Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Old People New Things
The carriage suddenly became silent.
Guan Mi clutched the seat belt tightly, turned his head and stared at Shen Yanfeng's stern profile, his eyes filled with silent accusation and stubbornness.
After a long time, she turned her face away and looked out the car window. Her slightly red eyes and tightly pursed lips were clearly reflected on the glass.
As the car slowly approached the hotel lobby, she suddenly said, "I want to go home now."
However, Chen Yanfeng acted as if he didn't hear anything, steering the car with one hand and driving it to the hotel lobby entrance.
After the car stopped steadily, he unbuckled his seat belt and got out, throwing the keys to the parking attendant who came over. Then he walked around to the passenger side with an expressionless face and opened the door.
He leaned over into the car, pressed the seatbelt buckle, and looked at Guan Mi's fair face. "Do you want me to carry you down?"
Guan Mi took a deep breath, turned around and lowered his head, ignoring the hand he extended, and walked down by himself.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, he grabbed her wrist. The hotel entrance was bustling with people, and she didn't want to be the focus of attention. She could only suppress the thought of struggling and let Shen Yanfeng take her into the elevator.
The mirror reflected the cold faces of the two people. At first glance, you would think they were strangers.
They were the only ones in the small space. Guan Mi tried to pull his hand back several times, but he held it even tighter. That little bit of resistance was completely in vain in the face of his absolute strength.
With a "ding" sound, the elevator arrived.
Chen Yanfeng's movement of pulling Guan Mi suddenly changed into an intimate entanglement with their fingers tightly clasped.
Guan Mi was so angry that she poked his palm with her very short nails, but he acted as if nothing had happened, without even frowning, and walked quickly towards the door with her hand.
Swipe card, open door, close door.
The room was plunged into complete darkness, with heavy curtains tightly blocking out all light.
Before Guan Mi could adapt to the sudden darkness, he was led by Shen Yanfeng into the suite bedroom.
The world was spinning around her as she was pressed into the soft mattress by him. His knees forcefully spread her legs apart, trapping her firmly under him, making her unable to move.
He lowered his head, his warm breath approaching her lips. She turned her head sharply, and the kiss, with its scorching temperature, was imprinted on the sensitive side of her neck.
A subtle shudder instantly spread throughout my body.
Shen Yanfeng's lips did not leave, but buried his head deeper into her neck, leaving marks on that delicate skin.
She forced herself not to react, her whole body tense like a fully drawn bow.
Until he reached down and took hold of the fruit that had quietly ripened in the dead of night.
"Chen Yanfeng..." She finally couldn't hold back her sobs, her voice clearly filled with tears.
The person in front of him suddenly stopped.
But in the next second, her chin was pinched by his hand, forcing her to meet his gaze in the darkness.
Even though they couldn't see each other's expressions, their gazes seemed to carry real warmth, burning her heart and making her feel uneasy, with nowhere to hide.
Chen Yanfeng's voice was low and hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "Guan Mi, tell me," he paused, his breath spraying on her cheek, "Are you so panicked because you are afraid that he will see what you are buying? You don't want him to know that you are with me?"
"I'm not with you." Guan Mi's voice became unusually calm, like a bucket of ice water being poured down, "The relationship between us... has never been that kind of relationship."
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, revealing a trace of emotional fluctuations that she herself was unwilling to admit. She said coldly, "You help me, and I will repay you with what you want. We each get what we need. Why bother to make it sound so nice?"
Shen Yanfeng's body suddenly stiffened, and all his movements froze instantly.
After a while, he leaned over her, breathing heavily. "Each of us takes what we need?" He practically gritted his teeth, his voice a mixture of incredible anger and a hint of undisguised hurt. "Guan Mi, I do all this for you, do you think I'm doing this just for the repayment you mentioned?"
His Adam's apple rolled vigorously, and when he spoke again his voice was extremely hoarse: "If I really just want to get something, there are plenty of ways to do it. Why go through so much trouble and put you first in everything?"
Tears gradually welled up in Guan Mi's eyes.
Chen Yanfeng lowered his head, pressing his forehead against hers almost roughly. Their breaths intertwined, and every word he spoke hit her lips: "Okay, as you wish, I'll take what I need."
"All I want is for you to stay by my side for the rest of your life and only look at me."
The moment the words fell, all restraint completely collapsed. He fiercely grasped her lips, and used his hot tongue to push open her teeth, entangling deeply with her without reservation, as if he wanted to draw everything about her into his world.
