Chapter 8 Xia Yu won a victory, and was lazy for a rare time. He asked Chen Zheng for a leave and stayed in bed.
Xia Yu won a victory and was lazy for a rare time. He asked Chen Zheng for a leave and snuggled up in bed to have a good sleep.
The sunlight shone warmly on the bed through the glass. She stretched and went to the dining room to ask the butler to prepare breakfast for her.
Xia Yu leisurely drank a sip of hot milk and squinted his eyes like a kitten.
Things at the company were over, and it was time to sort out the family. Chen Zheng had mentioned to her before that someone from the Shen family seemed to have sneaked into the Xia Mansion, and it was unclear what their purpose was, so she asked her to be more careful.
She asked the housekeeper, and found out that the Xia family had not hired anyone recently. The last time they hired someone was before Xia Qiyuan's death, when the news of his marriage to Shen Zheng came out. He was afraid that there would be a lack of manpower and a joke at the wedding, so he hired a few people. She was afraid that they sneaked in at that time.
If what she guessed was correct, the person who sneaked in might not be targeting Chen Zheng, but her Xia family.
After all, Chen Zheng is in charge of so many industries, and she goes out early and comes back late every day, so she spends very little time in the Xia family. According to the position of the person who sneaked in, he may not be able to see her once a week. Even if he is placed directly in the company, it would be better than keeping him in the Xia family.
Besides, according to Chen Zheng, there were already enough people keeping an eye on her in her company, so there was no need for them to waste manpower to send more people to the Xia family.
So, what on earth could she, a young lady from a second-rate family with no real power, have that be worthy of being coveted by the people from the Shen family?
Xia Yu was stunned for a moment, and the calm figure of Chen Zheng suddenly appeared in her mind. Chen Zheng! Their ultimate purpose in rushing towards her was still to deal with Chen Zheng.
Thinking about the novel she had skimmed through, there was nothing she didn't understand about Xia Yu's hostility and even hatred towards Shen Zheng in the novel.
They wanted to let Chen Zheng's nominal stepdaughter compete with her, so that she would have a fire in her backyard and be unable to take care of herself. It couldn't even be called a competition, they just wanted Xia Yu to disgust Chen Zheng.
What a treacherous villain!
If those people hadn't instigated discord, Xia Yu in the novel might not have been so hostile to Chen Zheng.
However, according to the situation in the novel, even if Chen Zheng found out the villain in the Xia family, put the facts in front of Xia Yu and explained them to her, she would not believe it.
Chen Zheng is not that kind of person either.
Xia Yu smiled at the housekeeper, ordered a cup of fruit tea, and sat alone in the pavilion in the garden, admiring the beauty of the garden.
Maybe it was because she had been hanging out with Chen Zheng these days, and that person had no chance to get close to her, so now was the perfect opportunity for him.
Xia Yu puffed out his lips and sipped the orange juice in the cup, and soon it was all gone.
She frowned and shook her head. Just as she was about to call for help, she saw a servant in a well-dressed black uniform appear beside Xia Yu. He bowed respectfully and said softly:
"Miss, would you like a refill?"
Xia Yu raised his head and looked at him two or three times in confusion: "When did you enter the mansion? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"To answer Miss, I have just arrived not long ago, so it is normal that Miss has not seen me before."
"Oh," Xia Yu suddenly lost interest and casually threw the cup to him, asking him to refill.
The attendant respectfully placed the refilled drink on Xia Yu's desk, bent over and waited for a long time, looked up at Xia Yu with a worried look on his face, and asked softly: "Miss, are you worried about something while sitting here?"
Xia Yu sneered when she heard this and glanced at him with contempt, as if to say that you have no right to meddle in my affairs.
The servant was not angry, and still looked at her with a gentle and considerate expression. After a long time, Xia Yu smashed the drink heavily on the ground. Amid the crackling sound, she frowned and complained bitterly about Chen Zheng's viciousness towards her.
The attendant looked at Xia Yu with a distressed look on his face. He hesitated for a long time, and finally a trace of determination flashed across his face. He said softly: "Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that when I was first recruited, I stayed with the master for a while. I often saw Miss Shen holding documents in a room alone with the master. When she left, the master's face was not very good."
"I'm afraid that Miss Shen is in a high position and has set her eyes on the patriarch and the Xia family's property. The patriarch has no choice but to ignore the eldest lady's wishes..." After saying that, he raised his head cautiously and glanced at Xia Yu.
As expected, Xia Yu became furious when he heard that. With red eyes, he swept away everything on the table. Seeing that he was still not satisfied, he grabbed something and threw it at his face, roaring at him to get out.
The servant hid here and there with difficulty, gave Xia Yu a helpless smile, and retreated in a hurry.
Xia Yu looked at the servant's departing back, narrowed his eyes, and cursed inwardly.
Those old people in the Shen family are really good at making up stories. They can even say such things.
How could a person as pure as jade as Chen Zheng be interested in an old man with a baby? She deserved... deserved better. Xia Yu's mind was blank, and he was not very clear about it.
In short, even if Chen Zheng fell in love with her, she would never fall in love with Xia Qiyuan.
