Chapter 2590: 717: Reluctance

Lu Yinxing seemed completely drained of energy. Her whole body suddenly went limp.

She lay quietly on the sofa and closed her eyes.

A hint of a tear seemed to trace her eye.

She gave up struggling; Xia Ye could do whatever he wanted.

And right now, she was like a resigned salted fish, lying on the chopping board, waiting for fate’s knife.

But gradually, Lu Yinxing seemed to notice Xia Ye had stopped moving.

Lu Yinxing slowly opened her eyes.

She saw Xia Ye propped up on his arm, staring intently at him.

In Xia Ye’s eyes was a depth and coldness Lu Yinxing had never seen before.

Yet behind that frosty indifference, it seemed like a flame was burning fiercely.

Lu Yinxing couldn’t discern whether it was a blaze of passion or anger.

Perhaps his compromise had defeated Xia Ye’s desire to conquer.

Xia Ye got up directly and went to the guest room.

Leaving Lu Yinxing lying quietly on the sofa alone.

Tears inexplicably started flowing.

In youth, unaware of worldly matters.

Feeling a kiss, a hug was so sweet.

Like soaking in a jar of honey.

But now, only feeling like those are knives cutting people.

And every cut is sharp.

In the days that followed, Lu Yinxing mostly remained outside.

The work at the hospital was almost all handed over.

All friends were bid farewell one by one.

All procedures were in progress.

Everything seemed to be orderly.

Ah Yan still came over in the evenings for dinner punctually.

Of course, he was still not very interested in cooking.

So Lu Yinxing manually wrote a cookbook.

Filled with home-cooked dishes they ate frequently.

Before leaving, she specially took Ah Yan to a Chinese restaurant, asking the owner and his wife to look after him more often.

Finally, it was the day to return to the country.

Lu Yinxing didn’t pack too many things to take back.

The apartment Gong Xue’er left for Lu Yinxing, she was determined to sell.

She had lived here for so long, inevitably forming some attachment.

But Lu Yinxing felt, even if she kept it, it wouldn’t mean much to her.

After all, Lu Yinxing didn’t plan to return.

Maybe never for a lifetime.

Lu Yinxing didn’t know how to describe this city.

Heaven and hell seemed only a line apart, even without a clear boundary.

Light and darkness intermingled and fused.

Undoubtedly, this city was full of charm and temptation.

But for Lu Yinxing, three years here was enough, more than enough.

In these three years, she went through many things: despair, lows, discrimination.

But also received warmth from strangers.

This was a precious part of her life.

Lu Yinxing didn’t regret having such an experience in her life.

If not for these three years, she would still be that flower growing in a greenhouse, unaware of the world’s perils.

Xia Ye returned to the country with her.

Since what happened that night.

Their relationship seemed to have entered another icy phase.

Xia Ye rarely spoke; even in the same room, he treated her as if she were transparent.

Although this atmosphere was uncomfortable.

For Lu Yinxing now, it was a relief.

Returning to the country was a long journey.

When the plane started to descend.

Lu Yinxing glanced at Xia Ye with his eyes closed beside her.

A sudden feeling of loss surged in her heart.

Despite their not-so-pleasant time together in Los Angeles in the past half month.

And many unresolved issues between them.

But in her heart, Lu Yinxing still felt a bit of reluctance.