Translator: Larbre Studio
Editor: Larbre Studio
To be honest, she had always known the reason behind Shi Che’s treatment of her.
The reason was that Shi Che had liked her elder sister all along. Alas, he was eventually forced to marry Chuxia, which resulted in Mrs. Shi sending Ling Yunshu to a faraway place.
So she could not wrap her head around Shi Che’s response: Mrs. Shi had now given him liberty and suggested bringing Yunshu back to replace her. Why had he rejected the idea?
Just a while ago, Ling Chuxia’s initial reaction to his response was that she must have heard wrongly.
However, Shi Che did indeed reject the proposition.
Even until now, Ling Chuxia was hung up on his response. Her thoughts were in a tangled mess as she failed to comprehend his thinking.
While ruminating, Ling Chuxia started staring at Shi Che and gradually fell into a daze. By the time she had regained her senses, Shi Che was already looking back at her. He appeared indifferent and his eyes were dim. His dark brown eyes were fixed on her without a hint of concern.
Ling Chuxia was scared out of her wits. Her hands and legs fumbled around due to her fright, and she forced out a faint smile. It was a smile born out of practice and abundant in politeness.
Shi Che observed her pearly white smile, a smile perfect by any standard. Her smile was so flawless that it made her pretty face appear even more endearing.
But that smile was as artificial as it could be.
He had seen her prettiest, purest, and most innocent smile. That was a smile that came from genuine happiness. The smile he saw now was only skin-deep. The contrast was striking.
Despite that, her beaming assault towards him did make him feel, just for an instant, the way he did when he first witnessed her charming smile.
The smile now may not be genuine, but his heart started going pit-a-pat nonetheless. A glimmer of emotion appeared in his eyes.
The sharp contours of his face also appeared to be smoothed ever so slightly. His expression appeared less terrifying than the previously desolate one. Even the sides of his lips started to hook up surreptitiously.
It was as if he was enthralled by Ling Chuxia’s smile.
Ling Chuxia was always sensitive to body language. Despite the change in Shi Che’s mood was minuscule, she still noticed it. She hesitated inadvertently.
She did not know why Shi Che’s mood had changed so instantly. After their initial phase of marriage, she had never seen him smile again in these past years. But why did he now, suddenly…give off a smile?
As his mood improved, Ling Chuxia felt his domineering aura dissipating, and her repressed nervousness got some relief at last.
No matter the reason, if Shi Che’s mood was good, things too were good.
Ling Chuxia had never understood the issue of Yunshu. If it were in the past, she would never pose the question to Shi Che even if her curiosity overwhelmed her.
But right now, she had opened her mouth to speak unexpectedly, perhaps as the rare occasion of Shi Che’s pleasant mood made her let her guard down. “Young Master… May I ask you a question?”