Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Xia Sheng said, “If you hadn’t stepped in, his hand wouldn’t have been the only thing broken.”

Shen Yanchen chuckled. “In that case, I suppose I saved his life.”

Zhou Yichuan had been thrown to the ground by Shen Yanchen and was sprawled there in a sorry state.

Plenty of people around them had stopped to watch the show. Fury flared in Zhou Yichuan’s chest, and he was just about to turn around and see which bastard had dared lay a hand on him so he could skin him alive in revenge.

But the moment he saw Shen Yanchen’s refined, handsome face, his entire body jolted. “Sh-Shen Ninth Master?”

Shen Yanchen lowered his eyes and looked down at the trash lying on the ground. “Get lost.”

The man’s voice was not particularly loud, but the chill and pressure within it were enough to make one’s blood run cold.

Zhou Yichuan scrambled up from the ground in a panic. He no longer dared think about revenge and slunk away with his tail between his legs.

Several of his lackeys hurried after him and asked, “Brother Chuan, was that the Ninth Master of the Shen Family just now? Isn’t Xia Sheng from the countryside? How did she get connected to someone that important?”

“How the hell would I know?” Zhou Yichuan snapped irritably. The person who had spoken immediately shut his mouth.

Another person said, “How else could she know him? Xia Sheng only has that pretty face going for her. Maybe she failed to seduce Brother Chuan, then turned around and hooked up with Shen Ninth Master. That’s why she doesn’t acknowledge our Brother Chuan anymore.”

After hearing that, Zhou Yichuan felt it made perfect sense, and the fire in his heart burned even hotter.

So this was Xia Sheng. She had been the one to seduce him first, and now she was the one kicking him aside. Did she really think he, Zhou Yichuan, was that easy to bully?

He would remember today’s humiliation. Sooner or later, he would settle the score!

…

After Zhou Yichuan and his group left, Xia Sheng looked at Shen Yanchen and asked, “Uncle Nine, why are you here?”

Shen Yanchen glanced toward where his car was parked and said, “Shen Shen said you haven’t gone to see him for several days and he missed you a little, so he asked me to bring him over to find you.”

Xia Sheng followed Shen Yanchen’s gaze and sure enough saw the exquisitely adorable little boy sitting in the car.

The Maybach was not far from them, and Shen Shen’s five senses were naturally much stronger than those of humans, so he heard every word Shen Yanchen said.

Seeing Shen Yanchen lie without so much as changing expression, Shen Shen was filled with contempt.

What did he mean, he missed the Little Celestial Master? The Little Celestial Master only knew how to pluck his little whiskers all day long. If Mr. Shen hadn’t dragged him here, he never would have come looking for the Little Celestial Master.

Mr. Shen was clearly the one who missed the Little Celestial Master, yet he was using him as an excuse. How shameless.

Perhaps noticing Shen Shen’s resentful little gaze, Shen Yanchen calmly looked over in his direction.

His cool, dark eyes were as deep as an ancient well.

Their eyes met, and Shen Shen instinctively shrank his neck. His previously sprawled-out posture on the seat instantly became perfectly proper. His little hands obediently tucked behind his back, making him look exactly like a well-behaved child in kindergarten.

Xia Sheng asked in confusion, “This little guy usually runs faster than anything when he sees me. Why would he suddenly start missing me?”

Shen Yanchen replied without changing expression, “Maybe he runs because he’s shy. He’s timid.”

Xia Sheng understood. “I don’t have class this afternoon, so I can take him back to play. Thank you for making a special trip to bring him here. You can head back first.”

Shen Yanchen: “…”

So his only purpose in coming all this way was to deliver Shen Shen?

And once the delivery was done, he was discarded?

Shen Yanchen stared at Xia Sheng’s somewhat wooden, innocent little face, and after a moment, he couldn’t help laughing. “All right. Then I’ll head back first.”

Inside the car, Shen Shen watched the way the two of them interacted and could not help feeling a little anxious.
One of these two was a dense blockhead with no sense of romance, and the other was a stubborn creature who insisted he wasn’t in love. When on earth were they finally going to get together?

