Chapter 335 - 334: Detecting Clues (8)
But before she could feel delighted, Mrs. Shi had chosen Chuxia. At that time, the room grew silent; after all, it had always been clear to everyone that she was more than a hundred times better than Chuxia, and Mrs. Shi liked her more than Chuxia. But in the end, she chose Ling Chuxia for Shi Che to marry.
She really couldn’t understand why Mrs. Shi would make such a choice, but although she was somewhat surprised at the time, she wasn’t terribly alarmed because as long as Che didn’t agree, Mrs. Shi couldn’t force him.
Back then, all she did was look at Che, full of expectation for his refusal, hopeful that he would argue against Mrs. Shi’s words for her sake.
The moment he opened his mouth, a faint smile even curled up on her lips, her eyes brimming with anticipation and happiness; but in the end, what she heard was the words "I am willing."
Without any resistance, without any struggle, one couldn’t even see a hint of unwillingness...
Her smile froze on her face, and she sat there dumbly, like a fool, staring blankly at Che. Confusion, shock, sadness, grief—an onslaught of emotions surged forth all at once.
Che stood there, only a few steps away from her, and from beginning to end, he didn’t even glance in her direction once. She really wanted to go up to him and ask why. Why, when he obviously liked her, hadn’t he argued against Mrs. Shi? He clearly wasn’t someone who just followed orders; he could have resisted. Why did he agree to Mrs. Shi’s wishes so easily?
So many questions, so many doubts were on the verge of exploding in her mind. Sadly, she couldn’t rush forward to confront him in front of everyone. She wasn’t Chuxia, who could disregard her image. She couldn’t, she couldn’t even show a sad expression at this moment, and had to keep smiling; no matter how sad, she had to smile gracefully.
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