novelraw Chapter 704 - 703 I Only Have You Now (5)
Chapter 704 - 703 I Only Have You Now (5)
Chapter 704: Chapter 703 I Only Have You Now (5)
Shi Che’s movements were gentle and meticulous. Just as Ling Chuxia had managed to stop her tears, they seemed ready to fall again. Her long eyelashes trembled lightly, and she couldn’t help but raise her hand and grasp Shi Che’s hand.
Shi Che’s hand paused slightly, and his dark eyes lifted to her face. He did not urge her to speak but quietly waited instead.
She had come over in the middle of the night, crying so sadly, something must have happened. But he would not press her; if she wanted to speak, she would, and if not, he would not ask. In any case, he would stay by her side.
Ling Chuxia unconsciously tightened her grip on Shi Che’s hand. His broad and warm hand seemed to give her strength and courage. She took a deep breath, her voice extremely hoarse, "Shi Che, I... I went to look for my elder sister... Ling Yunshu."
The words Ling Chuxia spoke were unexpected to Shi Che. He had been guessing that perhaps Chuxia had learned the truth, realized that the child wasn’t abandoned by him, and that the text message might have been sent by Ling Yunshu, which she couldn’t accept, thus leading to her tears. But he didn’t expect that she had already looked for Ling Yunshu.
Since she had gone to Ling Yunshu, it seemed that she had confirmed the whole truth. No wonder she was so heartbreakingly sad.
Because he knew better than anyone the place Ling Yunshu held in Ling Chuxia’s heart.
"I know everything now... your confession to me back then, even the text message... I don’t understand why Ling Yunshu would do this to me. I’m her sister, we’re the only family to each other. How could she be so cruel?"
Because she loved Shi Che, was that why she treated her this way? She loved Shi Che, but did she not love her own sister?
For the sake of a man, she could inflict such harm on her.
There were some things Chuxia couldn’t ask Ling Yunshu, some grievances she couldn’t cry out to her about. But holding it in was too painful, so naturally, she posed these questions to Shi Che.
Ling Chuxia didn’t know if she was asking or just mumbling to herself, eyes swollen and red, cheeks deathly pale.
Shi Che looked at her with a furrowed brow, a surge of pain in his eyes, his voice dropping a few notches, "Chuxia... things have gotten to this point."
It had passed, but her heart still hurt so much, so much that her entire body felt cold and trembling, "But Shi Che, I don’t have any family left, I have nothing."
The child was gone, her elder sister was gone; her world was nearly collapsing.
Shi Che felt Ling Chuxia’s extreme trembling, and his hand couldn’t help but clasp hers back. His broad and warm hand firmly gripped her small one, his voice so low yet so firm, "Chuxia, how can you say you have nothing? You have me, I’ve always been here."
And him...
Could she still have him?
After treating him so coldly and heartlessly, not trusting him—could she still possess him?
Ling Chuxia’s eyes stared blankly into Shi Che’s deep black pupils. His eyes were dark and shimmering, yet so steadfast and warm.
Ling Chuxia’s heart shook violently, as if she dared not believe her own ears. Her dry lips quivered, her voice so hoarse, "Shi Che, can I... really still have you?"
Such a foolish question, why was she still asking it?
Had Shi Che ever been able to let her go?
Shi Che did not answer but instead reached behind her head with one hand, pulled her close, and his thin lips met hers in a kiss.