She slowly curled her body, burying her face deep in her knees. She bit her lower lip hard, the exposed knuckles turning slightly white, forcibly suppressing the choking sensation rising from her throat. Her weak, hoarse voice floated into his ears: “I know.”
Yes, she had always known, both ten years ago and now. She raised her head, looking at Lei Xi, trying to face him with the calmest expression possible, but the trembling still escaped her lips: “Don’t worry, I… won’t.”
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Xia Qianxi and Lei Xi walked out of the hospital door one after another, the early autumn sunset stretching their shadows long.
“Do you really not need a ride?” Lei Xi asked.
Xia Qianxi replied faintly: “No, I’m used to being alone. You can go first.”
Lei Xi left. She watched his car disappear into the bustling highway, walking slowly along the road, weaving through the crowded streets.
After walking for a long time, she suddenly remembered she should take the bus. She then stood under the bus stop sign, waiting for a long time, but no bus came. The street became deserted. In the distance, a truck rumbled by, shaking the ground and making her heart tremble. She stared blankly at the huge truck passing before her eyes, feeling a sense of desolation. She leaned into the shadow of the bus stop and slowly squatted down, softly weeping in the cold night wind.
So many years, she had been waiting. If only she could see Xing Tuo again. She wanted to tell him all her suffering and grievances over the years, but when everything was right in front of her, he had already forgotten her. Perhaps this was for the best. She could never forget that rainy night, the cruel words she had said to him, nor his hurt expression. She knew how much pain he had felt. So, let him forget everything, let her bear all the pain. She had already carried half of it, so she could carry it all, as long as he was happy.
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Xia Qianxi… so that was her name.
Lei Xi said they were once classmates.
But he always felt things weren’t as Lei Xi described. Since meeting her at Haixin that day, he would inadvertently think of her…
