After closing the bedroom door, Wen Shuqiao turned around and asked, "What's wrong? Why did you rush over like that?"
Shen Jiazhou tilted his head towards the sofa, gesturing for someone to sit down and talk.
Wen Shuqiao hummed in agreement: "I'll pour you a glass of water, do you want it hot or cold?"
Shen Jiazhou said, "Either is fine."
Wen Shuqiao nodded and went to the kitchen. When she came out, she was holding two cups of warm water, not too hot, but drinkable.
She placed one glass in front of Shen Jiazhou, took the other glass, and went to turn on the living room air conditioner while drinking.
Shen Jiazhou held the glass with his well-defined fingers, looking down at it. The warmth of the water dispelled some of the coldness in his palms through the glass.
The living room was quickly filled with heat, gradually and silently extinguishing the chill in the invisible air.
He didn't speak, and Wen Shuqiao didn't urge him either. She sat on the other side, still holding her water glass and taking sips here and there.
After a while, Shen Jiazhou finally raised his eyes: "Sorry to bother you again so late."
Wen Shuqiao looked at him and, unusually, joked with him: "Even domineering CEOs are so polite? It seems different from the ones in novels."
Shen Jiazhou recalled what he had said in the store that evening, and couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile: "Even a domineering CEO is human."
He's not some scoundrel.
The atmosphere relaxed a bit, and Shen Jiazhou didn't waste any more time. He took out his phone, turned it on, brought up his conversation with Old Master Shen, and then handed the phone to Wen Shuqiao.
Wen Shuqiao put down her water glass, took the phone, and couldn't help but frown when she saw the photo.
Shen Jiazhou said, "It was taken in the garage this morning. I don't know if it was someone from my father's side or someone else sent it to my father. In any case, now they think Cancan is my and your child."
Wen Shuqiao looked up from her phone and onto Shen Jiazhou: "And then?"
Shen Jiazhou returned in the middle of the night; surely he didn't just come to say these things?
Shen Jiazhou said, "I'd like to discuss Cancan's matter with you."
He pursed his lips and said, "I don't plan to take him back until I'm ready."
Shen Jiazhou fell silent again.
Shen Jiazhou, who is usually "decisive and ruthless," found himself in a situation where he didn't know what to say for the first time. How was he supposed to explain to Wen Shuqiao the mess that the Shen family hadn't finished dealing with?
“Shen Jiazhou.” Wen Shuqiao noticed his hesitation.
After his gaze fell upon her, she slowly said, "Don't rush, speak slowly. If you don't know how to start, you can just tell me what you want me to do."
Actually, judging from Shen Jiazhou's reaction, the part he couldn't say probably involved some secrets of the wealthy family.
Perhaps Wen Shuqiao was too calm, and Shen Jiazhou's emotions seemed to be affected as well. He leaned back on the sofa and took a deep breath: "I'm sorry, I was too hasty."
Wen Shuqiao just smiled gently: "Take your time and talk about it. If we can't figure it out tonight, we can talk about it tomorrow. We have plenty of time."
"Hmm." Shen Jiazhou nodded slightly, his tense body relaxing a little at that moment.
He said, "What I'm worried about now is that the Shen family will try to take Cancan away."
Wen Shuqiao was a little confused. What did it mean that the Shen family would snatch Cancan?
Shen Jiazhou said, "I am now in charge of the Shen Group. I currently hold 45% of the shares, which is equivalent to owning half of it."
“As I told you before, most of Shen Jiachen’s estate is in my hands, including 25% of the shares.”
Wen Shuqiao found it a bit convoluted, but after thinking for a moment, she still said, "You mean, if they take Cancan away, they might threaten you to hand over Shen Jiachen's inheritance, including this 25% share?"
Shen Jiazhou nodded slightly: "Yes."
Wen Shuqiao looked at him with a strange expression; she had a feeling that things weren't that simple.
Love doesn't lie. His attitude towards Can Can is enough to prove that he really cares about her.
He didn't seem like the kind of person who would care about Shen Jiachen's assets, otherwise he wouldn't have brought up the inheritance with her that day. Besides, he had just delivered a hundred-pound suit of gold armor tonight. Making such armor in just a few days couldn't be solved by money alone; he must have put in much more effort.
But the fact that he brought up the matter of property now indirectly proves that the only way to show her the "seriousness" of this issue is that it is really not appropriate for Can Can to return to the Shen family at this time.
She pursed her lips slightly and said softly, "I understand."
Shen Jiazhou looked at her, and Wen Shuqiao's expression remained gentle: "Cancan's household registration is on my register. Without my permission, he will not go with anyone or talk to anyone. As for the Shen family you mentioned, I don't know if that includes your father or your grandfather. If it does, I can only say that I will try to be gentle when I take action."
She looked Shen Jiazhou in the eye and said, "If the situation really gets out of control, I'll take Can Can and run away. Raising myself is the same as raising a child, so it's not a difficult thing for me."
"Don't worry about Shen Jiazhou," Wen Shuqiao comforted him. "Cancan not only has me, but also his loving uncle. I believe that you can do things that I can't. So let's not be anxious before things happen. Cancan is very sensitive to emotions, and he will notice if we are in a bad mood."
Shen Jiazhou pursed his thin lips, lowered his head, stared at the water glass, and remained silent.
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