Free Web NovelChapter 923: Chapter 345: [Heartbreaking Fairy Tale] The Sea Is an Upside-Down Sky (Part 5)_2
While speaking, he took away the diagnosis results from Lin Chu’s hand, and naturally held her hand, pulling her up to stand.
Lu Huai’an always had this calm demeanor, even in times of chaos, maintaining an almost unnerving calmness.
Like a pine tree standing in the depths of winter, its trunk covered in white frost, even its branches adorned with icicles.
Lin Chu quietly watched him, without much emotion on her face.
She spoke lightly, "You knew all along?"
Lu Huai’an held her hand with a gentle strength, yet it was an assertive gesture.
His sharply defined features were calm as ever, but his dark eyes were a little dimmer than usual, "I didn’t know."
Lin Chu was just asking casually, without any intention of pursuing the matter further.
Whether his answer was true or false didn’t really matter.
Dying from illness or jumping to death, the result is the same, but they are different concepts.
People must die, so what’s the point of being alive now? Hence, to classify them as one is utterly ridiculous.
Lu Huai’an held Lin Chu, and Lin Chu held Qi Ming. freewebnøvel.coɱ
From a distance, it looked like a warm and affectionate picture, but only they knew how much distance lay between them.
Even if they crossed mountains and seas, there was no way to get closer anymore.
Qi Ming shook Lin Chu’s hand and asked softly, "Mom, what did the letter say?"
Lin Chu looked down at her son and smiled gently, her eyes gentle, "Hmm... nothing special."
There will be no change.
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Lin Chu visited Xu Qiubai for the first time.
Jiang Muzhou came later; the first people she knew, besides Ji Wanxia, were Xu Qiubai.
During those innocent, naive teenage years, Lin Chu always had endless energy, and Xu Qiubai always took the blame for the troubles she and Ji Wanxia caused.
In An City, many people couldn’t understand why Xu Qiubai, from an ordinary family background, could befriend two strikingly beautiful and well-born girls.
Unpleasant rumors were not absent, but none of the three paid any mind.
Lin Chu and Ji Wanxia didn’t have mothers, and Mrs. Xu was their kindergarten teacher, so they often hung out at the Xu Family home, freeloading meals.
Back then, Xu Qiubai was youthful and sunny, and the occasional silence was well hidden.
Loving someone who doesn’t see you is tough, but if he weren’t friends with her, he would have no rightful identity to be close.
He knew clearly that if he pierced that layer of paper, it would only end in awkwardness and tragedy.
Watching her rush towards the flames, watching her get covered in bruises, watching her grow old overnight...
And now, the silly boy can only lie in the cold hospital room, unable to open his eyes, unable to speak.
Lin Chu didn’t bring Qi Ming; she came alone.
Mr. Xu didn’t treat her as an outsider; after making tea, he sat by the bedside, massaging Xu Qiubai’s hands and feet, chatting with Lin Chu about recent years.
On the bedside cabinet, there were two photos.
One was of the late Mrs. Xu, and the other was a young girl. Lin Chu’s gaze lingered on that photo for a while.
The girl in the photo had striking and bright features. Although she was very young, there seemed to be a world-weary look in her eyes.
It seemed to be taken in a bar; the person in the photo was holding a guitar, stunningly beautiful under the dim lights.
"Uncle Xu, this is...?"
Mr. Xu looked up, following Lin Chu’s gaze, his sadness hidden behind a smile.
"Just Xia Qian, Qiu Bai’s fiancée, quite surprising, right? When I first saw this girl, I almost mistook her for you. Although she looks somewhat similar to you, after spending time together, you wouldn’t confuse them, and Qianqian’s personality is quite different from yours."
Xia Qian and the Lin Chu before waking from a nightmare were indeed two extremes.
Growing up in a simple environment, having lived a lifetime by age twenty, drifting in a cold city, just surviving for the sake of being alive.
To be honest, Lin Chu was more surprised, but even more pleasantly surprised.
She always worried that Xu Qiubai would stubbornly cling to one tree; glad to see he was better than her fear.
"Hmm, there is a bit of a resemblance, I almost suspect she is my long-lost sister," Lin Chu picked up the frame, jokingly smiling, "Is she in An City, Uncle Xu? May I meet this sister I’ve never met?"
Upon hearing Lin Chu’s words, Mr. Xu froze, stopping all his movements.
