If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 546 - That Arrogant Man
Chapter 546: Chapter 546 That Arrogant Man
“Where are you?” Shen Chi asked again.
“Home.” Li Beiting’s tone was very indifferent.
“I’m at Yu Weiwei’s research institute.”
“Oh.”
“This place has been severely vandalized, and Yu Weiwei was injured and has gone to the hospital. I’m not sure what exactly happened, and I can’t be bothered to find out. However, I saw a surveillance camera outside Yu Weiwei’s office door. As for the rest, you’ll have to handle it yourself.”
“Oh.”
Li Beiting still didn’t show much emotion, his tone lax and casual.
Shen Chi hung up the phone, snorted coldly, one hand in his trouser pocket, and walked slowly down the stairs.
Yu Weiwei’s affair was not something he needed to worry about.
Shen Chi walked slowly down the stairs, and halfway through, he suddenly remembered Xu Chaomu’s reluctant gaze towards Nie Chenglang, as well as the words she had said.
He stopped in his tracks, his hands clenched into fists.
Had Xu Chaomu truly lost all her feelings for Nie Chenglang? He didn’t believe it.
Even if he, Shen Chi, was as domineering as ever, keeping her by his side at all costs, he still couldn’t win her over, couldn’t gain her heart.
The smile on his lips carried a hint of helplessness, interspersed with desolation.
If he couldn’t have her, even with the world at his fingertips, what use was the world to him?
He didn’t continue down, but instead stopped by a window, took out his lighter from his trouser pocket, and lit a cigarette.
Smoke curled around him, and his eyebrows were furrowed from beginning to end, his deep gaze reaching into the distance, seeing no end.
Light streamed through the window, illuminating him, with dust floating in the air.
His body was ice-cold, and a dull pain throbbed in his chest.
Xu Chaomu sat in the car waiting for Shen Chi for a long time. At first, she was patient, resting her chin in her hand.
After waiting for quite a while and seeing no sign of Shen Chi, she made a call to Nie Chenglang.
“Chaomu,”
“Chenglang, have you and Weiwei arrived at the hospital?”
“We’re here; the doctor is dressing Weiwei’s wounds. Don’t worry.”
“What did the doctor say? Is the injury serious?”
“The doctor said it’s nothing serious. As long as it doesn’t get wet, it should heal in a few days.”
“It won’t look good if it leaves a scar…” Xu Chaomu said regretfully.
“It won’t leave a scar,” laughed Nie Chenglang. “Don’t worry.”
“Which hospital are you at? Give me a call when you leave later. I want to come and see Weiwei.”
“Sure, okay.”
Nie Chenglang agreed, not saying much else.
“Chenglang, why are those people causing trouble for Weiwei? Do you know?” Xu Chaomu asked curiously.
“I have a rough idea, but you don’t need to worry, Chaomu. Since I encountered this situation today, I’ll make sure to help to the end,” Nie Chenglang said.
“Will there be any danger?” Xu Chaomu was quite worried.
“There won’t be. I have a clear mind about it,” replied Nie Chenglang.
Xu Chaomu believed that Nie Chenglang would handle things well. She felt quite relieved leaving Yu Weiwei in his care.
But in her heart, she was more eager to get in touch with Li Beiting.
If Li Beiting knew about the situation today, would he worry? Would he rush over without a second thought?
She didn’t know.
Five years had passed, and many things were no longer as she had imagined.
The people she once thought would be together had drifted apart…
In the face of time, nothing is indestructible; all are but passersby.
Li Beiting was about to be engaged to Mi Fei, and he and Yu Weiwei had long broken up. Did they still have love between them?
“Chenglang, that… thank you for your trouble,” Xu Chaomu said.
“You’re still so formal with me,” laughed Nie Chenglang.
Xu Chaomu too curved her lips in a smile. Indeed, Nie Chenglang’s kindness to her couldn’t just be repaid with a simple “thank you”; that would be far too insincere.
Feelings are different from other things; they cannot be clearly partitioned, nor can they be weighed on scales.
Xu Chaomu remained silent, and Nie Chenglang asked, “You… are you with Shen Chi?”
Xu Chaomu didn’t know how to respond. That proud man was nowhere to be found.
He’d locked her in the car for a long time over baseless jealousy.
Not wanting Nie Chenglang to worry, she nodded, “Yes.”
The other end went silent, not responding further.
Both ends of the phone were quiet, creating an awkward atmosphere.
Xu Chaomu finally said, “Then… should I hang up?”
“Alright.”
Although Nie Chenglang said alright, he didn’t hang up the call. Left with no choice, Xu Chaomu steeled herself and cut the line.
From some point on, there were no longer any topics they could both comfortably talk about.
She didn’t know if there would come a day when they drifted further and further apart until they could no longer see each other’s figures, each disappearing into their respective worlds…
After hanging up, Xu Chaomu sat in the car, continuing to wait for Shen Chi.
She waited to the left, waited to the right, glanced at the time; nearly an hour was about to pass. Where was that proud man?
The sun had moved from the east to straight above, and it was almost lunchtime. She was hungry too.
Her stomach growled, and she touched it, sighing.
He wouldn’t leave her locked in the car all day, would he?
In the past, that man had done plenty of cruel things to her.
For instance, the first time she went to the Shen Family, he locked her up with Dabai.
Or when she disobeyed him, he’d have her door locked until she admitted her fault!
But now things were different; she was carrying a baby. If he treated her like that, he would be going too far.
Initially, she was patient while waiting for him, but as time went on, her patience wore thin.
She started pounding on the windows, stomping her feet in frustration.
Still, Shen Chi didn’t come!
Her calm heart slowly rippled, starting with impatience and then turning into anger.
She grabbed some of the car’s decorations and hurled them out!
There was a string of small-sized red sandalwood beads in the car that Shen Chi usually cherished; without a word, Xu Chaomu also threw them out of the window!
She was so angry that she had nearly emptied and thrown out everything in his car!
But her heart still couldn’t calm down. Irritated, she dialed Shen Chi’s number.
It rang many times before Shen Chi picked up.
“Where are you?!” Xu Chaomu asked angrily right off the bat.
Shen Chi took a drag on his cigarette, said nothing, and just held the phone to his ear.
“Shen Chi, where are you?!” Xu Chaomu raised her voice, displeased.
Shen Chi’s frown deepened, and for some reason, he didn’t want to talk.
At the sound of Xu Chaomu’s demanding tone, he put down the phone and pressed the end call button.
“Hello, Shen Chi!” Xu Chaomu shouted once more, but heard no response.
He had hung up the phone! He had actually hung up!
Xu Chaomu was so angry she hurled her mobile phone at the car windshield!
The more she thought, the angrier she got!
There was nothing between her and Nie Chenglang; it was all his own suspicious nature.
Clenching her teeth, she felt wronged.
Back then, when Shen Cexian had people send those unspeakable pictures to her, she had trusted him. And now, this was his attitude.
