Ling Yunshu had not anticipated this at all; she was shocked, standing dumbfounded. The newspaper fell from her face to the ground, making a soft sound.
Not just Ling Yunshu, but everyone in the hospital room was stunned. Especially Mrs. Shi, who had a premonition that Shi Che would be angry since the news was released today, but she hadn’t expected him to be this furious.
How could this person, always calm and restrained, who could face even the greatest anger with composed grace, possibly...
After coming to her senses, Mrs. Shi’s face suddenly clouded over, and she scolded, "Che’er, what are you doing?"
Shi Che’s lips curled into a smile, and he actually chuckled, "That question, I should be asking you!"
Shi Che raised his hand unapologetically and pushed aside Ling Yunshu, who was blocking his path, as if she were bothersome trash. Caught off guard, she fell to the side and crashed to the floor. She cried out in pain, but Shi Che didn’t bother with her and strode over to Mrs. Shi. His dark eyes fixed intently on his mother’s face, his voice low and deep, chill permeating every word he uttered, "Do you think, by releasing such news, I would agree to engage Ling Yunshu?"
He knew his mother’s intentions best, and the moment he saw the news, he understood what she was thinking. But he hadn’t expected that she thought such low methods could force his hand.
Mrs. Shi’s intentions were exposed, not that she cared, but listening to Shi Che, her anger flared up in an instant. She glared back fiercely at him, enraged, "Since you already promised to engage Yun Shu, I had to give her a status. Do you need to be this angry? Could it be that you want Yun Shu to follow you without any formal commitment?"
Shi Che stared at Mrs. Shi for a long while then slowly chuckled twice, each laugh landing heavily on the hearts of everyone present, causing an unstoppable chill down their spines.
Because she was seriously ill and couldn’t bear any agitation, he didn’t want to upset her further, so he avoided the topic, but he had never verbally admitted to agreeing to engage Ling Yunshu. Yet now, his mother was using it to coerce him.
He could compromise on anything else, but not this matter. Never this!
Shi Che looked at Mrs. Shi and slowly said, each word clear, "I have never agreed to engage Ling Yunshu, not now, nor in the future!"
"What?" Mrs. Shi was taken aback, her eyes widening. She couldn’t believe how resolute Shi Che was, and Ling Yunshu, who had just gotten up with the help of a servant, turned pale at his words, trembling violently.
Not now, nor in the future...
She shook her head in disbelief. Did Shi Che dislike her so much? So much that... even for the sake of Mrs. Shi, he was unwilling to engage her?
Mrs. Shi’s facial expression changed drastically, her pale face flushing an odd shade of red due to her fury, "You... you don’t want to engage Yun Shu because you’re still hung up on Ling Chuxia? That kind of woman, I will absolutely not allow..."
Mrs. Shi hadn’t finished speaking when Shi Che cut her off directly.
"I love her!" These simple three words, yet they resounded profoundly.