If You Could Hear My Heart

No wonder people say, “He who touches vermilion will be stained red; he who touches ink will be stained black.” She must keep her baby far away from the likes of Shen Chi!

Far away! As far away as one stays from high-voltage power lines!

Otherwise, imagine if she had a son who started seducing girls at a young age—that would be a disaster.

Xu Chaomu lifted Qi Na’s chin, and she saw Qi Na’s little face turn pale, the fear in her big eyes flickering like a lost rabbit.

Qi Na, looking into Xu Chaomu’s eyes, wished she could devour Xu Chaomu.

Her shoulders were exposed to the air; thankfully it was summer, and she wasn’t cold, but she was shaking slightly.

She was afraid of Xu Chaomu.

“I like cute little sisters, but I like them even more when they take off their clothes—cute little sisters.”

The lascivious gleam in Xu Chaomu’s narrowed eyes shined brightly, and she suddenly found that seducing girls was quite an entertaining affair.

Having said that, Xu Chaomu’s hand reached to pull down the clothes at Qi Na’s chest.

The crowd of onlookers grew, but these days, people love a good spectacle and watched with great interest.

However, the most common phrase among them was, “Mistresses these days are so brazen.”

Mistress my ass, Xu Chaomu thought indignantly.

“Ah!” Qi Na screamed, truly believing that Xu Chaomu was about to strip her in public.

“That’s not a pleasant enough scream. If you want to steal someone’s man, you can’t scream like that,” Xu Chaomu scoffed, and casually caressed Qi Na’s face.

“Xu Chaomu, this isn’t over between us!” Qi Na glared at Xu Chaomu.

“Come on, I’m waiting,” she replied.

Afterward, taking advantage of Xu Chaomu’s inattention, Qi Na raised her right hand, grabbed Xu Chaomu’s collar, and ripped off the buttons!

The buttons went swoosh and scattered onto the ground!

Xu Chaomu felt her neck chilling and looked down to discover that Qi Na had torn off all her buttons.

A triumphant smile finally appeared on Qi Na’s face, but Xu Chaomu quickly held her down again before she could go any further.

“You learn quickly,” Xu Chaomu sneered. “Pity I’m not a man. Next time you meet one, just undress like that, little sister, don’t be shy, you got that?”

“You!” Qi Na had probably never met such a rowdy woman before, and her face flushed red again at the comment.

Xu Chaomu released her at once and hurriedly straightened her shirt.

If Shen Chi saw her like this, she wouldn’t hear the end of it.

Now free, Qi Na clenched her teeth and stared at Xu Chaomu’s stomach for a while.

Suddenly, she remembered that Xu Chaomu was pregnant.

If she didn’t avenge today’s insult, she wouldn’t be Qi Na.

With that thought, she stretched out her hand and gave Xu Chaomu a shove!

The push was forceful, and as soon as she did it, she quickly ran away!

Xu Chaomu stumbled backward, but just as she was about to fall, a strong hand supported her from behind.

“Chaomu, are you okay?”

The hand holding Xu Chaomu’s waist tightly was preventing her from falling.

Xu Chaomu was taken aback, and so was Qi Na.

Because the person who had arrived was none other than Nie Chenglang!

Nie Chenglang’s voice was clear and mellow, like a whisper of the spring breeze at Xu Chaomu’s ear.

Just by hearing the voice, she knew who had caught her.

As Qi Na saw Nie Chenglang coming through the crowd to help Xu Chaomu, she forgot about running and just stood there dumbfounded.

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She even forgot to blink, staring at Nie Chenglang without taking her eyes off him, oblivious to her skirt that Xu Chaomu had torn into a mess.

Xu Chaomu hadn’t expected Nie Chenglang to show up either, and was a bit startled.

Nie Chenglang’s hand was still around her waist, and in the next second, without waiting for Xu Chaomu to turn his head, Nie Chenglang stood by her side and carefully pulled her shirt collar straight.

“Wait a second.”

Seeing a button from her collar had been torn off, Nie Chenglang turned and went to his car, returning with a thin jacket to drape over her shoulders.

“I’ll take you to the mall to buy a new piece of clothing,” Nie Chenglang said.

After all, wearing a coat in the summer wasn’t ideal.

“No, it’s not necessary…” Xu Chaomu’s head dropped, abruptly at a loss for words.

The assertiveness she had just shown in her argument with Qi Na vanished the moment she faced Nie Chenglang.

Qi Na was so angry her face turned green. Her own clothes had been torn by Xu Chaomu, yet Nie Chenglang acted as if he didn’t see her.

Xu Chaomu’s shirt had merely lost a few buttons, and he was so concerned for her.

She had known him for many years, while Xu Chaomu had only known him for five!

“Still, we should get a new one. There’s a mall nearby, let me take you,” Nie Chenglang insisted, grabbing Xu Chaomu’s hand.

Their hands had just touched when Xu Chaomu instinctively pulled hers back.

In such a public place, although no one recognized Nie Chenglang, Shen Group’s building wasn’t far away, and she… she didn’t want to get too entangled with Nie Chenglang here.

Nie Chenglang, seeing her withdraw her hand from his palm, silently sighed.

They were no longer as close as during those five years in Paris.

Having returned to C City, she ultimately chose that man.

“I will buy one myself later,” Xu Chaomu said, looking down with an evasive gaze.

All the courage she had just mustered had now dissipated.

She probably didn’t dare to face Nie Chenglang; this was their first encounter since she ran out of his house last time.

Qi Na looked extremely upset. Nie Chenglang hadn’t shown any concern for her, let alone given her a glance, as if his soul was completely captivated by Xu Chaomu.

Qi Na stepped forward, grabbed Nie Chenglang’s hand, and flung herself into his arms.

“Brother Chenglang… this woman bullied me…”

With tears streaming down her face, Qi Na looked pitiful and deserving of sympathy.

Nie Chenglang looked helpless. “Stand up,” he said.

“Brother Chenglang… will you stand up for me? This woman bullied me. Look at my clothes…”

“Nana, I saw what happened just now,” Nie Chenglang said indifferently.

Qi Na hadn’t reacted yet, and Xu Chaomu was the first to startle, soon flushing red.

Nie Chenglang had seen everything that happened.

He had seen her act like a hooligan too? She hoped it hadn’t frightened him…

During her five years with Nie Chenglang, she often forgot the hooliganism in her bones.

However, after returning to the Shen family five years later and encountering Shen Chi, her hooligan nature was exposed once again.

In Paris over those five years, she had been quite refined…

“You saw everything?” Qi Na’s eyes filled with a hint of excitement. “Then since she bullied me, are you going to do something about it?”

“Nana, you clearly knew that Chaomu was pregnant, yet you still pushed her?” Nie Chenglang’s eyes grew sharp, and he asked sternly.

Qi Na was taken aback again. She hadn’t expected Nie Chenglang to reprimand her right off the bat.

“Brother Chenglang… she bullied me first!” Qi Na said, discontented.

Xu Chaomu stepped up to Qi Na and said calmly, “Right, right, right; I bullied you first by parking my car in front of yours.”

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