Mu Yiran almost spat out "wtf!" She stiffly pursed her lips, but still couldn't hold it in.
"...Shi Youxi was only 15 years old."
Shi Yan tilted his head slightly, "Helian Xin is 16."
"..."
Mu Yiran glared: "Is that the point?!"
Shi Yan laughed:
"Oh, Miss Cheng, do you feel there's something wrong with it?"
Mu Yiran clapped her hands together!
"There are problems everywhere. Why did they suddenly arrange for him to marry into the Helian family?"
On her way here, she asked Li Bu Huo and learned that He Lian Xin had been living in H country before, and had only returned to China this month with her uncle's family. She had basically no contact with Shi Youxi.
Given Shi Youxi's personality, he would probably just walk away and let the plum fall to the ground.
It's already good enough that they didn't kick us while we're down, let alone arrange a marriage?
How could that kid possibly agree!
"The adults can handle the company's affairs, why involve two underage kids..."
"Miss Cheng, who do you think is to blame for this?"
"..."
Mu Yiran opened her mouth, but could not speak.
Shi Yan crossed her legs and slowly turned the wedding ring on her left hand.
"The Helian family has decided to establish its Asian headquarters in China and has already bought a plot of land in the west of the city to build a software park. The cooperation proposal for the land development will be put out to tender next month. Miss Cheng must know how many people are eyeing this piece of meat."
"So...you're planning to sell your own son?" Mu Yiran frowned, her first sharp and pointed question directed at Shi Yan.
Shi Yan chuckled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
“When Xiao Xi was born, his grandfather gave Helian UN Yichuang 5% of the shares. That’s why those shareholders came to me just now. If we marry into the Helian family, the Shi family will have a say in UN.”
"I said, only by bringing them benefits will those people shut up."
"By cooperating with the UN, those shareholders can receive 10% more in profits each year than before."
“There are quite a few people watching Xiaoxi now. Public opinion can suppress it for a while, but it won’t last long. If the two of them get engaged, those rumors will naturally disappear.”
Shi Yan spread his hands and said, "Miss Cheng, don't you think this is a win-win solution?"
Why don't you arrange your own marriage?
Mu Yiran couldn't bring herself to say those words.
Because of Shi Youxi's father's identity, Mu Yiran viewed Shi Yan with a biased perspective.
But they forgot that this person was able to expand Shi Ye to five times its original size in ten years. In terms of both methods and ambition, Shi Yan had already reached the pinnacle.
He is a businessman; he wants both the Cheng family and the Helian family.
Even a son, whom they don't love much to begin with, can be used as a tool for exchanging benefits.
Even if Mu Yiran were to propose terminating the contract between the two of them to resolve the issue, it would be to no avail.
This would only make Shi Yan doubt his own abnormality.
Mu Yiran clenched her fingers so tightly that she didn't even realize she was digging into her flesh.
She couldn't find any other words to refute Shi Yan.
Shi Yan said in a calm tone: "Moreover, as far as I know, Helian Xin is very fond of Xiao Xi."
Mu Yiran suddenly felt a sharp, cold pain. Did Shi Yan really not care about Shi Youxi at all?
"Didn't you consider that Shi Youxi might not like Helian Xin?"
Shi Yan looked at her: "Does his affection matter?"
Mu Yiran's tone betrayed her absurdity: "...What?"
"He is not yet in a position to decide what he likes."
Shi Yan turned her gaze to the desk, her eyes momentarily vacant.
His tone was very calm, so calm that Mu Yiran felt that Shi Yan's words were not because of his extreme desire to control Shi Youxi.
He seemed to be simply stating facts.
Shi Yan closed his eyes, then resumed his usual aloof and dignified demeanor, gazing at Cheng Ran, who was lost in thought.
His eyes held an unfathomable scrutiny.
"It seems that what's said online isn't all false, and your kindness towards Xiaoxi isn't just for show."
Mu Yiran's heart skipped a beat, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "I only like your son's face, so what's wrong with being nice to him?!"
Shi Yan raised an eyebrow and stopped saying those crazy things.
"I'm going to have dinner with Helian Bochen's family later."
"Miss Cheng should know what to do."
"...Is this the only way?"
Shi Yan narrowed his eyes, and after a moment said, "Currently, there is no better way to handle this."
Only when Shi Yan tacitly agreed that she was silent did he hear the woman's light, yet helpless, "I know."
...
Under Shi Youxi's relentless, almost demonic urging, the van arrogantly overtook three sports cars and arrived at the Shiye Twin Towers in eight minutes, under the horrified gazes of a roadside driver.
Seeing Shi Youxi lift her foot and walk towards the office area, Helian Xin snorted coldly again:
"Hey, this way! Let's eat here!"
Without waiting for Shi Youxi's response, he stepped into the elevator of the nearby commercial plaza.
Seeing the young man hurry in, Helian Xin asked his assistant to press the button for the 32nd floor. The two of them walked through the indoor rockery under the guidance of the restaurant manager.
Occasionally, restaurant patrons would recognize Helian Xin, exclaim in surprise, and ask if they could get her an autograph.
With a dignified and composed smile, Helian Xin gently declined.
Being able to display her charm in front of her beloved filled Helian Xin with indescribable pride and excitement.
Her voice became increasingly gentle and charming when she spoke to passersby; the person who had just been arguing with Shi Youxi in the cafeteria was probably her body double.
Shi Youxi kept staring at his phone. He had called his sister five times but she didn't answer. Just now, the woman finally replied with a casual, "Your father and I are waiting for you at the restaurant."
He stared intently at the sentence with deep, phoenix-like eyes, feeling an indescribable sense of unease.
