Chapter 276 - 275: Another Reminder (1)
Ling Chuxia’s hand, clenched tight, was breaking out in a cold sweat, despite the room’s temperature being constant. She couldn’t help but shiver involuntarily.
Once a lie was told, it inevitably had to be covered up with countless more lies. Since she had already said she was accompanying Ji Xinxin, she could only brazen it out and continue with her fabrications.
Ling Chuxia swallowed hard, managing to squeeze out a semblance of a smile while restraining the trembling in her voice, she slowly replied, "No, Shen Qian just dropped Xinxin off at home and left. Xinxin had quite a bit to drink tonight and remembered some things from the past, so... I went to accompany her."
As soon as Ling Chuxia said this, Shi Che’s dark eyes slightly tensed. The past affairs concerning Ji Xinxin had been so sensational back then; Ling Chuxia had mentioned them to Shi Che before, and he knew a bit about them.
Feeling sorrow after becoming drunk on memories seemed almost inevitable. Shi Che understood this sensation himself. His gaze grew heavier, his thin lips lightly pursed, but he said nothing.
Although Ling Chuxia wasn’t looking at Shi Che, she knew his gaze was fixed on her, making her scalp tingle intermittently. She didn’t know whether he believed what she said or not, only that her heart was wildly pounding, almost leaping out of her chest.
Just as Ling Chuxia thought she might have given herself away, Shi Che finally spoke.
At the sound of his voice, Ling Chuxia unconsciously tightened her grip on her hands, and her breathing involuntarily ceased.
Shi Che’s voice was deeper and huskier than before, but instead of questioning her, he simply said, "In the future, if it’s this late and you need to go somewhere, wake me up. Don’t go out alone."
His words entered Ling Chuxia’s ears, one by one, her dark eyes suddenly widened in shock and surprise.