Chapter 38 Do you have a woman outside?

The opera being sung at the opera theater today is "Qin Xianglian". Sheng Yao is nodding his head while eating snacks in the elegant room on the second floor.

"Qin is such a pitiful person. After her husband passed the imperial examination, he not only did not think of the good things about his first wife, but instead he tried to curry favor with the powerful and cruelly harmed his wife and children in order to become a royal consort. This kind of man should be chopped into pieces and his skin and tendons should be peeled off."

Seeing her indignant, Chushuang handed her a honeyed date and slowly explained, "In fact, in history, Chen Shimei was an honest and good official. After he became successful in his career, many people from his hometown came to him to bribe him for things. He did not want to be involved in the ways of the world and kept away from them. Later, his fellow villagers hated him and wrote him into a storybook. The story spread from one person to another, and this honest official was given a bad reputation for hundreds of years."

Sheng Yao frowned, "The person who spread the rumor casually is really hateful. He has made people bear the curse for generations. I am most afraid of meeting such a villain in life."

Hatsushimo nodded.

The play was still going on on the stage. Sheng Yao pouted, "People in the world prefer dramatic things. They prefer to criticize rather than praise, and are more accustomed to sympathizing rather than helping. To a certain extent, intentionally or unintentionally, there will be times when people maliciously speculate about others. That's why stories like this are so popular."

Hearing this, Chu Shuang slowly raised his eyes.

Sheng Yao accidentally saw the deep meaning in her eyes, "What's wrong?"

“I just think what you said makes sense.”

After a play, the actors go backstage to rest and change their costumes, and the theater becomes quiet during the intermission.

"My uncle asked me if I had any problems in the past two days."

"Um?"

Sheng Yao: "That morning, he called me and said that you seemed to be in a bad mood recently and asked me if I knew what was wrong with you."

She survived the first frost. "He's worried about you."

Hatsushimo paused as he raised his glass. "Did he say that himself?"

"No, he wouldn't say that. He takes your mood changes to heart. Isn't that because he cares about you?" Sheng Yao held his face to the side. "Tell me, what is it that has been bothering little aunt recently?"

"Do I look unhappy?"

"No, it looks the same as before. But if my uncle said you are in trouble, then you must be in trouble."

Playing with the celadon cup with her fingertips, the fragrance of osmanthus wine wafted over her. Chu Shuang pondered and moved her lips: "What kind of person is Wei Yize?"

"What?"

"men and women."

"He probably has had quite a few girlfriends. He's like some of the young men in Beijing, and he's not serious about relationships. But compared to other second-generation rich guys, he's pretty decent, and he always has a beginning and an end. Anyway, we've all known each other since childhood, and he hasn't been a scumbag to me, so let's just say he's a reliable person."

Hatsushimo: "Is there any... transaction that is disrespectful to women?"

"Ah?" Sheng Yao was stunned. "You mean, playing with..."

"No, probably not! Although these young masters are used to using money and power to go to the entertainment places, the discipline in Lao Wei's family is quite strict. At most, they change girlfriends faster than ordinary people, but they are serious girlfriends. They disdain those abuses of power and sex that you mentioned... Wait," Sheng Yao finally reacted. The little aunt asked other men for so long, "Are you going to ask if my uncle is messing around outside?"

Sheng Yao's eyes widened, and he quickly explained, "Absolutely not! My uncle is such a person, let alone Wei Yize, they wouldn't do it. Even if they could, my uncle wouldn't do it. There is no such thing as being close to red makes you red!"

"My uncle is a very conservative person. He would never want to play with women. Besides, if he wanted to, he wouldn't need to do anything. There are plenty of famous ladies in the capital who are willing to let him choose. Why would he need to do such a thing secretly? Do you think his 30-year-old abstinence and coldness is a reputation he bought with money? Everyone in the Sheng family can guarantee this. Besides, they are already married. He is definitely not an irresponsible person."

Hearing her solemn assurance, Chu Shuang was somewhat convinced. In fact, she had thought about it more than once in private. Sheng Ting was not the kind of man who was irresponsible.

If he really had a woman outside, he wouldn't bother to hide it. He could have just told her clearly when they got married so that they could just have their own affairs and not interfere with each other.

But he didn't. Judging from his behavior after getting the marriage certificate, he took a responsible attitude towards this marriage.

It seems that I also learn about her recent situation from others.

Sheng Yao was afraid that she might misunderstand him as her uncle, so he tried to persuade her with all his heart and said many nice things, but all his words were in vain.

It wasn't until Hatsushimo nodded and said she understood that she felt relieved.

Alas, she has been worrying too much about the Sheng family. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't know when my uncle's wife would be gone.

It was already very late when Hatsushiro returned to Qingyu Garden. She thought she would not meet Shengting, but as soon as she entered the door, she saw a man sitting on the sofa.

Changzhi was typing on the computer, and the water in the cup next to him was almost empty.

It looked like he had been sitting there for quite a while.

Hearing the noise at the door, Sheng Ting raised his eyes and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

"We ate at Liyuan."

I took off my coat after entering the house and went straight to the water dispenser to get some warm water. The little golden retriever was playing in front of me, wagging its tail.

Touched by its cuteness, Hatsushimo drank some hot water, rubbed its furry little head, and then she thought of getting it some frozen duck meat snacks.

I opened the refrigerator and saw a beautiful little cake.

He brought it back last night.

"Hamster, come here."

After feeding the dog some snacks, Chushuang took out the cake, thought for a moment, and cut some small pieces with a knife.

I looked towards the man on the sofa, but unexpectedly my eyes met his.

He carried the plate over, sat on the sofa, and ate the cake without saying a word.

Sheng Ting's eyes fell on the plate in front of him, which contained a piece of cut strawberry cake.

After two seconds, the man picked up a bite with the spoon.

He deliberately didn't buy the ones with a high sweetness, but they were still sweet. He only took one bite and didn't touch them anymore.

The remaining light of the first frost stared at him quietly. The man raised his eyes and their eyes met.

She didn't look away, the strawberry between her teeth burst with juice, the sweet and sour taste adorned her taste buds.

She noticed as soon as she walked in that he was wearing the suit she bought for him today, and because of his work, he was wearing silver-framed glasses on his high nose.

The mirror reflects cold light, and the serious person is too cold.

Judging from his appearance, he looks like a superior with few desires.

Privately...

What is considered private.

When she thought about it carefully, she realized that she knew too little about him.

The winter night was cold and quiet, and the living room, with no one talking, was quieter than usual.

"Sheng Ting."

Saying this name from her mouth was like throwing a pebble into a calm lake.

The man's eyes were focused on her fair facial features, her clear and gentle eyes, and a few strands of her hair were not tied up, hanging around her slender neck, but she hadn't noticed it yet.

She spoke in a gentle tone, as if she was reminiscing with an old friend she hadn't seen for many years, "Do you mind asking you a question?"

"Um."

Chu Shuang's red lips opened and closed several times, "Do you have a woman outside?"

Sheng Ting obviously didn't expect her to ask such a question. He was stunned for a moment, but it was gone in a flash. His dark eyes were as deep as ink. "No."

After staring at him for a few seconds, I couldn't see through the calmness in his eyes. The only thing I could be sure of was that there wasn't the slightest bit of guilt in his eyes.