Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Don’t Leave Me Without a Word

Translator: 549690339

“Master Shen, you’ve worked hard. Master Shen, you serve the people. Master Shen, you should be honored. Master Shen, you should not expect any reciprocation.”

Shen Chi became impatient and interrupted her, pointing at his own face, “Kiss me.”

“Hooligan!”

“No kiss?”

Xu Chaomu shook her tiny head like a rattle drum, “No kiss!”

“Then I’ll kiss you.”

Having said that, Shen Chi lowered his head and pressed a kiss onto her right cheek.

Not too light, not too heavy, just perfect.

Xu Chaomu felt like crying but had no tears; the line seemed a bit familiar.

She remembered the first time she met Shen Chi, when she stretched out her arms for a hug.

“Big brother, huh? Big brother, give me a hug.”

Back then, she shamelessly stretched out her arms. She rubbed the young man’s arm, wrapped around his waist, and looked up at him with a smile.

“No hug!” He had a dark expression on his face at the time.

“No hug?”

“No hug!”

“Then I’ll hug you!”

She leaped like a monkey onto the young man, wrapping her hands around his neck, shaking with laughter.

His face was as dark as could be, yet she clung to him like a plaster, utterly inescapable!

Thinking of this, Xu Chaomu shook her head. Indeed, what goes around comes around.

There’s a saying, isn’t there? What goes around, comes around.

But no matter how you look at it, it felt like she was at a loss.

Sigh, it was her own foolishness that led her to impulsively kiss him while drunk.

Shen Chi, being such a petty person, would surely need to kiss back to even the score.

Shen Chi looked at her with a triumphant air, “Do you still want me to peel shrimp for you?”

Xu Chaomu quickly shook her head, “No need.”

“Mhm, then eat your food nicely, on your own.”

“Oh.”

Xu Chaomu turned obedient, but in truth, she didn’t dare let him do anything. This petty man was so nitpicky, small-minded to the extreme.

She picked up her chopsticks and began eating, while Shen Chi went to the kitchen to wash his hands.

All of a sudden, she started to miss the feeling of him peeling shrimp for her, it was almost like it had been a dream.

When Shen Chi came back, she was biting on her chopsticks, motionless.

He bent down and touched her head, “What are you thinking about?”

“Thinking about my boyfriend,” Xu Chaomu huffed.

“Really? Who?” Shen Chi narrowed his eyes, exuding a dangerous aura.

“Who cares, some handsome guy,” Xu Chaomu said, her head down, picking at her bowl of rice.

“Handsome guy? A really handsome guy? Isn’t that still me?” Shen Chi’s lips curled up.

“Damn it, I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as you,” Xu Chaomu said angrily.

“Mumu, listen to me.”

All of a sudden, Shen Chi’s expression changed, all traces of a smile gone, leaving only seriousness and solemnity.

Xu Chaomu’s heart skipped a beat, wondering if she had angered the gentleman once again.

That man had quite the temper!

She hurriedly braced herself, ready to flee if absolutely necessary.

“Mhm,” she mumbled her acknowledgment.

“In the future, don’t just run away from home without saying a word. Got it?”

Shen Chi’s stern voice released a chilling cold, and the temperature around them seemed to drop a few degrees.

“The Shen family isn’t my home, how could it be running away from home. My legs are mine to use, why do you care so much,” Xu Chaomu muttered quietly.

She poked at the rice, grumbling unhappily.

“What are you muttering?” Shen Chi asked coldly.

“Not muttering anything.”

“I’m asking you something, did you hear me?” He raised his voice again.

“Why are you being so fierce, being loud doesn’t make you right!” Xu Chaomu glared at him.

“Answer me!” Shen Chi slammed the table hard.

Xu Chaomu’s heart skipped a beat in fright.

Tears instantly swirled in her eyes, she was quite afraid when he got angry.

She was holding back a bellyful of grievances, but she just wouldn’t give in, “Didn’t we just end our adoption relationship today? Have you forgotten? Since it’s over, why do you still care about me? I’m not eating!”

Having said that, she threw down her chopsticks.

If he could yell at her, she could lose her temper too.

She stood up and turned to leave.

“You sit down for me, is it that hard to answer my question?!”

Shen Chi held her shoulders and pressed her down into the chair.

His tone eased a bit, just that the force of his hands remained strong.

“Then you answer me first, why do you still want to control me when our adoption relationship is over?”

Xu Chaomu stared at him with wide eyes, defiant and unwilling to give in.

“If I don’t take care of you, who will?”

What the hell kind of answer is that? Xu Chaomu got pissed off.

“Answer me, don’t leave me without a word ever again, do you hear me?” Shen Chi asked again.

That day when she left the hospital, he panicked, feeling as if his heart had been ripped out, his mind went blank.

It was a pain he didn’t want to experience ever again.

It was too much for him to bear for the rest of his life.

Xu Chaomu fell silent, she didn’t want to answer him.

“Why won’t you answer me? Xu Chaomu, speak!” Shen Chi’s eyes immediately turned red, his voice becoming hoarse and deep.

“Won’t leave then, I won’t leave,” Mumu said indifferently.

She knew that if she didn’t speak up, he would never let it go.

Even though it was a perfunctory reply, he felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted, a glint of relief appearing in his eyes.

“Let’s eat.” He let go of her and put the chopsticks back into her hand.

Xu Chaomu pursed her lips and deliberately threw her bowl and chopsticks down with a “clatter.”

“Sorry, did I frighten you? Don’t be upset, give me a smile,” Shen Chi reached out and caressed her cheek.

“I’m not that faint-hearted.” Mumu said coolly.

“But I am faint-hearted, so, don’t leave without saying a word, okay?”

He was truly afraid, afraid she would leave and never come back.

“Mhm,” she poked at the rice, still with a perfunctory tone.

“Try some of this, I made it painstakingly; at least take a taste,” Shen Chi added food to her plate.

“Where’s your ring?”

Suddenly, Xu Chaomu looked up and noticed his bare fingers.

Nothing on them.

“Oh, I must have lost it by accident,” said Shen Chi with feigned nonchalance.

He had put it away, not expecting her to notice.

“To lose something so valuable, you’re such a careless ghost.”

“As long as you’re not lost, that’s good,” Shen Chi stroked her head.

“Didn’t we agree to eat? I want to eat shrimp again, peel them for me,” Mumu demanded.

If he dared to yell at her, she would dare to drive him mad.

She wouldn’t have much time to torment him anyway, once he got engaged, she wouldn’t stay by his side any longer.

She was not a vixen, nor was she the other woman.

“You really don’t stand on ceremony,” Shen Chi said helplessly.

Just having washed his hands, he now had to peel shrimp for her. Rolling up his sleeves, he continued to peel.

He really had no way to deal with her.

Once a shrimp was peeled, he coaxed her, “Open your mouth.”

Xu Chaomu obediently opened her mouth.

She knew this man had a bad temper and always acted high and mighty; so peeling shrimp for her was indeed a great honor.

It seemed, the championship she won five years ago still meant a lot to him.

She had indeed sown the castor beans in the right place.