Ling Chuxia unexpectedly asked him... why he didn’t agree to divorce? Why? Wasn’t she the clearest about exactly why? What was she playing dumb for now?
Shi Che suddenly felt an urge to laugh, yet as the corners of his lips twitched, they just couldn’t curl up. His foot slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to an abrupt halt, the tires screeching against the pavement.
Due to inertia, Ling Chuxia’s body lurched forward, nearly hitting her forehead. She had not anticipated Shi Che would stop the car so suddenly. Her eyes widened in astonishment as she gazed at Shi Che.
Shi Che, in turn, was also looking at her. His dark brown eyes fixed on her, as deep as a bottomless pool, seemingly calm but with undercurrents raging beneath, bringing with them a dangerous and terrifying presence.
Ling Chuxia’s black pupils suddenly contracted, and her body could not stop trembling.
Had she said something wrong again?
Shi Che stared at her, the light in his eyes extremely dark, and his voice came out with a hint of coldness, like mockery, and yet like self-derision, "What do you think?"
Back then, he harbored a heart filled with anticipation, anxiety, and hope as he confessed his love to her, pouring out all his affections.
Ever since he was young, he was the golden boy, who, with innate superiority and nobility, unconsciously carried an air of arrogance, a sense of being above the rest.
However, in the face of Ling Chuxia, he was willing to lay down all his preciousness and pride, like the most ordinary man, confessing to the woman he loved.
At that time, he did not immediately receive her response. Although he felt disheartened, he still clung to a sliver of hope. As long as he did not hear her rejection, he would not give up easily.
Because his heart, once filled with her, could never be emptied, as if she had taken root at the very depths of his heart, into his very bones and marrow.
At that time, if she truly did not like him, she could have outright rejected him. He would have been heartbroken, upset, and despondent, but that would have been better than her, who clearly did not love him, calculatingly staying by his side for the sake of her elder sister. She trampled on his love, his feelings, thoroughly and ruthlessly.
Sometimes he really couldn’t understand, why did Ling Chuxia have to be so cruel to him?
Not loving him, yet relying on his love for her, staying by his side just to help her elder sister preserve the title of Young Madam.
At this moment, could she actually still ask "why"?
He really wanted to know, with what kind of feelings was she asking this "why"?
Shi Che’s counter-question truly made Ling Chuxia a bit stunned. If she could figure out the reason, why would she need to ask Shi Che?
But after Shi Che uttered those words, his dark eyes unwavering as they bore into her, an aura of coldness emanated from him, spreading gradually throughout the confined space of the car, as if waiting for an answer.
Ling Chuxia’s body involuntarily shivered, finding it difficult to even breathe.
Why did Shi Che dislike her yet refuse to divorce? Ling Chuxia’s eyes darted left and right, pondering over and over, and finally, the only reason she could think of was still that one.
Was it because of her elder sister?
Because of her elder sister, he would be kind to her; because of her elder sister, he would smile at her; so now because of her elder sister, that was why he didn’t agree to the divorce.
Perhaps, his thoughts were the same as hers, both of them waiting for her elder sister to return before getting a divorce?
Ling Chuxia lifted her eyes to Shi Che, her red lips parting slowly as she enunciated each word with deliberate slowness, "Is it because of... ."