Chapter 1690 Life without Him

Chapter 1789 Life without him

Xi Jingchen got into the car, but he didn't start the car immediately. He stared into the distance with a pair of deep eyes, his mind unpredictable.

He didn't doubt Duan Shuxian's feelings for him at all. Now, standing in her position, he could understand her dilemma.

The Duan family is a family with great political power. The old man of the Duan family is a veteran, and Duan Deliang also holds great power. This is why his mother introduced Duan Shumin to him.

On the contrary, Duan Shuxian's parents live a low-key and ordinary life. She is not escaping from their feelings, but the pressure of her family.

As a filial and kind girl, she chose to maintain the harmony of the Duan family instead of blindly stiffening their relationship.

Xi Jingchen narrowed his eyes, his thin lips smiled slightly, and the light in his eyes was still like a densely woven net, ready to catch his prey.

"I said I would wait for you." Xi Jingchen muttered to himself in a low voice.

If what she needs is time, he won't force her, he can wait, but the premise is that she is not allowed to marry other men, or even fall in love.

Just give each other some time! Xi Jingchen will not disturb her in the short term, but he will pay attention to everything about her.

Duan Shuxian has been pricked by rose thorns for the nth time in her mother's shop. There are several bleeding wounds on her palm, which makes her dare not speak out in pain.

Because she deserves it! At such a time, she is still distracted. Who can she blame?

"Shuxian, come and send a bouquet of flowers for mom. This is the address. It's just a short walk." Li Yu handed a bouquet of beautifully wrapped flowers to her.

Duan Shuxian also needed to go for a walk, so she reached out to take it. She knew the address.

After Duan Shuxian sent the flowers, she did not return to the store immediately. In the afternoon, there were not many customers in the store, so she walked into a garden next to it to relax.

Unconsciously, it was summer. She still remembered when she first met Xi Jingchen. It was early spring. The slightly cool air made her close her eyes and recall the wonderful early spring atmosphere.

Unlike now, the strong summer sun was extremely dazzling. She chose a cool place, took out earphones from her bag and listened to music. The artificial lake in the distance reflected the sky like a mirror. Everything was extremely quiet.

In the evening, she received a call from Aunt Huang. It turned out that she had left a small thing behind, and asked her to go and pick it up when she had time.

Duan Shuxian gave it to her. She would not go back to school.

"Xiao Duan! This is really strange! Did you and Teacher Xi agree to leave school together?"

"What?" Duan Shuxian asked in surprise, "He also left school?"

"Don't you know? Aren't you in love? He doesn't know you resigned, and you don't know he left school either? What did you two quarrel about?"

"When did he leave school?" Duan Shuxian's heart choked, why did he leave?

"It seems that it was his last class yesterday afternoon! I heard some female classmates chatting about it, you really don't know!"

Duan Shuxian smiled bitterly, "I really don't know."

"Hey! He probably feels bored staying here because you left!" Aunt Huang guessed at the other end.

Duan Shuxian's eyes were stained with grief, is that right? If he is no longer in school, then she really probably won't see him in this life! Maybe she will see him on TV in the future.

Thinking about it, Duan Shuxian felt more and more bitterness rising in her chest.

A week passed in a blink of an eye, and the family dinner on Monday was here.

Duan Shuxian seemed to have become a soulless person this week. She worked hard to get work in her mother's shop during the day, but at night, her heart was empty. She bit her arm several times and hid in the quilt crying like a child.

But in front of her parents, she was talking and laughing as usual, and people could not see her sadness.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yu saw that there was dirt on her collar, and she couldn't help urging her, "Shuxian, go back and change your clothes! We are going to have dinner at my uncle's house tonight, so dress up."

Duan Shuxian lowered her head and looked at her collar, and she nodded, "Okay!"

Duan Shuxian took off her apron, and she came out of her mother's shop with a small bag on her back. She was wearing a fresh white dress, her long hair tied in a half-bun, and she showed an extremely delicate face.

