Her eyes locked onto Shen Chi like a desert traveler fixed upon a mirage of an oasis, nearly screaming out "Shen Chi, Shen Chi, you have to tell him, that day I wasn't at Rose Bar, I was with you. Tell him, tell him…"
She kept repeating "tell him," looking pitifully desperate, but Shen Chi was utterly unmoved, ruthlessly shattering Xu Meimei's fantasy with a cold expression, "On New Year's Eve, I was out of town on business, then went straight home to be with my family without any stops on the way."
Xu Meimei's face turned ashen visibly fast, and suddenly, the grip she had on her child loosened. Before anyone could react, the child had hit the floor, letting out a heart-wrenching cry.
Mrs. Yu was startled, and her instinct to nurture kicked in as she picked the child up immediately. After a quick check, she was relieved to find that, thanks to the carpet, the child was unharmed, merely scared.
