Contract Marriage: Boss, Let's divorce

Chapter 354: Chapter 353: The Final Farewell (5)

Ling Chuxia seemed not to hear Shi Che speak, continuing to fumble over her clothes and then searching through her bag.

Ever since Shi Che gave her the necklace, she had worn it continuously and never took it off. It couldn’t just disappear!

But it was not around her neck, nor in her bag. Where could the necklace be? Just moments ago, she clearly felt it. Ling Chuxia desperately tried to recall the moment when she spun around violently on the sandy ground; perhaps it was then that she lost it.

Ling Chuxia’s eyes lit up, and she abruptly pushed open the car door and quickly headed back the way they came.

Seeing Ling Chuxia’s actions, Shi Che’s brows furrowed, and he too opened his door and followed her with long strides.

Ling Chuxia jogged towards the sandy area and only stopped when she reached the sand. She bent over slightly, eyes wide, searching inch by inch.

It was completely dark now, with only one or two street lamps on the playground casting a faint light. Ling Chuxia couldn’t see clearly and had to squat down, searching even more diligently. noveldrama

However, the sand was fine and soft. The necklace, being somewhat heavy, would surely be buried when it fell. Ling Chuxia searched thoroughly but found no trace of it, growing so anxious she resorted to digging through the sand with her hands.

When Shi Che caught up, Ling Chuxia was on her knees in the sand, bending over and frantically digging, desperately searching for something.

Shi Che’s brows were slightly knit, his voice somber, "Chuxia, what are you looking for? Please, get up."

He reached out to grab Ling Chuxia’s arm, trying to pull her up, but she stubbornly refused to rise, muttering, "The necklace is gone. I have to find it."

The necklace?

Shi Che’s frown deepened, "What necklace?"

Ling Chuxia, as if she hadn’t heard, continued to search in the sand. Her hands passed again and again through the soft, fine grains, but each time she came up empty. Her nervousness and urgency slowly turned to disappointment, and finally, despair.

"It’s gone... It’s gone. I can’t find it..." Her voice choked up, every word stuttering out, tears plopping onto the back of her hand and slowly diffusing, "Gone, it’s gone, it’s all gone..."

Shi Che slowly squatted down and put his hands on her shoulders, looking into her tearful face, his voice even heavier, "Chuxia, what necklace are you really looking for, what’s gone?"

Tears blurring her vision, Ling Chuxia looked up at him, "The necklace you gave me is missing. I can’t find it..."

Shi Che thought she was so distressed over some ordinary necklace, but it turned out to be the Sun Necklace he had given her. His heart trembled uncontrollably, and a warm current slowly rose within him. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, a soft light filled his eyes, and his fingertips gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, softly saying, "It’s just a necklace, if it’s gone, it’s gone. If you like it, I’ll buy you another one, okay?"

Buy another one?

No, it could never be replaced, just like her love. At the moment she said goodbye to him, the necklace disappeared.

Perhaps, even God was hinting to her that she had no right to even hope for things that were not meant to be hers.

Ling Chuxia couldn’t say anything, nor dare to cry out loud; she could only hold back her tears forcefully and manage a small nod.

Shi Che carefully wiped away her tears one by one, then helped her to stand up; she seemed a little unsteady, so Shi Che simply scooped her up in a bridal carry and strode towards the school gates.