Chapter 533: 533: Having a Warm Home

“Oh,” Xu Chaomu responded, dutifully following Shen Chi up to the attic.

He seemed to be in a good mood today, and of course, her mood was quite good too.

Tea that the servants had prepared earlier was on the table in the attic, and Shen Chi entered first, casually pouring two cups of tea.

Xu Chaomu came up and looked around.

This was her first time in Waterside Pavillion’s small attic, and she hadn’t expected it to be so cool; it was a perfect place to escape the heat.

The attic was filled with a faint fragrance, indistinct whether it was the scent of flowers or of plants. The table and stools were made of rosewood, and there were many decorations placed around.

“Sit here,” Shen Chi said.

“Oh,” Xu Chaomu uttered simply again, choosing a spot opposite him to sit down.

Judging by Shen Chi’s expression, it seemed he had something very important to ask her.

Indeed, Shen Chi pulled out her cell phone from his trouser pocket.

“You haven’t returned my phone!” Xu Chaomu exclaimed as she reached to grab it.

Shen Chi withdrew his hand, not letting her take it.

He straightened his expression, his keen gaze fixed on her.

“Who sent this to you?” he asked as he flipped to those video messages.

Upon seeing them, Xu Chaomu realized they were the unsightly texts Zhou Ran had people send.

In her haste, she tried to snatch the cell phone from Shen Chi’s hand again!

“How would I know, probably someone trying to mess with me, maybe someone who admires you,” Xu Chaomu retorted with a pout.

“Do you believe what’s in the videos?”

“What do you think?” Xu Chaomu shot back.

Of course, she didn’t believe them; she trusted him so much, how could she believe these videos?

“Who sent it to you?” Shen Chi asked again coldly.

“I don’t know.”

She tried once more to grab the phone from Shen Chi, and this time, he relented and handed it back to her.

Today, Xu Chaomu had lied to him twice, very good.

Once she had her phone back, Xu Chaomu quickly deleted all those messages.

She had forgotten to delete them before, not expecting that Shen Chi would take her phone.

He had seen these messages, but what about the others? Her voice messages with Nie Chenglang from yesterday?

At the thought of this, she hurried to check her social media.

Everything was quiet, she hadn’t been able to go yesterday, and Nie Chenglang hadn’t called or sent any messages?

This didn’t make sense.

The more she thought about it, the more something seemed off. She was agitated but couldn’t very well call Nie Chenglang in front of Shen Chi.

Shen Chi saw through her thoughts, remaining silent without any expression.

“I’m going to rest here for a while, you can go down first,” Shen Chi spoke indifferently.

Xu Chaomu couldn’t wait to get away from Shen Chi for a bit, but since he said so now, she couldn’t appear too anxious.

“Didn’t you just say you’d keep me company?” she said.

“I’m a bit tired.”

“You don’t need me to stay with you?”

“No need,” Shen Chi replied, frowning.

“Then I’m going down.”

After speaking, Xu Chaomu hastily took her phone and left the attic.

She closed the door behind him, and soon Shen Chi heard her “thump thump thump” footsteps disappearing.

The attic was very cool, and Shen Chi walked to the window, his expression deep and his gaze profound.

After pondering for a long time, he still sent Xiao Mo a message. Then, he made a call.

“President Shen.”

“Did you get the message I just sent?”

“I did, President Shen, what do you need?”

“Find out who owns that number.”

“Okay, no problem,” Xiao Mo said.

“Hmm.” Shen Chi had full confidence in Xiao Mo, he was sure he could handle it.

Shen Chi was curious to see who had the guts to send such messages to Xu Chaomu.

After hanging up with Xiao Mo, Shen Chi closed the windows to the attic.

The attic remained pleasantly cool, and he lay down on a bed, eyes closed in deep thought.

A dull pain persisted in his arm, his mind replaying one scene after another.

As soon as Xu Chaomu descended the stairs, she immediately made a call to Nie Chenglang, anxious and unsure of his situation.

“Chenglang, where are you?” Xu Chaomu asked.

“What’s wrong?”

Nie Chenglang was taking a nap when he was surprised by Xu Chaomu’s call.

Ever since she had been brought back to the Shen Family by Shen Chi, she rarely initiated calls to him.

Between them, it was as if they had become familiar strangers.

“Where are you now?” Xu Chaomu pressed urgently.

“I just got home from the office.”

“Home? Do you have a fever?”

“A fever? No, who told you that?” Nie Chenglang was puzzled.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Xu Chaomu suddenly realized, understanding everything.

Last night, someone must have hacked Nie Chenglang’s account to send her those voice messages.

“What’s going on? Chaomu, be more specific,” Nie Chenglang grew anxious as well.

“It’s nothing, really nothing,” Xu Chaomu didn’t want to worry Nie Chenglang.

“Chaomu, be clear with me, is there something we can’t talk about? What exactly is going on?”

“There really is nothing, just being curious. I’m hanging up now, going to take a nap, so sleepy!”

Xu Chaomu feigned nonchalance, afraid that Nie Chenglang would worry.

Nie Chenglang’s concerns eased slightly hearing Xu Chaomu’s tone.

After Xu Chaomu ended the call, she paced back and forth in the living room, back and forth…

She had been gone from C City for five years, with no enemies, so who wanted to take her away? Why take her away? To threaten Shen Chi?

Then last night, Shen Chi’s arm injury wasn’t merely from a broken bottle?

She was utterly clueless about what had happened, and Shen Chi had said nothing to her.

In the business world, Shen Chi’s resolute and ruthless dealings had undoubtedly offended many.

There was nothing that could be used to threaten him, probably… except for her?

Her head suddenly throbbing painfully, she didn’t want to think any further, she didn’t want to think at all!

Her heart raced, and so she ran from the living room back to her bedroom, lying on the bed and covering her head with a blanket.

As if by doing so, she wouldn’t have to deal with all these complicated matters…

She didn’t understand these things; she just wanted to live a stable life, to have a warm home. But she knew that Shen Chi must have paid a heavy price.

While lying under the blanket, it wasn’t long before two lines of tears streamed down her cheeks…

She was not one to cry, she had never been since she was a child.

But now, what were these things falling from her eyes?

Soon, a large patch of the blanket was dampened, moist. Her eyes were also red, unable to suppress the tears.

She wiped her eyes and decided to hide under the blanket.

If she went out now, Shen Chi would surely ask. It would be embarrassing to admit that she had cried.

As soon as she touched the bed, her mind became muddled with many thoughts, and gradually, she drifted off to sleep in a daze.

Shen Chi remained in the attic and didn’t fall asleep; weighed down with heavy thoughts, sleep was difficult to come by, even during this drowsy afternoon.

With eyes closed, his mind whirred swiftly.

It wasn’t long before he received a call from Xiao Mo.