Xie Linchuan set down his phone and got up to return to bed. He saw Shen Tianxing staring at him with her innocent, wide-eyed gaze.
Suddenly, he smiled.
“When did you find out you were being cheated on?”
Shen Tianxing didn’t even register what Xie Linchuan had asked!
Her mind was completely occupied with: He smiled! He smiled! Xie Linchuan smiled!
She sprang up from the bed and excitedly cupped Xie Linchuan’s face in her hands.
“Xie Linchuan, smile again!”
“You just smiled—it was so handsome!”
Xie Linchuan: …
Flustered, he grabbed Shen Tianxing’s hands and held them firmly.
“Shen Tianxing, stop messing around. I’m asking you a serious question!”
Seeing Xie Linchuan’s stern expression, Shen Tianxing immediately reined in her excitement.
“Oh! Go ahead and ask!”
“Didn’t I just ask?”
“My attention was completely on your smile just now!”
Xie Linchuan: …
“I asked, when did you find out that Fu Jinyan was cheating on you?”
“I dreamed about it last night!”
“A dream???” Xie Linchuan really wanted to shout in her ear and ask if she thought he was an idiot!
“Shen Tianxing, I’m discussing something very serious with you!”
“Xie Linchuan!” Shen Tianxing snapped softly.
“Do you have to bring up such an embarrassing matter? You know I was cheated on, yet you still poke at my wounds. Do you really have to do this?”
Shen Tianxing suddenly pretended to cry. If she didn’t, she knew that given Xie Linchuan’s personality, he would keep digging for answers relentlessly!
Sure enough, as soon as she started crying, Xie Linchuan panicked.
“Alright, alright, I won’t ask anymore. None of that matters now!”
“I didn’t mean anything by it. It’s just that last night you were still telling me how wonderful Fu Jinyan is, how you wanted to be with him for all eternity… I was just curious about when you found out.”
“This morning. If I had found out earlier, I wouldn’t have been so reckless last night!”
Seeing Shen Tianxing’s pitiful expression, Xie Linchuan decided not to press further.
His woman should be cherished and pampered!
Although he remained cautious—after all, Shen Tianxing’s sudden change was too abrupt, and he was struggling to keep up—he held back.
“Get some rest. I’ll take you home at daybreak.”
Noticing Xie Linchuan’s lukewarm attitude, Shen Tianxing felt a mix of complicated emotions.
She pressed her lips into a thin line, hesitated for a few seconds, then slowly got up and shuffled step by step toward the bathroom.
She took a quick shower inside. Afterward, she deliberately checked herself in the bathroom mirror.
To her surprise, Xie Linchuan had been very restrained—he hadn’t left a single mark on her body.
She stretched slightly, feeling much more comfortable after the hot shower.
After changing her clothes, she walked out to find Xie Linchuan already dressed and waiting for her.
Shen Tianxing: As expected, not even a word asking me to stay.
“Let’s go. I’ll take you back to the Shen residence.” Xie Linchuan’s tone was calm, betraying little emotion.
Shen Tianxing lowered her head and took a deep breath, then walked over to the high heels that had rubbed her feet raw.
“Shen Tianxing, why are you still wearing shoes that don’t fit? Are you out of your mind?”
Xie Linchuan pointed to a designer bag nearby.
“Change into those.”
She bent down and opened the bag. Inside was a pair of this year’s limited-edition sneakers, in the same size as her high heels.The tags were all there; it seemed he had arranged for someone to bring them up while she was asleep.
Shen Tianxing didn’t say much. She hadn’t yet figured out how to interact with this big ice block, so speaking less was definitely the right move.
Just as she took out the shoes, Xie Linchuan walked over to her. He was holding two band-aids, and before Shen Tianxing could react, he lifted her and sat her down on the nearby sofa.
Gently, he applied the band-aids to the spots where the shoes had rubbed her feet raw, then helped Shen Tianxing put the shoes back on.
Shen Tianxing remained silent the entire time, observing Xie Linchuan closely. He showed no emotion, yet he had done all these things he shouldn’t have needed to do!
He remembered her feet were hurt!
He remembered her shoes were uncomfortable!
He thoughtfully bought band-aids!
He carefully helped her put on her shoes!
But why couldn’t he smile? Why did he always have to wear that icy expression?
On the way back, Shen Tianxing sat in the passenger seat, feeling drowsy. Xie Linchuan drove steadily and slowly—a trip that should have taken 40 minutes ended up taking an hour and a half!
When they arrived at the Shen residence, he didn’t immediately wake the sleeping Shen Tianxing. Instead, he quietly took out a cigarette, thought about smoking it, but because Shen Tianxing was there, he silently put it back in the box.
He looked at the woman in his passenger seat—the only woman who had ever ridden in this car. Everything seemed to be happening too fast, so fast it felt unreal, so fast that even someone as composed and calm as him felt utterly disoriented and defeated.
Indeed, once you’ve tasted something delicious and savory, you want more. Once you’ve obtained it, you no longer wish to share it with anyone else.
He scrolled through the photos his good friend had sent him—each one more eye-catching than the last. Gripping the steering wheel tightly, an inexplicable anger surged within him.
Fu Jinyan.
Since you don’t cherish her, don’t blame me for being ruthless!
Xie Linchuan silently began to plan in his heart.
Crashing the wedding!
This time, not only would he take Shen Tianxing away, but he would also thoroughly deflate Fu Jinyan’s arrogance!
“Hmm? We’re here—why didn’t you wake me?” Shen Tianxing groggily opened her eyes and realized they had long since arrived at her doorstep.
“You were sleeping so soundly, I didn’t want to wake you.”
Shen Tianxing: Idiot, blockhead, big oaf!
“Okay, thank you for driving me back. I’ll head in now!” Shen Tianxing was a little unhappy.
“Wait!” Xie Linchuan suddenly spoke up.
Shen Tianxing: Quick, ask me to stay… hurry up…
“Check your phone. I sent you two photos. They’re still working on the video. It’s not too late to call off the engagement before your wedding.”
Shen Tianxing: Xie Linchuan, is your brain made of wood?!
“Fine, I’ll look when I get back! And like I said, I don’t regret it. Believe it or not!”
Shen Tianxing got out of the car directly, slammed the door shut with force, and stomped angrily toward her house. The sight of it actually made the corners of Xie Linchuan’s lips curl up slightly.
After confirming that Shen Tianxing had entered the Shen residence, Xie Linchuan didn’t hurry to leave. Instead, for the first time ever, he sent a message in the group chat with his grandfather and his sister.
Xie Linchuan: [If I successfully crash the wedding the day after tomorrow, I’m taking her straight to get our marriage certificate!]
As soon as the message was sent, the Xie family group chat exploded.
Xie Zhennan (Xie Linchuan’s grandfather): [What? There’s such good news?]
Xie Yuqing (Xie Linchuan’s sister): [Oh my god! Xie Linchuan, you actually got cheated on?]
Xie Yuqing (Xie Linchuan’s sister): [Wait! Xie Linchuan, you’ve been secretly dating behind our backs!]Xie Yuqing (Xie Linchuan’s sister): “That can’t be right! Xie Linchuan, you ascetic CEO are actually going to crash a wedding???”
Xie Yuqing (Xie Linchuan’s sister): “Wait no! What blind woman would actually fall for you, Xie Linchuan! Is she mentally sound?”
Xie Linchuan @ Xie Yuqing: “Dear sister, could you try acting like a decent human being?”
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