Chapter 55

The car was quiet as it cut out the noise of the rain outside.

Yan Hai drove without saying a single word.

Qian Tao stole a glance at Li Hengzhi. He was as unkempt as she was. Rain drops kept dripping from their bodies and their shoes were full of mud, dirtying the white carpet in the car.

Qian Tao placed her feet uneasily on the carpet, not daring to move for fear of dirtying the other parts of the car.

Her body, which was trembling and curled up, was suddenly pulled into an embrace by a pair of big hands.

She knew who it was without even raising her head to look.

His embrace was extremely warm.

Since they got into the car, he did not say anything. His serious look did not match his action of saving her, as if saving her was not a big deal to him.

Qian Tao was still curled up but her trembling reduced after he had hugged her.

When the car came to a halt at the traffic light, Yan Hai took his overcoat off and passed it to the back. “Miss Qian, this overcoat of mine is dry. You can drape over your body first, it’s better than nothing.”

Before waiting for Qian Tao to accept and thank him, a big hand accepted the overcoat and draped it over her back.

“Thank you, Mr. Yan.”

Initially, she did not have a good impression of Yan Hai, perhaps because she did not have a good impression of Li Hengzhi too. However, now that her perception of Li Hengzhi had started to change, her perception of Yan Hai similarly changed too.

He must be someone with a character that he approved of, to be trusted by Li Hengzhi. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. If he was not satisfied with Yan Hai, Li Hengzhi would not have kept him by his side and brought him wherever he went so frequently.

“You are most welcome, Miss Qian. You can just call me Yan Hai.”

Qian Tao nodded. Thanking Yan Hai made her realize that she had not thanked Li Hengzhi.

“Thank you.” She did not look at him but she was saying thank you to him.

“What are you thanking me over?” Li Hengzhi said calmly, “You could have left safely. Don’t you blame me?”

“Eh?” Qian Tao raised her head to look at him. “Blame you for calling the police?”

She pursed her lips and shook her head. “I did not expect that they would have chosen to set me free. Blame you…why would I blame you…you were the only one who came to save me. I am truly touched.”

Li Hengzhi lowered his eyes and met her gaze. With a faint smile, he said, “Are you so easily touched?”

“Easily touched?” Qian Tao laughed and muttered, “It wasn’t easy, Mr. Li…”

Helping a lame dog over a stile could be more meaningful than adding brilliance to one’s splendor.

Qian Tao followed her train of thoughts and smiled warmly.

Compared to that man, wasn’t his behavior sufficient to move her?

It was such a distinct comparison.

“Mr. Li, do you know why I’m so touched? You just came to my rescue without suspecting anything while Xiao Yuanhang thought I was using a kidnap to force him into leaving Qian Churui. He didn’t care about me and even asked the kidnappers to kill me. He said he hated me…and couldn’t wait to pray for me during the next Ching Ming Festival,” Qian Tao mumbled softly.

The car started to move again.

Yan Hai stared blankly.

He quietly peeped through the rear-view mirror and saw that Mr. Li’s expression had not changed, other than his brows furrowing for a bit before returning to normal.

This time, she was not acting.

During their first encounter, she was quite obedient, and that was an act she had put up.

During their second encounter, her plot was exposed and she began to show her true self.

During their third meet, she had a weak spot that nobody knew.

And now, her heart was overflowing with softness.