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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against the seat back. Shi Che turned off the engine, angled his head

beneath her eye sockets, with a trace of pallor still on her cheeks. She was

and his brow furrowed

personality. He remembered that when they first got married, she was quite reserved before

always take it over entirely by herself. He was often hit, kicked, 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 innocently, as if nothing had happened, leaving him unable to vent his frustrations. In the end, he simply held her tight every night, so she couldn’t break free and

own. On that large bed, she occupied only a very small corner, her body

nights, he would watch her back, suffering from insomnia, headaches,

The girl he deeply loved did not truly love him. In fact, she stayed

then, every time she came close to him, every time she smiled at him, showed him gentleness, or cared for him, the thought would uncontrollably surface in his mind: What were her smiles,

it

but he