Chapter 010 Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Master of Time Management?

Sang Ya left Xie's house and got into the black luxury car parked at the door. She put the sea cucumber gift box aside.

"Uncle Li, let's go to Haicheng Department Store."

The driver hesitated and said, "Miss, Mr. Sang..."

Sang Ya took out her phone and said in a tone that brooked no refusal: "Go to Haicheng Department Store. I don't want to say it a second time."

"Okay, miss." The driver replied. He glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Sang Ya looking at her mobile phone. He didn't know what she saw, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The driver looked away and drove towards the department store.

After arriving at the destination, Sang Ya said, "Uncle Li, you go back first."

"If grandpa asks, just say I went to buy a violin with a friend."

The driver, Uncle Li, nodded and said, "When will I pick you up, Miss?"

Sang Ya hesitated for a moment and said, "I've had enough fun. I'll take a taxi back."

After saying this, she walked into the mall without looking back, her steps light and cheerful.

The driver watched her disappear from view, then started the car and drove away.

Sang Ya walked into the mall and found a coffee bookstore like she was used to it, and spotted the man she was dating at first sight.

The man leaned on the sofa, looking out the window with his head tilted. His perfect jawline was clearly visible. He was as handsome and elegant as ever. As if sensing Sang Ya's gaze, he turned his head to look at the door and smiled brightly at her.

Sang Ya smiled sweetly, as if she was soaked in honey.

***

Inside Xie's house.

Shen Baili went upstairs to change into home clothes, then returned to the living room to continue chatting with her mother.

The topics that were not finished in the car had to be continued, and they always had endless things to talk about.

These days, Shen Wan has almost finished her courses for wealthy families, and she has become free all of a sudden. She no longer keeps in touch with her former colleagues and friends, and occasionally attends tea parties held by the wives of wealthy families, but to be honest, it's not very interesting.

Shen Wan sometimes feels quite bored at home. It is impossible for her to do her previous job anymore, and she is thinking about her future life.

Open up another plot of land? Or learn flower arrangement? Flower arrangement is quite popular among the wives of wealthy families...

To be honest, Shen Wan was a little confused and couldn't make up her mind.

Shen Baili listened carefully and suggested, "Mom, why don't you learn painting or fashion design?"

She never thought that Shen Wan's life should revolve around her or Xie Chengyue. Her mother should not be trapped in the family. There is a wider world outside.

"I remember the little skirt you made for me was so pretty." Shen Baili hugged her mother's arm and said coquettishly.

Shen Wan was somewhat tempted: "Is this... okay?"

Shen Baili: "Why not? We can ask Steward Lin if there is a suitable teacher?"

"When you come back after finishing your studies, please make clothes for me and I will wear them every day." She was full of confidence in Shen Wan.

Shen Wan broke her fantasy: "You have to wear school uniform, how can you wear it every day."

"I'll make the skirt for you when the time comes." She tacitly agreed to Shen Baili's suggestion.

Shen Baili kissed Shen Wan on the cheek: "Mom is the best."

Shen Wan raised the corner of her mouth: "Kiss my face and drool, you little coquettish boy."

Shen Baili pecked again: "I want to kiss you."

"I want to stick with my mom. I am her little tail."

Shen Wan hugged her back and put the peeled orange into her mouth: "Little Tail, eat some fruit."

Shen Baili swallowed the orange and opened her mouth again: "Ah."

Shen Wan asked: "Is it sweet?"

Shen Baili: "Sweet."

There was a noise at the door. Shen Wan and Shen Baili turned around at the same time. Xie Zhiyu was standing at the door. He was wearing a neat suit and had a solemn expression. His domineering temperament was undoubtedly revealed, but the macaron-colored takeaway box in his hand abruptly interrupted this temperament and softened his coldness.

Xie Zhiyu was not surprised to see the two people. He greeted them calmly, "Aunt Shen."

Shen Wan: "Are you back? Are you going to have dinner at home tonight?"

He came back much earlier than usual today.

Xie Zhiyu: "No need to work overtime today. I'll eat at... home."

"There's a new dessert shop downstairs from the company. I heard the food is pretty good." He put the desserts on the coffee table and said, "You can try them."

Shen Wan and Shen Baili both saw the surprise in each other's eyes and were surprised that Xie Zhiyu would bring dessert home.

"Thank you. We will enjoy it." Shen Wan said with a smile and told her about Sang Ya's visit in the afternoon.

Xie Zhiyu looked calm: "Okay, I will contact Sang Ya."

"I'll go upstairs first."

Shen Baili looked at Xie Zhiyu curiously. She was curious about the development between him and Sang Ya. It was said that they were engaged by their grandfather. Were they childhood sweethearts?

Shen Baili looked at the pile of desserts and asked, "Brother, don't you want to eat with us?"

