Contract Marriage: Boss, Let's divorce

Chapter 654 - 653: Not Treating You as a Stand-In (13)

Chapter 654: Chapter 653: Not Treating You as a Stand-In (13)

He only lowered his eyes slightly, his voice continuing detachedly, "I knew this would be the outcome, but I still wanted to try, still wanted to tell you how I felt."

Speaking thus, he even curved his lips in a semblance of a light laugh, "I also know your answer."

Ling Chuxia didn’t understand, but it was just another lie. What kind of mood had Shi Che been in to perform it, to be able to play the role so sorrowfully, as if he truly loved her.

Ling Chuxia thought, as irony and sadness surged within her simultaneously.

She never thought that one day, the man she loved would stand in front of her, using such a beautiful "I love you" as a lie to deceive her.

She didn’t know why she bothered with such consideration this time, but she really didn’t want to be involved with him anymore.

If she couldn’t provoke him, couldn’t she just avoid him?

Ling Chuxia sneered, even letting out a laugh, "Since you know, then go." She was unapologetic, her chin tilting towards the door with impatience written all over her face.

Shi Che seemed as if he hadn’t heard her words or seen her gesture. He smiled faintly, his eyes carrying a hint of pain, yet the words that came out were stubborn.

"But it doesn’t matter, you don’t love me, but I still love you..."

If when Shi Che had first started speaking, Ling Chuxia only found it mocking, these words now sparked a fire in her, gathering at an alarming rate and surging to her heart in an instant.

Did Shi Che really think she, Ling Chuxia, was a fool? Did he think that his few sweet nothings, his one gentle look, could deceive her all over again?

But even if she, Ling Chuxia, was foolish, she wouldn’t be duped over and over again by him. No matter how sweet his words, she could not believe them again.

"Enough!"

Ling Chuxia couldn’t hold back any longer, she chastised sharply, cutting off Shi Che’s words. Her gaze when looking at Shi Che was no longer just cold but brimmed with extreme anger.

Her voice raised with rage, she gritted her teeth word by word and shouted angrily, "Shi Che, just how long do you plan to play with me? How long do you intend to entangle yourself with me? To say such things to me, do you not feel a bit of guilt?"

Even if he had never loved her, never felt any emotion towards her, at the very least, they’d grown up together since childhood, they’d been through three years of marriage. Without love, surely there was still some sort of fondness. How could he be so shameless as to keep hurting her like this?

Moreover, no matter if it was to provoke elder sister or for anything else, how could he so brazenly say "I love you" to any woman other than elder sister, without a touch of hesitation or guilt?

Play with?

Ling Chuxia’s furious words made Shi Che’s entire body violently tremble, his eyes darkened, his pupils contracting sharply, unable to comprehend what she meant by play. His feelings for her had always been sincere from the start; how could it possibly be just playing with her? Why would she think that?

"Chuxia, what are you talking about? I haven’t played with you; I’m serious."

"Serious?" Ling Chuxia laughed louder, her stare at Shi Che unwittingly filled with resentment, "Seriously playing with me, I get it!"