Chapter 10 Chen Zheng saw Xia Yu return triumphantly, and didn't care what she did, and led her straight to...

Seeing Xia Yu returning triumphantly, Chen Zheng didn't care what she did and led her directly to the second floor.

As everyone knows, the second floor of the Shen family's property belongs exclusively to the Shen family. Only those members of the Shen family who are well-known and have appeared in front of powerful elders can enter after receiving an invitation.

But these rules are useless to Shen Zheng.

Chen Zheng nodded to the guard at the door without even taking out the invitation, and led Xia Yu straight in. The guard looked straight at them, pretended not to see anything and remained silent.

In the huge box, the main table was located in the center of the hall, and it was crowded with the direct descendants of the Shen family and several outstanding collateral branches. Only the seat of honor and several ebony agarwood chairs around it were empty, which were obviously the seats for the head of the Shen family and several respected elders.

There were several small tables next to the main table, and the women from the Shen family and some of the side branches crowded together.

Chen Zheng glanced at the group of men chatting and laughing at the main table, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes. She turned in another direction and walked towards the two empty seats at the next table.

A little girl about the same age as Xia Yu who was sitting nearby saw Chen Zheng, her eyes suddenly lit up and she waved at her excitedly.

"Sister, you're finally here." The girl bent her arms familiarly, and then looked at Xia Yu behind her with some confusion.

Since Shen Zheng stepped into the second floor, she had a cold face and a strong aura. Her eyes were as sharp as an eagle. Everyone who was swept by her eyes felt a chill down their spines and lowered their heads silently to avoid her scrutiny. Only she dared to talk to Shen Zheng.

Seeing this, Chen Zheng's brows softened a little, and she nodded at her, and whispered to Xia Yu, "This is my sister, Chen Yu."

"This is Xia Yu. My..." Chen Zheng paused, not knowing how to introduce her.

"Oh, I know, this is my sister's stepdaughter," but Chen Yu continued the conversation very naturally.

Chen Zheng's expression suddenly became very strange when he heard this. He opened his mouth to explain but didn't know how to explain. He just accepted it.

Hearing this, Xia Yu secretly gritted her teeth and reached out to poke Chen Zheng's waist. Chen Zheng's breathing escaped, her fingertips trembled slightly, and she grasped her naughty hand. Seeing that Xia Yu was still struggling secretly, Chen Zheng sighed, nodded to Shen Yu, and pulled Xia Yu to an empty compartment with ease.

The door closed with a creak and Chen Zheng finally let go of her hand. Xia Yu's cheeks puffed up slightly, his nostrils flared and he glared at her angrily.

She had been getting along extremely harmoniously with Shen Zheng these past few days, and she almost forgot that she and Shen Zheng had this overt relationship.

"What's wrong?" Chen Zheng raised her eyebrows and asked softly with a smile.

She was clearly asking knowingly. Xia Yu snorted coldly, crossed his arms over his chest, stood on tiptoes to look her in the eye, trying to outdo her in momentum.

"Chen Zheng, let me make this clear first. Don't try to take advantage of me and make me call you by that name."

"Yeah, don't worry. I won't let you shout in front of others." Chen Zheng's eyes unconsciously fell on her opening and closing red lips.

She pursed her lips, feeling something was wrong, and turned her eyes downward. Her flawless neck and delicate collarbone moved slightly with her rising and falling chest. If she took a bite, it would turn red in a short while. Chen Zheng answered Xia Yu absentmindedly.

Then his eyes quickened and he caught a glimpse of the faint red mark on her wrist.

Chen Zheng frowned slightly and subconsciously raised her leg to move closer to her.

Xia Yu's whole body trembled, and he suddenly felt like he was being stared at by a wolf. Before he could react, he stepped back without even thinking.

Dadadada, Chen Zheng was calm and still followed the original pace. Seeing that Xia Yu had nowhere to retreat and her head was about to hit the wall, Chen Zheng shook her head, protected her head with one hand, and put her other hand around her shoulders, holding her in his arms.

The calloused fingertips slid down her arm, gently caressing Xia Yu's slightly red wrist, gently yet forcefully.

