Ling Chuxia's words were interrupted by Ji Xinxin's sharp remarks that were as piercing as ever.
Ling Chuxia's eyes flashed with a hint of sadness, but it was fleeting. She lowered her gaze and said softly, "I made him angry first."
Ji Xinxin snorted directly, her tone full of disdain, "With your passive demeanor, always taking punches without hitting back, are you really capable of making Shi Che angry first? Do you think I'm a fool?"
Ling Chuxia also knew that her words were not convincing. She had always been respectful to Shi Che, so how could she possibly do something to anger him? She never understood why Shi Che was always mad at her.
Perhaps... her very existence was the root cause of Shi Che's anger.
Ling Chuxia didn't know how to explain these things to Ji Xinxin, so she simply said, "Xinxin, I have to go home."
No matter how Shi Che treated her or how much embarrassment and grievance he caused, she could only endure it, never daring to resist. That was her fate.
Although Ling Chuxia's voice was weak, it carried a note of certainty, which made Ji Xinxin furious at her passivity.
She freed up one hand and, disregarding the Heavenly Empress's composure and reserve, directly poked Ling Chuxia's wooden head, "Look, just look, you're always like this, such a pushover! No wonder Shi Che walks all over you, making you suffer every day."
Ling Chuxia did not refute, just blinked her big eyes at Ji Xinxin, with a look of pleading and determination, "Xinxin, I want to go home."
Ji Xinxin was so furious that she slammed on the brakes, and the car screeched to a halt by the roadside. She yanked off her large sunglasses, stared wide-eyed at Ling Chuxia, opened her mouth, ready to say something to shake some sense into her, but in the end, she just smacked Ling Chuxia's head and exclaimed, "Serves you right for suffering!"
Old Zhu, following Shi Che's orders, turned the car around halfway to find Ling Chuxia, but by the time he returned to the original spot, Ling Chuxia was already gone.
Ling Chuxia had no money, no phone, and didn't know the way, so where could she go?
Old Zhu, worried that something might happen to her, drove along the road searching, yet he couldn't find any trace of Ling Chuxia. Feeling uneasy, he decided to call Shi Che to report the situation.
By then, Shi Che had already returned to the company and was about to attend a very important meeting. When his phone suddenly rang, he glanced at it and saw it was from Old Zhu. He answered the call directly.
As soon as the call connected, he heard Old Zhu's anxious and worried voice, "Young Master, there's a problem. When I returned to the original spot, Young Madam was gone. I searched along the road back and forth but couldn't find her, and she hasn't returned home. Could something have happened to Young Madam?"