Chapter 259

In the mirror, the man with desire-stained eyes was a side of himself he had never seen before.

A cigarette case sat on the vanity.

He took a cigarette from inside.

In an instant, smoke swirled around him.

As he flicked the ash, he lowered his gaze to the tooth marks on his shoulder, feeling somewhat dazed.

——

After Shu Xia fled back to her room, she ran straight to the bathroom.

Looking at her messy hair and somewhat disheveled self in the mirror, she took a deep breath.

"Crazy!"

Forget everything that just happened!

She picked up the hair dryer and blew her damp hair with an unsteady state of mind.

Uncontrollably thinking of the moment just now, her hand couldn't stop trembling.

She took three more deep breaths.

In the future, she must be careful when helping others; she can never be careless again!

Just now...

It was fortunate that Qiao Muting was rational enough, otherwise, she would have given herself away today in such a muddled state.

But it also further proved that Qiao Muting did not like her, which was why he remained calm at the most critical moment.

After drying her hair, she lay back on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

"Almost forgot I haven't processed the shop orders."

There weren't many orders today.

And since they were all very easy to identify, she finished processing them in less than half an hour.

Just as she was about to lock the screen and put down her phone, the bank sent a text message.

A transfer notification for 500,000.

Seeing that the person who transferred the money was Dingjianguo, she was somewhat surprised.

Immediately after, she received a WeChat message from Grandpa Ding.

"Xia Xia, the money I just transferred to you is Grandpa Ding's heartfelt gratitude. The qipao has been burned, and your Dingnainai and the little great-grandson are sleeping very peacefully now, all thanks to you."

Shu Xia checked her bank balance, feeling even more relaxed; she could finally buy a house of her own!

After replying to Grandpa Ding on WeChat and giving him some precautions, she began searching for properties in Jing City.

While searching, she fell asleep without realizing it.

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Lin Miao rarely went to bed early; two or three in the morning was her usual bedtime.

Today, after returning from Jiang Ye's place, she had been in a bad mood.

Even though she had taken the initiative to return, Shu Chen and Shu Hong were still cold toward her and guarded against her at every turn.

It infuriated her!

Looking at the threatening messages Shu Chen and Shu Hong had just sent her on her phone, she almost threw it.

They told her not to bully Shu Xia.

They also said they had seen through her and knew what she wanted to do.

They said that what belonged to Shu Xia could not be snatched away by anyone.

Just then, a handsome man on WeChat, whom she had met once and added, asked her: "Want to come out and play?"

Lin Miao thought of what had happened before and the video of FuChenyan threatening her, and she hesitated for a few minutes.

Seeing that it was just past twelve, it was still very early.

She had been full of anger today.

The handsome man said again: "Got some good stuff, don't want to come try it?"

Lin Miao bit her lip; the last time she was recorded by FuChenyan was an accident, as she had taken too much medicine that day and lost consciousness.

She would be more careful today.

Her mood was so gloomy, and seeing her father and mother looking miserable at home annoyed her, so she might as well go out to have some fun.

"Alright!"

Ten minutes later, Lin Miao quietly went downstairs.

The villa was quiet, and the servants had long since gone to rest.

Lin Miao wasn't worried about being seen; she would just come back early tomorrow morning.

Just as she pushed the door open and stepped out, Lin Qi walked out of the kitchen behind her, holding a cup of tea.

He looked suspiciously at the back of Lin Miao, who was carefully walking out of the house; what was Miaomiao going to do so late at night?

Since he couldn't sleep anyway, and he was worried about Miaomiao's safety, he immediately followed her.