She held a broken high-heeled shoe in her delicate hand, her fitted suit crumpled and clinging to her body, seemingly having walked in the rain for a long time. Her exquisite face was pale, with droplets on her cheeks indistinguishable between tears and raindro
“Is that so? I’m quite a mess,” Xia Xi responded in a low voice, as if still in a daze.
Her beautiful black eyes fixed tightly on her lifeless face, a sudden flame of anger rising. He grasped her wrist. “Xia Xi!”
His eyes grew warm and sore, his palm’s warmth flowing into her cold heart. Xia Xi never expected to meet Lu Ziyi at her loneliest moment, and tears suddenly welled up.
“…I don’t know where to go back to… No, I should say… I don’t know where I can go.” She looked up at Lu Ziyi, unaware that two streams of clear tears were rolling down her cheeks.
All her life’s center was Alon. It didn’t matter that her father didn’t love her, or her brother didn’t care – she had considered Alon her home, her only belonging. She had tried so hard, so very hard… But look at her now, what ending had she been left with?!
For the first time seeing her cry, Lu Ziyi’s throat tightened, and he forcefully pulled her cold body into his embrace.
“Silly Xia Xi, you can come find me! I said someone would be waiting for you.” Her body was so cold, like it had no temperature. Stiff and allowing him to hold her, Xia Xi slowly blinked, his words like a key, opening the high wall she had built, and all her hard-maintained pride instantly colla
No matter how harsh the Chen family’s attitude towards her was, she still chose to do what she believed was right. She never expected that a completely fabricated article would erase all her past efforts. How could she possibly be content?! She had sacrificed so much! “Have a hot drink to warm yourself up!” Lu Ziyi’s gentle voice rang in her ears as he handed her a steaming cup of coffee. “Thank you,” she whispered, pulling the thin blanket closer around her body. Summer Xi lowered her head.
