Chapter 1100 - 1100 Shanshan Side Story (27)

Chapter 1100: Shanshan Side Story (27) Chapter 1100: Shanshan Side Story (27) The handmade album naturally took more time to create, and after two hours, Shanshan looked at the album on the table, her eyes curving into smiles.

She shifted her gaze, reached for a pen, and wrote her name on the last page of the album.

Task completed!

She stretched lazily, got up, flopped onto the bed, rolled around a couple of times, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

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“Mu Chen, come and visit often,” Jian Qing said with a smile lingering at the corners of her mouth.

Mu Chen, with a backpack slung over his shoulder, faced the family in front of him, his eyes overflowing with reluctance. “Sure.”

Shi Jiu hooked an arm around his neck, grinning, “Mu Chen, don’t forget we haven’t finished our game yet; we’ll continue next time.”

“Mm,” Mu Chen nodded.

The Seventeen brothers joked with Mu Chen, and in a short few days, the bond between the three young men had taken great strides.

Off to the side, Shanshan stood sullenly next to Jian Qing, her head drooping, enticing one to softly coax her.

“Shanshan, I’m leaving,” Mu Chen said as he approached and tousled her hair.

There was still a height difference between the two; Shanshan had to look up at him, then she handed him the album she held in her embrace.

“Here.”

Mu Chen looked down at the album in his hands, his lips curving slightly.

When he looked up, Shanshan’s eyes, brimming with tears, unexpectedly met his, causing his heart to clench tightly, twisting into a knot.

“Shanshan, you…”

Suddenly, Shanshan stepped forward, wrapping her slender arms around him, “Mu Chen, next time you come to see us, you must stay a few more days; don’t leave so quickly.”

Mu Chen smiled, looking down at his little girl with a husky voice, as if gravel had been rolled through his throat, “Okay, next time I’ll stay with you a few more days before leaving.”

She didn’t want to let him go, and how could he bear to leave her?

“If you cry any more, you’ll turn into a little crybaby.”

He reached out to wipe the tears from her face, “Your brothers are all watching; they’ll tease you for crying.”

Shanshan sniffled and mumbled, “I am not a crybaby.”

“Alright, I really have to go now or I’ll miss my flight,” Mu Chen said in a low voice, pulling his hand back.

“If you miss it, does that mean you don’t have to leave?” Shanshan said, grabbing his hand and looking at him with hopeful eyes.

“Pfft,”

Shi Jiu and Shi Jiu burst into laughter; their little princess seemed to be intending to deliberately delay his departure time.

Jian Qing watched them, silently smiling to herself.

“Silly girl, I’ll come back to see you soon,” Mu Chen said, pressing his lips together, holding her hand in return, and engraving the warmth of her palm into his heart.

“Then you must keep your promise; I’ll wait for you,” Shanshan repeated earnestly.

Mu Chen softly agreed, and only then did Shanshan reluctantly let go of his hand.

Not far away, Del stood beside the car, already waiting.

Shanshan stood on the steps, watching Mu Chen’s receding figure, a faint mist surfacing in her eyes, blurring her vision with tears.

Jian Qing reached out to touch her head, “Shanshan, Mu Chen will be back very soon.”

Biting her lip, Shanshan watched the car begin to fade away, and suddenly she ran after it.

“Hey, Shanshan, where are you going?” Shi Jiu barely had time to react, calling out urgently.

“Let her go,” Jian Qing said, and Shi Jiu and Shi Jiu stopped in their tracks.

In the car, Mu Chen looked down at the album in his arms, his fingers slowly curling into a fist.

Del raised his head and glanced inadvertently at the rearview mirror, startled for a moment before quickly reacting, “Young Master, Miss Shanshan is chasing the car from behind.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen’s gaze darkened, “Stop the car.”

The car screeched to an abrupt halt, and Mu Chen swiftly opened the door and got out.

“Mu Chen!”

Shanshan caught up, her delicate little face flushed a light red, panting for breath.

“Shanshan, why are you chasing after the car? What if you fell?” Mu Chen reached out to pull her in, his brows tightly furrowed.

“Mu Chen, this is for you.” Shanshan took an amulet out of her pocket and stuffed it into his hand, “This is a safety blessing my mommy got for me, now I’m giving it to you.”

Although she knew nothing about his family’s matters, the first time they met he was chased by bad guys; he needed this amulet even more than she did.

The tiny amulet was heavy as a thousand gold pieces, Mu Chen’s eyes darkened, and he gently tightened his grip, pulling her into his arms.

“Shanshan!”

The faint fragrance from the little girl enveloped his nostrils, and Mu Chen’s eyes reddened slightly, “I will try my best to handle everything, and when I come back next time, I will stay with you all the time.”

“Mhm.” Shanshan nodded heavily.

Mu Chen let go, steeled his heart, and turned to leave.

Taking with him the amulet she gave him.

He didn’t look back as he got into the car; he was afraid that if he did, he wouldn’t be able to leave.

“Drive,” he ordered in a suppressed voice.

Shanshan stood rooted to the spot, watching the car turn into a tiny black dot, until it disappeared from sight.

She hastily wiped away the tears on her face and ran back.

Spring came and went, and the flowers in the courtyard bloomed again.

Threads of a gentle breeze blew by, carrying the scent of flowers through the air.

“Shanshan, you have a letter.”

Jian Qing changed her shoes in the vestibule and called out to the living room.

“Pitter-patter.”

The footstep sounds were somewhat hurried, showing the person’s urgency.

The next second, a graceful girl ran out.

Her delicate little face lost its childishness, replaced by a compelling spirit. Just a glimpse showed that the naive little girl from six years ago had grown up, becoming even more ethereally beautiful.

“Look how anxious you are.”

Jian Qing smiled helplessly and handed her the letter.

Shanshan, eager to hear from him, immediately tore it open.

Who would have thought that the agreement made between them to see each other soon would turn into an empty promise? In six years, Shanshan didn’t see Mu Chen again, he didn’t even answer her calls anymore, and the two of them only kept in touch through letters.

If it weren’t for these letters, Shanshan might have thought that the person named Mu Chen had disappeared from her world. At first, she couldn’t understand, especially after she made countless calls to him that he never answered. Because of that, she nearly cried all night, but later it was her own mom who spoke up for Mu Chen. And with the letters he wrote to her, she finally forgave him for his vanishing act.

But still, to this day, she couldn’t understand why he would rather write letters to her than make a phone call.

Shanshan unfolded the neatly folded letter. The blank paper contained only a few short sentences, much like his style.

“Shanshan, it’s cold at night, remember to wear more, and don’t kick off your blanket.”

“The chocolates I sent will arrive soon. Be sure to eat your meals on time, you’re not allowed to eat snacks only. Also, one last thing, you are not to accept love letters from little boys.”

Shanshan laughed softly as she read, muttering, “What’s this, it doesn’t even say when he’s coming to Beijing, and there are so many ‘don’ts’.”

She didn’t want to listen to him; she wanted to provoke him, to provoke him into coming out.