turn around don't look back

Chapter 139 Extra Story, Zhang Yue VS Sheng Dongchen VI

After confinement, Zhang Yue went to a remedial class.

Her life seems to have returned to calm, living in Haojing Villa with Liang Nuannuan, reading and studying every day, and her life is very fulfilling.

Only in the dead of night, a figure will often turn in the mind.

Sheng Dongchen knew everything about Zhang Yue, and secretly sent someone to protect him. Although she insisted on cutting off ties with him now, after all, she used to be with him, and many people knew it. He was worried that someone would think of Zhang Yue. .

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tutoring class.

"Zhang Yue, can you lend me your English notes for one night." A handsome boy said shyly following Zhang Yue.

"Yes." Zhang Yue stopped where she was, took out the notes from her schoolbag, and handed them to the boy.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." Zhang Yue smiled and turned to leave.

The next day, the boy returned the notes to Zhang Yue and took the math notes.

On the third day, borrow Chinese notes.

After going back and forth, Zhang Yue became acquainted with the boy. The boy's name was Xu Bowen, who was one grade higher than Zhang Yue. He was seriously ill in the college entrance examination last year and failed to take part.

"Zhang Yue, let me treat you to a meal. I will always use your notes." Xu Bowenjun blushed slightly and said.

"No, it's all classmates helping each other, it's nothing." Zhang Yue naturally refused.

"You, you go, or I will be embarrassed to borrow from you again." Xu Bowen said.

"But... my sister won't let me eat outside." Zhang Yue said with some embarrassment, "Why don't you buy me milk tea, the original flavor, no pearls, just coconut."

"Okay, I'll go buy it now." Xu Bowen immediately ran towards the milk tea shop across the road.

Zhang Yue chuckled helplessly, standing on the side of the road waiting for him, the breeze was blowing, she was wearing a ponytail, jeans and a pink short top, full of youth.

Sheng Dongchen sat in the car, watching her smile like a flower, his heart seemed to be stuffed with cotton, and it was difficult to breathe, and it became more and more difficult.

Zhang Yue is beautiful, whether she is standing in the crowd of students or standing in the crowd of women, she can be pure and charming.

Not long after, Xu Bowen ran over from across the road, holding two cups of milk tea with a bright smile.

"Slow down, I'm not in a hurry." Zhang Yue said with a light smile.

Xu Bowen smiled shyly. He belongs to the kind of very shy boy who is easily shy when he is with the girl he likes.

"Give."

"Thank you." Zhang Yue took the milk tea and took a sip gently. The faint tea and milk fragrance diffused between her lips and teeth, which was very comfortable. She narrowed her eyes slightly, enjoying it.

Xu Bowen secretly looked at Zhang Yue sideways, and heard the sound of his heart beating.

"Xiaoyue..."

"En?" Zhang Yue looked sideways.

"I, can I call you that?" Xu Bowen asked nervously.

"It's ok, my sister calls me that too." Zhang Yue didn't think much about it. She didn't have many friends around her, and she didn't have many male friends. She didn't really understand the feeling that boys want to be close to girls. Just think of them as friends.

"You, you also call me Bowen." Xu Bowen said with a smile, his hanging heart slowly letting go.

"it is good."

"Xiaoyue, rest on weekends, let's review together. I compiled a set of math error-prone questions for the college entrance examination over the years. Let me show you first. Let's discuss together on weekends." Xu Bowen said.

"Really?" Zhang Yue's eyes lit up. The error-prone questions that Xu Bowen said was what she was about to do. Someone can save a lot of time by doing it herself.

"Really, I made a photocopy." Xu Bowen dug out the title from his schoolbag and handed it to Zhang Yue.

"Thank you so much, I'll watch it when I get back tonight." Zhang Yue smiled brilliantly.

The two walked to the intersection together. The car arranged by Mu Beichen picked up Zhang Yue here every day, and Xu Bowen's family's car was also arranged by him here.

The two waved goodbye.

Seeing Zhang Yue and Xu Bowen getting so close, Sheng Dongchen felt chills all over his body.

Zhou Cheng rubbed his arms instinctively.

"Check out that man for me."

"Yes, sir."

The next day, all the materials of Xu Bowen were delivered to Sheng Dongchen.

The Xu family is also a family with a rich family background.

