Chapter 601

Shen Anran's eyes turned red, her heart clenching in anxiety, "Can you give me a chance to say a few words to Shu Xia? After all, I am her future sister-in-law."

"Her sister-in-law drugged me, and she is my woman; do you think she could forgive you?" Qiao Muting's tone was sarcastic.

The words "my woman," coming from Qiao Muting's mouth, were intensely possessive.

Shen Anran's expression froze, and for a moment, she felt that Qiao Muting truly loved Shu Xia.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to have such strong possessiveness and protectiveness.

Moreover, Shu Xia was not someone so easily manipulated.

"For the sake of how long we've known each other, can we just pretend what happened last night never occurred? Our Shen Family was indeed wrong, and I was even more unforgivably wrong. This time, please forgive our Shen Family just this once." Shen Anran's tone was extremely humble.

Thinking of the Lin Family's current fate, Shen Anran felt a chill down her spine, feeling only that this would be a nightmare.

No one in their Shen Family could accept falling from heaven into hell.

She waited in fear and trepidation for Qiao Muting to soften his heart and say yes.

However, the call was ruthlessly hung up.

No answer was an answer in itself.

"How could the person answering the phone be Qiao Muting?" Mother Shen had been holding her breath, not daring to make a sound, and only dared to speak after the call was disconnected.

The mother and daughter were hiding in the bedroom, while Father Shen was discussing what to do next with a group of Shen Family members.

Since marrying into the Shen Family, this was the first time Mother Shen had encountered such a chaotic situation.

"It's not hard to guess; after we left last night, he called Shu Xia over, and the two of them are together." Shen Anran's face turned pale.

Mother Shen frowned tightly, "I really can't understand what method that Shu Xia used to seduce Qiao Muting? To make Qiao Muting like her so much? That face looks like a vixen at first glance."

"Mom, don't say any more. Right now, no matter who you insult, it won't change the result." Shen Anran took a deep breath, her face turning even paler than before.

Mother Shen did not look pleased, "It's been almost two hours, why hasn't Shu Xuan called you back yet?"

"He is either busy, or he was busy too late last night and is still resting at this time." Shen Anran knew what kind of person Shu Xuan was; at this time, she could doubt anyone else distancing themselves from her, but not Shu Xuan.

Thinking of this trust that she believed in implicitly, Shen Anran felt a strange panic in her heart.

If...

If Shu Xuan found out about what happened last night, would he believe her explanation?

——

When Shu Xia woke up, she discovered she was being held by Qiao Muting.

Her whole person was circled within his chest.

She seemed to be able to feel his steady and powerful heartbeat.

"Awake?"

Qiao Muting had just woken up, his voice still somewhat lazy and tired.

Shu Xia yawned, still feeling sleepy, "Woke up from hunger."

She didn't know how long she had slept again, but now she felt the soreness in her body had eased a lot.

"It just so happens I'm hungry too, what do you want to eat?" Qiao Muting asked.

"Hot pot, I guess." Shu Xia's voice was also lazy.

If she hadn't been woken up by hunger, she felt she could have slept until evening.

However, after she was full, she still had important things to do.

Twenty minutes later.

Shu Xia walked out of the bathroom, staring angrily at Qiao Muting, "Qiao Muting, go eat hot pot by yourself! I don't want to see you for the next two days!"

This morning she had been dazed, even though she knew she had been tossed around quite miserably.

But when she went to wash up just now, she realized her lips were swollen, and the marks on her body that weren't very obvious this morning now looked shocking.

Her clothes couldn't cover them at all.

She couldn't go out looking like this!

Qiao Muting had already changed his clothes; he wore a casual outfit that he carried with a clean, youthful air.

It set Shu Xia off to look like a seductive little demon who had been thoroughly ravaged.