Chapter Forty-Two Don't Let Me Lose You

  Qian Lian Xia stood outside her own villa, her dizzy head was blown by the night wind, and the intoxication suddenly cleared up a lot.

  A chilly gust of wind blew into her collar, and she couldn't help but tighten it, only to remember that he had opened it earlier. Chihiro Natsu's face unexpectedly turned red.

  After he got off the phone, he told her to go home first and even kindly hailed a taxi for her. After they had a ambiguous encounter, he returned. Fortunately, he still remembered to hail a taxi for her, because she sadly discovered that her bag had sunk into the river with his Maybach.

  It was already past ten o'clock, and the cold wind howled through the early autumn night, eerily quiet and chilly. As she raised her head, her heart skipped a beat, for every light in the entire villa was on, shining brightly from afar, but her heartbeat had already become disordered.

  She reminded herself to calm down, standing at the villa door, pressing the doorbell with her hand on her chest.

  The door was opened by Guo, and when she saw her, her face was almost overjoyed to tears. She pulled Qian Lianxia's hand and helped her in. "Miss, where have you been? The master and mistress were worried to death."

  The living room lights were shining brightly, and her face suddenly flashed with a flustered color, as if she had been caught by her parents while having an affair outside. "Aunt Guo, I'll go upstairs first, don't disturb them!" Qianlian Xia pushed away Aunt Guo's enthusiastic hands, and awkwardly dropped a sentence before fleeing to the stairs.

  Just as she was about to step onto the stairs, footsteps echoed from above, 'thud thud thud' resounding in her heart. Her bright and flustered eyes hastily met his calm and peaceful gaze. Her foot, poised to ascend the stairs, halted there. "Shang Xuan, gege," she began, her words measured and deliberate.

  Situ Shangxuan's tall shadow fell on the stairs of more than a dozen levels, the noble and god-like man, with golden hair as if covered by a layer of shadows, with desolation hidden inside. He stepped onto the stairs one step at a time, walking towards her one step at a time, until he stood in front of her.

  Qian Lian Xia looked down at the smooth wooden floor with a mixture of anxiety and guilt, while he also lowered his head, gazing intently at her who was right in front of him. "I waited for you outside school for a long time, but you never came out, so I ran to your classroom to look for you, only to find that you weren't there. I thought you had gone home, but then Aunt Guo told me that you hadn't returned home."

  His voice was always soft and light, unable to hear any emotions, but Qian Lixia grasped the hem of her clothes tightly with a sad expression.

  "I called your phone, at first no one answered, and finally it was turned off."

  "My phone fell," Kirenai replied in a low voice. His tone was flat and ordinary, without any emotional ups and downs, anger or unhappiness, but his words struck Kirenai's heart like a series of accusations, controlling his dissatisfaction with her. As if to clarify what had happened that evening, she intentionally or unintentionally added, "I went out with classmates today, and it fell on the way."

  "Is that so?" His lips moved slightly, his deep sea-like unpredictable emerald eyes quietly looked at her, still with an unwavering tone.

  Senri nodded with determination, her eyes closed, "Yes".

  "It's all right," he replied emotionlessly, his resolute jaw becoming even more pronounced.

  He raised his hand, and his large palm gently stroked her hair, the fragrance of tea wafting up to her face. His thin lips brushed against her hair, lightly touching before leaving. "From now on, don't ever let me... lose you again."

  "Go to bed early!" His long legs walked past her in front of him and went towards the door.

  Qian Lian Xia's heart felt as if it had been pricked by a needle, numb and painful. His helpless voice still echoed in her mind, saying - Don't let me lose you.

  From start to finish, he never said a harsh word to her. From start to finish, he never questioned where she went. He just spoke with such a calm tone about his concern for her.

  She suddenly turned around and wanted to shout at him, but all the words piled up in her throat, yet she couldn't get them out no matter what, stuck and uncomfortable.

  She watched as his tall figure drew a desolate trajectory behind him, his white casual attire still so extraordinary and refined, his back still so straight, his golden hair dancing in the air. The noble and elegant man finally disappeared at the door, but Qian Lian Xia felt unable to move, her heart feeling very uncomfortable. Had she hurt him?

  "Miss, why didn't you keep Mr. Situ waiting? You don't know how anxious he was when he couldn't find you today. I saw him rush into the villa with a panicked expression. He even forgot to close the car door. When he found out you weren't home, he immediately got back in the car and went looking for you. He spent two whole hours searching for you outside but still couldn't find you. He had no choice but to wait here for your return. He's worried something might happen to you, Miss! You know how much Mr. Situ cares about you! At least you could have called back to let us know you're safe, even if your phone was lost!"

  Qian Lian Xia silently listened to Guo Shu's scolding, her head hung even lower. She suddenly felt that the gleam of the wooden floor was also reflecting so fiercely.

  Guo seemed to realize she had said too much and could only sigh and say: "Go to bed early, miss!"

  She watched as Guo's figure also disappeared, and her heart felt even more suffocated. She only cared about her own feelings, only cared about her own happiness, but she forgot that there were people who were worried about her. Had she made so many people dislike her?

  Regulars know that the big and small nightclubs in this city are among the top in terms of "night" tourism. Tonight's sky is still the same as yesterday, the neon signs are still dazzling, but the only difference is that tonight is not last night, the entrance is hung with a "suspended business" sign, and the sign has been smashed beyond recognition.

  The store had no customers, the tables and chairs were all smashed to pieces, the leather sofa was cut with a knife, the bar counter was filled with spilled liquor, the floor was covered with broken glass and unrecognizable liquid, even the paintings and wallpaper on the wall were torn down and shredded mercilessly. The entire scene was shocking and chaotic beyond description.

  Another drop of liquor dripped down onto the counter, and the manager, security guard, and service staff all stood on the barely clean passageway with terrified expressions, reminding them that their lives were at stake.

  The scene can be described in one sentence: Not every yesterday is tomorrow, and not every tomorrow has a future.

  Ye Song walked slowly out of the night, his face as serene as a green mountain, but his peach blossom eyes were brewing a stormy tempest. "What happened?" he asked in a stern tone, and an invisible aura burst forth instantly.

  The manager stuttered and stepped out to answer, "Boss, I don't know either. They rushed in as a group, didn't say a word, and started smashing things in the store. We couldn't even stop them in time, and they even beat up our security guard."

  "Did they say anything else when they left?" Ye Song asked in a low voice.

  "Boss, I heard it clearly. They said to tell you that if we still have dealings with Qian Lian Xia in the future, we can forget about continuing to do business. They'll come to bother us every day." He actually wanted to ask who Qian Lian Xia was, but he didn't have the guts to begin with. Seeing the boss's ugly expression, he had even less courage.

  "What do you live on, then? Are you just going to let them smash things without any resistance at all? Not even a fight back?" His voice was very soft, drifting away in the wind, but it made them feel an intangible pressure.

  The security guards were startled just now, and one of them actually fainted.

  Ye Sheng Ge listened to the crowd's exclamation, only casting a faint glance at the figure on the ground before uttering a sentence. "Everyone present today is expelled!" He didn't look back again, striding towards the door and leaving.

  The manager behind him exclaimed: "Boss, are you going to fire me too?"

  "No exceptions!"