering now. Two women—one he didn't want to hurt, one he couldn't hurt; one he wanted to compensate, and the other who prevented it.

”I know that it's impossible. That's why I thought of this path. I can't take back all the harm I caused her so I'm giving her half the Chu enterprise's shares. At least her life would be better from now on.

As long as that man treated her right, she would find happiness, he said to himself, but his heart was strangely bitter. What was supposed to be his was now out of his reach, and he had no chance to even extend his arm.