Chapter 864 - 884: You Can Only Leave With Me
"Thankfully I listened to Yun and didn’t throw the things away, otherwise I’d be doomed!"
"Yes, I passed by the Young Master just now, and my hands were trembling. He looked terrifying!"
"What’s wrong with the Young Master? If he still loves the Young Lady, why does he insist on divorce?"
"What do you know? The Young Master must have his reasons for acting this way! But the Young Lady is so heartless, always making the Young Master sad..."
"Yes, I feel so sorry seeing the Young Master like this. Will he be driven mad by the Young Lady?"
"Stop swooning over them! I think the Young Lady is more pitiful. She would never betray the Young Master; she must have been misunderstood..."
"True, now that you mention it, I kind of miss the Young Lady..."
"Alright, alright, let’s get to work quickly! Stop gossiping, or we’ll be in trouble if Housekeeper Li hears us and deducts our pay again!"
The maids busily chattered in low voices.
In the car, Nangong Yaoling held the steering wheel, his gaze involuntarily looking out the window.
Outside the car, not far away, was a bookstore.
It was here that Xia Xiaonuan parted with him that day.
Actually, if he truly wanted to know where Xia Xiaonuan went, where she lived, he could find out with just a word.
But he didn’t do that. He wanted to stop himself from seeking her out, to control himself to forget her.
However, even if he erased all traces of her—news about her, things she used, everything of hers from his life...
How could he forget his memories of her?
Everything about her was already deeply engraved in his mind.
Nangong Yaoling rested his forehead on the steering wheel, started the car, and slowly drove towards the bar.
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In the hospital.
Situ Yan sat on a chair, peeling an apple.
Xia Xiaonuan flipped through a maternity magazine.
The atmosphere was very warm.
Situ Yan handed the peeled apple to her, saying, "You can be discharged tomorrow. The tickets are booked, and after discharge, we’ll go straight to the airport."
Xia Xiaonuan looked up, slightly startled.
"So soon... Are we leaving tomorrow?"
"What, regretting it? Can’t bear to leave?"
"I... I’m not."
Xia Xiaonuan’s gaze flickered as she spoke.
After speaking, Nangong Yaoling’s face suddenly appeared in her mind.
She was really going to leave, and she didn’t know how long it would be before she could see him again.
But, hadn’t she already made up her mind?
Xia Xiaonuan slowly clenched the sheet under her hand into a ball.
Situ Yan watched her keenly, observing her deeply thoughtful gaze and her actions.
He placed the apple aside.
Reached out, his large palm covering Xiaonuan’s hand.
"Xia Xiaonuan, whether you regret it or not, you don’t have a choice now! You must leave with me. No matter the reason, nothing can deter my determination to take you away!"
Xia Xiaonuan’s heart trembled.
She looked at Situ Yan, whose eyes held a touch of depth and determination.
If it had been before, she’d probably be very worried, even scared.
But now, this kind of gaze gave her a slight sense of reassurance.
It’s like when you’re about to make a decision, wavering in your heart, and suddenly someone tells you, you have to do this, you have only this choice.