If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 1297: Once in Love, It’s for a Lifetime

"It’s me who’s at a disadvantage here; your screen is pitch black, what can I even see?" Shen Chi curled his lips in a slight grin.

Although he said that, he still turned on the video.

Even if it was just darkness, he wanted to see her.

"Wait a moment," Xu Chaomu softly told Xiaogao, asking him to turn on the car’s lights.

Once the lights were on, the video brightened considerably, Shen Chi saw Xu Chaomu, and she saw him.

They would occasionally make phone calls these days, but this was the first time they had a video call.

Xu Chaomu was nestled in the backseat’s leather chair, wrapped in a thin blanket, finding a very comfortable position to support her head as she sat.

She saw him, but he did not seem to be in good spirits; his complexion was looking haggard.

"Did you catch sight of any fresh models?" Shen Chi joked.

"Could it be that you’re hiding one in the closet? Or maybe in the shower? Maybe there’s more than one? Otherwise, why do you look so exhausted and pallid?" Xu Chaomu felt a twinge of heartache.

"I guess I’m just missing you," Shen Chi mustered a smile.

"Is it very tough? Maybe you should come back; how about I take care of you?"

"Shouldn’t men endure some hardship? Can you provide for me?" Shen Chi was half-reclining on the bed, holding the video call with one hand and resting the other behind his head.

"Then I’ll support you, even if we’re poor," Xu Chaomu sounded less confident.

Shen Chi chuckled, "Take good care of yourself, and get out for a walk when you have time."

"I’ve been taking good care of myself, but the moment you leave me, my complexion worsens. So, you can’t leave me. Hurry back, and I’ll make soup for you."

"Soup isn’t as good as having you."

"Hey! Xiaogao is still here!" Xu Chaomu’s cheeks reddened.

Fortunately, Xiaogao pretended he hadn’t heard a thing, and with a suppressed laugh, he continued driving.

Shen Chi also laughed: "How’s the little one?"

"He’s at home. I didn’t bring him with me when I went out. He’s quite obedient, probably more so than you," Xu Chaomu said. "Hurry back; there’s something I want to tell you when you do."

Xu Chaomu’s hand subconsciously touched her lower abdomen. Although she couldn’t yet feel the presence of this child, her heart was brimming with immense happiness.

She wanted Shen Chi to come back, to wait with her for the birth of this baby.

She had too many regrets when Xiaobao was born. With this baby, she wanted to make up for everything.

"What is it that you have to tell me? Can’t you just say it over the phone?"

"No, I won’t tell you if you don’t come back," Xu Chaomu huffed, "so hurry up and return."

"So, you want me to come back just to tell me something? Hmm?"

"Mhm..." Xu Chaomu propped her head, smiled, and said, "I miss you..." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Her gaze remained on Shen Chi’s face in the video, despite him looking worn and a stubble of blue shadow growing on his chin, he was still pleasing to the eye.

She thought, even when he’d get old, she’d probably still swoon over him. After all, she loved him, and that was for a lifetime.

Shen Chi lifted the corners of his mouth, appearing quite satisfied with this answer.

"Do you need people to confess they miss you?" Xu Chaomu chided teasingly.

"Well, you could also say you love me," Shen Chi said.

Xu Chaomu rolled her eyes at him.

Even Xiaogao, who was driving, heard them and held back his laughter, not daring to make a sound.

In his eyes, Shen Chi was such a cold person, never showing his emotions, aloof and noble, rarely ever smiling in front of others, let alone joking.

It is only in the presence of Fourth Young Madame that the Fourth Young Master becomes a normal man with emotions and desires, able to laugh, to anger, to lose his temper, and to be tender.

"Are you going to stay up working late? Maybe we should end the video call; I’m worried I’ll distract you," Xu Chaomu said.

"Finally got a video call going and now you’re in a hurry to hang up?"

"Ah, I just don’t want to interfere with your work. If you don’t think it’s a bother, I don’t mind at all. You know, I’m pretty idle," Xu Chaomu said teasingly.

"Keep it on, let me look at you."

Shen Chi’s tone was somewhat weary, and only when he saw Xu Chaomu did he feel happiness.

Xu Chaomu was holding her phone, and she was also looking at him.

"Big Boss Shen, should I just fly over to be with you?" Xu Chaomu thought for a moment and said.

Seeing him like this really broke her heart.

"What use would it be if you flew over? You wouldn’t need to cook or do laundry, and if you came, I’d have to look after you. You wouldn’t even know how to cover yourself with the blanket at night."

"Stop it, I was just saying it off the cuff. I’m not going, I can’t acclimate," Xu Chaomu pouted, "Do you miss me then?"

"..." Shen Chi was silent.

"Why aren’t you speaking? Don’t you miss me? I miss you so much and you don’t even think about me."

Shen Chi felt awkward, it wasn’t just her in the car.

"Oh, I get it now, you don’t miss me at all, I’m just being presumptuous," Xu Chaomu muttered.

"Miss you." It took Shen Chi a while to squeeze out a word.

"Pretending to be affectionate," Xu Chaomu snorted.

Shen Chi had no choice but to type a few words to her: "When I get back, I can say I miss you as many times as you want. On the car, just give your husband a bit of face."

Xu Chaomu sneaked a laugh and sent him an emoji with a ’mischievous smile.’

The two of them chatted all the way, and Xu Chaomu was no longer sleepy, just resting her head on her hands, watching Shen Chi.

They chatted all the way to the doorstep of their home, and Shen Chi still refused to end the video call. Even if they said nothing, he wanted to keep watching her.

After getting home, Xu Chaomu had Xiaobao say a few words to Shen Chi, making him even happier.

They kept talking until the phone ran out of battery, and only then Shen Chi let her go to take a shower.

As for Shen Chi, he still couldn’t put his phone down, silently staring at the screen, silently looking at the texts Xu Chaomu sent him, and the segments of the video he had captured.

He gently caressed the screen, as if he were touching Xu Chaomu’s face...

He had been out for quite a few days now, and he really missed her.

After more than an hour, Xiao Mo knocked on his suite door.

"Come in." Shen Chi walked over to open the door for him.

Shen Chi had just finished taking a shower, wrapped in a white bathrobe, sitting on the sofa looking at the computer screen.

"Boss Shen, here are the things you asked for." Xiao Mo handed him a few sheets of paper.

Shen Chi took a look and nodded, "Okay, just put them here. Have you checked out all the routes?"

"Checked, I’ve placed people at every intersection on guard."

"Enough personnel?"

"It’s enough for now, but I think we should still bring in some more people; we haven’t fully assessed the strength of the opposition yet."

"If there’s any situation, contact the police directly."

"Boss Shen, do we really need to intercept the goods? It’s too dangerous," Xiao Mo hesitated, "Or let me work with the police on this; you shouldn’t go."

"It’s not just that, Shen Shihan is colluding with the local Mafia Forces; the police usually don’t provoke them. Without solid evidence, the police won’t act, so it’s up to us," Shen Chi said, "Furthermore, this is a matter between me and Shen Shihan; it needs to be resolved. How would it look if I didn’t go myself?"

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