Chapter 256: 256
The bedroom had been kept the same way as the day she had left the villa .
The familiar interior seemed to mock the struggle she was going through .
Qiao Lian took a good look at her surroundings and calmly sat on the sofa .
It was around 3 pm when she heard the sound of a car coming up the driveway .
Qiao Lian got up and quickly made her way downstairs . She stood waiting in the main hall, as every muscle in her body tensed up . Shen Liangchuan and Qiao Yi entered .
Since he had flown yesterday and then back again today, Shen Liangchuan was exhausted . But his tiredness quickly faded the moment he set eyes on Qiao Lian .
She was smiling like a loving wife waiting for the return of her husband . Her eyes were already shining with anticipation even before he stepped in .
His footsteps halted for a moment . For some reason, even though he understood that she was putting that joyful expression for Qiao Yi and not for him, he was still glad .
He was silent as he watched her approach them enthusiastically… and run past him, towards Qiao Yi who was in a wheelchair .
She bent over happily and took his hands . “You’re back . ”
Qiao Yi glanced at Shen Liangchuan for a moment and then nodded like an obedient child . “Yes . ”
He did not ask her why she had sent him away, neither did he question the reason for his sudden return .
And of course, he would not ask her about this new brother-in-law that he had suddenly come to have .
This was because he was afraid of saying anything that might get his sister into trouble with these strangers .
Qiao Lian’s heart ached when she realized how considerate her brother was .
Most other boys in his plight would have developed twisted aspirations .
But Xiao Yi had never lost his temper . Even those years that she had had no means of taking care of him properly and blamed herself for being inadequate, he had turned around to comfort her instead .
Her little brother was the most tender man in the universe .
Despite their own feelings, all three of them held the same bright smile on their faces as this scene unfolded .
Shen Liangchuan sat back on the sofa as he watched Qiao Lian speak gently with her brother .
A sort of moodiness spread across his face .
Her smile was as beautiful as before, as though nothing about her had changed .
The atmosphere had become quite lively with Qiao Yi’s arrival .
But he, on the other hand, felt no real joy .
One could even say he was quite at a loss, and a sense of helplessness overcame him .
Exactly that, helplessness .
While it was true that he had forced her to return, this outcome had done nothing to fill the black void in his heart . The weight of the loneliness that consumed him was crushing .
Half-way dinnertime, Shen Liangchuan announced, “I’ve managed to arrange for Qiao Yi to be transferred to Bei San Hospital . There’s a well-known rehab specialist working there . ”
Qiao Lian froze holding her chopsticks in the air . Then she smiled at him and said, “Great . ”
The two behaved as though nothing had ever happened between them .
However Shen Liangchuan had lost his appetite . Although there was a delectable variety of exotic delicacies before them, he was indifferent to them .
Furthermore, he watched her place a piece of bamboo shoot in Qiao Yi’s bowl, saying, “You have to eat more . ”
There was unmistakable happiness in her eyes as she gently nagged at him .
Shen Liangchuan shifted his gaze away, trying to look indifferent .
So… that was what she was like towards someone she cared deeply about .
And it so happened that he was not the recipient of this sort of attention from her .
Suddenly he put down his pair of chopsticks and said, “I’m done eating . ”
Before anyone could say anything, he left the dinner party and headed upstairs .
He felt like an outsider, a misfit among them .
He sat on the sofa in his bedroom with his gaze lowered, staring blankly at the floor .
After a while, he heard footsteps approaching . It was Qiao Lian .
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