Lihua
Stories
2
Chapters
112
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250.2 K
Comments
32
Reading
20 h, 51 m
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Soon. Xu Lin thought it would be soon. But three months had passed since he and Ji Jixuan got married, and the man who said he'd come back when he was done had never reappeared. At first, Xu Lin could find things to do in the villa where he was alone. The villa had three floors, and although it was regularly cleaned and already spotless, he still took a small rag and wiped everything down—from large furniture like wardrobes to small gaps between tiles. He polished everything until it gleamed, scouring…-
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When Ji Jixuan returned to the villa, this was the sight that greeted him. The villa was brightly lit, doors wide open. Light spilled from the windows and through every crack, pouring like a golden mist across the yard like wheat scattered on the ground. And in the middle of that wheat sat a crouched scarecrow. Xu Lin sat on the doorstep with his knees drawn up, head buried in his arms, completely still. The soft sound of the car stirred the sleeping scarecrow. Xu Lin slowly lifted his head from his…
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Xu Lin had only spoken what was in his heart. But in the second after his last syllable faded under his tongue, looking up, he caught sight of Ji Jixuan's eyes frozen mid-blink. Ji Jixuan looked down at him slightly, silently, staring for a long time without speaking. His thick lashes seemed to hold an invisible dragonfly perched there that if it moved, it would fly away. Xu Lin was bewildered by the gaze, and belatedly felt a little embarrassed. "What's wrong? Was what I said too cheesy?" Only then did…
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Xu Lin stood there for a long time before finally coming back to his senses. The weight of Ji Jixuan's squeeze still lingered on his shoulder, as if it had seeped through his skin into his bones, leaving a tingling numbness. He was still annoyed, but somehow, not as much anymore. He had a lot more he wanted to say to Ji Jixuan, but seeing him busy with what seemed like a long phone call, he held back. Interrupting someone focused on work never felt quite right. Besides, what Ji Jixuan had just said…
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Following his agreement with Ji Jixuan, Xu Lin returned to Danshi promptly at nine o'clock the next morning. Ji Jixuan kept his promise and came to pick him up. As soon as Xu Lin got into the car, Ji Jixuan's gaze fell, unsurprisingly, on the strawberries in Xu Lin's hands. He had held onto the box Pu Sha had given him the entire way, not eating a single one. Xu Lin held the strawberries up like a prized offering, gently shaking them in front of Ji Jixuan. "My teacher gave these to me. You can try…
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Xu Lin froze. He didn't move for a long time, didn't react. He was like a block of ice, frozen solid, unable to move. What had he just heard? What had Ji Jixuan said? Had he misheard? No, that couldn't be. The explosion had only burned his face, not his ears. He'd confessed to Ji Jixuan so long ago, and Ji Jixuan had never responded. Wasn't that effectively a rejection? Why was he suddenly saying something as shocking as marriage? Ji Jixuan's expression was calm. He sat with his legs…
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The plane Xu Lin took didn't require transfers. It went directly to an airport in District Ten. From District Ten to District Thirteen, there was only water travel. The bodyguards following Xu Lin went to the dock to arrange a speedboat to take him there. This was much faster than buying a boat ticket himself. One of the bodyguards drove the speedboat to take Xu Lin back. The remaining four waited in District Ten. "We'll wait here for you. Please don't take too long." It was probably Ji Jixuan's…
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Zong Xi happened to think of Xu Lin too. "How's that person doing? The one named Xu Lin." Ji Jixuan said, "Still in the hospital." "Didn't they say he wasn't in critical condition? Why is he still there?" Ji Jixuan rubbed the rim of his glass. "His face was disfigured." "His face?" Zong Xi understood immediately. Shielding Ji Jixuan so completely in an explosion like that—he must not have protected himself at all. Disfigurement was already a relatively light consequence. "Are you worried…
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Confessing hadn't been as difficult as he'd imagined. Since he was leaving soon anyway, it didn't matter if he told Ji Jixuan how he felt before he went. He wasn't afraid of rejection, of Ji Jixuan pulling away or ignoring him after the confession, or even of the possibility that Ji Jixuan might find him repulsive. After everything he'd been through, he had nothing left to fear. Ji Jixuan seemed completely unprepared to hear such an answer from him. After Xu Lin's confession, he was stunned for…
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If he was just being paranoid, that would be the best outcome. He had to go check. If it really was... if his suspicion turned out to be true... He didn't dare think about the worst-case scenario. Passing the parking lot halfway up the mountain, he found it empty and deserted. Only a few empty buses sat by the roadside. Xu Lin glanced around and then ran straight down the mountain. The largest parking lot at Yuehua Mountain was at the foot of the mountain. Even though they and the Danshi…
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