Chapter 41 A Beauty Among Men
Night in the Human World
The room 401 was noisy and chaotic. The people around him clicked their tongues as they looked at the man sleeping soundly on the sofa all to himself.
"Old Shen has been working himself to death ever since he took over his own company. Look at him, even with all this noise, he can sleep like a dead dog."
Siwei was always a free spirit and unruly man, and he didn't sit properly on the sofa opposite him.
With his collar loosely undone and a hint of coldness in his smiling eyes, he chuckled, swinging his legs, "If you had just taken a second look at your old Shen, you wouldn't have said that."
My friend blinked, puzzled. "What do you mean?"
Everyone looked towards Shen Jingsi upon hearing the sound...
The man lay sprawled on a single sofa, his hands behind his head, his long legs crossed, and half of his prominent collarbone was visible through the striped silk shirt he had worn to work.
When the spotlight shone on him, upon closer inspection, there were two shallow hickeys covering his scarred collarbone and the side of his neck.
Several men crept over, crouching down to look the sleeping man over from left to right. They looked at each other incredulously, and when they tried to pull up his collar to take a closer look... they met the eyes of Shen Jingsi, who had silently opened his eyes.
"Tired of all the women in the room? Want to play with your brother?"
Several men jumped up and scattered back to find their own women.
After finishing his nap, Shen Jingsi sat up with a jerk of his leg.
"Old Shen, you've been having a really exciting sex life lately. No wonder you're here catching up on sleep. You don't get a chance to sleep at home, do you?"
One of the women, who had a good figure, asked curiously, "Who are you referring to as 'the one at home'?"
The man pinched her slender waist. "You don't even know that? Have you heard of the two beauties of our capital?" He pointed at Chen Jingsi. "His future wife."
The woman with the slender waist raised an eyebrow. "Second Flower? The famous Director Duan's sister?"
The woman opposite, dressed in a cheongsam, smiled and asked, "Then why is it 'Two Flowers'? Who is 'One Flower'? Of course we know Miss Duan; she's a beauty among beauties."
“That’s not called a flower,” the slightly overweight man explained. “Miss Feng is a renowned red rose in the capital. Can you call her a flower?”
The two young ladies naturally knew this, and glanced at Shen Jingsi, who was occupying a sofa all to himself.
"Young Master Shen, which do you prefer, the two flowers or the red rose?"
Shen Jingsi rested his arm on the back of the sofa, casually twirling the pinky ring on his left finger.
Someone answered for him: "You've given the wrong option. If you're going to ask someone, you should ask, 'Which would you choose, the two beauties or the most stunning woman?'"
"A beauty among mortals?" The woman with the slender waist curled her lips and struck a seductive pose. "How could she possibly be as beautiful as me?"
This remark drew laughter from everyone.
Shen Jingsi glanced at him with a half-smile, his thin lips curving into an intriguing arc, "Where is your You?"
Just as the woman with the slender waist was about to gloat, the man who was holding her slapped her on the buttocks and said, "Just listen to his nonsense. Back then, the one he hid away and ate all by himself, you won't find another one like her in the whole capital."
When the topic turned to Lu Zhenyu, everyone couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement; the memories alone were enough to make them forget their troubles.
"Beautiful, she is a true beauty, it's a pity that only one like her has appeared in the capital in so many years."
The man had barely finished speaking when Siwei smacked him with the sole of his shoe, saying, "Stop drooling, it's disgusting."
The man who had just been slapped suddenly snapped back to reality and furtively glanced at Shen Jingsi, whose expression was completely unreadable as he sat in the shadows where no light could reach him.
Some people, sensing the awkward atmosphere, quickly steered the conversation back on track.
"I can't believe it, I really can't believe it. The usually lively and cheerful Miss Duan is quite wild in bed at night. I'm telling you, Lao Shen, are you two really hopeless?"
Shen Jingsi, head bowed and slowly buttoning his shirt, smiled without saying a word, exuding an air of mystery.
Siwei across from him chuckled, his expression meaningful. "Lively and cheerful? To me, you seem quite quiet and well-behaved. Speaking of which, isn't it true that the more ladylike someone looks, the wilder they are when the lights are off at night, my little Sisi?"
Taking the drink from the waiter, Chen Jing casually crossed his legs and glanced over with a smile, "Not only wild, but also torturous."
"Oh ho~~" The gossipy guys around them got excited and all of them were laughing with ill intent.
"How exactly are you going to torment me, bro?"
Shen Jingsi suddenly became more talkative than before, "One minute it's 'husband, kiss me,' the next it's 'husband, blow on me,' how can you not be bothered?"
Another sigh rippled through the private room.
The nearest man leaned in and said, "Hey bro, are you really determined to marry Erzhihua?"
