Contract Marriage: Boss, Let's divorce
Chapter 318 - 317: Choice (11)

Chapter 318: Chapter 317: Choice (11)

Chuxia Ling ultimately couldn’t fall asleep. She gave up forcing herself, got up, brushed her teeth, and washed her face. While doing so, she felt a bit of tightness in her chest and a nauseating sensation. She clutched her chest, took several deep breaths, and managed to suppress the wave of nausea.

She looked up at her reflection in the mirror: her complexion was dull, her face was slightly pale, and there were faint dark circles under her eyes—she looked extremely haggard.

Her hands, resting on the washbasin, slowly tightened.

She was almost forty days pregnant, which meant that morning sickness would soon set in, making it impossible to hide her pregnancy. Furthermore, her elder sister had returned; Chuxia had to decide quickly what to do.

But as easily as it was said, when she thought about the situation or faced it, she was overwhelmed with melancholy and cluelessness, unsure of what to do next.

Chuxia closed her eyes, her mind a chaotic mess.

She washed her face haphazardly and went downstairs. Although she had no appetite, she wasn’t just eating for herself anymore, so she had to force herself to eat something.

As soon as she reached the Dining Hall, she saw Xiao Zhao coming in from the entrance. Her steps faltered. When Xiao Zhao saw Chuxia Ling, he quickly nodded in greeting and respectfully said, "Good morning, Young Madam."

Chuxia nodded weakly in response, "Good morning," she paused, then her gaze inadvertently drifted behind Xiao Zhao.

Sensing her gaze, Xiao Zhao softly said, "I’m here to fetch a document for President Shi."

Chuxia’s eyes flickered as if her thoughts were exposed, and she quickly lowered her gaze, "Then go get it."

After speaking, she briskly turned and made to enter the Dining Hall.

As she was about to step in, Xiao Zhao’s voice rang out again, "Oh, Young Madam, President Shi asked me to give you something."

Chuxia’s footsteps halted again, and then she slowly turned around.

Xiao Zhao took a red invitation card out of his briefcase and handed it to her, "The day after tomorrow is Young Master Shen’s birthday banquet, and he has invited President Shi and you. He hopes you can attend."

Chuxia looked at the invitation card Xiao Zhao offered her and was slightly stunned. She had thought that, with the recent chill in her relationship with Shi Che, he wouldn’t ask her to accompany him to social engagements anymore.

But... Recently, she had been deliberately avoiding Shi Che, to prevent any interaction. How could she attend Shen Qian’s birthday banquet with Shi Che?

Chuxia instinctively wanted to refuse. Her gaze slowly shifted away from the invitation card without taking it, her lips parted as if searching for an excuse, but Xiao Zhao seemed to guess her thoughts and preempted her, "Young Madam, President Shi has been in a bad mood these past few days. It would be better for you to go along with his wishes. Besides, since Young Master Shen has invited you, wouldn’t it embarrass President Shi if you didn’t attend?"

Xiao Zhao’s words made it impossible for Chuxia to utter a refusal. Yes, after all, she and Shi Che were still husband and wife, and Shen Qian was their friend. If both were invited and she declined, what would others think of Shi Che?

Regardless of how she would eventually decide, she did not wish to cause Shi Che any embarrassment.

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