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Chapter 223 - 222: Elder Sister’s Phone Call (8)

Chapter 223: Chapter 222: Elder Sister’s Phone Call (8)

Ling Chuxia smiled for a while, and her gaze unintentionally swept over to the mobile phone set aside. As she smiled, her smile slowly faded away, and a trace of sorrow gradually surfaced in her eyes.

She actually envied Ji Xinxin, at least she had the right to choose whether to defy her mother or not when it came to doing things she didn’t like.

But for her, starting from three years ago, she had no room for choice, no room for defiance. No matter how sad, how much she cried, or how wronged she felt, she could only force herself to persevere.

Now... finally, she was able to catch her breath, but the fact remained that she still had no choice, no power to rebel.

Ling Chuxia stared at the phone intently, her hands slowly clenching tighter and tighter, her fingernails digging into her palms, as she involuntarily thought of the phone call with her elder sister.

Since the day she married Shi Che, the day her elder sister was sent abroad, she had been unable to contact her sister, nor had her sister contacted her. She knew it was Mrs. Shi’s command, but she still felt indignant, so she had secretly tried to find out where her sister had gone and looked for her contact information, without any success.

Although she was reluctant to give up, she was helpless and could only hope that one day her sister would give her a call, send a text, an email—anything to let her know she was safe.

Sadly, for three years, her sister had remained silent.

Just now, when she heard her sister’s voice, her mind went completely blank; she couldn’t snap back to reality, as if she were dreaming.

Yet, that really was her sister!

After three years, she had finally called her; she could finally hear her voice again. She couldn’t clearly describe her feelings at that moment, only knew that the concerns, grievances, and sadness buried deep in her heart seemed to be completely released in that instant.

Her only kin, her most beloved elder sister, she had finally received her call and knew she was safe.

She was eager to ask about her sister’s situation, how she was doing, what her health was like. She also wanted to tell her that she herself was not doing well, that she was very sad and missed her a lot.

But she hadn’t managed to say any of this before her sister’s words stopped her.

Her sister asked, "Xiaxia, how are you doing with the young master now?"

Her voice was still as gentle, as kind, and as gracefully flowing as water, but upon hearing her sister say these words, Ling Chuxia felt her enthusiasm rapidly cool down until it was ice cold.

Her hand gripped the phone tightly, the square edges of the device digging into her palm, yet she was oblivious to the pain, her voice dropping lower, "Elder sister, I, I and the young master..."

However, her sister didn’t wait for her to finish and interrupted again, "Xiaxia, do you remember what you promised me? You will do it, won’t you?"

Ling Chuxia’s voice caught for a moment. She bit her lower lip hard, her lips turning slightly pale. Her relationship with Shi Che was now so poor, she had even run away from home; she could no longer bear it, she wanted to give up.

She didn’t want to lie to her sister; she wanted to tell the truth. She wanted to tell her sister that she couldn’t hold on, that she might not be able to fulfill the promise she had made.

But at that moment, her throat felt as if it was choked; the words surged up to her mouth, she opened her mouth but couldn’t make a sound.

"Xiaxia, don’t worry, it won’t be long, it really won’t. I will be able to come back soon; you must wait for me, you must wait until I return, understand?"

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