If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 989 - Chapter 989 Chapter 989 No Greater Sorrow Than a Dead Heart

Chapter 989: Chapter 989: No Greater Sorrow Than a Dead Heart Chapter 989: Chapter 989: No Greater Sorrow Than a Dead Heart At that time, she had only one feeling, nobody wanted her…

Later…

Xu Chaomu lowered her head, no longer dwelling on the past, for it was the past, and so many years had gone by.

In the future, she would be very good to her child and leave the best for them.

Thinking this way, she started to feel anticipation again, as if life were also filled with hope.

“Okay, wait for my news, I will find a suitable child for you,” Xiao Mo said.

“With you handling it, I feel very relieved,” Xu Chaomu replied.

“It’s too cold tonight, don’t catch a chill, I’m going to head off now,” Xiao Mo put on his gloves.

“Hmm, drive carefully on the road, watch out for the fireworks and firecrackers,” Xu Chaomu cautioned.

“I know,” Xiao Mo said with a smile curling his lips.

After saying that, he didn’t look back and walked towards his car not far away.

The ground was covered with red firecracker scraps, the air was tinged with a thick smell of gunpowder, and the scent drifted everywhere when the wind blew. This smell added so much more to the New Year’s Eve atmosphere.

There were hardly any people walking on the streets of the neighborhood, and almost every household had its lights on, creating a lively scene.

When Xiao Mo got to his car, he turned back and took one more glance at Xu Chaomu.

Xu Chaomu was still standing in the corridor, watching him leave.

He opened the car door, waved at her, and called out, “Go back.”

After that, he got in the car, unable to bear looking at her any longer, pressed down on the clutch and gas pedal, and drove the car out of the neighborhood.

The car disappeared from Xu Chaomu’s view, but she still stood there for a long time.

Inside, she felt an indescribable sensation, for tomorrow would be the start of a new lunar year.

A new beginning always brings endless hope and expectation, and she hoped that the New Year would bring more happiness.

The past year had been unhappy for her a lot of the time…

She stood in the corridor, and just then, the sound of firecrackers popped continuously outside, filling the air with the scent of fireworks.

Xu Chaomu looked up, just in time to see a cluster of fireworks burst open in the sky!

A sweet smile spread across her lips, and in that moment, she remembered the day before New Year’s Day when she was nestled in Shen Chi’s arms, watching the fireworks with him.

It felt as if it was just yesterday.

She had kept quite a few sweet memories for herself, which maybe would feel warm when recalled in the future.

Standing downstairs watching the fireworks for a good while, she didn’t feel the cold at all, only that it was very beautiful.

This was the first New Year she had spent back in the country after five years, alone.

At this moment, she especially looked forward to having a baby to accompany her in the future…

After leaving West Garden, Xiao Mo drove all the way from Jin City to C City.

Looking through the window at the sky full of fireworks, Xu Chaomu’s smiling face constantly lingered in his mind, impossible to dispel.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh.

The car kept driving forward, and after a short distance, his phone rang.

It turned out to be Xu Chaomu calling.

“Xiao Mo, I forgot to tell you just now, happy New Year,” Xu Chaomu said.

Xiao Mo’s lips curled into a smile, and for a moment, a warm current passed through his heart, turning even the coldest night warm.

“Happy New Year,” he responded with a curl of his lips.

After speaking, Xu Chaomu hung up the phone.

When the car entered the territory of C City, Xiao Mo glanced at the time, it was almost twelve o’clock.

C City was much busier than Jin City, with many large building screens looping New Year’s images. Here, the lights were bright, and stars shone brilliantly!

The streets were less crowded, but that did not detract from C City’s vibrancy as an international metropolis.

As he drove past the Shen Group building, the electronic screen was also showing lively New Year images and blessings for the Shen Group’s coming year.

Xiao Mo slowed down as he passed the Shen Group building, picking up his phone to call Butler Ling.

“Butler, happy New Year.”

“Secretary Xiao, you too, happy New Year.” Butler Ling was somewhat surprised; she hadn’t expected Xiao Mo to call her.

“Is President Shen at the Shen Family’s residence?”

Butler Ling shook her head: “He’s not. The Young Master left in his car after waking up; I asked, but he didn’t tell me. So, I don’t know where the Young Master is now.”

There was urgency and anxiety in Butler Ling’s voice. She hadn’t even gone home today, having stayed at the Shen Family’s place all along.

She was afraid that if Shen Chi came back drunk in the middle of the night, there would be no one to look after him.

“Thank you, Butler. I understand.”

“If you find out where the Young Master is, give me a call back.”

“Okay.”

Xiao Mo hung up the phone and drove home.

On the way, he called Shen Chi again, only to hear, “The number you have dialed is switched off, please try again later.”

Xiao Mo wasn’t worried about Shen Chi; he knew he had a sense of measure.

He didn’t feel much pity for Shen Chi, especially since Chaomu had said to him earlier that evening, “Xiao Mo, do you know? When I was pregnant, there were several times his bad temper made my heart ache. The two most painful times were nearly having a miscarriage and just before the preterm birth.”

Xiao Mo was aware of both incidents.

During the near miscarriage, Shen Chi and Nie Chenglang had even gotten into a fight, and as for the time before the preterm birth, although Shen Chi didn’t lose his temper at Chaomu, his attitude was rather indifferent.

It was because Xiao Mo knew about these things that he insisted on helping Chaomu that one time.

After all, other than Shen Chi, Chaomu truly had no relatives left.

And the way Shen Chi treated her had deeply hurt her. Thus, when the only little one with a blood connection to her was no longer there, her sorrow was greater than any heartbreak.

As for their future and whether they could be together again, whether Shen Chi would find Chaomu anytime soon, that would depend on their fate.

Perhaps, they would never be together again.

When his car reached his doorstep, the clock struck twelve.

He sat in the car, watching the fireworks bloom one by one in full glory.

He couldn’t bring himself to drive into the garage, instead sitting in the driver’s seat, watching the fireworks bloom and fade, only to fill the sky again.

Meanwhile, on the coast of C City, a lonely, desolate figure sat on a rock.

Behind him was the sea, and in front of him, the boundless land.

At twelve o’clock in the morning, he turned his head to watch the endless sky filled with fireworks.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet; they were exactly like the ones he watched with her snuggled on the couch the day before New Year’s.

Only now, the fireworks remained the same, but his arms were empty.

The winter sea breeze was fierce, blowing in gusts from the ocean, carrying the salty scent and producing a mournful howl.

The sea water slapped against the coast and the rocks, thudding and leaving a prolonged echo under the vast sky.

The winter wind was too cold, cutting across Shen Chi’s face like a knife, flipping the corners of his overcoat, stirring his scarf.

The seaside was dark, bereft of light, with only the distant fireworks blooming in the sky.