Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Like a Fishbone in the Throat

Shen Hanqian picked up the phone and scrolled through the WeChat messages Xiao Qingcang had sent her.

'Loneliness, who can I confide in? Past promises, always taken lightly.'

'Never knew what longing was, then came longing, now plagued by longing.'

As she skimmed through them, it seemed she could see his reproachful yet waiting expression, filled with helplessness, and Shen Hanqian's heart stung incessantly.

The 'ding-ding-dang-dang' ringtone sounded again, 'Dream Lover' scrolled across the screen, also trembling Qianqian's heart.

Should she answer his call? What could she possibly say if she did? Yet if she didn't answer, she feared she might never hear his voice again.

After hesitating for a long, long time, emotion overcame reason, and she answered the call. "… Hello, CEO Xiao!"

"Come out, I'm at your doorstep!" Xiao Qingcang commanded, as usual.

With the phone in her hand, Shen Hanqian shook her head, tears falling non-stop, unable to speak. "…"

"I said, come out!"