Chapter 405 - Can He be Forgiven (2/2)

At night, Li Manni made a cup of coffee out of habit and brought it to Chu Lui in his study. She knocked gently on the door.

”Lui, I'm coming in.”

”Okay.” Chu Lui replied from within. There wasn't much emotion in his voice. Instead, it sounded cold so cold that Li Manni shuddered uncontrollably.

She pushed the door open and entered. Chu Lui's fingers were constantly typing on the keyboard. Recently, he had been spending a lot of time on the computer. Li Manni couldn't help but be suspicious. However, she didn't think much about it as she put the coffee on the table and stood aside.

”Is there something else that you need?” Chu Lui asked, simply not bothering to look up. He knew Li Manni had not left.

Li Manni could feel her heart spasming. When had he become this cold and distant towards her? Did he know about the things she had done to Xia Ruoxin in the past? Was he disappointed with her? Did he pity Xia Ruoxin? Or was he in despair with himself?

Regardless of the reason, he no longer treated her like how he did in the past.

She smiled bitterly. There was no one she could blame.

”Lui, my mom wanted us to go back for dinner this weekend,” she said in a soft and pleading voice.

”Okay.” Chu Lui's voice remained the same. He had been putting all his concentration on the computer screen. Li Manni's face went pale as she bit on her lips and, at the same time, fighting the urge to smash the screen.

Her fisted hands started to relax by her sides, balled into fists, and then relaxed again. At last, she turned around and left the room. Yet, she was unaware that Chu Lui had chosen this second to look up from his computer screen. The look in his narrowed eyes was thoughtful.

Click. The door closed. Once again, his eyes went back to the screen.

His fingers ran around the keyboard typing speedily. The study was filled with the sound of his typing, and the rhythm of the keys being pressed sounded crisp.

A Sunny Day will Come: ”If a man had done wrong, but he has repented now. Do you think he would be forgiven?”

Xia Ruoxin looked up from her sketchbook, and she moved the mouse to click on the message.

Summer's Not Over: ”Is this the theme for the next one?”

The other party took a long time to reply.

A Sunny Day will Come: ”You can say so. What do you think?”

Summer's Not Over: ”That depends. Some people can be forgiven, but some are not.”

A Sunny Day will Come: ”What about you?”

Summer's Not Over: ”Me? I won't.”

She typed those words without a thought. She wouldn't be able to forgive because there was a man who had done unacceptable things to her. He had resorted to unscrupulous ways to force her, a woman, into despair. Why did he deserve her forgiveness? That kind of man was not worth forgiving.

A Sunny Day will Come: ”Do you hate him?”