Chapter 51 Chapter 51 "Xia Xia seems to miss me very much?"...
Shen Changhe stayed in the hospital for three days before he was able to go home, which was much longer than the time he promised Yao Yingxia. It was an extra New Year's gift from Shen Xingchuan to her.
However, after returning from Shen Changhe, the atmosphere at home became more depressing and weird. The two brothers were on the verge of a showdown, but in the end they both maintained their dignity and no outright conflict broke out.
Yao Yingxia was still afraid that night would come and she would fall into that man-eating den again. Shen Xingchuan was too energetic and always made her suffer.
But day by day, they finally made it to the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the day before the Lantern Festival. Two days later, Yao Yingxia would return to school.
She finally saw the dawn of victory and hoped to escape with her mother, but Shen Xingchuan suddenly disappeared on this day.
Everything was normal when he woke up in the morning. Shen Xingchuan hugged her for a long time. Just when he was about to have a deeper emotional exchange, he received a call. It seemed that there was something important. After hanging up, Shen Xingchuan hesitated for a moment, but still let her go.
Before leaving, Yao Yingxia reminded him, "Don't forget what you promised me."
He was unhappy, but he didn't show it on his face. He just grabbed her and kissed and nibbled her until she was breathless.
"Don't worry, Xia Xia. I will always do what I promised you. Just pack your luggage and wait for me to come back."
But Shen Xingchuan did not return home until late at night. The next day was the Lantern Festival. She waited anxiously until sunset, but Shen Xingchuan did not come home.
Yao Yingxia didn't want to believe that he would go back on his word and deliberately disappear at such a critical moment, but no matter how she tried to contact Shen Xingchuan, there was no news from him.
There were glutinous rice balls for dinner. Yao Yingxia was seriously distracted. When she came to her senses, she had unconsciously poked the snow-white and soft glutinous rice balls into pieces. The black sesame filling spread throughout the soup bowl, which made her lose her appetite just by looking at it.
Shen Changhe smiled and asked, "Xia Xia, are you not feeling well?" Her face looked really ugly.
Yao Yingxia put down the spoon, looked at Shen Changhe and asked, "Where is my uncle?"
"It's rare to see you care about Xiaochuan." There was something hidden in his words.
Now even Xu Nian was puzzled: "Xia Xia, do you have something to do with Xiao Chuan?"
Yao Yingxia shook her head. "It's nothing serious. A classmate wants to study at the school where my uncle is studying abroad, so she asked me to ask."
Shen Changhe took a sip of red wine and said, "Xiaochuan has always been elusive. It's common for him to disappear for a few months when he's busy. Let's wait and see."
How many months?
Yao Yingxia's expression was cold. She had booked two tickets to fly to S City at noon tomorrow. If Shen Xingchuan didn't come back, what would she and her mother do?
She had waited so long and paid a huge price for it, but Yao Yingxia could not accept any possibility of failure.
Then Shen Changhe asked, "Xia Xia will go back to school tomorrow?"
Xu Nian answered for her: "The flight is tomorrow, and school starts the day after tomorrow."
Shen Changhe nodded: "Xia Xia, just go to school without worry, I will take good care of your mother."
Now even Xu Nian's face became a little uncomfortable. Without her daughter, she had to face Shen Changhe alone, and her situation would only become more difficult.
It was difficult for Yao Yingxia to continue to get along with Shen Changhe calmly, so she simply put down the spoon and made an excuse: "I'll go pack my luggage first." After that, she hurried upstairs and continued to try to dial the phone number that only had a busy tone.
When Shen Xingchuan woke up again, it was already late at night on the Lantern Festival. He opened his eyes and found that the place he was in was very familiar. This was the psychiatric ward of Chuanhe Hospital, which looked exactly the same as the one where Shen Suxi lived.
He moved his hands and feet and found that he had probably been injected with some muscle relaxant. He had no strength in his body, but he could still move freely.
