Chapter 44 Recognition

Shen's house.

The door of Shen Xingran's bedroom on the third floor quietly opened.

Mrs. Shen put the spare key aside and tiptoed to Shen Xingran's bed.

She lowered her head to look for scattered hair on the bed.

After searching for a while, she found nothing.

She sat on the bed a little disappointed, only to realize that she was a step late.

The bed had been made up by the servant.

Mrs. Shen came back to her senses and suddenly felt a little annoyed.

What was she doing?

Just because she heard a piece of gossip, she began to suspect that Shen Xingran was actually Shen Hongyuan's illegitimate child?

It's funny.

Although thinking so, Mrs. Shen's knot in her heart was not resolved at all.

Originally in Mrs. Shen's heart, Shen Xingran was her most well-behaved, obedient and caring baby.

Mrs. Shen never dreamed that Shen Xingran would disregard her face and spread rumors outside that Lu Ran was an illegitimate child.

Mrs. Shen thought about it over and over again but couldn't figure it out. She

always felt that her well-behaved little son was like a different person.

But if...

Shen Xingran himself is Shen Hongyuan's illegitimate child, doesn't that make sense?

Thinking this way, Shen Xingran's fear of Lu Ran coming home is easier to explain.

Mrs. Shen originally wanted to comfort herself, but the more she comforted herself, the more suspicious she became.

In the end, she went out of the third floor with a heavy heart.

She sent a message to the private detective she had found before, asking him to keep an eye on Shen Xingran recently.

A few days later, Mrs. Shen went to the hospital to get some medicine so that she could sleep better.

The private detective only had some scattered news.

Mrs. Shen's heart gradually settled down.

But it was only a few days after the peace.

Mrs. Shen was shopping outside when she suddenly received a message from a private detective.

The message was a photo.

In the photo, Shen Hongyuan and Shen Xingran were standing in front of a car.

The car door opened, and a woman in a white dress sat inside.

The woman looked up and said something to the two of them.

The three of them were in an intimate posture, just like a family of three.

As luck would have it, at this moment, the little sister next to Mrs. Shen leaned over to take a look.

She praised: "Wow, who took this photo of you secretly? I have to say, your white dress is really beautiful."

Mrs. Shen's brain exploded, and the nerves that had just relaxed for a few days suddenly straightened.

The person who spoke also realized that something was wrong.

This photo...

from this angle, it looks like it was taken secretly when catching an adulterer.

The person was so embarrassed that he wanted to say something to make amends.

Before she could say anything, Mrs. Shen on the chair jumped up.

"Madam, please don't move. The mud mask on your face hasn't dried yet..."

Mrs. Shen didn't care about the mud mask.

She took off the towel on her head and casually wiped her face with her hand.

Without even looking in the mirror, she took off her coat, picked up her bag and walked out of the store.

She hurried to the Shen family's company.

Shen Hongyuan's assistant saw her hurried look and looked at her slightly messy hair. He stopped her in surprise: "Husband, Madam, why are you here?"

When he stopped her, Mrs. Shen got even angrier: "Why can't I come yet? Get out of here!"

Mrs. Shen rushed to Shen Hongyuan's office.

The assistant hurriedly said: "The chairman is talking about business!"

"Talking about business? What kind of business?"

It might be true that he was meeting the mistress!

Mrs. Shen was so angry that she kicked the door of Shen Hongyuan's office.

Even the lambskin high heels on her feet were kicked off.

Inside the office, Shen Hongyuan was introducing Shen Xingran to the client:

"My little son, he just went to college. Now it's vacation, bring him to learn something..."

"I know him, Ranran... our kid often mentions him..."

The client greeted, and Shen Hongyuan's eyes flashed with satisfaction.

This project is very important, and it would be better if the relationship of the younger generation could be used to make a breakthrough...

Suddenly, there was a loud "bang" from the door.

Then the door of the office opened and Mrs. Shen rushed in.

Mrs. Shen was furious, but when she came in, she found that the woman in the white dress in the photo was not in the room.

Suddenly she calmed down.

Her appearance was not perfect, and everyone in the room was staring at her.

Mrs. Shen was a rich lady after all.

At this moment, a plan came to her mind, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

She looked at Shen Hongyuan and said angrily: "I had a nightmare when I was doing beauty treatment. I feel relieved to see that you are okay."

The people in the room smiled comfortably.

The customer teased Shen Hongyuan: "Mr. Shen is so lucky. Madam misses you so much."

Shen Xingran on the side also laughed: "Mom usually cares about Dad the most."

Mrs. Shen also laughed, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

In the evening, Mrs. Shen, Shen Hongyuan, and Shen Xingran returned home together.

The three of them seemed to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact, they all had their own concerns.

Shen Hongyuan came in and called the servant over first, asking, "Has Lu Ran come back?"

"No," the servant replied.

Hearing this reply, Shen Hongyuan relaxed slightly.

If Lu Ran had been the air in the house and also served as a punching bag.

After experiencing the baptism of the last dinner table incident, and being clubbed by Lu Ran in the middle of the night...

Shen Hongyuan basically never yelled in front of Lu Ran.

After all, Shen Hongyuan would occasionally eat and sleep at home.

He looked at Mrs. Shen and asked suspiciously: "Are you in a bad mood recently?"

After all, they have been married for almost 30 years, and Shen Hongyuan knows Mrs. Shen very well.

Mrs. Shen kicked the door in today, and the reason should not be as simple as she said.

Mrs. Shen rubbed her forehead and said nothing.

