Chapter 42 Seeing Her Shameless Side
If she really used the money Shen Jiheng gave her to start a business, there's nothing wrong with that. But after seeing Zhou Yiming at the old house that day, he understood everything.
Shen Jiheng had already arranged for people to investigate Zhou Yiming's whereabouts over the past few years in private, but this person was very good at counter-surveillance and was already on guard.
After all, he was dismissed from his job and had a criminal record back then, so he will definitely be more cautious in his actions now and won't leave any evidence against him so easily.
Shen Mingzhu shook his arm and said coquettishly, "This project is guaranteed to make a profit, just trust me this time."
"Stop with these empty promises and just go back to work."
Shen Jiheng only has this one younger sister, and no matter how angry he is, he still wants to protect her.
"Brother, I also want to start my own brand, I don't want to be part of the family business, please help me!"
Seeing her firm attitude, Shen Jiheng asked curiously, "Then tell me, how much do you want this time?"
Shen Mingzhu smiled, held up one finger, and said cautiously, "This project is big, I want ten million."
Shen Jiheng picked up the documents on the table and hit her on the head.
"I think you've gone mad. You don't even have a basic sense of proportion. This money is enough for you to start a company."
“This is different. Yiming said that the return on investment will be three times. I will pay you back then, my good brother. Just consider it a loan to me.”
"Do you even have a brain? How much have you invested in him all these years?"
"There are gains and losses in business, and the same goes for investing. I believe I can definitely make back the losses I made before this time, so please help me this time."
“Shen Mingzhu, listen to me. Zhou Yiming is not a good person. Four years ago, he broke into the girls’ dormitory to take pictures and then used those pictures to blackmail the victims for profit. He was expelled from school and was locked up for two months.”
Shen Jiheng truly regretted it, finally understanding why Han Xi had been so angry that day.
We should have exposed all the awful things Zhou Yiming did a long time ago; at least it would have served as a wake-up call for this silly little sister.
He thought these words would make Shen Mingzhu see his true colors, but to his surprise, she calmly replied, "I know all of this."
Shen Jiheng looked at her incredulously: "You actually knew that, so why are you still with him?"
“When I met Yiming back then, he honestly confessed everything, but it wasn’t his fault. It was those girls who always bullied him in private, and what he did was just to retaliate.”
"Shen Mingzhu, we sent you abroad for further studies, and it seems you've ruined your brain? You actually believe such a lie."
"He was indeed impulsive, but he was also a victim. He was expelled from school and blamed by his family. In the end, he had no choice but to go abroad to work hard. He really worked hard."
Shen Jiheng rubbed his forehead. Of course he knew his sister's temperament, but he hadn't expected her illness to be so severe.
Seeing his disbelieving look, Shen Mingzhu continued to persuade him: "He has never made me angry. When I was sick abroad, he would stay by my side day and night to take care of me."
“You are his sugar daddy, of course he has to treat you like royalty.”
"That's not how it is, brother. I can assure you, Yiming truly loves me."
Shen Jiheng sighed. This couldn't go on. He needed to make his silly younger sister face reality.
"From now on, as long as you don't give him a single penny, his true colors will be revealed in less than half a month."
Shen Mingzhu hurriedly asked, "Brother, what do you mean by this?"
Shen Jiheng could no longer let this go on, and immediately said, "I will freeze all your accounts. Now you need my permission to buy anything."
Shen Mingzhu would definitely object to this, saying, "Brother, you can't do this."
"Why not? You graduated and didn't work for several years. If you wanted to pursue further education, we'd let you go. If you wanted to start a business, we'd give you money. In two years, you didn't get a single penny back."
"Well... I failed in my investments before, but I'll be able to make it back this time."
"If you are truly investing, then you need to clearly explain the project details, the target customer groups, the potential profits and risks, the available data, and whether you have conducted market research."
Shen Mingzhu knew nothing about the matter; all she heard were Zhou Yiming's sweet words.
Seeing her bewildered expression, Shen Jiheng angrily smacked her on the head, saying with exasperation, "I don't want to confine you yet, so get back to your place right now."
He already has enough troubles every day, and now this disappointing younger sister is testing his patience even more.
Shen Mingzhu wanted to say more, but he simply grabbed her clothes and threw them outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, Shen Jiheng ordered Qin Chuan to take immediate action and freeze all of Shen Mingzhu's accounts, preventing her from using a single penny.
Back at his desk, Shen Jiheng's anger hadn't subsided, ruining his rare good mood.
"Knock knock..."
Before he could sit down, the office door rang again. Shen Jiheng turned around unhappily and saw half a head peeking out from outside the door. Han Xi's bright smiling face appeared in his sight.
Is he hallucinating?
Han Xi will come looking for him, and she'll be all smiles!
Shen Jiheng subconsciously looked at the glass window, wondering if the sun was rising in the west today.
Han Xi pushed open the door and came in, holding up the food box in his hand.
"It's lunchtime. I know you don't like the cafeteria food, so I specially made it for you at home."
As Han Xi spoke, she set the food on the table. Her virtuous demeanor made Shen Jiheng break out in a cold sweat.
A woman who constantly threatens to divorce him, who wouldn't even look him in the eye, is now being so attentive; there's definitely something fishy going on.
"What are you waiting for? Come and try it!"
Shen Jiheng forced himself to remain calm and stepped forward. Looking at the smile on her face, he wondered if she was going to make another table of poisonous, culinary disaster to torment him.
The color looked pretty good. Shen Jiheng took a small bite and confirmed that it was indeed her cooking.
What was once a common meal now evokes a strange sense of longing.
Since it wasn't to get back at him, it must be for the shares.
"Han Xi, you really are flexible and adaptable."
"Consider this a compliment. After this meal, you should give me some shares."
“You’re engaging in forced buying and selling. I didn’t ask you to prepare these things, so it doesn’t count.”
"I don't care, you already ate it, so that's it. Are you trying to renege on your debt?"
Shen Jiheng was amused and annoyed, seeing this shameless side of her for the first time.
He used to find this woman boring, but now he finds her very interesting.
"Okay, you win this round, I'll give you another 10%."
Han Xi nodded happily; it seemed this tactic was working.
"I'm leaving now. Go home early tonight. I've prepared a nourishing soup for you. May you live a long and healthy life, Mr. Shen."
"Don't worry, I will definitely grow old with you."
Han Xi gave him a cold look. She didn't want to grow old with him; she just wanted to please him and get her shares back as soon as possible.
Shen Jiheng was in a very good mood, staring at her departing figure, his eyes revealing a lingering affection that he himself did not notice.
He's using this method to keep Han Xi calm now, but once he gives all the shares back, she'll definitely start causing trouble again.
The most urgent task is to find more ways to keep her here.
While Shen Jiheng was enjoying his food, he had a wicked plan in mind. It seemed he wanted to take advantage of her current cooperation to create a baby as soon as possible.
If they can't get a divorce during her pregnancy, they'll have more excuses to keep her later.
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