Elsewhere, Cheng Zhen had only just followed Shen Muwen around the corner when he saw Pei Song'an, who had arrived at some unknown point. His knees went weak with fright. If Zheng Linchuan hadn't steadied him, he really would have dropped to his knees before the man.
Wasn't Pei Song'an competing in the neighboring city? How had he suddenly appeared here?
Even an outsider like Cheng Zhen found this suffocating possessiveness uncomfortable. Could Li Shu stand it??
Then again...
Someone as carefree as Li Shu, whose whole face and mind screamed, "I'm fed and watered-time to cause trouble!" hardly cared what happened to Pei Song'an.
Cheng Zhen could even guess how Li Shu would react to seeing the man.
His watery eyes would widen in disbelief, and he would throw himself onto the man, touching and hugging him before saying, delighted and a little bashful:
"What are you doing here, Pei Song'an? Boohoo, so this is how safe a dependable adult makes you feel!"
It was obviously surveillance in disguise, yet that idiot Li Shu would still praise him: "I'm so touched."
Cheng Zhen wasn't the only one badly startled. Without any warning, Shen Muwen was also pinned against the wall by someone Pei Song'an had brought, a hand clamped firmly over his mouth.
"Didn't I tell you not to touch Li Shu?"
Pei Song'an didn't want to waste words. His jaw was drawn into a hard, cold line, the smiling curve he normally reserved only for Li Shu gone from the corners of his eyes. His pupils were dark, as though steeped in ice water.
"I've already sent Pei Lian the photos of you meeting Xie Jin. It's true that Xie Jin called the newspaper. As for what Pei Lian makes of your relationship, that'll depend on your abilities."