Xiao Yuanhang left furiously, leaving Qian Tao standing at the lobby alone.

After a while, she regained her senses and smiled wryly.

She might as well…

Die at that moment…

Being alive meant to sink deeper in her sin.

“Miss Qian, do you need me to make a police report?”

Qian Tao regained her senses and wiped away the tears which were about to flood her eyes. She turned around and saw a man in a black suit beside her.

She was taken aback and after some recalling, she finally remembered.

Wasn’t he the bodyguard who was instructed by Li Hengzhi yesterday to bring her bag to her? His appearance at the hotel meant…

“Did Li Hengzhi send you?”

He had agreed to give her freedom these few days but now sent someone to keep a watch on her!

“Yes, Miss Qian. Mr. Li said there may be a thunderstorm in a while.”

Thunderstorm…

Qian Tao couldn’t help but to shiver after hearing the word.

Could it be that he was kind?

“It’s not necessary. Please go back and tell him I’m fine and I’m about to go to the airport now to meet my school-mates.”

She would feel much better during the day and now that there were many people around her, she would feel at ease.

The incoming message notification sound on her mobile phone alerted. She took a glance and found that it was an unfamiliar number.

When she checked the message, it stated, “Do you want to go home together?”

She was stunned but immediately understood. It was Li Hengzhi.

She was not surprised that he got her number.

Before she could reply, another one of his messages arrived. “You left so abruptly that we had no chance to talk about last night.”

Qian Tao was startled.

Why did he mention last night?

When Qian Tao was utterly discomfited, her mobile phone went off again. It was his message.

He added, “Why are you afraid of thunder?”

She could imagine his sneaky laughter on the other end.

She’d bet ten cents that he did that on purpose!

Qian Tao replied to his message, “When I was young, I was naughty and was punished to kneel down in front of the altar. That night, there was a thunderstorm. Are you satisfied with this answer?”

Li Hengzhi replied, “Alright.”

She didn’t know if he had believed her but he did not reply anymore.

The way she answered him was indirectly telling him that since he did not want her to poke her nose into his affairs, then he too, should not poke his nose into hers.

No matter why he asked her that question, her reply was sufficient to show him that she didn’t want to tell him.

Luckily, she did not need to make it so clear as Li Hengzhi did not continue pursuing the matter.

***

On Tuesday afternoon, Qian Tao and Gu Tong were eating at the school canteen. They were school-mates, not class-mates, but during recess, she would usually decline her class-mates’ invitation to eat with Gu Tong.

Today, besides Gu Tong, she did not feel good rejecting Zhao Xinmei and a few other girls and so, she suggested that they sit together.

“Is Jiajia sick? Why is she absent today?” Qian Tao still took this to heart.

She heard that they had ordered too much that day and eventually, Zhao Xinmei footed the bill.

“I heard that she’s sick and has taken a few days of medical leave.”

“Yesterday was an exam day but she did not turn up as well. Tingting, you’re staying not far away from Jiajia. I’ll pass you my notes later. Can you please help me pass them to Jiajia?”

“Yes, sure!”

“Hey, let’s not talk about this!” Zhao Xinmei was not interested in Yu Jiajia. “Tao, here’s a huge gossip! There’s a talk this afternoon, right? Guess which big shot is coming to our school?”