He felt something was wrong with his sister and wanted to see her more and more as soon as possible.
"Click!"
The sound of a camera taking pictures.
Shi Youxi frowned and looked up, only to see a passerby taking pictures of him and Helian Xin. The passerby suddenly made eye contact with the boy through the camera, paused for a moment, and then covered his mouth and whispered to his companion.
"Holy crap! That's so damn handsome!"
"He seems both wolfish and innocent at the same time, help!"
Several passersby recognized Shi Youxi but couldn't quite place him. Seeing Helian Xin's arm frequently rubbing against the boy's, one of them boldly asked:
"Tianxin! Is this your boyfriend?!"
Helian Xin was already well-versed in how to react to such a scene, and she behaved extremely naturally and gracefully.
She first raised her eyebrows in surprise, then chuckled and said, "Don't talk nonsense, it's just... friends, having a casual meal with family, and we don't want to be disturbed."
What kind of friends can eat with your family?
The fans felt like they had discovered something, covered their mouths and nodded, and stopped following. Only after the two figures disappeared from the seating area did the fans frantically send messages to Tianxin's fan club.
Let's start with a scream:
[Ahhhh! Help! I ran into Tianxin at Sanchuntang! She's so beautiful in person! She was also with a super handsome friend, saying she was having dinner with family!]
【picture】
Someone in the group immediately replied:
【Holy crap, my daughter's dating! Mommy won't allow it!】
[It might not be his boyfriend. Eating with family means they're close. Could it be a childhood sweetheart?!]
[Holy crap, am I the only one who noticed how handsome that guy is? Standing next to our Tianxin, it's like he's walking a red carpet.]
[This looks so familiar!]
[Familiar face +1]
People in the group had already started discussing the boy's identity when a message popped up.
【Hmm...I know who it is! Isn't that the super handsome male high school student from last week's college entrance exam video?!】
[Holy crap! Isn't that the young master of the Shi family?!]
Fans have discovered a shocking piece of gossip and are discussing whether to push the news to Weibo to generate buzz for their idol.
Other passersby had already posted the photos on Weibo.
The two parties involved are naturally unaware of this.
When more people came up to talk to him and even took pictures of him and Helian Xin, Shi Youxi impatiently walked around the people blocking the way.
Behind him, Helian Xin ran up in high heels and grabbed his arm.
"Shi Youxi, wait for me!"
Shi Youxi's face instantly turned cold, and she forcefully shook him off!
"Why are you doing this?" Helian Xin didn't dare to shout too loudly.
Shi Youxi turned to stare at her. Helian Xin met his gaze, swallowed, and obediently put her hand down.
"What's going on? Why do we need to eat with your family?"
He waited for Helian Xin to tell him, but when the other party heard this, his face inexplicably turned red.
"What are you pretending for? Don't you already know? Why did I have to say that..." Thinking of the engagement, Helian Xin bit her lip shyly.
The private room was just ahead. The manager had already opened the door, and Helian Xin pouted and went in first.
Shi Youxi's sense of foreboding grew stronger. Remembering that the person was still waiting for him, he hurried inside.
As soon as I entered, the four people sitting inside all looked at me.
Helian Bochen said first, "Oh, we've finally waited for these two young people. Come on! Xinxin, Youxi, sit here."
Helian Jingfen waved to her daughter, "Xinxin, why are you so slow? You and Youxi haven't seen each other for so long, did you two go on a secret date?"
"Mom, what are you saying!" Helian Xin said coquettishly, both embarrassed and indignant.
Shi Youxi couldn't hear what they were saying at all, and walked straight toward the woman sitting at the innermost part of the round table.
Mu Yiran sat next to Shi Yan and saw him walking over so carelessly, so she frantically tilted her head and winked at him.
But instead of stopping, the guy looked at her with a strange sense of reproach and grievance.
Just as they were about to part ways with Helian Xin, and even Helian Bochen squinted at them, Shi Yan said coldly:
"Your seat is next to Xinxin."
Shi Youxi stopped abruptly.
"..."
Across from them, the Helian siblings openly sized up the boy, while Helian Jingfen noticed something was off about Shi Youxi and keenly glanced at Cheng Ran.
Perhaps it was because her gaze was too direct, but Shi Youxi looked at the woman's eyes as she frantically called him "Little Ancestor".
With a forced smile, he finally sat down silently next to Helian Xin.
"Hehe, looks like the two of you had a fight on the way here? Xinxin, did you do something to upset Youxi again? You should probably work on your temper!"
"Uncle, what nonsense are you talking about? It's all my fault!"
Helian Xin glared at Shi Youxi resentfully, then glared at Cheng Ran opposite her.
It's clearly because of Cheng Ran that Shi Youxi is so cold to her!
"Young people these days are all like this, always bickering. They say that hitting someone is a sign of affection, and scolding someone is a sign of closeness. They haven't seen each other for so long, so it's inevitable that they'll feel a bit distant."
Helian Jingfen smiled faintly, her pupils shifting to Cheng Ran.
"Although their relationship isn't very deep yet, just looking at them, Xinxin and Youxi seem to be a good match, don't you think, Mrs. Shi?"
A perfect match?!
Shi Youxi suddenly looked up, and the instant he met Shi Yan's gaze, he suddenly realized what he was supposed to talk about with the Helian family today.
"Doesn't Mrs. Shi think so?"
Helian Jingfen asked another question.
Mu Yiran crumpled the hem of her skirt in her hands, enduring the scrutinizing and probing gazes of the Helian family, as well as Shi Youxi.
The boy's face was stern and cold, his phoenix eyes fixed on her.
Mu Yiran sighed inwardly, avoided his gaze, and forced a smile:
"Yes, they are a very good match."
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