The Contract Marriage by Winter Love

Chapter 355: Chapter 354: The Final Farewell (6)

Ling Chuxia nestled in Shi Che’s embrace, her head tilted slightly upward, looking at him. From her angle, she could see the smooth line of Shi Che’s jaw, the slight bulge of his Adam’s apple, and his clean collarbone.

She still remembered when they were younger, how he held her just like this, walking through the school’s long corridors, past the lush trees, and along the quiet paths.

Back then, he wore white clothes, and when a soft breeze blew, it would billow his shirt. She was carried in his arms like that, as if all her fears could disappear.

But now, this embrace must be the last, right?

After this, he would never hold her again, and she could no longer nestle in his arms.

Ling Chuxia tilted her head slightly, pressing her forehead against Shi Che’s chest, slowly closing her eyes as tears glistened and fell from the corners.

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villa, Ling Chuxia had already fallen asleep against the seat back. Shi Che turned off the engine, angled his head slightly, and looked at her

shadow beneath her eye sockets, with a trace of pallor still on her cheeks. She was supposed to be sleeping against

and his brow

Chuxia’s sleeping posture had always matched her straightforward personality. He remembered that when they first got married, she was quite reserved before she fell into deep sleep. But once she did, her wilful and dominant sleeping style

or even kicked out of the bed by her. Then the next day, she could open those big eyes of hers and look at him

on, her sleeping posture became more regulated, more peaceful. He no longer needed to hold her tightly, to restrain her limbs, for she could sleep soundly on her own. On that large bed, she occupied only a very small corner, her body curled up,

suffering from insomnia, headaches, anxiety, irritation, yet helpless to do anything

deeply loved did not truly love him. In fact, she stayed by his side just for her elder sister, for the sake of

she smiled at him, showed him gentleness, or cared for him, the thought would uncontrollably surface in

any case... it was never for

advances, but he also couldn’t accept her