Chapter 227 - 227 Guan Lei Is Late
227 Guan Lei Is Late
At the thought of Jiang Xue, Shen Xi’s thoughts turned sharp. Since Xia Chun and Jiang Xue had made a move, they could not blame her for responding in kind.
If memory served her right, it would be Grandpa Xiang’s birthday banquet in a few days.
Shen Xi had already been imprisoned around this time in her previous life. She still remembered Jiang Xue’s sudden appearance outside her cell, demanding that she paint something to please Old Master Xiang or her mother would be left in a vegetative state.
From that day on, Shen Xi became Jiang Xue’s ghostwriter but for paintings instead. She painted on Jiang Xue’s behalf for nearly five years, cementing the former’s reputation as a brilliant artist and socialite.
Since she had prepared the birthday gift for Jiang Xue in her previous life, it would not be hard for her to reproduce what she had painted then; this time, it would be for herself.
Shen Xi’s cold eyes stared at the ground, thinking that since Xia Chun dared to touch her parents, she could not blame her for taking good care of her precious daughter.
Shen Xi decided to head home with her father and mother and applied for leave since she still had cla.s.ses in the afternoon.
Just as she stepped out of the factory, she received a call from Guan Lei.
Guan Lei felt wronged. He asked Shen Xi where she had gone and why she did not pick up his calls. Only then did Shen Xi remember that she had promised Guan Lei that she would wait for him to have a meal together.
“I’m sorry,” Shen Xi said, embarra.s.sed. “I had something urgent to attend to and went home. I forgot to tell you.”
“You could’ve come to me if you had anything urgent; I could’ve helped you,” Guan Lei said. “Do you know how worried I was when you suddenly disappeared?”
Shen Xi did not know what to say. When she discovered something had happened to her parents, she had not thought of asking Guan Lei for help. She did not want to get him caught up in her mess.
Moreover, Shen Xi did not think Guan Lei could handle the matter. If she were to ask him for a.s.sistance and paint a target on his back, she would have more worries, not less.
Even though Shen Xi had suspicions that Guan Lei’s family did not simply collect garbage, she did not think his background was sufficient to contend against the Jiang and Xiang families.
Since he could not help her, why would she drag him into the mix? If the Jiang family turned their sights on Guan Lei and his parents because of her, Shen Xi would not be able to bare the guilt of what the Jiang family could do to them.
Shen Xi remained silent for a few seconds before saying, “It’s nothing. Don’t worry.”
“Oh.” Guan Lei only replied with one word.
But even though it was just a single word, Shen Xi could sense Guan Lei seemed slightly disappointed.
“Xixi, hurry up and get in the car. We’re going home,” Lu Shan hollered at Shen Xi.
Shen Xi answered, then said to Guan Lei, “I’ve got to go. We’ll talk later.”
Shen Yan said he would stay behind to deal with the kidnappers, so Shen Xi and Lu Shan followed Lu Lin back.
“Uncle, how should we deal with these people?” Zheng Huai asked as he followed behind Shen Yan.
Shen Yan smiled and casually said, “We naturally have our ways of dealing with the like.”
The mere thought that these individuals dared to lay a finger on his precious wife was unacceptable. “Since they enjoy doing lewd things, why don’t we send them to Dragon Sun Hall? Every debt has its debtor. A contract, once signed, should be executed to the letter. This is how the world works. Oh, that’s right. I still need to append my signature to that special punishment…”
Zheng Huai was taken aback. The former prince of the Shen family certainly lived up to his reputation. He was ruthless!
Upon receiving Shen Yan’s instructions, Zheng Huai had his men drag the people away to be sent to Dragon Sun Hall.
Only after peace was restored did a sorrowful sigh carry on the wind from the nearby forest. “Xue Li, do you think I’m that unreliable?” Guan Lei asked sadly as he watched the car drive away.
When Guan Lei returned to the cla.s.sroom in the afternoon, Shen Xi had already disappeared. He called her, but no one picked up. Guan Lei thought that something had happened to Shen Xi and eventually tracked her to their present location.
However, when Guan Lei arrived, the matter was almost settled. With no other choice, he had to send his men back while he waited closeby
Xue Li empathized with Guan Lei’s plight and could not help but sigh in his heart. To think her confident, decisive Young Master would doubt himself… Truly, love was unfathomable.
“Young Master, you must be confident. I think Miss Shen might not be used to relying on you. Things will improve once she gets used to your a.s.sistance,” Xue Li said, trying to comfort Guan Lei.
Those seemingly innocuous words did little to comfort the brooding young man. The thought that he would not be able to spend the weekend with Shen Xi or see her for another two days was torture beyond compare, worsening his already sour mood.
Guan Lei looked at the pajamas Shen Xi had used while they stayed in the observation room. It seemed he could only use Xixi’s clothes to warm his cold, aching heart.
That night, Guan Lei did not have any nightmares. He could not sleep. His mind was filled with Shen Xi’s every frown and smile.