novelraw Chapter 683 - 682: You Care About Me (10)
Chapter 683 - 682: You Care About Me (10)
Chapter 683: Chapter 682: You Care About Me (10)
The anxious tone in her voice was not new to Shi Che; it had flashed in his mind the day before, after the elevator had plummeted, when Ling Chuxia had been calling out to him by his ear in the same tone.
At the time, he had thought she was just scared, which was why she had become panicked, but now... from her panic, he felt her concern.
Was she worried about him? She had just been so angry, yet the moment she saw him fall, she had even forgotten to be angry...
To confirm his thoughts, Shi Che, enduring the pain, forced his dark eyes open and fixed his gaze on Ling Chuxia’s face. Her delicate features were scrunched up, her elegant brows tightly furrowed, and her large, clear eyes were filled with concern.
He hadn’t guessed wrong; she was indeed worried about him. This kind of concern, just like when he had saved her in the elevator, sprang from instinct because only instinct could cause such concern in such a short amount of time.
Realizing this, the pain that had originally swept over his body, causing him to sweat slightly at the temples, seemed to have vanished. In his dark eyes, he could only see Ling Chuxia’s worried and anxious face.
He stared blankly at Ling Chuxia, his thin lips parting, and slowly uttered, "Chuxia, you care about me."
This time, there was not a hint of doubt in his voice, but conviction, certainty, as he spoke those words.
As if afraid that Ling Chuxia hadn’t heard or couldn’t hear, Shi Che, as soon as he finished speaking, continued to repeat, "Ling Chuxia, you care about me!"
These words from Shi Che jolted Ling Chuxia deeply. Her facial expression froze for an instant, the worry in her eyes paused momentarily, then fell heavily as she tried to hide her feelings, her voice becoming harsh out of the blue, "What nonsense are you talking? I don’t care about you!"
No sooner had Ling Chuxia spoken than Shi Che’s brow suddenly furrowed, his expression twisted in pain more than ever before, his hand fiercely pressed against his head. He, who usually never complained of pain, now did not hesitate to let out a soft cry, "It hurts..."
Seeing Shi Che like this turned Ling Chuxia’s face pale in an instant, and without any thought of concealing her feelings, she was almost kneeling on the ground, her hands reaching out to support Shi Che, "Shi Che, let me help you up."
Ling Chuxia wrapped one arm around Shi Che’s shoulder and the other around his waist, carefully lifting him from the ground. Just as she was about to help him onto the bed, his body went limp, and he collapsed into Ling Chuxia’s arms.
Ling Chuxia got another shock from him and hurriedly whispered, "Shi Che, are you okay?"
With his head resting on her shoulder, Shi Che’s eyes slightly lifted; his lips were pale, and he seemed very weak, but his gaze on her was dark and bright. He stared into her eyes and spoke, "Chuxia, are you still going to deny it? You do care about me!"
Ling Chuxia had never expected Shi Che to be pretending; her eyes widened, then flustered under his gaze, she subconsciously denied, "I... I’m not... it’s just because you were hurt saving me, that’s why I..."
Before Ling Chuxia could finish, Shi Che directly interrupted her, "If you’re here just because I saved you, then when I woke up today, I would have seen a nurse, Xiao Zhao, Ling Yunshu—anyone but you!"