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As dawn broke, a gentle morning breeze swept in, and Xinran slowly opened her eyes. Although she had been living here for a few days, the old house still felt somewhat unfamiliar to her, which affected her sleep quality. She not only had shallow dreams but also often woke up startled during the night.
With a sigh, she sat up, got off the tatami mat, and walked to the window to close it. She stared blankly at the branches swaying in the wind outside. It had been several days since she last saw Mu Shaosi. It was quite amusing; they lived in the same house, and she was there to take care of him while he was injured, yet she had not had the chance to see him except on the day she arrived.
Xinran smiled wryly at herself. Here she was thinking of him and worrying about him, but perhaps he didn’t care at all. With the beautiful and gentle Takeuchi Yasuko taking care of him, how could he possibly think of her? Perhaps before, Mu Shaosi's tenderness and affection made her feel that he truly loved her, but at this moment, she didn’t want to remind herself that if he really loved her, would he not miss her after several days of being in the same house? He wasn’t injured to the point of being unable to move freely or out of his mind; it was just that some feelings were not genuine and thus wouldn’t be cherished.
Stepping out of her room, it was almost time to prepare breakfast. She thought that if Jerry saw her like this, he would surely be astonished. After all, he always believed she lacked the qualities of a good wife and mother. He had said that someone like her, who cooked casually, would make life difficult for her husband.
On the quiet wooden corridor, Xinran could hear the soft sound of her wooden clogs as she walked. She glanced at Mu Shaosi’s room as she approached it, wanting to go in and check on him. However, it was still too early; waking him up didn’t seem right. Besides, she was upset with him for not seeking her out or missing her. Yet it felt wrong to trouble him to open the door when he was injured.
Finally standing in front of his door, Xinran lightly placed her hand on the doorknob. She told herself that she would only feel his presence through the door, but unexpectedly, it opened just like that...
It turned out he hadn’t closed his door. Xinran shook her head helplessly and tiptoed inside. The dark room was eerily quiet. The moment she pushed open the door, she reminded herself that she would only step over to his bedside to check on him. But at that second, after taking just a few steps inside, she halted.
The floor was strewn with clothes; in the dim light of the room, she couldn’t even tell whose discarded garments they were. However, just a few steps away from her feet lay a woman’s lingerie that she could easily identify. On the bed not far away lay two people sleeping soundly; although they were under the covers, she could see a man’s arm possessively draped over a woman’s exposed shoulder. That familiar arm—she didn’t need to think twice about whose it was. As for the woman—she didn’t need to ponder either; it certainly wouldn’t be Summer.
After being stunned for just a few seconds—less than a minute—Xinran turned around and left Mu Shaosi’s room without hesitation and closed the door behind her as if she had never been there at all. She repeatedly told herself that she truly hadn’t been there and hadn’t seen anything happening before her eyes!
The corridor remained silent as Xinran slowly walked toward the kitchen, her figure appearing somewhat fragile. A smile lingered on her lips as if she had seen through something profound. Previously, she had decided to throw herself into love with him for three months; later on, worries began to creep in as she feared the end of that three-month period was approaching. At this moment, she felt relieved that three months would soon be over, allowing her to completely sever ties with a certain man and banish him forever from her heart!
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