Chapter 2514: Chapter 655: Xiao Bai
Xia Ye sat in silence, not speaking.
Lu Yinxing suddenly felt a deep sadness.
The current situation seems completely different from what she had imagined.
Back then, she ran away from home, partly out of spite, and partly because she wanted to assume a new identity.
Originally, she thought she would leave for a year and then return.
But she never expected to be deceived by Gong Xue’er after all.
She wandered outside for three years.
Now that she’s back, it seems like everything has changed.
The things she wanted seem like whimsical desires.
All along the way, Lu Yinxing remained silent.
The car quickly descended from the overpass.
Lu Yinxing was still quite familiar with this stretch of road.
She had walked it countless times in her memory; this was the road home.
Barring any unexpected events, she would arrive at Maple Villa in another ten minutes.
Lu Yinxing’s heart suddenly tightened.
In a moment, how should she face it?
What should she say?
What would their reactions be?
Lu Yinxing dared not imagine.
Lu Yinxing only felt as if she were treading on clouds, ready to fall at any moment.
As the car drew nearer, she felt like she was on a roller coaster, being flung into the sky.
The car, unhindered, eventually drove right into the courtyard.
The car stopped within the courtyard.
Xia Ye did not get out.
He simply sat quietly inside the car.
But as Lu Yinxing looked outside the window, tears suddenly blurred her vision.
The courtyard was still the same courtyard, the home still the same home.
The cherry blossom trees in the yard were still in full bloom, even denser than before.
Beneath the tree was a swing lounger.
This was once Lu Yinxing’s favorite spot.
Whenever Lu Yinxing was in a bad mood, she liked to sit on the lounger and daydream.
Just by swinging, her mood seemed to improve considerably.
But now, it seems like no one has sat there for ages.
A thick layer of dust had settled, and the chain had loosened with no one to fix it.
Lu Yinxing spotted the small house next to the swing chair.
It was Xiao Bai’s house.
And Xiao Bai was lying inside right now.
"Xiao Bai!"
Lu Yinxing called out uncontrollably, tears welling up instantly.
Lu Yinxing hurriedly got out of the car and ran over.
Xiao Bai was a wolf.
Years ago, Lu Yinxing had adopted it from Peace Hall.
When she brought it home, it was just a wolf cub.
Now it was already in its twilight years.
While Lu Yinxing was abroad, she constantly missed Xiao Bai.
To her, Xiao Bai had long since ceased to be merely a pet, but rather a family member.
Through all these years, they grew up together, jumped together, ran together, but after all, it was just a wolf.
Lu Yinxing had grown up, while Xiao Bai had grown old.
Once, while Lu Yinxing was in Los Angeles, she had a dream.
She dreamt that Xiao Bai had already departed.
At that time, Lu Yinxing had absolutely no news from home.
Frightened awake from the dream, Lu Yinxing buried herself in the blankets and cried her heart out.
Back then, she truly regretted it.
Regretted her distrust, her foolishness, her callousness.
Now, she had no idea about their situation at all.
Lu Yinxing walked over to Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai slowly emerged from its den.
It was indeed very old now, walking unsteadily and weakly.
Lu Yinxing knelt down and petted Xiao Bai’s head: "Xiao Bai, do you remember me?"
Xiao Bai seemed to muster all its strength to wag its tail.
Then it licked the back of Lu Yinxing’s hand.
Lu Yinxing suddenly smiled: "Xiao Bai, I missed you so much."
Xiao Bai let out a howl.
Its voice had long been hoarse.
Looking at Xiao Bai now, Lu Yinxing felt as if her heart was being shredded.