Guan Mi was struggling on the edge of suffocation and the thin oxygen. In her blurred consciousness, she felt Shen Yanfeng touching something without any reason.
Her whole body tensed up involuntarily, but she soon softened under the almost torturous stimulation.
However, at the moment when she couldn't help but subconsciously move closer to him, everything came to an abrupt end.
Chen Yanfeng withdrew his hand. He stood on the carpet, looking down at her face which was filled with emotion and at a loss. Then he turned on the light, without looking at her again, and went into the bathroom alone.
Guan Mi listened to the continuous sound of water in the bathroom, staring blankly at the light on the ceiling.
The feeling of what had just happened was still lingering in her mind, and she couldn't help but think of the other person's gentle care.
What is she doing?! What on earth has she been doing for over a month?
She curled up in pain, buried her face in her palms, and tears silently wet her fingers.
When the sound of water in the bathroom suddenly stopped, she wrapped the quilt tightly around her, quickly turned over to face the bathroom, closed her eyes tightly, and prayed silently in her heart that it would be dawn when she opened her eyes.
However, things went against his wishes. Shen Yanfeng came to the bed and forcibly carried her into the bathroom in a princess-like position.
He placed her on the washbasin covered with a towel and reached out to unbutton her clothes. She shrank back in resistance, her hands in front of her body.
Shen Yanfeng looked at her with dark eyes, "Do it yourself, or should I help you?"
Seeing that she was still on guard and refused to respond, he easily grabbed her wrists with one hand, lifted them above her head, pressed them against the mirror, and with the other hand began to unbutton her clothes.
Guan Mi raised her foot to kick him, and he clamped her ankle with his legs. Even though it hurt, he didn't get angry, but just continued his movements.
After carrying her into the bathtub, he didn't leave, but half-crouched beside her, helping her wash her body. Half an hour later, Shen Yanfeng was wet again. He pulled Guan Mi out of the water, dried her with a bath towel, and carried her naked to the bed in the bedroom, covering her with a blanket.
He turned off the lights, walked out of the bedroom and left the hotel.
When he came back, he was holding desserts and a bag of clothes. He didn't know if Guan Mi was like this, but he remembered that Shen Xiayu always liked to eat sweets when he was angry.
Guan Mi was not asleep. When he heard the door open, he hid himself in the quilt again.
Shen Yanfeng turned on the wall lamp, and dim light enveloped the room.
He lifted the quilt, looked at the person on the bed, helped her sit up, scooped up a dumpling and handed it to her mouth.
Seeing that she didn't open her mouth, he put the dumpling into his mouth and pretended to kiss her.
"I'll eat it myself." She turned her face away and said coldly.
Chen Yanfeng didn't force her. After bringing the food to her, he turned around and sat down on the sofa, crossing his long legs in a relaxed posture. He didn't do anything else, just quietly watching her eat.
Guan Mi sat on the edge of the bed. She was naked and could only cover her chest tightly with the quilt, scooping food with one hand.
She lowered her eyes and took one bite after another very quickly. As soon as the last bite entered her mouth, she immediately shrank back into the quilt.
Not long after, she heard the footsteps again, but they were getting farther and farther away, until she heard the sound of a door opening and closing.
After waiting patiently for nearly half an hour and hearing no one come in, she relaxed a little and fell asleep unknowingly.
Shen Yanfeng smoked for a long time on the balcony of the living room until three o'clock in the morning, then he put out the cigarette and went into the bathroom to wash up.
After the sound of water stopped, he pushed open the bedroom door. The wall lamp shone on the bed, outlining the curled-up figure.
He couldn't let her sleep alone in the bed while he spent the night in the living room. Even if she didn't want to, he would hold her to sleep tonight.
This is something he has thought about for a long time.
He took off his shirt, lifted the quilt, and moved closer to Guan Mi, his hot chest pressed against her soft body. Feeling the instant stiffness of the person in his arms, he tightened his arms slightly, bent down and kissed her forehead, and said in a low voice: "Go to sleep."
A dreamless night.
The next morning, when Shen Yanfeng woke up, there was only emptiness in his arms.
He lifted the quilt and stood up, and saw that the paper bag containing the clothes prepared for Guan Mi had fallen to the ground, and the person was nowhere to be seen.
He didn't look for her, but stood there rubbing his brows. He had never slept so deeply before, and he didn't even know when Guan Mi woke up.
