Chapter 537: 537, A Gentleman’s Promise (Second Update)
Song Shiqin still wore a stern expression as he walked up to Chu Jin, towering over her with eyes that were a deep, inscrutable black, his whole being shrouded in a thick aura of malice!
...
Song Shiqin glanced down at Chu Jin and then turned to walk ahead, "Co on, I’ll take you back."
Chu Jin nodded, "Okay." She turned and followed behind him.
As the two of them just stepped out of the iron house, they were t by the prison director and Chu Tian.
Chu Tian looked extrely weak, supported by a female officer, her appearance utterly gaunt.
Seeing Chu Jin, Chu Tian beca very agitated, shook off the female officer’s hand, and approached Chu Jin, "Sister, are you alright?" Her voice was very hoarse, and in comparison to Chu Jin, she seed as if she ca from an entirely different world, after all, she was just an ordinary person.
"I’m fine," Chu Jin reached out to steady her, "How are you?"
Given how Chu Tian looked, she must have received the sa treatnt as herself, having gone over 36 hours without any food or water.
The prison director beside them appeared sowhat guilty and lowered his head, not daring to speak.
Using torture was a common practice in regular circumstances, but now, with both won connected to Song Shiqin, the nature of the situation was different.
He just hoped Song Shiqin wouldn’t take his anger out on him.
"I’m fine too," Chu Tian said with a weak smile, shaking her head, and then added, "We’re no longer suspects now, right? We can go ho?"
Before Chu Jin could speak, the prison director imdiately said, "That’s right, that’s right. Misses Chu, this was all a misunderstanding. When Officer Lin brought you over, I wasn’t aware of your relationship with Colonel Song. You see, it’s like the flood has washed over the Dragon King Temple, family not recognizing family. Now that everything has been clarified, you both can of course go ho..."
While speaking, the director kept glancing at Song Shiqin’s expression out of the corner of his eye, continually wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
In fact, Chu Jin and Chu Tian hadn’t really had any major issues.
They were just under suspicion.
So far it was all Officer Lin’s speculation; no actual compelling evidence had been found.
And Chu Jin, she really should have ntioned her acquaintance with such a high-ranking person as Song Shiqin. Had she simply said she was Song Shiqin’s sister, even if he had ten tis the courage, he wouldn’t dare to detain this ’noble ancestor’, let alone without food or water. Wasn’t that career suicide? Just thinking about this made the director tremble with fear.
Fortunately, it seed Song Shiqin had no intention of troubling him.
The prison director had so simple food prepared in the front hall—milk and bread.
Despite not having eaten for thirty-six hours, Chu Jin didn’t have much of an appetite before washing up and shook her head, declining the food offered by the female officer.
Chu Tian, on the other hand, wolfed down two pieces of bread and drank a glass of milk. Her eating manners were casual, lacking the delicacy you’d expect from a lady of her background, indifferent to the stares of others, and not sparing Song Shiqin a single glance, composed as if Song Shiqin was just an ordinary person.
And Song Shiqin, quite evidently, took no notice of her at all.
"Sister, aren’t you going to eat?" Having polished off two pieces of bread, Chu Tian looked at Chu Jin with so surprise.
Is she not hungry at all?
Moreover, Chu Tian noticed that apart from looking sowhat unnaturally pale, her spirit seed very good, nothing like soone who hadn’t had a drop of water for 36 hours.
That was a bit strange.
Chu Tian slightly furrowed her brows, lowering her gaze to hide the emotions in her eyes.
Chu Jin turned her head to look at her, "You eat, I don’t have an appetite," her voice was very light and faint, tinged with a bit of tiredness.
She had a mild case of germophobia; no matter how hungry, she couldn’t eat anything without first washing up.
Song Shiqin stood aside, his posture casual yet exuding an unavoidable aura of authority. He reached out for a bottle of mineral water, twisted off the cap, and handed it to Chu Jin, "Have so water first."
As a rough-and-tumble military man, Song Shiqin’s gesture of opening the bottle for his sister was extrely rare.
The female officers nearby all looked at Chu Jin with envy; this girl must have saved the entire galaxy in her last life, to have such a thoughtful and considerate brother!