Xia Yu hummed a few words in his throat before he calmed down. He stroked his chin and thought for a moment.
She changed her mind and decided not to alert the enemy and let the servant stay in the mansion. Otherwise, if she kicked this one out, a few more would come in. They would keep coming up to her and stay undercover in her house, and it would be difficult for her to handle them.
"Butler Liu, please keep an eye on that man for me from now on. He's from the Shen family. Sorry for the trouble." Xia Yu came to the butler as usual and whispered the characteristics of the servant.
The housekeeper was stunned, then nodded gently at her in response. But when he turned around, a hint of anger flashed across his usually kind face.
It seems that the house needs to be tidied up, so that all kinds of cats and dogs are not thrown into the house and disturb the young master's sweet dreams.
As night fell, Chen Zheng returned to the room exhausted, took off his coat and threw it casually on the sofa.
Xia Yu leaned against the door and smiled at her, then reported softly:
"Chen Zheng, I found the person you mentioned. However, I plan to keep him for now because he is still useful."
"It's up to you." Chen Zheng nodded without any surprise. She wore a slim-fitting white shirt under her black suit, buttoned up meticulously. Her long hair fell softly along her shoulders to her waist, and the ends of her hair swayed gently with her movements.
Chen Zheng walked up to her and said in a long tone, half-smiley:
"It's just that you said a lot of bad things about me today."
Xia Yu blinked at her innocently when she heard that, but Chen Zheng had her arms folded across her chest, clearly not buying it.
Xia Yu softened her voice, her fingers drooping on Shen Zheng's arms, her almond eyes wide open with an extraordinarily confident look. She was like a little black cat curled up into a ball to pray, leaning close to Shen Zheng, purring.
"It's a situation that forces us to do so. Otherwise, how can we catch the small fish? You are not allowed to care about it."
Acting like a spoiled child again.
A sigh came from Chen Zheng's throat. She shook her head gently, pretended to take a step forward, bent over and gently held Xia Yu in her arms, with her chin resting on Xia Yu's shoulder.
"I don't care. But, don't you care?"
How could Chen Zheng not know that the people sent by those old guys would never say anything good about her. They might even pin all the bad things on her, as if she was a villain who did all kinds of evil.
She never cared about this kind of thing. If she did, she would have been drowned by all the spit in the Shen family.
But when she thought that the person who heard this was Xia Yu, she inexplicably wanted to know what she was thinking. Would she also look at her the same way as those people?
"Chen Zheng!" Xia Yu called her name seriously. She gently broke free from her embrace, and gently placed her hands on Shen Zheng's face, forcing her to lower her head and look at her.
Xia Yu raised his face, looking persistent and serious. Bright and fiery sparks flickered and jumped in his eyes, and Chen Zheng's eyes were attracted by the brilliance.
Xia Yu leaned forward slightly and said word by word: "Chen Zheng, you and I are the same kind of people. We are the same kind." The fire in her heart was ignited by her own hands, so how could she not know her unwillingness, her ambitions, and her grievances.
If she could return to the Great Xia Kingdom now, she would be even more ruthless and ruthless than Chen Zheng, and let those who never take them seriously see why she can't stand on the same starting line with her royal brother, and whether she is qualified to inherit that position.
Maybe she would have blood on her hands and slaughter all those who opposed her. Maybe she would step on the corpses and walk to that position in a bloody manner, but she knew that even if she was deserted by her friends and relatives and condemned by thousands of people, Chen Zheng would still look at her with a smile in front of her and whisper:
“Well done.”
Chen Zheng raised the corners of her lips slightly when she heard that, and her brows and eyes softened. She gently placed her palm on Xia Yu's hand and wrapped her up.
The warmth in her palms blocked out all the trivial matters and noise, as if there were only the two of them in the world, and everything around them had lost its color, only the sound of each other's breathing and heartbeats were clearly audible.
Chen Zheng said softly, "I understand."
Maybe she could show her another side.
Xia Yu felt as if he was scalded. He pulled his hand out from Chen Zheng uncomfortably and secretly put it behind his back. His red fingertips trembled slightly and he tucked his head into his palm.
Chen Zheng's eyelashes trembled slightly when she saw this, and she sat back in her office chair as if nothing had happened, which seemed to mean that she was going to deal with official business.
Chen Zheng suddenly remembered something, and without stopping her work, she asked casually, "My old man's 70th birthday is coming up in a few days, do you want to go?"
Listening to her nonchalant tone, it seemed as if going or not was up to Xia Yu, and she didn't care at all about the coercive attitude of the Shen family.
Seeing that the two finally kissed, I was done. The system finally came to life and excitedly reminded Xia Yu in his mind: "Host, host, the 70th birthday of the head of the Shen family is an important plot point in the novel. You must attend."
"Go," Xia Yu replied softly to Chen Zheng.
Chen Zheng nodded indifferently.
Xia Yu seemed to remember something and asked Chen Zheng uncertainly: "Should we prepare a birthday gift?"
"It's not a big deal, don't worry about it. I'll ask Qin Ying to prepare your share later." Chen Zheng almost wrote the words "don't worry about him" on her face.
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