The wooden beauty of Young Master Sheng(14)

 Chapter 14: Late-Night Ice Cream Run

The sound of the engine roared to life. The car sped away. Inside the house, Yu Lian heard some noise, opened her eyes, and checked her phone – it was 2 AM. Seeing that the man next to her was sound asleep, she got up and glanced outside through the window, unable to see much in the darkness. Still not at ease, she went to her son's room. Hearing movement inside, she pushed the door open and found her son sitting on the bed, playing with the coins from his piggy bank. However, she didn't see Jiang Chenchen. Something felt wrong. "Huidong, where's the girl in your room? Where's Chenchen!?" Li Huidong smiled foolishly, "She went to buy something to eat, ice cream!" "In the middle of the night, where did she go to buy it!?" Startled, Yu Lian thought the noise she heard earlier might be... She wrapped herself in her coat and went out to check, and indeed, the family car was missing! Amid the shock, she woke up Li Zhenhai. With one phone call, Li Zhenhai angrily contacted Jiang Zhong, "Your niece from your family, she drove away in the middle of the night! How could she even drive!?" The person who answered the phone was a woman, confused for a moment, then handed the phone to someone nearby. Jiang Zhong, still half-asleep, "What? Chenchen drove away! That's impossible..." "I'm telling you, you better speak the truth. If your niece has too many problems, I'll return her!" "Mr. Li, don't be hasty! It's not like that. There might be a misunderstanding. I'll come over right away and help find her!" This night, both sides couldn't sleep peacefully; they got up to search. ... ... Jiang Chenchen drove quickly, following the navigation to a bar area. There was a 24-hour convenience store next to the bar. She went to the convenience store and bought two cups of ice cream. On this cold night, past 2 AM, the beautiful yet seemingly expressionless girl genuinely startled the night-shift clerk. But after paying, she took the items and left. As she pushed the door open, someone else was coming in. Their eyes met, and the person entering paused, standing there and looking at her. "Is it you?" He spoke with a strong scent of alcohol. With a cold and alcoholic aura, he stumbled closer, his gaze hazy. "Why are you here?" Seeing him, Jiang Chenchen handed him one cup of ice cream. Sheng Mingsi reached out to take it, and his palm was warm. When a few of his fingers touched hers, it felt as cold as snow. He greedily held onto it. "For me?" His deep and husky voice, slightly raised at the end. Jiang Chenchen nodded. "Thanks." He took the ice cream, and his intense, mysterious gaze swept across her face. His expression became reserved, "Did you come here in the middle of the night just to buy this?" "I wanted to eat." "Alright, thanks." He pushed the door and went in, bought a pack of cigarettes, and noticed she had bought another box of ice cream. Lowering his head to look at the ice cream in his hand, he slightly raised the corner of his mouth, chuckling. What a strange person. They walked out together, and Sheng Mingsi looked at her. She was wearing the same clothes as earlier, which seemed a bit too light for the night. He put the ice cream in his coat pocket and took out a cigarette. "How did you get here?" "I drove." "Oh?" He took a drag of his cigarette and exhaled. "Feeling cold?" "Not cold." Sheng Mingsi didn't say anything more, standing for a while, the cigarette dimly lit and extinguished. The cold wind made him much more sober. He glanced sideways, "Why haven't you left yet?" 

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