Chapter 7 Stepping on Shadows
Shi Chengyu was busy with the group's affairs in the past few years and knew little about the goings-on in the circle. It was only because of Mr. Shi's words that today's dinner was arranged.
We are in the same circle, so we are bound to meet each other in the future. We may even have business overlap, so we can't avoid getting to know each other.
The dishes were served very quickly. In the first half, Chengyu had been serving dishes to Shen Chutang. Thinking that she didn't eat much at noon, he asked someone to serve a few more of her favorite pastries. When Shen Chutang was finally full and started eating the dessert, the dinner entered the second half.
Because of her presence, all the drinks were replaced with tea, and everyone toasted with tea one cup after another. Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Shi Chengyu accepted them all, except for one person.
Shen Chutang ate cakes with tea in small bites, looking at Shi Chengyu with a frown.
"Ms. Shen, I'm sorry for what happened just now. I didn't know the rules."
Shen Chutang heard the voice and turned around, and saw the girl who had just reminded her holding a teacup with a slightly apologetic look on her face.
This wasn't a big deal, Shen Chutang didn't take it seriously, and it wouldn't be a big deal. "It's okay."
Shen Chutang replied to her, but she still didn't leave, so he had to pick up the teacup on the table. As soon as he picked it up, a hand reached out from the side and pushed it back.
Shi Chengyu held her hand and took it away, "Drink less tea, otherwise you won't be able to sleep at night."
He pushed the teacup aside and replaced it with a cup of warm water. Shen Chutang was struggling over whether to clink glasses with the other person with the cup of water, but the girl had already picked up the teacup and drank it, looking reluctant.
"Sorry, Miss Shen." She turned around and walked away. Her expression was as if Shen Chutang had bullied her.
Shen Chutang only took a look and put the half-eaten pastry on the plate without picking it up again. He held the cup and drank two sips of warm water.
Shi Chengyu patted her on the back twice, lowered his head and asked softly, "Are you full? If you are, let's go home."
Shen Chutang nodded, "I'm full, let's go home and take a walk."
"Okay." Shi Chengyu agreed with a smile and left with his people.
Lin Shulang calculated the time and came out of the lounge in advance and waited at the door. When he saw them come out, he hurried to drive the car.
The protagonist left the table, and the room fell silent. Jiang Younian leaned back in his chair casually, looked at Zhou Qian with amusement, and asked, "Did your family tell you anything before you came?"
Zhou Qian looked at him suspiciously, bewildered and with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Jiang Younian took a sip of tea and sneered, "First, in the big and small banquets in Beijing, sometimes Shi Chengyu is the host, and when Shi Chengyu brings Miss Shen, Miss Shen sits in the host seat."
"Second, you cannot toast or disturb Miss Shen while she is having dinner."
The first rule is the tacit rule in the circle. After all, the status of the Shi family and the Shen family is there, and they are all good at observing people's words and expressions. The second rule is what they have discovered through exploration and observation over the years.
But this person not only committed the crime, but he committed two crimes. It's fine if he committed the crime, but he didn't even take his apology seriously, and he looked very unconvinced.
Jiang Younian said this not to give them any advice, he just hoped that next time there would be no one so blind as to make Shen Chutang unhappy. If Shen Chutang was unhappy, Shi Chengyu would be unhappy, and if Shi Chengyu was unhappy, someone would suffer.
Without looking at Zhou Qian's expression, Jiang Younian picked up his coat and walked out. There would be consequences for this defeat, and there would be another game for Shen Sichen.
The car stopped a few hundred meters away from the villa. Shen Chutang said he wanted to take a walk, which meant walking home from here.
She was wearing a lake blue dress today. The temperature had dropped at night and a breeze blew from time to time. Shi Chengyu took off his suit and put it on her, holding her somewhat cold hand.
Shen Chutang was wearing a loose suit, walking and jumping on the road, and then spinning around holding his arm.
The street lights on both sides made the shadows of the two people long and short.
Shen Chutang jumped and stepped on the shadow on the ground, then stood still, just looking at him and smiling.
"Brother Chengyu, Xie Tong told me that people who can step on each other's shadow can be together for life."
Shi Chengyu smiled faintly and took off his tie when he got in the car. He unbuttoned the top button of his elegant white shirt, revealing his throbbing Adam's apple.
He walked forward, passed Shen Chutang, and stepped on her shadow.
Shen Chutang turned around, rushed towards him, hugged him, and turned around to step on his shadow.
The two of them laughed and joked all the way back to the villa. Shen Chutang was wearing a suit jacket, feeling tired and hot, with beads of sweat on the tip of his nose.
Shi Chengyu was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he urged her to take a shower before she had a good rest. Between taking medicine and taking a shower, Shen Chutang chose the latter. After taking a shower, she lay on Shi Chengyu's lap again, waiting for him to blow-dry her hair.
He returned to the room and fell asleep quickly. Shi Chengyu sat on the edge of the bed. The light from the desk lamp cast his shadow on the wall, a blurry and dim mass, which was far less beautiful than under the street light.
He lowered his head and gently placed a kiss on Shen Chutang's forehead. He had been seeking for such a long time, and the rare time and years were finally in his arms. He cherished and cherished them.
Looking forward to being with her for a long time.
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After a week of leisurely days, Uncle Wen said that Shen Sujing had returned and came to call Shen Chutang back. Shen Chutang was originally drawing on a tablet, and when he heard Uncle Wen calling him, he couldn't wait to run back.
Since Shen Sujing went to college, the two of them rarely saw each other. When summer vacation finally came, he went to the crew again.
As soon as Shen Chutang entered the room, he shouted upstairs, "Third Brother!"
Aunt Wang brought her some warm water and said, "Young Miss, the Third Young Master is taking a bath."
Shen Chutang sat down on the sofa, "Okay, I'll wait for him for a while."
After a while, Shen Sujing came down the stairs, wiping his hair with a towel in one hand. Seeing Shen Chutang, he joked, "You still remember to come back? I don't even know where your home is."
Shen Chutang swung her legs, "Of course this is my home. Who told you guys not to come back so often? I'm so scared to be alone."
"My parents are in Suzhou. My eldest brother moved out after he got married. My second brother also moved to an apartment closer to the company. You are in school again and don't come back during holidays."
Shen Chutang complained unhappily and looked at him pretending to be angry.
Shen Sujing threw the towel aside and rubbed her head with his hand. "Okay, okay, I'll come back as soon as I have time." He sat down and said, "Has the second brother not come back yet?"
"My second brother came back on the night of Brother Chengyu's birthday and left the next day. Maybe he had too much work to do at the company."
Shen Sujing nodded, "What about you? Are you happy on holiday?"
"Of course I'm happy." Shen Chutang said excitedly, but his expression dimmed in an instant, "I'm just a little bored."
"Brother! Play games with me!"
Shen Chutang hugged his arm and started rocking. She hadn't played games for a long time. Before, she had no time to play because she had to prepare for the exams. Now that she had time, there was no one to play with her. They were too busy, Xie Tong didn't like to play, and it would be boring for her to play alone.
"Okay." Shen Sujing agreed to his sister's request, "Let's go upstairs."
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