"I am here only because I don't want the people from the General's Mansion to cause you trouble at the East Gate. I am here to protect you and to keep you safe. I want..."
Shen Yuerong was stunned. Although she had thought that the person in front of her had ulterior motives, she had never imagined that the target was her.
"What a joke, Your Highness. How can I, a married woman who has been married and divorced, be a good match for Your Highness? Besides, Your Highness was quite fond of the young lady from the General's Mansion before..."
"I... like her?"
The man walked across the table, came to her side, and pressed his whole body onto the somewhat narrow chair.
"Who told you that?"
"You two are going to get married..."
"I have never agreed to this. Moreover, at the palace banquet, I said that the person I like is someone who is ready to marry someone else, not a girl who has not yet married."
After Chi Mu's reminder, she suddenly remembered.
"So you were really just looking at me that day?"
Shen Yuerong pointed at herself and got a positive answer.
"Of course I'm looking at you, and I want to see if you're any different than before after not seeing you for so long."
"But I'm married."
"You and him... have never been husband and wife?"
Shen Yuerong was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the person in front of her even knew about what happened in their bedroom.
"You don't think I know all this because I'm investigating you, do you? After you and your wife got married, he left for another place. Three years later, he returned to the capital with a new lover. Since he came back, you and your wife...seem to be either arguing or having a cold war."
Chi Mu was very close to her.
And because of the surveillance of Taohua and Fangmu.
He really knew how the couple usually got along.
It was because he understood the incompatible relationship between the couple that he felt relieved and wanted to slowly win back the person he loved.
But now that they were completely divorced, he could no longer suppress the annoyance in his heart. He just wanted to bring her into the house immediately and live in love with her forever.
Although Shen Yuerong felt that Chi Mu treated her differently before.
But at that time, her mind was not on love between men and women, so naturally she would not be as worried as she is today.
Chi Mu saw that she looked normal but depressed, and he regretted being so reckless.
He took two steps back, putting some distance between them, and looked a little lonely.
"These words have weighed on my mind for a long time. The reason why I came to your house so often was because... I was cowardly at that time and didn't dare to tell you what was in my mind. But now... I can."
He was just a teenager before, and he felt that he was unable to shoulder the future of the Shen family.
But now he is no longer the same as before, so he wants to give it a try.
Shen Yuerong was still a little hesitant, "You should know..."
The man's crazy eyes were filled with endless love. "I like you. Although I don't know when it started, I know that you have always been in my heart. You..."
He had been outside for a long time, and of course he was not as reserved as the young masters in the capital.
If he had not taken into consideration that they had not yet divorced, he would have snatched her into the palace long ago.
"I don't know how to protect you, so I can only treat you as my adopted sister. I want to have a legitimate identity and stand by your side, but in the end, the identity of a brother can't satisfy me."
Who would willingly become the brother of the one they love?
Shen Yuerong lowered her head, feeling extremely confused at the moment, not knowing how to explain to the person in front of her.
He also sensed the awkward atmosphere between the two, so he quickly said, "I suddenly remembered that I have some other important things to do, so I'll leave first."
Since he left this time, he disappeared for a few days again.
Fortunately, Fang Mu would give her some of the things he sent her every day to let her know that she was fine.
Until half a month later.
Winter had completely arrived and the weather was extremely cold. Shen Yuerong asked Qinghua to bring a blanket early in the morning and covered her legs tightly. She didn't even dare to sit in the wind to get caught in the wind.
The charcoal in the house was the best, but Shen Yuerong still felt like she was ice all over.
"The young lady eventually fell ill. Although her legs have recovered, she is still as cold as ice as usual when winter comes."
Shen Yuerong wrapped her clothes tightly around her body, her voice somewhat helpless, "Add another stove and put it next to me."
Qinghua had no choice but to do as he was told, hoping that the problem would be solved to some extent.
The new year is approaching.
The weather seems to be particularly cold this year. Under Shen Yuerong's management, several shops are running smoothly and have even created some sparks. However, the weather is getting colder and the shops seem a bit deserted.
The last conference at the end of the year.
Shen Yuerong looked at the familiar faces in front of her.
"Everyone has worked hard this year. We're closing the store earlier this year. Everyone should go home and have a rest."
Boss Xu was a little reluctant. "Miss, since you came back, the store's revenue has long returned to normal. Now it's the end of the year and everyone is shopping. If we continue to open, the income will definitely be more substantial."
How could Shen Yuerong not know this? She just felt that the weather was too cold this year and didn't want them to work too hard.
"The store suffered losses this year because of me, but now I have made up for a lot of it. Don't worry, I will pay you the dividends as we agreed before, and there will definitely not be a cent less. As for the loss, I will make up for it with my share."
Shen Yuerong had a cooperation agreement with them, and no one was working for free.
"Miss, you usually pay us a lot of wages, and the dividends..."
After the Fu family’s commotion, they realized what a good boss they had.
"I promised, so I won't owe you anything. Just take what you deserve."
Shen Yuerong had already calculated everything and instructed people to hand over the money to them.
"There are indeed a lot of things that need to be purchased for the new year, so we put up a notice to let people know the time and close it when it's almost done. It's not possible to make enough money all at once."
"yes."
Shen Yuerong finally sympathized with them and gave them a few days to prepare.
He looked at the silver that was calculated on the account, and divided out a portion of it. Then he told Fang Mu, "This is what your prince deserves. You can give it to your prince, right?"
All in all, Shen Yuerong and Chi Mu haven't seen each other for two months.
Fang Mu looked at the silver in his hand with some hesitation.
"The prince once said that he lent you the money because of his affection for you, not for any other reason, so... he doesn't intend to take the money."
Shen Yuerong raised her head, and the sound of the abacus in her hand stopped abruptly.
"I promised him that I would give him dividends in the end, and I will definitely give them to him. I won't let him refuse."
Shen Yuerong snatched the silver from his hand and put on a heavy coat, "Forget it, I'll go myself."
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