Chapter 2 Her surname is Shen
Sixteen years later.
Nanshan Mansion.
Today is Shi Chengyu's birthday party. Everyone in Beijing respects and fears Shi Chengyu, not only because of his family background, but also because they admire him for creating a business empire in just a few years.
Four years had passed, or perhaps even longer before he had started to take over. From being unknown in the beginning, he eventually entered the sight of many people in the business world and became an unattainable existence.
Nanshan Mansion is the venue for the banquet. Due to the special status of the host of today's banquet, the entrance inspection is more stringent. All electronic equipment must be handed in for safekeeping, and only after inspection can entry be allowed. Bodyguards can be seen everywhere.
The banquet had not started yet. In the reception hall of the venue, Lin Shulang chased the little girl from the VIP room to here. He felt helpless, but his tone was gentle and a little respectful, "Little Miss, please eat first."
The little girl called "Little Miss" raised her head, revealing her delicate face. Her fair and tender face still had a bit of childishness, her thin curved eyebrows were like a crescent moon, and her black eyes were clear and bright when she looked at people, with a lively spirit between her eyebrows. Her thick hair was carefully groomed and slightly curled behind her.
Her cherry lips, lightly covered with a layer of lipstick, opened slightly in dissatisfaction, "Where's Brother Chengyu?"
The person who spoke was Shen Chutang sixteen years later.
"Miss, Mr. Shi has gone to pick up Mr. Shi. He will be back soon. Before he left, he asked you to eat."
Lin Shulang was helpless. The young lady was good in every way except that she didn't like to eat, which was really worrying. Mr. Shi had put as much effort into this as the group.
"But I'm not hungry, and I want to wait for Xie Tong here. We agreed to eat cakes at the banquet together later." Shen Chutang raised his head and blinked innocently, then lowered it again and sent a message to Xie Tong on his mobile phone.
Lin Shulan took the soup cup from the servant, opened the lid and pushed it in front of her, "Then can you drink this first?" Didn't he know how to coax people? He could only soften his tone as much as possible.
There were already some guests in the reception hall. A well-dressed female guest in the distance had a puzzled look on her face, thinking that the young guest over there was so rude.
It would be fine if she was just eating in the reception hall, but why was she holding her cell phone? Also, didn’t they say that white dresses are not allowed at this banquet?
"Which family is this girl from? Why is she so rude?" I thought to myself but said it out loud inadvertently. Fortunately, my voice was not loud and was drowned out by the conversations around me.
"This lady, her mouth is full of trouble."
The last person who said this has not been able to stand up again in Beijing.
The woman turned around instantly. A man wearing gold-framed glasses stood behind her and asked teasingly, "Is this your first time?"
She didn't say anything, but it was true that she had just returned from abroad.
The man smiled, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Her last name is Shen."
Behind her is not only the Shen family, but also the treasure that Shi Chengyu holds in his heart.
With just three words, the woman's stunned expression changed instantly. She nodded to the man and said gratefully, "Thank you." Although she had just returned not long ago, her parents had reminded her in advance before she came that there were two families in Beijing that should not be offended, one with the surname Shi and the other with the surname Shen.
Shen Chutang took a few bites and put down her spoon, unwilling to take another bite. Xie Tonggang sent a message saying that he was at the door and would be in soon. She looked up in the direction of the door.
Before I saw Xie Tong, Shi Chengyu arrived.
Shen Chutang hurriedly got up from the sofa and walked quickly to the door, and Lin Shulan quickly followed behind her.
The people around naturally noticed Shi Chengyu's arrival, and all looked over there. They saw that the man who had a serious face just now suddenly smiled. His stern face suddenly softened, and his steps became faster.
"Mr. Shi." Lin Shulan called out and walked behind Shi Chengyu.
"Slow down." Shi Chengyu gently warned, and walked to Shen Chutang, holding her arm, ruffling her hair, leaning down to talk to her, and asked: "Have you eaten?"
Shen Chutang turned his head, his lips curved downward in an unhappy arc, "I'm not hungry, and I'm tired of those things and don't want to eat them at all."
Shi Chengyu stroked the back of her head twice with his palm, "Okay, let's see what you want to eat later. If you are hungry, you must tell me, okay?"
After the two finished talking, they walked to the sofa. Shi Chengyu touched the soup bowl with the back of his hand and said, "Change it for another one."
The servant beside him agreed, picked up the soup bowl and walked out.
Shen Chutang had just sat down on the sofa. When he heard Shi Chengyu's words, he looked up in surprise, "You want to drink more?"
Shen Chutang pulled his arm and shook it twice, but she didn't try to get into his arms in public. She acted coquettishly and begged, "Brother Chengyu, please don't drink anymore, I've already drunk half of it."
Shi Chengyu held her hand and said, "Drink a little more."
Shi Chengyu usually goes along with her in everything except eating. But Shen Chutang can't be forced. The more she forces her, the more stubborn she becomes. She can only be coaxed.
"All right."
Shen Chutang knew she couldn't escape it, so she played with his fingers as a way to vent her anger. After a while, a new soup bowl was brought over, and Shi Chengyu fed her with a spoon.
It was only after I half coaxed and half tricked him into eating half a cup that the meal was over.
"You are so old, do you still need to be fed?"
Shen Chutang was already unhappy with her meal. When she heard Shen Sichen's voice, she raised her head angrily with tears in her eyes, "I don't want to eat again."
Shen Sichen knew that she should not be disturbed while eating, so he waited until she finished eating before speaking. Unexpectedly, just one sentence would make her cry. The older she gets, the more taciturn she becomes. He didn't know who made this habit happen.
"Second brother, she is not in good health." Shi Chengyu spoke softly, his words were addressed to Shen Sichen, but he was looking at Shen Chutang, stroking her back to comfort her.
Shen Sichen argued and stopped talking. After all, it was he who raised Shen Chutang, who was in poor health.
A few years ago, he had just returned from abroad. Shi Chengyu was busy at that time, so Shen Chutang followed him for two years. However, during the physical examination, he was found to be malnourished and weak. Because of this, Shen Gengli almost flew back from abroad to beat him up.
From then on, Shen Chutang never stopped taking supplementary medicinal food, and he was even more careful about his meals.
"Okay, Tang'er, second brother was just joking," Shen Sichen rubbed her head twice, "Don't cry, or else big brother will come and beat me up."
Shen Chutang snorted, folded his arms and turned his head to the side. Just then he saw Xie Tong walk in, looking around for her.
She sat there, and Shen Sichen blocked her like a pillar, so Xie Tong couldn't see anything.
Shen Chutang stood up, "Xie Tong is here."
She ran over there after saying a few words. Shen Sichen was also amused when he saw her crying and laughing, "This girl."
Shi Chengyu stood up from the sofa. He was taller than Shen Sichen and asked him, "Brother, are you coming too?"
Shen Sichen nodded, "Yes, both brother and sister-in-law are here."
Shi Chengyu called them this when they were little, and he didn't change his way of addressing them when he grew up. Although their current status and position were no longer as simple as when they were little, Shi Chengyu insisted on calling them this way, and they got used to it. Shen Sichen raised his wrist and looked at his watch. Seeing that the time was almost up, he said, "Let's go to the front hall."
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