If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1226: The Most Sensitive Place

Chapter 1226: Chapter 1226: The Most Sensitive Place

Xu Chaomu buried herself in his embrace, clinging tightly to his chest; she could feel the sound of his heartbeat.

"Shen Chi... I am a bad woman. I found a witness from the fire fourteen years ago, and I’m going to take Auntie Zhou... your mother to court," Xu Chaomu said seriously, clutching his sweater.

Shen Chi felt a sudden halt in his heartbeat, as if it had abruptly stopped.

His thin lips pressed tightly together, his gaze rested on the white wall ahead.

"You tell me, am I very bad? I just seem to have it out for you. I know I might not win the lawsuit, but you’re definitely going to hate me, aren’t you?" Xu Chaomu smiled, her other hand caressing his chin.

His entire face tensed up; she knew she had provoked him.

"Shen Chi, I heard Shen’s has been having some trouble lately. If I take Auntie Zhou to court, will Shen’s shares keep falling... She is your biological mother, I know, and you will hate me for it..."

"Xu Chaomu, do you know what you’re saying?" Shen Chi grabbed her wrist.

"I know... I’m not drunk..." Xu Chaomu half-squinted her eyes, "After the new year, I’m going to seek justice for my mom. Do you really want to hit me, or maybe curse at me?"

Shen Chi felt his blood boiling, his heart racing.

After a long while, he slowly said, "If you want to sue, then sue. This has always been your knot."

If the knot remained untied, she would never be happy.

"Fine... see you in court then," Xu Chaomu smiled.

It was just an angry outburst, but she desperately wanted to say it... Now that she was drunk, she might as well say it... Otherwise, it was too painful to hold inside...

The last time they had discussed this matter was a year ago when she was pregnant with Xiaobao. That time, Shen Chi was uncomfortable, though he was neither warm nor cold towards her.

"I can’t stop you, nor do I want to anymore. The fault lies with my mother. If you want to seek justice, I respect your choice," Shen Chi finally sighed.

"Shen Chi... don’t you think I’m really bad? I’m just a bad woman; you should hate me..."

"I know the bitterness in your heart. That time in the coffee shop, I’m sorry."

"I am going to put your mother in jail."

Shen Chi pursed his lips, his heart twisting in pain.

He knew that if Xu Chaomu didn’t sue, it would be unfair to her, but if she did, it would hurt Zhou Ran.

They were both the people he loved most...

"Shen Chi, look, this is why I don’t want to be with you."

"You’re drunk; stop talking," Shen Chi wrapped her tighter, his eyes deep.

"I’m not drunk, not drunk..." she murmured softly.

Shen Chi held her even tighter and said softly, "Cheer up, we’ll deal with next year’s issues next year. The last two hours of this year, it’s just us."

"I still want to drink," Xu Chaomu tugged at his hand.

"Drinking too much will make you feel sick later."

"Not drinking will make me feel worse..."

Shen Chi’s heart ached, moisture gathering in the corners of his eyes.

Xu Chaomu groped around and finally got hold of the wine glass again, but with a tremble of her hand, the glass tipped forward, and the red wine spilled all over Shen Chi’s clothes.

"Ah, sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean to." Xu Chaomu hastily tried to wipe it off with her hand.

Shen Chi stifled a laugh and a cry: "It’s okay, I don’t blame you."

"What a waste of such good wine; I couldn’t buy it with a year’s salary," Xu Chaomu muttered.

"You don’t feel sorry for me; this cold wine spilled on me, and you didn’t even ask if I was cold."

"Are you cold then?"

"..." Shen Chi was increasingly helpless, this Little Fairy.

"If you’re not cold, pour me another drink," Xu Chaomu hooked his neck.

"No more drinking, I’m taking you to bathe," Shen Chi frowned as he picked her up.

There were wine stains on her own body, too. And after a bath, she would sober up a bit!

"I dirtied your clothes, are you going to scold me..." Xu Chaomu said, feeling wronged.

"Of course, you deserve a scolding. You can’t even hold a wine glass properly, yet you imitate others by drinking. You’re not allowed to drink anymore, this is the last time," Shen Chi said sternly, just like he used to scold her when they were kids.

"Why do you always scold me? I’ve never scolded you. Do you know how annoying you are? Just to name two instances, just two..."

"Hmm?"

"The first is..." Xu Chaomu thought hard, "when you fought with Chenglang for the first time, my Xiaobao almost no longer existed, you pinned me down on the hospital bed, do you know how beastly you were then..."

Shen Chi remembered, and his heart sank.

"And... and..." Xu Chaomu thought hard again, "at the café, I argued with Aunt Zhou, and you walked away without listening to a word of explanation..."

"For the sake of my life, I won’t be with a beast..." Xu Chaomu muttered.

"You remember quite clearly," Shen Chi said.

"Well, such awful behavior, I should remember it for a lifetime."

"..." Shen Chi’s mouth twitched, "Can’t you remember anything good about me?"

"Good... I don’t remember," Xu Chaomu shook her head seriously.

"If you don’t remember, then forget it," Shen Chi resigned, she had already forgotten now, "Because in the future, I will continue to treat you well."

"I sued your mother, suppressed your company, and you still want to be nice to me, are you stupid?" Xu Chaomu snickered.

"In love, who isn’t a fool?" Shen Chi said, "Aren’t you?"

"I’m not, I’m not, I’m very smart, you can’t call me stupid."

"Alright alright, you’re smart, you’re the smartest," Shen Chi cooed.

As they talked, he carried her into the bathroom.

The bathroom was spacious, with warm orange lights that radiated warmth with a hint of intimacy. There was an exceptionally large bathtub, the curtains drawn, and a particularly good atmosphere inside.

Shen Chi began to run hot water into the bathtub. While doing so, she couldn’t keep still in his embrace, fidgeting around.

Her little hands touched his chest, then tugged at his sweater.

"Stop moving," Shen Chi scolded her.

"You’re being mean to me again," Xu Chaomu said unhappily.

"I’m not being mean to you, it’s just, you should know, I’m a pretty normal man," Shen Chi said.

What man can withstand a woman touching like this, and moreover, this little girl’s hands always went for his sensitive spots.

"I told you, I have someone I like now, I don’t need you."

"Does Xiaobao count?"

Xu Chaomu deflected his question, blinked, and asked, "Mr. Shen, do you really not have any other woman?"

"Call me husband."

"No way," Xu Chaomu refused with a stubborn face.

Shen Chi gave her a disdainful glance.

While he was still running the hot water, Xu Chaomu continued to rub against him in his embrace. And then, her little hand touched the most sensitive part of the man!

"Hiss..." Shen Chi sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Xu Chaomu, stop squirming!" Shen Chi scolded her loudly.

"I didn’t do anything wrong, why are you shouting so loudly?" Xu Chaomu said, aggrieved.