Romance

Shen Pei'an led the way in front, and the four of them walked into the greenhouse.

There was a bed in the warm glass house, and a pot of hot milk was simmering on the stove on the low table.

Grandma was already up and sitting on the side of the couch, wearing her reading glasses and reading a book from a distance. Grandpa sat on the other side, his temper boiling like a teapot.

The old man finally spoke, suppressing his anger and saying, "Lian Xing, apologize to Ji'an's wife."

Shen Lianxing's face changed drastically, "Dad, are you getting senile and confused? Who are you asking to apologize?"

"You asked me to apologize! So much nonsense!"

Shen Lianxing knew that the old man was stubborn and hard-nosed, and he held supreme authority in the family. She quickly turned to the old lady and pleaded, "Mom, why don't you take care of my dad? I'm the elder, how can I apologize to a junior? Besides, she's an outsider! If this gets out, how can I live in this family anymore?"

The old lady shook her head and said, "How stupid."

"Mom, how can you say that to me?!" Shen Lianxing drooped his lips. He was in his fifties, but he still acted like a spoiled brat and cried when something happened.

The old lady looked at Xi Dian'an and said in a conciliatory manner, "Boss, apologize to your aunt on behalf of your wife, and let this matter go."

"No!" Shen Lianxing said arrogantly, "How can we give them such a good deal?"

"Don't want to?" the old lady said softly but firmly, "Then apologize."

“Mom——” Shen Lianxing stomped her feet, “Even you bully me——”

Shen Yanan didn't want to make trouble anymore, so he followed the old lady's advice. Shen Lianxing got the advantage and snorted disdainfully. Fearing that her parents would force her again, she quickly turned and left.

The old lady said with dismay, "I don't know how everyone in this family can be so stupid!"

She extended her hand to Ye Yuanyin and said kindly, "Good boy, you are the most sensible. Come, sit next to me."

Ye Yuan was favored for no reason, so she sat over, but her next words frightened her.

"Look at this girl, isn't she pretty?"

She stuck her head out. She was a celebrity, very popular recently. She said, not understanding why, "Very beautiful."

Grandpa slammed the table and shouted at Chen Yan, "Do you know what a rotten thing your fourth uncle did?"

Standing opposite, Sediment An asked unmoved, "What's the matter?"

The old man said angrily, "Among my old friends, who hasn't slept with her except me? I even know her moans. And now your fourth uncle is going to marry such a person! What a bitch! She still wants to marry into my Shen family. I'll kill you!"

Even though it was none of his business, it was still embarrassing to say that about a woman. Ye Yuanyin's expression was not good.

Grandma, keeping a keen eye on everything, sensed something was amiss and picked up the blue-green Qibao glazed pot and poured her some milk. "Drink a little tonight so you can sleep better."

She took the pot, poured the wine, and placed the cup beside her grandmother. She poured herself another cup and placed it beside her without touching it. The old lady watched, slightly closing her eyes and smiling, thinking that although her family background was not good and her upbringing was not good, at least she was a child who could accommodate others.

"Drink it." She picked up the cup and took a sip, and advised her husband: "Don't be so angry. It's your uncle's private matter, how can he, as a nephew, interfere?"

Grandpa looked at Yan Xi'an, slammed the table and asked, "Why don't you answer? Your father is dead, and you want to break up with me?"

"No," he said, indifferently, "I really can't do anything about it."

The old man turned his gaze to Ye Yuanyin and asked Shen Yan'an, "Isn't your wife studying humanistic care? Your fourth uncle is mentally ill, go and treat him first. Since you just graduated and don't have any other job you're interested in, why not work for the Shen Group first? Come to work next week."

Just as Shen Yan was about to refuse, his grandfather pierced him with a sharp gaze and said, "No one in the Shen family only enjoys rights and does not fulfill their obligations."

What rights did she have? She couldn't even afford a piece of clothing.

Grandpa saw his arrogance and used his trump card: "If she doesn't come, you have to come back! So, you come or she comes?"

This is forcing him.

Ye Yuanyin looked at him and shook his head quietly, as if trying to persuade him. "Grandpa, I can do it."

Chen Yan held back his breath, his words firm and unwavering, "Just half a year."

Grandpa sneered, "Why? Do you still have other intentions?"

"I'm on the same page with you." Chen Yan looked at Ye Yuanyin calmly and said, "We're newlyweds. Things in the group are too messy and it's affecting prenatal education. Don't you want four generations to live together?"

Grandpa's expression finally cleared up. "That's right. I agree with that."

Ye Yuanyin lowered his head, like a boiling teapot, whistling and emitting steam.

Seeing that everything was settled, grandma smiled and said, "It's getting late, let them go and rest. Newlyweds always have a lot of things to do."

*

The west wing was where Shen Huafeng used to live. After his death, it was natural for Shen Yan'an to live here when he returned.

Ye Yuanyin always felt awkward staying in the same room with him, but fortunately there was a chaise longue in the room.

She automatically said, "I can sleep here."

"Why are you sleeping?" Chen Yan'an said angrily, "Do you know what you've done? You dare to venture into such a dangerous place? You really don't know your place! A bunch of bad guys will eat you to the bone."

Ye Yuanyin smiled warmly, "It's hard for you to grow up in this kind of environment."

Chen Yan was stunned. He hadn't expected her to answer like that. Girls from humble backgrounds, pampered by their families, were too soft-hearted, easily overwhelmed by the smallest details. Unlike their family, the only thing they had was children.

He shook his head, feeling that the person before him was baffling. "How foolish."

Ye Yuanyin was unconvinced, "Your grandma also said that I am most like her."

