Ling Chuxia watched as Shi Che’s face suddenly changed, and a sense of foreboding surged inside her. She couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong?" After a thought, her eyes widened slightly. "Is it Madam...?"
The sound of Ling Chuxia’s voice snapped Shi Che back to reality. His dark eyes grew intense as he nodded and said with an unusually heavy voice, "Yes, Mom fainted all of a sudden, and she’s in a critical condition now..."
"Then... then, Che, we, we should hurry to the hospital!" Ling Chuxia’s face also turned pale with fright.
Her body had not yet fully recovered, and now, as her complexion turned pale, her entire figure seemed even more fragile, her slight frame swaying as if it would collapse with the slightest breeze.
Shi Che steadied himself, his black eyes concealing the panic, leaving only his usual deep solemnity. He looked at Ling Chuxia and said in a deep voice, "You don’t have to go."
In this state, she would only get anxious if she went. Her health wasn’t fully restored, and he didn’t want her to collapse too.
You don’t have to go...
Those four short words felt like a heavy hammer striking her heart, and Ling Chuxia’s whole body couldn’t stop shaking.
That’s right... of course she didn’t have to go. What was she now? She wasn’t part of the Shi Family anymore; what business did she have going there?
In the hospital, with so many servants, and even... her elder sister present, what would she be doing there as an outsider?
Ling Chuxia silently lowered her eyes, a hint of self-mockery flashing in them. Her voice couldn’t have been lower, "Yeah, I won’t go. You should hurry, don’t delay."
Shi Che could sense the sudden drop in Ling Chuxia’s mood and vaguely felt she might have misunderstood something. But now, he had no time to explain; everything would have to wait until he returned from the hospital.
Shi Che hummed deeply, let go of Ling Chuxia’s hand, and turned towards the door. Ling Chuxia stood there dazed, watching his retreating figure, tears slowly welling up in her eyes.
But just as Shi Che reached the door, his footsteps abruptly halted. Then he turned around and strode back towards her.
Ling Chuxia had no time to hold back her tears when Shi Che walked back to her. He grasped her arms with both hands, his black eyes lowered, fixed firmly on her face.
His voice was low and heavy, yet he enunciated every word, "Chuxia, wait for me."
Ling Chuxia’s body trembled involuntarily, her dark eyes staring blankly at him. Her long eyelashes were damp with tears, making her look pitiful.
Something shook Shi Che’s heart, tugging at it fiercely. He took a deep breath and continued, "I have something to tell you. Wait for me, wait for me to come back, okay?"
She knew very well that some things should not be anticipated, that some emotions should not be allowed to stir. Otherwise, one careless move might result in an injury all over again, falling into an abyss of no return.
Yet, at this moment, when Ling Chuxia looked into Shi Che’s black eyes, as deep and dark as ever, she found herself powerless to refuse.
Her head nodded uncontrollably.
The moment she nodded, a smile hooked at the corner of Shi Che’s lips, a handsome face briefly lit with amusement. Then quickly, he turned and strode away.
Ling Chuxia stood rooted to the spot for a long, long time before finally coming to her senses. Shi Che had actually... asked her to wait for him? What... what exactly did he want to say to her?