The next morning, Zheng Huai picked Shen Xi up.
Shen Xi had not heard about this arrangement and asked, "Cousin, what are you doing here?"
"Your mother is worried you'd get lost in Beijing," Shen Yan said. He and his wife were there to send off Shen Xi. "Your mother has asked your cousin to accompany you."
"Wouldn't that be against the terms of your bet?" Shen Xi asked worriedly.
After all, Zheng Huai was a member of the Shen family. Calling him for assistance was as good as borrowing the Shen family's connections.
"Nothing is more important than your safety," Lu Shan stressed, unable to hide her concern.
Shen Xi was touched. Lu Shan must have been more uneasy than she had let on after their discussion the previous day.
