Chapter 612

Shu Xuan stood before the door.

At a height of 188 centimeters, he had to lower his head when looking at Shen Anran.

When Shen Anran looked up at Shu Xuan, she suddenly felt a sense of estrangement.

This estrangement made her stand before the door as if her feet had been glued to the ground, unable to lift them to walk inside.

It was a completely different feeling from when she came to see him in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, when he saw her, there was light in his eyes—a light that came from looking at a beloved, firm and full of strength.

It was as if he could give her the whole world and would shelter her under his wings, not letting anyone hurt her. Even if his strength might not have been that great, he would use all his power to protect her.

But now.

The Shu Xuan standing before her at this moment, as he lowered his eyes to look at her, had only a faint coldness in his gaze; the affection from the afternoon was completely absent from his expression.

Shen Anran's heart tightened, and she spoke in a strained voice, "Shu Xuan."

Shu Xuan glanced outside, his voice slightly deep, "Come in and talk."

"Okay." Shen Anran walked inside with heavy steps.

She sat on the sofa.

Even though the sofa was soft and warm, she still felt a severe chill on her body.

"Why did you come to find me?" Shu Xuan asked.

Shen Anran's heart gave a start, "You don't believe me anymore, do you?"

"It is true that I like you, but you shouldn't have lied to me. Shen Anran, I just don't like using schemes against those around me, but that doesn't mean I don't understand them." Shu Xuan said in a calm tone.

Shen Anran's heart skipped a beat, her eyes turned red, and she could no longer sit on the sofa; she stood up immediately, "No, it's not what you think. Some things really are misunderstandings, and everything I told you is true. I know the misunderstanding between Shu Xia and me is too deep, and I can understand her not believing me, but Shu Xuan, from the time we confirmed our relationship until now, you said the prerequisite for a long-lasting relationship is mutual trust. How can you be the one who doesn't believe me?"

"I did say that, but I also said there must be no lies between two people. Shen Anran, everything you have said up to now is still full of self-serving lies. I understand very well what purpose you had in approaching me." Shu Xuan's words carried great weight.

His words were not harsh.

Even his attitude was very calm.

But every word he spoke struck Shen Anran's heart.

Shen Anran looked dazed, the color gradually draining from her face, and she stared blankly at Shu Xuan, "What exactly did Shu Xia say to you to make you trust her so implicitly?"

She didn't understand; she had already seized the initiative.

She had come to see Shu Xuan early.

And she had admitted to some things first; this way of handling it should have only made Shu Xuan trust her first and then doubt others.

How could he have come to believe Shu Xia?

"The moment you asked that question, it showed you were feeling guilty. Shen Anran, you are, after all, a woman I once liked; there is no need to make things look too ugly. Let's part on good terms." Shu Xuan proposed a breakup.

Shen Anran lost her footing and nearly fell; she looked at Shu Xuan in disbelief, "What did you say? Break up?"

"There is no need to see each other again." Shu Xuan's voice was cold and deep.

The calmer he was, the more he could understand the estrangement Shen Anran had shown toward him during the time they spent together.

At first, he had thought this estrangement was a girl's reserve, and that they were only boyfriend and girlfriend.

Or perhaps it was that he hadn't given Shen Anran enough sense of security.

Today, after learning some of the truth, he suddenly woke up: it was because, to her, he was merely a goal.

Shen Anran's heart panicked, and she grabbed Shu Xuan's arm.