142 In Life, There Will Be Hope (2/2)

She turned around to leave; tears began to gather in her eyes.

”Wait.” Before her tears fell, the woman called out for her. ”Nevermind, forget about it. Stay. A woman should not make things difficult for another woman.”

Xia Ruoxin covered her eyes with her hands. This time, she really started to cry.

Her eyes were smiling and—at the same time—crying.

She has finally found a job. She won't starve to death. The small warehouse she was staying was a bit cold; however, it was her shelter. This was her first job.

Her day job was waiting tables. Every day after work, she would return with an aching arm. She continued to endure it. What else could she do if not to wait tables?

No job was too low as long as she could keep herself alive.

She had no wish to starve herself to death.

When she walked on the streets, there was no scandal of her or her photo in the newspaper. The world preferred new things to old ones, and there was another piece of news. She held the newspaper and read it. It was another woman in Chu Lui's arms—that woman was Li Manni. They had an extravagant engagement party not long ago.

She put the newspaper down and blinked. For a moment, her eyes teared up upon reading about him. Her heart still ached for him.

She thought she might need a long time to get over him. There might be a day when she would forget totally about him.

She turned around and left. They belonged to two different worlds now, with no chance of meeting each other again.