It was as if I had exhausted all my energy to get here, but I didn’t know what to do next.
The air in the restaurant froze instantly.
Hua Jinyue opened her mouth in surprise, and the fork in her hand stopped in mid-air.
Ye Qingliu paused in cutting the fried eggs, and his gray-blue eyes calmly observed the figure at the door through the lenses.
And Mu Xinrong——
He froze in his chair, as if struck by an invisible lightning bolt.
Mu Xinrong looked at the face that he had been thinking about day and night but also made him feel fear and pain. The huge shock, disbelief, and the surging, uncontrollable heartache were like an uncontrolled torrent, instantly destroying all his reason and defenses.
He suddenly stood up from the chair! The movement was so big that the chair behind him fell over with a loud "clang"!
"Tomorrow..." Mu Xinrong's voice was hoarse and broken, with uncontrollable trembling and heavy crying.
He no longer cared about anything else. His body moved faster than his thoughts and he almost stumbled and fell towards the figure at the door.
He just wanted to grab him, hold him, make sure he was not an illusion, make sure he was still alive, still here!
However, just when Mu Xinrong's hand was about to touch Chao Youye's arm——
Chao Youye's body trembled violently like a frightened rabbit! He seemed to have exhausted his last bit of strength to get here, and at this moment, Mu Xinrong's sudden approach completely broke his shaky defense!
He suddenly raised his head!
Those violet eyes that had been lowered for a long time were finally fully exposed to the morning light! No longer empty and dead, they were instantly filled with surging and extremely complex emotions!
Intense pain! Deep fear! Intense self-loathing! And... a hint of desperate pleading, like a drowning man seeing driftwood!
"Don't--!" A low roar that was so hoarse that it was almost voiceless, full of pain and resistance, was squeezed out with difficulty from Chao Youye's cracked lips!
He seemed to have exhausted all his strength and suddenly waved away Mu Xinrong's outstretched hand! Due to the violent movement and exhaustion, his body stumbled backward uncontrollably and hit the cold wall heavily!
"Bang!"
A dull crashing sound exploded in the silent restaurant!
Chao Youye slid weakly along the wall and sat down on the cold floor, curled up her body, and held her head tightly with both hands, like a young animal that was forced into a desperate situation and could only protect itself in the most primitive way.
"Don't touch me... Please... Don't touch me..." The unclear, sobbing whispers were like the sharpest ice spikes, piercing Mu Xinrong's heart!
Mu Xinrong's hands froze in mid-air, as if under a spell. He looked at Chao Youye, curled up in the corner, trembling in pain, like a broken doll, and saw the intense pain and pleading in his eyes... Instantly, he was overwhelmed by panic, helplessness, and overwhelming heartache!
What did he do? He just wanted to support him! Why... why did it turn out like this? Why did his approach only bring Chao Youye deeper pain?!
He stood there at a loss like a child who had done something wrong, his face as pale as paper, his red eyes instantly filled with hot tears, but he stubbornly refused to let them fall.
The morning light filled the restaurant warmly, and the aroma of food was still tempting, but here, it was like falling into the coldest ice cave in an instant.
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