Chapter 117: Isn't She Afraid of Being Sold Off?!
Just as he was frowning at his phone screen, the phone belonging to Zhou Bei, who was in the driver's seat, suddenly rang.
After finishing the call, Zhou Bei turned to look at Shen Hanzhi in the back seat and asked in a low voice, "Boss, Aunt Xu just called to ask when you and Miss Lin will be returning."
"Aunt Xu?" Shen Hanzhi’s expression shifted with a hint of surprise.
Was she back already?
"Yes, Aunt Xu returned just today. She is waiting at home for you and Miss Lin now, saying she has brought quite a few gifts for Miss Lin," Zhou Bei nodded and replied.
Shen Hanzhi pressed his thin lips together and remained silent. The expression on his handsome face had been exceptionally grave ever since he left the venue.
Seeing this, Zhou Bei couldn't help but tentatively suggest, "Boss... perhaps we should let Aunt Xu go on a vacation to the West for another week?"
Although he didn't know when Aunt Xu had offended the boss, the boss seemed rather displeased with her lately.
Zhou Bei's words caused Shen Hanzhi's expression to flicker. He lifted his gaze to sweep a glance at Zhou Bei, then pursed his lips and said, "No need."
As his voice faded, he turned his cold eyes toward the window, where he saw several figures emerging from the venue.
One of them, dressed in a white down jacket, was following obediently behind the others.
"Miss Lin is coming out," Zhou Bei said, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face as he spotted her.
...
After Lin Nanxun came out with the studio staff, she parted ways with them at the entrance. She intended to accompany Ye Ning and take the bus to her home.
Among the people at the studio, Ye Ning was the person she was closest to, aside from the man with the beard.
"Nanxun, shall I make you a late-night snack later? My instant noodles are delicious," Ye Ning said happily as she led Lin Nanxun away from the venue toward the bus stop.
Clutching her cup of milk tea, Lin Nanxun walked beside her, looked at her, and gave a sincere nod.
She believed that the instant noodles Ye Ning made would surely be exceptionally good.
Receiving her affirmation, Ye Ning grew even happier. Just as she was about to say something more, the phone in Lin Nanxun’s pocket suddenly rang.
Hearing the ringtone, Lin Nanxun freed one hand to take out her phone.
Two words were displayed on the screen.
...
—Bad Guy.
...
The contact name had been saved by the "Bad Guy" himself. He had originally saved it as his own name, but she felt awkward looking at it, so she had changed it to "Bad Guy."
Because it made her feel much closer to him...
Lin Nanxun stared at the screen for two seconds, dazed, before answering the call and holding it to her ear, saying obediently, "Hello."
There was a silence of two seconds on the other end of the line, followed by the man’s questioning voice, which carried a trace of displeasure.
"Where are you going?" Inside the car, the man’s handsome face was stern, his dark eyes fixed intently on the figure walking toward the bus stop.
"I... I'm going home with Ye Ning," Lin Nanxun said, glancing at Ye Ning beside her before answering honestly.
...
Inside the car, Shen Hanzhi’s expression darkened as he heard her soft voice through the phone.
She was going home with someone else?
He stared at the figure outside the window with a serious expression for a few seconds before speaking, his voice laced with irritation.
"Who gave you permission to just go home with anyone?" He gripped the phone, a sudden wave of restlessness rising in his heart.
"Aren't you afraid of being sold?"
She just walked off with someone so casually—was she not afraid that someone might have malicious intentions and sell her off?!