Chapter 172  

Chapter 172  : He Feels Sorry for Her (2)

Shen Liangchuan stared at her, frowning.

He stuck out his hand to smoothen out the crease between her eyebrows and covered her with the blanket. Then, he took her phone and placed it on the side.

He quietly lay beside her and fell asleep with her scent.

Shen Liangchuan woke up when the sky had already started brightening up.

The phone he had placed on the bedside table started to vibrate.

He turned his head, picked up Qiao Lian’s phone and walked to the balcony. When he saw the name “Old Hag” on the screen, he hesitated for a moment, but chose to pick up in the end.

After he picked up, he heard a loud female voice, “Qiao Lian, where the hell are you? I asked you to report to work today, why aren’t you here?”

Her tone showed pure dislike.

Shen Liangchuan frowned and kept quiet.

The person on the other side of the call continued, “Are you mute? Listen to me, you don’t have to come to the company, go and wait at Xiangyuan Pavilion now. Do you hear me?”

Shen Liangchuan frowned again and just when he was about to speak, he heard a whine behind him. Qiao Lian had woken up.

Shen Liangchuan turned around and saw her half-awake blank expression. He gave it a thought, walked back and placed the phone by her ear.

She was still in a daze, and her confused expression when she looked up was really cute.

But next, the voice of the “Old Hag” on the other end could be heard. “Hey! Qiao Lian, do you hear me?”

Qiao Lian immediately perked up. She raised her head and said, “I’ve heard you!”

Her boss snorted coldly and continued, “Let me tell you, it is Mo Xicheng’s birthday today. Tonight, there will be a lot of people in the industry in Wenxiang Estate. You had better wait there and uncover something!”

“Ok! I promise to complete the mission!”

After Qiao Lian replied, the old had snorted again.

Qiao Lian only felt relieved after she hung up.

When she looked at the time, she realized that it was only seven in the morning.

The banquet was in the evening, so asking her to wait there at such an hour was obviously to make a joke out of her.

Dang it. When the managing editor had been around, she had already been the best among all the reporters. But now, she was like a newbie and had to start afresh.

She slammed the pillow with force and when she lifted her head again, she realized that Shen Liangchuan had already entered the bathroom.

He hadn’t heard it, right?

Qiao Lian came out of bed and briefly put on makeup to cover the scar on her face.

She went downstairs and ate breakfast with Shen Liangchuan. Thereafter, they left separately.

In the front yard, Shen Liangchuan got on the car and asked, “Do you need me to take you?”

Qiao Lian shook her head and replied, “It’s ok, I will hail a cab.”

Shen Liangchuan’s gaze sunk.

Hail a cab?

As he recalled her taking the bus, he realized that she was probably going to do so again, right?

Looking at her, Shen Liangchuan nodded and replied, “Give me the receipt, I’ll pay for it.”

He’ll pay for it?

Qiao Lian’s eyes immediately shone, “Ok!”

She wasn’t going to mistreat herself. Since someone was going to pay for it, she would obviously hail a cab!

Two hours later, Shen Liangchuan sat in his office and saw the grey skies from his window.

The weather had changed drastically today. The temperature had dropped by approximately five to six degrees. The wind was strong and it had even started drizzling.

In this weather, was she camping outside, under the rain and waiting to catch news, like other reporters?

As he thought about it, he frowned and looked at the documents in his hands. Yet, he wasn’t really processing any of it.

After a while, he looked at Song Cheng and he said, “Cancel all the plans for this evening.”

Song Cheng froze. “Why?”

“To attend Mo Xicheng’s birthday banquet.”