Sheng Dongchen immediately called Xu Bowen's father and told him bluntly, take good care of his son, not every woman can miss it.

Xu's father obviously didn't expect his son to provoke Sheng Dongchen's woman!Immediately, people followed Xu Bowen, and found that the only woman he had contact with was his classmate Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue used to go in and out with Sheng Dongchen, and Xu's father also knew about it.

That night, Xu Bowen was called to the study, and he gave a righteous warning.

Xu Bowen didn't believe that Zhang Yue would have anything to do with Sheng Dongchen, and Xu's father was so angry that he wanted to transfer him to another school.

Xu Bowen refused, and the father and son had a big quarrel and broke up unhappy.

The next day Xu Bowen went to school as usual.

Zhang Yue didn't know what happened at Xu Bowen's home, she also summed up a set of English error-prone questions and high-frequency questions, and copied a set to Xu Bowen.

"Xiaoyue, thank you."

"Reciprocity." Zhang Yue smiled mischievously, her gaze fell on the book.

All day long, Xu Bowen's eyes were fixed on Zhang Yue. He wanted to ask her if she really had something to do with Sheng Dongchen, and he was afraid that he would hurt her...

School at night.

Xu Bowen and Zhang Yue walked towards the parking place together.

The two discuss the course as usual.

As soon as Zhang Yue was talking, she looked up and saw Sheng Dongchen standing in front of her not far away. He was wearing a casual suit and pocketed with one hand. There was a thin layer of frost on his handsome face.

Zhang Yue froze in place all of a sudden, his face was pale, Sheng Dongchen strode towards Zhang Yue.

Xu Bowen felt Zhang Yue's uneasiness immediately, and made a wrong step to block Zhang Yue.

"what are you going to do?"

Sheng Dongchen took a cool look at Xu Bowen, and was about to raise his hand when Xu's father came rushing over with someone, "Sheng Shao, I misunderstood, I misunderstood, the dog is ignorant, I must teach him a lesson after I go back next time, and I must transfer him to another school. You hold your hand high."

"Father." Xu Bowen looked at Father Xu dissatisfied.

"Shut up and take the young master away." Xu's father gave an order, and two bodyguards carried Xu Bowen away, one on the left and the other on the right.

Sheng Dongchen waved his hand indifferently, and Father Xu heaved a sigh of relief and left.

The hands beside Zhang Yue clenched into fists, and tears glistened in his eyes. Why, what exactly is it, he wants to forcefully interfere in his life!
"Come here." Sheng Dongchen said slowly, trying to suppress his anger.

"I don't." Zhang Yue refused.

"You don't!" Sheng Dongchen grabbed Zhang Yue's wrist and pulled her into his arms with all his strength. He tightened his arms and hugged her tightly. God knows how much he misses her these days...

"Let me go, let me go!" Zhang Yue screamed.

"Oh!" Before she could utter another word, Sheng Dongchen's pink lips were sealed, and Sheng Dongchen kissed her deeply, with a little punishment, and his big hands clasped her waist tightly.

Zhang Yue wanted to struggle but couldn't escape his pursuit no matter what. She was angry, sad, and embarrassed...but she was also greedy for his warmth.

It took Sheng Dongchen a while to let Zhang Yue go.

Snapped!
Zhang Yue slapped Sheng Dongchen on the face...

Zhang Yue froze, Sheng Dongchen's handsome face was slightly red and swollen.

"me……"

Sheng Dongchen grabbed Zhang Yue's hand and slapped him in the face.

"Ah, what are you doing?" Zhang Yue screamed in shock.

"I'll hit you, hit as many times as you can vent your anger, and hit as many times as you are satisfied with!" Sheng Dongchen said, grabbing Zhang Yue's hand.

"No, don't." Zhang Yue wanted to withdraw his hand but Sheng Dongchen held it tightly.

"Enough?" Sheng Dongchen asked slowly. Before he was ten years old, he followed his mother, and his mother loved him so much that he was reluctant to touch her. When he returned to the Sheng family after ten, the mistress of the Sheng family often taunted him behind his back but never dared. Hands-on, the only person who has beaten Sheng Dongchen is Zhang Yue.

The chilly feeling ran across Zhang Yue's body, she lowered her head with a guilty conscience, pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.

