Memories of Shen Chuxuan (Part 2)
When Shen Chuxuan was 21 years old, he was imprisoned once.
Of course, it wasn't because of a crime, but because he went in to bail someone out.
At that time, she had to prepare for her graduate thesis while slowly taking over the management and operations of Shen's. She was so busy running back and forth between the two countries that she was almost exhausted. But at the same time, her own changes became more and more obvious. Just like now, going in and out of some strange places has become commonplace.
During that time, Tanaka had already started to work in the entertainment industry with his third brother, and it was normal for him not to see him for several months.
Most of the shares of Shen's company are basically in the hands of her and her elder brother. As for the other half, it would be fine if it was also held by the Shen family, but it happened that several of her uncles were involved in some bad things and secretly sold it to two companies.
It was definitely impossible for her to give up. She had to take back every penny that belonged to the Shen family. So, after all the planning, she successfully sent the head of one of the companies to prison.
Life is unpredictable. Who would have thought that she would have to go through so much trouble to get the person out.
In the private car, Mu Qingyan took off his sunglasses and extended his hand in a cooperative and cheerful manner:
"Boss Wan, you know, there's actually no deep hatred between you and the Shen Group. I know you're not that interested in the nanorobot industry. We won't be competitors in the future, and there's even the possibility of cooperation. But Chuangyuan is different. Boss Yuan is no pushover. Look, you're still a brother, but he watched you get into trouble without even caring..."
"Mr. Shen—Vice President Shen, I'm in this situation not without your contribution, but if you are willing to rescue me, everything that happened before can be written off. But I really don't know what you want me to do."
As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle. Chen Chuxuan always finds the wrong method in dealing with Chuang Yuan. He has been delaying for so long and was almost bitten back. Naturally, he can't fight head-on anymore.
Apart from her competitor, the one who knows Chuangyuan best is of course the Wan family, with whom they used to be brothers.
"Boss Wan," the assistant standing behind Shen Chuxuan stepped forward at the right moment, "You should know that your wife and children were nearly killed by Boss Yuan earlier, and it was only thanks to our Vice President's timely intervention. You must have seen her sincerity, so please be frank and tell us everything you know about Chuangyuan."
Shen Chuxuan waved his hand: "I don't want you to betray your friends, I just want to chat about Mr. Yuan's affairs."
Whether in life or work, some small things can always expose many problems to a greater or lesser extent. Shen Chuxuan can naturally find loopholes and break them one by one.
When the other party hesitated, she finally reminded him, "Boss Wan, you understand. If I can rescue you, I will naturally find a way to send you back in. Besides, it's not impossible for you to die in there."
When it comes to matters of life and death, one can always weigh the pros and cons.
...
Then, after arranging everything that day, she was supposed to go to the company. Fortunately, her assistant reminded her, "The young master is going home tonight. I heard that his agent is coming with him. Do you want to go back and prepare first?"
It was because of this that she remembered something a little strange, so she asked directly:
"Why was Yin accompanied by his agent both times when he came back? Where did Mr. Tanaka go?"
"this..."
Shen Chuxuan didn't pay much attention to the assistant's hesitation. After all, after careful calculation, since her work focus returned to China, the time she spent with the bodyguard has become less and less. Before, she could guarantee to see him once every two weeks, but now seeing him once every two months is a luxury. It all depends on whether her third brother's acting career is busy.
This time, if she hadn't noticed something was wrong, she would have forgotten that it had been seven months since they last met.
Maybe she was deliberately ignoring it. After all, the last time they met, the ending was not very pleasant.
After someone officially stated that he would not be her assistant and bodyguard but would accompany the young master to venture into the entertainment industry.
Shen Chuxuan had never discussed this matter with Tanaka before, because she assumed that the other party would definitely stand behind her and accompany her anywhere, so when she tried to persuade him in every way but he still insisted on his own opinion, a gap quietly arose.
So, the reason they haven't seen each other for so long is that Tanaka is avoiding her?
Shen Chuxuan almost laughed out loud at his own thoughts.
"Jack, send a message to Mr. Tanaka and tell him I must see him tonight."
"...yes."
...
He would always do whatever she asked, except for that one thing.
So that night, Shen Chuxuan met Tanaka as she wished, but she did not come with her third brother.
The family dinner had ended at that time, and Ayin was too tired to go back to her room to rest. She had just returned to the manor house after seeing off the elders in the family, and then, someone came late and appeared quietly at the door of her room.
