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Chapter 666 - 666 667 Sweetness in a Different Place (9)_1
Chapter 666 - 666 667 Sweetness in a Different Place (9)_1
?Chapter 666: Chapter 667: Sweetness in a Different Place (9)_1 Chapter 666: Chapter 667: Sweetness in a Different Place (9)_1 Just as Jing Haohao finished speaking, she heard the door softly being pushed open. Jing Haohao turned her head slightly to see Shen Liangnian come in, his hands full of bags.
Jing Haohao’s face cooled slightly, but she continued to chat gently with Liang Chen on the phone.
She heard someone on the other end asking Liang Chen about something and seized the opportunity to end the call.
Shen Liangnian’s gaze fell on the phone Jing Haohao had left on the sofa. He asked, “Was that Liang Chen?”
As he asked this, he found his mouth pooling with a sour bitterness.
Jing Haohao made no attempt to hide it, simply nodding. Then, she asked Shen Liangnian to leave, “Shen Liangnian, I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to be here in my house.”
Shen Liangnian pursed his lips, placing the food he’d bought on the coffee table, then took out a bottle of red oil and handed it to Jing Haohao, saying, “Rub this on your ankle – cold compress first, then hot after twenty-four hours.”
Jing Haohao made no sound, nor did she reach out to take the red oil.
Shen Liangnian stood silently in front of Jing Haohao.
Jing Haohao was truly tired, too tired to keep clashing with Shen Liangnian. Leaning wearily against the sofa, she closed her eyes and said with exhaustion, “Shen Liangnian, please leave. I feel really uncomfortable with you standing here.”
Shen Liangnian’s gaze shimmered slightly, but he remained silent. He simply placed Jing Haohao’s house key and the bottle of red oil on the coffee table within her reach. Then, raising his head to look at Jing Haohao in the dim light, he calmly said, “Rest well.”
Jing Haohao did not reply.
Shen Liangnian lowered his gaze, turned, and walked out.
…
Shen Liangnian stood in front of Jing Haohao’s apartment, not moving away.
He stood there, listening for any movement from within, afraid that Jing Haohao might hurt herself.
Even though there were several households on this floor, the corridor was silent. He had been told by the doctor not to smoke or drink, but he reflexively took out a cigarette, lit it, and inhaled deeply.
He used to smoke just to keep alert, because she didn’t like him smoking, and he would stay away from cigarettes for several hours before meeting her.
However, ever since they broke up, he has been hooked. He had built his business from scratch, endured so much, he thought he could bear anything. But losing Jing Haohao took all his confidence and willpower.
He even watched his own life fading away, bit by bit, until it seemed there was no hope left for him.
He desperately wanted to beg Jing Haohao to be less cruel. He longed to persistently plead with Jing Haohao to care for her, to cling onto her, but in the end, it was all just wishful thinking.
He had lost that right, lost that chance.
Recalling this, Shen Liangnian could feel a burn in his eyes, a sour ache. He leaned against the wall, finishing the last drag of his cigarette before he suddenly started coughing heavily. His stomach churned, pain tearing through him.
Shen Liangnian slid down the wall to crouch on the ground. His shaking hand fumbled to take out painkillers from his pocket. He didn’t bother to count them, just randomly took a handful and forced them into his mouth.