Step Aside, My CEO Ex-Husband! Chapter 1177 - 1179: Extra Story 12

There were still things with the crew that needed handling; with so much going on, there was no way he had nothing to do.

Forget it, she really hadn’t gone home in a long time either.

Let her go home and rest for a few days; trailing around after him all day, running everywhere, she was exhausted too.

It was just that... with her not around, how was he supposed to cope with the feeling of not being used to it...

He’d only just heard she was going home, and his whole body already felt uncomfortable.

"About five or six days, I guess. You’ve got several assistants now anyway, it’s not like you’re short of me!" Xia Ting gave a bitter little smile.

They had to try being apart; otherwise, when they separated in the future, it would definitely be heartbreaking.

He was used to having her by his side, and if she suddenly left, he would definitely feel lost.

So from now on, she had to slowly let him get used to it.

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Li stood up and asked, his face dark.

The way she said it, it sounded like she was saying she’d leave him someday!

"I don’t mean anything." Xia Ting shook her head on reflex, trying to explain.

"When are you leaving?"

"I’m leaving in a bit, I want to hurry home." Xia Ting said happily.

"..." That soon!

Chen Li didn’t say anything else. He turned and left the living room, heading back to his room.

He opened his wallet and took out a bank card; there wasn’t any cash inside at all.

Usually, whatever he bought was on card, and whenever they needed cash, she was the one who paid.

Holding the card, he walked out of the room and went over to Xia Ting, handing it to her.

"Take it. Buy whatever you want, you know the PIN."

"No need!" Xia Ting was slightly stunned, then turned him down.

Looking at the bank card he held out, she didn’t understand what he meant.

This was the card with the most money on it. Why was he giving it to her?

"Too little for you?"

"That’s not what I meant!" Xia Ting hurried to explain.

"Then just take it. If you see something you like, buy it, don’t try to save." Chen Li glanced at the clothes and shoes she was wearing.

The clothes on her were bought the year before last, and her jeans were washed so much they’d faded.

She hadn’t bought new clothes in a long time, and she only bought new shoes when the old ones were too worn out.

Thinking of this made him feel awful, and he reached out, pulling her into his arms.

Holding her thin body, he lowered his head and rested it on her shoulder.

Choking up, he said, "Thank you."

Thank you for not leaving me, for not giving up on me when everyone else did.

When I had even given up on myself, you still didn’t give up on me.

Everything I have now, half of it belongs to you!

In this life, I will never wrong you!

Xia Ting’s body went stiff, and her eyes grew gradually moist as tears blurred her vision.

With her forehead against his chest, she closed her eyes and let the moved tears fall.

To receive his gratitude and his embrace made her feel very happy and very warm.

As long as he could remember her in this lifetime, that was enough for her; she asked for nothing else.

After saying goodbye, Xia Ting left his place with the bank card Chen Li had given her.

She went back to her own place to pack, and carefully put his bank card away.

She wouldn’t use the money in it; this was money he had earned through hard work—she couldn’t spend it!

Once she finished packing, she headed straight to the airport. To save time and get home faster, she was willing to splurge on a plane ticket.

She hadn’t gone home in a long time, and all she could think about was hurrying home to see her mom.

She could also stay at home a few more days and keep her mom company.

After Xia Ting left, Chen Li stayed at home feeling like there was something wrong with him as a whole.

He couldn’t focus on anything he did; he even felt inexplicably irritable and angry!

He didn’t want her to go back, but she hadn’t been home in so long, he couldn’t stop her.

If he’d known earlier... if he’d known, he would’ve gone home with her...

That’s right, he could have gone back with her.

He hadn’t been to her place to visit Auntie in a year or two either; he really should go see her.

Back when he didn’t have much work, he’d often go home with her.

Later, as jobs kept increasing, she could only go home once or twice a year, and he hadn’t been to her home in an even longer time.