Chapter 157: Awkward New Marriage (44)

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The intense swimming, cold seawater, and rolling waves gradually soothed his restless mind. Like a piece of driftwood, he floated on his back on the surface of the sea, gazing at the stars dotting the sky…

When Mai Xiaomai noticed Qiao Chutian was gone, she thought he had gone out for some reason. Feeling upset and tired, she willingly went back to the bedroom to sleep on the makeshift bed on the floor.

Qiao Chutian's mood had completely calmed, and he felt a bit chilly. So he came out of the sea and went back to the house, planning to grab some clothes for a shower, when he saw Mai Xiaomai already asleep on the floor, curled up in her blanket.

Her sleeping position resembled that of an extremely insecure child, tightly hugging the blanket with her face buried in it, a tear lingering at the corner of her eye as if she were dreaming of something sad and heartbreaking.

The broken comb lay in two pieces on the table.