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"Are you going to just hide from me like this?" Jiang Huai's low and deep voice sounded from behind him.

Yu Xi's wrist was grasped in his dry hand. She had turned her head in surprise, but when she saw the look of surprise in his eyes, she felt a tinge of distress. She lowered her eyes, then quickly raised them again.

"Jiang Huai, I didn't hide from you, I just didn't need to meet with you again." She looked down, falling into the hand that Jiang Huai had grabbed her wrist just now, and swallowed her saliva. "Besides, I'm very afraid that your mother would disregard everything and interfere with my life."

Jiang Huai's eyes were filled with broken pain, and when he spoke again, his voice was slightly hoarse. "Do I make you sad like this? Do we have to go this far …"

As Yu Xi heard his voice, she felt as if her heart had been pierced by needles, but she didn't say anything. She turned around and left, and every step she took felt like she was using a lot of strength.

Sitting in the taxi, Yu Xi tiredly leaned against the window as she looked at the BMW behind her in the rearview mirror. That was Jiang Huai's car, and it had been following her ever since she got to the entrance of the famous building.

Yu Xi expressionlessly looked at the car in the mirror, but her eyes were intertwined with pain and helplessness. She had always known Jiang Huai's character, and she was already very stubborn. Jiang Huai was actually as stubborn as her and was never willing to let go.

But why can't Jiang Huai understand her … She was clearly trying very hard to put it down. She really had it hard already, why did she keep on provoking her? Why wouldn't he let her go? Why was everyone forcing her!

Taking a deep breath, Yu Xi raised her hand to cover her eyes that were already wet. Even she didn't want to see her current weak and helpless appearance. She opened her mouth again, her dry voice full of fatigue and powerlessness, "Master, sorry for the trouble."

When the car drove to the entrance of the Li Garden and watched Yu Xi alight from the taxi in front, Jiang Huai's hands, which were holding onto the steering wheel, turned white from exertion. He tried his best to suppress the urge to rush out as he watched Yu Xi knock on the door of the villa.

He stared unblinkingly at the light coming from the window of the villa, his eyes slightly red. After a long while, his hands suddenly relaxed, hanging lifelessly at his sides, his entire body seemed to have lost all of its strength. He leaned against the window of the villa tiredly, his eyes focused without focus as he looked ahead.

His previously clear eyes were now filled with doubt and pain. All sorts of emotions were mixed together in his heart, so complicated that it made him feel like he was suffocating.

"Yu Xi …" He whispered her name. He was like an abandoned child, completely helpless. "How did we become like this …" However, the only response he got was a car full of silence. After a long while, he reached out and placed his hand on the steering wheel. His upper body was resting on it, and his head was buried deep in his arms.

In the villa, Yan Chen looked at Yu Xi, who was standing at the doorway, with a rare surprised expression. He looked her up and down and saw that she didn't intend to speak first, so he slowly asked, "Why are you here? What's the matter?"

Yu Xi had only suddenly thought of coming here because Jiang Huai had always been with her and she didn't have any other way to shake him off at this moment. However, when she thought of the attitude she had when she heard Jiang Huai's words …

Seeing Yan Chen's scrutinizing gaze fall on her, Yu Xi smiled awkwardly. She touched her hair and muttered ambiguously, "There is indeed something …"

Yan Chen raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything. He just waited for her to continue.

Due to Yu Xi's guilty conscience, she couldn't stand his gaze anymore. She quickly thought of an excuse in her mind and braced herself to speak nonsense, "I …" I didn't bring my house key... "Hui Xin isn't home. I have nowhere else to go, so I can only come to your place …"

Yu Xi scolded herself in her heart as soon as she said those words. What lousy excuse is this? If she believed him, then there's something wrong with it. She lowered her head guiltily, not daring to look into Yan Chen's sharp eyes.

However, Yan Chen did not continue to examine her when he heard this. He narrowed his eyes and answered with a thoughtful expression. He then nodded and said, "I will stay with you."

Yu Xi's tone of voice was much gentler than before. When she saw that he no longer had any intention of pursuing the matter further, she heaved a sigh of relief. She shifted her gaze onto him and softly said, "Thank you."

He didn't seem to mind and just looked at her expressionlessly before returning to his bedroom.

Yu Xi was just about to ask which guest room she wanted to stay in when Yan Chen walked out. She even put on her coat and calmly said to Yu Xi, "You can stay anywhere. I still have things to do, so I'll be leaving first."

As he spoke, he walked to the door, put on his shoes and was about to leave. Yu Xi was stunned, and before she could think of anything, she hurriedly followed, "Where are you going so late at night?"

He saw Yu Xi standing not far away with a puzzled expression. His heart suddenly moved as a thought arose in his mind, causing his originally expressionless face to change slightly. The corner of his mouth was lifted slightly as he smiled, "Let's go."

"Ah …" At this moment, Yu Xi was stupefied. She was slightly dazzled by the smile on the corners of her mouth. She opened her mouth in a somewhat stupefied manner.

Yan Chen saw her reaction, but it seemed that even his voice had a tinge of a smile. "I'll take you there."

Yu Xi was still a little dazed as she sat in the heavy car, looking at the lights constantly flashing by. She had only asked a single question, so how did it end up turning into Yan Chen bringing her out?

Unable to suppress the doubts in her heart, she turned her head to the side of Yan Chen's face, cleared her throat, and asked, "Where are we going now?"

Yan Chen didn't turn his head to look at Yu Xi. He was still staring straight ahead at the road. His hands were on the steering wheel. After a while, he opened his mouth, but he still didn't tell her the answer, "We will know when we are there."