He was still there, coughing continuously for quite a while before he barely managed to say, "It's nothing, you may leave now."
The housekeeper hesitated and called out with concern, "Mr. Sheng..."
"Leave!" Sheng Shi's voice was sharp, making the housekeeper instantly fall silent and quickly disappear from sight.
After the door to the study closed, Sheng Shi slumped into his chair. He slowly raised his hand to cover his face and, after a long while, he forcefully wiped his face, closed the laptop in front of him, and stared blankly for a moment before heading back to his bedroom. He lay on the bed, feeling the stifling emptiness of the room, and his calm chest began to heave again.
He suddenly sat up from the bed, barefoot, walked over to a cabinet nearby, and took out a brocade box. After opening it, inside was a diamond ring.
It was the ring he had personally had made with a pink diamond for Gu Lanshan when they got married, simple and generous, yet stunningly beautiful.