Guan Mi got off the bus. Her beige dress made her look slim. She had a small jacket draped over her shoulders. Her new outfit fit her perfectly from the inside out.
She lowered her head in thought and walked slowly into the community.
"Senior, how do you know I live here?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Guan Mi raised his head and saw Guan Tang standing inside the unit door, with a tall boy in front of him.
"I asked someone else. Guan Tang, I'm sorry, I only found out about what happened to you yesterday. If you need my help today, just let me know."
I guess this person must be Guan Tang’s senior classmate Qin Shen.
Guan Mi stepped forward, his voice calm, "Then may I ask, are you willing to explain to the school that Xu Hongting started bullying her because she couldn't stand your close relationship with Guan Tang?"
The two people at the door turned around at the same time when they heard the sound.
Guan Tang was stunned for a moment, looking at Guan Mi wearing clothes that were completely different from the ones she wore when she went out last night, "Sister, why didn't you come back last night?"
Guan Mi's expression remained calm, "It's too late, I'm afraid I'll disturb your rest."
Qin Shen immediately took the initiative to step forward and said sincerely, "Hello, my name is Qin Shen, and I'm a sophomore in the Computer Science Department of Jiangnan University. If the situation you just described is helpful to Guan Tang, I am willing to fully cooperate with you."
Guan Mi's gaze fell on him. "I hope you can be more cautious in the future. If you don't know how your words and actions may indirectly cause trouble to others, please maintain an appropriate social distance and have more sense of boundaries."
"Sister..." Guan Tang tried to interrupt softly.
Guan Mi walked past Qin Shen and took Guan Tang's hand that was leaning on the door. "I'll contact you if I need you. You can go back first."
Qin Shenren was still stunned, "Okay."
Guan Tang was dragged back home by Guan Mi.
Today is Monday. Both teachers at home have returned to their posts and the house is quiet.
Guan Mi was standing in front of the mirror combing her hair. When she caught a glimpse of the ambiguous red mark on the side of her neck, she reflexively shrank her neck, then calmly took out a silk scarf from the cabinet and tied it on.
She said to Guan Tang, who was sitting on the bed and looking at her, "Just pack a few sets of clothes and come back to Beijing with me tonight."
Guan Tang exclaimed in surprise: "I'm going to Beijing?"
"Well, you'll be going there soon anyway." Guan Mi said, "If you stay in Beijing, I can continue working and stay with you every day. There are more delicious foods and fun things there than in Jiangcheng. You'll like it."
Guan Tang listened to whatever Guan Mi said. She nodded and immediately went to pack her luggage.
She had originally taken a week off, and this morning she used the excuse of menstrual cramps to avoid arousing Qiao Qiuying's suspicion. Just when she was worrying about where to spend the next week, Qin Shen came.
The results of the forensic appraisal were as expected and did not constitute criminal liability.
Xu Hongting herself refused to admit her fault and was arrogant, not believing she had done anything wrong. Guan Mi stated on the spot that he would file a lawsuit soon, and that Lawyer Xiao had already arrived from Beijing and would stay in Jiangcheng to handle the matter.
night.
Guan Tang's roommate called her.
"When I returned to school this afternoon, I saw Xu Hongting and her friends being blocked by a group of thugs. They warned them not to cause trouble again, or they wouldn't be so polite next time. Xu Hongting was actually frightened and started crying," her roommate said. "I checked, and those people aren't from here at all. The Xu family can't find anyone they want to cause trouble with."
The phone was on speakerphone and the bedroom door was open, so the sound came clearly into the living room.
Guan Mi bent down, stuffed Guan Tang's medicine into his backpack, and zipped it shut. Then he went into the kitchen, heated up the dumplings he had made that evening, and put them in a thermos lunch box before calling Guan Tang out.
Shen Yanfeng's car has been parked downstairs. He has never left since he sent them back from school.
Guan Tang pushed Guan Mi to the passenger seat and sat in the back seat himself, trying to reduce his presence.
Guan Mi took out the thermal box and handed it to the man next to him, "It's still hot, you can have some."
After Shen Yanfeng took it, he finished it in two or three moves.
"It's going to be quite long, so if you're tired, just take a nap," he said.
Guan Mi nodded.
After what happened last night, there seemed to be a barrier between the two of them. They hadn't communicated much throughout the day, and when they did speak to each other, it was limited to necessary and unavoidable things.