You bought so many desserts and didn’t keep any for yourself.

Xie Zhiyu: "I don't like sweets, you guys eat it."

You don’t like sweets, but you brought sweets back?

Shen Baili boldly guessed that this elder brother might have brought it specially for them?

As soon as this thought came to her mind, she rejected it immediately.

Shen Baili knows her own limitations. Xie Zhiyu is friendly to them more out of his responsibility to his family. He has a strong sense of responsibility.

When Xie Zhiyu passed by Shen Baili, he suddenly remembered something and said, "The durian mille-feuille has double the amount of durian."

Shen Baili blurted out: "Brother, did you choose this durian mille-feuille?"

Xie Zhiyu nodded: "Any questions?"

Shen Baili immediately shook her head: "No, there is no problem."

[I love you Durian Mille-feuille! The world cannot live without durian!!!]

Xie Zhiyu's eyes flashed, and his gaze remained on Shen Baili's face.

She didn't speak just now, but he heard her voice.

Xie Zhiyu remained calm: "Do you like eating durian?"

Shen Baili didn't notice at all. She nodded and said, "Yeah, durian is delicious."

This time, no strange noises were heard.

Xie Zhiyu nodded: "I understand."

The results of the psychiatric examination were normal, and he arranged an ear examination tomorrow.

***

At dinner time, the five members of the Xie family gathered at the dining table.

Xie Chengyue remembered that his stepdaughter was starting high school today, so he asked, "Sui Sui, are you used to going to school on your first day?"

Xie Tingsi paused as he stretched out his chopsticks, then picked up a piece of carrot and put it in his mouth as if nothing had happened. His face changed and he immediately spat out the carrot.

Xie Zhiyu handed him a glass of water.

Shen Baili didn't notice their movements and answered seriously: "It's good. The teachers are very professional and the students are easy to get along with."

Xie Chengyue: "Well, if you have any problems, tell your family."

Shen Baili behaved better: "Okay, thank you Uncle Xie."

"Eat more meat, you're too thin." Xie Chengyue saw him picking up vegetables.

Shen Wan put a few pieces of fish into Shen Baili's bowl: "Shunshun, eat more."

Shen Baili buried her head in eating.

When Xie Chengyue came to his senses, he found a few pieces of fish in the bowl. He was stunned for a moment, then ate up all the fish in the bowl.

Xie Tingsi had just come over from the carrot bomb and saw the happy scene across from them. Compared to the two brothers, the old man and they were more like a family.

He felt a little uncomfortable and looked at Xie Zhiyu: "Brother..."

Xie Zhiyu said calmly, "Why? You want to eat carrots?"

Xie Tingsi shook his head like a wave drum: "I don't want to eat."

With this interruption, he instantly forgot his previous awkwardness and quickly lowered his head to eat, fearing that his brother would put the carrots into his bowl.

His brother actually did something like this when he was a kid, but Xie Tingsi didn't dare to take on the challenge.

"Will you join the team tomorrow?" Xie Zhiyu asked.

Xie Tingsi: "Yeah, the filming starts next week, I have to fly to Sand City."

"When the movie comes out, I'll treat you to a movie."

Xie Zhiyu: “Sure.”

Shen Wan and Shen Baili echoed.

Xie Chengyue didn't have any special emotions, and just said, "Don't let me down."

Xie Tingsi puffed out his chest and said, "Of course not."

Just wait and see, he'll impress the old man.

***

In the evening, Shen Baili sat at her desk, writing, drawing, and organizing information.

Two obsessions: studying and?

She put herself in her past self's shoes and died on the way to the high school entrance examination.

If she had passed the high school entrance exam successfully, the system's energy bar would not have been replenished to only 10%, so one of her obsessions throughout her life was to get into college.

Reading changes your destiny.

Shen Baili finalized the first obsession, but had no idea about the second one, so she put it aside for the time being.

Xie Zhiyu is the villain, Sang Ya is the heroine, then who is the hero?

Is the decline and destruction of the Xie family directly related to Sang Ya?

Shen Baili saw Sang Ya in person today. She alone does not have the power to shake the Xie family. There must be someone around Sang Ya who covets the Xie family. Could it be Grandpa Sang? Or the male protagonist who has not yet appeared?

She used symbols that only she could understand to organize her thoughts, then silently memorized the contents in her mind and put the paper into the shredder to crush it.

…

After doing all this, Shen Baili turned on the teddy bear desk lamp, then turned off the main light in the room and prepared to go to bed.

At this moment, the system that had been silent all of a sudden spoke.

"Host, I just unlocked three chapters related to the heroine. Do you want to check them out?"

Shen Baili did not hesitate: "Check it now."

As soon as she clicked on it, she heard the system's cheerful comment: "Wow, the heroine is a master of time management!"

Shen Baili: “…”