Chapter 31

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Shui Miaomiao tried to stand up immediately, but she felt an excruciating pain in her ankle.

Even if she tried to run, she couldn’t possibly outrun the man who was after her.

When Shui Miaomiao was panicking, she heard a bantering voice.

“Shui Miaomiao, you’d rather walk in this dark, tree-lined alley instead of the bright, broad road, are you trying to experience life peculiarly?”

Shui Miaomiao looked up.

Shen Mochen stood under a street light with his arms crossed over his chest. A smile decorated his lips.

The dim street light enveloped him, forming a mysterious white glow around him. He looked like he had just descended from heaven.

“Shen Mochen!” Shui Miaomiao did not even have time to figure out why he was there. She got to her feet and rushed towards him.

However, she walked way too fast, and her body was out of her control, she tripped over her own two feet and fell forward.

Worry flashed in Shen Mochen’s eyes; he hurried forward.

Just as Shui Miaomiao fell right into his arms, he wrapped his arms around her waist.

Finally, Shui Miaomiao was able to steady herself.

His elegant scent filled her nostrils. His warmth was transferred to her body through his palm on her waist.

A blush instantly crept onto her face.

She was not used to being so close to a man.

Shui Miaomiao pushed his hands away, and her face hardened, “Thank you!” she said.

Shen Mochen’s pitch-black eyes flashed as they bore deeply into her, “You don’t look thankful at all. If it did not come from your heart, then forget it!”

Shen Mochen turned around and started to walk away.

Shui Miaomiao turned and looked behind her, vigilantly scanning the alley.

The man in the leather jacket was nowhere to be seen. He might have run away.

Nevertheless, she was worried that he might still be spying on her and would continue to follow her.

She was limping and couldn’t run fast. Moreover, cars were not allowed in the alley. If that pervert reappeared, no one would be able to help her.

Shui Miaomiao quickly grabbed Shen Mochen’s arm.

Shen Mochen turned back at her and glanced calmly at her hands, which were on his arm.

Shui Miaomiao took her hands off his arm. She licked her lips, cleared her throat, and muttered weakly, “I am grateful to you. I meant what I said.”

Shen Mochen stared at her with twinkling eyes.

Her lips were wet and glistening with saliva from the licking just now.

A smirk was dancing on Shen Mochen’s lips, and he folded his arms in front of his chest and leaned forward. His handsome face was magnified before her eyes. He said, “Where is the sincerity? They are not just empty words, are they?”

He was standing way too close to her.

Shui Miaomiao could feel his breath brushing against her cheeks.

To a certain extent, Shen Mochen was even more intimidating and felt more dangerous compared to the pervert.

Shui Miaomiao stepped back nervously. She lowered her eyes and said, “I’ll buy you dinner someday.”

There was a gleam in Shen Mochen’s eyes. He stood tall and said jokingly, “Someday, huh? You’re being really courteous. Buying me dinner? That’s how you show people how sincere you are!”

Someday …

Shui Miaomiao’s eyes hardened a little. She asked, “President Shen, do you always talk to women like this?”

Shen Mochen smiled and leaned forward. His right hand reached behind her knees, and his left arm wrapped around her waist, lifting her despite her rebellion.

“In fact, I like doing stuff more than just talking,” Shen Mochen answered her last question.

Shui Miaomiao wriggled in his arms and said cautiously, “Let me down! I can walk on my own.”

“Are you sure?” Shen Mochen stared down at her.

Shui Miaomiao saw both slyness and firmness in his eyes. Everything seemed to be under his control with his indestructible, ever-lasting calmness.

Would he just let go of her, place her on the ground, and then ask if she was still sure?

With Shen Mochen’s horrible track record, she figured he was totally that kind of person who would be capable of that.

Fine.

A wise man would not fight when the odds were against him.