Chapter 706: 706
Qiao Lian raised her head and looked at him . She said after a pause, “Thank you . ”
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Shen Liangchuan kept silent .
He knew that she, having personally heard about these people’s lives, would now feel uneasy and guilt-stricken .
Her words of gratitude were meant for what he had done to help, but said on behalf of this group of people .
Putting his arm around her shoulders, he replied unhurriedly, “It’s not a big deal . ”
He looked out into the distance and said, “It’s not a very busy day . Since you grew up here, let’s take a stroll around . ”
She nodded at the suggestion .
They returned to the hotel room and changed .
Shen Liangchuan bundled himself up tightly and followed Qiao Lian as they walked out .
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They drove around the streets of Suzhou with no particular destination Coming back after eight years, I don’t even recognize this street anymore . ”
She pointed at their surroundings and said, “When I was little, I often ate vermicelli soup at that stall, it was delicious . ”
Then she looked and pointed ahead . “That stall sells steamed buns stuffed with yummy sliced meat . ”
Qiao Lian talked incessantly and excitedly to Shen Liangchuan .
He simply smiled as he listened to the things she said .
He suddenly felt that such conversations about life’s ordinary things brought about a sort of peace and tranquility .
As he was contemplating this, he realized that Qiao Lian had stopped talking all of a sudden .
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He turned to look at her . Her gaze was fixed on a villa neighbourhood in front .
Following her gaze, he saw a huge villa in that direction .
There was an unfathomable expression in her eyes .
Shen Liangchuan asked, “What’s the matter?”
She was unable to hide the great sadness that overtook her . “That was my home . ”
It used to be her home .
She had lived there for more than ten years .
That place held within it the blissful life that her parents, her brother and she had shared together .
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But hadn’t it been destroyed in the huge blaze eight years ago?!
The car stopped by the side of the road and she opened the car door . With one motion, she jumped out and strode towards the villa .
As she arrived at the front entrance, she halted and looked up . Everything was so familiar .
Shen Liangchuan followed beside her . Studying her expression, he realized something wasn’t right . “What’s the matter?”
Her eyes immediately glistened with tears . “Do you see that? That tree there . It was planted the year I was born . It grew up with me . ”
“That flower pot there, one of the corners is damaged . I broke it accidentally when I was little . But because it was a very valuable flower pot, Dad could not bear to throw it out . ”
Then she pointed at the swing in the fenced garden and said, “That was my favourite spot . In the summer, I’d sit there and Dad would stand behind me to swing me . He swung me really, really high, till I could see all of that street . ”
Everything was too nostalgic to her . She felt as though she had gone back eight years in time, when she would come home carrying her school bag . She almost felt as though her parents would come to the doors to welcome her home, if she walked in right now .
Her eyes were wet and, unconsciously, she took a step forward . Without a word, she raised her hand to ring the doorbell .
At this point, a warm and large hand suddenly grabbed her wrist .
She spun her head around . Shen Liangchuan was looking straight at her . He asked, “Didn’t you say that your home was burnt to the ground in that great fire?”
As soon as he said that, Qiao Lian was jolted out of her dazed state .
She turned her head back again and suddenly looked as though she had seen a ghost .
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