Chapter 88 Let Him Go

It was getting dark outside, and it was even darker in the study room, which hadn't even turned on the lights yet. Li Fu placed his hands on the chair, leaned back, and closed his eyes as if he was resting.

Chu Ran hesitated for a while and asked, "Uncle Xing said that you were busy in the study today, but you just came back from outside. Where have you been today?"

Li Fu didn't move at all. He seemed to be buried in endless darkness.

After a while, Chu Ran said again: "If you don't want to attend the birthday banquet, you should just tell me directly. Why did you agree but then regret it and even lie to me?"

But Li Fu still didn't say a word, which made Chu Ran feel a little aggrieved and sad.

“I thought we were a family.”

"That's just what you think." Li Fu finally spoke, "Who said we are a family?"

He sat up and asked in a cold and sarcastic tone: "Just because we spent some time together as children, do we become a family?"

"I don't know what happened between you two, but he is so old after all. Even if there is some misunderstanding, I think we should forgive him. Besides, have you forgotten that we were so good to each other in the past? We celebrated holidays together, celebrated the New Year together, posted couplets together, ate hot pot together, and ..."

"That's enough."

Li Fu had never felt so upset, especially since Chu Ran had rejected him not long ago.

Chu Ran knew clearly what he meant, but he told him to find a matchmaker to introduce him to a pretty girl.

He thought that as long as he cultivated and cared for the flowers carefully, even the most difficult flowers to bloom would eventually bloom and bear fruit.

But he ignored the fact that Chu Ran's heart was so hard, harder than stone.

He thought he was hard enough, but Chu Ran was even harder and crueler than him.

But Chu Ran is obviously the softest-hearted person. He can be so soft-hearted to someone like Zhao Zhongyi, so why is he so cruel to Li Fu?

He knew what he was thinking, yet she still deliberately used such words to block him.

"We have never been a family." Li Fu was extremely irritated and had some uncontrollable anger. He just hoped Chu Ran would leave quickly because he found that his emotions were already out of control.

Chu Ran stared at him blankly, and asked in confusion: "Then what about us, the two of us..."

"Nothing." Li Fu frowned, unable to bear it any longer. He closed his eyes and said, "Go away."

It seemed like a long time had passed, and when Li Fu opened his eyes again, Chu Ran had already left.

Li Fu took a deep breath, and it was only then that he seemed to be able to catch his breath.

Chu Ran went straight back to his room and entered it. He stood there for a moment as if his brain had crashed. Suddenly, the system resumed normal operation. Chu Ran walked to the closet, opened it, and began to pack his luggage.

He seemed to be cleaning up quickly, but in fact his movements were very messy and his hands were shaking uncontrollably.

I don’t know how long it took to pack, but when Chu Ran came out of the house with his bag on his back, it was already completely dark.

There was a strong wind in the yard and the sky was overcast. The wind blew the old locust tree in the yard, making a rustling sound.

Chu Ran turned around, closed the door, then turned and walked out.

When he walked to the front yard, he happened to meet Xing Ji. Xing Ji saw that he was carrying a bag and hurried over to stop him.

"What's wrong? It's so late, where are we going?" Xing Ji stood in front of Chu Ran, gesticulating anxiously.

When he was packing his luggage, when he was closing the door, and even when he was walking all the way, Chu Ran did not show much emotion. It was not until Xing Ji asked him "what's wrong" that Chu Ran's eyes gradually became red.

"I'm leaving." Chu Ran said, "I won't come here again in the future."

Xing Ji's eyes widened instantly, and he slashed harder, "Why?"

"Because no one welcomes me here." Chu Ran tried hard to control the hoarse sobs in his throat and said calmly.

Xing Ji frowned, not understanding what Chu Ran meant, but when Chu Ran walked forward, Xing Ji still grabbed Chu Ran's arm.

"First, don't go. Tell me, what happened?"

Chu Ran raised his hand and wiped it with his sleeve as if he was about to burst into tears. He sniffed, his teeth were trembling, and when he opened his mouth, his voice became hoarse, "He chased me away."

These few words seemed to turn on a switch, and Chu Ran burst into tears.

But it was very short, Chu Ran held back his tears again, and said in a dull voice: "I'm leaving, Uncle Xing, take good care of yourself."

Xing Ji was so anxious that he wanted to speak, but who made him mute? Sometimes at times like this, he really had the will but not the strength. He thought that he should at least get things clear before letting him go.

But Chu Ran insisted on leaving, and Xing Ji couldn't stop him.

However, it was about to rain that day, so Xing Ji still prepared a carriage for Chu Ran to prevent him from getting wet.

Chu Ran got on the carriage. After a while, he poked his head out again, his eyes and nose were red, "Thank you, Uncle Xing. You are the best."

After saying that, Chu Ran went back into the carriage.

Xing Ji waited until Chu Ran left before he hurried to the study.

The door of the study was not closed, so Xing Ji pushed it open. The room was pitch dark, and Xing Ji looked around the room and could barely see that there was someone sitting behind the desk.

Xing Ji walked over quickly and tried to gesture something in front of Li Fu, but because it was too dark, Li Fu could not see clearly.

Xing Ji had no choice but to walk around the house looking for something.

"What are you looking for?" Li Fu was annoyed by Xing Ji. He just wanted to be alone for a while and calm down, but one by one they came to disturb him.

After a while, Li Fu stood up and took out a lighter from the table. He opened the lampshade and lit the candle inside. The room immediately became bright.

"Leave." Xing Ji gestured vigorously, "Carrying the luggage, leave."

Li Fu frowned, "Who left?"

"He's gone." Xing Ji: "I can't persuade him, you go quickly."

Li Fu's dark and deep eyes flickered slightly, and at the same time, the fingers on his thigh seemed to move a little, but in the end, everything returned to silence, and Li Fu fell completely silent.

Xing Ji didn't know what he meant, but he didn't want to act rashly. However, Li Fu didn't respond for such a long time, so Xing Ji prepared to persuade him again.

"Let him go." Li Fu said.

If he wants to leave so badly, then let him go.

Xing Ji suddenly stopped gesturing and was completely stunned.

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Li Fu said: Go back to your own room.

What Chu Ran heard: He chased me away, tears·jpg