Chapter 1220
Su Yue stared at Jiao Chen’s number and hesitated briefly before calling him .
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Jiao Chen’s gentle voice sounded over the phone . “Su Yue?”
He kept addressing her as Su Yue even when she insisted for him to call her Yueyue . Su Yue also suggested that he should call her by another nickname . But he merely smiled and brushed it off every single time .
Su Yue felt that Jiao Chen was a very simple and innocent person . Yet he was mysterious and complicated at times, too .
She asked softly, “Jiaojiao, when are you coming back to school?”
She had just cried and her nose was blocked . So her voice sounded a little nasal, but it wasn’t that obvious .
However, Jiao Chen was observant enough to notice it . Sounding concerned, he asked softly, “What happened? Did you cry or are you having a cold?”
“I’m fine . ” Su Yue shook her head and smiled . “I just woke up and wanted to ask when you will be back . If you are coming back early, we can eat together . If not, I’ll just go out and buy food back . ”
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Actually, she had no idea why she called Jiao Chen . Usually, he was the one who called to inform her if he was coming back or not .
But Bai Jing had just left and she felt strangely lonely now that she was alone .
When she stayed in the orphanage in Country Y, she was always alone . She would often sit alone and listen to others laughing away .
But humans are greedy by nature .
She had adapted to a comfortable life and so many people loved her . Her brother, Third Brother, Third sister-in-law, Jiao Chen and her friends…
But she felt like something was still missing, and she was yearning for more .
Jiao Chen replied, “I should be back by 6 p . m . , I’ll bring you out for dinner tonight . ”
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He sounded as if he had made prior arrangements . Su Yue asked, “Where are we going?”
“Wait for me to pick you up . ” Jiao Chen pressed on, “If you are hungry, eat some snacks first . I’ll call you again later . ”
Su Yue nodded . “Okay . ”
She hung up . She then unconsciously clicked on the news article once more—she felt dejected again .
‘Why are you being so stubborn? Stop this!’ Su Yue chided herself .
Uncle Ming’s concern, gentleness, thoughtfulness, and care for her was because she was his best friend’s sister .
He only treated her as a younger sister…
Su Yue averted her gaze from her phone .
Su Yue spent the next hour doing something useful instead of dwelling on unhappy thoughts .
She was determined to keep herself occupied .
She brought out all her dirty laundry and even her bedsheets and began to wash them .
She wanted to wash everything .
When she was younger, she used to wash clothes almost every day . The people at the orphanage gave her plenty of chores to do, and she would always do it her way .
She rolled up her sleeves and stepped on the clothes .
Soap bubbles were all over the floor and it amused her . She started playing with it and momentarily forgot about her troubles .
Suddenly, someone was knocking on the door .
It halted her fun and she yelled, “Who’s that?”
Who would knock on their door?
Could it be Bai Jing?
“Su Yue, I’m staying one level below . ”
An unfamiliar voice sounded and it puzzled Su Yue . Why would she look for her?
She slipped on a pair of slippers and opened the door .
A girl she didn’t know was standing outside and Su Yue sized up the girl from head to toe .