Free Web NovelChapter 920: Chapter 344: [Heartbroken Fairy Tale] The Sea Is an Inverted Sky (Part 4)_2
Hanshao said to her, "Xiao Chu, you’re home, come over and give dad a back massage."
Her hand was shaken, and Lin Chu’s drifting mind returned to reality.
She lowered her head and saw the anxiety and panic in Qi Ming’s bright eyes, then smiled slightly, her voice a little hoarse, "What’s wrong?"
Qi Ming had just called Lin Chu three times, but she didn’t respond at all, as if she was lost in her memories. Her dazed appearance scared Qi Ming.
But he didn’t mention any of this, just held Lin Chu’s hand tightly. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
"Mom, can I go see that swing?"
On the trunk of the plane tree, there was a handmade swing. Over the years, the wooden board had turned a bit yellow, but the rope was new, having been replaced not too long ago.
"Sure, you go play, mom will go inside and turn on the lights for you."
Qi Ming nodded obediently.
He let go of Lin Chu’s hand and ran to the base of the plane tree, circling around the trunk, seeming very curious.
No matter how sensible he was, he was still just a child.
With bodyguards guarding outside the yard, Lin Chu felt at ease letting her son be alone.
She stood outside the door for a long, long time before slowly entering the password.
When the lights were turned on, everything in the living room came into Lin Chu’s view—quiet, empty, devoid of any warmth.
No one was sitting on the sofa drinking tea or reading the newspaper, no one on the balcony holding a photo of mom reminiscing about the past, and the study was empty of the tirelessly working figure...
In an inconspicuous corner of the cloakroom’s shoe cabinet, there was a pair of high heels.
Those were the first pair of high heels in Lin Chu’s life, a coming-of-age gift from Lin Zongjun on her eighteenth birthday.
She spent an entire afternoon dressing up, from head to toe filled with the thoughts of a young girl, even her brows carried joy, yet she sat alone in the restaurant until ten o’clock at night.
She didn’t meet her prince charming at the appointed time.
Lu Huai’an arrived late, and carried her, drunk and disoriented, away from the snack street. Along the way, she lost the high heels that her father had given her.
Even though they were quietly returned to the Lin Family later on, she never wore them again.
Memories surged like torrents, overwhelming Lin Chu, tearing at her heart as if to drag her into hell.
Her barren and desolate heart suddenly began to ache, at first very faint, but slowly the pain spread to her internal organs, like thousands of ants gnawing away at her flesh.
The intangible pain nearly drove Lin Chu to collapse.
She squatted on the floor, clutching her heart with one hand, crying uncontrollably.
Suppressing sobs spilled from her throat, laden with endless longing and regret, "Dad... Dad..."
She just kept repeating that one syllable, the sound of tears dropping on the floor, so light it couldn’t be lighter, yet seemed to shatter her eardrums.
"Xiao Chu, if you place all your hopes and emotions on one person, you’ll suffer in the future."
"My precious daughter, tomorrow you are getting married. Dad hopes he loves you more than I do, can tolerate your little temper more than I do, and that you can grow old together, living peacefully for the rest of your life."
"Xiao Chu, even when dad is not around, you must live well."
"If there’s a next life, and we can be father and daughter again, dad will definitely give you a complete family."
"Xiao Chu..."
"Xiao Chu..."
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After receiving the bodyguard’s call, Lu Huai’an left the ongoing meeting abruptly. The discontented words of the shareholders seemed to not reach his ears.
She went to the Lin Family Villa.
Every corner there held memories with Lin Zongjun.
Lun Jun hurried to catch up, briefly explaining the situation, "Miss Shen arrived over an hour ago, waiting for you in the office."
Miss Shen didn’t say it was something important, but she had indeed been waiting for a long time.
Lu Huai’an continued walking, his cold features remained unmoved, he calmly said, "If there’s something, handle it; if not, just send her back."
What this meant didn’t need to be explained.
Lun Jun nodded respectfully, "Yes."
After going downstairs, he quickly drove the car from the parking lot, then respectfully handed the keys to Lu Huai’an. "Mr. Lu, here’s the car key for you." freewebnσvel.cøm
He was about to head back to the company to address the issue with Shen Weiyi when Lu Huai’an stopped him.
"Wait."
"Mr. Lu, is there anything else you’d like to order?"
The sunset still hung at the horizon, and Lu Huai’an’s sturdy shadow stretched long along the ground.
"Go near An University to find a bakery, I remember its name, run by an elderly couple, a century-old shop in an inconspicuous location, you might ask some college students from An University about it."
