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Chapter 952 - 689 traces

Chapter 952: 689 traces

Perhaps it was because they were tired from shopping today, Xue Mingqin and Zou Luoxia went to rest very early.

Xue Mingqin was fine as usual, but Jiang Chen noticed something off about Zou Luoxia’s expression.

"They’ve found out."

Inside the master bedroom, Li Shuru took the initiative to confess, "I couldn’t make up my mind, so I asked for their advice."

"What do you mean you couldn’t make up your mind?"

Jiang Chen asked, his face and tone revealing no strong emotions of either joy or sadness.

"I didn’t know if I should tell you."

Li Shuru was straightforward, without any attempt to conceal, "After all, she was your first love, and telling you this..."

Li Shuru paused, then a smile that was hard to describe appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Seems pretty silly."

"But you still told me."

Jiang Chen gazed at her.

"Don’t think I’m being magnanimous."

Their eyes met, and Li Shuru responded quickly: "If it weren’t for my mother’s advice, I might have really acted as if I knew nothing."

"You wouldn’t."

Jiang Chen’s voice was calm.

In their hometown, there’s a saying that when marrying a wife, one must first look at the mother-in-law.

If the mother-in-law is understanding and reasonable, then the daughter she raised couldn’t possibly be too brash.

Standing in Li Shuru’s shoes, she indeed had every reason to feign ignorance, and her reasons were very compelling.

If she was unwilling in her heart, nothing anyone said could have any effect. Conversely, even if Xue Mingqin said nothing, he believed she would ultimately not keep it a secret.

"Leukemia."

Li Shuru sighed softly.

"When Wei Chuyin spoke about it, at first, I thought she was joking, but her tears... they were too real."

Memories flashed back like a carousel in his head, replaying like a movie.

The scene where she bled from her nose returned to his vision.

Fate always seemed to give a warning in advance; it’s just that people often fail to notice.

Jiang Chen fell silent.

"Go find her."

Li Shuru whispered.

Jiang Chen looked at her.

"Don’t look at me like that. Even though I don’t want you to have any more contact with her, my mother was right—no matter what, she was someone who had walked down a path with you. If you just stand by and watch, you will likely harbor a hurdle in your heart for the rest of your life."

Jiang Chen’s lips moved, but for the first time, he found himself at a loss for words.

"I really didn’t expect... something like this to happen."

Li Shuru revealed a complex smile.

Past love and hate, in the face of life and death, seemed to become insignificant in an instant.

Had she brought this upon herself?

Did she deserve this?

Thinking carefully, Ai Qian seemed to have only made mistakes that many girls make, and she had already tasted the bitter consequences. God’s punishment like this seemed too cruel.

"What does your silence mean?"

Li Shuru looked at the man who had not spoken, jokingly said, "Do I really need to beg you? I’m not that generous."

Jiang Chen tugged at the corner of his mouth, almost smiling, but not quite.

"She’s cut off contact with everyone; nobody can reach her. To be honest, I really admire her now. If I were in her shoes, I probably wouldn’t have such courage..."

"Don’t talk nonsense."

Jiang Chen interrupted.

"What do you think, where could she be right now? What could she be thinking?"

Jiang Chen was silent once more.

"Make a phone call to her."

Li Shuru said.

"Thank you."

Jiang Chen spoke softly.

Li Shuru smiled.

"Thank you? What do you mean by that? I’m not suggesting you two get back together."

Jiang Chen also smiled faintly, then took out his mobile phone.

"Beep..."

The same.

It rang once and automatically disconnected.

Jiang Chen had anticipated this and was not surprised.

"Did she block you too?"

Li Shuru said, "Send her a voice message."

Jiang Chen followed suit but couldn’t get through at all, receiving a notification that he was "no longer friends with the recipient."

"She deleted me."

He looked at Li Shuru.

"Give me her number, I’ll try."

After trying herself, Li Shuru discovered that she got the same result.

"She must have set up blocks against unknown callers. Ask your classmates or your old friends, see if anyone can reach her."

The first person Jiang Chen thought of was Luo Peng, who, compared to him, had a much broader network of contacts back at Dong University.

"Why are you looking for Ai Qian?"

On receiving his call, Luo Peng showed intense surprise and confusion, "Jiang Chen, you’re not having a relapse of the old feelings, are you?"

"I need to talk to her about something."

Jiang Chen did not elaborate, as it was someone else’s privacy.

"What’s it about?"

Luo Peng prodded immediately, his curiosity piqued.

"Why do you ask so many questions? Get in touch with some friends from the school, if there’s any news notify me immediately."

"Jiang Chen, as your brother, I really have to advise you. Your story with her has already turned the page, don’t dwell on the past. What if Li Shuru finds out..."

The uninformed Young Master Luo kindly droned on.

"It’s urgent."

Jiang Chen cut in succinctly.

Luo Peng got interrupted, probably sensing something off in his good friend’s tone, "What is it? Can’t you say?"

Jiang Chen remained silent.

"Alright, I’ll ask around, and let you know if there’s any update."

"Thanks."

"Hey."

Luo Peng sighed.

Jiang Chen hung up the phone.

"I think it’d be best if you talk to Wei Chuyin as well, after all, she was the last person in contact with Ai Qian. You still have her contact information, right?"

Li Shuru spoke up.

Jiang Chen nodded.

"I’m going to take a shower."

Li Shuru turned around and walked into the bedroom.

Watching her retreating figure, Jiang Chen suddenly felt a sense of contentment that left him desiring nothing more.