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"Father is looking for me?"

After the dinner, Shen Chuxuan returned to the hotel to rest accompanied by her assistant. She didn't expect that there was such news waiting for her.

"Yes, Vice President." Jack took out his calendar and checked it. "According to Mr. Bedford's message, he will contact you in 42 minutes."

Although he had resistance in his heart, Shen Chuxuan still couldn't openly disobey that person's opinion. But why at this time?

After getting out of the elevator, she walked towards the room while thinking about everything that had happened recently.

At the corner of the corridor, I was distracted and bumped into someone coming towards me unexpectedly.

"Excuse me sir..." Jack reacted very quickly and stepped forward to block the other person.

——He reeked of alcohol and was obviously drunk.

Shen Chuxuan didn't want to waste time here, so he walked past everyone and left, but was suddenly grabbed by the wrist.

"Xiao Chuxuan...I've been waiting for you so hard!"

"Please let go!"

Jack's mind was filled with alarm bells, and he was about to resort to violence when the other party rudely shouted at him:

"Who do you think you are? You have no right to speak here!?"

Shen Chuxuan frowned.

She knew who it was the moment she heard the familiar accent. Although she was afraid of dirtying her eyes by just looking at him, she still winked at Jack and said hello, suppressing her disgust:

"Isn't this...Brother Ye Shi? Why haven't you rested yet at this late hour?"

"Xiao Chuxuan, can't you guess it? I finally found this place, why don't you invite me in and sit down?"

"I'm afraid it's inconvenient."

"Huh? Why is Xiao Chuxuan so distant now? Didn't he always call me Brother Ningyu before?"

Ye Ningyu narrowed his eyes and stared at the girl without blinking.

Shen Chuxuan had not taken off her dress or makeup yet, and the white light from the corridor made her even more charming, which naturally fascinated him.

"You've really grown up... You're getting more and more beautiful... You're so much more beautiful than when you were a child..."

Shen Chuxuan took a deep breath and patiently dealt with him:

"Brother Shi, you're drunk. I'll ask my assistant to take you back—"

"What gift? Little Chuxuan, have you forgotten that you were supposed to marry into the Ye family? Can't I ask you to stay with me for a while?" Ye Ningyu, under the influence of alcohol, suddenly became arrogant. "You haven't forgotten the cooperation between the Shen Corporation and the Ye family, right? Or do you want your elder brother to act as a lobbyist for me, darling?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jack suddenly remembered that it was because of Shen You that the exhibition was reported today, and he was immediately furious. However, seeing that his boss remained calm, he did not say anything more.

Ye Ningyu, on the other hand, thought that Shen Chuxuan's weakness had been found, and became even more unscrupulous.

"Xiao Chuxuan, we grew up together. You know that my brother likes you. The Ye family and the Shen family have been friends for generations, and the engagement was arranged by our parents. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

He approached without hesitation,

"Be with me! I will definitely treat you well, Xiao Chuxuan, don't let your parents down... You know the strength of the Ye family, no one is worthy of them except me-"

"Master Ye, please let go. Miss Chu Xin needs to rest."

"Who the hell dares to—Ouch!!!"

Before even Jack could react, Ye Ningyu's arms were clamped and he was pressed against the wall, wailing.

"Mr. Tanaka?"

Shen Chuxuan was also surprised. She thought Tian Zhong had already accompanied his third brother back.

Furthermore——

What kind of speed was that? She didn't even see when he appeared on this floor and how he teleported from the other end of the corridor to her side.

However, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief as her wrist was free.

"Brother Shi, of course I know how you take care of my eldest brother and the Shen family. Coincidentally, I was just thinking of having a good talk with Uncle Ye about the raw materials issue after I get back. I hope you will be there then."

In front of her, Tanaka protected her behind him, and with one hand he suppressed the eldest son of the Ye family so that he could not move and fell into a pile of mud.

All those messy words turned into pleas for mercy and cries of pain—

“Ah!!! Gently…gently!!!”

