novelraw Chapter 575 - 253. [Summer of Dew] Mr. Gu was stood up by Miss Ji.
Chapter 575 - 253. [Summer of Dew] Mr. Gu was stood up by Miss Ji.
In the past, Ji Wanxia only had two friends, Lin Chu and Xu Qiubai.One was a close confidante with whom she shared everything, and the other was a silly guy who always took the blame for the two girls.
Later, Ji Wanxia had three friends: Lin Chu, Xu Qiubai, and Xia Qian.
The first was ruined by a man, spending half of her year in prison; the second became a vegetable, unable to move, speak, or open his eyes, merely lying on a hospital bed; and the third one... died.
Wanxia no longer smiled, her expression exceedingly calm, "You don’t have to come, I don’t have any luggage, just take yourself to Qingshui Bay Villa."
Gu Shaozhi could clearly sense the change in the woman on the other end of the phone.
His eyes remained placid, and the sound frequency of his leather shoes hitting the floor was consistent, without any pause.
He added four words, "And An Ge."
"I know," Wanxia closed her eyes and raised her hand to press her throbbing temples, "Does Mr. Gu have any other requests? If not, I’ll hang up."
In the span of a minute, the other party didn’t utter a word, and Wanxia, lacking patience, directly ended the call.
Pressing the hang-up button was the simplest of tasks, yet it seemed to have exhausted all her energy.
Wanxia hunched over, burying her face in her palms; with this motion, her long, seaweed-like hair fell, completely covering her head.
The phone dropped to her feet, yet she showed no inclination to pick it up.
The driver, looking through the rearview mirror, could only see the back of the passenger.
He spoke out of concern, "Miss, are you feeling unwell? Should I turn around and go to the hospital?"
Is it carsickness...
But his driving speed wasn’t that fast...
"No need," Wanxia said lightly, her voice slightly hoarse, "Please drive faster, sir."
Does this look like she’s okay?
The driver, though anxious, couldn’t just decide to take someone to the hospital and continued to drive while keeping an eye on the back seat.
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On a summer morning, the sun shone as brilliantly as ever.
After making breakfast, Wanxia went upstairs to wake up the lingering Pea Princess.
The sleepy Pea, like a koala, lazily hugged Wanxia’s neck, eyes still closed, and sweetly murmured about being hungry, "Mama, I’m so hungry."
Wanxia was no stranger to such situations.
She carried the little pink dumpling downstairs, a gentle, serene smile playing on her brows and eyes, softly correcting, "It’s Auntie."
This was a habit Pea had developed when her mom coaxed her out of bed at home each morning.
A habit that couldn’t be broken in just a day or two.
Apart from being momentarily stunned by these four words on the first morning she awoke here, Wanxia had responded naturally ever since.
"Auntie," Pea nestled her little head in Wanxia’s shoulder and said in a childlike voice, "Mama said Grandpa’s illness hasn’t gotten better yet."
Upon hearing this, Wanxia’s steps faltered for a moment.
Mu Libei only had an ordinary cold and fever, but Nan Wan had exaggerated things a bit in his account.
She knew, but Pea didn’t.
Wanxia continued down the stairs, kissing Pea’s small hand, and gently asked, "Does An Ge want to go home?"
To An Ge, she was essentially a stranger.
She probably missed her mom.
Pea shook her head.
Once Wanxia brought her to the dining room, Pea clung to her and wouldn’t let go, sweetly acting coy, "Auntie is great too, I really like Auntie."
Wanxia smiled, lightly flicking the little bun’s nose with her curled index finger, "You can’t eat ice cream for breakfast."
Pea pouted, "...Oh."
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After breakfast, Wanxia took Pea out, and Pea was so happy that she hummed a song while sitting in the car.
Arriving at the detention center, Wanxia opened an umbrella before holding Pea’s hand and walking toward a shaded area.
The morning temperature, in fact, wasn’t too hot.
After four or five minutes, Pea curiously asked, "Auntie, who are we waiting for?"
Squatting down, Wanxia gently stroked Pea’s cheek and warmly smiled, "A friend of Auntie’s. You can call her Aunt Lin."
No one in this world was more foolish than Lin Chu.
Pea obediently responded with an okay.