There seemed to be something particularly interesting on the phone in the young man's hand. Not only Li Shu, but even Cheng Zhen craned his neck to look.
Once they finished looking, Li Shu took out his own phone to show him, as though this were some necessary exchange.
Although this unfamiliar young man wasn't as refined or stylish as Pei Song'an, he still stood out at a glance in a crowd. With Li Shu gesturing animatedly about something, all three of them were laughing happily.
Pei Song'an stopped where he was instead of continuing toward them. Jealousy spread through him, and the ice cream container in his hand warped slightly under his grip. He wanted to complain that the little ingrate hadn't even messaged to ask when he would be back, yet here he was, chatting so enthusiastically with a stranger.
The thoughts he had let slip a little while talking to Zhu Sichun began slipping out of his control again.
Back when he hadn't found a solution to the problem, he had kept thinking that Li Shu was leaving anyway, so why not simply force him and deprive him of his freedom before he left? What could Li Shu do? What could the Li Family do?
But now he couldn't do that, leaving his repressed emotions with nowhere to go.
Seeing that something was wrong, Zhu Sichun hurried a couple of steps forward. "What are you looking at that's so fun? Don't want your ice cream anymore?"
Then he quickly sized up the unfamiliar man. His linen shirt sleeves were rolled up his forearms, and the slim silver paper bracelet around his wrist was the latest design from a major international brand. Zhu Sichun kept smiling. "And this is?"
Cheng Zhen was sharp. One glance told him what