40 Love Forever (2/2)

”I'll go fill the bathtub for you.” She turned around and passed him, as if escaping, but Chu Lui grabbed her extremely thin arm. The moment he placed his hand on her, he felt that she had lost weight again. Was there no one in the house to make food for her, or is she trying to starve herself?

The two of them froze in their steps, neither willing to speak first.

Xia Ruoxin struggled weakly. ”Can you please let go of me?” She pleaded. She didn't want to fight with him for she knew what harm would come her way if she did so. She had to be strong for her to go on.

How much more helpless voice and silence does she need before it's enough?

He lifted her chin while she slightly lowered her eyes. She still could not clearly see the emotions in the eyes of the man in front of her.

His world was too complicated. He was too complicated. She was unable to see clearly. She was a blank paper, but he was looking at her through a colored lens.

”Have you become skinnier?” His hand gently caressed her face as the words thoughtlessly escaped his lips.

”Do you even care?” She released a bitter laugh, her pale face having lost more than just her smile.

Chu Lui's eyes darkened. Her self-hatred made him fairly uncomfortable. Where did her temper go? Where did her usual gaze of admiration go?

What did she do to the Xia Ruoxin he knew?

He finally released her arm. Xia Ruoxin turned around again, it etched an unspeakable sadness in her eyes.

She had only taken a few steps before a pair of steel-like arms wound around her waist tightly from the back.