NOVPUBChapter 320: 320, comforting others is not his forte
Chapter 320: 320, comforting others is not his forte
The words hit her like a tsunami, Song Qinghuan was in utter disarray, her mind buzzing at Li Wei’s revelations.
Her eyes wide, she looked incredulously at Li Wei, “What are you saying? Do you understand what you are saying? Why do I suddenly feel like I don’t know you at all?”
Li Wei opened her eyes, a single tear trickling down from the corner of her eye, “Qinghuan, you’re so intelligent. You managed to get this far on your own. How can you not guess that I am involved in all this?”
“You mean…” Fear etched on her face, Song Qinghuan whispered, “No! Why? I don’t believe this!”
Li Wei suddenly lifted her hand, pressing it tightly against her face.
Tears flowed unrestrained, seeping through the gaps between her fingers and streaming down her face.
Crying desolately as though her heart was burning and her spirit shattered, she pleaded, “Qinghuan, please, I beg you, stop investigating. If you continue, you will end up just like your brother.”
Song Qinghuan felt a shiver of bleak cold run down her spine, as if she was immersed in an icy lake.
She asked, “My brother? Do you know where my brother is?”
After a pause, she immediately added, “No, you mean you’ve known all along where my brother is? Is my brother in trouble, right?”
Suddenly, Song Qinghuan became agitated, her face pale as snow, devoid of any color.
Li Wei remained silent, only crying softly.
Suddenly she rose and walked away quickly. Song Qinghuan wanted to chase after her, to understand what was happening but was stopped by their lawyer, “Hold back!”
A tremor ran deep through Song Qinghuan’s core, cold and full of pain. She didn’t want to leave, but nonetheless, she left with the lawyer.
In the night, she turned her back towards Shi Yuhuan, curling up under the blanket, wrapping herself in the darkness, holding herself tightly.
What happened to Li Wei? Why the drastic change? Was her previous determination to find her brother and love for him all an act?
No, it wasn’t an act. She could feel Li Wei’s love for her brother and her anxiety.
But why did she say today that she was the cause of her brother’s misfortune and didn’t want her to continue the investigation lest she ends up in the same predicament?
She couldn’t understand, she couldn’t make sense of it all. The current state of her was really distressing, as if something heavy was pressing on her heart. She felt suffocated, and it hurt.
Suddenly, a warm hand gently caressed her head, followed by a deep voice asking, “What’s wrong?”
Song Qinghuan turned around, her eyes full of helplessness gazing into Shi Yuhuan’s caring eyes in the dark.
Feeling the warmth, she snuggled into his embrace like a child, then buried her head into his chest, “I feel terrible.”
The low, helpless sentence echoed in the dark of the night like a whimper of a wounded animal, startling Shi Yuhuan’s heart.
He knew what was wrong with her, but concealing it was not a solution. Since she had chosen to investigate, she was bound to find out eventually when the time comes.
But the woman in his arms began to cry silently, sobbing as if it was the end of the world. Shi Yuhuan felt a pang in his heart, wanted to comfort her, but found himself at a loss for words.
Comforting someone has never been his strong point.
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