If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 729 - : Thinking of Your Wonderful Scent

Chapter 729: Chapter 729: Thinking of Your Wonderful Scent

The rain brought a chill, and as the car navigated through the downpour, the glass quickly fogged up with a layer of mist.

She lifted her hand, recalling a habit she held dear for many years—she liked writing his name on the window.

And this time, just the same, she lifted her hand…

She missed him, terribly.

She wrote his name but not her own, silently gazing at the characters “Shen Chi.”

Gradually, drops of water began to slide down, blurring the letters.

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When she arrived at the Waterside Pavilion amidst a heavy rain, she burst out of the taxi and dashed out.

She hurriedly sought shelter under the eaves of the Waterside Pavilion, stamping her feet.

She felt damp, which was secondary—what she really felt was cold.

“Fourth Young Madam, why have you returned?” A young maid came over, looking somewhat surprised.

“I’m staying for a few days,” Xu Chaomu replied lightly.

“Fourth Young Madam, this way, please. I’ll get you changed.”

The maid was all flustered, fetching slippers for Xu Chaomu, then clothes, and even pouring her some tea.

“Fourth Young Madam, the mansion feels a bit deserted when you and the Fourth Young Master are away, but we still clean every day.”

Although they found the Fourth Young Master strict and unapproachable, the place only felt lively when he and the Fourth Young Madam returned.

Otherwise, the cold and quiet were rather lonely.

But then, the maid noticed a red slap mark on Xu Chaomu’s face.

She was stunned—who would dare to hit the Fourth Young Madam?

Could it have been the Fourth Young Master? She didn’t dare to guess.

Xu Chaomu took the clothes from the maid and headed upstairs.

She went to her and Shen Chi’s bridal chamber, which Shen Chi said he had arranged specially for them.

The room was spacious with a pure European decor, crystal chandeliers, gleaming floors, and sea-blue curtains…

After changing, Xu Chaomu took out a doll from the wardrobe—it was the very one she had never had the heart to throw away over the years.

She sat on the bed and placed the little doll next to her.

The doll evoked many memories, having accompanied her through a lot.

The only thing she couldn’t bear to part with back then was this doll.

It had been with her everywhere she went and had even been stained with her blood once.

But now, the doll had long been washed clean.

She put the doll beside her and sat there, hugging her knees on the bed.

Her heart still ached—she… missed Shen Chi so much.

After sitting for a while, she picked up her phone.

Seeing the contact labeled “Hubby,” a faint smile appeared on her lips.

She just looked at it foolishly, making no move to dial.

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That whole day, Xu Chaomu sat on the bed by herself; the maid brought her food, but she hardly touched it.

She sat there all day as the rain continued.

In the evening, her phone rang.

It was Wen Zhiyuan.

“Dr. Wen,” she answered weakly.

“I heard Director Shen was so infuriated he ended up in the operating room. Was that your doing?” Wen Zhiyuan’s tone was calm.

“It was me.”

“I figured it was you. Only you could pull something like that off.”

“So?”

“So, where are you now?”

“At home.”

Wen Zhiyuan, sensing something off in Xu Chaomu’s voice, listless and seemingly unwilling to talk further, pressed on.

“At the Shen Family estate?” he asked, thinking he might visit if she was there.

“No.”

The Shen Family estate wasn’t her home. The Waterside Pavilion was where she and Shen Chi truly belonged.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” Xu Chaomu shook her head.

“Are you sure you’re okay? I heard that Director Shen was pretty agitated. I’m worried you might be at a disadvantage.”

Xu Chaomu stopped speaking, just holding the phone, quietly listening to Wen Zhiyuan’s words.

“Alright then, as long as you’re okay, rest up and don’t overexert yourself. About the paternity test you wanted to redo, I can arrange everything here, but the key point is that Director Shen has to agree to give his blood.”

“I understand,” Xu Chaomu bowed her head.

That same issue again.

“Well, get some rest early.”

Wen Zhiyuan ended the call, and with a loose grip, Xu Chaomu’s phone slipped from her hand onto the bedding.

It still came down to Shen Cexian agreeing to give blood, but now that she had angered him to this extent, would he slap her every time he saw her?

She smirked at herself. If Shen Cexian refused to give blood again, would she have to carry this burden forever?

Later that night, before going to bed, her phone rang again; this time, it was Shen Chi.

She hesitated—should she answer the call?

She could never hide her actions from him. If she didn’t put on a good act, Shen Chi would easily see right through her.

As she wavered, the ringing stopped.

But soon, the phone rang for the second time.

She steadied her emotions and answered.

“Big Brother Four.”

“Have you gone to bed yet?”

“Not yet, who goes to bed that early? I’m not a pig.”

“Oh,” Shen Chi chuckled, “Is the little one inside you asleep?”

“Maybe… yeah, it hasn’t kicked me all night, so quiet.”

“I’ve been counting–you haven’t taken the initiative to call me for several days now,” Shen Chi said earnestly.

“I’ve been hanging out with friends. I didn’t have time to call you. You must be bored, lonely, and missing me a lot, huh?”

“I do miss you,” Shen Chi lowered his voice, “your delightful scent, and our extremely harmonious rapport.”

“Shen Chi, are you paying attention in your meetings or what? What’s with these thoughts all the time?!” Xu Chaomu rebuked.

Shen Chi curved his lips upward, “I heard from Butler Ling that you moved to the Waterside Pavilion?”

Xu Chaomu was caught off guard by Shen Chi’s well-informed update.

“Yeah, I came to stay at the Waterside Pavilion for a few days. Otherwise, it’s a waste to leave such a big villa empty.”

“Have you been missing me?” Shen Chi asked.

“No time for that.”

“Ungrateful little thing,” he teased.

Over the phone, Xu Chaomu and Shen Chi talked for a while. At first, she was just forcing herself not to feel sad.

Then, as they talked and she listened to his voice, her heart felt much better…

Gradually, her sadness and heartache dissipated, replaced by a sense of happiness.

If only it could be just their family, a happy home.

She didn’t want to deal with the complications, but she had to.

“Mumu, go to sleep early, goodnight.” He didn’t want to keep her up, so he prepared to hang up prematurely.

“Big Brother Four, I want to hug you.”

She genuinely longed to hug him, to snuggle into his embrace—only his chest could give her plenty of security.

“Sweetheart, wait for me to come home,” Shen Chi empathized, still abroad, “and when I come back, it won’t just be a simple hug.”

“Shameless!” Xu Chaomu scoffed.

“Go to sleep early.” Shen Chi was reluctant to hang up.

But inevitably, he ended the call, regretfully.