If he could be this considerate to his sister, how much more would he pamper the woman fortunate enough to be with him?
Chu Jin took the mineral water from his hand and took a light sip, "Thank you."
The station chief’s gaze shifted back and forth between them for several tis, his eyes slightly narrowed. The way these two interacted was very strange; it didn’t resemble a brother-sister relationship at all. Since when do siblings say "thank you" to each other?
Judging by Song Shiqin’s deanor, he seed to care a lot about the young lady, but her behavior was quite the opposite. It was clear to anyone with eyes that she was deliberately distancing herself from Song Shiqin.
Now that was interesting.
To think there was soone who looked down upon the Grand General of Hua Nation. The girl had guts; with that thought, the station chief couldn’t help but take a longer look at Chu Jin, wondering which family’s daughter she was, to possess such grace.
Although young, she had a sense of depth as if she’d been through many hardships: her features as delicate as jade, her presence as exquisite as an orchid. It’s no wonder Song Shiqin was so protective of her.
This indeed confird the saying, "Even heroes have a hard ti overcoming the allure of a beautiful woman."
It was at this mont that an officer pushed the door open and entered in a hurry, with a very ugly expression on his face. He whispered sothing to the station chief’s ear, and after hearing him out, the relaxed expression on the station chief’s face instantly beca tense again. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, just as he approached the door, it opened.
A tall and straight silhouette entered, and the station chief froze, clearly not expecting the arrival so soon. His presence changed the atmosphere of the entire room.
It was cold, an inner chill that seed to emanate from his bones, making one shiver without feeling cold, as well as that powerful, irresistible aura of a king emanating from him.
The sudden shift in atmosphere made Chu Tian subconsciously lift her eyes to glance towards the door. The man stood against the light, his delicate and icy jaw lifted slightly, his defined features cold and indifferent, as perfectly chiseled as if sculpted by a knife. Standing there with a lofty posture, his slightly upturned phoenix eyes glinted with a stern chill, displaying an overlooking deanor like that of an emperor returning from inspection, making everyone in the room feel inferior.
The station chief’s heart was so tense he could hardly breathe. One deity had barely left, and now another had appeared! Could this one also be here for his sister?
"You, you’ve arrived," the chief stamred with nervousness, putting on a careful greeting despite being scared to death and forcing a smile.
Mo Zhixuan gave a slight nod, his thin lips parting slightly, "I’m here to find my fiancée," his voice as deeply cold as ever.
Although he was responding to the station chief, his gaze had been fixed on Song Shiqin the whole ti.
Song Shiqin also looked towards him, and as two strong individuals locked gazes, neither backed down. Mo Zhixuan looked at Song Shiqin, with the corners of his mouth turning up in a aningful arc, both noble and arrogant.
Upon hearing this, the police chief was scared out of his wits! It really was about finding soone! And it was even his fiancée!
Chu Jin had never imagined that Mr. Mo would appear here. At that mont, she slightly lowered her eyes to hide her emotions and felt sowhat uneasy, not daring to look directly at him.
The police chief kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, wishing he could just roll his eyes and faint on the spot! This was too uncomfortable a way to torture soone!
"Your, your fiancée is?"
Mo Zhixuan did not respond to his question but stopped in his tracks. His deep gaze turned to Chu Jin, and he beckoned her gently with his hand, "Jin, co here." The four softly spoken words revealed a thick indulgence.
Only then did Chu Jin raise her eyes to look at him, a hint of discontent in her gaze. Ha, Mr. Mo, are you calling a little dog here?
No wonder he was still single at his age.
Although that was what she thought, Chu Jin couldn’t help but walk towards him, "When did you get back?"
Song Shiqin watched the two of them, his eyes filled with an indecipherable emotion.
At this mont, he was nothing but an extra passerby.
Mo Zhixuan took the opportunity to wrap his arm lightly around her slender waist, looking down at her, "I just returned, and you’re giving
such a big surprise. If I had returned any later, would you have flipped the roof over, hmm?" He ended the question with a slight upward inflection.
The police chief never dreamt that Mo Zhixuan’s fiancée would turn out to be Chu Jin!
