Reborn and fleeing for his life, he unexpectedly knocks on the door of the prince of Beijing's

“It’s Xu Zhiwei’s call.” Wen Shengsheng’s pupils contracted slightly as she whispered.

Gong Xiaochen froze immediately, slowly raising his head from her body to look at his phone.

The phone kept ringing, as if expressing the other party's urgency.

Gong Xiaochen sighed and got up from the bed.

"I'm going to answer this call." He then picked up his phone, opened the door, and went out.

As soon as he left, the room, which had been warm, turned icy cold in an instant.

Wen Shengsheng stared blankly at the ceiling.

After a long while, he suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh and slapped himself hard across the face.

Wen Shengsheng, are you crazy?

Knowing full well that Gong Xiaochen only sees you as a substitute, how could you still fall for him!?

Don't you know your own identity?

Do you think you weren't ridiculous enough in your past life, or you're not ridiculous enough in this life?

She sat up abruptly, went into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and scrubbed her body repeatedly with cold water, trying to wash away all the dirt and unwanted marks!

About half an hour later, Gong Xiaochen returned, but the door to the room had been locked by Wen Shengsheng.

"Wen Shengsheng".

"Wen Shengsheng".

He was calling her name from outside.

Wen Shengsheng didn't want to talk to him.

A few minutes later, Gong Xiaochen found the room key, opened the door, and came back in.

Wen Shengsheng buried herself completely in the blankets. She didn't want to hear Gong Xiaochen's voice, didn't want to touch his body, and didn't want to have any communication with him.

"what happened to you?"

"Get out." Wen Shengsheng coldly uttered two words.

"I was just going to answer a phone call," he explained.

"Get out, I need to rest." Wen Shengsheng repeated those two words.

“I can explain…” He had barely finished speaking when his phone rang again.

After glancing at the caller ID, Gong Xiaochen frowned and could only irritably go out to answer the phone again.

Wen Shengsheng, lying under the covers, bit her lip tightly, trying to calm herself down, but her body still felt cold, and a sharp pain, like being cut by a knife or pricked by a needle, pierced her heart.

That night, Gong Xiaochen did not return.

Wen Shengsheng didn't sleep all night.

When I woke up the next day, my face was deathly pale.

She had no appetite at all, but knowing she had to go to work during the day, she forced herself to make breakfast.

Gong Xiaochen upstairs remained silent until almost eight o'clock when he returned home looking travel-worn.

They also retrieved all the things Wen Shengsheng had left at the hotel.

When he entered, Wen Shengsheng paused in her eating of toast.

Even though she knew she shouldn't be thinking about anything, all sorts of chaotic thoughts still flooded into her mind uncontrollably.

What time did he go out last night?

Did you go to find Xu Zhiwei?

What did they do?

Every thought made her feel suffocated, and her hands unconsciously turned icy cold.

She slowly took a sip of warm milk, trying to make herself feel better.

Gong Xiaochen sat down opposite her and noticed that she didn't look well.

Why do you look so pale?

Wen Shengsheng seemed not to hear, chewing her toast without any taste, and remained silent.

"Are you angry?" Gong Xiaochen reached out and took her hand. "I had some things to do last night, I didn't mean to ignore you."

Wen Shengsheng stopped eating and coldly pulled her hand away from his.

She lost her appetite for a moment, got up, tidied up the food on the table, and took it to the kitchen.

As soon as she came out of the kitchen, Gong Xiaochen hugged her tightly.

“I can explain, last night Zhiwei she…” He rarely put aside his arrogant attitude.

"Have you said enough?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Wen Shengsheng gave a cold shout.

"I'm not interested in Gong Shao's affairs, so don't tell me." She pushed Gong Xiaochen away. "What you want to do, who you want to contact, you don't need to explain to me either, after all, we have no relationship!"

Her expression was as calm as a frozen lake in winter, without a ripple.

Gong Xiaochen felt a sudden, inexplicable sinking feeling in his heart.

What do you mean by "having absolutely no relation"?

"It means exactly what it says. From now on, Young Master Gong, you can treat me like air, as if I don't exist at all. Of course, I will never bother you in the slightest. We will keep our distance clearly, and neither of us will interfere with the other!"

After speaking, Wen Shengsheng went into the guest room on the first floor without looking back and closed the door.

That thin door was like a plain mask, completely concealing all of Wen Shengsheng's emotions, preventing anyone from entering even a fraction of it.

Gong Xiaochen's originally deep gaze was immediately clouded with dark clouds, becoming irritable and angry.

The two arrived at the company in silence. Wen Shengsheng got out of the car and left without waiting for Gong Xiaochen behind her.

Gong Xiaochen's grip on the steering wheel tightened.

The busy work relieved Wen Shengsheng of many of her worries. Because she was so engrossed in her work, she forgot to eat lunch and just drank a few sips of iced Americano to get by. Then, unfortunately, she started to feel hot all over in the afternoon, as if she was about to get a fever.

Just before I was about to leave work, Xu Hui sent me a message.

Every time Wen Shengsheng saw this WeChat profile picture before leaving get off work, she knew it was bad news.

This time is no exception.

We have guests at home tonight, so they'll be home for dinner.

Wen Shengsheng: [I have to work overtime tonight.]

You know the old man's temper. Which is more important, working overtime or going home for dinner? You decide for yourself.

Ha~ Threatening her again.

Wen Shengsheng laughed in exasperation.

This is for work, I really can't go.

A while later, Xu Hui sent another message.

It's just a meal. You can stay for an hour or two and leave without any loss. But if you deliberately offend the old man, you should know what the consequences will be.

cost...

Wen Shengsheng knew this, of course.

It's just going to the ancestral hall, it's not like she hasn't been forced to kneel before!

But then I thought, if I don't go to the Xi family, I'll have to go back to No. 7 Courtyard with Gong Xiaochen that night.

She is indeed very afraid of Su Rui, but she also really doesn't want to face Gong Xiaochen.

It would be good to avoid him if we could.

After thinking for a moment, Wen Shengsheng replied to Xu Hui's message.

I understand. I'll be there on time tonight.

Then, she reluctantly sent a text message to Gong Xiaochen.

I'm going to the Xi residence for dinner tonight, so I won't be going back to Courtyard No. 7.

Gong Xiaochen: [Why did you go there?]

Wen Shengsheng: [Something came up.]

Gong Xiaochen: [It's not safe, don't go.]

Wen Shengsheng: [My life is worthless, so let me die.]

After getting off work at 5:30, Wen Shengsheng had just stepped out of the Qingshan Building when she saw Gong Xiaochen's black Phantom.

At the same time, there was also Xi Yu's black Phantom of the same model.

Two identical cars were parked at the entrance, attracting many curious onlookers.

After thinking for a moment, Wen Shengsheng walked towards Xi Yu's car.