Seeing her calm down, Sheng Dongchen took her hand and strode into his car.

"You, where are you taking me?" After getting into the car, Zhang Yue was directly tied to the seat by Sheng Dongchen.

"You'll know when it arrives."

"I won't go with you, my sister is still waiting for me at home." Zhang Yue said anxiously.

"Your sister won't go back today, and neither will your brother-in-law. No one in your family is here." Sheng Dongchen quickly started the car. Liang Nuannuan was hospitalized today and was going to have a craniotomy. Mu Beichen told him , It can be regarded as giving yourself a chance.

"What happened to my sister, what happened to my brother-in-law, Sheng Dongchen, what did you do to them!" Zhang Yue asked sharply, she absolutely could not tolerate Sheng Dongchen bullying her sister and husband.

Sheng Dongchen glanced at Zhang Yue coldly.

Zhang Yue paused, Sheng Dongchen looked disappointed just now...

Zhang Yue huddled in his seat and dared not speak, Sheng Dongchen didn't speak anymore, and the car quickly drove to a house by the sea.

The whole house is white, surrounded by a fence, and the sea breeze blows slightly, with a faint smell of sea fish...

Zhang Yue was dragged by Sheng Dongchen towards the house.

"Sheng Dongchen, you, what did you bring here?" Zhang Yue looked at Sheng Dongchen vigilantly, and asked cautiously.

"I can do whatever I want." Sheng Dongchen asked instead.

In one sentence, Zhang Yue's face was hot.

"you you……"

"Here you are." Sheng Dongchen sullenly took out a few notebooks from the table and handed them to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue hesitated for a moment or took it.

It is a collection of wrong questions from the college entrance examination over the years, the same type of questions, all subjects, language, mathematics, physics and chemistry...

Zhang Yue looked at Sheng Dongchen in astonishment, as if looking at a stranger.

"Don't look at me like that, if I can't control myself, you will be at your own risk." Sheng Dongchen said sullenly.

Zhang Yue blushed, and hurriedly lowered her head, her eyes fell on the notebook, she could recognize that the words on it were all written by Sheng Dongchen.

"Thank you... thank you."

"Go into the room to review." Sheng Dongchen Jun blushed slightly and said.

"what?"

"If you don't review, you can do something else." Sheng Dongchen reached out to grab Zhang Yue's little hand, but Zhang Yue jumped up immediately and ran into the room quickly.

Sheng Dongchen looked at Zhang Yue's nimble little back depressedly, and swallowed hard, first, let me let you go, and I will make up what I owe after your college entrance examination.

Sheng Dongchen sat on the sofa and looked at the pile of materials not far away, remembering Zhou Cheng and Zhao Ye's horrified expressions when they moved the materials for him, the corners of his lips slightly raised.

Xiaoyue, I can give you whatever you want, without anyone else...

As long as you are willing to accept.

The questions summarized by Sheng Dongchen are very useful and more accurate than Xu Bowen's. The answers are attached in another notebook, so Zhang Yue can do it first and then read the answers.

Zhang Yue was soon immersed in the sea of ​​books and questions.

And Sheng Dongchen quickly changed into his home clothes and went to the kitchen.

An hour later, Sheng Dongchen appeared at the door and knocked on the door.

Zhang Yue looked back at him.

"Come wash your hands and eat."

Zhang Yue got up and looked at Sheng Dongchen in astonishment. The apron was still hanging on him. How could he cook?

"Why do you doubt this young master's ability?" Sheng Dongchenjun blushed slightly, grabbed Zhang Yue's small hand with his big hand, and walked out.

"No, it's not." Zhang Yue blushed, she was always so at a loss in front of him.

"Silly girl, this young master is omnipotent." Sheng Dongchen said proudly.

"No one is omnipotent." Zhang Yue retorted softly.

"Say it again." Sheng Dongchen looked sideways at Zhang Yue, and Zhang Yue immediately stopped talking. It was clear here that there were only the two of them, and those who were stronger than themselves tried to be brave, and the result would definitely be abused...

Seeing that her eyebrows were pleasing to the eye, Sheng Dongchen felt relieved, and patted her hand, "Wash your hands."

Zhang Yue washed her hands and went back to the dining table with eyes wide open.

Four home-cooked dishes, one tomato sirloin soup.

