If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 33: Shen Chi, You B*stard

No one among the crowd dared to say anything else to her. Indeed, Shen Chi was going to become Zheng Lin’s cousin-in-law soon. What did she have to worry about?

On the other hand, Xu Zhaomu was devastated. She felt as though her chest had been ripped apart as a dull ache took over her heart.

The surroundings seemed to have suddenly quietened down. A single phrase repeated in her mind. “Mr. Shen is going to be my cousin-in-law soon.”

Who was Shen Chi going to marry?

Why didn’t she know anything about it?

In her daze, she felt cold air brush against her shoulder. There was the sound of a rip, and her dress was torn at the shoulder. Her snow-white skin was exposed to the open air.

“Don’t touch me! Don’t touch me!” Xu Zhaomu snapped out of her daze and struggled with all her might. She screamed, but it proved to be futile.

As the male assistant’s hand came into contact with the other side of Xu Zhaomu’s dress, a gust of cold air blew over. Following which, a formidable presence appeared.

Shen Chi shoved the crowd aside. His tall figure resembled the Asura of darkness. He was burning with fury as he sent a kick toward the chest of Zheng Lin’s assistant.

“Who allowed you to f*cking touch her?”

Frostiness radiated from Shen Chi. His eyes were red with rage and filled with murderous intent.

The other male assistant didn’t react in time. His hand was still grabbing Xu Zhaomu’s arm.

Shen Chi lifted his other leg and sent his shoe flying straight at his chest. He delivered a mighty kick.

The two male assistants rolled on the ground in anguish. They didn’t dare to stand up and chose to crawl to the side of the room. The entire crowd retreated a step back, and not a single person dared to speak. The bustling ballroom instantly became even quieter than a cemetery.

Shen Chi removed his suit jacket and draped it over Xu Zhaomu’s body.

Xu Zhaomu wrapped his jacket tightly around herself as everyone watched with bulging eyes and gaping mouths. She could still feel his warmth and smell his faint scent wafting from his jacket. He was clearly protecting her.

In front of everyone, Shen Chi picked her up from the ground and held her tightly.

He stood before Zheng Lin. His red eyes seemed to possess the impulsive desire to kill her. He stared viciously at her with a coldness that could permeate to the bone.

Zheng Lin retreated backward in shock. She couldn’t even feel the burning pain on her face anymore. All she knew was that this icy presence was slowly drawing closer and closer to her.

“I can’t even bear to touch her. You actually had to guts to f*cking assault her.” Shen Chi’s voice was low and powerful. The moment he shouted this, everyone at the scene was shocked.

Everyone was making guesses as to the identity of this girl. Why was there a girl who could make Shen Chi lose all semblance of reasoning?

He was such an elegant, mature man. Yet, he had actually spewed out a torrent of vulgarities for the sake of this girl.

As the icy presence inched closer to her, Zheng Lin retreated farther away.

“Cousin…cousin-in-law…if you have something…something to say, we should have a proper conversation. I really didn’t know who she was… Please spare me this once… I promise…”

“Get lost!”

“Yes, yes, yes…I’ll get lost, I’ll get lost…”

Zheng Lin did not look back. She stumbled out and fled, as though a ghost was chasing after her.

The crowd was so frightened that they didn’t dare to breathe. Everyone subconsciously took a step backward.

Shen Chi left the hall with Xu Zhaomu in his arms. He walked straight toward the underground car park.

The car park was a little dark. Xu Zhaomu stared at him. Was he angry?

When Shen Chi lowered his head, his eyes happened to meet Xu Zhaomu’s eyes. Her large eyes seemed to contain an inexplicable sense of turmoil.

He lowered his head and rubbed her forehead with his chin. He no longer radiated the same viciousness as before. His lips slipped into a smile as he switched to a gentler tone. “Did I scare you?”

She moved her lips without saying a word. She merely stared at him with wide eyes.

