Ling Chuxia didn’t know how long she had cried, her tears seemed to have all dried up, and the ringtone of her cell phone kept sounding in her ears. Her hand, unconsciously, fished out the phone and held it to her ear, answering with a soft "hello."
Very quickly, Bai Yixuan’s voice came through, filled with utter urgency, "Xiaxia, where are you? Why haven’t you been answering your phone?"
The moment she heard Bai Yixuan’s voice, it was as if all her fear, sadness, and terror had finally found an outlet. Her voice was hoarse, and she couldn’t get any words out, only mindlessly calling out, "Brother Xuan..."
"Xiaxia, have you been crying? Why are you crying? Stop crying, stop crying. Where are you? Are you in Liang City?"
Bai Yixuan was practically frantic. That morning when he went to the apartment, Ling Chuxia was still sleeping. He rarely saw her sleeping so soundly and didn’t want to disturb her, allowing her to have a good rest. In the evening, thinking that Chuxia would have woken up by then, he wanted to invite her out for dinner, but when he arrived at the apartment, she was nowhere to be seen. He called her, but she never picked up. Her foot was still injured, so she couldn’t possibly be wandering around—where could she have possibly gone?
Pacing anxiously in the apartment, his foot unintentionally stepped on a newspaper on the floor. Picking it up to see, he instantly guessed a few things.
Yesterday, she had seen the engagement news of Yunshu and Shi Che, and she’d seemed off ever since. He faintly guessed that there must be some relationship between her and Shi Che, but today the news had exploded that Mrs. Shi was critically ill. He thought, could Xiaxia have run back to see Mrs. Shi?
There was no time to think further. He grabbed his car keys and rushed out, sitting in the car and putting on his Bluetooth earpiece, continued to call Ling Chuxia’s mobile phone, then started the car, turned the steering wheel, and headed in the direction of Liang City.
He didn’t know how many calls he had made, but finally, the call connected. The moment it did, his heart almost couldn’t stop trembling; however, the next second, he heard Ling Chuxia’s crying.
So helpless, so panicked, so disoriented.
His throat felt as if it was being cruelly gripped by a large hand, almost to the point of suffocation, and he gripped the steering wheel tightly, his voice low, "Xiaxia, wait for me, just wait there for me, I’m on my way to pick you up!"
Bai Yixuan didn’t hang up, keeping the call connected while pressing down hard on the accelerator; his car raced down the road at breakneck speed.
Ling Yunshu stripped off her clothes, bare and clean, lifted her foot and slowly walked to the bed, sat on the edge, then lay down slowly.
The distance between her and Shi Che was only so little.
She had waited for this moment for so long, had worked hard for it; today, she could finally make it a reality...
Shi Che, you must have no idea how much I love you.
You also must have no idea how I’ve struggled through these years for you.
Now, you’re finally by my side...
Ling Yunshu smiled, a light of happiness slowly infused her eyes, and she tilted closer to Shi Che, wanting to nestle into his arms.
But before she could get closer, Shi Che’s brows suddenly furrowed, his long eyelashes trembled as if he was about to wake. Ling Yunshu was startled, her eyes darted left and right, not daring to get any closer. She just leaned in a bit and then closed her eyes.