Each dish is not very delicate, but the aroma is strong.

Zhang Yue's stomach gurgled twice, and she blushed in embarrassment.

"Drink the soup first, then eat." Sheng Dongchen filled Zhang Yue with a bowl of soup.

Zhang Yue lowered his head and sipped the soup. Although he was more relaxed than when he first came into contact with Sheng Dongchen, he was still nervous.

"I can't eat you again, why are you so nervous?" Sheng Dongchen asked.

cough cough...

Zhang Yue took a sip of the soup and just choked it into her throat when Sheng Dongchen asked.

"Stupid." Sheng Dongchen stood up and poured a glass of water, bringing it to Zhang Yue's lips.

Zhang Yue was nervous and wanted to push his hand away, but when he got close to her, he became very nervous, the water glass tilted, and the water swept out, and it landed on a certain place in a certain place.

The corners of the lips were awkward.

Sheng Dongchen's handsome face turned red hot.

Zhang Yue was at a loss with her small hands, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

"Wipe it for me and I'll forgive you." Sheng Dongchen's voice was slightly hoarse.

Of course Zhang Yue refused, and she suddenly thought that there were only the two of them here. Sheng Dongchen said just now that all the nervous factors started to jump out and shout, it was dangerous.

Sheng Dongchen looked at Zhang Yue's face that quickly paled, and knew that he had frightened her, and his previous enthusiasm suddenly cooled down.

"I'm just kidding, you eat first, I'll go change my clothes."

Zhang Yue still looked at Sheng Dongchen nervously, until he entered the room, Zhang Yue was relieved.

When she came back to her senses, she began to feel more and more inappropriate. She was brought here by him in such a daze... In case...

Sheng Dongchen will come back soon.

"Eat quickly, I'll take you home after eating." Sheng Dongchen said.

Zhang Yue raised her eyes in astonishment, with an unbelievable expression on her face.

"I don't want to go back."

"Think!" Zhang Yue said immediately.

"Hurry up if you think about it." Sheng Dongchen urged sullenly.

Zhang Yue hurriedly picked up the chopsticks, began to eat with big mouthfuls, and quickly put down the chopsticks.

"Just eat this little."

"If you eat too much for dinner, you will get fat." Zhang Yue said carefully.

"Fat? Where are you fat? It doesn't matter if you get a little fatter, just eat more." Sheng Dongchen glanced around Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue's face was burning hot, she lowered her head and couldn't help but wonder how to respond to his words.

"I, I can't eat anymore."

Sheng Dongchen breathed out depressedly. With their current relationship, he has no position to force her to do anything.

Looking at Sheng Dongchen's face, Zhang Yuegang wanted to force himself to pick up the chopsticks, but saw him get up and go to the kitchen...

While Zhang Yue was in a daze, Sheng Dongchen came out with an extra cup in his hand, and the air was filled with the faint scent of milk tea.

"Try it." Sheng Dongchen said awkwardly.

Zhang Yue blinked and took the cup, took a breath, "Well, it's delicious, where did you buy it?"

Sheng Dongchen glared at Zhang Yue sullenly, "Drink quickly, go back after drinking."

Zhang Yue didn't know why he lost his temper, but she was instinctively afraid, she quickly drank the milk tea with her head down, put down the cup and got up, and was about to clean up the dishes.

"Put it down, pack your things." Sheng Dongchen's voice was cool.

Zhang Yue looked at him, and obediently went to the room just now to tidy up her books.

Looking at the topic Sheng Dongchen gave her on the table, Zhang Yue struggled for a while, hugged her in her arms, and walked out of the room.

Sheng Dongchen stood at the door with the car keys in his hand, looking at her.

"This, but, can you lend it to me? I'll copy it and return it to you..." Zhang Yue asked tentatively.

One sentence made Sheng Dongchen's face cold again.

"No."

Zhang Yue was a little disappointed, but put down the information in his hand.

"It's for you, what are you doing for copying?" Sheng Dongchen said sullenly.

Zhang Yue blinked, and a moving light flashed in her eyes. In fact, she was wondering if Sheng Dongchen prepared it for her just now. She was expecting it but didn't dare to expect it. After it came true, she was both moved and entangled.

