Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Put away your naughty thoughts!” Shen Chi towered over her.
“How petty.” Xu Zhaomu pouted. “You managed to escape once, but you definitely won’t be able to escape forever.”
Shen Chi threw her a glance before turning around and walking out of her room.
The moment the tiger left, the monkey could wreak havoc.
Xu Zhaomu dug out another trove of treasure similar to the ones that had been disposed of that day: a large pile of manga! These were the prizes that she had won after playing games with a gang of little boys at the orphanage.
As she smiled, her eyes turned into crescents. She spread out her collection on the bed.
These books appeared even more interesting that the previous batch she’d read. She could finally learn more about cultural arts. She was someone who constantly yearned for more knowledge.
When Shen Chi went downstairs, Liu Rumei was still standing there in anguish as she stared at her beloved BMW.
At that moment, a black Rolls-Royce suddenly arrived. Shen Cexian alighted from the car and walked over to Liu Rumei’s side.
“Cexian, you’ve finally arrived. Look at what your son has done!” Liu Rumei voiced her complaint as soon as she could.
Shen Cexian had rushed over from the Group after receiving Liu Rumei’s phone call. He had been having negotiations with Zhou Ran the entire afternoon. They had failed to reach a compromise on certain matters, and, hence, he wasn’t in a very good mood at that moment.
“Just buy another car. In the future, you don’t have to inform me of such petty matters.” Shen Cexian glanced at the BMW disapprovingly.
“Cexian…you truly care about me the most… Sigh, this car was your gift to me. It’s really a pity.” Liu Rumei frowned and sighed. She clasped her hands to her chest.
She walked over to Shen Cexian and clung onto his arm. Then she rested her head on his shoulders.
“Hire more people to help with the move, you should settle down today. Also, get someone to fetch Yanrou and Shihan over. If you have any issues, just look for Housekeeper Ling. You can keep this credit card.”
Shen Cexian fished out a card from his wallet and passed it to Liu Rumei. He did so rather expressionlessly.
Liu Rumei declined. “You’ve already brought me into the Shen residence. This is my biggest blessing. I cannot accept this card.”
“If I want you to have it, you should just take it.” Shen Cexian shoved the card into her hands. “The pin number is your birthday.”
Only then did Liu Rumei keep the card. She wrapped her arms around Shen Cexian’s waist. “Cexian…you’re so good to me.”
Shen Cexian pushed her away. He didn’t have any emotion on his face. “I still need to stop by the Group.”
“Be careful on the road. Don’t overexert yourself.” Liu Rumei smiled.
Shen Cexian returned to his own car. His driver started the car, and they drove off without a second thought.
Liu Rumei was extremely satisfied. She stored the credit card in her purse before speaking to her own driver. “Go and fetch the Young Miss and the Young Master here.”
“Yes, Mrs. Shen.”
Shen Chi had watched the entire scene unfold with his own eyes. He sneered, and icicles seemed to have formed in his eyes. His lips slipped into an undetectable, cold smirk.
When Shen Cexian returned to the Shen Group, Zhou Ran was still there.
She stood by the window of the president’s office, dressed in a navy-blue cloak. She gazed at the lower floors expressionlessly.
Shen Cexian watched her from behind for a whole ten minutes. She didn’t move an inch. She stood aloofly like a block of ice, her entire figure emanating frost. Even the hottest summer day wouldn’t be able to melt her.
“I’ve already given you everything you wanted. Why haven’t you left?” Shen Cexian was the first to speak.
Zhou Ran smiled faintly while still facing the windows. Then she slowly turned around.
“Shen Cexian, how much do you like Liu Rumei?” Zhou Ran tilted her head and smiled. She observed his every expression carefully.
“Zhou Ran, you always act as though you are infallible. Don’t you know how much I hate this side of you!”
Shen Cexian’s eyes were bloodshot. He grabbed Zhou Ran’s shoulders, wishing he could tear her apart.
Even if the pain had penetrated to her bones, Zhou Ran still displayed no semblance of emotion. She merely curled her lip upwards and stared silently at the man before her.
