C111 Escort Him Home

Hearing the old man's voice, Xia Jing felt her scalp go numb and she reluctantly turned her gaze away.

Fortunately, Shen Ruo Bai didn't look at her. Only the old man stared at her from afar with a kind smile on his face.

"Su Yu is becoming more and more reliable. How did she know that Ruobai's boy and I were coming to this garden? She actually pointed you here, hahaha."

Every time the old man saw her, he seemed to be very happy. His hearty laughter was probably heard by everyone in the manor.

Xia Jing finally understood what Su Yu wanted to say. She probably wanted to remind her that the old man and Shen Ruo Bai were actually heading in this direction.

She had no choice. At this point, Xia Jing held onto the document tightly and braced herself as she walked towards the two of them.

"Girl, why are you carrying so many things in your arms? Rubai's boy, hurry up and take it. I don't want you to push me. I want this girl to push me." As the old man spoke, he turned around and gave Shen Ruo Bai a meaningful glance.

Xia Jing's expression was a little ugly. How could the old man not know that she had already rescinded her engagement with Shen Ruo Bai?

"I say, you two, what are you standing there for? Are you not taking my old man seriously anymore? Are you not going to listen to me too?" The old master revealed a rare displeased expression.

Only then did Shen Ruo Bai turn her gaze to Xia Jing. She walked over and took the document from her.

Xia Jing looked at him in surprise.

He also looked at her, but his gaze was very faint, as if he was looking at a stranger.

Xia Jing's heart ached again.

She quickly turned her eyes away and looked at the old man, "I, I still have a lot of things to take care of at the company, so I came over to inform you. I'm afraid I have to go back early."

She had never intended to see them in the first place.

Now that she had accidentally met the two of them, all she wanted to do was leave as soon as possible.

"What's the hurry? Girl, you haven't come to see my old man for a long time. You just came and you want to leave. It really makes my old man sad." The old man sighed heavily while speaking.

"I'm very sorry, old man. I will definitely come and apologize to you when I have the time next time." Xia Jing felt that she was almost out of breath. She mustered up a lot of courage and turned around to take the document from Shen Ruo Bai's hands, but to her surprise, the person held the document tightly in his hand and refused to let go.

Xia Jing looked up at him in confusion and frowned slightly.

"The old man has been waiting for you for a long time. Let's put aside the work for now." Shen Ruo Bai's voice was neither cold nor cold as she looked at Xia Jing with a suppressed emotion in her eyes.

Xia Jing seemed to have not heard his voice for a long time. She was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do.

The old man shook his head when he saw the two of them acting like this. The last time they met, they were still fine, but why did they suddenly get into a quarrel?

He wouldn't agree to annul the engagement.

"Girl, you are not allowed to leave today. If you leave, I will never see you again." The old man revealed a rare bit of dignity.

Xia Jing looked at him in shock. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but no words came out.

With the old man's words, of course Xia Jing didn't dare to leave.

She stayed until the evening and only dared to say that she wanted to leave after dinner.

The old man was satisfied. The two children gave him face and got along quite well the entire afternoon.

He just didn't know if this kind of harmony could still be maintained without him.

"Ruobai's boy, it is getting dark. You should send the girl back properly. You can't let her lose a single strand of hair, or else I will ask you." Seeing that Xia Jing was about to leave, the old man smiled and ordered Shen Ruo Bai, who could no longer sit still.

"Alright." Just as Xia Jing was about to say something, Shen Ruo Bai replied indifferently.

The words were stuck in her throat, and Xia Jing realized that she couldn't say anything else.

After leaving the old master's garden, Xia Jing left very quickly, as if she wanted to leave Shen Ruo Bai behind.

However, that person's legs were obviously much longer than hers. No matter how fast she walked, that person would always keep a step behind her and follow her closely.

She felt extremely depressed in her heart. She didn't know what kind of feeling she was having, but she kept recalling the scenes of the past, wave after wave. She could see everything clearly. Everything she saw in the past appeared in front of her eyes. It was so clear and distinct that it almost suffocated her.

Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. She started to run. However, after running for a few steps, her wrist was grabbed by someone.

"Get lost!" She pushed him away with all her strength and realized that her voice was already choked with sobs.

"I just want to remind you that there is a pillar in front of you." Shen Ruo Bai's face was a little dark. It was just like the color of the sky right now. If there was no light from the street lamp, his face would probably not be visible in the darkness.

It was only now that Xia Jing realized that she had suddenly lost her composure. She bit her lips and ignored him. She looked at the road and continued walking.

"The old man asked me to send you back." His words were filled with unprecedented estrangement.

In the past, no matter where she went, he would always be with her, and he would always be the one to pick her up.

But now, even if he wanted to send her back, he would have to listen to the instructions of others.