She was afraid that she would be greedy for Sheng Dongchen's tenderness, and that it would be nothing in the end, but she couldn't bear it, she felt her heart, yes, she couldn't bear it.

"thanks……"

Sheng Dongchen glanced at Zhang Yue, reached out to take her bag and walked in front.

Zhang Yue hurriedly followed.

The two got into the car one after the other.

The atmosphere in the car was weird.

It wasn't until the entrance of Haojing Villa that Sheng Dongchen opened his mouth, and said without beginning and end, "I did it myself."

Zhang Yue blinked, not knowing why.

Sheng Dongchen waved his hand depressedly, motioning for her to get out of the car.

Zhang Yue got out of the car, carried her schoolbag and entered the door with the materials in her arms. After returning to the room for a long time, she realized what Sheng Dongchen said. He meant that he made the milk tea by himself...

The corners of Zhang Yue's lips raised a sweet arc unconsciously.

She packed up her books and was about to start reviewing, but she couldn't concentrate. She wanted to say thank you to Sheng Dongchen. Although it was a bit confusing at the beginning tonight, he did prepare materials, dinner and milk tea for himself.

Zhang Yue lay on the bed with her mobile phone tossed and turned. After struggling for an unknown amount of time, she finally clicked on the phone, edited two words, 'Thank you', entered Sheng Dongchen's number, his phone number, he said it twice, and she I remembered it unconsciously.

Sheng Dongchen replied soon.

'You're welcome. '

Zhang Yue held the phone, wondering whether to send another message, but his reply was very simple. She didn't know what to say later, she pursed her lips, and finally threw the phone on the bedside table, took a shower, Get into the quilt.

Sheng Dongchen has been holding the phone, waiting, waiting for Zhang Yue to send another message, he waited and waited with his eyes wide open, until three o'clock in the morning, everyone fell asleep in a daze, and still did not receive the text message...

Early the next morning, Sheng Dongchen went downstairs with a stinky face, and went out without eating two bites of breakfast.

Looking at Sheng Dongchen's expression, Zhou Cheng must have something to do with Zhang Yue.

"Master, morning.

"En." Sheng Dongchen remained silent.

"To the company, or on the way to Miss Zhang's school?" Zhou Cheng asked with a chuckle.

"Zhou Cheng, don't you owe it to me now?" Sheng Dongchen said angrily, he always felt that everyone was laughing at him.

"Master, I just care about you." Zhou Cheng said with a smile.

Ever since he had Zhang Yue, Zhou Cheng found that Sheng Dongchen couldn't calculate according to common sense at all. Love really is a good medicine.

"Tell me, she took the initiative to send me a text message last night, why didn't she move after that." Sheng Dongchen asked sullenly, feeling a little bit annoyed.

Zhou Cheng coughed twice, "Master, how did you reply?"

Sheng Dongchen took out his phone and showed Zhou Cheng a look.

Zhou Cheng almost laughed, "Young master, don't you mean to end the conversation by posting like this, how can the little girl reply to you."

"Really? Ah? Is this what it means to end? What I mean is clearly, continue..." Sheng Dongchen muttered while clutching his phone.

Zhou Cheng clenched his fist and coughed twice, "Master, if you're not good at chatting with girls, you can check it out online. There are many tutorials on how to pick up girls and how to chase girls for your reference."

"Who told you, I don't know how to chat with girls! I don't know how to do anything, and I use the Internet to look it up." Sheng Dongchen snapped down his phone and gave Zhou Cheng a glare.

"The way to her school."

"Yes, young master." Zhou Cheng replied with a smile, without breaking Sheng Dongchen's embarrassment.

The car stopped on Zhang Yue's only way.

Today is Friday, Zhang Yue didn't see Liang Nuannuan yesterday and called her. Liang Nuannuan said that she had something to go out of town for a few days, and told Zhang Yue to take care of herself.

Zhang Yue struggled for a long time and still didn't tell her about Sheng Dongchen's appearance. She was afraid that her sister would be worried, and she was also afraid that her sister would ask her brother-in-law to warn Sheng Dongchen that he would not appear again...

Zhang Yue sat in the car after breakfast and habitually looked out. The car she was familiar with was parked on the side of the road with its windows down.

Sheng Dongchen sat in the back, his eyes met Zhang Yue's across the air.

Zhang Yue was slightly stunned...

