Chapter 22: Disguise

She got up before dawn, prepared breakfast early, and then knelt in front of the Buddhist shrine.

She was always reading scriptures. Chi Jinyan's grandmother liked these, perhaps because she was old.

But Cen Xia doesn't like it. She doesn't believe in things like praying to gods or Buddhas.

Now he has no remorse towards Gu Xia, and will not even look at her. The person Chi Jinyan likes can't be any good, and he doesn't want to know who killed her.

She didn't have the ability to find out the truth that even Chi Jinyan couldn't. The only thing she had to do was to gain trust and leave here.

The servants had already gotten up.

She seemed unconcerned by their criticism.

Chi Jinyan stood upstairs and just looked at her.

An An knelt there quietly and looked in the direction her eyes were pointing.

The photo in front seems a bit glaring.

He was confident that Cen Xia would not be able to escape from his grasp no matter what.

Little did I know that it was just the calm before the storm.

He will no longer be the protagonist of this play.

Cen Xia felt someone was staring at her, and it was no one else but Chi Jinyan.

So she didn't stand up, but knelt straight, secretly wiping her tears with the back of her hand.

When Chi Jinyan went downstairs, he saw her wiping away her tears in a panic, lowering her head and not daring to look at him.

She exuded an air of obedience, and the feeling of fear was gone.

In fact, Chi Jinyan didn't like Cen Xia's timid attitude. In his opinion, fear came from guilty conscience. But now, Chi Jinyan felt a little uncomfortable.

"Cen Xia."

Before he could continue.

The well-behaved little lamb seemed to be frightened.

She suddenly raised her head and looked at him with tears in her eyes.

His eyes were bright and innocent, without any malice.

It's just a pitiful feeling of brokenness.

Chi Jinyan looked at her, his eyes gradually becoming blurred, but only for a moment.

The aura she exuded was very different from before, and there was no hostility at all.

In the past, he only did things according to his own arrangements and was insincere, but now he is so well-behaved that people are suspicious.

He felt that this woman was not that simple.

"Cen Xia, are you showing up so early in the morning to make me feel bad for the whole day?"

His voice was still cold, which made Cen Xia's heart beat fast. How could Chi Jinyan be in a good mood?

He must be planning something after living in peace for so long. If he hadn't been tied up in work, he would never have been gentle with me.

She knew that Chi Jinyan would definitely doubt whether she was really regretting it, but her cleverness backfired and she bit her lip.

His nails kept picking at the hem of his clothes.

She nodded obediently.

But all this happened to catch Chi Jinyan's eyes.

His heart was touched, and he couldn't remember when he had ever felt sympathy for this woman.

I was so angry that I went out without even having breakfast.

The housekeeper chased after him and called him, but he ignored him.

Cen Xia watched the man disappear and sighed softly.

My heart was in my throat, and then it fell back into my chest.

If I continue like this, I'll be scared to death.

He didn't want to see his best in the morning.

She didn't want to be in front of him at all.

Glancing at the photo on the table.

There is no more guilt as before.

She wanted that person to let down his guard against her before she could proceed to the next step.

Chi Jinyan stood at the door for a while and then suddenly went back.

Rong Heng hadn't come to pick him up yet. It was too early today and there were many things waiting for him to deal with in the company.

As soon as I entered the room, I heard Cen Xia mumbling something.

Cen Xia was cleaning up the breakfast on the table at this time, muttering,

"If I had known, I wouldn't have gotten up so early to prepare. Four are not enough to share, and giving only one would be too biased."

Just about to carry it and walk out.

The dangerous aura is gradually approaching.

I looked up and saw the man with a dark face.

He handed the food tray in his hand over.

"Master Chi, do you want to have breakfast?"

Chi Jinyan clearly heard what she said but still asked her , " I just heard you say give one a preference, what does that mean?"

Cen Xia muttered quietly again , " No, I just feel it's a waste. Giving it to four dogs isn't enough, and giving it to just one is being too partial."

The best disguise to defeat a person is honesty, and besides, you are so close to him, there is no way he can't help but hear it.

Chi Jinyan raised his hand and hit her on the head.

"Cen Xia, do you want to die? Don't think you can fly to the sky just because I treat you well."

She was hurt by the beating and dared not talk back.

"Eat it for me."

"Yes, Master Chi."

Cen Xia held the plate without moving.

She knew that Chi Jinyan would never really let her eat it.

In his eyes she wasn't even worthy of leftovers.

While Chi Jinyan was in a daze, he approached her and looked at her teasingly.

"Ms. Cen, there will be a welcome party soon. You may be required to demonstrate your talents. I hope you can prepare well."

Then he glanced at her fingers.

They are no longer the same slender jade fingers as before.

"Master Chi, I haven't played properly for a long time. I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself and embarrass you."

"That's okay. I think Miss Cen has gained a lot of experience in the nightlife scene over the years. Although she doesn't appreciate things as well as those young masters from aristocratic families, she's probably not that unfamiliar with them."

Of course he knew that Cen Xia didn't want to do it, but he liked to force her to do things she didn't want to do.

Hearing that the nightclub had stimulated her, she nervously grasped the plate, the rhythm of the sound was a little chaotic,

"Master Chi, didn't you say that my hands are only suitable for entertaining nightclub guests? I'm afraid they are not suitable for elegant occasions. If ... "

A big hand instantly grabbed her throat again, and with just a slight force, Cen Xia's tears of pain almost burst out.

But he held the plate tightly in his hand and didn't dare to let go.

"Cen Xia, you seem to like to contradict me. You know I hate it most when people disobey me. I haven't warned you properly for a long time. Do you think you can crawl out of hell?"

Chi Jinyan was satisfied with her performance but didn't like what she said, so this time he let go without much force.

Cen Xia watched him and became increasingly confused about what this man was thinking.

He seemed to enjoy arguing with me, but also seemed to dislike me arguing back at him.

"Master Chi, I dare not. I am just stating the facts. I am really afraid of embarrassing you."

"Cen Xia, you said you wanted to atone your sins. How come you forgot what you said yesterday?"

"I haven't forgotten."

Chi Jinyan looked at her sarcastically, and the proud rose fell and was crushed in the mud.

"You'd better remember that I'm already kind to you. If you don't obey, your parents will be like you, begging for mercy from me."

"Yes, thank you, Master Chi."

Chi Jinyan felt bored. Was he going to let her go so easily?

Of course not, but there's no time to waste on her right now.

Watching Chi Jinyan leave with satisfaction, Cen Xia breathed a sigh of relief, and his hands holding the plate were slightly sweaty.

That person only needs to get close and do nothing to awaken his fear.

Cen Xia glanced at the piano in the corner, which was shining brightly in the sunlight.

The hope in my heart has never been extinguished.

As long as she lives, she will be able to realize her dream of performing on stage again.

Her thoughts went back to that year when she had just received her diploma from the music conservatory and she couldn’t wait to find Fan Yiming. He said that they would officially be together after she graduated.

But who knew that I would see him get into an accident with my own eyes.

This sowed the seeds of disaster and ruined her dream which she had not yet realized ...