Shen Hongyuan stared at her and said in a deep voice: "This project is very important."

The words implied that Mrs. Shen should not make trouble.

Mrs. Shen sneered in her heart.

Now the Shen family basically relies on her eldest son Shen Xingyu for support. What important projects can Shen Hongyuan have?

Suddenly, Mrs. Shen woke herself up.

Although she was easily emotional, she had seen many twists and turns of big families.

She knew that although she suspected that the adopted son was an illegitimate child, she had no definite evidence.

If she said it out, wouldn't it make a fuss?

And she didn't need to be afraid at all.

Because she had three sons.

Even if Shen Xingran was Shen Hongyuan's illegitimate child, didn't she still have Lu Ran to fill in the gap?

At this time, Lu Ran just came back with the dog.

Mrs. Shen suddenly pointed at Lu Ran and said:

"I have been restless recently. After thinking about it, I think I should take Xiao Ran back to the Shen family."

As soon as these words came out, the living room suddenly became quiet.

Lu Ran just came back and heard such explosive words.

What day is today?

First Ji Min wanted to provide him with a job, and now the Shen family wants to claim him back?

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Shen Hongyuan's eyes dodged for a moment, and he said sternly, "I haven't settled accounts with you for what you did last time!"

Mrs. Shen went to catch the illegitimate child last time, and vaguely broke the news that Lu Ran was her biological son.

Now there are already vague rumors.

Seeing his attitude, Mrs. Shen's suppressed anger suddenly exploded, and she questioned:

"What do you mean? You can take Ran Ran to meet the client today, but I can't claim my own biological son back, right?"

"Don't be ridiculous!" Shen Hongyuan.

"I will now announce to the world that Lu Ran is my son!" Mrs. Shen said as she was about to pick up her mobile phone.

Shen Hongyuan immediately reached out to grab it.

The two of them were about to fight because of a disagreement.

Lu Ran yawned in the corridor.

Once, he hoped very much to hear Mrs. Shen admit in person that he was her biological son.

For a word from Mrs. Shen, he was willing to pay a lot.

Including dignity, and even life.

But now, listening to Mrs. Shen's words, Lu Ran's heart was not moved.

Because he knew very well that the "my son" in Mrs. Shen's mouth did not focus on the "son", nor on Lu Ran, but on the "I".

Lu Ran watched the drama in the living room calmly.

He even distracted his attention to Shen Xingran for a while.

Shen Xingran was also sitting in the living room.

What surprised Lu Ran was that this person did not panic when he heard what Mrs. Shen said.

He lowered his eyes, with a calm look, and tried to persuade Shen Hongyuan: "Dad... it's natural for Mom to want to take her child home, so don't worry."

Lu Ran raised his eyebrows.

He was not surprised that Shen Xingran said this, but because there was no hint of tea in Shen Xingran's words.

Instead, there was a feeling... that everything was within his expectations.

He was so quiet and well-behaved.

Even though Mrs. Shen had been angry with him recently, she couldn't help but glance at him.

Lu Ran watched quietly for a while without participating.

If he could take the opportunity to return to the Shen family in an official capacity, it would be a good thing for him.

Even if he couldn't return, it would not be much different from now.

Lu Ran ignored it, yawned, and went back to his room.

The door was closed, and the faint quarrel outside was still ringing.

But it became distant and blurred.

Lu Ran changed his clothes and took a shower in the servant's bathroom at the end of the corridor.

When he came back, Da Huang had already fallen asleep.

The living room was quiet.

Lu Ran unexpectedly slept for a long time today and was not very sleepy.

He lay on the bed and memorized words for a while, and then looked at several papers sent by his tutor.

When he was about to turn off the lights, his mobile phone vibrated.

Lu Ran paused and opened WeChat reluctantly.

On the chat page full of various part-time job information, an avatar with the note "Big Devil" sent a message:

Have you considered it?

Lu Ran: "..."

He thought of what Ji Min said to him before he went home.

In the dim corridor.

The man sat in the wheelchair, still unable to hide his broad shoulders and long legs.

He was obviously shorter than himself when he was standing.

Yet, Lu Ran felt a slight sense of oppression.

Ji Min offered him a job as his personal assistant.

It was a short-term part-time job during the winter vacation.

The salary was neither high nor low.

For Lu Ran, it was just the type that was relatively superior and would not make him wary.

But...

Lu Ran stared at the chat page for a while, and thought carefully about the help Ji Min had given him all along.

There was a bit of confusion in his eyes.

Many times, Lu Ran had also received kindness from strangers.

It was very warm.

But it was often just a little help, a simple touch, and there was no contact in the future.

This was the first time that he had been helped again and again.

Once in a coffee shop, Ji Min asked him if he wanted to find a new job.

But Lu Ran refused.

Whether it was his personality or his status, Ji Min determined that he was a more arrogant person.

After being rejected, such people often don't look back.

Lu Ran knew it very well, so he just asked for Da Huang's placement at the time.

But now...

Lu Ran rolled over on the bed, holding his junk phone worth five or six hundred yuan.

Ji Min should have no shortage of assistants, right?

Just recently, when he went to send Da Huang off, he met no less than five assistants.

Suddenly, Lu Ran thought of something.

He stared at the chat box on his phone as if he was facing a formidable enemy, as if he was looking at some kind of ferocious beast.

After a while, he sent a message tentatively.

Da Huang: Mr. Ji.

Da Huang: Excuse me, who do you think is more handsome, me or Zhang Lin?

Big Devil:?