It had been so many years, and yet he had not changed at all. His handsome face had matured after many years in the business world. His hand-tailored black suit still wound tightly around his slender body.
Unfortunately, his eyes had changed.
In the past, she’d adored his clean, limpid eyes. But now, those eyes were murky, and she could no longer see through them.
Zhou Ran remained taciturn. Shen Cexian slowly lowered his arms.
“Do you still have something to say? If you don’t, please leave. In the future, please don’t visit the Group again!”
Shen Cexian turned around. He was no longer looking at Zhou Ran.
“You think I don’t want a clean break from you?” Zhou Ran smiled coldly, before bringing out a document from her bag.
“President Shen Cexian, I must trouble you to take out your pen and sign this document.”
Shen Cexian frowned. He flipped open the document that Zhou Ran had passed him restlessly. After glancing at the first few pages, he was unable to restrain his anger.
“You don’t believe what I said?”
Zhou Ran smiled gracefully. “Words cannot be used as proof. I prefer to trust in the law.”
“I knew it. You never once believed in me!” A sliver of loneliness flashed through Shen Cexian’s eyes.
Zhou Ran moved her lips, but in the end she didn’t say anything.
Shen Cexian took out his pen. He signed his name on the last page of the document without much hesitation.
Zhou Ran took the document. Her lips slipped into a smile. “Mr. Shen, may we never meet again.”
She adjusted the shawl on her shoulders. Raising her head, she stepped out of the president’s office.
The clicking of her high heels lingered in the air as she slowly disappeared beyond the corridor.
The vicinity was plunged into silence once more. Shen Cexian stood at the spot where Zhou Ran had originally been standing. The scenery before him stretched endlessly into the distance. The depths of his eyes were bottomless and abstruse.
…
In the Shen residence’s living room, Liu Rumei ordered a few servants to help move her belongings in. Soon, the Shen residence was bustling with noise.
Xu Zhaomu had originally been reading her manga quietly. However, Liu Rumei’s loud voice had disrupted her peace.
She ran out of her room in a huff. She caught sight of Liu Rumei arrogantly instructing the servants to do this and that.
“Shift the flower vase left a bit!”
“Hey, hey, be more careful. That suitcase is made out of real leather!”
“Just throw away all of the Young Miss and Young Master’s old clothes!”
“This is the Young Master’s favorite jade ornament. Put it in the living room!”
Xu Zhaomu ran downstairs in a flash. She grabbed the ornament and was prepared to fling it away.
“There is only one Young Master in the Shen family. Why was I unaware that big brother Shen Chi likes jade?”
If Xu Zhaomu had released her grip, the jade ornament would certainly have shattered into bits.
“My goodness, it’s you again. Just now, I thought that you were some poor, crazy relative of the Shen family. I just realized that you were brought over from the orphanage. No wonder you weren’t raised well. You better put that ornament down. Otherwise, I’ll slap you. Don’t you dare scream either.”
Liu Rumei’s arrogance knew no end. If she couldn’t scare this little girl, then she would have lived in vain.
When Xu Zhaomu heard this, she cocked her head. She intentionally loosened her grip and the jade ornament dropped onto the floor with an enormous clang.
As they gaped at the scene, the eyes of the maids standing around almost popped right out. Everyone was so shocked that they didn’t even dare to breathe.
“My apologies, your voice was too loud. My hand shook, and it fell.”
Xu Zhaomu dusted off her hands. Doing this had quelled her anger quite a bit.
Liu Rumei’s figure was shaking in fury. She raised her arms and prepared to deliver a mighty slap.
At this moment, a powerful hand grabbed her wrist tightly, and she was unable to move it at all.
Clenching her teeth, she glanced over her shoulder. It was Shen Chi!
“Even if you want to hit a dog, you must ask its owner first. Liu Rumei, you don’t have to be so unhinged, do you?” Shen Chi glared at her coldly. His frosty eyes were shot through with rage.
