Chapter 745
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Shi Yao didn't take a closer look at the call. She swiftly picked up the call, and it was only when Lin Jiage's handsome face appeared on the screen that she realized that Lin Jiage had switched to a video call.
Shi Yao opened her mouth to ask Lin Jiage why he had switched to a video call, but Lin Jiage's lips had already moved, "I'm really alone at home … If you don't believe me, I'll show you …"
As he said those words, he swiveled the phone's camera in all directions.
He showed Shi Yao room after room. He even showed her the washroom, changing room, closet, and even the toilet bowl …
Toilet bowl … Shi Yao suddenly recalled how Zu An had been ignoring her ever since the first time they left Mountain Changming. When she went to deliver eggs to his house under her mother's request, his door was locked from the inside. Lin Jiayi had kicked down the door, and when she searched the entire house for him, she had searched through the toilet bowl as well … It seemed like they were really family!
Recalling this incident, Shi Yao couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Hearing her laughter, Lin Jiage switched the phone's camera from the toilet bowl to his face, "Yaoyao, I didn't lie to you, did I? I'm really alone at home …"
But before he could finish his words, he suddenly paused.
Three short seconds later, with a slight frown on his forehead, he asked once more, "… Yaoyao, why are you still outdoors at such a late hour?"
"I …" Before Shi Yao called Lin Jiage, she had been feeling extremely downcast. Even though it hadn't been long since their conversation, she was no longer as depressed as before. However, upon hearing his question, she couldn't help but be reminded of her parents once more. She only said a single word, but she suddenly found herself at a loss for words. In the end, she simply looked at the phone screen and, as if nothing had happened at all, she continued, "… I'm just taking a walk outside …"
Lin Jiage didn't say a word. Instead, he stared intently at her through the phone.
For some reason, Shi Yao felt a little guilty under his gaze, and she subconsciously lowered her eyes.
But even so, Lin Jiage still noticed that something was amiss, "Yaoyao, did something happen?"
"Nothing …" Shi Yao hurriedly shook her head.
It would have been better if he hadn't asked that question, but the moment he did, she felt even worse.
Her biological parents had been arguing so fiercely that they didn't even notice her sadness when she left. Yet, a person who wasn't related to her by blood could easily sense the changes in her emotions through the phone.
Tears welled up in Shi Yao's eyes, and she didn't dare to raise her head anymore. "I'm really fine …"
Lin Jiage didn't reply. Instead, he stared intently at her surroundings.
Because it was too dark, there were many places that he couldn't see clearly, but he caught the word "hospital" behind her right ear.
His whole body suddenly tensed up: "Yao Yao, why are you in hospital? Are you not feeling well? "
Shi Yao's fingers subconsciously tightened around her phone. "It's not me, it's my dad …"
Shi Yao paused for a moment before continuing, "… It's getting late, so you should rest early. I'll be hanging up now …"
Then, without raising her head, she pressed the button to hang up the call.
She couldn't tell if she was disappointed or relieved, but she continued to sit quietly outside in the deep autumn night.
She couldn't tell if she was disappointed or relieved. She continued to sit quietly outside in the late autumn.
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