Shi Che stared intensely at the message from Ling Chuxia, feeling a slight pain in his chest. He covered his heart, forcibly suppressing the pain as he continued sending messages.
"Why can’t you accept? Is it because... you have a boyfriend now?"
As he typed the last few words, Shi Che’s fingers stiffened slightly. The word ’boyfriend’ particularly stung his eyes, conjuring up the scene he had witnessed behind Ling Chuxia and Bai Yixuan that night - a mix of heartache and intense jealousy surged through him.
When the new message came, Ling Chuxia was startled. Boyfriend? Where did he get that idea?
Since this person was pursuing her and knew her name and workplace so accurately, he must know her and be acquainted with her. So, did he think Brother Xuan was her boyfriend because he saw them together? Or was it merely a guess?
Ling Chuxia frowned and thought for a long time but couldn’t figure it out. However, one thing was clear to her: she didn’t want to be in a relationship or deal with emotions right now.
The past... wrongful relationship with Shi Che had hurt her deeply. Even now, she couldn’t calm down or move on from that pain. How could she possibly start a new relationship at this time?
Moreover, she thought, maybe she wouldn’t be able to fall for someone else for the rest of her life.
Given this, she couldn’t give false hope to others. The only option was to reject them decisively.
After reflecting for a moment, Ling Chuxia replied slowly, word by word: "Yes, I already have a boyfriend. So thank you for your feelings, but I’m sorry."
Staring at the three characters on the screen, even though it was a fact already known, Shi Che couldn’t help but grip his phone tightly, a dark light flickering in his eyes.
From the beginning, there had been only him, a man next to Ling Chuxia. Of course, it wasn’t that Ling Chuxia lacked charm or suitors. Although standing next to Ling Yunshu did overshadow her, Yun Shu was too much of a goddess, too unapproachable, while Chuxia was much more approachable. Many men turned their attention to Chuxia. However, perhaps due to his subtle interference, those who pursued her were basically nipped in the bud by him, so for many years, it had always been only him next to Chuxia.
He had thought that, for a lifetime, he, Shi Che, would be the only man intimately close to Chuxia. But now, out of nowhere, there was Bai Yixuan. Shi Che clenched his phone so hard it nearly shattered, as if it were Bai Yixuan he was crushing.
After waiting a while and receiving no response from Mr. S, Ling Chuxia thought he might have backed off after her rejection. Her heart lightened slightly, yet there was also a faint sense of loss.
After all, this was the first time a man had pursued her, and every woman has a bit of vanity.
But it was just a bit. She quickly put it out of her mind, feeling a bit hungry. She put down her phone and was about to cook something simple when her phone pinged again.
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