novelraw Chapter 717 - 716 Brother Xuan’s Confession (12)
Chapter 717 - 716 Brother Xuan’s Confession (12)
Chapter 717: Chapter 716 Brother Xuan’s Confession (12)
Shi Che held his cellphone, his dark eyes lazily scanning Ling Chuxia, who was sound asleep in his arms. He gently lifted a strand of her hair with his long fingers and slowly twined it around, before he finally spoke lightly, "I’m sorry, I think, I’m not interested in facing the future with you."
As soon as Shi Che finished speaking, Bai Yixuan’s voice on the other end of the phone abruptly stopped.
Shi Che’s lips slightly curved upward as he continued, "Chuxia will forget the past, but certainly not with you, instead with me. And the future, it will only be with me."
His words were calm yet forceful, striking straight into Bai Yixuan’s heart. Although he didn’t speak, his breathing suddenly became heavy.
After a while, he slowly spoke, "Shi Che."
Shi Che hummed in acknowledgment, unapologetically admitting it.
Bai Yixuan’s entire body stiffened in place, his dark eyes heavy, not showing much surprise, yet his heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife. Unexpectedly, he was still a step too late.
In fact, the last time Chuxia had an incident and was hospitalized, he vaguely suspected that the one who had saved Chuxia was Shi Che, but he had no evidence. Moreover, after that, Shi Che hadn’t appeared around Chuxia again, so he was slightly reassured.
Until Chuxia’s birthday, when he was suddenly assigned to travel on business. Due to the urgency, he hadn’t thought much about it. However, after arriving abroad and calming down, he began to feel a sense of strangeness, but he still had work responsibilities and couldn’t fly back immediately; he could only endure in silence.
When he returned yesterday, it was already midnight. Although he wanted to see Chuxia right away, he had to contain himself. That’s why today he was so eager to invite Chuxia for a meal to express his feelings.
Unfortunately... he was still too late.
Now, since Shi Che was answering Ling Chuxia’s phone, it must mean the two of them had reconciled. Although he did not know the reason, he understood Ling Chuxia—she would not be with Shi Che again unless she genuinely wanted to.
Willingly, indeed...
Bai Yixuan’s hand slowly clenched, his eyes unwittingly sweeping past a nearby jewelry box, his heart stirring with various emotions, still feeling somewhat reluctant. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "Hand the phone to Xiaxia, I want to talk to her."
"Talk? What would you say? That you love her, want to be with her?"
Shi Che’s voice was cold and mocking, unreserved, "You must understand, I and Chuxia have reconciled. Now, speaking such words to Chuxia will only add to her troubles. Is that your way of loving someone?"
He paused, his voice turning colder and more direct, "If I were you, I’d rather suffocate than say it, after all, you don’t want to end up unable even to be friends with Chuxia. Of course, if you insist on saying it, I won’t stop you. If you and she ended up never interacting again for the rest of your lives, I’d be even happier."
Shi Che, having mingled in the business world for years, was extremely articulate, and his knowledge of psychology was profoundly keen. He knew precisely what words would have the greatest impact, completely silencing all of Bai Yixuan’s reluctance with just a few remarks.
Bai Yixuan clutched the phone tightly, the square corners of the device poking into his palm, completely unnoticed.
In a very generous tone, Shi Che then said, "Chuxia is sleeping right beside me. If you want her to answer the phone, I can wake her for you."
Without waiting for Bai Yixuan to respond, he directly called out to Ling Chuxia, "Chuxia, wake up—"