Chapter 53 Forgot we slept together? Are we innocent?

This woman is so good at litigating, she must be rich, right?

Shen Yan took out a check and pushed it over. She picked it up, glanced at it, and asked with a sneer, "How come it's only ten million? Even someone of President Shen's status and position goes back on their word?"

“I did promise 100 million, but I didn’t say yesterday that it would be given in one lump sum. I just returned to China and I don’t have many friends. How about Lawyer Nan spends time with me, and I’ll give it to you in one go?” he said, looking at her.

"Aren't you and Attorney Song friends? You even went out for drinks together at the company."

She leaned back on the sofa with her legs crossed, casually taking a few sips of her lemonade.

Shen Yan looked at her relaxed demeanor, which was completely different from the pretentious women around him. Surprisingly, he felt no repulsion or aversion to being with her.

The women who wanted to marry into the Shen family often used various tricks in front of him, making him disgusted with all women.

However, he was ignored by the woman in front of him.

"Does Attorney Nan not want the remaining ninety million?" he asked instead of answering.

"Sigh... all the same, unscrupulous merchants." Nan Xia sighed. She thought he was much more generous than his father, but he's just as calculating.

Shen Yan was both amused and exasperated when he heard her call him a shrewd businessman; it was the first time a woman had ever called him that.

She suddenly realized that this man was Shen Laodeng's son, and he was of great use! If she could become friends with him, she might be able to get him to produce the real account book.

Overjoyed, she had finally found a breakthrough—

"What is Attorney Nan thinking about?" Shen Yan asked, noticing her deep, absent-minded gaze.

She leaned forward, one hand supporting her chin, her smile alluring and seductive: "I was wondering why you wanted me to stay with you?"

“I don’t like pretentious, scheming, and manipulative women. Fortunately, Attorney Nan isn’t that kind of person,” he said, looking at the radiant woman.

Nanxia's smile deepened upon hearing his words. She wasn't a scheming or manipulative woman.

very nice.

He had a very good impression of himself.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Shen."

Outside the shop window, the man in the black luxury car watched the two people chatting and laughing in the restaurant. He tightened the cigarette between his fingers, his cool eyes deep and unfathomable.

He took a deep drag of his cigarette, exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, and slowly let it drift out of the car window.

Was she after Shen Yan's wealth and wanted to marry into a wealthy family? Or did she fall in love with him at first sight?

The bodyguard, sitting in the car with him, felt a bit suffocated in the cramped space. He glanced at the Western restaurant and cautiously asked:

"Young Master Song, how about we come up with an excuse to call Miss Nan out?"

"Why are you calling her? Who is she to me? What does she have to do with me? Let her flirt with whomever she wants. Get out of here," Song Yanzhi ordered in a deep voice.

The bodyguard glanced at him in the rearview mirror. Was Young Master Song telling the truth?

Inside the restaurant, the waiters served their meals one by one. Shen Yan gentlemanly cut a piece of steak from his plate and handed it to her: "This is for you..."

Nan Xia initially wanted to refuse, as she knew how to cut it, but in order to become friends with him as soon as possible and gain his trust, she gladly accepted it and said a friendly greeting.

"Thanks, I didn't expect you to be such a nice person."

"Weren't you being cold and sarcastic to me yesterday, rolling your eyes at me? How come you've changed your opinion of me so quickly?" He took her plate and raised an eyebrow as he asked.

"Are you a masochist?" She realized that this man was indeed a bit of a masochist; the worse he treated her, the more obsessed he became.

It seems we can't indulge him too much, nor can we be too nice to him.

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When Nanxia went to work in the afternoon, she noticed that Attorney Song was acting coldly and wouldn't talk to her. He looked like he was jealous.

You're definitely overthinking it.

She likes Lin Yi, so why would she be jealous of herself?

Seeing that his cup was empty, I poured him another and placed it on his right as a reminder.

"You've been working for several hours straight, remember to take a break, or your hands will hurt again tonight."

Song Yanzhi turned and glanced at her indifferently, his expression cold and he said nothing, continuing to do his own thing.

"What's making Attorney Song unhappy?" she asked with a smile, leaning back on the conference table next to her with her arms crossed.

"How did you get the idea that I'm unhappy?"

He spoke indifferently, picked up a cigarette from the side, and had just taken one out and put it in his mouth when Nan Xia suddenly snatched it away:

"Your cold isn't fully healed yet, so you need to cut down on smoking."

His voice was still a little hoarse, and she didn't want the man to feel guilty because of her illness.

Song Yanzhi turned to look at her, chuckled, and asked, "You care about me so much, aren't you afraid Shen Yan will find out?"

Is he testing the relationship between me and Shen Yan? Nan Xia smiled, offering no explanation, and deliberately said vaguely:

"We're completely innocent, I didn't do anything."

Song Yanzhi stood up, leaned close to her ear, and asked coldly, "Have you forgotten we slept together? Are you innocent?"

Nan Xia frowned, recalling that night... She raised her hand and slapped his shoulder, "I'm being kind by not holding a grudge against you. You dare to tell anyone?"

If Shen Yan finds out, his impression of me will definitely be bad, right? How can I use him then?

"It depends on my mood," Song Yanzhi said indifferently.

She suddenly grabbed his light gray tie and warned, "Anyway, you're not allowed to talk about us in front of Shen Yan, or I'll get mad at you."

She actually cares that much about that man? Song Yanzhi's eyes, behind his glasses, unconsciously grew even colder—

"Ha...you've really fallen for him?"

"Whether I like someone or not is none of your business. We broke up more than two years ago, and you have someone you like now, right? I haven't tried to ruin your new relationship," Nanxia said to him seriously.

Suddenly, Song Yanzhi placed one hand on her slender waist and the other hand tightly gripped her chin, saying in a deep voice,

"You didn't cause any damage, but you seduced me. Attorney Nan often makes unwanted physical advances at me. What does that mean?"

She braced her hands against his firm chest, glanced at the doorway—before, she was afraid other employees would come in and see; now, she was afraid Shen Yan would suddenly walk in and see. She smiled.

"I was just teasing you, just joking, how could that be considered flirting?"

Hearing her words, Song Yanzhi was secretly annoyed. His aura turned icy, and he suddenly pinned her to the conference table.

"Are you kidding me? Do you think I, Song Yanzhi, am someone you can play with as you please, or stop playing with as you please?!"

Nan Xia was pinned down, her momentum completely gone. Besides, she was genuinely guilty and in the wrong; she had often laid hands on him in the past.

"Then I won't play with you anymore, I promise I won't touch you inappropriately, okay?" she said with a smile, trying to negotiate with him.

He was focused on getting revenge, and he didn't want the other man causing trouble in his own backyard.

Upon hearing her words, Song Yanzhi unconsciously tightened his grip on her hand, his gaze fixed on her like shards of ice.

"You bastard, you're pinching me too hard... Can't you be gentler?" She twisted her hand and frowned as she cried out.