Looked like he would have to give them a hand.

Shen Shen’s eyes darted around, and an idea immediately came to him. He hopped out of the car and went over to the two of them, tugging at Xia Sheng’s hand as he wheedled, “Little Celestial Master, I missed you, and I missed Mr. Shen too. Can the two of you keep me company together?”

Xia Sheng was surprised.

Since when had this little thing become so clingy?

Shen Yanchen’s gaze drifted lightly onto the tiny hand Shen Shen was using to hold Xia Sheng’s.

Shen Shen instinctively sensed danger and instantly pulled his little hand back. Inwardly, he couldn’t help grumbling, This uncle is so petty. I can’t even hold the Little Celestial Master’s hand for a second?

He was currently laying bricks for the grand cause of this man’s love life!

Xia Sheng had spent some energy drawing a Talisman for Wu Zhaodi earlier. Staying with Shen Yanchen was perfect, since she could absorb the Baleful Qi from him to replenish herself, so she agreed to Shen Shen’s request.

Overjoyed, Shen Shen said, “Little Celestial Master, Mr. Shen and I haven’t had lunch yet. Come back to the Shen Family with us and eat, okay?”

Xia Sheng nodded and got into the car with Shen Shen.

Shen Yanchen watched Shen Shen’s back, vaguely sensing that something was off.

After all, there were plenty of restaurants near the school. For Shen Shen to specifically ask Xia Sheng to return to the Shen Family, he was probably scheming something.

After they returned to the villa, Xia Sheng walked in front.

Shen Yanchen hooked a hand around the back of Shen Shen’s collar and lifted the little guy over to his side. In a low, deep voice, he asked, “What bad idea are you cooking up?”

Dangling in Shen Yanchen’s grip, Shen Shen’s short little legs kicked a few times in midair. Looking utterly aggrieved, he said, “Mr. Shen, you’ve misunderstood me. I’m not cooking up a bad idea. I just want to help you and the Little Celestial Master take your relationship one step further.”

After all, only if Mr. Shen got together with the Little Celestial Master would Shen Shen have any hope of moving out of the Shen Family, instead of being used by Mr. Shen as an excuse to see the Little Celestial Master.

Shen Yanchen paused, then set the little guy down. “There is nothing between her and me that needs to go one step further. Don’t do anything unnecessary next time.”

Shen Shen curled his lip.

Still pretending, huh?

Who was it that had been working at the company, then suddenly came home to drag him out and eagerly take him to find the Little Celestial Master?

What a hypocritical man.

Ptooey!

Shen Yanchen shot Shen Shen another sidelong glance.

Shen Shen’s round little body trembled. He hurriedly spread his legs and scampered after Xia Sheng.

Nanny Wang had received word in advance that Xia Sheng would be coming over for lunch, so she had already prepared the meal and was waiting for them.

Shen Shen ran into the kitchen one step ahead of Xia Sheng. While Nanny Wang turned around to carry dishes to the table, he made a red flower bloom on top of his head, painfully plucked it off, crushed it into powder, and reluctantly sprinkled it into the food.

His whiskers could be refined into virility medicine, but his flowers were even better stuff. They were far more powerful than any aphrodisiac. In the past, countless people had wanted one, and he had refused them all.

Long ago, he had heard other spiritual plants say that human Dual Cultivation helped deepen feelings. Hopefully, his flower would be of some help to the Little Celestial Master and Mr. Shen.

After putting the pollen into the soup, Shen Shen stirred it with a spoon, then carried it out.

Seeing how well-behaved the little guy was, Nanny Wang rubbed Shen Shen’s head and said with a smile, “How sensible.”

Shen Shen brought the bowl of soup to the table, then served both Xia Sheng and Shen Yanchen a bowl each.

Xia Sheng was sitting beside Shen Yanchen, absorbing the Baleful Qi from him. Seeing Shen Shen serve soup for the two of them, she was extremely surprised. “Why are you acting so strange today?”

She had never seen Shen Shen be this diligent before.