The Contract Marriage by Winter Love

Chapter 398: Chapter 397: No Wonder You’re So Impatient (3)

As the door opened, the person outside gradually came into view, imprinted onto Shi Che’s face. The visitor, clad in a long white dress, its hem flowing gracefully, had long, straight, jet-black hair that cascaded down to her waist. Her complexion was fair, her brows beautiful, creating an astonishing impression at first glance.

She held flowers in her hands, stepping lightly into the room with the gracefulness of a lotus, as dignified and elegant as Shi Che remembered, and her aura was compelling.

Shi Che stared at the newcomer, his whole body trembling with force. This face, identical to Ling Chuxia’s, was not at all strange to Shi Che—in fact, it was as familiar as if it were etched into his heart. Yet her entire demeanor was starkly different from Ling Chuxia’s, and onlookers would never associate the two.

Ling Yunshu!

Shi Che’s dark eyes immediately narrowed, and a trace of shock slid through the depths of his gaze. Wasn’t Ling Yunshu abroad? How could she be here?

The moment Ling Yunshu saw Shi Che, her steps abruptly halted; it seemed she too had not anticipated encountering him here. Her expression froze for several seconds before she regained her composure.

corners of her lips slightly lifted, the sound of her voice gentle and pleasant like murmuring water as she spoke, "Young Master Shi, it’s

churning within his eyes—surprise, shock, confusion, and incomprehension all surged

arrival; upon seeing her, she let out an involuntary

why are you

to her, and although he saw surprise in her eyes, it was devoid of the shock and puzzlement that mirrored

she asked, "Why are you here," not "How are

Chuxia had met Ling Yunshu before this encounter,

felt as if struck by a piercing light, and suddenly, all his confusion and

to great lengths to conceive his child, Ling Chuxia aborted it without a second thought; why she had clung to the title of Young Madam for so long, only to now declare

hit him... It was because Ling Yunshu had returned. Thus, Ling Chuxia could gracefully exit the stage, no longer needing to maintain the marriage or be his

his heart ripped through him, leaving a bloody mess. Tears flickered rapidly in the depths of Shi Che’s eyes before sinking into a dark, heavy stillness. As he looked at Ling Chuxia, his gaze was filled