CHAPTER 335: CHAPTER 334: DETECTING CLUES (8)

But before she could feel delighted, Mrs. Shi had chosen Chuxia. At that time, the room grew silent; after all, it had always been clear to everyone that she was more than a hundred times better than Chuxia, and Mrs. Shi liked her more than Chuxia. But in the end, she chose Ling Chuxia for Shi Che to marry.

She really couldn’t understand why Mrs. Shi would make such a choice, but although she was somewhat surprised at the time, she wasn’t terribly alarmed because as long as Che didn’t agree, Mrs. Shi couldn’t force him.

Back then, all she did was look at Che, full of expectation for his refusal, hopeful that he would argue against Mrs. Shi’s words for her sake.

The moment he opened his mouth, a faint smile even curled up on her lips, her eyes brimming with anticipation and happiness; but in the end, what she heard was the words "I am willing."

Without any resistance, without any struggle, one couldn’t even see a hint of unwillingness...

Her smile froze on her face, and she sat there dumbly, like a fool, staring blankly at Che. Confusion, shock, sadness, grief—an onslaught of emotions surged forth all at once.

Che stood there, only a few steps away from her, and from beginning to end, he didn’t even glance in her direction once. She really wanted to go up to him and ask why. Why, when he obviously liked her, hadn’t he argued against Mrs. Shi? He clearly wasn’t someone who just followed orders; he could have resisted. Why did he agree to Mrs. Shi’s wishes so easily?

So many questions, so many doubts were on the verge of exploding in her mind. Sadly, she couldn’t rush forward to confront him in front of everyone. She wasn’t Chuxia, who could disregard her image. She couldn’t, she couldn’t even show a sad expression at this moment, and had to keep smiling; no matter how sad, she had to smile gracefully.

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That night, she had no appetite for dinner at all. Ling Chuxia helped her back to her room to rest. She couldn’t say a word, just kept crying. Ling Chuxia, who was naturally hot-tempered, couldn’t stand seeing her cry so heartbrokenly. She suddenly stood up and said, "Sis, don’t cry. I’ll go find Che right now. I’ll make him give you an explanation!"

After speaking, Ling Chuxia rushed out of the room.

She didn’t stop her, nor would she. There were some things she couldn’t do without considering her status, but Chuxia could do them for her.

She too really wanted to understand why Che treated her this way.

At that time, she still defended Che in her heart. She thought maybe he had his difficulties, or perhaps he simply didn’t want to disagree with Mrs. Shi to her face to save her embarrassment. Maybe he was already thinking of ways to make amends.

No matter what the reason, as long as he was willing to explain, she would listen, she would understand.

She made various excuses for Che, waiting for Chuxia to bring Che back. After a while, there was a knock at the door. She heard Che’s voice, suddenly perked up, and a glint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Che was here, his willingness to come meant, didn’t it, that he really had his reasons? Was he here to explain to her now?

She was so happy that her steps faltered, and in a few strides, she was at the door, about to open it when she heard Che’s voice again, "Don’t open the door. I’ll just say it like this."

She didn’t understand why Che wouldn’t let her open the door to talk face to face. She was about to voice her question when she heard Che calling out, "Chuxia."