Fate Trading System – Chapter 370

Plan B

Heart-Stealing Operation 29

It was clearly still the end of summer, yet it already felt like autumn.

A rain had just fallen, adding a touch of chill to the air.

A sorrowful song echoed in the small space. Chu Yanxi closed her eyes, pretending that person was still by her side.

“heaven is a place nearby,
so i wont be so far away,
and if you try and look for me,
maybe you will find me
someday,
heaven is a place nearby,
so there is no need to say goodbye,
i wanna ask you not to cry,
i will always be by your side,
………”

Heaven is a place nearby, so I won’t be far from you. If you try to find me, maybe one day you will. Heaven is a place nearby, so there’s no need to say goodbye. I want to tell you not to cry; I will always be by your side.

The last scene was still vivid in her mind.

The little girl had affectionately touched her lips and waved at her.

“I’m going now. You remember not to cry.”

How could she be so without heart and lungs?¹

Chu Yanxi hugged Su Xin tightly and they exchanged a deep kiss.

“Don’t come to my funeral.”

The little girl left just like that, with a wave of her hand, not taking away a single cloud².

The one who left was gone, but the one who lived on felt her heart was torn and her lungs were split³.

The little girl died on the road. It wasn’t from illness, but from saving someone who had fallen into the water.

It was as if she wanted to burn the last of her life’s strength to make one final contribution.

Watching the little girl leave with her own eyes, Chu Yanxi collapsed onto the sofa in despair.

Powerless.

This feeling of only being able to watch her lover calmly go to her death was simply awful.

At this moment, everyone was the same.

An hour later, Chu Yanxi received the news of her death.

She locked herself in her room and never went out again.

She sent a gift to the little girl’s parents along with a lie, saying she was abroad and it was inconvenient for her to come.

“You absolutely must not go, okay? Just pretend I’m still alive here with you.”

Su Xin repeated very seriously, her palm pressed against Chu Yanxi’s heart.

Chu Yanxi couldn’t say a word, she could only nod.

She couldn’t blame her, she could only love her.

After all, from the very beginning, she had known the outcome. But she still stubbornly held her hand, wanting to walk on until the end. So, she should have been mentally prepared for this day to come.

Chu Muyu went to the little girl’s funeral. When she returned, she questioned Chu Yanxi with extreme agitation, demanding to know why she didn’t go.

Chu Muyu seemed to have completely forgotten fear and respect, a completely different person from how she used to be in front of her.

Those questions, curses, and tears all seemed utterly ridiculous to Chu Yanxi.

Chu Yanxi couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath explaining anything. After all, her love for her didn’t need to be proven by others, especially not by Chu Muyu.

A malicious thought even crossed Chu Yanxi’s mind: at least she could spend her future with happy memories of the little girl, while all that was left for Chu Muyu was endless regret and self-loathing.

“Do you know why she left? She blamed me for letting you see all that, so she ran out.”

This was the last lie Chu Yanxi wove for her departed little girl.

She dissolved her mother-daughter relationship with Chu Muyu and expelled her from the Chu Family.

She didn’t do anything else. She just couldn’t provide her with money anymore.

She had raised her for so many years for nothing; that was a great kindness in itself. She didn’t need her to repay it. Let’s see if she can survive on her own efforts. Chu Yanxi couldn’t be bothered to divert her attention to irrelevant people anymore.

Chu Muyu had no home and only a small amount of money in her bank account.

Chu Yanxi moved.

She moved alone to the house filled with memories of her and her little girl, and dismissed all the servants.

This not-so-large house was filled with their memories.

Chu Yanxi sat on the sofa, smiling at the empty air.

It was as if Su Xin was still running around in front of her, occasionally blocking the TV mischievously and smiling at her.

Mischievous again.

Chu Yanxi converted the room that was originally a study into another room, and filled it with photos of Su Xin.

Running, jumping, happy, or making funny faces.

Every time she entered the room, Chu Yanxi felt as if the little girl was still watching her.

There were also some audio and video files, recording the small moments of their daily lives.

Chu Yanxi only found this person more and more adorable the more she looked.

But the days weren’t always so comforting. Sometimes, in the dead of night, Chu Yanxi would open her eyes and reach out to the cold emptiness beside her. She would then sit up and stare out the window all night.

At these times, she had to face the cruel fact that her little girl had truly left her forever.

She would never again jump into her arms, smiling and acting spoiled.

Chu Yanxi was already in a state of semi-retirement from her business. After Su Xin left, she had even less of a mind for it, so she basically delegated all authority.

She was only thirty, yet she had already begun to live a quiet life of retirement.

One time, she went out to eat with Mu Bai and Lan Xixi.

Actually, she didn’t need to go out to see them, but she still went.

Only because they were among the few people in the world who knew their story.

It was proof that their love had been witnessed by someone and wasn’t just a fantasy of hers.

The little girl had left a video for her, which she watched every day.

“Ahem, I guess by the time you see this, I’ll probably be gone, right?”