"That's just to get you to work hard, to coax you into it. This seems even more foolish."

"Hey!" She looked angrily and dissatisfied.

Chen Yan ignored her and tilted his head and said, "Go in and sleep. I'll give you the bed."

"You're so kind? You were angry this afternoon."

It was really disgraceful for her to expose it so directly. Chen Yan didn't want to say more to her, but after thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't encourage her arrogance. "Shouldn't I lose my temper?"

"Of course." Ye Yuanyin argued, "There's nothing wrong between him and me."

Chen Yan looked at her and smiled nonchalantly, "Why does it sound like a confession?"

Ye Yuanyin's heart was in turmoil, and he frowned for no reason and said, "You wish."

"Hold on for another year or two, and the marriage will eventually end." He looked at me with an innocent gaze, understanding, "Let your lover wait."

She felt a lump of air in her chest. This man, so bright and handsome, showed no affection for her at all. The thought made her feel bitter, so she said, "I know. I'm going to rest."

"Xiao Ye," Shen Yan'an called her and warned her, "My fourth uncle is currently in charge of the Shen Group. He's truly the target of public criticism. He's under a lot of pressure and his mental state is not good. Don't let yourself suffer when you are around him."

She nodded. Her original intention was to help him solve the problem, but now thinking about it, she felt a little scared.

This move was completely boring.

"I know." She looked at his face, which was slightly swollen from the slap, and said sullenly, "Thank you for helping me out in front of my aunt just now."

He just politely replied, "Of course."

Ye Yuanyin turned around, his nose filled with sadness and tears welling up in his eyes.

She walked back into the house and closed the door.

*

The next day, I had breakfast at grandma's house.

Grandpa told her, "You should go to work today and familiarize yourself with the situation first." He spoke without hesitation, "Yuheng is always taking diazepam. He can't sleep without it. You should comfort him more."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Yan Dian drove her there. Ye Yuanyin had not yet recovered from last night's frustration and now just wanted to stay away from him.

He was not a talkative person, so he didn't feel awkward about not saying anything along the way.

The skyscrapers in the city center seem to reach into the sky.

Dian Jing'an parked his car in the courtyard. The waiter at the door recognized his car and walked over quickly to take the keys for parking. He waved his hand, put her down and prepared to leave.

"Be careful, call me if anything happens."

"I will." Ye Yuanyin walked into the building dejectedly.

Someone had already started gossiping about her.

"Who is this?"

"What do you do?"

"Big client?"

"Why is it the eldest son of the Shen family who is delivering it?!"

…

She was about to follow the building's entrance to the elevator when Secretary Ma chased her from behind and hurriedly ushered her out. Still worried, Chen Yan sent someone to look after her for a week.

Ye Yuanyin asked in confusion, "What will he do if you come?"

"It's okay, Ji Quan is here."

She felt sad and couldn't control her expression, with a thin layer of frost on her face.

Another elevator came down and they went in.

Ye Yuanyin asked again: "Why can't we take that elevator just now?"

"The twenty-ninth floor is the reception room. There's an important banquet tonight. The elevator goes there directly, and it's only open to special guests."

Ye Yuanyin increasingly felt that the world was insane. She had just graduated, was outspoken, and dared to say anything. "The world in which 'others' live is beyond the reach of ordinary people like us."

Secretary Ma was more open-minded. "When others were working hard, we didn't. There's always someone ahead."

There was another sentence that he couldn't say due to considerations.

Miss Ye, just through a marriage, has also entered the world of other people's lives. Why should she feel sad?

When Ye Yuanyin came, no one knew why except her grandfather, grandmother, fourth uncle, and Shen Ji'an. She only told others that she was a newly hired administrative assistant.

Secretary Ma sent the person up and then automatically became invisible.

Besides her, there were two female assistants, and the supervisor, Liu Ying, was also female. Seeing the newcomer, she followed procedure and asked one of her senior colleagues, Qing Qing, to train her first.

The etiquette of entertaining guests is complicated and tedious. Qingqing taught her and she listened carefully. Finally, Qingqing summed it up in one sentence - what we do is the job of serving people. Remember one principle, be humble, smile in every way, and let your tears flow into your stomach.

Ye Yuanyin majored in fine arts in college, and was free to daydream and his imagination ran wild without any constraints. Although he was poor, he was self-sufficient. Now he was being framed up little by little, and finally he understood what the cage that Chen Yan'an mentioned was.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back, and she has no time to regret.

Shen Yuheng found time to meet her. He was fifty-four years old, fair-faced, tall, handsome, and elegant. However, his cheeks were slightly sunken and he looked very tired.

"Xiaoye, right?"

"Yes, President."

Shen Yuheng smiled, the curve of his lips curling up exactly like Chen Di'an's, "Don't be so reserved, just call me Fourth Uncle when no one is around."

Because of the slight resemblance, Ye Yuanyin couldn't help but feel a liking for him. Then, thinking that she and Chen Di'an might fall apart someday, it would be better not to overstep her bounds. She withdrew her liking for him.

"thank you."

"I'll be thanking you for your care in the future."

"You're too kind."

After coming out, the other two assistants were watching, or rather evaluating, what kind of person was it that was summoned by the president on the first day after arriving?

It's always just a matter of connections or an improper relationship between a man and a woman.

Ye Yuanyin's inner alarm bells were ringing, and he thought he had to be extra careful from now on. His colleagues were watching him closely, and the Shen family's relatives hadn't even shown up yet.

She really is! She really doesn't know her place. No wonder Chen Di'an laughed at her.

Before the alarm was even sounded, Aunt Shen Lianxing showed up.