209: 209 First update!
209: 209 First update!
Shi Qianxi likes being hit on, but that doesn’t mean she likes being hit.
Many things are just as contradictory as that sentence sounds.
“Didn’t you want to hit me, huh?
Come on then.”
Shi Qianxi sneered, unyielding when she had the upper hand, fully embodying the epitome of arrogance.
None of Ruan Guang’s six or seven buddies dared to make a move, not even to bluster,
As students from a top university, they weren’t stupid; they could see the strength of the opposition.
What kind of person could afford such professional bodyguards, and not just one, but two?
“Blood, blood…”
Ruan Guang clutched his head, seemingly spellbound.
This guy appeared to really faint at the sight of blood; he was scared stiff, completely lost in his own world.
“Call an ambulance, get him out of here.
If there’s any trouble, call this number.”
One of the men in black suits handed out a business card as he walked over.
Someone instinctively took it.
At the same time, Jiang Chen found the owner and bought the bill.
“Miss, the boss is waiting for you.”
The bodyguard reminded her.
Shi Qianxi didn’t respond but turned her head and called out, “Jiang Chen, I’m going back.”
Jiang Chen appeared calm on the surface, but internally he couldn’t have asked for more, he nodded and gave a grunt of acknowledgment.
“Don’t you have anything to say to me?”
Seeing his indifferent reaction, Miss Shi seemed somewhat dissatisfied.
Say what?
You’d better get going and never show up again.
Of course.
That’s what he thought, but of course, he wouldn’t say that out loud.
Looking at the two cold and tough men in black suits and shoes beside this lady, Jiang Chen felt even luckier about how he managed to catch her two nights ago.
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, Shi Qianxi saw his lips move and a strained smile squeeze out like toothpaste from a tube.
“Are you full?
Do you want to take some food to go?”
Shi Qianxi was taken aback, nearly laughing in exasperation.
The onlookers alongside were a bit bewildered.
Where had they heard such a familiar line?
“I’m done eating.
My dad asked me to come home, I’ll come find you another day,”
Jiang Chen’s eye twitched.
Lady, it would be best if you didn’t come again.
Having said that, Shi Qianxi turned and walked away as if nothing had happened,
with the two bodyguards silently following to her left and right.
Once away from the bustling night market, Shi Qianxi indifferently said, “Give me the car keys.”
The two cool men were caught off guard.
Shi Qianxi stopped in her tracks, “You drive my car.”
As she spoke, she tossed her car keys over to them.
As bodyguards, they obviously couldn’t refuse their employer’s command.
It was only after they switched cars that they realized the Aston Martin was nearly out of fuel, and by then the Miss was already speeding away, out of sight.
“What should we do?”
The two looked at each other.
“What else can we do?
Look for a gas station.”
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Perhaps because it wasn’t her own car, Shi Qianxi, who had switched to a Cheetah, sped all the way, completely ignoring the city’s speed limit.
Glancing at the rearview mirror, she couldn’t see the Aston Martin anywhere.
A smirk formed on her lips.
Playing the bodyguards.
It was one of the pleasures in her daily life.
Humming a tune, Shi Qianxi tapped her fingers on the steering wheel.
Thinking of the scene she might face soon, her smile unconsciously faded and gradually turned into a frown.
She never liked being followed by bodyguards, so they rarely appeared under normal circumstances.
With her face, in East Sea, there weren’t many who dared to provoke her.
Her mother lived carefree abroad, and her father was always a busy man, seldom seen and barely involving himself in her life.
The sudden deployment of bodyguards to call her back home tonight was definitely not a good sign.
But Miss Shi never thought about throwing a tantrum.
Who was her father—if not a man she could never outwit?
There was no escaping it.
The Cheetah sped along, entering a modern estate.
Yes.
An estate.
The two pines at the entrance reportedly cost over ten million!
“Miss is back.”
The door was opened by the housekeeper.
Just for housekeepers, the wealthy Shi Family employed a total of four.
Shi Qianxi’s expression was indifferent, nothing like the approachable persona depicted in novels and films.
But that was reality.
How could a rich family be so warm to a servant?
Shi Qianxi walked straight into the living room.
“Dad.”
If East Sea was a city of miracles, then Shi Zhenhua was one of its lucky sons, the self-made business tycoon who seemed to be dozing on the sofa until Shi Qianxi’s voice made him open his eyes.
One had to admit, the aura—ethereal and elusive as it sounds—certainly existed.
When Shi Zhenhua opened his eyes, that gaze was more than most could endure, but he soon revealed an indulgent smile.
“Your mom came back today, why didn’t you accompany her?
Running around instead.
You’re grown up now, yet still so childish.”
“Better she hadn’t come back at all!”
Shi Qianxi plonked herself down angrily.
“Nonsense.”
Shi Zhenhua stern-faced, “Is that how you talk about your own mother?”
“I’m not wrong!”
Shi Qianxi said indignantly, “Dad, you tell me.
She hasn’t been back for two years, and I was so happy to welcome her, only to be greeted with criticism.
She even canceled my cards.
Some were given to me by you; what right does she have to cancel them?”
The housekeeper brought over two cups of warm tea, respectfully placed them in front of the father and daughter, and then quietly left.
Shi Zhenhua’s eyes twinkled with amusement as he calmly took a sip from his teacup.
“She’s your mother, my lawful wife, and also a shareholder of the company.
So, tell me, why shouldn’t she cancel them?”
“Dad!
Are you two ganging up on me?!”
“It was your mother’s decision; throwing a fit here is useless.
But what exactly did you do to upset your mother?
She has only you, her precious daughter—it shouldn’t have been trouble right after such a long absence.
Tell me what happened?
Maybe I can give you some advice.”
“How should I know!”
Shi Qianxi picked up her teacup sulkily and muttered, “Maybe it’s her menopause.”
Even Shi Zhenhua, with his composure, almost spat out his tea.
He coughed lightly, put down his teacup, and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
“It seems your mother is right to punish you.
Look at you now, nothing like a lady of a grand household.”
“It’s all because you’ve driven me to this, happy only when I’m starved!”
Shi Zhenhua relaxed, reclining on the sofa.
“Qian Qian, I really do want to help you, but I also can’t defy your mother’s decisions.
A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him.
I say, you should apologize to your mother and soften up.
What’s there to be angry about between mother and daughter?
Your mother has come back after so long, and you’re her only treasure.
Do it for me, give your father face.”
This is no longer the decisive tycoon known on the business battlefield.
With such a father, it really comes as no surprise that Miss Shi developed into the person she is today.
“I won’t go!
You’re just afraid she’ll be in a bad mood and you’ll be the next one in trouble, right?”
Shi Qianxi saw through the founder of Jin Hai Industrial’s thoughts at a glance, elegantly crossing her legs, self-assured as she said, “I’ll go, but you need to unfreeze my cards first.”