Chapter 20: Revenge

Zhu Xianyao was standing in her room, staring at the window when someone suddenly knocked on her door.

Zhu Xianyao said, “Come in.”

Su Chen pushed open the door, holding a vial of medicine in his hand. “This...... I came to...... return your medicine to you,” he stammered as he placed the vial of medicine down before carefully retreating.

“Stop right there!”

Su Chen stopped in his tracks.

Zhu Xianyao turned around. “Did I say that you could go?”

Su Chen scratched his head unabashedly, purposefully acting as if he didn’t know what to say.

Zhu Xianyao stared at him and said, “You used to try and stay here as long as you could when you came, but you've changed these past few days. You aren't as clingy and seem to even be distancing yourself. Since...