Sweet Chief Secretary - Chapter 472

It was a story long ago shortly after they got to know each other. But he didn’t expect that she had already found he disliked celery at that time. Though he didn’t tell her about that, she silently remembered it in her heart and made a point of not buying celery today when she did the shopping.

Sometimes, making compromises without protest was also a kind of kindness. And the one who was given care could feel a sense of happiness.

Shen Yan was almost 30 years old, and his most intimate person was only his mother. Though he had been raised by his mother since he was born by her and lived together with her for so many years, she was unaware that he disliked celery at all. However, this woman who only spent several months with him figured it out without being told by him. Was she capable of figuring everything out from every of his behaviors or facial expressions?

Shen Yan was not moved or thrilled, but strongly frustrated and helpless in his mind.

In the past 30 years, he had been eccentric because he was unwilling to confide to others. He lived independently and conceitedly, which made people think he was invulnerable and almighty. But this woman directly and brightly had the insight into his solitude, fragility, and favorites. She was willing to make compromises.

Shen Yan suddenly reached out to hold Xia Yu into his arms and kissed her wildly with an aching sense while holding her face.

Xia Yu almost couldn’t catch her breath for his kiss, which made her feel dizzy in her mind.

After they went home, Xia Yu cooked quickly while Shen Yan stood on the side and watched her cooking as before. Xia Yu also prepared some fruit for him after the meal.

“Xia Yu, show me the picture.” Shen Yan said calmly.

“What picture?” Xia Yu was stunned, really not knowing what he was talking about.

“The picture you mentioned on the way. I want to know what it is very much. Why did it scare you so much?” Shen Yan looked into her eyes and asked seriously.

Xia Yu then realized that this man remembered in his mind what she muttered in the supermarket. But she had deleted those pictures. “Nothing. I just said it casually. You don’t have to take it seriously.”

“Xia Yu, look at me.” Shen Yan looked very serious.

“Just some old pictures and love letters between you and Zeng Mina. Very boring! I’ve deleted them.” Xia Yu had to simply explain it because she knew that she couldn’t fudge on him anymore.

Did he once write some love letters to Zeng Mina? Shen Yan really had no idea. It seemed that he really should talk to Madame Zeng. Shen Yan sneered. “Xia Yu, next time you get these things, you send them to me directly. Don’t delete them anymore.”

“I didn’t pay much attention to those boring things.” Xia Yu said and twitched the corners of her mouth.

After he left Xia Yu’s home, Shen Yan went to Mr. Huang’s house, where Madame Zeng still lived now. Last time, she was discovered by Li Tianci’s underlings when she appeared in the downtown, which caused them to look for her everywhere madly now.

She had no choice but to hide at Mr. Huang’s home. Here was under Shen Yan’s control. Even though Li Tianci had the ability to find her, he dared not to bully her in Shen Yan’s place.

She was really a little worried about being protected by Shen Yan in her mind. When she was coerced by Shen Mo before, she deliberately talked nonsense in front of Mr. Huang and made Shen Yan break up with Xia Yu.

After Mr. Huang knew the truth, he complained about her a lot. Now she was afraid of seeing Shen Yan and lived on the eggshell with anxiety every day. She didn’t expect that Shen Yan would still come for her.

“Shen Yan, I’m really sorry about that thing. But you know that I’m a feeble woman. Considering that my daughter’s life is uncertain, I don’t dare to provoke Shen Mo.” Madame Zeng started to cry before she finished her words.

“Even though my brother coerced you, how could you send fake pictures and love letters to Xia Yu out of thin air? You’re afraid of being dealt with by my brother but not afraid of provoking me?” Shen Yan said with no expression.

Hearing Shen Yan’s words, Madame Zeng was scared and looked as pale as a sheet. She was afraid indeed! She didn’t dare to provoke either of these two brothers of Shen Family.

“Shen Yan, I swear. I really know nothing about the pictures and love letters.”

