The Contract Marriage by Winter Love

Chapter 382: Chapter 381 Let’s Get Divorced (13)

Until one day, she accidentally saw Shi Che unlocking his phone, and those numbers, she was extremely familiar with, because they were her birthday.

At that time, her heart felt as if it had been stirred, palpitations overwhelmed her, her whole heart filled with joy and excitement. So, Shi Che really did like her, didn’t he? Otherwise, why would he use her birthday as his phone’s unlock code?

From that moment, her heart settled, and she no longer indulged in wild thoughts. Shi Che’s occasional coldness, his consistent aloofness, she attributed them all to his nature, for he was a composed and reserved man, distinct from other men.

Moreover, it was his indifference and distance that kept her gaze fixed on him, sinking deeper by the day.

But she had forgotten... her birthday and Ling Chuxia’s birthday were the same day. The password for unlocking Shi Che’s phone might not necessarily be her birthday; it could also be Ling Chuxia’s.

But how could she have thought of that then?

Chuxia, that clumsy Chuxia, who always caused trouble and made mistakes, could she be the

soon as she closed her eyes, uncontrollable

he was ever so cautious around her,

felt hot, took off his coat and threw it over her; when Chuxia felt hungry at night, he suddenly craved supper, asking the servants to prepare food; there was a period when Chuxia’s academic performance was very poor, and Mrs. Shi was very dissatisfied, frequently punishing her, and during that same period, Shi Che, who had always been a top student, who could always be the first in exams, suddenly saw his grades slip, and then, he and Ling Chuxia were

back, becoming her nightmares, tormenting her daily, consuming her under such oppression. She suffered from nervous breakdowns, was frequently in a trance, and was diagnosed

if she hadn’t been

and

should they be

had loved him since childhood, yet he took advantage of her. And Chuxia? She was her own sister,

Che, yet she fell in love with him and refused to divorce him, even wanting

could they treat her this