Chapter 369 - Finally (1/2)

”I'm here to give you this.” Xia Ruoxin raised the umbrella in her hand.

”Don't you know you need to open the umbrella when sending it to someone?” Gao Yi tapped her forehead gently and took the umbrella from her. He opened it and put it over their heads. At last, their world stopped raining.

”Let's go.” He wrapped his arm around Xia Ruoxin's shoulders. Chu Lui's eyes honed in on them. Gao Yi knew that he was glaring at him warningly. Perhaps he was wishing he could cut his hand off.

It was as expected of Chu Lui. Those cold eyes could really route the competitors in his field completely, but Gao Yi wasn't one to be compared with them. He wasn't scared of him. There was no way he would be scared of him.

Their eyes met, full of hostility. Their first meeting had determined their roles as rivals.

”Gao Yi, I…” Xia Ruoxin wanted to explain, but she stopped herself when she saw Gao Yi shake his head. ”You don't have to say anything. I understand. You don't need to feel pressured. Have you forgotten that I said I wouldn't force you and will give you time? I know time is what you need.”

He looked at his watch. It was already time. ”We need to go pick her up; if not, she's going to cry.” They both knew who he was talking about: Rainy, their beloved baby, their cute little angel, the small kid who missed home more especially when it started to rain.

They talked as if there was no one beside them, treating Chu Lui like air. The rain fell constantly on Chu Lui, drenching him and his heart.

”Okay.” Xia Ruoxin nodded. Gao Yi led her further and further away from the man she loved for her whole life. She turned her head back suddenly to look at Chu Lui, whose shoulders and back were wet. He was in a black suit like always, but now it was thoroughly soaked, making him a sorry sight. She told herself to steel her heart. Everything was fake. Even if it was true, it had nothing to do with her anymore.

Chu Lui had no need for Xia Ruoxin in the past, and so now, Xia Ruoxin's world would not have a place for him. She blinked. She didn't know why, but she felt like the umbrella was faulty. Why did the rain keep leaking in?

As she raised the back of her hand, drops of water fell again and again. She was lost in thought and didn't realize that Gao Yi's expression had become gloomier.

The rain grew heavier and heavier. Chu Lui kneeled down and picked the pearls off the ground one by one. He understood that this feeling was what he had done to Xia Ruoxin in the past so this was all what he deserved to suffer.

He knew that she had suffered so much more than what he was going through now.

He collected all the pearls and hugged the box to his body, carefully keeping it out of the rain. Water trickled from his chin to his collar. His clothes were long soaked.

He turned back to look in the direction where the two disappeared. For the first time in his life, he felt lonely. She already had another man by her side, and the man gave her so much and treated her so well—unlike Chu Lui.

He only gave her cruelty, pain, and revenge. Even his gentleness once had underlying motives.