The Male Protagonist's Daughter - Chapter 40.2

Shen Qingruo raised her head and looked at Luo Tianyuan. “Xi City is naturally a very good choice. In the next few years, I will be doing more work, and I will return the house money to you as soon as possible, and I will prepare to go to Xi City.”

Just like that, Shen Yan and Luo Shuyan, who were still asleep, had their futures determined by each other’s parents. After a few years, they would go to Xi City to study and get to see a bigger and broader world.

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Lu Xingsen has not been to Dongxi Villa for nearly a year.

Dongxi Villa was his and Shen Qin’s house. The thought of her name caused a slight pain in his heart.

If he would’ve known that would be the last time she called him, he would definitely have not been impatient and hung up the phone before she finished speaking.

In the year of his marriage, the days he lived in Dongxi Villa were few and far between, and she always waited for him here silently. Whenever he came back, she would leave a light on for him. Now that he was standing in the yard of the same house, he expected himself to feel numb. However, he still felt like his lungs were burning from all his feelings.

Lu Xingsen took out the key and went into the house.

Under his request and order, all the furnishings in this room were exactly the same as when she was there. Even the position of the cup has not changed.

There was once when the cleaning lady accidentally threw away the hair tie she left on the bookshelf, and he was furious. He was fuming, and it was hard for him to restrain his temper.

He has been the heir of the Shengyuan Group since he was born, and the word — ‘Unattainable’, was not in his dictionary. He got whatever he liked and wanted in the end.

He’d been proud when he was young. He couldn’t figure out who he actually liked, and he was blinded by people’s words, and even misunderstood her.

After marrying her, he also treated her coldly. It wasn’t until she disappeared from his world that he suddenly realized who was the person in his heart.

He stayed in the house for an unknown amount of time. Suddenly, he heard the doorbell ring.

Even though he knew it couldn’t be her, he still had hope. When he came to the door, he saw that the person standing outside was a good friend, and the light in his eyes dimmed again.

Jiang Cheng walked in, holding the car keys in his hand, and said with a casual smile, “I saw your car just now, and I thought that my eyes were playing tricks on me.”

Lu Xingsen had a neutral expression on his face.

“What are you doing here?”

“My old man said he wasn’t feeling well. I came over to have a look. I wanted to take a shortcut back, so I chose to go this way.” Jiang Cheng sat down and looked around, “The last time I came was four years ago. Nothing has changed. By the way, I guess we just weren’t meant to be neighbors. After coming back from the United States, I heard that your next door neighbor has sold the house for CNY800,000.”

Lu Xingsen was not interested in such things that had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Cheng wasn’t sure if he was even paying attention to what he was saying.

Jiang Cheng didn’t care, and continued to say, “But I just took a look, and there is no one at home next door. I don’t know if I will be able to meet your neighbor next time I come over.”

Jiang Cheng was not interested in trivial matters, such as who bought the house next door.

In recent years, Lu Xingsen has kept a low profile and lived reclusively. His friends rarely have the chance to meet him. They all knew that he was struggling with the pain of losing his wife.

At first, they thought that he would recover in a year at most. Like before, no woman or man could affect him. No one would’ve known that he was still struggling with this even after 8 years. Instead, he seems to be sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss.

This made Jiang Cheng really confused. When Shen Qin was still there, he didn’t see Lu Xingsen caring about her.

At this moment, Lu Xingsen was staring at the cups placed on the coffee table.

Jiang Cheng still remembered that he had something to do.

Lu Xingsen’s mother, Mrs. Lu had called him and begged him to persuade Lu Xingsen to let go of Shen Qin and let go of the past. Jiang Cheng never thought that the graceful and noble Mrs. Lu would speak to him in such a tone. He was moved by it and felt sorry for Lu Xingsen’s parent.

Even though he knew that Lu Xingsen didn’t like to hear these words, Jiang Cheng still had to tell him the truth. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, “Xingsen, you’ve searched all over the country, but you haven’t found her. Just let it go. If Shen Qin were still alive, there’s no way that you’d find no news about her after almost eight years. You still have a long life to live, and it is impossible to wait forever, right? You are part of the Lu family, and there’s the Shengyuan Group.”

They all knew that Shen Qin was no longer alive. He believed that Lu Xingsen also knew that, but he just didn’t want to face this fact.

If Shen Qin were still alive, how could there be no news from Lu Xingsen’s far and wide search?

Conversely, if Shen Qin were still alive, why didn’t she come back? They all saw how much Shen Qin loved Lu Xingsen.

Jiang Cheng didn’t know if Lu Xingsen was listening to him. Just as Jiang Cheng was starting to feel a sense of defeat, he heard him reply hoarsely, “If she’s alive, I want to see her. If she’s dead, I want to see her…” He paused, the next two words seemed difficult to say, and his mouth hung wide open. It was heartbreaking, “I want to see her dead body. As long as I don’t find her, I will take it that she is still alive.”

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