She had a thin layer of makeup on her face. Her jet-black hair had cascaded onto her shoulders, allowing Shen Chi to see a different side of Xu Zhaomu. His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down and a peculiar feeling arose within him.

“Don’t be afraid, your Fourth Brother is here.” He comforted her gently.

She remained silent. Her heart was still aching. It felt as though a handful of salt had been sprinkled on it.

Shen Chi opened the door of the Maybach and carefully placed Xu Zhaomu onto the passenger’s seat.

He didn’t leave right away. On the contrary, he stretched out his hand and stroked her hair, using a finger to brush her stray hair away from her face. Then, he tugged the suit jacket that was on her body to wrap her up even more tightly.

When Shen Chi drew closer to her, she could smell a faint scent coming from his body very clearly. The scent was his body mixed with the sweet fragrance of wine. When his necktie brushed against the tip of her nose, it felt itchy and unbearable.

She blinked her eyes at him. Finally, she asked faintly, “Who are you going to marry?”

His hand froze, and he parted his lips slightly, “You don’t have to bother about that.”

“Shen Chi, you b*stard! Everybody knows about it. Why are you hiding it from me…?” Xu Zhaomu started to cry

He was very frightened of her tears. He instantly felt helpless.

“It was such a grand dance. You invited everyone, but you weren’t even willing to tell me about it. You don’t treat me as a member of the Shen family. You treat me as an outsider. An outsider.” Xu Zhaomu punched his shoulders as she sobbed.

“I have never treated you as an outsider.” Shen Chi frowned.

“In the future, you don’t have to care about me. I don’t want to remain in the Shen family anymore. Since I was born, I have been a wild child and a little hoodlum. I should never have stayed in the Shen family…”

She finally understood why he would respond so violently every time she tried to kiss or hug him.

As it turned out, he already had a fiancee. Hence, he couldn’t touch her.

Shen Chi’s frown looked like a thundercloud. He grabbed her. “Please don’t make a fuss.”

He wiped away her tears. Xu Zhaomu didn’t say anything either. Even if she said anything, he would simply treat her words like unnecessary trouble.

He moved to the driver’s seat once she had quietened down.

“Who brought you to the dance today?” He started to interrogate her.

Xu Zhaomu did not speak.

To be honest, Shen Chi was well aware that it had been Liu Rumei.

He harrumphed coldly. He would never have allowed Xu Zhaomu to wear a dress of such shoddy quality. Liu Rumei had actually had the guts to let her wear it. And out of all the people there, Xu Zhaomu had provoked the haughty, unreasonable, and ill-tempered Zheng Lin. He was 80 percent sure that this had been a part of Liu Rumei’s schemes.

However, he really admired this little girl. She had delivered that slap very well.

Shen Chi started the engine and drove the Maybach out of the car park.

…

In the hall, the crowd finally heaved a sigh of relief after Shen Chi had departed. The entire venue was in chaos. Almost everyone had witnessed the debacle unfold before them.

Shen Cexian was not in good health, and he immediately left the hall in a huff. Shen Yanrou also went into hiding. Only Liu Rumei and Shen Shihan remained seated.

“Shihan, how intelligent of you.” Liu Rumei took a sip of tea as though all this had had nothing to do with her.

“I’m not intelligent, I’m simply a man. Hence, I am very familiar with the sentiments of other men.” Shen Shihan made it look as though he was completely uninvolved in this matter. His expression was as indifferent as a cool breeze.

“Alas, Shen Chi really cares about Xu Zhaomu. That works well for us,” Liu Rumei said confidently.

“It’s late. I should head back. If you have nothing else to do, you should spend more time with Father. Although he is in poor health and no longer has much authority over the Shen Group, he is still Director Shen in name,” Shen Shihan uttered nonchalantly.

“All right, I got it.” Liu Rumei nodded her head.

Shen Shihan walked out of the hall and headed toward the underground car park.

Once he reached the car park, Shen Chi’s Maybach had already left. He started the engine of his Ferrari and drove out of the car park.