If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 264: Too Much Fatigue is not Good for the Baby

Translator: 549690339

Soon, the butler Ling had found the keys to Shen Chi’s room.

“Butler, how come you don’t even ask what I’m going to do in there? There are so many valuables in his room, aren’t you afraid I might steal something?”

“The Fourth Young Master has said, what’s his is yours.”

“Whatever, I definitely don’t want to be his wife, but I might consider his money.”

She didn’t want any of those messy mistresses of his either.

Butler Ling smiled, didn’t say anything, and simply opened the door for her.

“Miss Xu, go ahead. When you come out, just let me know, and I’ll lock the door for you.”

“What kind of treasure does he have in his room that warrants such caution? Shen Chi really is a petty person.”

Butler Ling’s lips twitched.

Indeed, the Fourth Young Master spoiled Xu Chaomu too much. It was just a pity that once the Fourth Young Master got married, one wouldn’t be able to see them bicker and fuss anymore.

Butler Ling always felt that when the two of them were together, even the air seemed joyful, like the way melting ice cream in summer is full of sweet cream.

It’s just a pity…

After Butler Ling left, Xu Chaomu closed the door to Shen Chi’s room.

She hadn’t come to his room for anything else but to look for money.

Although he always called her foolish, she had her moments of cleverness too, knowing that without money, she couldn’t go anywhere. Pretending to be principled was useless at a time like this.

Looking around, she could not spot any money.

His room was as simple as he was, utterly monotonous and boring.

The only joy he had ordinarily was walking Dabai.

Leaving him was the wise choice. What use was there in a man like him?

Clang and bang, she started to rummage through his drawers and cupboards for money.

This man’s room was quite tidy; his clothes were all folded meticulously. When she opened the wardrobe, there were only shirts and suits. Xu Chaomu began by searching within the wardrobe, turning his clothes into a complete mess.

The fragrance of the wardrobe was the same refined woody scent on his body, unchanged for eight years.

Suddenly, Xu Chaomu’s nose tingled, and then… she secretly wiped her tears on his suit.

Nothing in the wardrobe; she continued her search.

On the desk, in the cabinets, she spared not even under the pillows!

This man really was stingy; despite so much money, there was hardly anything of value in his room.

Just when she pulled open the drawer beside his bed, the familiar little wooden puppet suddenly jumped into view.

Xu Chaomu froze. The little puppet, the one he had taken from her that day—she thought he had thrown it away.

This clean drawer contained only the little wooden puppet and a packet of dried lavender.

Xu Chaomu picked it up silently, the smell of lavender wafting to her nose.

Touching the little puppet’s head, Xu Chaomu’s lips curved up instantly.

“Hehehe, tell me, why are you so cute?” Xu Chaomu teased the little puppet.

The little wooden puppet that had been with her for eight years was hard to part with once in her hand.

She remembered how Shen Chi had offered to return the puppet to her, and how she stubbornly refused. He said, “If it’s thrown away, it’ll be gone forever”…

Remembering these things, Xu Chaomu thought about taking the little puppet with her, but then she reconsidered and decided to leave it. There was nothing worthwhile to remember.

He no longer wanted her anyway, and she had already returned the dresses and high heels he gave her; she had no need to take this puppet as well.

It was just as well to leave it for his future children, at least that way it wouldn’t be wasted.

At that moment, she remembered the Jade pendant necklace he had given her at the Waterside Pavillion.

That too must be returned to him.

Now, she didn’t want anything. All she wanted was to find some money.

Putting down the little puppet, she continued her search.

At last, her eyes lit up—bank cards!

In a drawer, she found a bank card and a stack of papers. She was elated in secret.

This man truly was extravagant; even bank cards could be thrown about carelessly, though she didn’t know if there was any money in it.

Xu Chaomu couldn’t contain her excitement, trembling as she pocketed the bank card.

She started tidying his room, and as she folded his blankets, her nose tingled, and her eyes quickly reddened.

The blanket bore the familiar scent of him, but none of it belonged to her. Silently cleaning up everything, she walked out of Shen Chi’s room.

Closing door after door behind her, she knew that once she walked away, it would be forever.

As she reached the top of the stairs, Bai Man, dressed in pajamas, walked toward her.

“What were you doing in my husband’s room?” Bai Man demanded.

“Just making a mess, and also wanted to check if you’ve taken wedding photos yet. If you have, maybe I could snip them apart,” Xu Chaomu said nonchalantly.

“Xu Chaomu, you really are deceiving yourself. We’ve already taken wedding photos, but not here; they’re in the seaside villa that Auntie gave us. Do you want to see them?”

“Sister-in-law, shouldn’t you be sleeping? Being too tired isn’t good for the baby,” Xu Chaomu replied indifferently.

In truth, even if she detested Bai Man, she didn’t dislike Shen Chi’s baby.

Moreover, she had heard that the first three months of pregnancy were the most unstable.

“I just came out to pour a glass of water.” Bai Man didn’t even lift her head as she walked past Xu Chaomu.

However, a fire of unknown origin was burning inside her.

Shen Chi’s room keys were beyond her reach, yet Xu Chaomu was allowed to come and go freely.

Once Bai Man was in her own room, Xu Chaomu secretly took out the necklace that Shen Chi had given her.

She found a sturdy wooden box and placed the necklace inside.

She wandered around the Shen family’s villa until she found the deserted swimming pool.

The old swimming pool from eight years ago had already been turned into a small flower garden, with a row of wooden fences encircling it.

Flowers bloomed within the garden, fragrances wafting subtly.

Xu Chaomu recalled her first day at the Shen family’s home when, clumsy as she could be, she fell into the abandoned swimming pool and cried out loudly in fright.

It was Shen Chi who found her, of course, not without scolding her.

Thinking of the past, Xu Chaomu touched her head and sighed, noting how fast time flew.

She used broken pieces on the ground to dig a hole under a Magnolia Tree next to the flower garden. After digging for a while and deeming it deep enough, she carefully placed the wooden box inside.

Her necklace, her love, goodbye forever.

In the wind, Xu Chaomu stood for a long time, past memories vividly coming to life in her mind…

She loved following behind him, calling out “Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother,” but from now on, her Fourth Brother would no longer be hers.

The next day, Xu Chaomu walked out of the Shen family’s home with her backpack properly packed.

She made a special trip to see Dabai in the kennel.

Dabai was just waking up, sleepy-eyed, lazily lying on the ground.

Xu Chaomu went over and stroked its head: “Dabai, be good, eat more, so you’ll be strong. I’m leaving, I’m leaving forever, and I’ll never see you again…”

“Dabai, I will miss you. Will you miss me?”

Dabai lifted its eyelids, licked Xu Chaomu’s hand with its tongue, and then let out two woeful howls with a heartbreaking sound…

“We’ve been together for eight years,” Xu Chaomu caressed it.

“Wu wu…” Dabai stood up restlessly, circling Xu Chaomu non-stop.