Chapter 267

“To the world, you are just a mere human . But to me, you are the whole world .

“In my whole life, I will love you the most .

A long while after her last word, Xu Jiamu finally responded, “Qiao Qiao . . . “

After just calling her name, the recording ended . After a long pause, Xu Jiamu’s voice came through again, seemingly with a solemn expression . “In my whole life, I will only love you . “

The recording then ended, nothing else coming through .

Silence settled in the office, and Lu Jinnian remained paralysed, the voice recorder still in his hands .

His expression was calm and indifferent, showing neither anger or joy, his eyes staring straight at the voice recorder .

He seemed to have fossilised .

Lu Jinnian remained in that position till someone knocked on the door . He lifted his head slowly, staring at the tightly shut door, his lips moving slightly but nothing coming out . He moistened his lips and swallowed some saliva before tightening his grip on the voice recorder . He took a deep breath to calm himself before saying, “Come in . “

His assistant opened the door but didn’t walk in . He stood, politely informing Lu Jinnian, “Mr . Lu, it’s already 7 pm, do you want to go back?”

Lu Jinnian lowered his lashes, sinking into silence before replying, “You can leave now, I’ll drive back myself later . “

“Sure,” the assistant replied before taking two steps back to lightly close the door .

Silence returned to the office once more . Lu Jinnian turned to look out the window, realizing that the skies were dark and the entire city was lit by tiny sparks of light .

He reached for his cigarette box out of habit . He stood up and lit a stick, smoking silently .

He had always been aware . . . but to hear it with his own ears . . . His heart ached and throbbed with unimaginable pain .

In my whole life, I will love you the most .

In my whole life, I will only love you .

Such a beautiful confession .

Lu Jinnian shut his eyes, using all his strength to suck in the nicotine, trying to numb his feelings . But his breath was too hasty, he choked onto the smoke, coughing uncontrollably .

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The day before, Qiao Anhao had specifically found a local seller so that her order could be delivered to Mian Xiu Garden in the afternoon .

There was a total of two large boxes . Qiao Anhao and Madam Chen carried them up to the second floor, hiding them in the bedroom . Lu Jinnian’s birthday was the next day and Qiao Anhao was worried that he would find out about her surprise . Both of the boxes were placed in the dressing room cupboard . She even locked it and kept the keys .

The cupboard was where she had kept her luggage, and now that the boxes took up the space, she could only place her luggage in a corner of the dressing room . But as soon as she remembered her secret box, she hurriedly took it out .