If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1246: A Loving Couple

Chapter 1246: Chapter 1246: A Loving Couple

Xu Chaomu remained silent, but her arms encircled his waist and her head buried in his chest.

He stroked her soft hair, also remaining silent.

Later, Xu Chaomu closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

In a daze, someone kissed her lips and whispered in her ear, "My love for you will never change."

Outside the window, the stars and moon were sinking, the Milky Way cascading down.

The next day, Shen Chi took Xu Chaomu to see Dabai.

No wonder Xu Chaomu hadn’t seen Dabai for so long. It turned out Dabai was sick and had been lying in the pet hospital.

"Dabai, Dabai, do you recognize me? I’m Chaomu," Xu Chaomu stroked him.

Dabai lifted his eyelids, still showing his usual aloof demeanor.

However, his eyes still revealed his joy, which he could not conceal.

"Have you missed me? Missed Wealth?"

"Woof, woof," Dabai barked twice.

"Don’t worry, he’ll be fine soon," Shen Chi said.

"He’s lost a lot of weight. Did you mistreat him?" Xu Chaomu asked.

"How could I dare mistreat him? Don’t you know how well I treat him?"

"Um... better than you treat me," Xu Chaomu huffed.

Indeed, that was the case back then. She lived worse than Dabai. When Shen Chi was upset, he wouldn’t feed her, but he would never treat Dabai that way.

"You’re even jealous of Dabai," Shen Chi laughed.

Xu Chaomu huffed again, ignored him, and continued to stroke Dabai’s head.

She squatted in front of Dabai while Shen Chi stood.

This scene reminded Shen Chi of the days he held her hand, and she held Dabai, as they walked together on the street.

Back then, peach blossoms were scattered all over the ground. They walked slowly, as if a walk would last a lifetime.

Today they both wore long coats and similar style scarves, appearing to outsiders like a very loving couple.

"While our son is not around today, I’ll take you to watch a movie," Shen Chi said as they walked out of the pet hospital.

"You’re complaining about him being a light bulb again?"

"Isn’t he?" Shen Chi replied, feigning hurt.

"..." Xu Chaomu thought for a moment and realized it was true.

She didn’t say anything, and he led her toward the cinema.

Valentine’s Day was around the corner, and there were already people selling roses at the entrance. To please Xu Chaomu, Shen Chi bought her a rose.

"Only one?" Xu Chaomu held the rose and huffed.

"One signifies undivided devotion."

"Why don’t you say it’s because you’re stingy?"

"Oh, indeed, I ran out of change," Shen Chi shrugged.

He wrapped his arm around her shoulders as they walked into the cinema, watching the movie while munching on snacks.

Shen Chi was usually busy with work, and people frequently called him, but he hung up each time. Multiple times, when Xiao Mo called him, he couldn’t find him.

Shen Chi was always serious about his work, Xiao Mo guessed... it must be because Xu Chaomu was around.

That was the only reason he could think of.

Shen Chi was very principled, especially regarding work, but whenever Xu Chaomu was present, his principles turned into... depending on her mood.

However, Xiao Mo didn’t expect that instead of a call from Shen Chi, he would receive a call from Xia Chuqing.

"Why can’t I get through to Xu Chaomu?" Xia Chuqing got straight to the point.

"You’re asking me?" Xiao Mo replied calmly.

It seemed he had guessed right, Shen Chi was with Xu Chaomu.

"You’re not her friend?"

"Are you not her friend too?"

"I used to think Chaomu was a nice girl, but then I realized... she’s a girl who puts love before friendship." Xia Chuqing said seriously.

"What do you mean?"

Xia Chuqing told Xiao Mo everything that had happened on New Year’s Eve, not sure why, but she kind of trusted him.

"A man? Is he really tall, good-looking?" Xiao Mo described once more.

"Yeah, yeah, do you know him?"

"I know him, her husband."

"She has a husband? Ex-husband?"

"Um... that’s a complicated question, you should ask her yourself."

"Who is her husband? He looks decent."

"Aren’t you studying finance in C City? Didn’t your teachers ever analyze the cases of successful entrepreneurs in C City?"

"Yes..." Xia Chuqing thought for a moment.

She was quite clever, with strong reasoning skills, and suddenly remembered seeing a photo.

There weren’t many young and promising entrepreneurs, let alone handsome ones. She filtered through her memory and suddenly had a revelation.

"Shen Chi?" She was startled by her own thought.

"Uh-huh, my boss."

"Shen Chi is Xu Chaomu’s husband? For real? Hey, Xiao Mo, are you teasing me?"

"I still have a pile of work to do. Are you going to hang up, or should I?"

"Can’t you just..."

"Right, try to call me on holidays, like New Year’s Day."

"I didn’t call you on New Year’s Day, you’re mistaken, it wasn’t me, it wasn’t me..." Xia Chuqing said sheepishly.

"The number is exactly the same, do you think I’m a fool?"

"Hello!" Xia Chuqing shouted, but Xiao Mo had already hung up.

Was it so hard for him to talk a bit more? Now that he caught her calling, would he think differently? Think that she likes him? No, she doesn’t like him at all.

But, Xu Chaomu’s husband being Shen Chi... that really shocked her.

Most importantly, Xu Chaomu had never mentioned Shen Chi’s name to her!

That sneaky girl, next time she sees her, she’s going to demand answers!

Xiao Mo wasn’t overthinking anything; he had endless work to do. Coming back to the country was not as relaxing as being in South Africa.

Especially since Shen Shihan’s company was set to officially launch in a few days, which was a significant blow to Shen Group.

As for Shen Chi, well satisfied with his love, he didn’t bother to ask about anything else, like a lovesick ruler.

That day, after watching a movie, Shen Chi took Xu Chaomu skiing.

Of course, he had asked for many days off for Xu Chaomu, so she could spend Valentine’s Day completely in C City.

Truthfully, he didn’t want to let her go; he could hardly bear to be apart from her for a day.

All day, Shen Chi and Xu Chaomu were stuck together, both completely forgetting about Xiaobao.

"The snow scene here is so beautiful, look, why don’t we stay here a few days?" Shen Chi suggested with a smile.

"I think it’s pretty too." Xu Chaomu stood in front of a little cabin, admiring the beautiful view.

However, at that moment, the butler called.

"Chaomu, Xiaobao won’t stop crying, he keeps calling for ’mom,’" the butler said helplessly.

Uh... Xu Chaomu held her forehead, resignedly saying, "Then tell him, mommy will be back soon."

"Okay, okay, I’ll take care of him."

"Thanks for your help."

After hanging up, Xu Chaomu shrugged, "Let’s go home."