Leng Chuanjin had kept his deal with the two Shen sisters a secret from everyone. Otherwise, Fu Lingshi, who was usually even - tempered, wouldn't have scolded him head - to - toe.
He was also going to bear his mother's scolding tonight.
He sighed.
Near the end of work, a text message from his mother popped up on his phone.
"Huanhuan is at our place. I'll try my best to hold her back."
Then there was no more.
Seeing this, Leng Chuanjin didn't even want to care about work anymore.
He grabbed his car keys and rushed straight to the parking lot.
Actually, ever since Leng Chuanjin realized that he had fallen in love with Xia Sanghuan, he had regarded this feeling as a formidable enemy.
The usually calm and self - controlled him would lose his composure because of the girl's words and deeds. He would make exceptions for her and do things he had never done before.
For example, leaving work early just to go back and catch her.
By the time he got home, Xia Sanghuan had already packed her and Xia Anying's things.
If it weren't for Leng's mother holding her hand, she would probably be on the way home by now.
Hearing the noise at the door, she turned her head.
After seeing who it was, she quickly turned her head back.
She was so cute, even when she was sulking.
He walked up to her, but the girl subtly moved aside, leaving him grasping at nothing.
Leng's mother gave her useless son a fierce glare, and the next second, she said to the girl with a beaming smile,
"Huanhuan, since you're here, why not stay for dinner?"
She thought Xia Sanghuan would agree, but the girl, going against her usual docile self, flatly refused.
Leng's mother had no choice but to let her go, looking as if she were about to cry.
Leng Chuanjin also knew he couldn't keep her tonight. He quickly picked up her bag and opened the door for her.
"I'll take you home."
He said to her, feigning calm.
God knows how much he wanted to hug her at that moment.
It had been a long time since he last faced her like this.
Xia Sanghuan gave him a strange look. Knowing she couldn't out - compete him, she simply let him do as he pleased.
Just before getting in the car, the man grabbed her wrist.
The servants and the driver on the side sensed something was wrong and quickly drove the car a short distance away with the luggage and Xia Anying under the pretext of adjusting the car.
The girl tried to pull her hand out of the man's grasp with some strength.
However, the strength gap between them was too great. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make Leng Chuanjin's hand budge an inch.
"Just say what you want to say quickly."
She frowned and said to him.
The man didn't move. With a slight exertion of force, he made the girl turn around to face him.
"The engagement is fake. Trust me, okay?"
He lowered his head slightly and stared at her intently.
His gaze was firm and clear, without a trace of impurity.
"It's just a part of the plan. I won't marry any other woman."
What did he mean by not marrying any other woman?
Xia Sanghuan felt a rush of heat to her cheeks under his gaze and dodged his eyes.
At the same time, a wave of sad anger welled up in her heart.
"Who you marry has nothing to do with me..."
She said as she reached out to push him away.
However, the man didn't give her a chance. He pulled her towards him and hugged her tightly.
"I'll explain everything to you."
The warm breath he exhaled on her neck made the girl feel a bit at a loss.
She was angry and sad, but there was also an uncontrollable sense of joy in her heart.
There was nothing she could do. When you like someone, you are just so humble.
"Why did you make me be the bait? Do you know how dangerous it was?"
"Do you know that if the Wugu Lingbao was gone, Jing Zhan would be doomed?"
The tears she had held back for so long now poured out like a flood.
One of the reasons she had been avoiding Leng Chuanjin was that she was afraid she would cry if she saw him.
She wasn't a crybaby since childhood. According to Xia Laosi, when she fell while running at school, while other kids were crying, she would just pout, stand up, pat the dust off her pants as if nothing had happened, and continue running with the team.
She used to be a strong and brave person, and she didn't want to become like this.
But in front of Leng Chuanjin, she always did things she couldn't control.
The two hugged silently for a while.
After they let go, the man took off the scarf around his neck and put it on the girl.
Although it was already spring, the night was still a bit too cold.
It wasn't until she got in the car that she realized the scarf the man had put on her was one of the couple's scarves they bought on Christmas Eve last year.
She leaned her head against the car window. Her nose twitched, but she didn't cry.
...
"Tell me."
After dropping off Xia Sanghuan, Leng Chuanjin had to face his cold - faced mother.
His mother was sitting on the sofa, sipping the tea in her cup.
"What's this engagement all about?"
"It's just a show."
He sat down beside his mother. Just as he was about to pour himself a cup of hot water to warm up, his out - stretched hand was slapped by Leng's mother.
"You may think it's just a show, but Huanhuan doesn't see it that way."
She snorted.
As Leng Chuanjin's mother, she naturally believed in him.
But Huanhuan might not.
Hearing his mother's words, he was silent for a moment.
"I'll explain everything to her. Every single thing."
He said in a low voice.
Actually, he was in a good mood now. The girl's reaction just now meant that he still had a chance to redeem himself.
But the time tonight was too short. Instead of trying to soothe her in such a hurry, it would be better to choose a proper time.
Lin Shan turned to look at him.
"There's a special day next month."
She suddenly said.
"I know. It's Sanghuan's birthday."
Leng's mother put down the teacup.
"I never thought that besides me and your sister, you could remember the birthday of another woman."
Hearing his mother's sarcasm, he just gave a faint bitter smile.
"She's not an ordinary woman."
Of course she wasn't. She was the starlight that had fallen into his palm and the treasure bestowed upon him by God.
He suddenly remembered the scene when he first signed the agreement with Shen Siyuan.
Before he met Xia Sanghuan, he never thought he would fall in love with anyone.
If it were before, he would have accepted the agreement without a second thought and would even have felt relieved that Shen Ruoyan could help him fend off those families seeking a marriage alliance.
But now it was different.
The moment he signed his name, he only felt regret.
So during that period, he tried his best not to see Xia Sanghuan. He was afraid to see her face and hear her voice.
Every time she smiled at him, boundless regret would gnaw at his heart like ants.
"I'll make her birthday an unforgettable one."