Never Did He Care When She Cried (20)

Ling Chuxia was dazed for quite some time. She looked at the man and nodded, "I am out with a friend. Zhao, how come you're here?"

Zhao was Shi Che's assistant and had been with him for the past three years. He handled all of Shi Che's business affairs.

For some unknown reasons, Zhao was suddenly embarrassed and his eyes flickered. He hesitated to respond to Ling Chuxia's question.

Ling Chuxia watched Zhao's expression and she raised her neatly trimmed eyebrows in puzzlement.

Cheng Yuanyan stood there watching and suddenly she broke into a giggle. She turned to look at Ling Chuxia and offered, "It seems that someone has wanted to give you a surprise and you've unexpectedly shown up."

Ling Chuxia was initially curious. After she heard Cheng Yuanyuan, she was further intrigued. Furrowing her brows, she stared at Cheng Yuanyuan and asked, "Ms. Cheng, what do you mean by that?"

Cheng Yuanyuan replied with a smile, "Aren't you piqued as to who has ordered this set of clothes? It's Mr. Shi, the Young Master, your hubby. I'm sure he meant to give you a surprise. What a shame! Now the cat's out of the bag."

Shi Che had given the order for the clothes. Cheng Yuanyuan had assumed that Shi Che would gift it to his wife Ling Chuxia, but she blurted it out inadvertently.

Ling Chuxia was taken by surprise. Her eyes widened suddenly. She felt incredulous.

This set of clothes were ordered by Shi Che… and he had meant to spring a surprise on her? How could that be? It was absolutely impossible.

Cheng Yuanyuan was clueless about Ling Chuxia's thoughts. She turned around briskly to pick up the set of clothes and continued, "How timely! You're here now, please come try it on to see if it fits. I can make some alterations for you immediately so that you're just in time for tonight's function."

Before her words trailed off, she nudged Ling Chuxia towards the fitting room.

Ling Chuxia was shocked by Cheng Yuanyuan's statement and her mind was in a swirl. She was not thinking too much and hence she followed Cheng Yuanyuan's lead.

Zhao watched Cheng Yuanyuan guide Ling Chuxia to the fitting room and he got flustered.

Mr. Shi had ordered the set of clothes, however… it was not intended for Young Mistress. Now a misunderstanding had ensued. He had to stop the action before Young Mistress discovered that the clothes were not for her after she had tried them on. That would be disastrous.

Zhao was at his wits' end, he clenched his fists and braced himself, "Wait."

Cheng Yuanyuan and Ling Chuxia paused simultaneously. All three ladies turned to look at Zhao at the same time.

Clenching his fists more tightly, Zhao swallowed hard. With a controlled voice, he said haltingly, "Young Mistress, I'm sorry. That dress… was not meant for you."