The warm water rushed onto the back of Sheng Yuan's hand. Shi Yan stood behind Sheng Yuan, lowered his eyes, and silently helped Sheng Yuan wash his hands.

The bathroom light was not on.

It’s not too dark thanks to the warm yellow light coming in from the living room outside to increase visibility.

Sheng Yuan raised her eyes and looked at the mirror in front of her.

The boy in the mirror had a cold face and was very tall. He needed to bow and nod slightly when holding her hand.

There was a red mark on one side of his cold white neck. It was not the kind of red that was simply caused by two kisses, but the kind that could only be caused by many kisses. There was also a red mark on the Adam's apple, which, if you looked closely, looked very much like a tooth mark.

The boy's short black hair on his forehead was a little messy. I don't know what he did to make it look like this.

With kiss marks and bite marks, plus this look, his entire body exudes a different feeling.

Noticing Sheng Yuan's gaze, he raised his eyes, helped Sheng Yuan and himself wipe their hands, and said in a low voice: "Sheng Yuan, please stop bullying me."

Although she said "Don't bully me", her shiny black eyes were fixed on Sheng Yuan, as if a new emotion she had never felt before was revealed in them, heavy, sticky, and with a hint of warning.

Sheng Yuan was not in a much better condition at the moment.

Her pink lips were a little swollen, the collar of her sweater was a little big, and there were three red spots on her thin, white collarbone, as if they had been put there without any reason when someone lost control.

All in all, neither of them looked innocent.

Hearing him say this, Sheng Yuan said "oh" to indicate that she understood, but her gaze did not shrink at all. She then leaned even closer to Shi Yan's ear and said something.

Shi Yan's breathing suddenly became deep, and the veins in his neck rose and fell for a moment.

* Shi Yan only stayed in the UK for two days before returning home.

after.

He also came to London once.

It was in the summer.

Sheng Yuan asked Shi Yan if he had a driver's license. Shi Yan said yes, so Sheng Yuan took Shi Yan to the racetrack and taught him how to race, just like she taught him archery and shooting.

At that time.

There was about half a year left before Sheng Yuan finished her studies in the UK. After half a year, Sheng Yuan did not return to China but went straight to France.

The cruise ship accident that year was a heavy blow to the Sheng family. Three leaders died, many collaborations and projects came to an abrupt end, and the Sheng Group was severely damaged.

The cooperation with the Xu family that was originally facilitated by Sheng Yuan has now come to a perfect conclusion, and the Xu family immediately proposed the idea of ​​continuing the cooperation and achieving a win-win situation for both parties.

This is a great opportunity for Shengshi to expand into overseas markets, and Shengshi has no reason to refuse.

Sheng Yuan became obviously busier after arriving in France. Shi Yan knew that Sheng Yuan was busy, so he never took the initiative to disturb Sheng Yuan and always waited for Sheng Yuan to find him.

As a result, the two of them went from daily communication via WeChat or brief video calls, and Shi Yan would only receive a reply from Sheng Yuan the next day, a week, or even a month.

Gradually, they lost contact with each other.

Until the end, Shi Yan could only rely on the news to learn about Sheng Yuan.

[Shengshi and Xushi cooperate to expand their international presence, and their hotel brand XXX is planned to land in France! ] [The following year, Shengshi Group announced the official acquisition of XXX Hotel, merged it with its original hotel, and implemented integrated operation and management! ] [Shengshi Group's hotel brands add high-end hotel brands in the French market, using brand advantages and market potential to expand market share! ] [……] In the second year of going to France, Sheng Yuan returned to China once and officially succeeded as the chairman of Shengshi Group as the heir, but her schedule was very rushed, and she even went abroad again after one night.

Shi Yan only remembered seeing the media reports the next day.

The outside world has been talking about this young and inexperienced chairman, and most of the comments are doubts about whether she can lead such a large group.

It didn't take long for all the doubts to disappear, and everything was decided by strength.

