Free Web NovelChapter 934: Chapter 348: [Heartbroken Fairy Tale] Pain Lasts Beyond a Hundred Days (Part 3)
During the year Lin Chu returned to An City, she spent more time in the detention center than outside.
This was her third release from the detention center, and she met Ji Wanxia, whom she hadn’t seen for six years. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
On the surface, there wasn’t a trace of desolation or dead silence, but Lin Chu knew that, like her, Ji Wanxia’s heart was already riddled with holes.
In this familiar yet strange city, she was finally not supporting herself alone.
The Ji Family Villa, which had been burned to ashes, was restored to its original state, and Lin Chu stayed there for most of the day, feeling like her starved stomach for two months was filled with just two meals.
The evening light was very soft.
Pea sang along with the nursery rhymes from the cartoons playing on the TV, making Lin Chu feel this was what a child should be like.
The two snuggled on the sofa, and Ji Wanxia looked at Lin Chu as if she were looking at an idiot, "Are you stupid? Is it fun in the detention center?"
No, not at all.
Lin Chu pretended to bravely sacrifice herself, deeply sighed, "Then, to prevent you from being lonely, I’ll endure it in the future."
Indeed, this couldn’t continue.
Qi Ming’s personality would become increasingly cold, and she also bore some responsibility.
When leaving, Lin Chu hugged the pink-cheeked little girl, smiling as she bid farewell, "Goodbye Pea. Aunt Lin will bring Qi Ming brother to play with you next time."
Spending more time with lively Pea should bring some happiness.
Pea’s eyes sparkled, smiling brightly, "Okay, okay, my aunt bought me new toys, but I don’t know how to play with them. Can brother teach me?"
Looking at Pea, Lin Chu suddenly missed Jiang Jiang, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time.
She gently rubbed the little girl’s soft hair, smiling as she replied, "Of course, brother is very smart."
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Lu Huai’an had been waiting outside the Ji Family Villa community for a long time.
The streetlights cast a glow that allowed him to see Lin Chu walking out from the villa area through the car window.
She seemed to be in a pretty good mood and glanced at the passing residents walking their pet dogs more than a few times.
Two months compared to those five years wasn’t long.
Once Lin Chu got in the car, she chuckled, "How come your good buddy is just like you? Can being together for a long time make even personalities similar?"
Being annoyingly persistent doesn’t work for everyone.
Of course, Lu Huai’an knew what she meant.
Gu Shaozhi’s car had driven in half an hour earlier when he was already there waiting.
The light inside the car was quite dim, and from his angle, he could only see the woman’s facial outline, almost hidden in the darkness.
He held the woman leaning against the car door in his arms, his hand seemingly able to touch her bones directly.
She had lost weight.
His eyes, hidden in the night, darkened even more, yet revealed no trace of emotion.
Only the deep voice carried a few hoarse notes, "You’ve known Wanxia for so many years, and still, you are different."
Lin Chu let the man hold her, neither resisting nor welcoming it, finding a comfortable position before closing her eyes, "That’s true, there will always be some differences between people."
In those years when she was away, An City went through many changes.
She just found out, after all, Shen the Superstar had committed so many sins.
Even so, being able to enjoy the lights and applause with such ease—tsk tsk—that requires a great capacity for endurance.
No wonder he could keep the truth hidden so tightly.
Lin Chu leaned in the man’s arms, the faint tobacco scent enveloping her, and couldn’t smell any alcohol.
She chuckled and asked, "How come you’re not drinking today?"
The previous two times, he had appeared outside the detention center with alcohol on his breath.
Lu Huai’an lowered his head, lightly kissed the woman’s forehead corners, his rough fingertips gently smoothing her bony shoulder blades with a warm and affectionate touch.
"Because you came back."
The emptiness of his heart over two months gradually became whole.
Lin Chu seemed to hear something amusing and burst into laughter.
Someone who didn’t know better might think she mattered a lot to him.
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Qi Ming had been waiting in the yard for a long time.
Upon hearing the sound of the car engine, his dim eyes lit up slightly, and he ran over to tightly hug Lin Chu as she got out of the car.
In a low voice, he expressed endless longing, "Mom."
Qi Ming had grown much taller, and Lin Chu could no longer lift him.
As if there hadn’t been any separation, she naturally and gently pinched her son’s nose and smiled, asking, "Have you eaten?"
