Chapter 185: You Must Pay with Your Life for the Debt of Favor You Owe Me
Let’s return to Shen Tianrui’s situation.
After attending Shen Tianxing’s birthday banquet that day, he took Bai Xiaolian home. Somehow a colleague spotted them, and by the next day, rumors were rife throughout the entire police substation he worked at, with everyone whispering that he had gotten involved with Bai Xiaolian.
His good partner, Li Dachong, even teased him in person, "My, my, Captain Shen, I heard you’ve plucked that little white lotus, I’m really impressed! How come I didn’t catch even a hint of it? You, my good brother, are quite tight-lipped!"
Shen Tianrui glanced at him coldly, "Who told you that I’m getting along with Bai Xiaolian?"
Li Dachong was taken aback and then asked, "Isn’t it true?"
Shen Tianrui’s face darkened, "Of course not! It was my sister’s birthday yesterday; my mother is pressuring me to get married all the time. Bai Xiaolian suddenly clung to me, insisting on attending my sister’s birthday banquet. I thought it would be a good idea to take her home to deal with my mother, hoping she’d back off from forcing marriage upon me once she saw a girl she didn’t like. If I’d known this would lead to rumors, I wouldn’t have taken her home at all."
At this moment, Shen Tianrui truly felt like he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.
Li Dachong dropped his smile, addressing him seriously, "I heard that someone saw you dropping off Bai Xiaolian late last night, which sparked the speculation. Some even went to ask Bai Xiaolian for confirmation. But she didn’t deny her relationship with you, and blushed while admitting that she indeed likes you and wants to be with you! If you’re not careful with how you handle this, you might really get entangled by her."
Shen Tianrui cursed inwardly, no wonder Xiaoxing had warned him about his destiny being plagued by the Peach Blossom Disaster. He was now seeing the ominous signs.
Shen Tianrui snorted, "Who would be able to force me into something I don’t want? She thinks she can trap me with such petty tricks? No way!"