88 She Knew Nothing (2/2)

She looked up and met the man's profound gaze. It was so deep that she couldn't see the depth.

”Ah Lui.” She smiled faintly as if she had not seen him for a lifetime. It seemed surreal that they had not seen each other for a long time. Suddenly, she felt mistreated. She wanted to ask, and yet she didn't.

In the end, she only managed to say his name. Just those two words.

Chu Lui reached out and held her waist. The slight use of force from his arms caused her to experience some pain.

”I'm sorry.” He lowered his head and rested his hand on her hair. She wasn't sure if he was feeling sincere or faking it, but he sounded troubled.

So troubled that between them, it was getting harder to breathe.

”It's okay. I know… I know everything.”

Xia Ruoxin shook her head as her eyes started to tear up, blurring the man's features from time to time. She thought she knew. It was only after that that she finally realized she actually knew nothing.

Chu Lui walked her to his car, and they got on. The journey was punctuated by a silence which was worse than before. On this night, he seemed to revert to the old him on their wedding night. He was forceful and violent, cruel and cold. Xia Ruoxin accepted everything in silence. She thought he was more tired and in more pain than her.

In fact, she did not know that she was always the one in pain.

…

She felt indescribable warmth when a ray of light fell on her shoulders. She sat up and felt the empty space beside her. It was cold. He had been very busy lately, more so compared to the past. Sometimes, there were days when he didn't even come home.