Shen Xingchuan lifted his sleeves. Sure enough, the watch on his wrist was gone, and his phone was naturally nowhere in his pocket. Shen Xingchuan pondered for a moment, then walked towards the door. The heavy steel alloy door was almost impossible to break through, even if he was in good condition. The window was not glass, but a fine fence. He looked outside and saw several bodyguards on duty.
He briefly stated his request: "I want to see Shen Changhe."
One of the bodyguards took out his cell phone and made a video call. He carefully held the phone far enough away from the door. After a moment, the video was finally connected.
Shen Changhe was in the study at the moment. The chandelier in the room was warm and bright, completely different from the gloomy and cold atmosphere of his brother's room.
He smiled and asked, "Xiaochuan, thank you for the gift you gave me at the beginning of the new year. I wonder if you like this return gift?"
Shen Xingchuan's tone was quite relaxed: "Big brother, how many days do you want to lock me up?"
"A few days is too short, how about a month?"
"It's been a bit too long."
Shen Changhe sneered: "After all, you have been going too far recently."
Shen Xingchuan didn't reflect at all: "It was my elder brother who taught me to be decisive and not to be soft-hearted."
Shen Changhe was so angry at him that he spoke for a long time: "I didn't teach you to use such tricks on me. Xiaochuan, Yao Yingxia only slept with you for a few days, and I raised you for more than 20 years." He didn't expect his brother to turn against him to this extent.
"I know, so I didn't go too far with Big Brother."
It turned out that he was fed some unknown medicine, which caused him to feel anxious and short of breath for three whole days, which he called "not too much."
Shen Changhe said with a sullen face, "Xiaochuan, you must stay here until you thoroughly reflect on yourself."
Shen Xingchuan glanced at the clock on the wall. "I have a meeting with Secretary Lin tomorrow to discuss the old city renovation. If I stand him up like this, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble."
Hearing Secretary Lin's name, Shen Changhe's face instantly became serious: "I'll go for you."
Shen Xingchuan smiled and said, "Brother, do you really think he doesn't know about the little tricks you've been doing in private?"
Two years ago, Shen Changhe supported Secretary Lin's political enemy, who had a better development momentum at the time, but unfortunately was soon brought down. The only thing to be thankful for was that the man did not betray him after being brought down, thus implicating the Chuanhe Group. He thought that this old matter was over.
Shen Xingchuan smiled faintly: "Brother, there is no wall that is impenetrable."
It turned out that his younger brother had already made a backup plan and had a much longer-term vision than him.
Shen Changhe was not one to gamble his life, so he reasoned with him: "Xiaochuan, there's no need for us to become enemies. Why don't we each take what we need, just like before, and live in peace."
"But I promised her." Shen Xingchuan attached great importance to the promise he made to Yao Yingxia. After all, the relationship between them was fragile enough, and he knew how much determination she had made to take this step. If he broke his promise, there would be no possibility between them.
Even though there is no hope now, he does not want to put himself in a more desperate situation.
Seeing that his brother was unmoved, Shen Changhe refused to give up. "I will announce your disappearance tomorrow. I don't think Secretary Lin will blame me. Xiaochuan, I wish you a sweet dream."
After saying that, he hung up the video call.
Xiaochuan has become more and more independent and difficult to control. If he were his own child, he would never treat him so harshly. After all, he is not his biological child.
Shen Changhe's desire to have a child became more and more earnest, even though his child could not become a better heir than Xiaochuan.
Ultimately, the problem lies with Yao Yingxia. There weren't so many conflicts between Xiaochuan and him before.
It is not easy to solve this big trouble now. On the one hand, he has to consider Xu Nian, and on the other hand, he has to be wary of Xiaochuan. Shen Changhe pondered for a long time but could not think of a suitable solution.
At this moment, the door of the study was pushed open.
Shen Changhe was just about to lose his temper and see who was so rude that he ran into the gun without even knocking on the door.
But he saw his brother, who had been trapped in the hospital just now, appeared in front of him intact, and greeted him with a smile: "Big brother."
