It was only during busy times that his heart felt somewhat full, without the emptiness, his mind not filled with the tiny, adorable shadow.
When he couldn't bear the longing and took the initiative to call, it was always her grandfather who answered the phone, each time she had all sorts of reasons not to take the call.
He chuckled wryly, seeming to worry too much. She was still childlike at heart, and after a period of sadness, she would naturally forget, even if she had once been so attached.
Until one day, while he was in the library researching for his thesis design, he suddenly received a call from her.
Her voice had changed, no longer as crisp as before but somewhat hoarse, and her first words shook him to the core—
She said, "Hangshen, can I see you one last time? I'm going to die..."
Gong Xiaoqiao's words stunned Gu Hangshen completely.
