The words were neither too heavy nor too light, yet they were enough to shock everyone present. Mrs. Shi was so stunned that she even forgot her image, her mouth agape, completely frozen.
Shi Che didn't look at her again. Instead, he reached out and grasped Ling Chuxia's wrist. With one forceful tug, he pulled her to his side. Then, holding Ling Chuxia's hand, he turned around and left without hesitation, striding away.
Ling Chuxia, too, was stunned by Shi Che's actions and words. Her mind went blank, and she just let Shi Che hold her, moving only by instinct.
It wasn't until the two had left the garden that Mrs. Shi suddenly came to her senses and shouted angrily at them, "Shi Che!"
