"What are you doing?"
Gu Mingyang locked the car and pulled her into his arms. "Sheng Qingxue, you'd better not mess with me."
Sheng Qingxue struggled. "Gu Mingyang, let me go, you beast, I hate you!"
"You hate me?" Gu Mingyang sneered. "Why should you hate me? What did I do wrong? Is there anything wrong with me liking you?"
"You..."
"Sheng Qingxue, don't force me to hate you."
"..."
Sheng Qingxue began to tremble. "You... you dare to hate me?"
"If I don't want to live anymore, what else would I not dare to do?"
"..."
Sheng Qingxue shut her mouth, not daring to make another sound.
Gu Mingyang snorted, then reached out to embrace her, gently stroking her back. "Qingxue, stop making a scene. You should know that this is impossible for us."
Sheng Qingxue gritted her teeth, and the tears in her eyes finally welled up and spilled over.
She had been suppressing her emotions for a while, but at this moment, she couldn't hold back any longer.
"Gu Mingyang, I hate you!"
She roared, then punched Gu Mingyang in the chest.
Gu Mingyang grunted, his handsome features contorting. He grabbed Sheng Qingxue's wrist, forcing her to look at him. "I told you, this has nothing to do with her, why won't you believe me?"
"Gu Mingyang, you're a scumbag!"
"I'm a scumbag, and you're a slut!"
Sheng Qingxue shouted in exasperation, "Gu Mingyang, you bastard! Let me go!"
Gu Mingyang tightened his grip.
Sheng Qingxue's eyes suddenly turned dark and terrifying. "Do you believe I'll kill you!"
Gu Mingyang's pupils contracted sharply.
Sheng Qingxue seized this opportunity, broke free from Gu Mingyang's grip, opened the car door, and ran out.
"Sheng Qingxue!!"
Gu Mingyang chased after her, only to see Sheng Qingxue's panicked figure.
"Sheng Qingxue, stop!!"
Sheng Qingxue ignored him, running wildly as if pursued by a monstrous beast.
Gu Mingyang followed closely, shouting as he chased, "Sheng Qingxue, stop! If you don't stop, I promise you'll never get married in this lifetime!!"
Sheng Qingxue's body stiffened.
Gu Mingyang continued to threaten, "I mean what I say!!"
"I..."
"Stop!!"
Gu Mingyang caught up to Sheng Qingxue and swept her into his arms.
Sheng Qingxue screamed, "Help! Indecent assault! Help..."
She kept calling for help. Gu Mingyang sneered, kicked over a nearby trash can, and then proceeded to punch and kick it.
It happened quickly and ended even faster. Sheng Qingxue's screams abruptly stopped, and Gu Mingyang calmed down.
He stared at the trash can, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.
"Slap!!"
A clear, resounding slap echoed through the air. Gu Mingyang's entire cheek instantly swelled.
He covered his cheek and turned to look at the woman who had slapped him.
"You dare to hit me?"
"Hit you?" Sheng Qingxue said sarcastically. "Who do you think you are? Worth my effort?"
"You..."
"Get lost!!"
Sheng Qingxue waved her handbag. "If you dare to show your face to me again, don't blame me for being rude!!"
Gu Mingyang was filled with rage. He glared fiercely at Sheng Qingxue, picked up his bag from the ground, and left.
Sheng Qingxue, who had witnessed the entire scene, breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, no major incident had occurred.
Although she didn't fear the Gu family, if they were driven to desperation, it would still be troublesome for her.
She patted the dust off her clothes and turned towards the hotel.
---
Sheng Chenjin had been waiting in the room for a long time, but Sheng Qingxue still hadn't returned.
"Did she fall asleep?" Sheng Chenjin muttered.
"Forget it!" He stood up. "I'll go take a look."
In Sheng Qingxue's bedroom.
Sheng Qingxue was sleeping on the bed.
She still clutched the check Gu Mingyang had given her, with tear stains on her eyelids.
She had cried herself to sleep.
She dreamed of Gu Mingyang and Shi Xinxin, of Gu Mingyang holding Shi Xinxin's hand. Their two happy figures walked further and further away, eventually disappearing.
"Brother Mingyang!!"
"Brother Mingyang!!"
"Brother Mingyang, please come back, okay?"
"Wuwuwu..."
When she opened her eyes, she found that it was already completely dark outside.
"Where's Qingxue?" Sheng Chenjin asked the nanny.
"She said her stomach hurt earlier, so I sent her back to her room to rest."
"Oh, I see. Then I'll go check on her."
Sheng Chenjin left and went to Sheng Qingxue's door. He knocked and called out a few times, but unfortunately, there was no response.
Sheng Chenjin frowned. "That's strange. She clearly said her stomach hurt earlier, why isn't she responding now?"
She tentatively pushed the door and found that it wasn't locked. Relieved, she opened the door and walked in.
The bed was empty. Sheng Qingxue was nowhere to be found in the room.
"Where did she go?"
Sheng Chenjin muttered, about to look in the bathroom, when he heard a noise from the walk-in closet.
She quickly walked over and saw Sheng Qingxue squatting on the floor, her head buried in her knees.
"Qingxue?"
Sheng Chenjin called out, walked up to Sheng Qingxue, and reached out to help her up.
Sheng Qingxue refused. She choked out, "Chenjin, I miss Mom."
Sheng Chenjin fell silent.
After a long pause, she said, "If you miss Mom, why don't you go home? You know Dad misses you and Mom very much."
"I don't dare to, nor can I go back."
Sheng Qingxue shook her head in pain and said, "I'm scared!!"
"What are you afraid of?" Sheng Chenjin asked.
"Grandma will scold me for being unfilial!"
"Grandma will scold you?" Sheng Chenjin asked confusedly. "Why would Grandma scold you?"
"Because..."
Sheng Qingxue looked up, her eyes full of tears. "Grandma thinks I'm a jinx and says I'm not worthy of the Sheng surname. So I don't dare to tell Dad, let alone Grandpa."
Sheng Chenjin was stunned for a moment, then comforted her, "It's okay, I'll go back with you and make Grandma happy. She won't scold you then."
"Really?" Sheng Qingxue looked at Sheng Chenjin expectantly.
Sheng Chenjin nodded. "Really."
"Thank you, Chenjin."
"Silly girl!"
Sheng Chenjin ruffled Sheng Qingxue's hair and smiled. "Don't forget, you're my sister. Isn't it natural for me to help you?"
"Mhm." Sheng Qingxue nodded vigorously.
"Then let's get ready and go now!!"
"Mhm."
...
Gu Mingyang's car stopped by the roadside. He took out his phone and dialed Gu Changlin's number.
Beep!!
The call connected, and Gu Mingyang said, "Hello?"
"Where are you?"
"Home."
"Who allowed you to come home?"
"My mom asked me to go home for dinner."
"And after dinner?"
"I..." Gu Mingyang hesitated.
With Sheng Qingxue returning at this time, he naturally wanted to be with her.
However, he was worried that his parents would blame her when she returned.