Chapter 17
The dinner table was generally harmonious, except for Shen Qianli, who kept subtly probing about the two of them.
How long have you been dating?
Do you have any plans for when you will get married?
"Both of them are so good-looking, their child will definitely be very good-looking."
She kept talking nonstop throughout the meal.
"We're just friends," Zhuang Yazhi replied succinctly.
But Shen Qianli didn't take it seriously at all, and instead laughed even more happily: "Oh, I understand, young people are shy."
Zhuang Yazhi: ヽ(#`Д)
Before he could even turn his head, Shen Yiheng sensed Zhuang Yazhi's intense emotional surge. Her delicate hand gripped the spoon tightly into a fist, as if she were already treating the rice in the bowl as her own, frantically stirring and squeezing it.
"You're being nosy."
Shen Qianli's words were abruptly cut off by Shen Yiheng's instantly icy gaze. His cold eyes were devoid of emotion, and his sidelong glance was as sharp as a slashing knife.
She was caught between saying something and not saying anything, and she didn't even dare to reach out with her chopsticks to pick up any food.
Finally, Zhang Baoxian stepped in to ease the awkward atmosphere: "It's rare for Yazhi to come all this way, so let's all have a good meal. As for other things, we can talk about them later."
Shen Qianli was unconvinced, but she could only obediently agree and dared not utter another word except to serve food to Zhuang Yazhi.
After the meal, Zhuang Yazhi prepared to leave, but when she looked into the distance, she could no longer see the car parked at the door.
The butler came out and explained, "Miss Zhuang, the young master saw that the heating pad in your car was broken, so he drove it to the backyard to get it repaired."
Zhuang Yazhi turned her head to confirm again, thinking she had misheard.
This doesn't need fixing; it's just a matter of pressing a button.
But Shen Yiheng didn't seem to think that way. He had completely dismantled Zhuang Yazhi's car and piled it up here and there on the ground.
He didn't look like someone who knew how to fix cars. He casually touched some engine oil and immediately smeared it on his face, eventually turning himself into a black, filthy mess while he was fixing things.
Zhou Ying wanted to help, but he wouldn't let her.
"Wait for me for half an hour, it will be ready soon."
With a clang, the wheel was also removed.
Zhuang Yazhi's car has been completely dismantled.
She reasonably suspected that Shen Yiheng had done it on purpose, first luring her here, then deliberately damaging the car, and finally using the excuse of the remote location to get her to stay overnight.
"Uncle Liu."
The butler immediately understood: "I'll prepare a guest room so Miss Zhuang can rest whenever she wants."
This acting is so bad... no, it's not even acting at all.
As the night deepened, Zhuang Yazhi's red lips and black hair made her even more radiant and captivating. Her slender, straight legs were fair and pink, and her elegant high heels tapped rhythmically like gentle music as she approached step by step.
She placed her hands on Shen Yiheng's strong shoulders, gently stroking them and slipping them inside his black suit jacket, her palms rapidly warming through his shirt.
I touched it.
The car key still carried the warmth of his hot skin.
Shen Yiheng held his breath, letting that warm, soft touch linger and caress his chest, like a silk thread wrapping around him and suddenly striking his heart.
After getting the car keys, Zhuang Ya quickly pulled away without lingering for more than a second. She turned around smoothly, her long, fluffy curls floating like gentle waves, leaving him with only her wild, untamed, and arrogant back view.
No matter how he tricked her into coming here, Zhuang Yazhi can leave at any time if she wants.
"Can I borrow your car?"
"By the way, fix my car, or you'll have to pay me back."
The car sped away, her alluring eyes gleaming in the hazy black mist, cold and resolute.
Shen Yiheng's weary eyes were filled with infatuation. Although the person had slipped away right under his nose, he chuckled softly, his chest trembling slightly.
He was happy to be at ease, continuing to repair the car as the night deepened; letting his increasingly fiery passion continue to boil, his eyes sparkling with tenderness.
I can return the car tomorrow, and if all goes well, we can arrange to have dinner together.
In the flowerbed not far away, Shen Qianli was secretly watching, observing all of Shen Yiheng and Zhuang Yazhi's words and actions.
She sensed something was off when Shen Yiheng left in the afternoon, and what surprised her even more was that Shen Yiheng was actually a simp.
In Shen Qianli's view, this was not a good sign.
The two villas of Shen and Zhuang were not far apart, and Zhuang Yazhi drove home at nearly 11 p.m.
As soon as I got out of the car, I heard my mother's voice coming from inside the house: "Ya Ya, where have you been? Why are you back so late?"
"I had a meal with a friend," Zhuang Yazhi said simply.
Compared to Su Sinan, Zhuang Haiming's attention was focused on the limited-edition supercars.
He remembered this car; it belonged to Shen Yiheng.
The nanny helped unload the things from the car.
"Sister Zhao, don't take it, it's not mine."
The unique brown outer packaging bag is engraved with the character "沉" (chen), and you can tell it's valuable just by looking at it.
Su Sinan took a closer look and realized that it was exactly the same as the one Shen Yiheng had sent last time.
As the night wore on, Zhuang Haiming tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. He was very curious about the progress of Zhuang Yazhi and Shen Yiheng's relationship.
To satisfy his curiosity, he got up and planned to take a walk around the study.
In the brightly lit study, Su Sinan was still busy with her embroidery. Despite her aching shoulders and dry eyes, she was reluctant to put down her needle and thread.
"Sinan." Zhuang Haiming came from behind, gently massaging her shoulders with just the right amount of pressure.
“I’ve noticed that my daughter has been getting quite close to Mr. Shen lately. What’s going on between them?”
