Chapter 62 Sending the Person Away
Despite his wife's dissatisfaction and attempts to persuade him to stay, Mr. Shen remained resolute in his departure.
Before leaving, Lu Zhenyu, unusually, took the initiative to suggest taking a family photo.
Quite unexpectedly, with the private jet's scheduled flight time approaching, the family of four took a few pictures right there in the living room.
Lu Zhenyu glanced through them and said, "They're all pretty good, Dad. I'll send them to you via international express once they're developed."
Okay~
The daughter seemed much more energetic today. Her father affectionately patted her head and looked at his son across from him, saying, "As the older brother, take good care of your little sister."
"You should say that to your wife. I don't think I've taken good care of her at all."
Having failed to persuade her husband to stay, Chen's mother, whose face was already quite sour, darkened even more after hearing these words.
Mr. Shen looked at his wife intently, but said nothing.
Others may blame her for what happened in the past, but he, as her husband, cannot.
Looking at his daughter, who was holding a camera and looking at the photos with great interest, Shen Zhen'an's eyes became even more determined.
The Shen family owes her, and she and her son will repay that debt.
…
Perhaps due to the stress, Shen's father passed away in the morning, and Shen's mother fell ill in the afternoon.
Upon hearing the news, Duan Xi'er rushed over without stopping.
At that time, Lu Zhenyu was feeding water to Shen's mother who had a fever when Duan Xi'er squeezed over to offer her concern. She simply made room for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Just as she reached the door, Duan Xi'er called out to her, "Sister Zhenzhen, I'm going to try on my engagement dress in a few days. Will you come with me?"
Before Lu Zhenyu could speak, a voice came from behind her, "Why did you ask our Zhenzhen to help you try on the dress? Don't you have hands? Why don't you let her wear the dress and she can get engaged to Shen Jingsi for you?"
Feng Manman appeared at the door, met Duan Xi'er's frowning gaze, raised an eyebrow, and said, "What are you looking at? If you look again, I'll dig out those two dead fish beads of yours!"
"Manman's here." Mother Shen greeted her in a hoarse voice from the bed, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh at my disheveled appearance."
Feng Manman walked over and took Lu Zhenyu's arm, her enthusiasm bordering on the absurd. "What are you talking about? Didn't you say we're family? My older brother is having his wedding party tonight, and I'm here to pick up Zhenzhen. Auntie, you don't mind, do you?"
She emphasized the last sentence deliberately, her pale lips curving upwards. "I'd love for her to go out and have fun more, but she hasn't been feeling well lately, so I'll have to trouble you to take good care of her."
They agreed quite readily.
Feng Manman smiled, "Then can I have her stay at my house with me for a few more days?"
Duan Xi'er paused in her hand as she fed water to Chen's mother.
However, Chen's mother spoke first, "No problem, as long as Zhenzhen wants to stay, she can stay for a few days without any problem."
Duan Xi'er was unwilling to let Lu Zhenyu get away, but she wasn't in a hurry. She put away the soup spoon and looked over, "You took Sister Zhenzhen to Brother Jinheng's wedding party, right?"
Feng Manman met her eyes, "How is it?"
She laughed, "It's okay, my brother and I will be there tonight, maybe... we'll bump into each other?"
The woman's smile was ominous; she seemed to be harboring something malicious.
Feng Manman ignored her and helped Lu Zhenyu pack her luggage. Then she drove the two of them back to the special residential area for high-ranking officials.
The community's walls are five meters high, and the surrounding area is covered with a dense network of electric fences and ubiquitous detectors.
The armed guards at the entrance change shifts every two hours.
Xiao Meng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she watched the soldiers patrolling by from time to time, dressed in military uniforms and carrying guns.
"This place gives me a sense of security that I will never encounter ghosts at night."
Feng Manman snapped her fingers. "Then your feeling was correct."
…
Feng Manman, who was sprawled out on the sofa, had just taken a break when the phone rang. She casually pressed the speakerphone button.
What are you doing?
"My brother told me to ask, 'Did you pick up Sister Zhenyu?'"
The emotionless, official tone made Feng Manman frown. "Is he questioning my abilities?"
Shen Jinchuan didn't respond to her words, "Then everything went smoothly."
"Of course, the person is already upstairs resting comfortably."
