Chapter 84 Why don’t you live with me?
After lunch, the two brothers drank tea in the tea room.
Shen Xubai was only wearing a white shirt with delicate and elegant green bamboo embroidery on the cuffs.
He sat upright in front of the tea table, holding the tea strainer with his bony fingers, and slowly put the tea leaves into the covered bowl. His movements were smooth and flowing, and pleasing to the eye.
The water in the teapot on the tea tray beside was boiling, and wisps of hot steam were rising, swirling in the air.
Shen Yixiao leaned on the small sofa beside him as if he had no bones, looking extremely lazy and decadent.
In the garden outside the window, cold pines stand tall, green bamboos sway, and a few koi fish swim leisurely in the pond.
Shen Xubai handed the brewed tea to Shen Yixiao, then picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, then slowly asked: "Is it the same one?"
"What?" Shen Yixiao drank the tea in one gulp and handed the cup over.
Shen Xubai's voice was calm and clear: "Is the girl Mom is talking about the one you liked in college?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Shen Yixiao's eyes: "How do you know?"
Shen Xubai refilled his empty cup with tea until it was 70% full. "You were depressed for several months back then and even went to Death Valley alone. Later, you founded Xingchen and devoted yourself to the company. Was it because of her?"
He had some understanding of his younger brother, Shen Xubai. Unruly and free-spirited since childhood, he'd suddenly become a completely different person, focusing on starting his own business. It was hard for him not to know.
Shen Yixiao had no expression: "What does it have to do with her?"
Shen Xubai lowered his head and chuckled, knowing that he was saying one thing and thinking another: "Are you planning to reconcile?"
A hint of sadness flashed in Shen Yixiao's eyes, but he quickly concealed it and glanced at him: "You should worry about yourself first. I don't want to call a girl younger than me sister-in-law."
Shen Xubai didn't care: "It's just a formality."
Things in the business world are very complicated. He also knows Mayor Gu, and given the relationship between the two families, he has to give him face, but matters of the heart cannot be forced.
"Is the Jiang family's matter also related to her?"
Shen Yixiao: "Did the old antique ask you to be a lobbyist?"
"Can I convince you?" Shen Xubai said.
"What do you think?"
The two of them exchanged sharp words with each other, going around in circles, without any direct response.
Shen Xubai's fingers gently stroked the warm wall of the cup, and finally said only one sentence: "As long as you are happy."
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It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when Shen Yixiao returned to No. 1 Mansion.
He took off his coat, took a shower, changed into home clothes, tinkered around at home, and asked Jiangnanju to deliver dinner.
A little after five o'clock, Cen Wan came back.
She was holding a small strawberry-flavored cake in a transparent box tied with a light blue ribbon.
Hearing the sound coming from the door, Shen Yixiao immediately lay down on the sofa.
Cen Wan stayed in the studio all day. Because Shen Yixiao wanted to eat cake and Fuyuan closed at five o'clock, she left early in the afternoon.
After entering the door, she saw Shen Yixiao lying listlessly on the sofa. She asked softly, "How do you feel now?"
Shen Yixiao raised his hand to his forehead and said weakly: "It's okay, I just feel weak."
Cen Wan went to wash her hands and used the back of her hand to feel the temperature of his forehead: "It seems that the fever is not so severe anymore."
She picked up the thermometer next to her and took her temperature, and it was still a low fever.
Cen Wan frowned: "The fever has lasted too long, we really need to go to the hospital."
Shen Yixiao slowly raised his eyelids and looked at her: "It's okay, just rest for two days."
He propped himself up with his palms and sat up. "Are you tired after working all day? I ordered food, so you can eat now."
Cen Wan pursed her lips, feeling that this kind of conversation gave her an indescribable feeling.
When she sat down at the table, she took a look and found that all the dishes were her favorites.
Shen Yixiao picked up a piece of meat for her: "Are you going again tomorrow?"
Cen Wan: "Well, it's not finished yet."
Shen Yixiao: "Then I'll take you there tomorrow morning."
"You still have a fever, don't run around."
Shen Yixiao: "I've been stuck in the house all night, so I need to go out and get some fresh air. I'll wear something thicker, as long as I'm not exposed to the wind."
Cen Wan didn't agree to his request immediately: "Then let's see tomorrow morning."
"Okay."
After taking two bites of rice, Shen Yixiao said he couldn't eat anymore. After picking up a lot of dishes for Cen Wan, he took the small cake beside him and started digging with a spoon.
"I want to eat this cake again tomorrow. I want the rose and lychee mille-feuille."
Cen Wan couldn't help but wonder: "When did you start liking sweets so much?"
Shen Yixiao said in a gloomy tone: "Maybe the medicine is too bitter, so I want to eat something sweet."
Cen Wan's heart softened: "Okay, I'll bring it to you when I come back."
After dinner, Cen Wan was sitting on the sofa browsing her phone. Shen Yixiao glanced at her inadvertently when he passed by her from behind.
She is looking for rental information.
The curve of his mouth froze, and he sat next to her and asked casually, "What are you looking at?"
Cen Wan didn't hide it from him: "Look at the house."
"You want to rent a house?" Shen Yixiao lowered his eyes and suggested, "How about sharing the house with me?"
Cen Wan looked at him strangely. He needed to share his luxurious apartment with someone? Besides, she couldn't afford his rent.
Shen Yixiao seemed to know her concerns: "This place is very close to your studio. I live alone anyway. You don't need to pay rent. Just help me cook."
He started talking nonsense: "I have an irregular diet at the company every day, and I am almost suffering from stomach problems due to hunger."
Cen Wan didn't believe it: "Didn't Chen Yu prepare anything for you?"
"I'm too busy and often can't take care of him. Besides, he's not here when I get home at night."
Cen Wan pursed her lips and said, "It's not suitable. I'll look for it again."
Shen Yixiao didn't try to persuade him anymore. He just took out his phone, opened the WeChat dialog box with the note "Little Antique", and tapped the screen lightly:
[Brother, please help me]
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