Shen Zhen raised his hand to pull his nightgown together, tied his belt, and turned around.

"If it wasn't intentional, then it was intentional?"

Zeng Fang's face was so hot that it was almost cooked. "Who told you not to tie your clothes properly!"

Shen Zhen's narrow eyes looked at her teasingly, "Actually, this is your purpose, right?"

The embarrassment on Zeng Fang's face was replaced by confusion, "What's the purpose?"

"He pretended to be looking for mooncakes, but he actually wanted to do something bad to me."

Zeng Fang's face instantly turned red, "I, you, you are too narcissistic. I don't even want a boiled chicken like you, even if you pay me."

Say he is a boiled chicken?

Shen Zhen's face suddenly turned dark.

He looked cold to begin with, and when his face was dark, he looked even more gloomy and scary, as if he was ready to hit someone at any time.

"I, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Zeng Fang was really scared. After she finished speaking, she picked up her bag and hurriedly left the apartment without waiting for Shen Zhen to react.

Watching the chubby girl running away, Shen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief but felt very upset at the same time.

Does he look that scary?

After running out of the apartment, Zeng Fang patted her chest and sighed, fortunately she ran fast, because Shen Zhen, this scumbag, had such a bad temper, she would definitely not be able to win if they fought.

It was already dark, and the street lights and neon signs began to light up.

Zeng Fang was too lazy to take the bus, so she stood on the roadside waiting for a taxi. While waiting, she couldn't help wondering where the two boxes of mooncakes had gone.

It couldn't have disappeared out of thin air, could it? Before she could figure it out, a black and red jeep suddenly braked and stopped in front of her, scaring her.

The window of the jeep rolled down, revealing Shen Zhen's blurry yet angular face.

"Get in the car."

Zeng Fang stared at him warily, "What?"

"I'm going home, and I'll take you there on the way."

"Would you be so kind?"

"If you don't want to sit, forget it."

Shen Zhen sneered, stepped on the accelerator, and the jeep sped away like an arrow, choking Zeng Fang in the face with exhaust fumes.

"Shen Zhen, you are sick!"

Zeng Fang was so angry that she cursed at the jeep that drove into the street.

I don’t know if it was because of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but taxis were hard to get, and it was almost 8 o’clock when Zeng Fang returned to the courtyard.

She first called Shao Mo to let her know she was safe, then took out the food she had packed from outside and ate it with relish while watching TV.

Before she finished her meal, the phone in the living room rang. It was Yao Suhua calling. She asked her about her concerns and what time she would arrive in Jiang City tomorrow.

On the Shen family's side.

The whole family was sitting around two round tables, eating happily. Suddenly, the nanny said that Shen Zhen was back, and the joyous atmosphere suddenly froze.

But in an instant, Shen Zhen stepped into the yard.

He ignored other people's gazes, handed the mooncake box in his hand to the nanny, then went straight to the main table and sat in the empty seat next to Mr. Shen.

"grandfather."

Mr. Shen looked at him and said, "I thought you wouldn't come back."

"Of course I have to come back to have dinner with you during the holidays. I was stuck in traffic and came back late, so I brought a box of mooncakes to apologize to you."

Shen Zhen picked up the teapot and added some hot tea to the old man's cup. "If you don't want it, I'll take it back later. I like it anyway."

"What a shame! You gave away a box of crappy mooncakes and you still have the nerve to take it back."

Shen Zhen looked at the other person, "Are you done? I'm hungry."

Mr. Shen moved his lips, but finally picked up the chopsticks without saying anything, "Eat when you are hungry. You are such a grown-up, do you need someone to feed you?"

After hearing what the old man said, Shen Zhen picked up his chopsticks and started eating without even looking at the other people at the table.

Everyone was used to Shen Zhen's attitude and continued to eat, drink and laugh as if nothing had happened.

However, although no one said it, their eyes would occasionally glance at Lin Shuyin and her son.

Lin Shuyin seemed calm as an outsider. She ignored the strange looks from people around her and focused on eating and taking care of her son Shen Hao.

After dinner, Shen Zhen played two games of chess with Old Man Shen, and then insisted on leaving the Shen family despite everyone's attempts to persuade him to stay.

The old housekeeper took his coat and put it on Mr. Shen, and sighed and advised: "Master, the second young master has left, go back, everyone is waiting for you to taste the mooncakes together."

Old Master Shen looked up at the bright moon in the sky, which looked like a jade plate, and felt very sad.

The fifteenth day of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the day when the full moon comes and families reunite. Not only is the eldest son unable to come back due to work, but the eldest and second grandsons are also not here. Although the second and third sons' families are still there to accompany them, there is still a sense of regret and loss in my heart.

It really is true that people have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions; the moon waxes and wanes; it is impossible to have everything in life.

"Go back."

After sighing, Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and turned around to walk home, followed by the old housekeeper.

In the courtyard of the Shen family, the messy cups and plates on the dining table had been removed, and washed fruits, various sweets and moon cakes were placed on the table.

The mooncakes were served on a snow-white round porcelain plate and arranged in a beautiful plum blossom shape. However, the mooncakes placed in front of Mr. Shen were a little different from the other mooncakes.

Not only is it small and exquisite in size, but there are also beautiful patterns and words printed on the surface of the cake. The other mooncakes are baked by the wives of the Shen family themselves. The method is relatively simple and rough, and the surface of the cake is only printed with red words using a stamp.

"Master, this box of mooncakes was brought back by the Second Young Master."

Hearing what the housekeeper said, Mr. Shen immediately took a mooncake with five-nut filling.

One bite and your mouth is filled with fragrance. The proportions of the five kinds of nuts are just right. It is soft, crispy and not too sweet, with a slightly salty taste. After one bite, you will want a second bite.

"Master, how does it taste?"

Others also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what Mr. Shen had to say about the mooncakes that Shen Zhen brought back.

Mr. Shen pretended to be disgusted and took a sip of the tea. "It tastes terrible. I don't know where he bought it from. You guys should just stop eating it."

"Then I'll take it down and chop it up to feed the chickens tomorrow."

As the old butler was about to reach out and pick up the plate of mooncakes, he was stopped by Mr. Shen.

"Why feed the chickens with good mooncakes? It's such a waste. Forget it. I'll take it back to my room and eat it slowly. When I was on the march, I was so hungry that I even gnawed on my belt. No matter how bad this mooncake tastes, it's better than my belt."

Seeing the old man taking the mooncakes away, no one thought much about it, thinking that the old man was used to being frugal and didn't want to waste food.

After returning to his residence, Mr. Shen immediately closed the door, then grabbed the mooncakes he had not finished eating from the plate and ate them with relish.

He brought the mooncakes back into the house, not because they were bad, but because they were so delicious that he was reluctant to share them with others.

Not to mention the older ones, there are six or seven grandchildren alone. If each of them takes one, there will be nothing left.

The children are still young and will have plenty of opportunities to eat in the future. But he is different. He eats less at each meal, so he has to seize the time to eat more.

The Shen family members who were watching the moon and eating moon cakes in the yard outside had no idea that their old man had such intentions.

(End of this chapter)