Chapter 22 Leaving With Him
Song Chengyuan visibly relaxed, but he still stared at me.
"We are leaving." He took my hand without room for argument.
Before we left, he glanced back at the stunned Xu Yunru. "You will wait for me."
Inside the car, Song Chengyuan did not speak the entire way.
It was June, yet the air inside felt frozen.
He drove himself. He had not called a driver. Was he in that much of a hurry?
I kept my thoughts to myself. Before long we reached the underground garage.
Song Chengyuan did not move to get out, so I stayed still and watched him carefully.
He sighed, his tone still hard. "Why did you not tell me what happened today?"
I lowered my eyes. "You were busy. I did not want to disturb you."
"You know very well whether it was really because I was busy."
Song Chengyuan turned to the window. His fingers tapped an uneven rhythm.
It was the first time he had spoken to me in such a cold voice since I arrived.
I blinked hard and forced back tears that were not there.
"I am sorry. I just... did not want you to be unhappy."
Song Chengyuan stared at me in disbelief.
"You hate her, do you not?"
"I..." He stumbled over his words for the first time. "Is that what you really think?"
I met his eyes and nodded. "I only know that eating with someone you hate is unpleasant."