She raised her little face slightly and stood in front of the flower shop waiting for a car. The art wall behind her made her look a bit pure like an elf.

Bai Xia reached out to stop a taxi several times, but failed, so she had to sigh helplessly.

In the parking space opposite her waiting lane, a black car had been parked for an unknown period of time. In the dark and tight car window, a pair of deep eyes quietly stared at the girl who was taking a taxi opposite.

Seeing her depressedly pursing her red lips, her pretty face slightly flushed, the man almost wanted to get out of the car to give her a ride.

But he still suppressed this impulse. Since he didn't want to disturb her, he had to do it, at least not in front of her at this moment.

"Master, do you need to give Miss Duan a ride?" The bodyguard in the driver's seat asked.

"No need." Xi Jingchen responded in a low voice.

Duan Shuxian bit her red lips. It was a very helpless thing to not be able to get a taxi, but she was also optimistic. Since she couldn't wait for a taxi, she would just stay in a daze for a while!

Duan Shuxian's eyes flickered, as if she was immersed in her own thoughts, but she didn't know that all her delicate expressions were being seen by the man opposite her. Xi Jingchen pursed his thin lips lightly, flashing a smile from time to time. He looked at the dazed and cute girl, as if he was admiring a smart picture.

At Duan Shuxian's feet, a puppy was trying to run into the busy street. She was startled and quickly knelt down to pick up the puppy.

The little puppy was immediately hugged in a daze, and its mistress next to her also rushed over and said, "Xiaoba, why are you running around!"

Duan Shuxian took the opportunity to touch the puppy's head, pinched the puppy's mouth, and returned it to the mistress. "Thank you, miss. I just bought it and it keeps running around." The hostess was very grateful that she had saved her pet just now.

"So cute." Duan Shuxian smiled and touched the puppy's head again. The little guy was so cute.

The man opposite looked at her love for small animals and smiled in his eyes. He began to think about allowing her to keep a dog in the future.

At this moment, a taxi stopped in front of Duan Shuxian, and someone got out of the car. Duan Shuxian quickly stepped forward and stopped the taxi to go home.

When the taxi left, the black car on the opposite side followed the taxi.

Duan Shuxian returned home and the black car disappeared among the cars.

Duan Shuxian walked into the room and opened the closet. She looked at the latest dress her mother had bought for her. She still chose the simplest combination, a white T-shirt and jeans.

Duan Shumin didn't look for her again, but she knew that the sisterly love had faded away, and she even had a premonition that it would never recover again in this life. Duan Shumin that day was extremely strange to her.

At half past five, Duan Deming's car was waiting for her downstairs, and Li Yu prepared two bouquets of fresh flowers to send to Duan's house.

Duan's house was bathed in the evening glow, and the atmosphere was spectacular. Duan Deming's car drove in, Duan Shuxian followed her parents towards the hall with her eyes lowered, carrying a small bag.

At this time, she saw Mr. Duan practicing Tai Chi in the small garden next to him. Duan Shuxian walked towards his grandfather and stood beside him to say hello.

"grandfather."

"Shu Xian, here we come." Mr. Duan retracted his fists and sweated, his face glowing red and he looked very healthy.

Mr. Duan couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't expect that his little granddaughter was already a tall girl.

Duan Deming also came over to chat with Mr. Duan, while Li Yu went to chat with Song Meilan about home affairs. Duan Shuxian, a junior, took a walk in the garden. Although she had been visiting the Duan family since she was a child, even if there was no real separation, she was here, I just can't find the feeling of home.

As she walked, Duan Shuxian turned a corner and heard a voice calling her from behind.

"Shu Xian, come here.

Duan Shuxian's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She turned around and saw Duan Shumin who had returned from unknown time. She looked at her with complicated eyes.

"Sister Min." Duan Shuxian turned around and said hello. "

"I have something to tell you." Duan Shumin spoke to her, with a kind of scrutiny in his eyes.