If You Could Hear My Heart - Chapter 127
Chapter 127: Chapter 127: A Peaceful Present, Calm Years
Translator: 549690339
“…” Luo Yanli’s lips twitched, but a moment later he responded, “Fine, I’ll talk to my dad about it.”
“The eyes need to be larger, the nose more prominent, and the expression smiling and cute. Well, I guess once it’s done it won’t look like me.” Xu Chaomu laughed first after finishing her own description.
“Alright, alright, I promise to satisfy you.”
That meal, Xu Chaomu ate quite happily, Luo Yanli’s mother’s cooking was really good.
In fact, her own mother’s cooking was delicious too; she loved her mother’s sweet and sour pork ribs the most. However, after she turned ten that year, she never had it again…
Latter, when she moved into the Shen Family, she refused to eat sweet and sour pork ribs made by anyone.
She was afraid of forgetting her mother’s flavor…
Feeling a sting in her nose, Xu Chaomu lowered her head to eat.
“Oh, by the way, Chaomu, I heard Yao Yue dropped out of school, and her dad got into some trouble and ended up in jail, ” Luo Yanli mentioned.
“Hmm?” Xu Chaomu froze for a few seconds.
“I just heard about it, the whole family is ruined, her dad got twenty years.
That’s good, she won’t come to trouble you anymore.”
Luo Yanli thought back to the incident after last night’s study session.
Xu Chaomu pondered for a bit; Yao Yue dropped out of school? Her dad in jail?
It appeared that crossing Shen Chi truly had no good outcome.
No wonder she always heard the servants in the Shen Household saying how ruthless and indifferent the Fourth Young Master Shen was, with seasoned tactics, and that no one dared to provoke him.
She was starting to believe what they said more and more.
In these eight years, her knowledge of Shen Chi was minimal, in fact, she knew nothing at all.
“Chaomu, Chaomu,” Luo Yanli called out twice, “What are you thinking about?”
“I was thinking, shouldn’t we celebrate? But then again, Luo, the talented scholar, you’ve lost one of your admirers,” Xu Chaomu snapped back to reality.
“You don’t need to worry about that, they fall one after another, an endless stream, ” Luo Yanli laughed heartily.
“Pfft, you’re so narcissistic too; I underestimated you,” Xu Chaomu laughed, blinking her eyes.
For the first time, she felt that being with a man other than Shen Chi was also very enjoyable.
Maybe it was because she and Luo Yanli were the same age; they seemed more like they belonged to the same world.
But not Shen Chi; he was different.
That day, after having dinner with Luo Yanli, Xu Chaomu brought a pile of problems to him for help.
“Luo, the talented scholar, I can’t solve any of these problems.”
Luo Yanli’s lips twitched—it was quite a lot—but he still patiently said, “Let me have a look.”
When he lowered his head to look at the problems, the sunlight cast on his side face, clean and handsome, youthfully clear. This feeling… was like eight years ago, the first time Xu Chaomu saw Shen Chi.
Back then, Shen Chi was wearing a very white shirt too, sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves, everything was… peaceful and serene.
Xu Chaomu and Luo Yanli sat on the swings in the playground, it was very quiet, with the fragrance of flowers all around.
It was a lazy spring day, beautiful everywhere. Butterflies and bees flew back and forth, sometimes landing on grass blades, sometimes on the petals of flowers.
Xu Chaomu, a poor student, tilted her head and asked Luo Yanli who was standing beside her.
“Luo, the talented scholar, the scenery is so beautiful, describe it for me.”
Luo Yanli glanced at the azure sky, then at Xu Chaomu with her sweet smile, and slightly curved his lips: “A peaceful present, serene years.” “Huh?” Xu Chaomu didn’t understand, what was that?
Sorrow.
Being uneducated really is terrifying.
“It’s nothing,” Luo Yanli chuckled, lowered his head and tousled her hair.
To her surprise, Xu Chaomu didn’t reject this gesture; in the past, only Shen Chi had done this.
However, most of the time Shen Chi treated her like a pet, stroking her hair just like petting a cat’s fur.
The spring breeze was gentle, and Xu Chaomu thought, at this age, it was time to experience a proper romance.
She and Luo Yanli sat in the playground for a long time, and Luo Yanli, being a top student, knew everything she didn’t.
Xu Chaomu admired him to no end.
That night, after evening study, Xu Chaomu made a phone call to Uncle Cheng, saying she wouldn’t return.
She knew that Bai Man’s parents and Zhou Ran were there, and if she returned, it would seem quite superfluous.
After all, among so many people, not a single one liked her.
Fortunately, Luo Yanli invited her out to see the night view, and she joyfully agreed.
She had grown up in C City but had never been taken out to see its stunning night view. C city was beautiful and bustling; yet, amusingly, she had grown up in this city without ever seeing its stunning night scenery.
When she told Uncle Cheng over the phone that she wouldn’t come back, he frantically tried to persuade her: “Miss Xu, you should come back. If something like last time happens, I can’t take the responsibility.”
“No worries, someone’s with me.”
“No, Miss Xu, please come back. If the Fourth Young Master… hello, hello…” Before Uncle Cheng could finish, Xu Chaomu hung up the public phone.
“Yanli, where are we going?” Xu Chaomu blinked and asked.
“Let’s go to the amusement park, it’s open 24 hours. Have you ever ridden the
Ferris wheel at night?”
“No, I lead a pretty monotonous life.”
“Then it’s perfect; I’ll take you there.”
Luo Yanli hailed a taxi, taking Xu Chaomu away from the school and towards the amusement park.
Xu Chaomu discovered that she wasn’t quite the little ruffian in front of Luo Yanli. She was also an eighteen-year-old girl who, usually, would only get so angry with Shen Chi that she’d leap up and wave her arms in fury.
The amusement park in C City was said to be the largest in the country with the highest Ferris wheel, ranked third in Asia.
Xu Chaomu had pestered Shen Chi many times to accompany her for fun, and each time he just replied with two words: “Childish.”
Later, she noticed that Bai Man never clung to Shen Chi, for Bai Man was very sensible. Gradually, she stopped bothering Shen Chi too.
Xu Chaomu knew Shen Chi was busy, but when he was with Bai Man, he somehow wasn’t busy anymore.
In his heart, she was of course not as important as Bai Man; Bai Man was the cherished beloved he held in the palm of his hand.
After getting off the taxi, Xu Chaomu didn’t stand steady, her foot twisted, and she started to fall forward!
“Chaomu, be careful!” Luo Yanli quickly grabbed her.
Xu Chaomu fell right into his arms, promptly clutching at Luo Yanli’s clothes. Luo Yanli also wrapped his arms around her waist, and Xu Chaomu finally stood firm, not falling to the ground.
As she got close to Luo Yanli, Xu Chaomu realized that he had a light, elegant scent about him, very pleasant and appealing.
This scent was different from Shen Chi’s. One was domineering, the other tranquil and natural.
Xu Chaomu rubbed her nose and said with a laugh, “Look at me, I can’t even walk straight.”
Luo Yanli then released her, “No worries, I am here, if you can’t walk, I can carry you.”
“I am not that fragile,” she retorted.
Just as Xu Chaomu and Luo Yanli were about to enter the amusement park, a bold black Maybach made a screeching turn and abruptly came to a halt in front of them.
With the license plate “C8888,” Xu Chaomu instantly knew whose it was.
Startled, she quickly stepped back two paces..