Who exactly was this girl? She was connected to so many important figures! Terrifying! Scary! If he encountered this young madam again in the future, he’d definitely stay as far away as possible.
Chu Tian also froze for a mont, clearly also not having expected that the noble and cold man before them had co for Chu Jin. She couldn’t recall ever seeing this man before; who was he exactly? And judging by the police chief’s attitude, his status seed even higher than Song Shiqin’s.
Chu Tian’s expression was complicated, for so things had gone beyond her expectations.
At that, Chu Jin raised her eyebrows slightly, "Of course not, and besides, this matter has nothing to do with . It’s all a misunderstanding."
At this ti, Chu Tian also ca over and said, "This incident was all because of ; I’m the one to bla, not my sister-in-law. Please don’t be upset with her." She said "sister-in-law" very smoothly, without any awkwardness.
Perhaps pleased by the ntion of "sister-in-law," Mo Zhixuan lowered his gaze to look at Chu Tian and said slowly, "Jin has always been warm-hearted. How could I bla her? It’s just troubling Mr. Song to make the trip,"
After saying this, he turned to look at Chu Jin and spoke warmly, "Jin, won’t you thank Mr. Song?"
He acted very much the head of the household.
As if he were declaring his ownership to Song Shiqin.
Chu Jin knew all too well the implication behind Mr. Mo’s words and accordingly said to Song Shiqin, "Thank you, Mr. Song."
Song Shiqin’s expression remained unchanged, "You’re welco, it was just a helping hand. Moreover, Miss Chu has previously shown
kindness; it’s my duty. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave." He then strode out the door.
Mo Zhixuan watched his retreating figure, the darkness in his eyes deepening, and slowly remarked, "Mr. Song, don’t forget, ’a gentleman’s promise.’"
At these words, Song Shiqin’s step seed to falter for a mont but then normalized as he walked out the door, disappearing from everyone’s sight.
A gentleman’s promise.
No one knew which promise he was referring to; Chu Jin was curious but did not ask further.
After leaving the police station, Chu Jin suggested that Mo Zhixuan send Chu Tian ho first, but Chu Tian refused.
"No need to trouble you and my brother-in-law. I have already called the butler; he will arrive soon. You and my brother-in-law go ahead, don’t worry about ."
Seeing her insistence, Chu Jin did not press the matter and left with Mo Zhixuan.
How to put it, Chu Jin had this feeling that Chu Tian was far from the simple person she appeared to be. She was soone who buried her thoughts deep.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have managed to change the head of the Chu Family in just over fifteen days.
For no reason at all, why would the police suspect that she conspired with Chu Tian to kill Chu Songhe?
Who killed Chu Songhe, and why was all his property left to Chu Tian?
All of this was dubious.
And then, how did Song Shiqin find out about her being locked up? He even arrived before Mo Zhixuan.
That was even more strange.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Chu Jin lowered her gaze slightly, baffled, feeling as if there was a ticulous planner behind all of this.
Was that planner Chu Tian?
"Who are you thinking about?" Seeing her like this, Mo Zhixuan turned his head to look at her, his voice deep.
"Thinking about Chu Tian," Chu Jin answered subconsciously, "I feel like this girl is kind of strange."
"What’s there to think about her? She’s just an insignificant person. Better to think about sothing else," Mo Zhixuan said as he reached out and ruffled her hair.
Chu Jin raised her eyebrows slightly and looked up at him, "Think about what else?" It had been more than half a month since they’d seen each other, and Mr. Mo seed to have lost weight.
"How about ? Don’t you miss
after such a long ti?" Mr. Mo said, quite seriously, still with that noble and cold deanor as if one wouldn’t believe such words could co from him unless heard in person.
Chu Jin turned to him, raising her hand to pat Mr. Mo’s ticulously cold face, while patting, she spoke, "Your face, Mr. Mo?"
In all the world, probably only she dared to do such a thing.
Mo Zhixuan’s face showed indulgence, and his gaze was subtly warm.
The car sped along quickly, and in no ti, they moved from the bustling city to the quiet Mountain Highway.
This was the road to Phoenix Manor.
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