Chapter 146: Just Kneel in the Yard for One Night
Cen Baiqing was stunned. He thought that since Shen Yixiao was willing to help him introduce business, for Cen Wan's sake, he couldn't just watch the Cen family go bankrupt.
What's more, it was just a piece of cake for him.
"Boss Chen, I'm really desperate now. You're the only one who can help me. Wanwan, please beg Boss Chen for me..."
Looking at Cen Baiqing's current expression, Cen Wan laughed angrily: "Now I am not a rebellious girl?"
Cen Baiqing said embarrassedly: "After all, we are a family. If the Cen family is gone, even if you marry into the Shen family in the future, without the support of your family, you will be ridiculed and talked about."
Cen Wan had never thought he could be so shameless: "This family has never been my escape route. It has never given me anything in the past, and it will never give me anything in the future. I don't need it either."
Cen Boqing began to play the emotional card: "The gallery is your mother's life's work."
"You have no right to mention my mother!" Cen Wan clenched her fingers little by little, looking at him with cold eyes filled with hatred, "You don't deserve it."
Shen Yixiao looked at her tense little face, his brows slightly furrowed, and a thin layer of hostility welled up in his eyes.
These people disturbed him from listening to his baby's true confession and made her so sad. He didn't have the patience to play word games with them.
He patted Cen Wan's hand soothingly, gently stroking the back of her hand with his fingertips. He raised his eyelids and looked at Cen Baiqing, his voice cold and deep: "I am a businessman. Business is about exchanging benefits."
Cen Baiqing raised his head suddenly, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes: "As long as I can afford it, Mr. Shen, just ask."
"It's simple. Wanwan hasn't been sleeping well lately. I heard that the talismans drawn by the abbot of Yunyin Temple are very effective for calming the mind. Why not..." Shen Yixiao leaned back lazily, glancing at Cen Shu nonchalantly, "Let Miss Cen II ask for one for her."
Cen Shu's eyes widened in disbelief. "Let me beg for her? She's not worthy!"
Shen Yixiao shrugged: "Then I can't help you."
Cen Baiqing's face darkened. "The Cen family has fed you well for so many years, so what's wrong with asking you to get a talisman for your sister?"
Cen Shu raised her head unconvinced: "This bitch..."
Fang Yaqing quickly covered her mouth and shook her head at her: "The company is in trouble now, you should also do something for the family and share your father's worries."
Cen Baiqing now grabbed Shen Yixiao as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw. Since Shen Yixiao made this request, Cen Baiqing would definitely let Cen Shu go. If she talked back or resisted, it would only anger Cen Baiqing.
"Xiaoshu, be good and bear with any grievances. Mom and Dad will compensate you in the future."
Cen Shu glared at Cen Wan fiercely. It must be her doing!
Cen Baiqing made the final decision: "Then let Xiaoshu go."
"Three kneelings and nine kowtows show sincerity." Shen Yixiao looked at his watch and said casually, "It's 6:10 now. Come back before 7:30."
Cen Shu's face turned grim: "Go now? It's already dark!"
"And how can one hour be enough?"
Shen Yixiao ignored her protests, lowered his head, took Cen Wan's hand, and played with it nonchalantly.
Cen Baiqing looked at him, then at Cen Shu, and gritted his teeth: "Just go if I tell you to."
Cen Shu was reluctant and was about to speak when Fang Yaqing stopped her: "Go, Xiaoshu, if the Cen family falls, we will all..."
Cen Shu’s back teeth were about to break, Cen Wan, just wait for me!
Shen Yixiao instructed Chen Yu, "Have two people follow and make sure Miss Cen's safety is guaranteed."
Chen Yu lowered his head: "Yes."
Cen Shu was taken away unwillingly. Cen Baiqing slowly said, "Xiao Shu has gone. Then Mr. Shen..."
Shen Yixiao raised his eyelids slightly: "Don't worry, wait until I see the talisman."
He turned to Cen Wan, "Wan Wan, are you hungry? I've had dinner prepared. Only after you're full will you have the energy to handle the next thing."
