The housekeeper brought over the medicine.
After Old Master Shen took it and drank some water, his symptoms finally eased a little.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yu, who had been sitting across from them the entire time, showed not the slightest hint of concern on her stern face.
Instead, Old Master Shen’s words only made her even angrier.
She abruptly stood up.
“Shen Nanyue is my daughter! Her life can only be decided by me. Whether she marries or not, and who she marries, can only be decided by me!”
After throwing down those harsh words, she grabbed her handbag and stormed out of the Shen residence.
The anger Old Master Shen had only just managed to calm nearly surged up again because of her words.
Shen Nanyue quickly patted his chest soothingly.
“Alright, Grandpa, don’t be angry, don’t be angry.”
Old Master Shen finally managed to steady his breathing, though his face had already turned deathly pale.
Seeing this made Shen Nanyue’s heart ache.
She immediately called for the car, preparing to take him to the hospital, but Old Master Shen stopped her.
“Grandpa’s fine. I just need to rest for a while.”
Only after confirming that he truly was alright did Shen Nanyue prepare to help him back to his room, only to be stopped again.
“You’re the one with the injured leg. Don’t end up pushing me over instead. Let Uncle Liu help me back. You should rest too, and don’t take your mother’s words to heart.”
Knowing that Old Master Shen was worried about her, Shen Nanyue nodded.
After watching him leave, she finally sat back down, her expression dark and troubled.
Zhou Yu was utterly determined to form a marriage alliance with the Meng family.
What exactly had the Meng family promised her?
For someone who cared so deeply about reputation, why would Zhou Yu still desperately cling to the Meng family even after her own reputation had been ruined?
Did Zhou Yu truly only intend to stop once she was married off?
Leaning weakly against the sofa, Shen Nanyue looked utterly exhausted.
…
After resting for several days, Shen Nanyue’s ankle had mostly recovered.
But Grandpa’s complexion was growing worse and worse.
Suppressing the pain in her heart, she still forced herself to act calm and chat with him every day as usual.
That day, she had tried making a new kind of pastry and planned to bring it to him.
Just as she reached the study door, she overheard a conversation between Grandpa and the housekeeper through the half-open door.
“Master, there’s been quite a bit of criticism within the company regarding your decision to donate the family assets. Especially the eldest young master—he goes to the company every day to make a scene, and the acting chairman is extremely anxious.”
Old Master Shen had two sons.
The eldest was Shen Fei, and the younger was Shen Zhou.
Shen Zhou was Shen Nanyue’s biological father, who had died in an accident many years ago.
As for Shen Fei, he had been a useless playboy since childhood, ignorant about everything related to business.
His son and daughter had inherited the same useless traits, incapable of shouldering major responsibility.
Thus, after learning that Shen Nanyue had no intention of inheriting the corporation, Old Master Shen would rather donate the Shen Group than hand it over to his eldest son’s family.
Because of this, Shen Fei’s family held deep resentment toward him.
“It’s fine. I’ve already prepared the will. Once I pass away and the law takes effect, they won’t be able to stir up much trouble.”
The housekeeper hesitated, wanting to speak, but in the end only sighed.
“If only the young miss were willing to inherit the company. She has the ability to manage the group. Once she gets married and obtains Second Young Master’s shares, with all her shares combined, she could directly become the new chairwoman of the Shen Group.”
“Don’t say those things in front of Yueyue.”
Old Master Shen spoke sternly.
After a long silence, he slowly continued,
“Don’t be fooled by how glamorous Yueyue looks now as the Shen family’s young lady. Ever since her father died, she’s suffered far too many grievances. If I also force her, then what kind of closest grandfather would I still be?”
The old man’s sigh carried both love and pity for his granddaughter, yet also a stubbornness that would not bend.
Standing frozen outside the door, Shen Nanyue pressed her lips tightly together, gripping the tray in her hands so hard her knuckles nearly turned white.
After a long while, she took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the ache in her chest.
A smile spread across her face as she loudly called out,
“Grandpa, I made some delicious tea cakes for you!”
She pushed open the study door directly and walked toward the two elderly men, whose faces were filled with surprise.
