Chapter 81: Love is hard, let’s just keep going together
Perhaps out of shyness about having her secret discovered, Xu Mo stayed in the mountains for a few more days. The vacation given by Lu Chaoju was up, and there were also some business matters piling up that required her participation in decision-making. Although she was reluctant, Xu Mo still drove back to the city.
Her mind was racing all the way. If she heard correctly, Lin Jingchuan's voice came from the phone call with Lu Chaoju. They should have been in the same place at the time, so Lin Jingchuan should have known everything she said on the phone.
In fact, this was her true inner thought, and it was okay for Lin Jingchuan to know it, but why did she still feel shy? She didn't even have the courage to talk to him. Why?
Maybe... she wasn't too sure whether Lin Jingchuan still liked her.
Xu Mo was a little nervous. They had been separated for a whole year. Although they had met once in between, a year was enough time for a lot to happen...
She sighed deeply and decided not to think about it anymore. She went back to have a good sleep and go to work as usual tomorrow.
After returning home, Dudu came to greet her. She touched the kitten's head, closed all the curtains in the house, hid in the quilt and slept from eleven in the morning to six in the afternoon. It was almost dark.
Xu Mo opened her eyes, her consciousness was confused. She got up from the bed, touched her stomach, and felt a little hungry.
After looking at the food delivery app for a while, she realized that she hadn't eaten lunch and her stomach couldn't handle greasy food. She just wanted to buy some vegetables and minced meat to cook noodles, but the amount she needed was not enough to cover the delivery fee. The delivery fee was even more expensive than the meat, so she simply got up, changed her clothes, and prepared to go to the supermarket downstairs to buy it.
As soon as I opened the door, I was startled by the figure at the door.
It has been a long time since they last saw each other, but he still looked the same as she remembered him, wearing a white polo shirt and business trousers, his gentle and handsome eyes staring straight at her.
He didn't seem surprised at all, as if he had been waiting here for a long time.
"Lin Jingchuan?!" She came back to her senses, "You..."
She was wearing a simple T-shirt and a knee-length skirt. She should have just gone downstairs to buy some daily necessities, perhaps instant noodles. She was not very good at cooking, and would go downstairs to buy instant noodles when she worked overtime too late. However, her stomach was not good, and she should not eat such things. He reminded her many times, but she still could not change this habit.
She seemed to be caught off guard by his arrival, and there was a look of confusion in her almond-shaped eyes.
Lin Jingchuan curled his lips gently and shook the thermos in his hand: "Are you hungry? Do you want to have a meal together?"
Xu Mo opened her lips: "Oh..."
She opened the door a little and made room for Lin Jingchuan: "Come in."
The chicken soup should have been freshly stewed, with a light yellow hue, and the fat was carefully skimmed off. Then there were two home-cooked dishes, one beef and the other bitter melon. One spicy and one bitter, one meat and one vegetable, the combination was just right.
Xu Mo ate her meal slowly. Lin Jingchuan sat across from her. She couldn't help but ask, "Did you make this?"
Lin Jingchuan nodded: "Well, isn't it delicious?"
Xu Mo said, "It's delicious."
Lin Jingchuan smiled, and Xu Mo lowered her head, almost burying her entire head in the insulated box.
I've already been married once, and I don't know why I'm so shy. Xu Mo frowned, thinking with dismay.
After she finished her meal, Lin Jingchuan helped her clean up the dishes. The sound of water splashing came from the kitchen. Xu Mo sat on the dining chair, feeling a little nervous. The second hand on the wall swayed in circles. Apart from the sound of water, the surroundings became extremely quiet, as if only her heartbeat was left.
Why did Lin Jingchuan come to see her? He even cooked for her, just like the time before their divorce. She couldn't help but look at the glass door of the kitchen. The man's sleeves were lifted to his elbows, and he was slightly bent over, lowering his eyes and washing the dishes with a focused expression. He was too tall and the sink was too low, so he always had to bend over to wash the dishes. Maybe it was okay when he was young, but he was not young anymore. Washing dishes in this posture would always make his waist sore. She always saw him holding his waist when he came out. She asked him if his waist hurt, and he smiled and said it was okay. He was a man who said less and did more. Whether it was for the Fei family or for her, he actually did a lot for her, but he rarely said sweet words. Would such a man really divorce her for money? What was the reason for his departure back then? For whom did he sacrifice what?
Xu Mo pursed her lips, and before she knew it, she had walked to the kitchen. She said to Lin Jingchuan, "Let me do it."
The man paused while wiping the dishes, then turned to look at her and smiled, "No need."
Xu Mo lowered her eyes: "Thank you."
It's not only said to him now, but also to him in the past.
Lin Jingchuan was stunned for a moment, his eyelids drooping. He was an experienced man, and many things in this world could no longer cause waves in his heart, but he could clearly feel the strange heat rising from the depths of his heart at this moment.
He seemed to be always paying off debts in his life. Giving up what he really liked to do and working for the Fei family's company was paying off his debts and repaying the kindness of raising him. Leaving the person he loved and working for Zhengxin was also paying off his debts and repaying Lin Hui's kindness of giving birth to him.
In fact, he rarely expects any kind of reward, but will be good to the people he recognizes, such as the Fei family. What he has never wanted is stocks, but a precious relationship between family members. For example, she is the person he likes and the person he wants to spend his life with, so he will be good to her, even though he knows that there may be someone in her heart that she can't let go.
But when she looked at him, her eyes sincerely thanking him for everything he had done for her, he couldn't help but feel the warmth rising in his heart.
He really didn't have any expectations, but who doesn't desire a two-way journey, and who wouldn't be moved by having their efforts seen?
Xu Mo stared blankly at the wet corners of his eyes. She had never thought that Lin Jingchuan would cry in front of her. He was such a gentle and strong man. She was a little flustered. Did some of his words touch his heart, or did he experience something bad in the past year since they separated?
Her slippers lingered on the floor, and Xu Mo took two steps forward: "You..."
She was suddenly embraced in a hug. He held her very tightly, as if using all his strength. The man buried his head in her neck, making it wet.
Xu Mo was stunned. She hugged him back and patted his back gently: "Okay, it's okay..."
This was such a great injustice. Cheng Shin was able to turn the situation around within a year, so he must have done a lot. For a traditional company like that with complicated power structures, it must have been very hard work.
The man's voice was heavily nasal: "I have nothing now, do you still want me..."
Xu Mo's eyelashes gradually became wet: "Who said that? Don't you still have me?"
Meeting is difficult, falling in love is even more difficult, so let’s just walk together.
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