Bai Xiaozhou

Chapter 270 Owes Him a Promise

She swallowed, "Sheng Chenjin, you... you don't get so close!"

Sheng Chenjin remained still, his tall and straight figure pressing against Shi Xinxin with a powerful pressure.

He looked down at her, his thin lips pressed together, radiating coldness, "I'll say it again, don't forget your life, it's still in my hands!"

Shi Xinxin bit her lip, glaring at him fiercely, "You bastard, you're despicable, you're shameless..."

Without thinking, she swung her fist towards Sheng Chenjin's chest.

Sheng Chenjin grabbed her fist and flung it against the nearby cabinet with a "smack."

He forcefully pulled her into his arms, pushed her onto the sofa, and looked down at her.

"You're crazy!" Shi Xinxin struggled, trying to break free from his embrace, but he stopped her and kissed her lips.

His kiss was urgent, as if punishing her rejection.

He kissed her so hard that Shi Xinxin could barely breathe.

She bit the tip of his tongue in anger. Sheng Chenjin recoiled in pain, and she seized the opportunity to escape his restraint, quickly jumping up, "Sheng Chenjin, you're a pervert, I hate you, I hate you... mmph~~"

Sheng Chenjin cupped her waist and kissed her lips again.

Shi Xinxin struggled, but he kissed her more fiercely. Shi Xinxin was close to suffocating.

Sheng Chenjin finally released her. Seeing her flushed face from lack of oxygen, he curved his lips and said in a low, seductive voice, "This time it's a kiss, next time it will be the real thing. Shi Xinxin, you can't escape!"

With that, he rolled over and stood up.

Shi Xinxin fell back onto the sofa, clutching her chest and coughing violently, "Bastard, scoundrel!!"

Sheng Chenjin looked down at her, his eyes as cold as ice, "I advise you to behave yourself. Otherwise, I'll let you know what happens when you anger Sheng Chenjin."

As he spoke, he bent down, his long fingers gently lifting her chin, "Don't try to challenge my bottom line!"

After leaving the threatening words, Sheng Chenjin strode away.

Shi Xinxin was left lying on the sofa in a daze, stunned, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

My God, who had she offended to deserve such abuse?

Her mood was utterly terrible. She didn't sleep well all night and came to the company the next morning with panda eyes. Her colleagues looked at her with ambiguous and teasing glances.

Shi Xinxin didn't know whether to thank them for their ambiguous looks or appreciate them, but she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Shi Xinxin was working, browsing Weibo and reading news.

Yesterday's scandal had caused a stir. She wanted to see how the matter would unfold.

As she was scrolling, her computer vibrated.

She glanced sideways. The screen displayed the name Gu Youning.

Shi Xinxin immediately slid the mouse to open the chat software.

Gu Youning: "Xinxin, I saw the news. You and Sheng Chenjin, you two..."

After reading the news, her feelings were complex.

Although she hoped Sheng Chenjin and Shi Xinxin would get together because she felt they were a perfect match, she couldn't help but worry when the news broke.

Shi Xinxin immediately replied, "I have nothing to do with him."

Gu Youning: "Then why are you avoiding him?"

Shi Xinxin sighed, "Didn't he say yesterday? I owe him a promise."

Gu Youning: "But doesn't he like you? Why do you still owe him a promise?"

Shi Xinxin froze.

She suddenly didn't know how to reply.

Her relationship with Sheng Chenjin was really a mess.

Sheng Chenjin liked her, that was for sure. But how much did his "like" represent?

She dared not think deeply about it, nor did she want to.

She felt she didn't want to explore these things.

Shi Xinxin: "Liking and loving are different. Liking is simple admiration, loving is possessiveness, loving is monopolizing!"

Gu Youning: "Xinxin, you don't understand. Liking and possessiveness are one thing, but love is another."

Shi Xinxin: "Don't say anymore. I don't want to discuss this. We just need to know that he doesn't like me, and I don't like him."

After a moment of silence, Gu Youning replied, "Xinxin, I believe you."

Shi Xinxin sent a smiley face and ignored her, continuing to work.

She thought for a long time and decided to explain to Sheng Chenjin. After all, she owed him a promise.

Shi Xinxin took her laptop to Sheng Chenjin's office door, knocked lightly a few times, and pushed the door open.

"Mr. Sheng, I have something to discuss with you," she said politely, standing at the door and not entering.

"Speak!" Sheng Chenjin replied indifferently without looking up.

"It's nothing, really, it's just..." Shi Xinxin paused, gathering her thoughts for a long time before speaking slowly, "I wanted to ask you, do your parents know about our engagement?"

"They know!" Sheng Chenjin replied.

"Oh~" Shi Xinxin lowered her eyelashes, concealing a flicker of disappointment in her eyes. She said softly, "Since they already know, then please ask them to cancel the engagement."

Sheng Chenjin looked up, his deep black eyes seeming to hold countless storms.

Shi Xinxin trembled slightly with fear and instinctively took a step back, "I didn't mean that, I just think..."

Sheng Chenjin interrupted her, "Shi Xinxin, I don't want to hear excuses, any of your excuses!"

"I don't have excuses. I really don't want to marry you," Shi Xinxin argued anxiously.

"Heh heh~~" Sheng Chenjin let out a sarcastic laugh, staring at her mockingly, "Shi Xinxin, I've never met you before. Why do you avoid me like a plague?"

He wagged his index finger, "No, you don't just avoid me like a plague, you're afraid to even approach me."

Shi Xinxin gritted her teeth, "Sheng Chenjin, I'm telling you, I'm not afraid to approach you, I just..."

As she spoke, she suddenly stopped, unwilling to continue.

"You just what? Just timid?" Sheng Chenjin retorted.

Shi Xinxin frowned, "Can you stop being so sarcastic? We haven't known each other for long, yet I feel like we've known each other for ages. We're familiar with each other, know each other's habits, and even our personalities and tempers."

"We have indeed known each other for a long time, so do you know why I want to marry you?" Sheng Chenjin's voice was calm and unwavering, yet carried a hint of strangeness.

Shi Xinxin shook her head, indicating she didn't know.

She guessed that perhaps he wanted to give her security.

But his security was not marriage, but his father.

Sheng Chenjin sneered, "Because my parents want me to have an arranged marriage, and I don't want that, so I found you as a substitute!"

Shi Xinxin's heart clenched, and she stood stiffly, not moving.

She looked at Sheng Chenjin, her face instantly turning as pale as paper. Her mouth opened and closed, then closed and opened again, finally dryly uttering a few words, "So, you..."

He said she was a sacrifice he used for an arranged marriage.