Jack knew Mr. Tanaka's fighting ability, and he was even more impressed when he saw that he remained calm and composed after such a series of actions.

This naturally made Ye Ningyu completely forget all his threatening words.

"Master Ye, the elevator is over there. Do you need me to take you there personally?"

Tanaka's tone was extremely polite, but it looked terrifying to another person.

“No… no need…”

"Then take care."

Tanaka let go of his hand, put his hands behind his back and humbly took a step back to Shen Chuxuan.

The next second, Ye Ningyu rushed towards the elevator.

The atmosphere finally calmed down.

"Thank you, Mr. Tanaka, you've helped me out again." Chen Chuxuan nodded slightly at him, "But, haven't you gone back yet? A Yin..."

Tanaka smiled helplessly and pointed in the direction of a certain room.

"Sure enough, he's still worried about Qingyan..."

...

When Mu Qingyan woke up, her whole body was surrounded by warmth, and her muscles, which had been cramped due to mental tension, were now well relaxed.

The steaming mist affected her vision, and she could only rub the warmth against her cheek.

The weak fingers moved, and were soon completely wrapped in the palm of another pair of larger hands, stirring up a clear sound of water.

"Yanyan...are you awake? Open your eyes and look at me..."

Mu Qingyan was stunned and tried her best to support her weak body from the man's arms.

In that smile that was mixed with extreme anxiety and fear but was forced out with all possible effort, the blank memories were filled.

She quickly realized that her disgraceful behavior had probably been seen by everyone.

"Xiao Yin..." His hand gently touched the red corners of his eyes, "I'm sorry..."

——That look, I guess it scared you...

With just these words, Kinsley could no longer maintain his fake smile.

The moisture that the fingertips touched gathered into water droplets and slowly flowed down. Before she could take a closer look, Mu Qingyan was hugged tightly into his arms again, to the point that her bones were almost crushed.

"Why... apologize..."

Kinsley was so uncomfortable that he couldn't even finish his words.

"Yanyan, look... Ever since we met until now... haven't we been apologizing all the time..."

——Why did it turn out like this?

Is it because we value each other too much, or is it because other people and other things are all around us, distracting our attention so much that we can't just see each other?

"That's obviously not what I want to hear..."

The tears falling on her shoulders seemed to penetrate into her heart. Mu Qingyan listened to Kinsley's accusations word by word, trying to remain calm.

She didn't know how long it took before the arms that were restraining her slowly loosened their grip, and she finally had the chance to look up.

"Why is Xiao Yin crying like this..."

——Just like when I was a kid...

Tears continued to fall as her fingers slid across her eyelids. Kinsley stared at her silently, and finally, unable to bear it any longer, he held her hand and pressed it against his forehead, sobbing.

Although he was in a warm bathroom, the damp despair enveloped him like inescapable steam.

Mu Qingyan's eyes, filled with tenderness and heartache, were reflected on the bay window. The apology that was about to come out was stopped abruptly. She leaned over and kissed Kinsley's ear:

"So...Xiao Yin wants to hear what I say?"

"Let's go... Yanyan... it would be better if we go together..."

No need to worry about how many time bombs are inside your body and when they will explode, no need to be so cautious that the Bedford gang will find out if you make even the slightest mistake, and no need to painstakingly plan and pave the way at the cost of your health and life...

Just like the teacher took them away, no matter if they have no food to eat or no clothes to wear, in short, they should not continue to be trapped in this kind of pain.

"Okay, let's go."

Mu Qingyan promised in a cheerful tone.

——She always knew what he wanted to hear.

——Even if it’s just a lie.

Kinsley's ecstasy from inside out turned into a passionate kiss on her. His movements caused the water surface to surge with waves from time to time, some of which even splashed on the bay window.

Across the window, outside was the night view of Victoria Harbour, with its orange turning into red, hazy but dazzling. Mu Qingyan looked out between gasps for breath, but with the trembling rising from deep within her body, she fell into Kinsley's airtight confinement again.

Until she fell asleep, she cried three or four times and had no chance to recall those complicated and messy memories.