What the reluctance entailed, how could she not understand?
A woman, willing to divorce yet insisting on keeping the child, there’s only one reason, and that is love. Ling Chuxia loved Shi Che, so she couldn’t bear to part with the child.
However, when did Ling Chuxia’s feelings for Shi Che become so deep?
Ling Yunshu’s hand suddenly clenched tightly, looking into the depths of Ling Chuxia’s eyes, which were gradually covered by shadow.
Ling Yunshu remained silent, and Ling Chuxia’s heart was also tightly knotted. She licked her dry lips and continued to speak with forced strength, "Elder sister, rest assured, even if I keep this child, I will never disturb you and Shi Che. After divorcing Shi Che, I’ll leave here and never appear before you again."
She paused, her hands clenched tighter, forcing herself to finish speaking, "This child... Shi Che has never known, and I will never let him know in this lifetime. This child will just be mine alone."
A child of one person? Ling Yunshu wanted to smirk at these words!
This child was both Shi Che’s and Ling Chuxia’s, and it could never just belong to Ling Chuxia alone.
The shadows in Ling Yunshu’s eyes gradually spread, slowly eroding her heart, yet her face still bore a smile. Her gaze at Ling Chuxia remained just as gentle and compassionate.
"Xiaxia, I can understand your thoughts. The child is indeed innocent, and we adults shouldn’t involve him in our affairs. However... it will be very hard for you to raise a child alone. Are you sure, do you really want to keep it?"
Ling Chuxia had thought that her elder sister would be shocked, sad, or even disagree with her keeping the child. She didn’t expect her to remain so gentle and to be considering her welfare.
Ling Chuxia couldn’t help but lift her eyes, looking straight into Ling Yunshu’s, where calmness and concern resided, without a trace of anger at her selfishness, only worry about her struggles raising a child alone...
"Elder sister... I..." Ling Chuxia’s eyes quickly filled with moisture, her voice trembling so much that she was ashamed and didn’t know what to say.
Ling Yunshu smiled slightly, patting the back of her hand with understanding, "Okay, you don’t have to say anything, I understand."
Through tear-filled eyes, Ling Chuxia looked at Ling Yunshu, her heart roiling with a myriad of emotions—guilt, self-reproach, sorrow, and shame—all surging up, nearly suffocating her. She didn’t even know how to face such a wonderful elder sister.
Standing in front of her, she realized just how bad, selfish, and shameless she was.
Ling Chuxia couldn’t continue to face Ling Yunshu. She stood up abruptly, her voice choked as she said, "Elder sister, I will finalize the divorce with Shi Che as soon as possible. I’ll be leaving now."
The moment her words fell, she didn’t wait for Ling Yunshu to respond. She strode directly towards the door and ran off, soon disappearing.
Only when Ling Chuxia’s footsteps had faded did the door of the apartment’s bedroom open, and a tall figure emerged, his gaze slowly fell on Ling Yunshu, his voice indifferent, "Are you really letting Xiaxia keep the child?"
Ling Yunshu slowly lifted her head, locking eyes with the man for a second, then her expression suddenly turned cold. She grabbed the water glass in front of her and smashed it fiercely to the ground.