Chapter 390 - She was Still Young (2/2)

All Xia Ruoxin could do was prepare some tonics for him. At the very least, he would not starve when it came to food.

She was almost on-the-go the whole day. There was no time for her to think of other things because she was simply too busy.

She kept her tools and looked at her watch. It was past five o'clock. There were no vegetables at home so she had to go and buy some.

However, on her way back from the market, a car was coming from the opposite direction. It stopped beside her. The car door opened, and a tall man wearing a suit emerged.

He was a misfit standing at the market. This was an ordinary market whereas he was an elite from the society. His clothes were spotless while many people around him smelled like the market.

The smell of vegetables, mud, poultry, and fish.

”Ruoxin, can we talk?”

Chu Lui took a deep breath. The look in his dark eyes was complex. It almost drowned him.

Xia Ruoxin's hand tightened around the handle of the basket. She didn't know what she had to say to him.

Not too long after that…

They came to a western restaurant. Chu Lui, in his suit, looked like he belonged here. However, Xia Ruoxin didn't. She was wearing casual attire, a pair of flat shoes, and carrying a basket full of groceries that she just bought.

Nevertheless, thanks for her good looks and gentle disposition, she did not look out of place upon her arrival at the restaurant.

”What would you like to have?” Chu Lui handed the menu to Xia Ruoxin as he asked.

”A glass of water. Thank you.”

Xia Ruoxin did not look at the menu. She wasn't here to eat or drink water. It was because of basic courtesy.

”You don't want anything else?” Chu Lui's eyes darkened. ”The steak here is quite good. Do you want to try it?”

”Mr. Chu, you might have forgotten about some things because of your busy schedule. I don't like steak.” Xia Ruoxin placed both her hands on the table. She sounded sarcastic. That's right. She never liked steak especially those cooked medium-rare. Xia Yixuan or perhaps Li Manni might like it.

Chu Lui's held his glass, and his hand paused in mid-air, as though he had forgotten something. His heart was hollow.

He had truly forgotten about that. No, he had never bothered to remember that Xia Ruoxin did not like to eat steak. The Xia Ruoxin in the past was always laughing. No matter where he brought her or he ordered for her to eat, she would say it is nice as though she really liked it.

In reality, he had not paid any attention to her: the raised eyebrows and her pursed lips. How she must have endured it.

She had put up with it in the past because he was Chu Lui, and she liked him. Yet now, she could not tolerate him. Was it because she no longer liked him? At the thought of this, Chu Lui froze. It felt like something had been carved out from his heart when he was wide awake. He could not reconcile or endure the pain.

”Ruoxin.”

He called Xia Ruoxin's name—a name that had not faded in his heart for the past four years. Time could not wash it away. He could not forget even with the distance between them. All these years, it just became clearer and clearer.