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Chapter 220 - 219: Elder Sister’s Phone Call (5)

Chapter 220: Chapter 219: Elder Sister’s Phone Call (5)

Because his movements were too swift, Ling Chuxia only vaguely caught a glimpse of a tall figure when she turned around. She furrowed her brows, puzzled, but she didn’t ponder over it much, merely assuming someone had accidentally bumped into her.

Ling Chuxia turned back around, carrying her bag across the street and headed towards the apartment.

Shi Che emerged from the crowd and slowly followed her, his dark eyes fixated on her as if she was the only person he could see in the whole world.

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Ling Chuxia returned to her apartment and brought the shopping bag into the kitchen. She took out the groceries one by one, but there was an extra item in the bag.

Ling Chuxia paused for a moment before picking up the box to look at it. It was cold medicine. Confusion surfaced in her eyes. She clearly hadn’t bought any cold medicine, so how could it be there?

Ling Chuxia furrowed her delicate brows and carefully recalled the event. Could she have accidentally placed it in the bag? Yet, as Ling Chuxia stared at the cold medicine, a figure suddenly flashed through her mind, causing her to stiffen.

She hadn’t paid much attention earlier, but now that she thought about it, why did that figure seem so familiar? Just as Ling Chuxia was about to think more deeply, her phone suddenly rang, interrupting her thoughts. She took out her phone and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

Considering the abundance of telemarketing and scam calls these days, Ling Chuxia didn’t really care. With a swipe of her finger, she rejected the call. However, in less than a few seconds, her phone rang again, still displaying the same unfamiliar number.

Ling Chuxia picked up her phone again, eyed the number carefully, her eyes filling with slight confusion. Her finger slowly moved across the screen, slid it to answer, "Hello, who is this?"

"Xiaxia."

From the other end of the phone, a slow, melodious voice came through, just as gentle and pleasing as it was back then, so light, so soft.

Time seemed to have catapulted back to that moment, and Ling Chuxia, in a daze, felt the voice in her ear was so surreal. After a moment, she suddenly snapped back to reality, her eyes widened, her hand tightly clutching the phone, her hoarse voice mixed with disbelief and shock, "Elder sister?"

"Mm, it’s me."

The hand holding the phone trembled violently.

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Ji Xinxin parked her red sports car in her reserved parking spot, grabbed her purse, and strode out of the car, locking the door, preparing to walk towards her apartment. However, after only a few steps, she stopped, turned around directly, and stood in front of another car.

Aston Martin One-77, a car Ji Xinxin was all too familiar with. After all, such a fine sports car, once seen, is hard to forget. Importantly, this car belonged to Shi Che.

Ji Xinxin folded her arms and took a look, a trace of doubt crossing her eyes. Was Shi Che here? After Ling Chuxia had run away from home all these days, he hadn’t called even once, as if he didn’t care at all about her leaving. So why would he show up now at her apartment?

Could she have mistaken the car? Ji Xinxin instinctively looked at the license plate, Ling Chuxia’s birthday, which she knew by heart, and indeed she was not mistaken.

Ji Xinxin pondered for a moment but couldn’t figure it out. With her mind full of doubts, she continued walking forward and when she reached the entrance of the apartment building, she inadvertently turned her head, and saw the man standing by the side.