Shen Changhe was so surprised that he almost lost his composure: "How did you get out?"
This wasn't the first time Shen Xingchuan had encountered a similar situation. To ensure his personal safety, most of his shoes and clothes were custom-made and equipped with micro-locating devices. He only needed to crush a button to quickly transmit a message, and his security personnel would quickly find the location where the signal disappeared and confirm his safety.
Facing his brother's questioning, Shen Xingchuan of course wouldn't reveal everything. He only teased, "I promised to pay those bodyguards a large sum of money, and they helped me open the door. Big brother, your people are a little too easy to talk to."
Shen Changhe was indeed very angry: "How dare they!" Then he made another phone call and asked most of the bodyguards downstairs to come up.
Among these people are mercenaries and retired special forces soldiers. They are all very skilled and loyal.
Seeing them appear in the study, Shen Changhe finally regained his confidence. He looked at his brother and said, "Xiaochuan, it seems that you haven't reflected on your actions. A new health care center has recently been built in the southern mountainous area. It is very suitable for self-cultivation. You can stay there for a while."
After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling the bodyguards to take action.
But he saw the bodyguards walking straight towards him and "helped" him up from the leather seat: "Mr. Shen, please come this way."
Shen Changhe was furious and tried to break free from their grip, but they were too strong and he had no power to resist. He could only threaten them: "I advise you to think clearly about the consequences of doing this and think about who your real boss is."
This sentence actually woke them up, and they immediately worked harder to get him to leave.
Shen Xingchuan finally said goodbye to him: "Brother, you are more suitable to go to the health care center in the southern mountains."
When Xu Nian heard the noise and went out to check, Shen Changhe had already been taken to the living room by the bodyguards.
She looked at Shen Xingchuan in astonishment, and pointed downstairs in disbelief: "Xiaochuan, what is this...?"
The other party just smiled and did not call her sister-in-law again: "Sister Nian Nian, please pack your gifts tonight. The driver will take you to the airport tomorrow."
She couldn't believe it: "With Xia Xia?"
"With Xia Xia."
Xu Nian felt like he was dreaming for a moment: "Why are you helping me?"
He is very good at self-praise: "I am always willing to help others."
Xu Nian looked grateful, but still a little worried: "Your brother..."
She looked downstairs and happened to meet Shen Changhe's fierce eyes. The other party's face was full of anger, as if silently shouting: "Xu Nian, you wait for me."
She quickly looked away, her whole body filled with panic.
Fortunately, Shen Xingchuan was still here, which gave her a great sense of security: "I will take care of things here so that Big Brother won't be able to bother you again."
They were not close friends, and Xu Nian could not understand why he could do this, but the great joy of regaining his freedom was overwhelming, and Xu Nian could no longer think about the interests involved. After thanking him with great gratitude, he hurried back to his room to pack his luggage.
Shen Xingchuan watched her close the door, then went downstairs and entered Yao Yingxia's room. He was already familiar with the place, and he looked around and found that no one was in the room. After thinking for a moment, he returned to his bedroom and found someone sitting on the bed.
She seemed to have been waiting for a very long time, so much so that when she heard the noise, she thought it was an illusion.
Until a pair of large hands touched her cheeks, forcing her to look up: "So good today? Are you waiting for me?"
Yao Yingxia instantly grabbed his shirt with both hands to confirm that this was not an illusion.
This made him laugh happily: "Xia Xia, do you miss me so much?"
He knew she didn't want to, but he still said it. He was happy to be able to deceive himself for a short time.
Shen Xingchuan felt pathetic.
But Yao Yingxia actually nodded, and said to him in an extremely sincere tone: "I really missed you today, every minute, every second, I was thinking of you."
This was not a lie. Yao Yingxia was too afraid that he would escape at the critical moment and all her efforts would be wasted.
Even though he knew her motives were impure, Shen Xingchuan still froze in place, his hand caressing her face trembling slightly: "Xia Xia..."
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