Xia Jing bit her lips until there was blood in them. Only then did she pull the corner of her mouth bleakly, "No need. I will take a taxi back myself."

"It's too late now. It's not good to take a taxi. I'll take you home." She had no choice but to refuse. Shen Ruo Bai grabbed her hand and led her straight to his car.

Xia Jing really wanted to get out of his car, but he had already fastened her seatbelt proficiently and stepped on the accelerator. The car had already started its engine.

She sat in the front passenger seat weakly and looked out the window in a daze. Under the night sky, everything outside the window was not very bright, just like her heart.

Shen Ruo Bai didn't say a word the entire time. She just drove quietly. The atmosphere in the car was so quiet that it was a bit strange.

Xia Jing had never thought that the two of them would have such a strange time. The two of them who used to be so intimate had now become even worse than strangers.

The unfamiliar taxi driver would occasionally smile and talk to her, but the person in front of her seemed to really want to complete the task that the old man had given him. He was cold and unwilling to send her home.

Go home?

Xia Jing suddenly thought of something and looked outside. It was indeed the route back to her apartment.

She turned her gaze to his handsome face in disbelief. "How do you know where my house is?"

"How do you know I know?" He had his eyes fixed on the front as he focused on driving, so Xia Jing could not see the expression on his face.

Hearing him ask this question, she suddenly felt a little guilty. Maybe he really didn't know where her house was. This was only the way back to the city, or maybe he just had something to do and went back to the city to take her there.

"You don't know where my house is. Why did you promise the old man to send me home?"

She suddenly asked again. Since he wasn't going to send her home, then where was he going to put her down?

"How do you know? I don't know." His voice was deep and a little hoarse. In the dark night, it was not very clear in the rushing night wind.

Xia Jing turned her eyes to look at him again but found that she was getting more and more confused about the person in front of her.

So did he know where her house was?

Soon, there was an answer, because Shen Ruo Bai sent her back to the apartment and stopped at the building she lived in.

"You..." Xia Jing wanted to ask something but realized that she had already asked.

She silently got off the car, and Shen Ruo Bai followed.

She turned around and looked at him in confusion. "Aren't you going back?"

"I'm going down to take a breather. You can go up." He lit a cigarette. This was usually what he would do when he was annoyed.

Xia Jing did not allow him to smoke. Just as she was about to tell him to stop smoking, she realized that she did not have the qualifications to do so.

Right now, they were just two strangers who did not have anything to do with each other.

Shen Ruo Bai, on the other hand, understood that she wanted to say something but stopped. After being stunned for a moment, she put out the cigarette in her hand and threw it into the trash can.

Xia Jing just looked at him quietly, not in a hurry to come up.

Under the bright moonlight, their shadows lengthened.

"Hurry up and go back. The apartment is closed quite early. If it's too late, the security won't let you go." Xia Jing was silent for a while before saying, "Thank you so much for today."

No matter what the relationship between the two of them was, she should thank him for sending her home today.

Shen Ruo Bai seemed to have been grateful to her for a long time, but at the same time, he didn't seem to dare to agree. He just stared at her beautiful face with his dark eyes without blinking. It was a very perfect face that was filled with temptation and easily made him unable to extricate himself.

He took a deep breath and tried his best to control the restless thoughts in his body.

Sensing that the atmosphere here was getting more and more awkward, Xia Jing bit her lip. "I'm going."

After saying that, she turned around and walked into the apartment.

After taking a few steps, she suddenly stopped because she realized that the person behind her was following her.

She turned around to look at him, but he still had the same indifferent expression. "I'll send you up. It's too late and it's not safe."

"There's an elevator in this apartment, so it's not unsafe." Xia Jing tactfully refused.

"The elevator isn't safe either. Accidents happen all the time."

It had to be said that Shen Ruo Bai was a jinx. After entering the building, Xia Jing realized that the elevator that was fine in the morning was actually broken. The property manager said that they could only get someone to fix it tomorrow.

The two of them could only walk towards the stairs.

After taking a few steps, Xia Jing could not help but turn around to chase them away. "Don't send me off. It's already so late, there's no one on the stairs."

She didn't dare to stay with him any longer, especially in such a quiet and quiet environment.

"I said, I'll send you home." He stared at her with his dark eyes. The emotions in his eyes kept surging, as if they had been suppressed to the limit and could erupt at any moment.

Seeing that he was so persistent, Xia Jing could not be bothered with him anymore. She ran up the stairs and ran to the third floor in one go. She stopped panting and turned around to see Shen Ruo Bai walking towards him unhurriedly.

Her breathing was very steady, but her face was gloomy and unsightly.

It was as if she had seen a ghost. She raised her leg and was about to run away, but she found that her legs no longer had any strength. Shen Ruo Bai suddenly walked over and picked her up horizontally, then carried her straight up to the fifth floor.