CHAPTER 336: CHAPTER 335: DETECTING CLUES (9)

Upon hearing those two words, she stood frozen on the spot. Chuxia? Why was someone calling for Chuxia?

And this question was soon answered. No, it was more correct to say that all of her questions were answered.

She stood at the doorway listening through the door to the man she loved pour out his heart to another woman, shyly confessing his feelings to her, expressing his affection to her.

She had always believed that Shi Che hadn’t shown any feelings for her merely because he was a reserved person who preferred to keep his feelings within and not voice them.

It was at this moment that she realized it wasn’t because he was reserved but because, from beginning to end, he had never liked her at all.

His closeness with her, his failure to deny the rumors outside, it was all for the sake of creating an illusion. He wanted Mrs. Shi to misunderstand, to think he was fond of her, so that... Mrs. Shi wouldn’t choose her, allowing him to marry the woman he truly loved.

And the woman he truly loved wasn’t her, it was Ling Chuxia, her own sister, the sister who could never compare to her in any way.

No one knew the feelings of the woman hiding by the door at that moment, that brief period of time feeling endlessly dragged on. Every word Shi Che said echoed in her ears, lingering; each word was like a sharp blade being plunged ruthlessly into her heart, almost suffocating her.

The love she thought she had was nothing but a deception. He didn’t like her but had created a splendid dream for her and just when she thought that dream was about to come true, he shattered it ruthlessly.

How could he do this to her?

How could he do this when she loved him so much?

Moreover, why did he like Chuxia? Chuxia couldn’t compare to her at all; she was neither outstanding nor excellent, clumsy and willful, and years of Mrs. Shi’s disciplining hadn’t improved her one bit. With such a demeanor, why would he like her?

She didn’t understand, couldn’t comprehend, and was clueless, only managing to cover her mouth forcefully to stifle her sobs.

When Shi Che left, she had no idea. She just collapsed onto the cold ground, tears trickling down one after another, blurring into the floor.

After a while, the door was pushed open. She looked up blankly as Ling Chuxia came back. Seeing her sitting on the floor, Chuxia gasped and rushed over to help her up onto the bed, asking anxiously, "Sister, are you alright?"

Lifting her swollen eyes, she looked at the worried gaze of Ling Chuxia. For the first time, she felt her inconspicuous sister to be so unfamiliar.

Originally, she was merely a shadow-like existence to her, but in an instant, Mrs. Shi chose her, Shi Che loved her—Chuxia had everything without lifting a finger.

And she, who had strived and suffered from childhood to be recognized by everyone, would, in the end, gain nothing.

It wasn’t fair...

It truly wasn’t fair!

How could Ling Chuxia do this to her? How could Shi Che do this to her? How could Mrs. Shi do this to her?

In that instant, anger and jealousy clouded her vision, she forgot that this was her own sister, she forgot that this was her only family. She only knew that it was her who had insisted Mrs. Shi bring Chuxia back to the Shi Family all those years ago. Every time Chuxia made mistakes, it was she who pleaded on her behalf, distressed and sorrowful. She was so kind to Chuxia, yet she silently took everything that originally belonged to her.