Being blacklisted by both Shi sisters simultaneously.
Ji Chunsheng felt embarrassed to come to the Shi family's old residence to seek Shi Ruan's forgiveness.
He had considered waiting for Shi Ruan near her apartment by the school after work, but despite waiting for some time, he never managed to catch her.
For a long stretch of time, Shi Ruan had been returning to the old residence every night.
Eldest Uncle Shi wanted to have the family driver wait for her at the school gate after work, but Shi Ruan felt that would be too conspicuous.
She chose to drive herself to and from work instead.
She occasionally spotted Ji Chunsheng around her school but pretended not to see him.
The first couple of times Shi Ruan saw Ji Chunsheng, she would instinctively frown. She couldn't understand why, if he was already involved with someone else, he would still appear before her pretending to be deeply in love. Didn't he find his own behavior disgusting?
Whatever the reason was, Shi Ruan no longer cared. From the moment they broke up, there was no longer any connection between them.
Second Young Master Fu didn't know about Ji Chunsheng and Shi Ruan's breakup, much less that they split because Ji Chunsheng had been ambiguous with another woman.
This naive soul didn't even know that Ji Chunsheng had once considered him a love rival.
When Ji Chunsheng mysteriously asked him to bring Shi Ruan out, specifically requesting not to reveal his involvement.
Second Young Master Fu actually thought Ji Chunsheng was planning to propose to Shi Ruan.
Therefore, when inviting Shi Ruan out, Second Young Master Fu specially reminded her to dress up beautifully. After all, an engagement was such a sacred moment that might only happen once, and surely every girl would want to look their best.
Shi Ruan could sense Second Young Master Fu's barely contained excitement, but her thoughts didn't turn to Ji Chunsheng. She had misunderstood as well, thinking that Shi Quan had told Second Young Master Fu about her being cheated on, and his hints about dressing up nicely meant he wanted to introduce her to someone new.
Shi Ruan thought, getting a new boyfriend to pass the time wouldn't be such a bad idea.
She didn't reject his kindness and dressed up beautifully before going out.
Second Young Master Fu wasn't the type who could keep secrets. Seeing Shi Ruan dressed up so elegantly, he couldn't help but smile, wearing an expression of pure satisfaction.
He had even prepared to take out his phone and record the video the moment Ji Chunsheng proposed.
Ji Chunsheng knew exactly what style of clothing Shi Ruan liked best on him.
When Second Young Master Fu saw Ji Chunsheng dressed impeccably from head to toe, he couldn't help but think to himself how incredibly fancy this man was being.
Even Shi Ruan, being a girl, wasn't dressed as meticulously as him.
To be honest, Shi Ruan was indeed struck by Ji Chunsheng's appearance.
It seemed that since she'd known him, she had never seen Ji Chunsheng look so captivating.
From the moment Shi Ruan appeared, Ji Chunsheng had been watching her expressions intently, and he noticed how she was clearly affected by his current appearance.
Ji Chunsheng's anxiety eased slightly; at least his current look was something Shi Ruan liked.
Shi Ruan did indeed like it, but that was all.
Shi Ruan had gone to wash fruit, and he couldn't remember what happened after that.
Later, the apple Shi Ruan had washed hit him, and Ji Chunsheng came to his senses only to find that he had somehow ended up holding Du Xinyue in his arms.
Because Du Xinyue was holding onto his sleeve, Ji Chunsheng couldn't catch up with the angry Shi Ruan.
By the time he finally broke free from Du Xinyue, he couldn't catch up with Shi Ruan anymore.
Initially, he tried calling Shi Ruan, but there was no answer, and later she completely blocked him.
Shi Ruan was the type of person who seemed indifferent to everything, but in reality, she had extremely strong principles.
She definitely wouldn't be the type to forgive him just because of his handsome face and become love-blind.
A voice in Ji Chunsheng's mind was faintly saying that Shi Ruan would never forgive him, that they were over.
Ji Chunsheng didn't want to break up with Shi Ruan, absolutely not.
He wanted to first figure out what had happened at the hospital, then explain to Shi Ruan.
But the more he investigated, the stranger the incident seemed.
According to the hospital's surveillance footage, shortly after Shi Ruan left, Du Xinyue had gradually approached and hugged him, and he not only didn't push her away but had hugged her back.
Shi Ruan hadn't misunderstood him.
But how could he have done such a thing? Not only was Shi Ruan the only one he loved, but Du Xinyue was also his friend's wife, and his friend was fighting for his life. How could he possibly do something to betray his friend?
Ji Chunsheng didn't believe he would do such a thing, yet the surveillance footage constantly reminded him that the person in it was indeed him.
He had not only betrayed his girlfriend but also his good brother.
As time passed, this missing memory appeared in his brain.
This memory seemed to hypnotize him, telling him that Du Xinyue's husband was between life and death, that this woman was very pitiful, that he should go to the hospital more often to take care of her.
This kind of thinking made Ji Chunsheng feel very uncomfortable.
What did Du Xinyue's pitiful situation have to do with him? The Xiao Family could afford to hire a nurse, why would they need him to run over there to take care of her?
Such behavior was not appropriate.
He didn't want to know how pitiful Du Xinyue was, he only wanted to know what exactly had happened to him, so he could explain to Shi Ruan that this wasn't his intention.
He suspected he might have developed some kind of mental illness, some form of delusional disorder.
The psychologist he consulted couldn't find any mental health issues with him, and could only recommend that he go see a fortune teller under the Tianqiao Bridge.
Mini Scene:
Psychologist: This is the most ridiculous reason for cheating I've ever heard. Brother, this is as far as I can help you.
Fortune Teller: Coming to me was the right choice.