Every word speaks of how strong the Sheng Group's momentum is in regaining its former glory.

The most recent news reports about Sheng Group were about the "marriage" of Sheng Yuan, the young chairman of Sheng Group.

The incident originated from an interview with Xu Lizhi, the executive president of Xu Group.

After the serious questioning, the reporter, out of curiosity, asked about Xu Lizhi's girlfriend, who had never been publicly announced to the public, and seemed to have been engaged to Sheng Yuan, the chairman of Sheng Group.

During the interview, facing the camera, the man was dressed in a suit and tie, with a straight figure and a pair of silver-gray eyes that were deep and indifferent. He was not angry at the reporter's rude questions, nor did he deny them. Instead, he gave an ambiguous answer: "I'm always working on it."

As a result, the entries about Sheng Yuan and Xu Lizhi were directly pushed to the top of the hot searches on the forum.

All major media outlets were reporting that Sheng Yuan and Xu Lizhi might be getting married soon, and they also analyzed that the two families were old friends, the man was talented and the woman was beautiful, so it was true that they had a verbal engagement, and the two families were still in a cooperative relationship.

This topic is even more credible.

* Inside the elegantly decorated tea room.

Old Master Xu looked up at Sheng Yuan opposite him and felt that time had passed so quickly. The child who had come to him alone to discuss cooperation has now grown into an adult who can make things happen with a wave of his hand.

Old Master Xu really values ​​Sheng Yuan and sincerely hopes that she can become his granddaughter-in-law, but unfortunately, his grandson is already interested in her.

"Xiao Yuan, have you decided to return home?"

Sheng Yuan: “Yes.”

Old Master Xu nodded and said, "Okay, Grandpa Xu is old and his legs and feet are getting more and more inconvenient, so I won't see you off. Xiao Yuan, Grandpa Xu would like to wish you a smooth road ahead and a promising future."

Sheng Yuan picked up the teacup and returned the greeting.

"Master! The old man has something to say. You can't go home now, Master!"

The housekeeper's anxious voice came from far away as he failed to stop Xu Lizhi and broke into the tea room.

"Why do you want to terminate the cooperation relationship with Xu's?"

Ever since Xu Lizhi finished the interview last week, Sheng Yuan hasn't looked at him straight in the eye again. If they had a partnership relationship before because they had exchanges on group matters, now, Sheng Yuan treats Xu Lizhi as not even a stranger.

Sheng Yuan drooped her eyelids, as if she didn't see Xu Lizhi, nor did she hear Xu Li's words. She stood up, took the coat beside her, politely gestured to Mr. Xu, and prepared to leave.

"You care so much about what I said in the interview that you returned home a whole month earlier—" As they passed by, Xu Lizhi stopped Sheng Yuan. He looked at Sheng Yuan and asked tentatively, "Is it because of that person?"

But his attempt failed, because there was no need to test, Sheng Yuan could just tell him directly: "So what if it is."

Xu Lizhi's breath was choked, and his voice trembled: "Why, you never see me in your eyes..."

Sheng Yuan ignored Xu Lizhi and left.

Mr. Xu's face turned ugly and he scolded: "Xu Lizhi! Look at what you have become?!"

Xu Lizhi stood there dejectedly, his eyes reddening, and murmured, "Grandpa, I have liked her for many years, since the first time I saw her..."

Seeing his most beloved grandson in this rare listless state, Mr. Xu felt very uncomfortable, but feelings are something that cannot be forced. He sighed, "Xiao Yuan's termination of the cooperation with the Xu family was not emotional, but the cooperation period has expired. She never planned to stay here for a long time from the beginning."

Mr. Xu thought about it and suddenly said, "Why don't you look at others?"

Xu Lizhi: "I don't want to look at others."

Mr. Xu: "Look, you said it yourself, once you've chosen someone, you won't look at anyone else. Xiao Yuan is the same, do you understand?" (End of this chapter)