Contract Marriage: Boss, Let's divorce
Chapter 258 - 257: You Annoy Me, Don’t You? (3)

Chapter 258: Chapter 257: You Annoy Me, Don’t You? (3)

There was a moment when Ling Chuxia suddenly felt that the heavy mask that had weighed on her for three years was slowly fading away, allowing her to return to her true self, not the elder sister, but Ling Chuxia herself.

Nobody wants to be someone else forever, unless absolutely necessary.

Ling Chuxia smiled at her reflection in the mirror, then turned and left the house.

There was a bit of a traffic jam on the road, so by the time Ling Chuxia arrived at the movie theater, it was almost 7:50 pm. As she entered, she looked around for Shi Che but didn’t see him.

Ling Chuxia was slightly disappointed, but she checked the time—there were still ten minutes left. She didn’t need to feel disappointed just yet.

She chose a spot that was quite visible and stood there, waiting for Shi Che.

Although today wasn’t a weekend, because it was Valentine’s Day, the movie theater was still quite crowded, mostly with couples. Everyone’s face was brimming with smiles and happiness, which made it hard not to smile along with them.

Ling Chuxia looked at the couples and somehow, ripples slowly began to spread through the depths of her heart.

Shi Che had set aside enough time for today but hadn’t expected the afternoon meeting to be delayed due to unexpected issues. Since it was a video conference, he couldn’t just cut it short, so in the latter half of the meeting, he was constantly looking at his watch.

Finally, when the meeting ended at 7:30 pm, and knowing that it would take at least half an hour to drive from the company to the movie theater, Shi Che returned to his office, grabbed his coat and car keys, and strode out.

Xiao Zhao stood there, ready to go over the next schedule with Shi Che, but only felt a gust of wind as Shi Che hurried past. He looked up, and Shi Che was already gone.

Shi Che drove himself, heading towards the movie theater. On the way, the speedometer kept climbing, but it was peak hour for traffic, and the roads were congested. His car moved in fits and starts and eventually got stuck at an intersection not far from the movie theater.

Shi Che looked at his watch: 7:45 pm and there was a long line of cars ahead with no hope of clearing any time soon. He furrowed his brow, clenched his fists, took out his phone to make a call, then turned off the car, got out, and ran to the roadside, sprinting towards the movie theater.

Time ticked away, and Ling Chuxia watched as people at the movie theater entered one by one, hand in hand, leaving the place more and more deserted, and yet she still hadn’t seen the person she was waiting for. The anticipation in her eyes slowly turned to disappointment.

Was Shi Che really not coming?

After all, the past was the past, and the present was the present. How could she hope to suddenly return to the way things were before?

Shi Che from the past didn’t dislike her, but the current Shi Che seemed to despise her...

At exactly eight o’clock, everyone had gone into the theater. The once bustling hall became empty. Ling Chuxia silently looked at her movie ticket, feeling an endless sense of loss.

She waited a little longer, but Shi Che still didn’t show. It seemed that he wasn’t going to come.

Ling Chuxia gripped her movie ticket tightly, hung her head low, lifted her foot, and slowly walked towards the exit.

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