He took Cen Wan in his arms and sat down at the dining table nearby. He had the food brought to him and started eating as if no one else was around, as naturally as if this was his home.
Cen Baiqing and Fang Yaqing were left aside and ignored.
Cen Wan didn't know what Shen Yixiao was going to do, so she looked up at him.
Shen Yixiao curled his lips, his tone was not good: "Although I know you love me very much, you don't have to keep looking at me, eat."
Cen Wan pursed her lips. After a busy day, she was indeed hungry. She simply ignored everything else and ate her meal.
Shen Yixiao picked up some food for her, picked out some fish bones, and poured her some soup. Only after she was full did he seem to remember that there were two people like Cen Baiqing and Fang Yaqing.
He opened his thin lips slightly and said meaningfully, "Mrs. Cen's belly is probably six or seven months old. She needs to eat well so that she can be healthy and both mother and child can be safe."
Fang Yaqing felt a chill on her back when she saw his eyes, and subconsciously protected her stomach: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Shen. I will."
Dinner was ready in the kitchen. Shen Yixiao took Cen Wan for a walk in the yard, ignoring the two people behind him.
The flowers in the yard were in full bloom, the peonies gorgeous and rich, a riot of color. But Cen Wan had only ever admired roses since she was a child, and this yard had long since changed.
"Ah Xiao, what are you going to do?"
Shen Yixiao tilted his head to look at her: "You will know soon."
Cen Wan didn't want to face those two people in the living room, so she strolled in the yard with Shen Yixiao until the bodyguard brought Cen Shu back.
Cen Wan almost didn't recognize her.
Cen Shu was covered in mud, as if she had rolled on the ground several times. Her hair was messy, her clothes and pants were cut several times, and her knees were red and swollen. How could she look like a rich lady?
She fell to the ground, her face pale, and cried and complained: "Dad, they, they abused me on purpose!"
Fang Yaqing looked at this scene and quickly stepped forward to hug her: "Xiaoshu, how did you get into this state?"
Cen Shu pointed at the two bodyguards, her fingers trembling. "They, they pushed me and pinned me to the ground, forcing me to walk on my knees..."
"Boss Shen, Miss Cen's injuries were caused by her accidentally falling. We held her back because she refused to cooperate and tried to run away."
Shen Yixiao turned to look at Cen Baiqing, his voice indifferent: "Is this Mr. Cen's sincerity?"
Cen Baiqing looked at Cen Shu lying on the ground, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he walked closer.
“Dad…ah…”
With a loud slap, Cen Shu's head was knocked to one side. Half of her face suddenly became red and swollen, and blood came out from the corner of her lips.
Cen Shu covered her face and looked at him in disbelief: "You hit me?"
"You useless thing!" Cen Boqing scolded. "I asked you to go get a talisman and you wanted to run away. What else can I expect from you?"
Fang Yaqing was also shocked by his actions: "Bai Qing, Xiaoshu..."
Cen Baiqing turned his face away and stretched out his hand towards her: "Where is the talisman you asked for?"
Cen Shu handed it over, and Cen Baiqing took it and handed it to Shen Yixiao: "Boss Shen, Xiaoshu is young and naive, but the talisman has been obtained."
Shen Yixiao picked up the talisman, held it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully for two seconds, then let go.
The yellow talisman fell to the ground, covered with evening dew and mud from the flower bed.
Cen Boqing looked puzzled: "What does Mr. Shen mean by this?"
Shen Yixiao snorted coldly: "What good is a talisman without sincerity? Besides, judging by Second Miss Cen's style, who can say for sure whether this is a peace talisman or a death talisman?"
“She dares!”
Shen Yiyixiao said lazily: "But now I don't want it anymore."
If Cen Boqing still couldn't see that Shen Yixiao was deliberately making things difficult for him, then he was really stupid.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to ask: "Then Mr. Shen, what do you want?"
"If a child is not taught well, it is the fault of the father, and the mother cannot escape the blame either."
Shen Yixiao looked at Xiang Fang Yaqing coldly: "I think Mrs. Cen doesn't know how to teach her children, so just kneel in the yard for a night."
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