If You Could Hear My Heart

Xu Chaomu pouted, “Then let’s repurpose the waste. I’ll use it as scrap paper, throwing it away would be too wasteful.”

She still had a carefree look, as if she was really going to use it as scratch paper.

Only then did Butler Ling smile and place the card on the table, noting how well the couple matched each other, even in making excuses.

One talked about being thrifty, the other about repurposing waste—a pair of treasures.

In the end, neither could bear to discard it.

Looking at the card, Xu Chaomu noticed that someone’s handwriting had grown more mature and refined in the past thirteen years, shedding its naivety for a sense of stability.

However, for crying out loud, he wrote “I LOVE YOU” so small— who was it meant for?

The scent of perfume on the card was refreshingly pleasant to smell, bringing a sense of peace as it wafted gently around.

While eating breakfast, Xu Chaomu’s little brain was bustling with thoughts.

Butler Ling was very pleased as he spoke from the side, “Chaomu, the tomato egg soup you made last night, the fourth young master said it was very tasty.”

“Is that so? I don’t buy it.”

That man couldn’t spit anything good out of his mouth.

“It’s true. Chaomu, you should cook more often. I think the fourth young master really enjoys your cooking.”

“So he can eat his fill, then have the energy to argue with me?”

“Uh…” Butler Ling held his forehead, that’s not what he meant.

“Butler, do you know what he did last night?” Xu Chaomu said indifferently.

Often, she had worries of her own, but didn’t know whom to confide in.

When she was little and got bullied, she could hide in her mother’s arms and act spoiled. Later, when she was bullied, she could only cry quietly on her own.

Just like when she first arrived at the Shen Family, Shen Chi often bullied her.

Hearing Xu Chaomu’s tone, Butler Ling thought for a moment and realized that indeed, the fourth young master must have upset Chaomu last night.

“The fourth young master is just like that, Chaomu, don’t be mad at him.”

“Sometimes, I wonder if it’s because I never get angry that he always likes to bully me,” Xu Chaomu forced a laugh, her heart aching slightly.

“That can’t be right. You still don’t understand the fourth young master’s feelings for you? He’s just talk, but in his heart, he cares for you more than anyone else does.”

“Butler, after carrying a child and coming back, do you think he harbors absolutely no resentment in his heart?”

Uh… Butler Ling fell silent.

Shen Chi was also a man, what man could feel comfortable seeing his wife carrying another man’s child?

Was that what they argued about last night?

If so, there could be more such arguments in the future.

When Xu Chaomu’s child is born, how could Shen Chi feel at ease looking at someone else’s child every day?

However, Xu Chaomu said lightly, “Butler, you’re speechless now. I know he’s not happy, but I didn’t force him. I’ve suggested divorce, I don’t care about being the wife of the Shen Family’s fourth son.”

“Chaomu, you can’t talk like that. Did you two argue about the child last night?”

“Not exactly, but it was similar,” Xu Chaomu said, looking down and poking at the sandwich in front of her with her fork, “He said that I lived a dissolute life abroad, and he despises it a lot.”

“That’s where the fourth young master is wrong. How could he say that about you?”

Butler Ling was really anxious for Shen Chi, this child.

During the five years Xu Chaomu wasn’t around, had he forgotten how he survived?

Now that Xu Chaomu had returned, he even dared to say such things.

And now when Xu Chaomu had finally chosen not to leave with her fiancé and stay by his side, he resented Chaomu instead?

Every time he got drunk over those five years, he would call out Xu Chaomu’s name, in utter misery.

In the end… Butler Ling shook his head and sighed. He was truly worried.

“Maybe he’s just in love with the simple and lovely Xu Chaomu, so he can’t accept the current me. He’s also a man as normal as any other. I understand,” Xu Chaomu said, her head down as she absentmindedly spread tomato sauce on the bread.

“Chaomu, don’t think like that. The fourth young master really loves you. I understand his character better than anyone. If he’s willing to apologize, it means he cares about you.”

“How long can he care, though? Butler Ling, tell me the truth. Are he and I really suitable?”

“Why wouldn’t you be suitable? You love him, and he loves you. The fourth young master is happiest only with you.”

Xu Chaomu didn’t respond, sighing inwardly at how Butler Ling, despite his age, still couldn’t see things clearly.

“Chaomu, if the fourth young master really said those things last night, you can’t keep coddling him. You need to teach him a good lesson. Don’t worry, I’ve got your back,”

Xu Chaomu was still absentmindedly spreading tomato sauce, and said faintly, “Who dares to discipline him.”

“But you also can’t keep indulging his bad temper. Let me tell you, men are no good—you spoil them, and they care even less about you,” Butler Ling spoke with a belly full of experience.

“Chaomu, let me tell you a true story.”

Butler Ling became quite engaged as he started talking about these matters.

Xu Chaomu was still eating breakfast anyway, so she ate while listening to Butler Ling.

“I have a cousin who is exceptionally beautiful and gentle, as well as highly educated. Many people pursued her, including the sons of deputy mayors and nephews of CEOs, but she ended up marrying an unknown white-collar worker from a company.”

“Why?” Xu Chaomu asked while sipping milk.

“Because her husband was especially good to her. You know, women tend to marry whoever treats them a little better, and even though we tried to persuade her, she wouldn’t listen. After they got married, my cousin got pregnant, but one day her husband, drunk and without reason, quarreled with her and pushed her, causing her to lose the baby.”

“Then what?”

“Then the doctors said she could no longer get pregnant, and the man started to dislike my cousin more and more. My cousin, because she loved him, kept reassuring him. She didn’t talk back when he insulted her and always considered his feelings. And the result? A mistress showed up at their door, pregnant.”

Butler Ling skipped a lot, but Xu Chaomu still understood.

“So, men are no good, once they have what they want, they don’t cherish it anymore. Of course, our fourth young master isn’t like that.”

Xu Chaomu held her forehead. Butler, your words contradict each other. Or, Butler, are you automatically excluding Shen Chi from the category of men?

“Chaomu, even though our fourth young master isn’t like that, you still shouldn’t spoil men. It’s the girls who should be spoiled.”

“You’re right, Butler, but you know Shen Chi’s temper as well as I do. He’s very domineering and won’t be threatened by anyone. I have no standing in front of him.”

“With what he said to you yesterday, you should ignore him for three days, and wait until he comes to you, of his own volition, to apologize.”