Chapter 368 - She Was Guilty (2/2)

”So I was guilty?” Xia Ruoxin smiled bitterly. So she was guilty. She wasn't supposed to appear in this world in the first place anyway. Did she only exist just to be accused and trample upon by others?

”Ruoxin,” Chu Lui called out, a conflict expression on his face that never appeared before. Why didn't he notice that her tears made his heart ache so? He had actually experienced heartache four years ago, but why didn't he admit it? Why was he so adamant and only realized there was a woman whose tears made his heart ache and whose smile he cherished when all the damage was already done?

Would he still have a chance?

He reached his hand out to her face to wipe away the rain that had fallen. He was scared she was feeling cold, for she wore very little.

However, Xia Ruoxin took a step back and avoided his hand.

”I'm returning this to you.” Xia Ruoxin held the box in front of him again. The rain formed a curtain between them, blurring their vision. She looked at his tightly clenched jaw and the black hair that stuck messily to his forehead where drops of water trickled down.

”Here.” The rain fell on her arm, making her body shrink uncontrollably.

Chu Lui placed his hands on his hips and furrowed his brows. He stood motionless and waited. ”I said it's yours. If you don't want it, then throw it away.”

His voice pierced Xia Ruoxin's ears sharply.

Xia Ruoxin retracted her hand and stared at the box.

”Throw it away?” Her lips trembled slightly, and then she let go. The box dropped on the ground, and the pearl necklace broke with a thud. The pearls rolled everywhere, making Chu Lui's eyes turn red slightly.

She really threw it away.

Xia Ruoxin walked past him. Chu Lui just looked down at the pearls scattered on the floor. He finally understood what she felt when he broke the necklace. It was as if someone had ripped his heart into two. No one could understand the kind of pain that felt like a part of him was cut away unless they experienced it themselves.

So it was actually this bitter, this excruciating.

”Ruoxin…” A man's voice said from afar. Xia Ruoxin raised her head and saw Gao Yi's figure walking towards her through the curtain of rain, his silhouette getting clearer as he walked closer. He was wearing the light grey shirt she bought him the other day. His eyebrows were wrinkled as he took her hand hurriedly and pulled her into his arms.

”Do you think you're made of steel? You're gonna catch a cold if you stay in the rain like this.” He scanned the man standing in the rain discreetly and then looked at Xia Ruoxin's face, reaching a hand out to wipe away the rainwater on her face.