Chapter 653 - Ms. Xia, Youre Back (1/2)

It should be dark outside. Actually, she did not even know what time it was.

”Gao Yi…” Her lips quivered, her voice lost in her breath. She lowered her head and put the Dolly carefully in her daughter's arms. Instinctively, Rainy hugged it; she was still unable to leave the dolly.

At that time, Xia Ruoxin still had a gentle smile on her face. Just that, there was a flash of pain in her eyes. When one was smiling—actually, she was also hurting. For example, she was such a person.

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Chu Lui checked the watch on his wrist. It was six o'clock and was time for him to knock off. After clearing his table, he picked up his suit and walked out. His secretary had already left on the dot. As a CEO, he had always arrived earlier than the rest and knocked off later than them; he was already used to this habit. It was always him leaving alone, alone inside the elevator, and home alone here.

Down the lift, he walked towards his own car and drove towards his villa. After Li Manni left, he had not stayed there for a long time. Other than someone occasionally going up to clean, no one had stayed there for a long time.

The car stopped, and he looked up to see a very small house—the dullest amongst the normal houses. His exquisite, branded car looked especially jarring there as if he should not appear there and would never be there. The people who lived there were on a different level as him. He took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and opened the door. Even though the house was small and the interior was simple, it was spick and span. One could imagine that he had cleared everything himself.

A man used to sign checks, used to sit at the meeting table seriously, would have business dealings easily over a million, who always had his clothes given prepared for him… would have a day where he had to do chores. Luckily, no one was there to see, or he—as the CEO of Chu Enterprise—would shock the world.

He took off his suit, put down his office bag, and placed his hand on his stomach. His stomach growled cooperatively; he was hungry. Except for some snacks he ate for lunch, he did not eat anything else.

He walked into the kitchen and rolled up his sleeve before he boiled water and prepared ingredients routinely. When he came out, he was already holding a bowl of noodles. He tasted it, and it was slightly salty; but to him, it was already sufficient. The first time he cooked was really inedible. After so long, he had already learned the ways of what he was not willing to see and do in the past.

He learned how to make his bed, wash his clothes, and cook his own food. Even though up till now, the noodles he cooked were still not nice. His life seemed bitter, but he still felt that it was sufficient. He was satisfied.

He finished the noodles in a few mouthfuls and drank the soup cleanly before touching his belly. Yes, he was full. He looked up at everything in the house as if he could imagine their life living here.

They kept their own clothes, washed them… the daughter dumbly pulled on her own clothes while the mother patted her daughter's head. The daughter would smile at her sweetly and continue to wash the clothes seriously. One a.d.u.l.t and one child—living was tough for them, but no one knew that they were very satisfied.

Yes, this was the flat that Xia Ruoxin and Rainy had lived in for two years. After they had left, Chu Lui had bought the flat and gave up on his luxurious mansion. He lived alone in the shabby house and did all his chores on his own. He only did this to be closer to them.