Sweet Chief Secretary - Chapter 455

She had made a decision? What did that mean? Xia Yu was shocked and looked at Shen Yan again, who frowned heavily. She was sure in her mind that they had something more important.

“She really has made up her mind. Otherwise, she wouldn’t let me come to find you, Young Master Yan.” The woman said calmly.

“Well, good. In this case, I’ll go with you.” Shen Yan said and stood up.

Xia Yu and Zhang Peng stood up, too. They looked at him without saying anything.

“I have something to deal with. Zhang Peng, send Xia Yu home later, please.” Shen Yan finished his words and left without looking back.

“Xia Yu, what does he mean?” Zhang Peng was really very confused. How could he leave without any explanation?

“He has his own business. Never mind. We just have fun. Leave him alone.” Though Xia Yu was very curious as well, she believed that if Shen Yan didn’t say it, he must have his reason.

When they came out, the woman made a call, and she soon said to Shen Yan, “Madame said that she would wait for us at the crossroad in the suburbs.”

Shen Yan didn’t say anything but drove his car directly to that area. Then he saw a luxurious car parking at a crossroad from a distance. When Shen Yan got near to it, he slowed down and figured out the person in that car. He kept driving forward while that car followed him behind.

Shortly after, their cars parked at the gate of Mr. Huang’s house. Hearing the sound, Mr. Huang came out and opened the door. “Shen Yan, you’re here.”

Shen Yan nodded and then introduced for them. “This is Madame Zeng, Miss Zeng’s real mother.”

“Come in.” Mr. Huang invited them to come in because it was not proper to talk at the gate.

In the sitting room, Madame Zeng didn’t take a seat. Instead, she looked at Mr. Huang and said, “I want to see my daughter.”

Mr. Huang cast a look at Shen Yan. Seeing that he gave a nod, he said to her, “Please!” He then led the way ahead.

Liu Sijie was also in Zeng Mina’s room. Seeing that Shen Yan and other people came in, he came up to them. “The nurse told me that Miss Zeng moved her finger several times today. It seems that it is very possible that she will wake up.”

“Thank you, Shen Yan.” Madame Zeng said without any expression.

Shen Yan said, “You should thank Mr. Huang. He’s the expert in this aspect.”

“Madame Zeng, what I’m telling you is not for Shen Yan’s money. Miss Zeng is at a crucial time for recovery. If you take her away now, it is not good for her. I can’t guarantee her safety.”

“Mr. Huang, thank you for reminding me. I’ve contacted some doctors in the WS. After all, the medical conditions there are better.” Madame Zeng insisted and said.

Of course, this was the high-sounding pretext. The true reason behind was that she didn’t want her daughter to be taken advantage of by others.

“You are her mother. It’s up to you.” Shen Yan didn’t persuade Madame Zeng because he had explained everything to her. “I guess that Madame Zeng will stay here tonight, right? Then I will leave you.”

“I will see you off.” Madame Zeng was very grateful to Shen Yan. When she got a call from Zeng Mina that day, her daughter told her that her father had passed away and he entrusted her that if he was dead, she should tell her at once.

He divorced her in a hurry and passed away very soon after that. Additionally, he left this message to her. All these things made Madame Zeng feel very nervous in her mind, so she immediately bought a plane ticket to come back. However, she got the news halfway that her daughter had an accident.

She fainted directly on the plane, which fortunately saved her life from being found by Li Tianci’s underlings. Afterward, Shen Yan’s men found her and told her their clues.

After all, they did not have any evidence. Besides, she had no choice but to hide since Zeng Mina was in their hands. After all, Madame Zeng had lived with Zeng Ziqiang for so many years, so she figured out the complication of this matter soon after she came back.

Of course, she also knew well that Shen Yan helped her because he wanted to compete with Shen Mo. Zhou Jiamin and Li Tianci were too much for her to handle, so she didn’t want to get involved in Shen Family’s chaos. She decidedly put forward her idea that she wanted to talk Zeng Mina away with her.

Shen Yan supported her to take Zeng Mina away, but it was not a proper time now when Shen Mo and Zhou Jiamin were both looking for her everywhere. He was concerned about her safety. However, Madame Zeng was so determined that he could only agree with her.

Shen Yan nodded without saying anything and then left after turning around.

Silently accompanying Shen Yan to go to the gate, Madame Zeng spoke suddenly, “Shen Yan, I know that you always like Mina very much. If you don’t get engaged, I will consider letting Mina stay here.”

Before Shen Yan could answer her when she just finished her words, Zhang Peng who followed them out of concern said, “How’s it possible?” Hearing the voice, they all looked up and found that Zhang Peng and Xia Yu were standing in a distance.

Zhang Peng was walking towards them while Xia Yu stood still.

It was true that Zeng Mina was hidden by Shen Yan as they guessed before. In S city, the only person who could hide someone and stop Li Tianci from finding it was Shen Yan.

Xia Yu smiled bitterly. It seemed that they were right. Zeng Mina was still in his heart indeed.

When Shen Yan saw Xia Yu, he directly walked to her. “Let’s go back.” Then he took Xia Yu’s hand and got into the car together while saying.

“Madame Zeng, Young Master Yan is a good man, but he is not suitable for your daughter indeed. He saved her out of their relationship in the past, but now he has a girlfriend.” Zhang Peng said to Madame Zeng before he left.

He cared about their relationship in the past, which meant that he still liked her daughter. Unlike Zeng Ziqiang who calculated too much in terms of his daughter’s marriage, Madame Zeng simply thought that love was the most important thing.

Since she came back, why did not she let them have a chance of happiness? Gazing at the direction of Shen Yan’s car which was driven away, Madame Zeng was lost in thoughts for a long time and was reluctant to go back.

