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Chapter 443 - 443 444 Cold War (6)_1
Chapter 443 - 443 444 Cold War (6)_1
?Chapter 443: Chapter 444: Cold War (6)_1 Chapter 443: Chapter 444: Cold War (6)_1 Starting from that day, every time Jing Haohao woke up, she would find a gift by her bed. The contents of each gift were never the same.
However, just like the first time, she would act as if she hadn’t noticed it, casually placing it on the bedside table, as if it had never been opened.
After a few days, her bedside table was already filled with a variety of gift boxes and shopping bags.
These past few days, Jing Haohao was always like this—she could be chatting and smiling with Nanny Lin one minute and then, the moment she saw him, her face would tense up and she would leave without a word.
When they had breakfast together, if Liang Chen offered her some food, her expression wouldn’t change. But then, she would use her chopsticks to remove his offerings and push them aside, then continue eating as if nothing had happened.
Her behavior was like the silver hairpin in the hand of the Goddess, firmly drawing an insurmountable line between her and Liang Chen.
Over time, Mr. Liang became somewhat afraid to face Jing Haohao and began to leave early and come back late.
If it weren’t for the new gift she found beside her bed every morning, she might think that Liang Chen hadn’t returned at all during the night.
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Tonight Liang Chen returned home at midnight. He might have drunk a bit too much at the social gathering, as he staggered a bit while walking.
He stood in the doorway of the bedroom, leaning against the door frame. He stared at Jing Haohao, who was on the bed, for a while before shakily making his way into the bathroom.
Jing Haohao was actually asleep. She vaguely heard the sound of water and turned over in her sleep. By the time she was fully awake, the water had already stopped.
Jing Haohao moved her lips and then continued to sleep deeply.
When he couldn’t find Jing Haohao, Liang Chen had sleepless nights. Now that she was living in his villa, he still felt depressed and in pain.
At the night’s dinner party, he drank a lot of alcohol, and his whole person felt dizzy.
He suppressed his urge to vomit and walked out of the private room, retching over the sink in the restroom for a long time. Even when his entire stomach felt empty, he still felt an unbearable burning pain.
His assistant followed him out and offered him a tissue, “Mr. Liang, should I send you to the nearby Four Seasons Hotel to rest?”
Upon hearing the words “Four Seasons Hotel,” Liang Chen suddenly sobered up. He looked at himself in the mirror and fell silent, then he asked, “What time is it now?”
“It’s already half past nine.”
The mall closes at ten… Liang Chen took the tissue from his assistant, slowly wiped his hands clean, and instructed his assistant to entertain the clients back at the dinner. He then took his car keys and drove off to the mall.
Despite the discomfort caused by the alcohol, Liang Chen made a round in the mall and selected a newly-launched bag for Jing Haohao. He paid for it and left the mall with the bag.
The mall was closing at this time, and many people were pouring out. The plaza outside was bustling with people. Not far from him, a young couple was teasing each other.
Liang Chen watched for a while, then clenched the shopping bag in his hand and returned to his car.
He drove home along the quiet night streets.
When he parked the car downstairs, he didn’t immediately get out. He sat in the car for about an hour. When he thought that Jing Haohao was likely asleep, he finally got out of the car and walked upstairs.