Chapter 116 To Pounce or Not to Pounce (2)
Her hand had just hooked onto Shi Che’s arm when his cold, black eyes swept over her, startling her so much that her hand nearly let go. But in the end, she restrained herself and forced a smile at the corners of her lips, offering Shi Che a polite chuckle.
Shi Che’s dark gaze moved from Ling Chuxia’s hand, over her stiff smile. He didn’t brush her hand away but simply walked straight ahead.
Ling Chuxia lowered her gaze and let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Everyone started making their way towards the hotel entrance, saying their goodbyes as they left. Li Qian glared fiercely at Shi Che and Ling Chuxia; she was almost grinding her teeth in anger but was powerless to do anything.
The intention for today’s class reunion had been to thoroughly humiliate Ling Chuxia, but now, the person completely humiliated was herself! Li Qian, angered, stomped away in her high heels. Perhaps due to her fury, she wasn’t paying attention as she descended the steps outside the hotel; her foot missed a step, and she fell clumsily to the ground, causing the remaining classmates to burst into raucous laughter.
Li Qian sat there dumbfounded, momentarily stupefied until her driver came over to help her up. Only then did she snap back to reality, angrily shaking off the driver’s hand and quickly moving to her car. She screamed, "Drive, drive, drive now!"