It was almost dawn when we arrived in Beijing.
Guan Tang was sleeping soundly in the back seat wrapped in a blanket.
"It's cold outside," Chen Yanfeng broke the silence along the way, "Please put on an extra coat before you get off the bus.
Guan Mi responded softly, and soon noticed that the direction the car was going was not the road to Changping. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Chen Yanfeng.
After noticing her gaze, Shen Yanfeng said, "Stay downstairs from me for now. Your place is small, how can two people live there?"
He had two properties in Qingtaoyuan, and Guan Mi just remembered it.
"Thank you," she said.
He didn't say anything.
Guan Tang quietly opened her eyes in the back seat. Although she had never been in a relationship, she could still clearly feel that the two were having an argument, but they also cared about each other.
She couldn't help but think of her "ex-brother-in-law" who always secretly gave her pocket money.
well.
No matter what, she supports all her sister's decisions.
Guan Mi accompanied Shen Yanfeng to the summit the next day.
The venue was filled with celebrities, and Shen Yanfeng calmly interacted with many directors and investors.
Guan Mi walked quietly beside him, keeping a certain distance, and the two of them tacitly maintained the same superior-subordinate atmosphere as before.
During a break, Shen Yanfeng's phone vibrated slightly. A message from Guan Tang popped up:
[Hello. ]
[Will you guys come back for dinner tonight? I can cook.]
Almost at the same time, Guan Mi also received a message from his sister: [Sister, you have to come back for dinner tonight. I cooked all the vegetables in the refrigerator.]
Chen Yanfeng replied to Guan Tang briefly: [Reply.]
He had just put away his phone when a middle-aged man came up to him enthusiastically: "Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen, I'm finally meeting you! If I hadn't seen your name on the list, I would have thought you weren't coming this year."
Guan Mi looked up at the newcomer and immediately noticed the flash of doubt in Shen Yanfeng's eyes. She lowered her voice very low, "This is Director Jin, who just won the Best Director award at the Shanghai Film Festival."
This Jin director had made countless films in the past, but his reputation within the industry was mediocre. Unexpectedly, the art film he made last year, which he transitioned to, unexpectedly won an award. Shen Yanfeng never paid attention to these kinds of newcomers who suddenly became famous, so it was understandable that he had no impression of him.
Chen Yanfeng's expression remained unchanged. He extended his hand calmly, his lips curled up politely: "Congratulations to Director Jin for winning the award for his new film. I look forward to the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Director Jin was flattered and shook his hand: "Mr. Shen is too polite. In fact, I hope to cooperate with Hui's company."
Shen Yanfeng smiled and took over the conversation naturally: "Coincidentally, I just happened to have a new project in preparation."
Director Jin became interested as soon as he heard it: "What kind of project? Can you tell us about it?"
Shen Yanfeng didn't answer directly, but glanced at Guan Mi next to him.
Guan Mi immediately understood what he meant, took two steps forward, and explained the core highlights of the project in just a few words.
After listening to this, Director Jin couldn't help but praise: "Secretary Guan is great, you understand it very thoroughly!"
Chen Yanfeng said slowly: "I plan to let her serve as deputy producer of this project and fully participate in the production."
When these words were spoken, even Guan Mi couldn't hide his surprise.
Director Jin was stunned at first, but then his smile widened as he quickly congratulated Guan Mi: "Congratulations, Secretary Guan... No, I should call you Producer Guan. I'm looking forward to working with you."
Guan Mi suppressed the turmoil in his heart and responded with a smile: "Director Jin, you are too kind. I still have a lot to learn."
After the summit, the newly hired driver, A Yao, was already waiting at the door. Seeing Guan Mi coming out alone with a briefcase, he stepped forward and asked, "Secretary Guan, didn't Mr. Shen come out with you?"
"He met an acquaintance at the last minute, so let's wait for a moment." Guan Mi explained.
Ah Yao nodded, and his eyes paused for a moment as they passed by Guan Mi. He keenly noticed a small, faint red mark on her neck.
He had been in love before, so he naturally understood what it was.
Guan Mi immediately noticed where A Yao's gaze was fixed. She turned sideways uncomfortably and adjusted her collar with a calm demeanor.
I covered it carefully with concealer this morning, but it still showed...
Seeing her face turn red from the tips of her ears to her cheeks, A Yao couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Shen Yanfeng's voice suddenly rang out.