The warm breath brushed against Xia Yu's earlobe, and Xia Yu felt that the sandalwood scent was getting stronger and stronger, and it made her feel a little dizzy. She froze in Shen Zheng's arms, motionless.

Seeing Xia Yu curled up obediently in her arms, Chen Zheng brushed Xia Yu's wrist with her cool fingertips, asking as if to punish her, "Why are you hiding?"

Seeing that Xia Yu lowered her head and ignored her, Chen Zheng softened her voice, put her lips close to Xia Yu's ear and whispered: "If you feel uncomfortable in the future, just tell me directly." She had never raised a child before, so she didn't know she was so fragile. It was obviously just a light grab.

Blame her for being so harsh.

Chen Zheng waited until the red mark on Xia Yu's wrist disappeared before letting her go.

She glanced at Xia Yu's slightly red cheeks in confusion, but didn't care. She lowered her head and carefully tidied up Xia Yu's hair and collar, which had been messed up just now. When everything was back to normal, she nodded with satisfaction, and then whispered:

"Don't run around later, follow Chen Yu."

Xia Yu pursed her lips, looked up and glared at Chen Zheng fiercely, then without saying anything, she opened the door and walked out first, leaving Chen Zheng with an angry back.

Chen Zheng blinked in confusion, quite puzzled. She had clearly raised the child according to the method described in the book, so why was the child not as close to her as described in the book?

Shen Zhengming, now seventy years old, was wearing an expensive suit. He opened the door and walked out in high spirits, followed by several respected elders.

The whole hall fell silent for a moment, and the seated children of the Shen family stood up respectfully and bowed deeply to him.

The old man's deep eyes swept over everyone present. Just as he was about to stroke his beard with satisfaction, he saw Chen Zheng and Xia Yu standing out among the crowd. He frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something, and mercifully passed them by, holding his hands on the handles of the chair and slowly sat down.

The people around then stood up and sat back in their chairs.

He coughed lightly, gave an opening speech for dozens of minutes, and then ordered the meal to begin.

The people at the main table were picking up their dishes in order of seniority, while the people at the small table had already picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Halfway through the banquet, the Shen family members raised their glasses and toasted according to their seniority.

As the eldest grandson of Shen Zhengming, Shen Tingyu was only a few seats away from Shen Zhengming. He raised his glass and was about to pay his respects to the elder when he saw Shen Zhengming waving at him. He hurried to Shen Zhengming and squatted down to listen to the instructions of the head of the Shen family.

Now that Chen Zheng has married, it is not reasonable for the Shen family's assets to remain in her hands. Take advantage of this opportunity today to take it back.

However, his daughter finally got married, but her husband died not long after the marriage, leaving her with a burden. It was really pitiful. Today he made an exception and let her meet her stepdaughter, which can be regarded as a kind of compensation.

Shen Zhengming glanced at Chen Yao, who was drinking with the elders and was flushed with anger, and frowned. What a pity, he had lamented more than once that if Chen Zheng was a boy, he might have thought of abolishing the eldest son and enthroning the youngest son, and it was not certain who would be the heir.

But there is no such assumption. Everything needs to be put right.

"Aunt, grandpa is calling you and Miss Xia over." Shen Tingyu trotted to Shen Zheng, bent over and whispered in front of her. His seemingly respectful face could not hide his gloating.

Several elders are involved this time. Without the power given to you by the Shen family, let’s see how long you can be proud.

Chen Zheng looked up at Shen Zhengming in the distance. Under the outline of a few simple lines, his smile was particularly kind. An elder beside him saw that Chen Zheng had not moved yet, and shouted to her:

"Zheng'er, bring the Xia family's child here to show us old men. It can be considered as a way out."

Chen Zheng held Xia Yu's shoulders as she was about to stand up and shook her head at her.

I walked slowly towards the main table, with my shoulders straight, my head held high, my hair dancing slightly, looking majestic without being angry.

In front of everyone, she sat directly in the seat vacated by Shen Tingyu, crossing her legs.

Shen Tingyu was stunned. Seeing the eyes of the elders around him secretly exchanged, none of them spoke first. He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and reminded quietly:

"Aunt, this seat is mine. I'm afraid you've sat in the wrong place."

