novelraw Chapter 885 - 843: Hiding Something from Me!
Chapter 885 - 843: Hiding Something from Me!
Shang Dongyuan personally went to the door to welcome Xing Chen.
Everyone cheered loudly when they saw Xing Chen coming, showing his esteemed status among the people of A City.
After a brief greeting, Xing Chen walked inside with Shang Dongyuan.
Shang Dongyuan intentionally glanced behind him, but didn’t see Ran Xiangsi’s figure.
"Why haven’t I seen Xiangsi?"
"She’s at home," Xing Chen answered briefly, his brow furrowing.
The butler said Alan and Chu Xiaoge left with the children in the evening, while the Young Madam stayed home with the two young masters.
Xing Chen had also called Ran Xiangsi, but she said she was feeling unwell and wanted to rest, so she wouldn’t come.
He was the central figure of this welcome party and couldn’t shirk his duty, but he planned to go back and check on her later.
Seeing that Xing Chen didn’t elaborate, Shang Dongyuan refrained from asking more.
Right then, Lou Xining walked over with Murong Jialan at his side.
Upon seeing Xing Chen, Lou Xining felt rather fond, as he was a childhood playmate and they had enjoyed many interesting experiences as they grew up.
"Ah Chen, this time back, how long are you planning to stay?"
"It’s not decided yet." Xing Chen slightly furrowed his brows, as he was still considering this question.
If Xiangsi truly likes it here, then...
Alan wanted to spend more time with Xiangsi, so he chimed in, "If there’s nothing urgent, why don’t you stay a few more days? I noticed Xiangsi seemed to be packing, are you planning to leave in a hurry again?"
Alan was at Xiangsi’s house with Chu Xiaoge in the afternoon and happened to see Xiangsi seemingly packing something.
At the time, she didn’t ask, but now seeing Xing Chen, naturally she wanted to confirm.
Unbeknownst to Alan, Xing Chen instinctively squinted after hearing this, his dark eyes suddenly sinking!
"You said she’s packing?"
"Yes!" Alan nodded.
Xing Chen hadn’t started the work he came to do, nor did he plan to return so soon.
Ran Xiangsi was aware of this.
But now, Alan was saying she was packing?
Xing Chen quickly connected this to Ran Xiangsi’s strange behavior today.
While abroad, she had missed her friends back home, and now that she had returned, she stayed holed up at home and didn’t come out.
In the evening, she was supposed to be at the welcome party yet she feigned illness to stay at home, secretly packing?
It seems she must be hiding something from him!
Xing Chen swiftly sensed something, set down his wine glass, and hurriedly headed outside.
Before leaving, he spoke only one sentence.
"Sorry."
He then quickly left, leaving behind a crowd of people who didn’t understand the situation.
Shang Dongyuan was the first to be dumbfounded; the guest of honor at his welcome party had left within ten minutes.
"What’s happened?"
"I don’t know..." Lou Xining shook his head, expressing bewilderment, though he was used to it; Xing Chen always acted so decisively!
Alan furrowed his brows, "Could something have happened to Xiangsi?"
...
To Xing Chen, the welcome party was mere formalities, pleasantries to exchange.
How could it compare to his beloved woman?
He quickly rushed outside, got into the car, and urged the driver, "Take me home."
For some reason, a sudden surge of intense unease arose in his heart!
Meanwhile, far away at home, Ran Xiangsi had just bathed the two little ones and changed them into sleepwear, lying with them on the children’s bed.