Breathless
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CHAPTER 143
She felt her heart warm a bit by it and smiled to herself. If only he could see the smile that changed things.
The smile that warmed hearts, he sure would not be able to refuse her.
"So return and Hua Duyi would take you home." His voice pulled her back from her thoughts and her smile fell, dropping to a frown.
'What a killjoy.' Li Jing thought. Just then a thought popped into her head. "But there is no need for that, I am with my friend. She would take me home."
"Li Jing." She could hear the warning tone in his voice as he called her name but she ignored it and still argued on.
"Ye Cheng, she is my friend and I haven't seen her for some days now."
"Fine, Hua Duyi would fetch you two and take you home. I just do not want you going on your own and getting into trouble."
"No need for that, she came in her car. And for the record, I am not a trouble maker," she stated flatly.