Chapter 374 - Pass By (2/2)
There were some people in the world that one would always meet no matter how much one didn't want to. There were also things that happened in this world despite how much one didn't want it to.
Chu Lui supported Li Manni carefully. Li Manni's baby was unstable, and so they needed to be more careful. Yet, he didn't think that he would meet her here and him as well.
Xia Ruoxin and the man beside him looked well. Her complexion looked good, and it seemed like she was living a good life. His eyes trailed to their connected hands. Suddenly, his eyes felt like they were being pricked like a needle. It was a sour and bitter pain, almost unbearable.
Li Manni pursed her red lips, the displeasure clear on her face. However, the corner of her lips curled up when she saw the man beside Xia Ruoxin. She already had another man. That was good. Since she had another man with her now, she'd better not steal her husband away.
Gao Yi tightened his grip on Xia Ruoxin's hand as the four of them walked past each other. The respective couples had their own paths to take. It might be an arduous road, or it might be an easy one. However, they would walk down their paths with their own legs.
Chu Lui clenched the hand at his side as he steadied Li Manni, but he could only heave a huge sigh in the end and strode away.
Xia Ruoxin hung her head low. The moment they passed by each other, she felt a cold gust of air from his clothes flapping. The cold seeped into her heart.
”Ruoxin…” Gao Yi asked her worriedly, afraid that she would be affected.
”I'm fine, don't worry. I'll forget him very soon.” Xia Ruoxin forced a smile. However, she really tried her best, but it wasn't that easy to forget. She tried for four years and claimed that she had forgotten, but the truth…
Despite being more hurt than happy, she still couldn't forget him.
Gao Yi stopped in his tracks and moved his hand to her shoulder. ”Alright, stop thinking about it. You don't have to force yourself to forget him. You're going to be miserable like that. Just go with the flow of time. No one is forcing you to forget it. No matter what you experienced in the past, it was all a part of your life, after all.”
Warmth spread from Xia Ruoxin's shoulders to her heart like a spray. It was tender and not pressurizing in the least.
”Okay, I will try my best.” She nodded. Gao Yi's hand tightened around her and pulled her into his arms. ”Ruoxin, I will be by your side.” He gently stroked Xia Ruoxin's hair, but his eyes dimmed.
”Let's enter. Don't be afraid. It will be alright.” He placed his hand on Xia Ruoxin's face and assured her.
”Yeah. I'm not scared.” Xia Ruoxin knew that it was a just a small check-up consisting of a few x-rays. There was no pain involved.
Gao Yi took her hand again, but he turned and looked back towards the wall near them. That line of vision never left them.
The door closed and separated each other from view. Chu Lui stood at the same spot until they walked in. It was the orthopedic so she must be here to look at her left arm. He stared at the closed door with a dark expression. He pursed his lips and looked down at his hand. It was these hands that broke her left arm.