Chapter 228: Let Me Help You
When Monday came around, Shen Xi was shocked by Guan Lei’s haggard appearance. She asked worriedly, "What’s wrong with you? Why do you look so tired?"
Guan Lei did not hide his longing for Shen Xi as he lamented, "I missed you so much I couldn’t sleep."
Shen Xi choked on Guan Lei’s words and retorted, "Can’t you be more serious?"
Only then did Guan Lei sit up and say to Shen Xi seriously, "Xixi, if you have any problems in the future, please tell me. I want to help you."
Shen Xi had not expected Guan Lei to say something like that. She assumed Guan Lei would say something like fearing for her life should she forget to bid him goodbye as she was wont to do last Friday.
"Guan Lei, my family’s situation is a little complicated. You’d get hurt if I got you involved; that isn’t something I want," Shen Xi said, expressing her utmost seriousness.
With the things she had on Jiang Xue and the backing of the Shen and Lu families, Shen Xi was not afraid to pit herself against the combined might of the Jiang and Xiang families.
Things would be very different if Guan Lei were to offend the Jiang and Xiang families. Shen Xi was unsure if she could protect him from the fallout, so she decided to keep him out of the mess instead.