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Chapter 560 - 560 561 Strangers (10) _1
Chapter 560 - 560 561 Strangers (10) _1
?Chapter 560: Chapter 561: Strangers (10) _1 Chapter 560: Chapter 561: Strangers (10) _1 Shen Liangnian looked at Jing Haohao, who was sparing with her words. He stood for a while before asking, “When did you come back?”
“Been back for a while,” Jing Haohao replied ambiguously, a far cry from before. In the past, Jing Haohao would recount in detail what she had eaten when asked by Shen Liangnian. She would tell him how much porridge she drank, how many dough sticks she ate, and how many fried eggs she had.
Perhaps Jing Haohao’s aloof attitude left Shen Liangnian at a loss as to how to continue.
A silence lingered between them.
Jing Haohao remembered how, upon discovering Shen Liangnian’s two-year betrayal, every bit of her brimmed with teeth-gritting hatred towards him. But now, she discovered, all those feelings had quietly disappeared. Even the love she once thought would stand the test of time had inexplicably vanished.
Jing Haohao stared at Shen Liangnian, reigned in her expression, and said, “If you’ll excuse me, I’ll be going.”
Shen Liangnian did not speak. He just stared at Jing Haohao, his posture slightly stiff. After a long while, he gently moved his body aside.
Jing Haohao lowered her head slightly and took a step forward.
Looking at Jing Haohao’s fluffy head, Shen Liangnian spoke as she walked past him, “Haohao, goodbye.”
Jing Haohao didn’t make a sound, and she didn’t pause, she just walked away.
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Liang Chen walked out of the private room seething with anger, heading straight for the restroom at the end of the hallway.
There weren’t many people in the Four Seasons Hotel’s hallway. Through the closed doors, you could hear the boisterous chatter of guests who’d drunk too much.
Whenever a waiter passed by, they would respectfully bow and greet: “Good evening, sir.”
The restroom at the Four Seasons Hotel was directly opposite the hallway. As Liang Chen drew closer, he noticed two people standing by the door.
Through the restroom mirror, he could clearly see the face of the man standing in front of him. It was Shen Liangnian.
The fluttering hem of a dress, visible behind Shen Liangnian’s shoulder was identical to the one Jing Haohao wore that night.
Liang Chen’s steps abruptly halted.
An indescribable emotion welled up inside him, as the initial excitement of seeing Jing Haohao evaporated significantly.
During the more than a hundred days Jing Haohao was missing, Liang Chen could only fantasize about their reunion to soothe his depressed heart.
He imagined all kinds of scenarios: a sudden rendezvous like tonight, accidentally bumping into her on the street, and also the scene of Jing Haohao and Shen Liangnian together again.
Unable to understand their conversation from a distance, Liang Chen’s gaze was fixed on Shen Liangnian’s figure, which gently began to turn.
Liang Chen didn’t know what his face looked like at that moment, but he figured it must be pretty bad.
In fact, at that moment, he was somewhat afraid they might turn around and see him in his abject state.
Therefore, Liang Chen slightly turned his head before quickly retreating a few steps, descending the stairs straight out of the building.
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Shen Liangnian stood in place, watching as Jing Haohao’s figure slowly disappeared into a room in the distance. He continued to stand there, dumbfounded.
P.S.: More updates to come. I’ve been having a writer’s block today and writing quite slowly. Sorry~