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Chu Heng instinctively wanted to curse, but thankfully he managed to stop himself in time.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yushan asked.
"Nothing... Nothing." Chu Heng forcefully swallowed his anger.
They were unable to complete the task assigned to them by Mr. Ming, and the outcome was predictable.
In the time that followed, Chu Heng and Chu Yanxi ate their meal, finding it tasteless and bland.
Feeling tumultuous and uncomfortable inside, the food in their mouths became bitter and hard to swallow.
Even after parting ways with Lin Yushan, Chu Heng could not think of a solution.
It felt like they had entered a dead end, with all paths firmly blocked.
Father and daughter silently made their way to the parking lot, without exchanging a single word.
It wasn't until they got back to the car, with Chu Heng taking the driver's seat, that Chu Yanxi, who should have gone to the back, took the passenger seat instead.
