If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 713: Chapter 713: Suddenly, She Missed Shen Chi a Bit
 

For instance, she had once thought that one day she might send Zhou Ran to jail.

But these thoughts were swiftly suppressed by her, never to surface again.

She wanted justice for her mother, but she equally feared losing Shen Chi…

No matter what, Zhou Ran was Shen Chi’s mother, his birth mother.

If she sent Zhou Ran to jail, then how could she and Shen Chi continue down their path together…

She felt terribly sorry for her own mother, truly sorry.

She held the photo, not daring to look into her mom’s eyes. Would her mom forgive her?

Her mom wished for her to be happy and joyful, but did she wish for her to be with Shen Chi?

After a long silence, Xu Chaomu quietly tucked the photo into her wallet.

“Chaomu, look, here’s another photo of you,” Xu Chaomu said, pointing to a photo of a little girl.

“Silly, as silly as ever,” Xu Chaomu glanced at it and chuckled.

She also didn’t know when she stopped being silly – ah, it was when she met Shen Chi.

There were too many memories from the past, but she still remembered the first time she saw Shen Chi vividly.

That day’s memories were something she would never forget in her life.

She let him hug her, let her kiss him, only to end up being thrown to the ground, her butt blooming with pain.

Every time she thought about these things, she couldn’t help but laugh.

She also wondered what Shen Chi thought. Did he really dislike her that much back then? If he disliked her so much, why did he end up liking her?

Could it be that she became prettier?

No, that can’t be it. She is still as silly as before, and he often calls her stupid.

Especially in the cave that time, he called her stupid many times.

In his eyes, she probably is a fool.

But, in her eyes, he is also a fool, a childish one at that. Picking fights with her from time to time, oh, right, and fighting with others!

Fighting, fighting! Such things that even elementary schoolers, oh no, even they would find too low, and here he is, the esteemed CEO doing such things!

Is he silly? Of course, he is.

Then again, if he weren’t silly, he probably wouldn’t have fallen for her…

Xu Chaomu propped her chin, silently flipping through the photos in the album, and then, suddenly, she kind of missed Shen Chi.

Perhaps this is what love is like, not seeing him for half a day and missing him so much…

She still doesn’t know how she got through those five years; sometimes, she really missed him, longing through the night.

After looking through the photos, she went out and made a call to Shen Chi.

“Shen Chi…”

“Mumu, what’s up?” Shen Chi hadn’t expected her to call.

“Nothing much, just missed you a bit,” Xu Chaomu spoke, the corner of her lips curling slightly, her voice somewhat detached.

“Where are you?”

“I’m at Shui Fu’s Piano Shop.”

“Hmm.”

“Hey, Shen Chi, hey…”

Xu Chaomu felt a bit frustrated. She hadn’t finished speaking, and he just hung up. Was he busy? Was his work so demanding?

Did he not even have the time for a brief chat? Or was he just unwilling to talk to her?

Xu Chaomu muttered to herself and put away her phone.

This man wouldn’t get tired of her just because they spent last night together, right? Planning to move on to someone else?

They say the thrill is gone once you have a woman, and all men suffer this common ailment.

She walked back into the piano shop just as a little girl came in, and Mo Shuifu personally taught her to play.

Xu Chaomu watched for a while before running out to the courtyard to look at Mo Shuifu’s planted flowers and plants.

Listening to the piano music and looking at the flowers and plants, she felt life like this wasn’t too bad.

Mo Shuifu knew how to enjoy life much more than she did…

Absent-mindedly fiddling with the flowers and plants, she still found herself missing Shen Chi a bit.

As she admired a hanging spider plant, taking a snapshot with her phone, she heard rushing footsteps.

Curiously turning around, she saw Shen Chi right in front of her.

He appeared in a rush, not even having the time to remove his suit.

As soon as he saw her, his lips curled into a small smile, and he uttered, “Missed me?”

A wave of joy surged through her, and at that moment, Xu Chaomu felt a lump in her throat and couldn’t speak.

She thought to herself, perhaps she was the sillier one.

Shen Chi stepped towards her, stopping when he was just half a step away.

Xu Chaomu’s heart throbbed violently, the sensation was just like a first love.

However, she didn’t seem to have had a first love.

But the feeling was indeed amazing, truly incredible…

Her face flushed slightly, “Why are you here?”

“Because someone said she missed me,” Shen Chi’s handsome lips formed a gentle arc, his face warm and doting.

His eyes were soft and affectionate, filled with only her.

“I… I just said it,” Xu Chaomu said, a bit embarrassed, not expecting him to actually come.

“Hm? Just said it? Didn’t miss me?”

“Not that… no, I mean… eh, aren’t you at work?” Xu Chaomu stumbled over her words.

How could she, so quick-witted, become completely inarticulate?

“Yes, I was at work.”

“Then I won’t keep you any longer, go back,” Xu Chaomu said, looking up at him.

“You’ve already kept me,” Shen Chi said, gazing down at her solemnly.

“I… I didn’t mean to.”

Xu Chaomu felt somewhat ashamed; she didn’t know he was busy, and she certainly didn’t expect him to come and find her.

“So, you owe me time,” he said.

“Owe you? With what? I don’t have anything valuable,” Xu Chaomu retorted with a cold huff.

Shen Chi took a step forward, his eyes narrowing as he looked at her.

Xu Chaomu stepped back, “I really don’t have anything to compensate you with…”

Shen Chi kept advancing until he had her cornered against the wall, leaving her no escape.

Xu Chaomu stopped backing away; she had no place to go now.

Shen Chi leaned in, bending down, coming close to her face: “Really? Nothing at all?”

“Really nothing…” Xu Chaomu dodged him.

He was too close to her, and there were still people in the piano shop, especially children!

“Then we can relive the memories from last night,” Shen Chi proposed, his lips curling.

The memories of last night were too delightful, distracting him at work all day as he yearned for her little hands hugging his waist.

“Shen Chi, can’t you be a bit more decent? This is a public place. If you want to act like a hooligan, go elsewhere!”

Xu Chaomu realized what he meant; she’s to accompany him, not compensate him!

“Fine, then come home with me,” Shen Chi reached for her hand.

“I won’t go, I won’t go back with you,” Xu Chaomu looked at him indignantly.

Why had she called him? Why had she told him she missed him? She didn’t miss him… at all…

Perhaps her voice was a bit too loud, and Mo Shuifu came over.

“Oh, the Fourth Young Master is here,” Mo Shuifu greeted Shen Chi.

“Hmm, I’ve come to take Chaomu home,” Shen Chi said indifferently.

“I won’t go, I’m staying here. Shuifu, I want to be with you,” Xu Chaomu mumbled.

“The Fourth Young Master has come for you, you should go with him,” Mo Shuifu smiled.