Ah Yao instantly put away his smile and returned to a respectful expression: "Nothing, Mr. Shen, I just thought of something interesting."
Guan Mi turned around and lowered his head slightly.
Shen Yanfeng glanced at her red earlobes, said nothing more, and got into the car.
When the car passed by the company, Guan Mi got out. She wanted to hand a document to Sister Song, so she could avoid going back with Shen Yanfeng.
Qingtaoyuan is not far from the company, and she can walk there in just over ten minutes.
When Guan Mi was in her third year of high school, she would sometimes be so busy with her homework that she had no time to cook, so Guan Tang would make noodles for her. She was a natural cook, but she didn't have many opportunities to cook.
The large flat downstairs from Chen Yanfeng had a wide view, was fully furnished, and had a dedicated cleaning staff. It also had large floor-to-ceiling windows that took in the entire city. Guan Tang clearly loved being able to look out without having to leave the house.
When Guan Mi walked into the house, Guan Tang just came out of the kitchen and was taking pictures of the table full of dishes she had prepared. She looked up and asked, "Sister, didn't Mr. Shen come back with you?"
"He came back earlier than me." Guan Mi hung up his bag and answered casually.
"Then why hasn't he come down yet? The food will get cold soon." Guan Tang muttered.
Guan Mi was a little confused when he heard this: "Did you ask him to come down for dinner?"
Guan Tang smiled with a sly look in his eyes, and said, "After all, he has put a lot of effort into my affairs, so I want to make something delicious to thank him."
Guan Mi didn't say anything, thinking it was the right thing to do.
"Sister, just ask him."
Guan Mi took out his phone, thinking that Chen Yanfeng would be flying to the United States early tomorrow morning and might be resting at this time. Just as he was hesitating, there was a knock on the door.
She walked to the entrance and saw Shen Yanfeng standing outside the door.
Shen Yanfeng walked in, without looking at Guan Mi, and went straight to the restaurant.
The meal was unusually quiet, and the atmosphere was so subtle that Guan Tang felt uncomfortable. She didn't know what to say, so she could only lower her head and eat in silence.
The silence was broken by Guan Mi's cell phone ringing. Thinking it was a work call, she immediately picked it up to check, only to discover it was an unfamiliar number from Jiangcheng.
Guan Tang speculated: "Could it be the real estate agent? Didn't Dad say that if there's an emergency and he can't get in touch with him, he'll contact you."
Guan Mi thought it was possible, so he didn't leave the restaurant and answered the call directly: "Hello."
"Mimi..."
Hearing this familiar voice, Guan Mi's heart suddenly tightened. She didn't dare to show any unusualness, for fear of being noticed by the man opposite.
But she didn't know what to say and wanted to hang up.
"I might get married," he said.
She gripped the phone tightly in an instant.
"Grandpa suddenly became seriously ill today and wanted to see me get married before he could leave peacefully."
"Oh," she lowered her trembling eyelashes, "is there anything I can help you with?"
Why so sudden? Last time Shen Yanfeng said that experts from Beijing would go to treat Wen Lao, she didn't pay attention to the follow-up.
"No," he said. "You were in Jiangcheng yesterday, right?"
"Yeah." Her voice gradually lowered. "I'm eating. I'll call you back when I have time. I wish you... all the best."
After she hung up the phone, Guan Tang asked curiously, "Sister, are you an agent?"
After asking, she found that Guan Mi's face looked a little bad after he finished the call.
Guan Mi quickly adjusted his expression and glanced at Shen Yanfeng out of the corner of his eye. He was still eating quietly, with no change on his face.
"No," she paused, "it's a high school classmate. He's getting married and asked if I'm free to go back for the wedding."
Guan Tang didn't ask who it was.
Not long after the meal, Shen Yanfeng went back upstairs.
Guan Mi sat in the living room, holding her computer, processing emails from Paris. After a while, she suddenly let go of the mouse, propped up her forehead with both hands, and exhaled heavily towards the glass table.
She picked up her phone, opened the call log, and stared at the number at the top for a long time. She didn't call Wen Li back, but clicked on the number details and found the "Add to Blacklist" option.
Guan Tang came over at this time and said, "Sister, it's so late. Go take a shower. It's not too late to do the work tomorrow."
"Yeah, okay." Guan Mi turned off the screen and closed the computer. Just as he stood up, his phone suddenly vibrated.
It was a message from Shen Yanfeng: [You come up, or should I go down?]
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