Chapter 381 His subtle tenderness, like vines, entwined her heart.
I originally planned to give it to her after a full month, but now I can't wait any longer. Will she leave me as soon as she gets the ledger?
Nan Weiwei took the ledger and looked at him. She wanted to say thank you, but hadn't she slept with him for so many days?
They are even.
"Are you really going to leave me?" Shen Yan asked, looking at her.
Looking at this man, she felt a pang of reluctance. She had always believed that she could marry other men and fall in love with other men, but after sleeping with him for so long, she found herself unable to accept other men.
But if she were to be with him, her sister and mother would never forgive her.
“…Mm.” She nodded, her eyes lowered.
Shen Yan looked at her, his Adam's apple bobbing violently. His gentle and beautiful almond-shaped eyes were now filled with turbulent darkness, like a night sky obscured by dark clouds, making it hard to breathe.
"So...you just don't want to stay by my side?" His voice was terribly hoarse, with a tremor he himself didn't even realize.
"For you, this past month must have just been a transaction, right?"
Nan Weiwei's eyelashes trembled violently as she gripped the heavy ledger in her fingers. The leather cover hurt her palm, much like the ambiguous relationship between them.
She dared not look up at him, afraid of meeting the hurt in his eyes, even more afraid that she would waver.
During their time living together, his subtle tenderness entwined her heart like vines, making it impossible for her to define the relationship merely as a transaction.
"Yes, it's just a transaction, what else could it be?" She mustered her courage to say the hurtful words, and sentenced herself to death. Let it end like this.
Her sister's warning, her mother's expectations, and the invisible barrier between the Shen and Nan families formed an impenetrable net that trapped her firmly.
Shen Yan gave a self-deprecating smile, the light in his eyes gradually fading.
He should have realized it sooner; she had too many things on her mind—sisterhood, family responsibilities—but no place for him. His heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
"During this past month, did you have even the slightest feeling for me?" he asked again, unwilling to give up. Even if they were to separate, he still hoped that she had at least a little bit of affection for him.
He wouldn't ask for much, just a tiny bit would be fine...
“No, Shen Yan, I only wanted the ledger. Now that I have it, it’s time for us to end this,” Nan Weiwei said, looking at him.
As Shen Yan listened to her words, his hands hung limply at his sides, his palms empty and only feeling a bone-chilling cold. He was so heartbroken that he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
"..."
Behind them, Xiao Yan stood quietly at the door of his bedroom. He was deeply shocked by what his parents had just said. He thought that his mother was going to get back together with his father!
He thought his family would be reunited soon.
Zhouzhou and his family are about to be reunited. Looking at their warm family scene, he was so envious... It turns out it was all fake!
Mommy and Daddy are together just to get the ledger; it's just their deal! Xiaoyan bit her lip, feeling extremely sad.
"I'm taking the ledgers to my sister now to discuss what to do next. I won't be going to the company today; I'll go tomorrow to complete the handover and resignation process," Nan Weiwei told him.
Shen Yan took a deep breath silently, and with a sharp pain in his chest, he uttered two words, "Whatever you want."
Nan nodded slightly, took out her phone, and first called her older sister. She didn't know where the Song family villa was.
It rang for a long time but no one answered.
Why isn't my sister answering the phone? Feeling uneasy, she dialed again, but still no one answered!
She became even more uneasy. After thinking for a moment, she immediately dialed Zhouzhou's number. It was answered after only two rings, and a soft, sweet voice came from the other end:
"Auntie, is there something you need from me?"
"Zhouzhou, where's your mommy?" Nan Weiwei asked. Her sister should be at the Song family villa, right? She said she was there last night.
“My mommy went out. Grandpa and Grandma caught that old man Shen, but they haven’t found out where Daddy is yet. Mommy said this morning that she was going to go help,” Zhouzhou told her.
"How long has she been gone? Why is no one answering her phone? Why don't you call your grandma and ask if she's gone yet?"
Nan Weiwei asked again, still worried. She was concerned that Shen Shaohui had indeed gone mad at this critical juncture and that her older sister might be arrested.
"Mommy left the villa more than an hour ago. I'll call Grandma now and ask her."
When Zhouzhou heard what his aunt said, he also became worried about his mother. He hung up and called his mother again, but the phone was switched off.
My aunt just said she could get through, but no one answered, right?
Why is it shut down now?
Zhouzhou became even more worried about her mother and immediately called her grandmother...
After the call connected, before Mrs. Song could even speak, her grandson anxiously asked, "Grandma, has my mommy gone yet?"
"No, when did she leave?" she asked.
"Grandma, an hour ago, my mommy's phone was off and I couldn't reach her. Please help me find her!" Zhouzhou cried anxiously.
"We can't get in touch with Xiaxia?" Mrs. Song frowned, then comforted her grandson.
"Zhouzhou, don't worry, I'll have the bodyguard go look for her. It's also possible that your mommy's phone is out of battery. Besides, it's quite a distance from our villa to the Shen family's house, so it's normal that she hasn't come over yet."
"I hope so," was all Zhouzhou could think.
"You and your sister stay in the villa and don't go out. I'll send someone to look for her."
After finishing her sentence, Madam Song hung up the phone. She glanced at the old man still lying on the ground and wondered if he had sent someone to kidnap Nan Xia beforehand.
She ordered her bodyguards in a low voice, "Wake him up, no matter what!"
"Yes." Several bodyguards walked over to the burly old man on the ground. Shen Shaohui's hand, which had been stabbed last night, was swollen and bruised like a bun, and he was already numb with pain.
I was just woken up by the phone call, but I didn't dare to open my eyes and continued to pretend to be unconscious. Damn it, he only tied up Song Yanzhi, but not Nan Xia!
That woman must have been captured by Lu Qinghe. Humph, good riddance.
He was silently scoffing to himself when, in the next instant, a wire suddenly pierced the nail of his uninjured right middle finger!
"Aaaaaah...it hurts!" Unable to bear the pain, he suddenly sat up, his pig-like screams echoing throughout the villa and startling the birds outside.
The Song couple stared coldly at him. Had he finally woken up?
Madam Song walked over and angrily asked, "Did you have someone arrest Nan Xia?"
“I’ve been right under your noses the whole time. How could I have had the chance to call someone to arrest her?” Shen Shaohui gripped his hand tightly and gave her a cold look.
"You suddenly targeted our son because you wanted to capture Nanxia, right? You must have planned this whole thing long ago, why would you need to give orders at the last minute? Tell me, where is Nanxia now?" Song Jinchen stood up from the sofa, walked in front of him, and kicked him in the chest as he asked.
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