To take care of his feelings, Xia Sanghuan didn't immediately ask Leng Chuanjin why he had become like this.
She simply let him hold her, allowing him to gradually pull himself together from his mess.
It wasn't until the man's mood had completely eased that he slowly let go of her.
She looked into his still somewhat dazed eyes. Just as she was about to ask him about the specific situation, a phone call came in.
It was her father.
"Hello, Dad."
She took out her phone and walked a few steps away.
"My classmate? She's much better now."
"No, there's no need to call an ambulance. She doesn't hurt anymore."
"Yeah, I'll go home soon. Don't worry."
Her voice was very relaxed, not at all like she was lying.
After she hung up the phone, Leng Chuanjin let out a soft chuckle behind her.
"Little liar."
The girl turned around and gave him a sideways glance.
"Then what else? Should I tell him everything about you in detail?"
"Do you often lie to the people around you?"
He suddenly asked.
"No."
The girl stood with her back to him, expressionlessly typing on her phone screen.
"Some things that shouldn't be told to others are better kept secret."
Her tone was flat, as if she was just chatting with him about whether tonight's dinner suited their taste.
He looked at her back and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The girl was really too precocious. Although she had just come of age, she had already put away her edge early on.
Her way of dealing with the world was even more sophisticated than some of his employees.
Actually, when he went to her school to find her before, he could already sense that she was different from others.
If it had been another little girl, she would have been scared to cry because of his negative news.
Her first reaction was to protect the rights and interests of the people around her.
Moreover, in the face of a tidal wave of accusations, and even with the microphone right in front of her, she could still remain calm.
What on earth had she experienced from childhood to adulthood to make her like this?
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that he didn't say anything, she turned around and asked.
"If you think I'm a bad girl just because I like to lie, I don't care—"
"It's okay."
"What?"
Xia Sanghuan, who had been pretending to be calm, suddenly froze for a moment after hearing this.
"It's okay."
Leng Chuanjin stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder.
"Let's go."
"I'll call a taxi for you."
He led her towards the roadside, and their view became broader.
Only then did he realize that he had accidentally walked into the park of a high - end residential area near the Leng family's mansion.
The girl sized up the surroundings and said half - jokingly,
"I'm impressed that you could walk so far even after being drugged. Your will is so strong?"
"Stop talking nonsense."
He raised his hand and patted her on the head, then called a taxi for both of them on his phone.
Before the girl left, she told him to go back and have a good rest, and that they could deal with anything tomorrow.
But the man didn't think so.
Wang Fu was still waiting for him in the living room, afraid that something might happen to him outside.
After all, his state before going out wasn't very good.
When the butler saw the young master return home safe and sound, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
He quickly stepped forward and asked with a worried look on his face,
"Young master, where did you go?"
"I'm fine."
Leng Chuanjin replied indifferently, as if nothing had happened just now.
The butler looked at him half - believing and half - doubting.
He let out a slightly helpless sigh. Just thinking about the big trouble locked in the room gave him a headache.
"Where's Wanqing?"
The butler thought he was still angry with the second young lady and quickly said,
"The second young lady has already gone to bed.
"Young master, if there's anything, you'd better talk to her tomorrow."
The man just nodded to show that he understood.
"From now until tomorrow morning, don't let anyone go upstairs."
The butler was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay, young master."
Watching his back as he left, the butler couldn't help but frown worriedly.
He always felt that tonight's incident wasn't that simple, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
Come to think of it, he hadn't seen Xia Anying since dinner until now.
But he didn't really care. He wished he could never see that annoying woman.
Leng Chuanjin walked step by step to the door of his room. He took a deep breath to suppress the annoyance in his heart.
He took out the key and opened the door.
Inside the room, Xia Anying was squatting on the ground, crying helplessly with her face buried in the darkness.
Although the heating in the Leng family's mansion was very warm, she still felt cold all over.
It was all over.
She thought despairingly.
She had neither completed the task assigned to her by Chen Jiayuan nor successfully seduced Leng Chuanjin.
She didn't know how long she had been crying. She only knew that she was so tired from crying that she was almost asleep.
Until there was a faint sound from the door lock.
She suddenly turned her head and opened her eyes wide.
The corridor wasn't lit, and neither was the bedroom.
It was pitch - black in front of her, but she could still make out the outline of a person.
She watched as the black figure approached her step by step. The increasing fear in her heart made her open her mouth.
Just as she was about to scream, Leng Chuanjin grabbed her throat.
The force was so strong that it made her swallow the scream back. In the end, only a weak gasp came out of her throat.
The man didn't let go for a long time, as if he really wanted to strangle her to death.
She felt the air being squeezed out of her lungs bit by bit. She started to cry because of the lack of oxygen.
Just when she was about to faint, he finally let go.
He picked up the tissue beside him and wiped his hands in disgust.
"Now, go back to your own room obediently."
He whispered to her, his voice like the Satan who took lives in the dark night.
"Don't tell anyone about this. And don't make any sound."
His eyes were cold. His thin lips opened and closed, and the words that came out of his mouth were like ice cubes.
She nodded tremblingly, afraid that Leng Chuanjin would strangle her again.
"Get out."
He stood up and made way for her.
Xia Anying stumbled and crawled out of the bedroom all the way.
It wasn't until her back disappeared into the darkness that the man closed the bedroom door.
There was a cloying fragrance filling his room at this moment. There was no need to think to know that it came from Xia Anying.
He felt his stomach churning and almost vomited from the nausea.
He quickly opened the window. The cold air rushed into the room all at once, which made his brain a little clearer.
He didn't think for long before deciding to sleep in a guest room tonight.
He picked up the clothes he would change into tomorrow and his toiletries, and without hesitation, he went to the guest room next to Xia Sanghuan's.
Maybe it was just a psychological effect, but he always felt that only here could he feel at ease for the time being.
He lay on the bed and soon fell asleep.