Chapter 603: 383 Creating Sins: Old Debts Unpaid, New Debts Incurred (2 more updates)_2
Shen Shuci hardly believed that Jiang Jinsang leaking the rumor about himself and a female star was a deliberate act to cover up his own infringent issue.
“I and Xiaowu will handle it, you don’t need to worry…”
“I want to worry, but I can’t really help,” Shen Shuci said while on the phone and clocking out of the office. As soon as she stepped out, she saw that familiar car and paused for a mont.
…
Since getting drunk that day, they hadn’t seen each other. Shen Shuci had no recollection of that drunken day, only knew that he had taken her ho, and that she had staggered into her building. She couldn’t rember the rest.
However, there was a cup of water by her bed and a ticulously folded towel on her forehead for cooling, clearly soone’s handiwork, so she had specifically sent him a ssage last night.
[“I’ll be starting work tomorrow.”]
[“I know.”]
[“You don’t need to go out of your way to drop off, I’ll manage on my own.”]
Shen Shuci felt her relationship with him had fallen under so sort of spell. She went to the Huo Family to secretly learn how to cook fish, and it bothered him all afternoon. And after getting overly drunk, it was he who personally took her ho.
She ant to thank him, but in the end, it always turned into causing him trouble. The more she wanted to thank him, the deeper she felt she owed him.
It was like being trapped in Rashomon, unable to escape.
The reply she received was: [“Okay.”]
He was always reticent, even his replies were concise. Shen Shuci looking at his ssage felt he wasn’t insisting on driving her to and from work, which should have pleased her. Yet seeing his response “okay,” she felt oddly unsettled.
Shen Shuci had just approached the Huo Family’s car when the rear door opened, and he had already stepped out to open the car door for her.
“Mr. Huo?”
“Get in, then we’ll talk.”
Right now, at the company entrance, his car was a limited edition model, too conspicuous. Shen Shuci could only get into the car first; he stood by the car, raising his hand to shield her head to avoid hitting the car roof…
Although there was no physical contact, his actions made Shen Shuci’s ears redden slightly.
Authoritative, sharp, domineering, he was not known as a gentle man. How could he suddenly pull the car door open for her and act so considerately?
Seeing him behave so considerately, the Huo Family understood.
This was thanks to Qi Zeyan, who had been staying at the Huo house recently, inevitably spending so ti chatting with him.
“Do you really want to pursue Shen Shuci or not?”
“What are you implying?” Huo Qinqi’s eyes remained as cold as usual.
“Seriously, it’s only because I know you so well that I can sense your unusual feelings for her, but with the way you treat her, I doubt any girl would realize you’re pursuing her.”
“Is it not obvious what I’m doing?”
Qi Zeyan nearly choked on his frustration, wishing he could perform the stunt of breaking bricks on his chest, “How is it obvious?”
“I do drive her to and from work.”
“My assistant drives daily, too. Can you say she’s interested in ?” Qi Zeyan chuckled.
“So what should I do?”
“You haven’t eaten pork but have seen pigs run; just watch how Yanting and Xiaowu treat their wives, learn from them.”
“Girls like that sort of thing?”
“I’m not sure, but I do know one thing… the way you are currently, nobody is going to like it.”
“They’re married, and she and I are not; our circumstances aren’t comparable.”
Qi Zeyan was nearly driven to rage, yet he still paid close attention to how the Jiang brothers treated their wives, naturally picking up so pointers.
…
Once he had gotten into the car, Shen Shuci finally spoke up, “Mr. Huo, you wanted to see about…”
“Your wedding invitation.” He handed over the wedding invitation for Jiang Yanting’s marriage.
“Thank you.” Shen Shuci smiled as she took it and couldn’t help but open it to take a quick look. There were no photos inside, but instead, there were cartoon figures of the Jiang Yanting family of four, particularly the two children, who were lively and adorable.
“You’re welco.”
Then, the car fell into an awkward silence again. Shen Shuci coughed twice to break the silence, “That day at your house, I drank too much and caused you trouble.”
“Do you rember what happened that night?”
Shen Shuci turned to look at him, the sunset casting shadows on his face, making it alternately bright and dark, sharply contoured, and his tone was as cold and hard as usual.
“That night… did I do anything?”
Huo Qinqi turned his head to glare at her, “You didn’t do much.”
“Is that so…” Shen Shuci chuckled ruefully. That’s good then.
She didn’t drink much, but Tang Wan could really hold her liquor. When they occasionally drank together, she was always the first to get drunk. Tang Wan had told her that she beca very clingy when drunk. It was good that she hadn’t clung to him.
As the car stopped below Shen Shuci’s apartnt building, she just got out, preparing to say goodbye, when she saw Huo Qinqi surprisingly get out of the car as well.
“Mr. Huo, you can stay in the car; you don’t need to co out specially.”
“I need to get my watch.”
“…”
When Shen Shuci opened her door, her lips were tightly pressed together, wondering why she had inadvertently brought him back with her.
But since he was already inside, she couldn’t just let him grab his watch and send him away. “Mr. Huo, please have a seat. I’ll make you a cup of tea.”
However, Huo Qinqi was looking at the photo that used to be on the table. The fra had been changed and…
Was now hanging on the wall.
“This photo…”
“The previous fra broke, so I replaced it with one that could be fixed to the wall, quite sturdy, shouldn’t break.” Every now and then it would fall; naturally, Shen Shuci had to replace the fra.
Huo Qinqi glanced at the album on the wall and remained silent.
Shen Shuci poured him water and handed it to him, “Please wait a mont, I’ll go get your watch.”
“I’ve always wanted to thank you; I didn’t realize it was you helping all along.”
“Luckily, I didn’t cause you any trouble when I was drunk that day, otherwise, I would really feel terrible.”
“Drink less in the future.” Huo Qinqi’s gaze caught her as she crouched down, searching through a cabinet, a watch, why hide it so deep?
“I normally drink very little, and that day it was so late, I felt quite embarrassed having you drive back. It must have been very late by the ti you got ho.” Shen Shuci chatted casually.
That day, having carelessly stuffed the watch away, now trying to retrieve it took a bit of effort. As she was about to hand it to him, she heard him speak again in a hoarse voice.
“It was very late because…”
“You were holding onto my clothes, refusing to let go.”
Shen Shuci’s fingers trembled, and the watch clinked against the glass table—a harsh, unpleasant sound. Panicking, she picked up the watch to check it. The surface wasn’t scratched, but the hands…
They weren’t moving!
Had she broken his watch? How unlucky!
The watch wasn’t cheap; now she really couldn’t clear this debt.
An old debt was not yet settled, and she had damaged his watch. She specifically checked online afterward; it was a limited edition model from a few years ago no longer sold dostically. This kind of luxury item, a collectible that could appreciate in value, wasn’t even available on the secondhand market.
She had called her parents abroad, asking them to help look for it at an overseas boutique when they had the ti, but it was out of stock. Now all she could do was find soone to repair it.
For so reason, looking at the stalled watch, Shen Shuci’s sense of guilt grew stronger.
You really did it this ti, troubling soone so many tis, and now you’ve damaged their property.
Old debts unresolved, and new debts added.
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