Chapter 361 - Any Other Schemes? (1/2)

Perhaps he's been an idiot all along. He thought he was clever and had plotted everything, but he had forgotten the most important thing: he was human, and he too had feelings.

If only he had been less calculating, then perhaps he might not be in such a situation now.

A drop of blood appeared in his palm again. He had once again pricked his finger, resulting in yet another hole. Under the dim light, his documents were stacked on a pile to the side.

Beside him was a box holding tiny white pearls, so small that the holes in them were difficult to find.

Yet he still focused intently as he wove the pearls together one by one. He had once destroyed her happiness, and so he would return her happiness no matter what.

Li Manni stood in the living room like a fool, staring fixed on the door that was shut tight. Her usually gentle face was weary and frosty. She turned around and shut herself in the other room.

Two doors, two rooms, two worlds. This was the reason they could never close the distance between them again.

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”Ruoxin…” Gao Yi tapped the table with his fingers. The woman sitting opposite him was staring into space, and it wasn't just for a minute or two. She was like this ever since she returned. He glanced at his watch. It had been at least half an hour. What was she so preoccupied with?

”Ruoxin.” He called out again. Xia Ruoxin was still holding on to the chopsticks, bringing the rice to her mouth from time to time. She had been eating from the small bowl for half an hour, but she was still left with the entire bowl. If this went on, he really didn't know if she could even finish her food by tomorrow morning, or if it would grow mold first.

He took the chopsticks from Xia Ruoxin's hand, which made her come to her senses. She stared strangely at her hand.

”Why are my chopsticks with you?” She stared at Gao Yi's hand, puzzled, while her hand was empty.

”Look at your bowl. How long have you been eating? Even Rainy, a child, has finished her food, but you haven't. Why, is there sand in the rice… or poison?”

Gao Yi said and placed the chopsticks back into her hand. His eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

”Oh, I forgot.” Xia Ruoxin put down the bowl in her hands in a hurry. Her hands were actually slightly numb. Sure enough, there was a lot of rice left. She had been so lost in thought that she had forgotten to eat.

Rainy just widened her eyes in curiosity and tilted her head. ”Mommy, the food is delicious. Rainy ate a lot.” She picked up her bowl, which didn't have a single grain of rice left. She ate really cleanly because her mom had told her not to waste food.

”Good girl, Rainy. Go do your homework.” Gao Yi gently rubbed Rainy's soft hair. He wanted to talk to Xia Ruoxin. He wasn't so silly to not notice that she was obviously worried.