She hadn't asked her brother "Where is Mr. Tanaka" the entire night, and she had told herself not to hold out too much hope, so now, what did this mean?
How much can change in 7 months? Shen Chuxuan didn't know, but she basically lived one day like three now. The more she experienced, the more numb she became. Compared with her teenage years, it was almost a world of difference.
No wonder the man looked visibly stunned when he saw her.
Shen Chuxuan laughed at himself in his heart, and politely let the person in, not forgetting to nod and greet:
"Mr. Tanaka, long time no see, have you been so busy lately?"
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but the curve at the corner of Tanaka's mouth looked like a wry smile.
"No... no, Miss Chu Xin, I just went to take care of some personal matters without permission. I was unable to accompany the young master back. I was really derelict in my duty."
Is that all? He didn't come back on her 21st birthday.
If it were before, Shen Chuxuan would count on her fingers and list out someone's "negligence" one by one, but at this moment, the increasingly alienated atmosphere blocked all the words she wanted to say.
So she could only lower her head and smile, then stood by the window as if escaping:
"Is that so? It's okay. Just explain it to A Yin. I have nothing else to do. Please go back."
Tanaka didn't move.
It makes sense. After all, she was the one who ordered the other party to come back, and now she is sending him away after just a brief encounter.
Shen Chuxuan gritted his teeth, unwilling to recall his inconsistent and childish behavior, and spoke again:
"If you don't want to leave, take off your clothes."
“…”
"Didn't you hear me? I said, take off your clothes!"
Tanaka looked at her for a while, and seemed to know that he couldn't escape. He could only sigh softly and raised his hand to start unbuttoning his coat.
Suits, vests, shirts... were thrown to the ground one by one.
Chen Chuxuan knew the ambiguity in her words, and she was originally planning to "bully" the bodyguard a little to vent her anger, but from the other party's first move, she felt that something was wrong with her.
Although Tanaka has been responsible for the duties of guard, assistant, bodyguard, and butler both at Lawrence Bedford and the Shen family, thanks to his innate advantages and the hellish training and tasks he has received, his every move is actually very tasteful, and some simple actions are performed in a very imposing manner.
And now, with his tie being pulled off and his shirt buttons undone, Shen Chuxuan didn't know why she suddenly didn't dare to stare at him anymore. She withdrew her gaze little by little, and finally she could only lean against the window aimlessly in a daze.
It wasn't until Tanaka called her that she came back to her senses.
Originally wanted to delay a little longer, but now he didn't know what to do, so Shen Chuxuan had to look up.
Her heart seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and her heartbeat became more disordered. She could feel the heat on her face gradually fade away, leaving only paleness and coldness.
Tanaka, standing in the middle of the room, had completely exposed his upper body, but the imagined scene was not as expected. White bandages were wrapped from his abdomen to his chest and arms, and the areas not covered by the bandages were covered with layers of new and old wounds.
So, the answer to why I haven't seen him for seven months is obvious.
"Miss Chuxuan, I—"
"Sit there, you need to be rebandaged."
Normally, if someone came to see her with injuries, Shen Chuxuan would have countless ways to make the other person alive and kicking in the short term—but don't underestimate the field she's researched.
However, it just so happened that all the methods were useless on Tanaka. He had a special physique and a strong body repair ability, but any medicine was like boiled water on him, and he could only endure it.
A few years later, Shen Chuxuan met a friend with similar interests, who was also her younger brother's sweetheart. Only then did she realize that such terrible cases were not so uncommon.
"What on earth did he do? Why is it so serious?"
Chen Chuxuan looked at the bright red blood oozing out of the bandage and couldn't help but frowning. He touched it and found that the bandage was wet. It must have been caught in the rain and he didn't have time to wipe it dry. He changed his clothes and rushed back.
She could only control the trembling of her hands and remove all the bandages.
"I'm sorry, Miss Chuxuan, I scared you..."
Tanaka had a soothing smile on his face, but it was obviously having no effect. He pressed his fingertips on the wound with a little more force, as if he wanted to see how he would react.
Although this little bit of pain was nothing, he still let out a "hiss" to follow the girl's wishes, and his expression of enduring pain was very sincere.
Shen Chuxuan was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help cursing:
"I'll make you die of pain..."
Tanaka finally laughed out loud.