The car passed by quickly, Zhang Yue hastily pressed the window and looked behind.

"Miss, what's the matter?" The driver hurriedly slowed down the speed and asked.

"No, it's fine." Zhang Yue hurriedly sat up straight.

The driver continued driving.

A text message popped up on Zhang Yue's cell phone, and she clicked on it.

'Don't open the windows, it's cold. '

The corners of Zhang Yue's lips twitched slightly, "You too. '

Sheng Dongchen looked at the phone and chuckled, he liked the feeling of being cared by her, even if it was just a simple sentence, he would be satisfied.

'Pick you up at night. '

Seeing this text message, Zhang Yue was a little confused for a while, not knowing how to reply, he still coming at night?
Want to go to the white house from yesterday?
Frankly speaking, Zhang Yue likes everything there, it is the same as her dream house, but, only she and Sheng Dongchen are there, do they count as dating?

Zhang Yue held her mobile phone, her delicate brows were clustered together, she was really tangled, looking forward to and afraid, wanting to get closer but afraid of losing.

After exhaling twice, Zhang Yue turned off the phone.

Sheng Dongchen waited for a long time before Zhang Yue replied, and stared at Zhou Cheng depressedly, Zhou Cheng touched his nose helplessly to express his innocence.

"Back to the prosperous age."

"Yes, sir."

The car quickly returned to the prosperity.

Sheng Dongchen went directly to his office, turned on the computer immediately after entering the door, and searched for... cheats on picking up girls, how to chase girls.

cough cough.

Sheng Dongchen looked at the above series of tricks, and the corners of his mouth twitched violently, really sour and vulgar.

How could I do such a vulgar thing, while despising without hesitation in my heart, on the other hand, I took out a pen and paper and wrote down one by one.

In the remedial class, Zhang Yue never saw Xu Bowen again.

She also understood that Xu Bowen was forced to transfer to another school because Sheng Dongchen put pressure on the Xu family. In fact, he really learned well here.

Zhang Yue felt very guilty for a while, she struggled for a while, and sent a message to Xu Bowen during the recess.

'Sorry to bother you. '

Soon, a reply message will be received.

"It doesn't matter about you, Xiaoyue, I believe you and Sheng Dongchen must have nothing to do with each other. No matter what my father says, I don't believe it. I will fight against him and go back to you. '

Zhang Yue blinked, not knowing what Xu Bowen meant?Back to yourself?What do you do when you go back to yourself?
He and I are just classmates.

'Bowen, in fact, it's the same wherever you take the remedial class. You are very smart, and you can definitely get into a good school. Let's listen to the arrangement at home. '

After Xu Bowen received Zhang Yue's message, his delicate eyebrows twitched together. What did she mean?Don't need to go back by yourself?In no mood?then what?
'Xiaoyue, I like you, I want to be with you. '

When Zhang Yue saw the information, she was completely dumbfounded. The content of her conversation with Xu Bowen was limited. At most, it was to discuss the issue of study. How could he like herself?
'I, think you misunderstood, I just treat you as a classmate, nothing else. '

'Is it because of Sheng Dongchen, because he forced you, Xiaoyue, I will protect you. 'Xu Bowen replied indignantly.

Zhang Yue was at a loss.

'Student Xu is not because of anyone, I just don't mean what you think, so let's stop contacting. Zhang Yue directly blocked Xu Bowen.

She didn't want others to misunderstand what she meant, and she didn't want to delay his studies.

Xu Bowen couldn't send any more messages, and when he called, he found out that he had been blocked, and wandered around the room angrily.

After school at night, because of Xu Bowen's matter, Zhang Yue's mood was not very high.

"Unhappy." A familiar voice suddenly sounded beside him.

Zhang Yue was startled, and looked sideways at Sheng Dongchen, "No..."

"Don't lie to me. You are clearly unhappy. Someone bullied you? Tell me." Sheng Dongchen said forcefully.

Zhang Yue looked at him sullenly. In fact, she already knew that they were not suitable. If such a strong man was really with him, she would not be able to have any male animals around her.

"Sheng Dongchen, I'm going home. I don't need you to see me off. Goodbye." Zhang Yue broke away from Sheng Dongchen's hand and strode towards his car.

Sheng Dongchen's face instantly turned to ice.

(End of this chapter)