บท 229: Only someone like you would say something so unscrupulous (2)

Outside the bustling restaurant, Xia Lihua was waiting for her driver, Xu Shou, to arrive with the car. 

She looked at Song Yazhi and said, "Teacher Song please don't touch me like that in public again. I know you did not have any ill intentions, but people are bound to misunderstand. 

Song Yazhi's lips turned downwards. "I know. It was thoughtless of me. I will be more careful."

As Xia Lihua's godfather, he felt an inherent right to show his affection openly.

Why should he have to curb his gestures of affection? What harm was there in showing care for his goddaughter?

It was ridiculous! 

Yet, he understood the implications in the public eye, especially given their professional relationship.

Xia Lihua, who didn't know that Song Yazhi was her godfather, "...."

She was flabbergasted to see Song Yazhi's depressed and downcast expression.