Chapter 533 - He Wanted a Daughter (1/2)
”Manni, how was it? Was it true? Was that little girl really Chu Lui's child?” Upon seeing Li Manni walk out of the house, Mrs. Li hastily approached her and asked anxiously. If it was true, then they really had no more hope. Their Li family was done for.
Li Manni simply took a glance at her mother, her lips slightly curving upwards. ”Mom, did you really think that Chu Lui would accept me again? The Li family again? Everything that happened to us, it was all planned by him. Did you really think that Chu Lui was going to slap himself in the face?”
Her questions left Mrs. Li speechless. Chu Lui, that man, definitely wasn't somebody who could easily forgive others. He always bore grudges.
”Mom, regardless of whether that child exists or not, he will never accept me again. Didn't you already know that? There's also no way that he'll let us rise like a phoenix from the ashes. That house is the last thing that he has given us.” Li Manni was just like a wandering soul, aimlessly walking forward. Her heart was cold, very cold. Her mother was probably worried about how her daughter was going to continue living her life, or maybe she was only worried about her big brother and was still planning to use that house to let him get married.
”Manni, Manni…” Mrs. Li endlessly repeated Li Manni's name. Her heart this time had really fallen into despair.
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Xia Ruoxin placed her hands above her eyes and looked up to the bright, sunny sky. Her lips curved slightly into a smile. As if a spring breeze had blown across, her entire body felt soothingly warm. She took a look at the things in her hand: the new clothes that she bought for her daughter. The little fella was definitely going to be very happy when she got back.
She put down her hands and slightly squinted her eyes. Suddenly, she felt that that light in her vision was blocked by a mass of shadows.
”Ruoxin…” The man's voice had obvious hoarseness to it. It seemed like he had to go through a lot just to call her name.
”Is there something wrong? Mr. Chu?” Xia Ruoxin backed away a few steps. It was only then that she was able to see the blue sky again. He was just like a massive shadow, blocking her path in life and only making her want to distance herself.
”Ruoxin, if I say that I've never gotten over you, will you believe me?” Chu Lui didn't dare to approach her. He simply stood in his place, speaking the words that he had wanted to say since a long time ago. True enough—he had never gotten over her. Never. He didn't need his dignity, and he didn't need his pride, so please?
”Your old things are all still there; I've kept them well. I never thought of throwing them away. Even though I always thought that I hated you a lot, I never thought of throwing your things away.”
Xia Ruoxin gently gripped her own finger. ”Throw them away. What's the point of keeping them? You already threw away the person; shouldn't you also throw away their things?”
Xia Ruoxin said in a light tone. Although she still couldn't manage to appear aloof and indifferent, at least her expression was calm. However, only she knew that her heart right then was beating wildly. It's been four years already; he really should've thrown them away. She didn't want to go back to her days before. Right now, she was living well, so well that she didn't want anything to change.
Furthermore, Gao Yi was really good to her. In this world, there was nobody that treated her as well as Gao Yi did. That's why she really wasn't willing to think about things of the past. She and Chu Lui had four wrong years together; let that all be in the past now.
He didn't owe her anything, and neither did she owe him.
”If I say that I actually still love you, can we have a new start?” Chu Lui's hoarse voice spoke. Within the darkness of his black pupils existed a look of seriousness. ”Can we? Can we?”