Chapter 117 To Pounce or Not to Pounce (3)
She didn’t know if her words were somehow humorous, she seriously considered it and couldn’t figure out anything inappropriate. She knew Shi Che had always disliked her initiating physical contact, so she hurriedly explained to him why she had taken the initiative to link arms with him, but after her explanation, he seemed to grow even angrier.
Ling Chuxia couldn’t figure out, nor could she fathom Shi Che’s thoughts. She dared not look at Shi Che, and her head hung even lower.
Shi Che looked at the timid woman in front of him. In that instant, he felt like a joke because of her calling him "Shi Che", because of the sly sparkle in her eyes, because of her gesture of initiating arm-locking, because of the slight smile on her lips, he truly believed that the Chuxia from the past had returned.
Originally, it was nothing more than a play. A beautiful dream that had been rudely interrupted before it could even bring joy.
And what saddened him the most was not that Chuxia had lost him, but that, in front of him, she concealed herself so deeply, veiled her true self to the point he couldn’t see even a trace of her, donning what she thought was a proper mask, and then, he lost her.
The hands hanging by Shi Che’s sides clenched slightly with force, a sparkle seemed to dance in his dark pupils, he exhaled softly, his handsome face darkening, his tone icy cold, "Ling Chuxia, you always remember the Shi Family at every moment, don’t you?"