It looked like she really didn’t do that. So, there must only be one person who could do it, his elder brother, Shen Mo.

Shen Yan really looked down upon his elder brother more and more than before. He used these nasty tricks again and again to defeat him.

Shen Yan went alone to the bar and ordered a glass of wine. Before he could send it to his mouth, Li Tianci came over with an apologetic smile. “Young Master Yan, what a coincidence!”

Shen Yan ignored him directly and didn’t even look up at him. However, Li Tianci was not embarrassed. Instead, he sat beside him.

Li Tianci ordered wine, too. He raised it and clinked it with Shen Yan’s glass on the bar table. Then he sent it to his mouth. “Young Master Yan, Young Master Mo really has gone too far. You took Zeng Mina away because you didn’t want him to be the laughing stock. But he didn’t show any gratitude to you. Instead, he defamed you and rumored that you had a relationship with Zeng Mina. I have been in the Zeng Family for so many years. If you did have a relationship with her, how could I not know it? As for Zeng Mina’s mother, she’s mad indeed. Didn’t she know who protected her daughter? How could she requite kindness with enmity?”

Li Tianci began to nag at Shen Yan once he sat down. “Is Miss Xia still angry now? If need be, I can bear witness for you, Young Master Yan.”

Shen Yan rolled up his eyes. This bastard became more arrogant after Zeng Ziqiang was killed by him. Did he really think too highly of himself? Shen Yan’s beautiful foxy eyes narrowed slightly with a dangerous curve.

But before he could speak, Li Wen’s sluggish voice sounded from behind them. “I’m wondering why you are so arrogant these days, Li Tianci. You even bullied Young Master Mo’s men. It turns out that it is Shen Yan who supports you.”

Upon hearing the voice, Li Tianci looked back hurriedly. He suffered a lot from Li Wen, and he knew Li Wen was at odds with Shen Yan. These two men were famous as playboys and even a headache to the police. Li Tianci didn’t want to provoke him.

Thinking of this, Li Tianci hurried up to make an excuse. “Young Master Li is kidding. I only came to say hello when I saw Young Master Yan was drinking here.”

“Only say hello? I’m alone, too. Why didn’t you come to say hello to me? You’re not saying you didn’t see me, are you? You ignored me directly? How dare you, Li Tianci!” Li Wen leaned against the bar table and looked at Li Tianci coldly, which made him feel pins and needles.

The corners of Li Tianci’s mouth twitched constantly, which made his smile unnatural. “Young Master Li, this is definitely a misunderstanding.”

“What did I misunderstand?” Li Wen fell his eyes on Shen Yan’s body and then turned his eyes to Li Tianci. “You are not giving some lousy ideas to Shen Yan, are you?”

“That’s not true. You can’t say that.” Li Tianci was scared, fearing that he would be set up by Li Wen.

Though he almost owned Zeng Ziqiang’s company now, most of the shares were still under Zeng Mina’s name. Compared with traditional rich families like Li Family, he was way humbler. He didn’t want to be carried away directly by Li Wen’s casual words.

Li Wen smiled with disdain and said, “Am I wrong? If you had not colluded with Shen Yan and asked him to hide Zeng Mina, how could journalists have scolded Young Master Mo as an unfaithful lover?”

Li Tianci shook his hands hurriedly. “Young Master Li, no, this is not true. You misunderstood it.” Even if this was true, Li Tianci would not dare to admit it. If Shen Mo was informed of this, he would be provoked by him directly.

“It doesn’t matter if I misunderstood it. The key is Young Master Mo. What if Young Master Mo doesn’t trust you?” Li Wen looked at Li Tianci with a faint smile.

If you didn’t talk nonsense here, he would believe me, of course. Li Tianci laughed dryly twice, without answering Li Wen’s question.

Li Wen gave a sigh. “Alas! Unexpectedly, Young Master Mo, who is so dignified, should be cheated by you bastard, and he doesn’t even realize or disclose it. It really seems that Shen Group will come into a makeover.”

