Chapter 321: Once He Adored Her As His Life 04_1

Baili Xia had indeed sought Dongfang Jin for an explanation before.

Two years of relationship, regardless of the nature, was something she treasured.

But, everyone contended that the person who saved Dongfang Jin was her elder sister.

When she confided in Dongfang Jin, she was seen as one snatching credit for herself.

Her ceaseless pestering only led Dongfang Jin to despise her even more.

Later, her foster father, fearing she would be a constant bother and harmful to her sister, Lu Xuening, used her foster mother’s medical expenses as leverage.

Baili Xia and her foster mother were driven out, and only the pathetic medical fee provided by her foster father was there for them when they left.

In the coming days, her foster mother’s illness grew worse.

Baili Xia had to work part-time jobs besides going to school to pay for her foster mother’s treatment.

However, her sister, Lu Xuening, was seen as a benefactor by the Dongfang Family for saving Dongfang Jin.

Later, she heard that Dongfang Jin finally agreed to marriage.

As for the subsequent events, Baili Xia had not come to know.

Her foster mother, unwilling to bring up her heartbreaking tale, refrained from telling her anything.

But what she never expected was, the world was incredibly small.

Jin, turned out to be Dongfang Ji’s brother.

“You saved my younger brother, and I am here today to thank you.”

Dongfang Jin turned his face sideways, smoking in silence, not looking at her.

“What is it you want?

Feel free to ask.”

Baili Xia gazed at his nearly perfect side profile, having a lot to say.

She wanted to know how his year had been, whether his leg was still hurting?

Back then, even though Dongfang Jin’s leg had been treated, he still needed massages from time to time.

Sometimes, standing too long would cause it to ache.

Have there been people taking care of him these days?

Had anyone offered him leg massages?

Was he taken for a walk every day?

She dropped her head, trying hard to suppress the sadness in her heart.

With her sister by his side, how could it be possible for him to not have anyone to care for him?

How silly she was to have forgotten about this.

The sorrow in her heart refused to budge; those wonderful days of the past were irrevocable.

“I don’t need anything.

Saving him wasn’t because of you, I…”

“Would you do such a good deed if it wasn’t to keep on pestering me?”

Dongfang Jin interrupted her, laughing coldly, a look of disdain in his eyes.

“Baili Xia, who you really are, I am completely aware.”

“Stop trying to impress me, Xuening dislikes me interacting with you, it’s best for you to keep your distance.”

Baili Xia’s fingertips turned icy cold.

The statement “Xuening dislikes me interacting with you,” punctured deep once again into her heart.

One year, she thought she had forgotten about this man.

She assumed as long as they didn’t meet, she would gradually forget about him.

However, not expecting that seeing him again would still make her heart ache in dull throbs.

“I only didn’t want Dongfang Ji to die in the Mu family house causing a misunderstanding between the two families, I really didn’t expect anything from you.”

At last, she turned around, not letting him see the sorrow in her eyes.

Since he was now with Lu Xuening, let him live a good life.

Jin was always perfect in her heart, his once gentle and caring demeanor, his once spoiling affection…

that was enough.

Preserving them in her memories would suffice.

“Goodbye.” With these words lightly uttered, she walked away from the pavilion.

Dongfang Jin sat there, not saying a word, nor preventing her.

However, the moment she turned around, he looked back at her, staring at her unblinkingly.

There was a time when he had sworn to protect her with his life.

Once, he was sure that her every frown or smile was the most precious gift the heavens had ever bestowed upon him.

Once, she was the treasure he held in his palm.

Yet now, he saw her walk right past his field of vision.

Step by step, as if she was walking out of his life…