Lin Yixun’s voice was very low, so low that only she could hear it. After the funeral, she didn’t linger long at the cetery but returned to the Half Mountain Villa with Old He.
Leng Yixiu did not appear at Father Lin’s funeral. Even though he had already put aside his hatred, he ultimately couldn’t ignore the fact that Father Lin had caused his father’s death. Moreover, even if he could forget everything, Lin Yixun wouldn’t want him at her father’s funeral.
He rely stayed in the distance, silently watching over Lin Yixun, doing nothing, and in fact, there was nothing he could do right now.
With the passing of Lin’s mother and Father Lin, Lin Yixun lost her only attachnt in this world. He knew very well that he had no reason, no excuse to keep her anymore.
Now, even looking at her from a distance, this kind of ti was stolen. He didn’t know when fate would co to reclaim it, with interest.
Through the car window, the man gazed deeply at the thin back of Lin Yixun, a bitter smile tugging at his lips. Perhaps, after the funeral, everything between him and Lin Yixun would co to an end.
This ti, he could no longer harden his heart to force her to stay by his side. If leaving him could help her pull herself together, he could choose to let go.
But what Leng Yixiu did not expect was that after the funeral, Lin Yixun did not linger long at the gravesite of her parents. From the beginning to the end of the funeral, she was exceptionally calm, not shedding a single tear.
What surprised Leng Yixiu even more was that after the funeral, Lin Yixun didn’t go anywhere but got directly into his SUV.
At the mont the car door was opened, a hint of astonishnt flashed across Leng Yixiu’s handso, indifferent face. He could clearly feel his heart skipping a beat.
Surprise, joy, disbelief—within re seconds, countless emotions swept through his heart. After the shock and joy subsided, the man fell into deep anxiety.
Lin Yixun hated him to the bone, wishing to be far away from him, never to see him again in her lifeti. At a ti when she had the opportunity to leave him right before her, why would she choose to get into his car?
The man turned his eyes to look at Lin Yixun beside him, only to see her expressionless, without the slightest ripple. In her eyes, there was no love, no hate—accurately speaking, there was nothing.
This Lin Yixun made Leng Yixiu worry even more. He would rather see her hysterical than see her wooden and puppet-like state.
Love, indeed, is the most potent poison in the world. From when did he, cold and ruthless, beco so cautious and careful?
Despite the unease in his heart, Leng Yixiu, like drinking poison to quench thirst, still wanted Lin Yixun to stay by his side, no matter the cost.
Ultimately, Lin Yixun returned to the Half Mountain Villa with Leng Yixiu. In the days that followed, Lin Yixun ate and slept as usual, showing no abnormality on the surface.
But the calr she was, the more uneasy Leng Yixiu felt.
That day, as usual, before going to work, Leng Yixiu told Sister Yi to call him imdiately if Lin Yixun showed any abnormalities.
As soon as he arrived at the office, Sister Yi called, "Sir, Miss Lin just went downstairs and said that Miss Mu had invited her to go shopping today. Do you think I should stop her?"
"No need. Going out for a walk may be good for her."
"Would you like Old He to escort her?"
"If she wants, that’s certainly the best. If she doesn’t want to, don’t force her either."
Currently, Lin Yixun to Leng Yixiu was like a kite with a broken string. No matter how tightly he held the string, he could not control her. Since that’s the case, why insist on holding onto the already broken string?
As Leng Yixiu expected, Lin Yixun didn’t want Old He to escort her but chose to take the bus alone. Actually, Mu Yi did not invite her to go shopping; she did not head to the city center shopping mall—she went to a different place—a café opposite Ouyang Hao’s apartnt.
Ever since she forced Ouyang Hao to let go at the gate of the Half Mountain Villa, Lin Yixun severed all ties with Ouyang Hao. She deleted all photos related to Ouyang Hao and forced herself not to follow any news about him. She even rarely used her phone, computer, or TV.
She feared seeing Ouyang Hao’s advertisents on TV, fearing news about Ouyang Hao when browsing on her phone, fearing seeing anything related to Ouyang Hao.
But now, she desperately wanted to see him, even just from afar. Before leaving, she wanted to imprint his figure, his face deeply in her mind so that in another world, she could tell herself that her life wasn’t totally a failure—that at least she once had soone who loved her, cared for her, and considered her more important than anything else.
Lin Yixun quietly sat in a corner of the café, from where she could see the gate of Ouyang Hao’s community. Actually, she didn’t know whether Ouyang Hao would return today or even whether he was in T City. She ca just to try her luck; if she were lucky enough, perhaps she would see him...
But as it turned out, she wasn’t lucky, not at all. She waited and waited, from morning till sunset, from sunset till nightfall, yet Ouyang Hao did not show up.
"Miss, sorry, our shop is closing now."
Lin Yixun suddenly ca to her senses, looked down at her phone—it was already past eleven. She stiffly tugged at her lips, giving a bitter smile. She had thought that on this last day, fate might favor her a little, but ultimately, fate did not stand by her.
She slowly raised her eyes, looking through the floor-to-ceiling window at the grand gate of the luxurious apartnt complex opposite. She smiled powerlessly; it seed that she and Ouyang Hao were destined to be apart.
Retracting her gaze, she said to the waiter, "Can I pay with WeChat here?"
"We accept both Alipay and WeChat," the waiter replied.
When she walked out of the café, a strong wind suddenly blew outside. Lin Yixun had only worn a thin printed dress when she left, feeling a chill spreading from her arms and legs to her entire body.
She slightly bent over, hugging her arms tightly, trying to warm herself, but found it was to no avail. If one’s heart is cold, no matter what they do, they can’t warm up.
What she didn’t know was that as she left the café and walked across the intersection, a flashy red sports car roared past her.
However, just as the car and she passed by each other, neither she nor the car’s owner saw the other.
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