Chen Zheng glanced at him sideways, casually playing with the red wine glass on his table, and said lightly: "Not now."

"Chen Zheng, what do you mean! Today is Dad's 70th birthday, not the place for you to act wild."

Seeing Shen Tingyu standing aside awkwardly with a red face, Shen Yao could no longer sit still. He slammed the table heavily and shouted loudly, saying that she was clearly slapping him, the young master of the Shen family, in the face.

"Too much." Chen Zheng raised her eyebrows when she heard that. She stood up suddenly, put the wine glass heavily on the table, and raised her voice provocatively: "There are more excessive ones. Do you want to see them?"

"Chen Yao, a waste like you can only sit in this position by relying on the pedantic system of the Shen family. But you have indeed learned a little bit of your father's essence, and your dear brother is..."

Seeing that Chen Zheng was getting more and more outrageous, Shen Zhengming, who had been patient for a long time, slammed the table a few times, suddenly interrupting Chen Zheng's words, and shouted:

"Rebellious girl, that's enough! Someone, take Chen Zheng away and punish her according to the family rules."

There was silence all around, with only the sound of everyone's heavy breathing, and there was no movement at the door as he expected.

Chen Zheng looked at Shen Zhengming's rare stunned expression, curled her eyes, and smiled happily.

She clapped her hands heavily, and the door suddenly opened. Strong and ferocious thugs filed in and blocked all the exits. Qin Ying, who was in the lead, reported loudly and respectfully:

"Boss Shen, those people have all been dealt with. Everything is safe."

"Master...Master, the stocks of many industries of the Shen family are falling. And many... have been seized." With Shen Zheng's tacit consent, Shen Zhengming's confidant ran in tremblingly and reported to him with a sad face.

Shen Zhengming's eyes widened when he heard that, the muscles on his face trembled uncontrollably, his fingers trembled as he pointed at Chen Zheng, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Chen Yao stared at Chen Zheng with red eyes, pointed at her nose and scolded loudly: "Chen Zheng, are you going to rebel? How could there be a woman like you in the world who is so rebellious and rebels against Tian Gang? Today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of my father."

He rushed forward and punched her hard. But before he could get close to Chen Zheng, he was punched several times by the thugs beside him and was pressed to the ground in a mess.

Tap, tap, tap. Chen Zheng walked up to him slowly, looked down at the mangy Chen Yao, and winked at the thug beside him.

The thugs immediately lifted up Chen Yao, and Chen Zheng patted Chen Yao's face contemptuously, and said softly: "Brother, have I ever said that I hate being pointed at?"

Chen Zheng directly pulled out the blade equipped on the waist of the thug. Under the cold light, the blade broke through the wind and instantly stabbed into Chen Yao's abdomen. He seemed to have not expected that Chen Zheng really dared to attack him, and was stunned for a moment.

A shrill scream echoed throughout the hall, and splattered blood sprayed on Shen Zheng's face. Shen Yao fell softly to the ground and fainted.

Chen Zheng saw that everything was quiet around her and many of the Shen family members shrank their heads for fear that they would notice her. She smiled indifferently and waved her hand, indicating that Chen Yao should be taken away for medical treatment.

She walked towards Shen Zhengming slowly, picked up the wine glass left by Shen Yao, lowered her eyes and gently touched Shen Zhengming's, and smiled faintly.

"Happy birthday, Dad."

Then she kept walking, not caring at all about Shen Zhengming, whose body was twitching and he was about to faint.

She came to the terrace on the second floor and looked down at the guests who were whispering about the noise.

The guests looked up when they saw the person in charge finally coming after a long time. Chen Zheng was wearing a straight black suit, living alone on the second floor, with a stern face.

Bright red spots were dotted on her face, like red plum blossoms, which did not reduce her majesty at all, but instead added a bit of frightening aura, magnificent and dazzling.

She raised her glass, clinked it with everyone in the void, and said loudly: "It's nothing serious, everyone eat and drink well and have fun."

The first floor was quiet for a while, and then it returned to its previous bustle, with people chatting and laughing, and no one seemed to care about the previous accident.