Chapter 219 - 218: Elder Sister’s Phone Call (4)
Shi Che’s car pulled up under Ji Xinxin’s apartment building, found a parking spot, and just as he was about to get out of the car, he saw Ling Chuxia pushing the door open and stepping out.
Shi Che’s movement to exit the car abruptly paused, and he quickly shrank back inside, even slightly turning his body. Only when Ling Chuxia slowly walked past the front of his car did he snap back to reality—what was he hiding from?
He tightly gripped the steering wheel with both hands, pushed open the door, and got out of the car, yet his steps involuntarily followed behind Ling Chuxia.
In fact, this wasn’t the first time he had driven to the apartment building. These days, he had been coming here almost daily, quietly sitting in the car, watching the lights in the building until they went out.
However, he hadn’t run into Ling Chuxia on those days. Unexpectedly, today, as soon as he arrived, he saw her.
Ling Chuxia was not walking fast, her steps light. Shi Che slowly trailed behind her, his dark eyes involuntarily resting on her form. At home, Ling Chuxia dressed formally, but now she was in casual clothes—a relaxed outfit with her black, long hair casually tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, a few strands hanging down by her temples, no longer the meticulously pinned hair she had at home.
This relaxed look made her appear several years younger, less mature, radiating a youthful liveliness. She resembled the girl she used to be, and Shi Che watched her, a soft light slowly spreading through his eyes.
He followed Ling Chuxia into the grocery store and watched her push a shopping cart toward the food section. She stood in front of the display, seemingly without even thinking, directly selecting vegetables and placing them into her cart. Within a couple of minutes, she had finished selecting her items and pushed the cart to the cashier.