After they got into the car, Shen Yan still looked cold, with his lips pursed like a line, or like a sharp sword. As he didn’t start a conversation, Xia Yu didn’t talk to him. The atmosphere in the car was in tension. Later, he turned on the radio. In the broadcast, two men were telling jokes, and their laughter dispelled the tension in the car.

No matter how funny the jokes were, the two people showed no smiles on their faces. He frowned. It seemed that he collapsed in her memories, while Xia Yu kept staring at him and had mixed feelings in her heart. He still cared about Zeng Mina at the bottom of his heart, right? If he really forgot the past, why should he be so abnormal in his mood?

A man would never forget his first love at the bottom of his heart. Xia Yu had seen this sentence before nowhere, and now her heart was harassed with it, which made her feel very sad.

When they were back home, Shen Yan still kept silent. She was disappointed and frustrated in her heart, but she couldn’t help asking him at last, “Madame Zeng…”

“I don’t want to talk about it. Dear, go to sleep.”

Shen Yan interrupted Xia Yu before she could finish her words. He reached out to hold her tightly.

Xia Yu slightly sighed. She pursed her lips and gave up. Though they held each other tightly, Xia Yu for the first time felt his heart was far away from hers, which made her feel anxious and uneasy.

The next day was Saturday, and they didn’t need to work. Shen Yan got a call from Madame Zeng who wanted to have a word with him. He thought for a while and decided to take Xia Yu with him.

When they entered the sitting room, they saw Madame Zeng talking to Mr. Huang on the sofa. She looked delighted at first, but after she saw Xia Yu, she changed her color, with the explicit disgust in her eyes.

Mr. Huang greeted them and then shouted in the direction of the kitchen, “Aunt Liu, is the meal ready?”

“Ready.”

A stout middle-aged woman came out of the kitchen in a hurry, with a kind smile on her face.

After the meal, they sat for a while, during which Madame Zeng didn’t say anything. Then Shen Yan intended to leave with Xia Yu as if they didn’t want to stay any longer.

“Are you in haste? I haven’t seen you for a long time. Can you accompany me and talk to me?” Seeing that Shen Yan was leaving, Madame Zeng’s eyes got red at once, and there were complaints in her eyes.

“Aunt, you can say anything to me. I will get it done as long as I can.” He hesitated for a while but stayed there at last.

“Shen Yan, I want to have a word with you in private.” Madame Zeng approached Shen Yan and said with anxiety in her expression.

“Xia Yu is not an outsider. We can talk in front of her.” A trace of coldness flashed through Shen Yan’s deep eyes.

“Though I have lived abroad for so many years and I know that your Uncle Zeng did something bad to hurt your heart, we are different anyway.” Madame Zeng said with sobs and tears in her eyes.

“Shen Yan, please have a word with Madame Zeng.” At this moment, Mr. Huang persuaded Shen Yan and then took Xia Yu away quickly from the sitting room, in order to give them some privacy.

Xia Yu was taken to a pavilion in the garden by Mr. Huang. She felt very sad in her heart. She was Shen Yan’s girlfriend, but she was treated as an outsider at this moment.

She wanted to shake her hand away from Mr. Huang, but she was afraid that he might get hurt. So, she could only say to him imploringly, “Mr. Huang, please let me go.”

“Last night, Madame Zeng told me a lot of things about Miss Zeng and Shen Yan. These days Shen Yan has shown much concern to Miss Zeng. I have seen it with my own eyes. Do you want to know it? I can tell you.” Mr. Huang looked at Xia Yu and said calmly.

Xia Yu shook her body when hearing Mr. Huang’s words. Knowing that she might feel even sadder after hearing that, she couldn’t help listening to him and hearing those things about them to hurt her own heart. Xia Yu stopped wanting to withdraw her hand and quietly stood beside him.

Mr. Huang lifted the corners of his mouth and then began to tell the story between Shen Yan and Zeng Mina in those years.

“They were childhood sweethearts in those years, and they loved each other very much. At that time, Miss Zeng even got pregnant with a child of Shen Yan.” Mr. Huang cast a deep look at Xia Yu when speaking of this and wanted to see her reactions.

When Xia Yu heard that Zeng Mina and Shen Yan once had their baby, her mind went blank, and her heart ached as if it was slaughtered heavily with a knife by someone and a bloody scar was left there, which hurt very much and was gut-wrenching when breathing. Xia Yu stumbled back a step and pressed her hand on her chest with force. She looked very pale.

Seeing that Xia Yu was under such a circumstance, Mr. Huang patted her hand and continued to say, “Shen Yan even bought a ring for a proposal. He just wanted to find a suitable time to propose to Miss Zeng. However, things did not go on as he expected. Miss Zeng’s father didn’t think that he was promising, so he was determined to separate them. Madame Zeng quarreled with him many times for this and even went to the WS out of anger.

“Later, Miss Zeng was forced by her father to get engaged with Shen Mo, but Shen Yan was still in her heart all the time. Miss Zeng’s engagement with Shen Mo once hurt Shen Yan’s heart. However, he still did so many things to help her till now. Don’t you really mind it at all?” Mr. Huang’s words were really so penetrating, causing massive injuries to Xia Yu.

“Even if Shen Yan once loved Zeng Mina, he now loves me. I don’t believe that he will fall in love with Zeng Mina again.” Xia Yu didn’t know why she was so sure, but she said to Mr. Huang in a very convincing tone as well as to herself.

Their past was gone. She was his girlfriend now. After saying that, she strode away to look for Shen Yan, wanting to take him away from here.

Just when Xia Yu walked to the gate of the hall, she heard Madame Zeng’s pitiable crying. The nearer she walked towards them, the more explicit the crying became, and the two people’s figures were more explicit to Xia Yu’s eyes. Madame Zeng was crying her heart out in Shen Yan’s arms.