In front of this group of people, Shen Jingsi was rarely serious, and what he said was half true and half false. "If I don't marry, will you marry in my place?"
The man chuckled, "That's not impossible."
Please, that's Duan Xi'er, one of the two beauties of the capital, with top-notch looks, figure, and family background.
Of course, compared to Lu Zhenyu, who is naturally gifted, she is still quite a bit inferior.
Back in the day, Lu Zhenyu was so beautiful and radiant that countless men couldn't resist her charm. If she were to give them a flirty wink or act coquettishly, they would be instantly captivated.
What a pity! Such a beauty was snatched away by that bastard Zheng Yaozong. It's such a waste.
What a pity, what a real pity.
Siwei threw a handful of grape skins at the man who was speaking, "You talk like you can get it without that beast stealing it from you. Stop daydreaming, or someone will beat you up."
The man cautiously glanced at Shen Jingsi behind him, only to see him leaning back on the sofa, casually swinging his legs, a faint smile on his face, looking radiant. He really couldn't see why Shen Jingsi would hit him.
The door to the private room opened at that moment, and a man walked in. "Hey guys, guess who I just saw?"
"Look to your father."
The man threw a punch at his brother who was joking around, then said seriously, "If you run into that beast Zheng Yaozong, just go out from next door."
Si Wei looked away, swirling the wine glass in his hand. "So what? He's been in this business much longer than you or I have."
"That's true, but what's strange is, guess who he's with?"
Sensing the juicy gossip, those around turned to look. "Who's there?"
The man smiled mysteriously, "Second Miss Tao..."
The group immediately became skeptical. "Really? You're kidding me. That girl is obsessed with Duan Yu. She's twenty-four and still a lifelong single. How could she possibly be interested in Zheng Yaozong?"
"Whether he liked her or not, I saw him carrying that girl upstairs."
Everyone looked up at the ceiling in the direction the man was pointing. The first and second floors were open ballrooms, the third to ninth floors were private rooms, and from the tenth floor onwards, there were suites of various styles.
"this……"
The expressions on their faces became intriguing as they looked at each other, their gazes finally settling on Shen Jingsi and Siwei.
"Hey guys, are you going to do anything about it?"
The two brothers exchanged a glance, and Si Wei's lips curled into an ambiguous smile. "What do you care? Be careful that if it's consensual, they might turn around and accuse you of being a scoundrel."
With a "tap," Chen Jingsi put his wine glass back on the coffee table, grabbed his coat, and slowly got up. "Brothers, have a good drink. Time to go home and sleep with your wives."
Everyone waved to him, "Keep up the good work, Si-ge, and work hard to cultivate the land. Try to have a little Si-ge with the beautiful Duan by the end of the year."
The Commandant chuckled, "Then the capital will be bustling, incredibly bustling."
Shen Jingsi, who happened to walk up beside him, nudged his head and said, "Aren't you happy that it's so lively?"
Si Wei grinned mischievously, showing off his big white teeth. "I'm thrilled! I can't wait! Just thinking about it is exciting!"
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After returning to Beiyuan from the main house, Lu Zhenyu took a bath, but tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep.
She put on her silk slip dress and ran to the study. A cigarette was burning in the ashtray next to the desk. She sat there with her legs crossed, concentrating on writing.
Her thoughts drifted back to the sensual dreams of the past month, and she unconsciously squeezed her smooth, slender legs together under the wooden table.
Even though it was a dream, it's still a bit embarrassing to recall it in broad daylight when you're fully awake.
It's like they're actually stealing someone's life.
The pen tip unconsciously wrote four characters after a long string of words. Just as I realized what was happening and was about to cross them out, there was a knock on the study door.
"Young Madam, the mistress sent me to bring you some medicine."
Although Zheng's mother is now bedridden and unable to move, she has never slacked off in urging her to have a child.
Lu Zhenyu was somewhat looking forward to seeing how they would react if they knew that her son had a sexual erectile dysfunction trauma.
Recalling the time she almost got scammed by Zheng Yaozong, she has been on high alert ever since.
He drank every last drop of the medicine in front of her, and then heard the servant say, "I'll come and bring you more medicine later."
From the day she returned to the Zheng family, Lu Zhenyu's every need, from food and clothing to shelter and transportation, was under the watchful eyes of these people.
Zheng Yaozong returned home at dusk, summoned by his mother. But strangely, he wandered around the other courtyard for a while but did nothing. Soon after, he slipped away through the back door.
Before leaving, he said something on the phone: "Last night was an accident, but I have to get that girl tonight."
Lu Zhenyu didn't care; she was actually hoping he would die unexpectedly outside, which would save her a lot of trouble.
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