Chapter 1881: 1881

The vicious warning in the man’s voice, together with the static over the phone line,

sounded indescribably scary .

Shen Zhilie didn’t cower . Instead, he asked breezily, “You want my woman to go?” His voice had a hint of a chuckle in it .

The man didn’t expect Shen Zhilie to react in this way, and he couldn’t decipher what Shen Zhilie was thinking .

“My woman is timid,” Shen Zhilie said unhurriedly . “She might accidentally reveal something to the police or rat you out unintentionally . Who do you think will be on the losing end if that happens?”

“Hmph! So what are you proposing?”

“I’ll go . You said it yourself . I’ve got the guts . ”

“Tch!” The man clicked his tongue dismissively . “If I find out that you’re hiding something up your sleeve, I won’t let you off easily . ”

“Haha… all right . I’ll be waiting . ” With that, Shen Zhilie disconnected the call .

Ye Qianqian was beside him, and she clearly saw that he wasn’t as unconcerned as he made himself out to be . When Shen Zhilie placed the phone down, his palms were covered in a layer of sweat, and beads of perspiration had appeared on his forehead .

Tears welled up in Ye Qianqian’s eyes as she asked, “Old Shen, are you really going to go?”

“Yeah, I have to . ” Shen Zhilie lowered his head slightly and planted a gentle kiss on Ye Qianqian’s forehead . “Don’t be afraid . Nothing will happen . ”

“How can I not be afraid?” Ye Qianqian began to cry aloud . She held tightly onto Shen Zhilie’s waist . “You’re scaring me! How are you able to act so convincingly? It’s obvious that you’re nervous as h*ll, too! But you talk as if you don’t have a care in the world . It’s almost like you’re bipolar!”

The smile disappeared from Shen Zhilie’s face, and he tapped her on her head . “Judging from your speech,” he said, “are you complimenting me?”

“Yeah!” Ye Qianqian’s face was drenched in tears . She wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand and continued, “Why don’t I go instead? Perhaps if a woman goes, he’ll let his guard down…”

“No way . ” Shen Zhilie was firm; there was no room for discussion . “I’ll go . You’ve seen for yourself that I can act . Are you able to do the same?”

“I…” Ye Qianqian had nothing to say to that .

She couldn’t . She couldn’t at all . Her mental resolve was nowhere as strong as Shen Zhilie’s . It was more likely that she’d break down in terror the moment she reached the scene .

Shen Zhilie looked at her and suddenly turned his body to face her directly . He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her on the mouth .

Ye Qianqian felt her fear intensify . Her breathing grew heavy as she pushed him off and began to cry, “No… don’t go!”

Her sudden action caught Shen Zhilie by surprise, and his hands moved back .

“Don’t go!” Ye Qianqian began wailing in earnest as she curled herself up into a ball . “I’m so scared . I keep feeling that something is going to happen to us . Old Shen, will you please not go?”

Shen Zhilie hugged her tightly and consoled her in a gentle voice, “It’ll be fine . Nothing will happen . I’m just going to buy something . Don’t be scared . ”

“Old Shen,” Ye Qianqian suddenly looked up as tears streaked her face . “Do you love me?”

Shen Zhilie looked into Ye Qianqian’s eyes unflinchingly and declared, “I do . Ye Qianqian I love you very, very much . That’s why I cannot lose you . Don’t worry . Nothing will happen to me . ”

Ye Qianqian sniffed and burrowed her head into his chest . She tried her best to calm down, but to no avail . Her tears continued to stream out of her eyes against her will as she sobbed uncontrollably . “What are we going to do? Shen Zhilie, I love you very, very, very much too . But please, don’t go! I’m begging you . Don’t go . ”

Shen Zhilie didn’t agree to it, but he didn’t disagree to it, either . Stroking her hair with his large hands, he sighed and said, “Get some sleep . ”