CHAPTER 327: CHAPTER 326: DECISION (20)

Before, she hesitated because she couldn’t face her own feelings, but now, she saw her emotions clearly and didn’t want to sway anymore.

Some things, the more you hesitate, the more scared you are to face them. Better to just take the leap.

Ling Chuxia bit her teeth, with a touch of determination in her eyes, "I’ve decided to be honest with Shi Che." These words, just eight characters long, were spoken by Ling Chuxia with such emotional gravity, each word powerful.

Ever since she and Shi Che got married, Ji Xinxin had almost forgotten that the original Ling Chuxia was such a decisive and impetuous woman.

Seeing her this determined, she couldn’t help but laugh, "I’ve finally seen the Ling Chuxia I knew."

Ling Chuxia slightly lifted her eyelids, glanced at Ji Xinxin, and continued, "I don’t want to keep lying to him, I want to tell him about the child, I want to tell him my true feelings. It’s just..."

She knew that Shi Che had always liked her elder sister, and her elder sister had now returned. What she should do now was to actively step back from their relationship.

Had it not been for the events of tonight, she might have stepped back. But... who can control matters of the heart? Who can dictate them? She had struggled for so long, but still couldn’t overcome her own heart.

She knew that by doing so, she would feel very guilty toward her elder sister, so she wouldn’t keep it a secret from her. Before being honest with Shi Che, she would confess to her elder sister.

She had fallen in love with Shi Che, she wanted to confess her true feelings to Shi Che, and if Shi Che accepted her, then she would devote herself to becoming his true wife, not living as Ling Yunshu, but as her true self, Ling Chuxia.

If Shi Che didn’t accept her and his love was still for her elder sister, then she would step aside and wish them well.

"It’s just what?"

Ji Xinxin’s voice pulled Ling Chuxia back from her reverie. She blinked, her expression gradually becoming clear, preparing to answer, but the words reached her lips and then she swallowed them back down.

The matter of Ling Yunshu returning to the country was something only she knew about. She had said she didn’t want everyone to know she was back in the country just yet, not even Mrs. Shi and Shi Che knew. Naturally, she could not discuss it with Ji Xinxin.

She swallowed hard and gently shook her head, "It’s nothing."

Although Ji Xinxin was a bit perplexed, she didn’t ask further, just saying, "Since you’ve decided, then go do it. No matter what the outcome is, at least you’ve tried."

Ling Chuxia slowly nodded.

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Because of that unexpected incident, the relationship between the two eased imperceptibly, not as tense as before. On the way back home, although she and Shi Che did not speak, the small car cabin felt free from any sense of oppression.

Ling Chuxia subtly turned her face to the side, her gaze stealing a glance at Shi Che. As the car moved, outside streetlights cast slanting beams inside, making Shi Che’s face flicker in and out of the shadow, making it hard to discern his expression at the moment. However, quietly watching his profile like this, she felt a sweetness spreading bit by bit in her chest.

She realized now that liking someone meant that even just watching them could blossom joy in her heart, as sweet as honey.

Affection was really an incredible thing. Before she liked Shi Che, she didn’t dare to look at him at all, but now, as she watched, she found that she could hardly tear her eyes away.

Shi Che seemed to sense something and his dark eyes suddenly turned towards her.