Savage Kiss - Chapter 65

Shen Yanzhou put on his helmet and signaled for her not to come over, indicating he would come to her in a moment.

She went to wait in the small corridor instead of heading directly to his lounge.

A few minutes later, Shen Yanzhou arrived.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, having just removed his helmet and casually running a hand through his hair.

Xu Qingyi looked up at him, her anxiety genuine. As she projected the entire situation onto him, a sense of grievance welled up inside her.

“Why did you have someone take such photos?”

Shen Yanzhou paused mid-motion, only now noticing how pale she looked, with faint traces of redness around her eyes.

His expression turned serious in an instant as he lowered his gaze to meet hers. “What photos?”

“Let’s talk inside,” he said, reaching for her hand.

Xu Qingyi took a slight step back, subtly avoiding his touch.

Shen Yanzhou’s hand froze in mid-air, and he looked up at her. “Don’t rush to pass judgment on me. At least let me know what this is about first.”

Only then did Xu Qingyi turn and stride into his lounge.

She took out her phone, opened the downloaded photos, zoomed in, and held it up in front of him.

“Still saying it wasn’t you?”

Shen Yanzhou frowned as well. “Do I have antennae growing out of my head? Kissing you over there while taking a selfie from so far away?”

Xu Qingyi retorted, “Then you hired someone to take them!”

Shen Yanzhou let out a soft sigh. “What would be the reason? Since we’ve met, have I ever done anything to hurt you? Have I ever forced you into something you didn’t want to do?”

That was indeed true.

But Xu Qingyi wasn’t deterred by his questions. She gave a sarcastic laugh. “Isn’t this the first time?”

“I wondered why you suddenly started giving me such expensive gifts out of the blue. If you want something, just say it! Why do something like this behind my back?”

Shen Yanzhou could see that her complexion was genuinely poor, her fists clenched tightly the entire time, she was clearly tense.

He grasped her arms, ignoring her struggles, and leaned closer. “Look into my eyes. Do I look like I’m lying?”

Xu Qingyi turned her head away, refusing to look.

She was the one lying, but her eyes were genuinely red now.

“Xu Qingyi.” Shen Yanzhou rarely called her by her full name, and when he did, his voice was low, tinged with helplessness.

“Do you think the fact that I only want to sleep with you has hurt your pride?” Xu Qingyi cut him off abruptly.

She finally met his gaze. “Or is it that you don’t want to keep things at this level, so you’re using this method to pressure me into being your real girlfriend?”

Hearing this, Shen Yanzhou suddenly stared at her intently, as if inspired by her words.

After a few seconds of contemplation, his thin lips finally moved. “What if I really do have such intentions? If I deal with this unauthorized photo, will you treat it as being forced and agree to be with me?”

Xu Qingyi was genuinely surprised this time.

Did he already have such thoughts?

She raised her hand, seemingly ready to slap him.

Shen Yanzhou gently caught her wrist. “If you want to hit me, fine. But if I take care of the unauthorized photo, it means you’ll allow…”

“Even if we don’t become boyfriend and girlfriend right away, at least allow me to work toward that goal. How about it?”

Then he released her hand, bracing himself for the slap.

But Xu Qingyi gritted her teeth and sharply withdrew her hand.

She turned to leave.

Shen Yanzhou’s brows furrowed. “Where are you going?”

When she didn’t answer, he had no choice but to stride over and block her path.

“Don’t stop me.” Xu Qingyi’s delicate face was cold.

Shen Yanzhou didn’t let her pass, asking, “Who are you going to find?”

Xu Qingyi answered frankly, “Shi Qing.”

Last time, Shi Qing hadn’t told her he was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts, nor that he had painted her. That was still acceptable.

The main issue was that Shi Qing had gone to Shen Yanzhou to show off his painting. She had said she would settle the score with him.

Since Shi Qing was the heir of Tianhua Group, handling such a small matter should be no problem for him.

Shen Yanzhou’s brow furrowed slightly. “You’d rather go find some young brat than give me a chance?”

Xu Qingyi remained silent, unable to leave.

Since he kept blocking her, she had no choice but to take out her phone and directly dial Shi Qing on WeChat voice call.

Shi Qing answered instantly, his tone noticeably cautious and serious: “Hello? …I’m sorry.”

He hadn’t dared to contact her recently, waiting for her to reach out, anticipating her judgment.

Her silence made him uneasy; her call felt like finally seeing light.

But as soon as the call connected and he heard her say “hello,” the call disconnected.

Unable to resist, Shi Qing called back, but she didn’t answer.

Shen Yanzhou had taken Xu Qingyi’s phone, his expression darkening. “You trust him so easily, yet treat me so poorly.”

Xu Qingyi tried to grab her phone back, but Shen Yanzhou refused to return it.

“I’ll handle the photo for you, and I’ll find out who did it…”

He trailed off, wanting to say that once he figured it out, he’d take it as her tacit agreement to the direction of their relationship.

But in the end, Shen Yanzhou didn’t say it.

“Have you had lunch?” he asked her.

Xu Qingyi had already made a scene and couldn’t back down now.

Shen Yanzhou, maintaining his composure, took her directly to Ma Xu’s restaurant and ordered food.

Then he made a call beside her.

Shen Yanzhou sent the photo to Zhou Shengjing, asking him to find out where it came from.

Zhou Shengjing looked at the photo and gasped, “Wow~ Damn, you actually gave away your first kiss?”

Shen Yanzhou’s face was cold as he gripped his phone. “You have one day.”

Zhou Shengjing dropped the joking tone. “With just a forwarded photo like this, you’re really making it hard for me…”

In one day, he could at most identify the device and model used to take the photo.

But there were thousands of devices under the same brand and model, and not every phone or camera is registered to a real name.

“Alright, I’ll do my best.” Zhou Shengjing didn’t dare to say no anyway.

He casually asked, “It’s just an ordinary kissing photo. Without looking closely, no one would even recognize it’s you, let alone Xu Qingyi. Why are you so concerned?”

Shen Yanzhou had thought about that too. She had always been very cautious about her privacy.

But just as he glanced at her eating, he noticed her hand holding the spoon was trembling.

It showed she truly cared, even feared it.

“Hanging up.” Shen Yanzhou put down his phone, his expression softening as much as possible for her to see.

He didn’t ask why she was so afraid of this. “One day. Trust me, the photo won’t keep circulating online.”

Xu Qingyi really had no appetite now. Even if accusing him was false, her fear of the photo spreading was real.

She had no idea how long the photo had been online. From that day until now, three or four days had passed, how many people had already seen it?

“Xu Qingyi.” Shen Yanzhou reached for her hand, his brow instantly furrowing.

It was unexpectedly icy cold.

His throat tightened, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

Then he grabbed his phone and threw a message at Zhou Shengjing: “You have half a day!”

Zhou Shengjing: Damn, is this even negotiable?