After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me-Chapter 458 - 318: Bird in a Cage

Later on, she married Fu Tingzhou.

But every night, she too faced the darkness.

Imprisoned in that tiny cage, a house that wasn’t hers, a cold, long night without freedom.

She became a caged bird.

Fu Tingzhou could feel the slight tremors of Tang Xi’s shoulders; she was very afraid. The two were very close, so close that even in the dark, Fu Tingzhou could clearly see her pale lips, her tightly shut eyes, and even her hair strands conveyed her dislike for the night.

A warm embrace enveloped Tang Xi.

It was clearly very warm.

Yet her entire body shook, followed by a stiffness that spread to her limbs and bones.

Tang Xi’s fingers clenched tightly.

In that instant, she wanted to embrace back.

But reason made Tang Xi calm down.

Her face rested against the man’s chest.

The rhythm of Fu Tingzhou’s clear and strong heartbeat enveloped her as it knocked against her eardrums.

She was held in Fu Tingzhou’s arms like that.

The man held her tightly.

As if he knew she was afraid of the dark.

He pressed her face firmly against his chest, then wrapped his arms around her.

Feeling her rigidity, Fu Tingzhou even gently stroked her back.

Tang Xi’s whole body shuddered.

Then with her eyes tightly closed, she grabbed the back of Fu Tingzhou’s shirt.

Her terror of the darkness stemmed from a broken childhood and a fractured marriage.

And this fractured marriage also came from the man before her.

The man who now showed rare tenderness was him after losing his memories.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when the lights suddenly flared on, brightly illuminating Tang Xi’s numb face devoid of any expression and pale as she slowly pulled away from Fu Tingzhou’s embrace, her hands gripping tightly. Without looking up at Fu Tingzhou’s expression, she simply said, "I’m going to check on my daughter," before leaving directly.

Fu Tingzhou watched her retreating figure.

Gradually, the color in his eyes darkened as he sat on the sofa.

He wasn’t blind to the fear in her eyes.

That fear was both of the sudden darkness and of himself...

What exactly happened four years ago?

With a dull ache between his brows, Fu Tingzhou raised his hand to massage his head. The pain was familiar and prolonged, like a steel nail driven into his brow, turning Fu Tingzhou’s face paler as he struggled to bear it, until he rummaged through the drawers to find and take painkillers.

Only then was the pain somewhat alleviated.

Every time he tried hard to recall the time four years ago, he would suffer excruciating headaches.

He had seen countless doctors, none of whom could cure his headaches.

Closing his eyes, he leaned on the sofa for a brief rest.

The image of the woman trembling just moments ago emerged in his mind, and Fu Tingzhou felt a lump of cotton stuck in his chest, uncomfortable and weakly sour.

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Tang Xi didn’t return to her own bedroom that night, but stayed in her daughter’s room instead.

Throughout the night, she had only brief spurts of light sleep, not truly falling asleep until just before dawn.

Even so, her biological clock still woke her up at seven in the morning.

Today was her daughter’s first day at school.

After returning to North City a week ago, Tangtang had adapted well to the place.

After breakfast, Fu Tingzhou drove Tang Xi to drop off Tangtang at her new school.

The best elite kindergarten in North City.

And Fu Tingzhou’s status was, quite obviously, that of the esteemed and extraordinary Fu Family of North City.

The principal personally received them, his smile even carrying a hint of flattery.

Tang Xi stayed in the school for a while, watching her daughter start to make friends and chat with a little boy beside her, and only then did she leave with peace of mind.

-

Fu Tingzhou’s car drove all the way to the Fu Building parking lot.

When Tang Xi got out of the car, she looked around stealthily, as if she was a thief.

Fu Tingzhou honked the horn.

Tang Xi, startled like a frightened cat, turned to look at him, "Do you realize what would happen if the company’s people saw me getting out of the same car as you?"

Fu Tingzhou closed the car door, "What would happen?"

Tang Xi felt somewhat at a loss, "You’re feigning ignorance."

"You are my ex-wife, my daughter’s mother. I don’t think that our relationship becoming known to the company’s people would have any particular outcome," Fu Tingzhou said candidly, walking towards the executive elevator ahead of her.

Tang Xi followed behind. She watched as Fu Tingzhou entered the CEO’s private elevator, while she waited by the staff elevator.

It was precisely the busiest time for elevator traffic in the Fu Building, and the elevator kept not coming down.