"Okay, I'll hang up now if there's nothing else. Goodbye."
"..."
When Lu Zhenyu and Xiaomeng came downstairs, what they saw was the girl yelling at the black-screened phone, "You, Shen Jinchuan, you've grown a temper, haven't you!"
Lu Zhenyu walked over. "Did you two have another fight?"
Feng Manman tossed her phone behind her and then laid it back down. "What are you arguing about? I haven't even seen his soul in the past two weeks."
Shen Jinchuan is different from Shen Jingsi and the others. He works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and often flies all over the world. It is not surprising that you don't see him for a while.
"He's busy with work, not me. Why are you throwing a tantrum at me? And..." Feng Manman pouted, mimicking him, "Fine, goodbye. Goodbye my foot!"
Seeing her irritable appearance, Xiaomeng, who was eating a banana, quietly scurried to the side.
Lu Zhenyu guessed, "You saw Duan Yu again?"
"How could you..." Feng Manman waved her hand halfway through her sentence, "What kind of meeting was that? Just a while ago, Feifei and I went to Nightclub for drinks. When we were out on our way home after drinking too much, we bumped into him. He said he wanted to give me a ride and talk to me. Before I could refuse, Shen Jinchuan ran into me."
Lu Zhenyu nodded. "That means he's jealous."
"Jealous? Shen Jinchuan?" Feng Manman immediately waved her hand, "How could that be? He wouldn't even be jealous of a ghost."
Xiao Meng chuckled mischievously and leaned closer, "Then maybe he's not just jealous."
What is it?
The master and servant exchanged a glance and said in unison, "I like you!"
The two burst into laughter, leaving Feng Manman frozen in place.
The office of the president of Shen's Group.
Sitting cross-legged in his office chair, Shen Jingsi made a few marks on the last page of the contract, and his secretary took the document from him with both hands.
The office door closed, and he looked up at the figure standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Did you two argue again?"
Shen Jinchuan turned around, his already rigid and upright demeanor made even more serious by the stand-up collar of his Zhongshan suit.
"No." He didn't steer the conversation toward that topic. "Sister Zhenyu has already been taken away."
Shen Jingsi nodded.
The scalding incident and the affair with the servants of the Duan family made him realize that his mother was unreliable and Duan Xi'er was a troublemaker. He was getting busier and busier and couldn't keep her by his side all the time.
Since that's the case, we might as well send them away.
However, Lu Zhenyu's situation made it impossible for her to live alone, so having the energetic Feng Manman accompany her was the best solution.
Shen Jingsi had overheard the phone call earlier and guessed that the two had something on their minds.
"It's understandable that she thought you were pursuing her for the benefit of both families, but you're a grown man, can't you explain yourself properly?"
Shen Jinchuan remained silent.
Shen Jingsi sighed helplessly and walked over. The two brothers stood side by side in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the countless people below, who were as insignificant as dust.
"Waiter, happiness is a luxury. It's even more difficult to be able to be openly and honestly with the girl you love and to receive genuine blessings from everyone."
Shen Jingsi patted his shoulder and said, "Cherish it."
At this moment, Shen Jingsi no longer had the roguish air he used to have; his expression was serious and his words sincere.
Shen Jinchuan didn't know what Shen Jingsi was like in other people's eyes, but his brother had always been the same in his eyes.
His supposed recklessness and unruliness were just an act he put on in front of others to protect his beloved girl.
She's so well-behaved. If he weren't ruthless, tough, and powerful, who would be afraid of him, and who would respect her out of fear of him?
"We have news from the Duan family that Old Master Zheng doesn't have many days left."
Shen Jingsi chuckled, "That old codger is really tough. He said he was dying before the New Year, but he's still alive."
Shen Jinchuan smiled more, "How could he dare to die? If he dies, his precious grandson will be next."
Shen Jingsi sat back on the sofa, picked up his wine glass and took a sip. "How's it going in Shencheng?"
"The news that came back was very smooth. It just so happened that Feng Jinheng returned with his new wife the day before yesterday. With him not here, there is no one in Shencheng who can make that beast in the inner city wary."
Shen Jingsi nodded in satisfaction, "That's good. What I was afraid of was that he would back down and not dare to take the bait."
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