After he sighed with emotion, Li Wen held his glass and turned around to leave.

Sure enough, a filthy mouth couldn’t utter decent language. Shen Yan cast a note and turned around to leave.

What Li Wen said might be boring to others, but as for those people who were sent by Shen Mo to monitor Shen Yan all the time and didn’t get any information useful to Shen Mo all day, they were afraid of being scolded by Shen Mo after they returned.

And these words of Li Wen just gave them a chance to prevent them from being scolded. So, they hastily reported it to Shen Mo with some exaggerations.

Since Shen Mo got some evidence of Li Tianci and his men, he had wanted to give a lesson to that bastard, Li Tianci. How dared he laugh at him in public! How dared he!

Without any hesitation, Shen Mo got Xiang Hui to figure out the whereabouts of Li Tianci because he wanted to have a word with that bastard.

These days Li Tianci was indeed arrogant. Sometimes, he paid no full attention to Xiang Hui when they talked. It was high time for Shen Mo to give him a lecture. After Xiang Hui got the order from Shen Mo, he immediately got the whereabouts of Li Tianci.

Every month, Li Tianci would stay in the temple for a few days to cultivate his mind. But this time, it seemed that his stay was just the opposite of what he wished.

Since he met Li Wen, he lost his temper and was in a bad mood all the time.

What made him more annoyed in his mind was Shen Mo’s coming for him.

After Xing ran his errands and went back to the temple at noon, he noticed a familiar figure standing under the tree when he got to the door of the wing, so he went over to have a look.

“Xiang Hui?”

The man under the tree turned around immediately. He put out the cigarette and came over. “Brother Xing, you’re back?”

Xing frowned with a light expression. He cast a look at the opposite door of the wing, which was closed. “Mr. Shen is here?”

“Yes, he is here to have a word with Mr. Li.”

“About what?”

“I have no idea. You know it.” Xiang Hui said while groping for a cigarette from his pocket to share. Xiang Hui always wouldn’t inquire what he ought not to know. This was his principle.

These two people had a casual talk in the yard. But in the room, the atmosphere between Li Tianci and Shen Mo was in tension. They both had something on each other, and it could be said that they were equal in the negotiation.

But Li Tianci had the weird feeling that Shen Mo was superior to him in front of him, which was not a good feeling. He just roared, “Shen Mo, don’t play the fucking trick on me! Don’t forget what I do for a living. You won’t live in peace if I am cornered.”

He dared to call him by his name directly! It seemed that his underlings were right. This bastard was really going to rebel. Shen Mo’s handsome face became gloomy. “Li Tianci, you are really something! Let me see what you’ll do to me.”

“Wow, you really deserve the title of First Young Master of Shen Family. Your words sound more conceited than those of others indeed. But it is useless to threaten only by talking.” Li Tianci stopped being humble in front of Shen Mo as before. Instead, he sneered and said, “This is my place. Believe it or not, I can make you leave as a dead body.”

Perhaps, others might be threatened by Shen Mo’s cold face, but Li Tianci wouldn’t. When Ningjing died in her bed in those days and Li Tianci as well as Zeng Ziqiang appeared in front of Shen Mo, Shen Yan was almost scared to pee in his pants like a coward.

Being backed up by some bodyguards around him and the reputation of Shen Family, he could only scare those ignorant people. In Li Tianci’s eyes, he was far worse than Shen Yan.

Shen Yan was the famous black sheep of Shen Family. Though he always mouthed his scare, he would become callous indeed when he was really in trouble. His callousness was almost more than that of Li Tianci, perhaps. That was why Li Tianci showed certain respect for Shen Yan.

As for Shen Mo, he was the young master of Shen Family, after all. It was better to avoid quarrels with him as far as possible. But he came over to vent his anger today, which provoked Li Tianci. Li Tianci would let him lose his face.

Shen Mo had something on Li Tianci, after all. “Then show me what you will do to end my life.”