If You Could Hear My Heart - Chapter 640

Chapter 640: Chapter 640: Falling in Love, Automatically Becoming Silly
 

Wealth “Awoo” cried out twice, then obediently lay down in Xu Chaomu’s arms.

Today the Shen Family home was very quiet, as everyone had gone to attend Li Beiting’s engagement celebration. Alone, she nestled on the couch, silently watching TV.

Although it was already late, she wasn’t sleepy, or perhaps… she was waiting for someone to return.

He had been away on a business trip to T City for several days now, and she hadn’t seen him for just as long.

She hugged Wealth, silently flipping through TV channels.

Unfortunately, there weren’t any good shows on, so she settled for a cartoon.

She wasn’t sure if he would return today, guessing he’d probably have had quite a bit to drink.

She quietly leaned on the couch, glanced at the wall clock; it was already past ten in the evening.

Nie Chenglang had sent her a message, saying he had arrived home.

Initially, she patiently watched the show, but gradually, her head began to nod off with drowsiness.

When Shen Chi pushed open the living room door, Xu Chaomu had just dozed off, her head bobbing like a pecking chick; she groggily opened her eyes.

Shen Chi had just walked into the living room; Wealth had already run back to his dog bed.

“You’re back,” Xu Chaomu stood up, turning off the TV.

The someone’s expression didn’t look good. From the moment he pushed open the door, his face had been downcast, his whole body exuding a cold indifference.

“Hmm.”

When Xu Chaomu greeted him, he just responded indifferently, not even lifting his head as he loosened his tie and headed upstairs.

“Why are you ignoring me,” Xu Chaomu muttered, following him.

Not seeing her for several days, he showed no reaction at all. Last time, he had even called to ask if she missed him.

She followed him upstairs, catching the faint scent of alcohol on his body. She figured he must have drunk too much, possibly not even recognizing her?

Well, she just silently trailed behind him.

Since the someone had long legs and walked quickly, she, a pregnant woman, couldn’t keep up halfway.

“Shen Chi…” she called out.

No response.

“Shen Chi…” she called again.

Still no response.

In the vast living room, only their footsteps and Xu Chaomu’s calls could be heard; sadly, the someone walked straight to his room without looking back.

Unable to catch up and afraid to walk too fast, Xu Chaomu huffed and stopped pursuing.

When he reached the door to his room, Shen Chi stopped.

“What are you calling me for?” His voice was deep and lackluster.

Xu Chaomu, who was slowly walking up the stairs holding the railing, paused upon hearing him speak.

She had called him “Shen Chi,” was that not right? Was there a problem? Hadn’t she always called him that?

“Did you drink too much?” Xu Chaomu slowly climbed the stairs, reaching his side.

As soon as she got close to him, she could smell the alcohol on him. It wasn’t strong, but it wasn’t mild either; it seemed he hadn’t abstained from drinking at Li Beiting’s place.

Shen Chi turned his head, his piercing eyes staring at her.

“Where were you tonight?”

“I had dinner with Weiwei,” Xu Chaomu confessed honestly.

“With Weiwei for dinner?” Shen Chi echoed, scoffing.

Xu Chaomu stared at him for a moment, sensing something off in his eyes. Had he seen Nie Chenglang?

So, Xu Chaomu confessed honestly, “And a friend… as well.”

Her voice trailed off as she spoke.

“Having a good time?”

“Jealous?” Xu Chaomu extended her hand, waving it in front of his eyes.

Seeing his stern face, she wanted to tease a smile out of him.

Shen Chi slapped her hand away and said coldly, “If you really want to see him, move out and stop sneaking around!”

“Chenglang and I are just friends, and it was a coincidence today. Wealth missed him, so I brought him over to see Wealth,” Xu Chaomu said, her head lowered, feeling wronged.

She hadn’t lied and felt there was no need to lie.

“Friends?” Shen Chi scoffed, unapologetically, “You looked like a married couple!”

With that, Shen Chi opened the door to his room.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Right now, Nie Chenglang and I are just ordinary friends. What’s wrong with friends talking to each other?”

Xu Chaomu resisted his door, wanting to go in and talk to him.

A few days without seeing him, and his temper was still fierce. Of course, his bad temper couldn’t be changed in a moment.

Xu Chaomu’s strength was certainly no match for Shen Chi’s. He pushed gently, and with a “bang,” he closed the door!

“Hey, Shen Chi!” Xu Chaomu banged on the door.

Without any response, she found herself shut out.

Xu Chaomu held her forehead; this man was too petty. Wasn’t he always bragging about his intelligence? When it came to such matters, he was like a fool.

Indeed, one should not fall in love, for doing so means voluntarily choosing foolishness.

Alright, alright, consider it like coaxing a child.

Xu Chaomu knocked on his door, very patiently knocking a few times.

Inside, there was no response, and soon, Xu Chaomu heard the sound of running water, “whoosh whoosh whoosh.” It turned out, the someone had gone to shower.

She just lingered outside the door, waiting with considerable patience.

Finally, the sound of water stopped.

As soon as the water stopped, Xu Chaomu began knocking, “thump thump thump” on the door.

Alright, dealing with a man whose EQ drops to the negatives in an instant takes a lot of patience, a little coaxing is in order.

She truly missed him after not seeing him for several days; she wanted to see his smile, to cuddle in his arms for a while…

Oh, she was indeed rather pathetic.

Shen Chi heard the knocking, and at first, he didn’t want to respond. Having fastened his robe, he was ready to go to bed.

He had a bit too much to drink in the evening, leaving him with a headache, especially after having seen Xu Chaomu and Nie Chenglang together.

The scene of her, Nie Chenglang, and Wealth together played over warmly in his mind, haunting him; he even felt that they looked more like a couple.

To his surprise, Xu Chaomu was truly patient, persistently knocking at the door.

“Thump thump thump…” the rhythmic knocking went on.

After about ten minutes, Shen Chi damn well got annoyed, threw off the covers, and walked to the door.

Upon opening it, indeed, there was Xu Chaomu standing outside, smiling foolishly at him.

Shen Chi couldn’t release his massive resentment; he just gave her a cold look and said indifferently, “What are you knocking for?”

Xu Chaomu squeezed past the doorframe into the room. As much as the someone resisted the door, she managed to push her way in, baby bump and all.

“Fourth Brother…” Xu Chaomu looked up at him with squinted eyes.

Oh, the someone was still angry, very much so. His face was taut, void of any smile.

Shen Chi didn’t look at her, saying indifferently, “Why aren’t you sleeping?”

“I can’t sleep without you…” Xu Chaomu wrapped her arms around his waist, gazing at his face.

The someone was really good at holding back, expressionless, his face dark.

“Go back to sleep!” he chided her coldly.

“Are you still angry? Let me explain again. You see, after Weiwei and I finished hotpot, we happened to run into Chenglang. Weiwei wanted to go to a bar, so then…”

“Are you leaving or not?” Shen Chi lowered his head, interrupting her, his cold gaze fixing on her.

“Uh…” Xu Chaomu’s eyes spun, at a loss around the tactless man.