The room was silent. When Wen Shuqiao looked up, she noticed that the two of them were standing quite close, with Shen Jiazhou's body blocking half of the light in front of her.

She raised her head slightly and met Shen Jiazhou's eyes. At this moment, the corners of his eyes were slightly drooping as he looked at her, pursing his lips and remaining silent, as if he had suffered some great injustice.

You can't help but say that the uncle and nephew are alike, just look at those little expressions. It's hard to say they're not related at all, and for a moment you don't even know who's copying whom.

Wen Shuqiao silently looked away, turned and walked to the sofa. Shen Jiazhou followed silently. Wen Shuqiao turned her head to look at him, and finally sighed: "Want some water?"

Shen Jiazhou said, "...Drink it."

Wen Shuqiao turned and went to the kitchen again. Shen Jiazhou was about to follow her to the kitchen when Wen Shuqiao turned back and said, "Sit down for a while and let me calm down."

She wasn't used to having such a big person following behind her.

Shen Jiazhou then said "oh" and didn't follow, sitting on the sofa waiting for Wen Shuqiao to return.

Wen Shuqiao quickly returned with two glasses of warm water, and she handed one to Shen Jiazhou.

Shen Jiazhou accepted it with both hands: "Thank you."

Wen Shuqiao sat on the other side of the sofa, and the two of them held a bowl of water and drank it slowly.

After a long while, Wen Shuqiao finally asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Shen Jiazhou put down his water glass, leaned back on the sofa, and turned to look at Wen Shuqiao. He didn't hide anything and said bluntly, "I plan to sell my and Cancan's Shen Group shares."

What to sell?

Wen Shuqiao's eyes widened involuntarily as she looked at Shen Jiazhou. Although she had never been exposed to these things before, shares, especially shares in the Shen Group, would only become more and more valuable given the company's growth.

Shen Jiazhou said, "I will resign as president of Shen Group after I have disposed of my shares."

This was the best solution he could come up with after much deliberation following his confrontation with the Shen family.

Today's falling out is just the beginning. He didn't like the atmosphere at the Shen family in the first place, and he only agreed to come to the Shen family to protect what he and his brother owned.

But things are different now. Can Can's presence makes him think more. Lately, he's been going to Shen Jiachen's place all the time, which probably annoys Shen Jiachen.

Wen Shuqiao silently took a sip of water, but her mind was racing with thoughts of the plot.

It's completely different. In the novel, not only does Shen Jiazhou stay with the Shen family, but Shen Shiyue also joins the Shen family to work and study after he grows up, making the Shen Group bigger and bigger.

How did it turn into selling shares and leaving the Shen family business?

Is there a problem somewhere?

Shen Jiazhou looked at Wen Shuqiao, who was taking sips of water and didn't know if she had heard him.

Was he speaking too softly?

Why did Wen Shuqiao not react at all?

He said, "Wen Shuqiao."

Wen Shuqiao subconsciously hummed in response, then looked up at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Jiazhou was about to say something, but Wen Shuqiao's sudden glance made his brain freeze for a moment.

He also noticed the tiny mole behind Wen Shuqiao's eye. He hadn't noticed it before; did she really have a tiny mole behind her eye? As Wen Shuqiao raised and lowered her eyes, the tiny mole seemed to be dancing.

Wen Shuqiao was puzzled by the look she was getting. She patiently repeated, "Did you call me to say something else?"

Shen Jiazhou then came to his senses and hummed in agreement: "I mean... I mean, did you hear what I said?"

Wen Shuqiao nodded: "I heard you."

"Then why don't you say anything?" Shen Jiazhou said, "Even if Can Can were here, she would say something impolite."

Wen Shuqiao couldn't help but laugh: "President Shen, I was just wondering why you would suddenly make such a decision. Shen's Group must be very important to you too."

“I started interning at Shen’s during my university years, working on projects, and then became a decision-maker in recent years,” Shen Jiazhou said. “You can see my influence in Shen’s company, but it’s not that important.”

He pursed his lips slightly: "I don't like this kind of life. Before, it was to prove myself and not to let others touch what Shen Jiachen and I had. But now that we have Cancan, I want him to live an ordinary life."

Shen Jiazhou seemed to sigh, picked up the water glass again, took a sip, and rubbed the outside of the glass with his fingertips. This time, his tone was much firmer: "Cancan must completely break away from the Shen family."

The reason Shen Jiachen concealed his marriage and children back then was ultimately to avoid the Shen family's attention.

Wen Shuqiao's mind was a bit confused. She managed to sort out some of the clues from Shen Jiazhou's words, but she still couldn't figure it out.

Shen Jiazhou is serious about wanting to break away from the Shen family; he won't say or do anything he's not sure about.

But this isn't right!

Seeing her somewhat conflicted expression, Shen Jiazhou frowned slightly as well: "Do you think my decision is wrong?"

“Of course not,” Wen Shuqiao said. “Once you’ve thought it through, you don’t need others to judge whether your decisions are right or wrong.”

She thought for a moment and then asked, "Does your desire for Can Can to completely break away from the Shen family have anything to do with me?"

The only difference between the novel and the present is her.

"Yes," Shen Jiazhou admitted without hesitation, "You were a factor."

Wen Shuqiao looked at him: "If it weren't for me, and it was just you and Cancan, would you want to leave Shen's?"

Shen Jiazhou looked at her face for a while before answering, "No, you are Can Can's source of confidence."

Wen Shuqiao didn't quite understand what he meant, but Shen Jiazhou quickly explained: "If I were alone and left Shen's with Cancan, it would be like handing over the initiative to someone else. There will always be mistakes when taking care of a child alone, and I have no cost or room for trial and error."

The Shen family members knew perfectly well that as long as someone still bore the surname Shen, they were a threat to their interests. They would either crush them to the point of no return or kill them to eliminate any future troubles.

He couldn't possibly take such a risk and put himself and Can Can in the spotlight.

As long as he remains in power within the Shen family, the Shen family will be wary of them and will not act recklessly.

Shen Jiazhou's lips curled into a slight smile: "He is very dependent on you, and you have raised him very well."

Judging from the way Cancan was grabbing the model in the private room, you could tell that Cancan's emotions were actually quite stable, and he was also very good at self-regulating.

With him and Wen Shuqiao protecting Cancan, the Shen family couldn't get any favors from her.

Shen Jiazhou said softly, "Wen Shuqiao, actually I'm not that great. Cancan is my weakness right now. Once a person has a weakness, they will always be hesitant to do things."

"But your existence is different."

His weakness was now protected by another layer of armor, allowing him to do what he wanted.

If one person is weak and alone, then two people are evenly matched.