Su Sinan casually asked, "You also think there's something off about those two?"
“Oh, right.” Zhuang Haiming continued the conversation.
"The main thing is that we've never seen President Shen have any scandals before, but suddenly he's pursuing our Ya Zhi so intensely. It's hard to guess what he's thinking."
"This President Shen isn't young anymore, he's already 33, seven years older than Ya Zhi. Although it's said that older people can be more caring, there will still be some age gap."
"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious. Who was it that asked to get to know her first? Our Yazhi just returned to China and doesn't know many people yet. Why is she so fixated on our daughter?"
Zhuang Haiming finished his output, and Su Sinan stopped her needlework and fell into deep thought.
Her words implied that Shen Yiheng had ulterior motives, while also highlighting her unwavering determination to protect her daughter.
Before Zhuang Yazhi returned home, he received a message from Shen Qianli saying that the two were interacting very intimately, and asked him to take the opportunity to find out the truth.
So as long as Su Sinan gives her approval, the matter is almost settled.
Before the change of plans, Su Sinan might have other ideas.
Compared to her own concerns, she was now more concerned about what Zhuang Yazhi thought.
"Why don't you ask Ya Zhi another day? I also want to know what my daughter thinks." Seeing Zhuang Haiming talking so enthusiastically, Su Sinan took the opportunity to throw out the topic.
Zhuang Haiming was slightly shocked; he had come here seeking a solution.
"You're the mother, you should ask."
Su Sinan turned her gaze to the bright moon outside the window. She was also considering her options and did not make any further comments.
Zhuang Haiming was not satisfied with the conversation, and in order to obtain more useful information, he arranged to meet Shen Qianli the next day.
Unfortunately, he was discovered by Zhuang Yazhi no sooner had he left than he was discovered by her.
"Let's go." Zhuang Yazhi put down the official documents in her hand and gestured for Li Si to follow. Sneaking around like this was definitely not a good thing.
As expected, when I arrived, I happened to run into him meeting with Shen Qianli.
In public, the two behaved reasonably well and did not engage in any improper behavior in private.
I just don't know what they're talking about.
Midway through their conversation, the two pulled out a document and started gesturing at it, whispering secrets and then loudly toasting, their behavior becoming increasingly suspicious.
Zhuang Yazhi also had a document in his hand, which Dong Shuhua gave him when he came out. It mentioned some details of the two of them starting a technology company together. What's worth noting is that the largest shareholder is not yet named.
Zhuang Yazhi didn't care about anything else; she was just afraid that her mother would get hurt.
"Let's go home and have dinner with Mom."
Su Sinan was returning to Fancheng that evening, and before leaving, she specially cooked a table of dishes that Zhuang Yazhi loved.
“You’ve always been a picky eater since you were little. You probably didn’t eat well when I wasn’t home.”
Zhuang Yazhi doesn't really like to eat; she just loves the dining table when her mother is there.
Time flew by, and after dinner, her mother was about to leave, which Zhuang Yazhi found hard to bear.
Especially after catching Zhuang Haiming cheating on her, she felt even more sorry for her mother and kept thinking about how to tell her mother about it so that her mother wouldn't be sad.
“My dad is planning to start a new company with some partners recently.”
“He has been getting very close to Shen Qianli of Xingcheng recently.”
Mentioning Shen Qianli, Su Sinan raised her dark eyebrows and drifted off into thought for a moment.
The two women had known each other since childhood and would often run into each other at family gatherings, but after she married Zhuang Haiming, they had less and less contact, only occasionally bumping into each other at events.
Because of differing values and perspectives, we naturally didn't develop a deep relationship.
"Let him be." Su Sinan said calmly, seemingly unconcerned.
After much deliberation, Zhuang Yazhi decided to tell her mother the truth. She couldn't bear to see her mother kept in the dark like this. "He..."
“Ya Zhi,” Su Sinan interrupted her daughter before she could speak.
"There's something I think it's time to tell you."
She suddenly became serious and sat up straight: "He is not your biological father."
Caught off guard by this unexpected confession, Zhuang Yazhi froze on the spot, unable to react.
It wasn't...
That would be wonderful.
She doesn't like Zhuang Haiming.
When the past was mentioned, Su Sinan's eyes reddened.
"Not long after I became pregnant, your father passed away in an accident."
After the incident, Zhuang Haiming stayed by Su Sinan's side day and night, taking meticulous care of her, and won her heart with his sincerity.
He said he wanted to give you a complete family.
"I watched you grow bigger and bigger in my belly every day, and I hesitated for a very long time."
As the pregnancy progressed, every fetal movement felt like a jolt to her heart. His gentle, comforting voice reached her ears, and the longing for a happy family reunion felt like a ticking time bomb in her heart. An unprecedented sense of urgency urged her to settle down quickly.
However, Su Sinan could not forget her deceased husband. Knowing that Zhuang Haiming would suffer in this matter, she and Zhuang Haiming were only husband and wife in name only after their marriage, living separate lives and having no connection with each other.
However, there was one thing the two of them had agreed on before registering their marriage: they could have affairs outside, but they absolutely could not bring them home, and Zhuang Yazhi could not find out.
Now that Zhuang Haiming has broken his promise, Su Sinan naturally has no need to hide anything anymore.
He made you sad.
"Mom," Zhuang Yazhi said, her voice trembling with sobs, her heart breaking with guilt upon learning that her mother had remarried Zhuang Haiming because of her.
Su Sinan hugged her daughter with heartache, and the two kindred spirits merged in their embrace, relying on each other for support.
"Leave this to Mom to handle, there's no need to worry."
"Whoever makes you sad, I'll be the first to get back at them."
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