“Did Ms. Shu just come out of the hospital?”
The moment Shen Shixiu’s words left his mouth, Shu Qing straightened and glared at him. “You were tracking me?”
“I have no need to track you, Ms. Shu.” Shen Shixiu chuckled. His constant calmness infuriated Shu Qing. “What are you trying to do?”
“Nothing. I’m just feeling glad that Ms. Shu is having a great life now.”
“You… Shen Shixiu, you’re trying to take revenge on me, aren’t you?” Shu Qing shook from anger. “I told you I didn’t destroy your family. Those are rumors!”
“When did I say that Ms. Shu destroyed my family?” Shen Shixiu looked up at her. The look in his eyes was so cold that Shu Qing could not help but shudder in fear.
“I…”
“My father’s plane will be reaching here today. Do you want to guess why he’s coming here?”
“How can I possibly know?” Shu Qing mumbled, but her eyes shifted away.
Shen Shixiu snorted. “You’ll find out when you meet my father later.”
Shu Qing’s lips parted, but she realized anything she said would be useless. “What happened to your father and your mother really has nothing to do with me.” I was only forced to it back then…
Shen Shixiu’s eyes darkened. “Ms. Shu, do you think I’m talking about that matter?”
“What else could it be?” Shu Qing lifted her head to look at him. No matter how hard she thought about it, she could not think of anything else that would make Shen Shixiu come to her.
Shen Shixiu scoffed, “Jiang Zhan, call my father and ask him where he is.”
Soon, Jiang Zhan came back with a reply. “He already got from the plane. Our men have picked him up. Mr. Shen, where do we go now?”
“We’re going to the hotel.”
At that, Shen Shixiu closed his eyes and rested. On the other hand, Shu Qing furrowed her brows at his carefree look.
She did not know how things had turned out this way. In fact…
Shu Qing clenched her fists, but she could not relieve the tension in her heart.
It wasn’t long before they reached the hotel. Shen Shixiu was the first to leave the car while Shu Qing hesitated. However, Jiang Zhan was quick to walk over. “Ms. Jiang, please leave the car.”
Hence, she was forced to come down from the car. When she saw Shen Shixiu entering the elevator, Shu Qing quickly rushed in.
The elevator stopped on the seventeenth floor, and Shen Shixiu strode out. It was then that he bumped into a person entering the elevator.
The person was none other than Lin Zhao. She was stunned for a moment before she collected herself. She then jumped onto Shen Shixiu. “Uncle Shixiu, are you surprised? I know you’ll be coming back at this time, so I’ve been waiting for you here!”
Like an octopus, Lin Zhao clung tightly onto Shen Shixiu. The more Shen Shixiu tried to pry her off, the tighter Lin Zhao clung to him; she was adamant about clinging onto Shen Shixiu. “Uncle Shixiu!”
“Get off me!” Shen Shixiu’s deep voice held a cold tone. He pinched Lin Zhao’s arm, and the latter whined in pain, “It hurts! Let go!”
The look in Shen Shixiu’s eyes darkened as he glared at Lin Zhao. Instantly, Lin Zhao let go of Shen Shixiu and climbed down. She huffed, “You don’t know how to be gentle with women at all.”
Shen Shixiu scoffed. “Why are you here?”
Lin Zhao pouted. “Uncle Shixiu, have you forgotten that I’ve always lived here?”
“What I’m asking is—haven’t you already gone back?” Shen Shixiu’s sharp gaze was fixed on Lin Zhao. Lin Zhao frowned before looking behind Shen Shixiu. She then pointed at Shu Qing. “Who’s this old woman? Uncle Shixiu, do you have someone else? Is that why you don’t want me anymore?”
Feeling a headache coming on, Shen Shixiu massaged his temples as he grabbed Lin Zhao’s hand. He then turned to sweep his gaze across Shu Qing and Jiang Zhan. “Jiang Zhan, lead Ms. Jiang to my father’s room. Without my permission, she’s not allowed to go anywhere.”
“Understood, Mr. Shen.”
Seeing that Shen Shixiu was still holding onto her hand, Lin Zhao raised a brow as she smiled. She mumbled, “Oh my, so that woman isn’t your new lover. You should’ve said so earlier. I was jealous for no reason!”
“Shut it.”
“But I miss you so much. I haven’t seen you in ages. A day of absence feels like a year, don’t you know? Don’t you miss me at all?”
“Lin Zhao!”
“Why are you so angry? I admit I haven’t visited you because I wanted to test you. I didn’t think you’d be… like this when you see me, Uncle Shixiu.”
“Call me Uncle Shixiu again, and I’ll break you neck!”
“Unc- I mean, Xiu!” Lin Zhao called out with an intentionally high-pitched voice.
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