…..
At the Meng Group.
Meng Yan threw the documents in his hand onto the desk, his face dark with anger.
“Is Huansheng Group messing with me? They drove the price down so hard before, and now they’re telling me they’re short on funds and refusing to cooperate!”
Since no contract had been signed yet, there would be no financial compensation involved.
Truly a clever move.
The project manager stood trembling in the middle of the office.
“President Meng, what should we do next?”
This year’s key project for the company had been the cooperation with Huansheng Group.
His grandfather had personally handed this project over to him.
If he failed to handle it perfectly, he’d never be able to hold his head high in the family again.
“Contact the person in charge of this project at Huansheng Group. Also, look into whether there are any more suitable partners.”
The project manager nodded and left with a worried expression.
The moment he stepped out, Meng Yan’s assistant entered.
“President Meng, I’ve investigated Zhou Yushen’s background. He’s just an ordinary working man. The real young master of the Zhou family is still studying abroad and hasn’t returned yet.”
Meng Yan took the documents from the assistant and glanced through them twice.
A smile curled onto his lips, though there wasn’t the slightest trace of amusement in his eyes.
“A useless nobody with neither money nor power dares oppose me?”
He tossed the documents aside and looked at his assistant.
“Clear my schedule for tonight. I’m having dinner with my future wife.”
“Understood.”
…
Shen Nanyue had never expected Zhou Yu—after their recent argument—to actually invite her out for dinner.
The gentle tone in Zhou Yu’s voice over the phone was horrifying.
Shen Nanyue had intended to refuse, but the other party hung up before she could finish speaking.
Curious about what Zhou Yu wanted to say, she still arrived at the appointment on time.
Unexpectedly, the moment she arrived at the restaurant Zhou Yu had arranged, she saw the person she least wanted to see.
Meng Yan!
Right then, Zhou Yu called.
“You’d better finish this dinner properly with Meng Yan. Otherwise, I’ll go make trouble for your grandfather again!”
After viciously spitting out those words, Zhou Yu immediately hung up.
Shen Nanyue tightened her grip on her phone.
Her mother was actually using Grandpa to threaten her!
A lunatic!
At that moment, Meng Yan spotted Shen Nanyue and smiled as he waved at her.
Shen Nanyue fell silent for two seconds before finally walking over.
Sitting down across from Meng Yan, she looked at him coldly.
“Young Master Meng, if you wanted to invite me to dinner, couldn’t you have contacted me directly? Did you really have to go through all this trouble?”
Meng Yan curved his lips into a smile.
His handsome face overflowed with gentleness, and his blue eyes were filled with deep affection at that moment.
“Well, I was afraid that if I invited you myself, you wouldn’t agree to come out. So I had my future mother-in-law help me instead.”
Shen Nanyue kept a cold expression, offering him no friendliness whatsoever.
She set down her bag and leaned back against the chair.
Her stunning face was distant and indifferent, and when her crimson lips parted, her voice matched her demeanor—unique and icy.
“Fine. Since we have this opportunity, let me repeat myself to Young Master Meng, in case your ears have gone deaf and your brain has gone bad too.”
She leaned slightly forward.
Beneath her long curled lashes was a pair of eyes so cold they seemed frozen to the extreme.
“I will never marry you. And I hate people who scheme against me. This is already the second time. If there’s a third, I won’t be this easy to talk to.”
Meng Yan continued gazing at Shen Nanyue with the same affectionate expression.
Only when Shen Nanyue finished speaking and picked up her bag to leave did he slowly speak.
“Miss Shen, if you don’t want me making life difficult for Zhou Yushen, then you’d better obediently stay and finish this meal with me.”
Shen Nanyue paused mid-motion and lifted her eyes to meet the threatening look in Meng Yan’s gaze.
Meng Yan lounged lazily with one arm resting on the table as he leaned closer toward her.
“My Meng family has cooperated with the Zhou family many times. Our relationship is already deeply established. Zhou Yushen has no family or connections in Fengcheng. Tell me—if I use a few methods to make sure he can never gain a foothold in Fengcheng, what do you think will happen to him?”
— The end of the Chapter–
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