Chapter 219: I’ll pretend to be Hucheng’s boss

Li Wan’er continued acting wronged, or perhaps she was just being petulant as she buried her head in her chest, not saying a word.

Xu Tingsheng simply stopped speaking as well, silence descending for a while as he continued driving.

Pulling over at Li Wan’er’s destination, he considered for a while before still asking in the end, “What time at night? I mean, what time does that gathering of yours start?”

“Seven thirty,” Li Wan’er lowered her head, not looking at Xu Tingsheng.

Xu Tingsheng looked at his watch, “There’s still a little over two hours. Look, you should go back and get some sleep. After you wake up, clean yourself and dress up a little. I’ll be here at seven to pick you up.”

Li Wan’er looked up at him, “I’m fine. I’ll look for you, you don’t have to pick me up.”

“Li Wan’er, you’re not young anymore. Where’s the meaning in pretending that you’re okay when you’re so clearly not?” Xu Tingsheng chided impatiently, “ Just look at how you are right now. Look in the rearview mirror, please. There’s no way I could bring a woman like this to some social gathering! It’s like you were just trampled over and utterly ruined by someone.”

Li Wan’er looked in the rearview mirror like Xu Tingsheng had asked, and ended up scaring herself. The Li Wan’er in the mirror wasn’t far from a female ghost, being just so far away from that her of the past who had once had every single strand of her hair combed...