Chapter 270 Shouldn’t Have Come Here

• Zhao Xiaoxue stood in the middle of the crowd in a snow‑white dress, her face still pale with fresh shock. A gloss of tears clung to her lashes. She stared at Reilly Schulze without blinking, panic flickering in her eyes.
• Around Zhao Xiaoxue, a man exploded, hurling his wine glass to the floor. “You bitch, drop the good‑girl act! I just asked you to have a drink with me. What are you hiding from? You came here, and now you want to play the prude?”
• Liang Chen didn’t bother to keep his voice down. Every gaze nearby swung to Zhao Xiaoxue. Her cheeks flushed scarlet. She clearly wanted to speak, but when she lifted her head, she flinched and looked down again, lost and helpless.