The "crisis" was resolved, the transparent barrier between the two people shattered visibly, and the air began to flow again.
"Why didn't you tell me? Is it so troublesome to hide from me?"
"How could that be? Miss Chu Yan said she wanted to see me, and I showed up right away, didn't I?"
"Does Ayin know? Or was it your father who sent you out?"
"It is indeed Mr. Bedford—"
"So," Chen Chuxuan calmly questioned, his bandaged hand pausing, "Anyone can order you around now? Only me?"
“…”
Tanaka had nothing to say. He was the one who rejected her before.
"I know that even being with me isn't safe, so I'm trying to convince myself that it's fine for you to be with A Yin. Besides being surrounded by fans, nothing else can hurt you..."
As Shen Chuxuan was talking, he was struck by his own humor and laughed suddenly.
"But why, you are so far away from me, why do you still make yourself like this?"
She didn't know what effect this question had, so she could only suppress her surging emotions, shook her head, and stood up, intending to retreat to a safe distance to give herself a chance to breathe.
Then the hand was suddenly held.
The force was neither too loose nor too tight, and it was easy to break free.
But she didn't want to do that.
The man sitting on the sofa looked up at her, his expression seemed distressed and helpless, as if he had a lot to say, but in the end he only said one sentence:
"Ms. Chuxuan, don't be like this..."
Shen Chuxuan took a deep breath and changed the topic:
"Mr. Tanaka, do you think I have changed now compared to before?"
Tanaka hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Are these changes scary? Do they bother you much?"
"How could that be? You misunderstood me." Tanaka was a little panicked for once. "Ms. Chuxuan, I—"
Shen Chuxuan broke free from his hand, took out her phone and called her assistant:
"...Give him three more days. Come up with any excuse you want. Activism during parole? Attempting to escape? Whatever! Anyway, send Wan in jail this time and don't let him out!"
After hanging up, I made another call:
"Father, long time no see. Are you all right? I want to confirm with you about Mr. Tanaka's whereabouts. You have so many people around you. It's not too much to let Tanaka stay in the Shen family, right? ... Yes, A Yin and I need him. If something happens to him, I think it will be very troublesome... Okay, then it's settled..."
After the call ended, Shen Chuxuan looked at Tanaka, his meaning clear: "Look, I can easily decide other people's life and death, and I can also decide your stay or departure." How about that? I'm no longer the Shen Chuxuan I used to be.
——Is this why you want to stay away from me?
She was questioning and provoking, but only she knew that she was just showing off. If Tanaka was really afraid of her because of what she was doing now, what should she do?
Fortunately, what she worried about did not happen.
The man took a few steps forward and slowly but solemnly took her into his arms.
"well done…"
For a moment, Shen Chuxuan thought he had heard wrongly.
Tanaka loosened his arm, allowing her to raise her head, and then spoke seriously again:
"Chen Chuxuan, you have grown up."
At such a close distance, there seemed to be countless emotions in Shen Chen's eyes as he looked at her. Shen Chuxuan wanted to grasp the clue that flashed through her mind at that moment, but failed in the end.
"What do you mean?"
"I've been wondering for a long time what Miss Chu Yan would look like when she grows up, and now I see it."
"But I thought—"
"You thought I was scared? Oh, my dear lady, have you forgotten? I taught you many things. If you want to scare me, I'm afraid you still have a long way to go. Of course, I'm really looking forward to that day."
"Then you, why...why can't you..."
Tanaka knew that what Chen Chuxuan wanted to ask was why he couldn't stay with her, but he kept this question a secret:
"This is entirely my fault. I think in a few years, you might understand why I did this. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't understand. Miss Chu Han, please rest assured that whether I am by your side or not, I will do my best to protect you."
In the following years, Tanaka did fulfill this promise with his life, but the way the two of them got along remained unchanged. As everyone saw, Shen Chuxuan could only see Tanaka when his brother was willing to attend family gatherings on a whim, and when they met, he would just nod and say "long time no see".
As Shen's company grew stronger, Shen Chuxuan gained enough fame and status in her research field. She met Mu Qingyan and several friends from Infinity. She also faced many difficulties with them. Most of the time, Tanaka was not within her reach.
But she never worried, nor was she anxious or afraid. She always believed everything Tanaka said. She was growing and changing every day, understanding the world, others, and herself.
So, there will always be a day...
She is looking forward to it too.
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