The Su Xin on the screen was pouting, looking unhappy.

“Now that the time has come, I don’t know what I should say. It feels like there’s so much to say to you, but I know I’ll never be able to finish.”

“So I’ve summarized my nonsense. It’s just that, when I’m gone, you have to eat well. You’re not allowed to starve yourself. There’s still so much delicious food I haven’t eaten, you have to eat it for me. You’re not allowed to stay up late, either. The body is the capital for revolution⁴. I don’t want to see you get sick or hurt. You have to know, I’m always with you.”

The little girl blew a kiss at the screen, looking exceptionally playful and cute.

Every time Chu Yanxi saw this part, she couldn’t help but smile.

She often flipped through the photo album that held their shared memories, day after day.

Someone who drowns in memories and the past should be decadent, but Chu Yanxi showed no signs of such decay. She still kept herself very clean, didn’t drink or smoke, and maintained a regular schedule, looking very energetic.

It was just that the aura around her had weakened considerably, becoming peaceful.

Compared to when she was young and her qi was flourishing⁵, she was truly like a different person.

Chu Yanxi felt that she had grown old. Even though her body was still functioning normally, she was just tired.

Su Xin was gone, and she had taken her heart with her.

She stayed indoors all day, unwilling to go outside, only wanting to stay quietly in the house and be alone with her little girl.

The butler who had always served her was very worried and would occasionally come to visit.

But she would mostly just say a few words through the door, unwilling to let anyone step inside.

“Miss, this isn’t good for your health. Please let me stay by your side. What if you get sick and there’s no one to take care of you?”

The man, in his fifties, had a worried look on his face, troubled by the stubbornness of the girl he had watched grow up.

“I won’t. I won’t let myself get sick. She wants me to take good care of myself, so I will definitely pay attention to my health.”

Chu Yanxi smiled faintly, touching the ring on her finger and shaking her head.

The old man sighed deeply, feeling his heart clench.

Miss really loved that little girl. She was usually so cold, so not carelessly speaking or laughing, but just mentioning that name would fill her eyes with tenderness, as if the whole world was in her hands.

How lucky it is to meet the person destined for you in your life. But for that luck to not last long is such a painful thing.

Chu Muyu was not doing too well. Because her family had always been very wealthy, she never had to worry about money. But when her source of income was cut off, she had to face the harsh reality.

She didn’t have much time to spend with the boys she was dating, although if she were willing, those boys were willing to support her.

But she couldn’t show them the same smile as before, because whenever she thought about it, Lin Xiaohuan’s shadow would suddenly appear before her.

She sold all her expensive cosmetics and started to work diligently while studying frugally.

Her transformation was unbelievable to those around her, especially Wu Yubing.

“What are you doing? Is the young lady tired of playing and decided to experience life?”

Wu Yubing looked at Chu Muyu, who was busy in a waitress uniform. He ordered a drink to keep her there for a little longer.

“The things you used to say I wouldn’t understand, I understand them now. But it seems a little too late. I have nothing left.”

No home, not even in name, and no Lin Xiaohuan.

“I’ve never hated myself so much. There was a wonderful person who loved me deeply, who gave her life for me.”

“Actually, I really regret it. If time could go back, I would have said those few words to her sooner.”

Maybe then none of it would have happened.

Unfortunately, there are no what-ifs.

The Chu siblings had grown up to be people who could hold up a side on their own⁶. They no longer needed to consult Chu Yanxi with their problems. Facing setbacks, with hearts aligned and strength united⁷, they could also solve them.

But they still felt they should properly thank their aunt.

“Auntie must be having a sweet time with Little Auntie.”

“It’s almost the New Year. I wonder if they’d be willing to have dinner with us.”

“I don’t know, let’s try.”

“Auntie, where’s Little Auntie?”

The Chu siblings peeked in curiously from the doorway.

“She’s sleeping.”

Chu Yanxi placed a finger to her lips, her voice very low. As she spoke, the deep affection and doting on her face were impossible to hide. She glanced into the room, as if afraid her voice would disturb the sleeping person.

“Oh, oh. Are we having dinner together for the New Year this year?”

“No.”

Chu Yanxi shook her head and closed the door.

“Let’s go. It’s good for Auntie and Little Auntie to have their two-person world. We shouldn’t go be a lightbulb⁸.”

“Mhm.”

“Let’s call Uncle. He’s always spent it with us in the past.”

The younger Chu brother took out his phone and dialed the butler’s number.

“What? Died? But Auntie said she was sleeping.”

“She’s been dead for half a year…”

The Chu siblings suddenly turned their heads to look at the closed door, exchanging a look of shock.

“Don’t go and disturb Miss. In her heart, that person has never left and has always been alive in her world. But I hope you can go and knock on her door often, in case one day…”

The butler’s helpless voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Okay.”

Chu Yanxi sat on the sofa, smiling at the TV screen playing the video.

“What’s so interesting about the TV? Look at me, look at me.”

“Mischievous again.”

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