She met his quiet, deep gaze.
But he suddenly bent down close to her ear, looking at her pretty face through the mirror.
“What is this Xiao Qi to you?”
His voice was low and eerie.
There even seemed to be a trace of jealousy woven into his tone.
His hot breath brushed against her ear, turning it red.
Shen Nanyue shrank her neck slightly.
“A younger brother.”
“These days younger guys are popular. What do you think about boys younger than you?”
Is he jealous?
She poured toner into her palm, rubbed it lightly, then gently patted it onto her face.
Her tone was casual and indifferent. “Depends on the face. Handsome and not handsome get different treatment.”
“And what’s the treatment for handsome ones? What about the ugly ones?”
“The handsome ones can develop further. The ugly ones stay little brothers.”
She answered honestly.
But the warmth behind her suddenly cooled.
Her movements slowed slightly as she put down the toner.
She had gotten too used to talking recklessly and forgot herself in front of her new husband.
She coughed lightly to hide the awkwardness.
“Xiao Qi is just a younger brother.”
She still explained herself.
Only then did the temperature behind her warm again.
Zhou Yushen’s cheerful chuckle sounded beside her ear. “Judging by his voice, he probably isn’t handsome either.”
Shen Nanyue: …
Zhou Yushen straightened up and picked up the hairdryer she had just taken out.
After plugging it in, the soft humming filled the room.
Along with the sound came Zhou Yushen’s warm fingers threading through her hair, occasionally lifting her silky strands, occasionally massaging her scalp gently.
Before long, her exhaustion gradually faded away.
What other skills did this man have that she still hadn’t discovered?
“Zhou Yushen.”
After drying her hair, Zhou Yushen put away the hairdryer and heard Shen Nanyue murmur softly.
He turned to look at her and saw hesitation and seriousness on her face.
“Hm?”
“If I poached you to work at Shen Corporation, would you agree?”
Zhou Yushen looked surprised.
“We just got married, and you already can’t bear to be apart from me?”
All of Shen Nanyue’s nervousness was shattered by that one sentence.
She shot him a look.
“If you don’t want to, then just say so. Why are you being so greasy?”
She stood up, pushed him aside, and turned into the walk-in closet.
Two minutes later, she came out wearing a wine-red silk nightgown.
Seeing Zhou Yushen still standing in the bedroom, she gave him a shove.
“Hurry up and shower.”
Zhou Yushen smiled faintly. “Don’t worry, I’ll be quick.”
Helpless, Shen Nanyue sat on the bed and took out her phone to look at the messages Xiao Qi had sent her.
Aside from the address of the mountainside villa, Xiao Qi had also sent a whole pile of messages asking about Zhou Yushen’s background.
‘Sister Yueyue, maybe I should still investigate him for you. Marriage is a huge deal—you can’t be careless!’
‘Sister Yueyue, if Sister An’an comes back and sees you married, she’ll be heartbroken! Such a good older sister got stolen away by a pig so quickly!’
‘Sister Yueyue, you won’t forget your little brother now that you have a husband, right? You’ll still love me, won’t you?’
‘…’
Out of Xiao Qi’s 99+ messages, sixty of them were complaints about how quickly she got married.
Shen Nanyue felt even more helpless.
After replying about the arrangements for investigating the mountainside villa, she thought for a moment before replying to his dramatic breakdown.
‘Stop wailing already. Marriage is basically a gamble. I just sat down at the table first. When the day comes that we stop liking each other, the game will end. You’ll understand someday.’
‘So do you like that Zhou Yushen?’
Shen Nanyue paused.
She didn’t reply to that message.
Did she like him?
Maybe.
After all these years, Zhou Yushen was the first person who had ever given her a sense of stability.
But what truly brought them to marriage wasn’t just that little bit of affection.
After showering, Zhou Yushen lay down on the bed.
Neither of them had any romantic thoughts in mind.
Zhou Yushen was simply enjoying the rare sense of peace in this unfamiliar environment.
Meanwhile, Shen Nanyue felt nervous and excited because An’an’s whereabouts finally seemed certain.
The newlyweds each had their own thoughts.
Suddenly, Zhou Yushen turned over, grabbed Shen Nanyue’s wrist, and forcefully pulled her into the blankets.
He wrapped her whole body in his arms.
The sweet scent of the young woman lingered around him, making him feel incomparably at ease.
Shen Nanyue pressed both hands against his chest, afraid he might try something improper.
“Don’t worry. I know what you’re concerned about. At the very least, we have to wait until after Grandpa’s first seven days of mourning.”
“I just want to hold you.”
Zhou Yushen’s voice sounded above her head.
Shen Nanyue froze for two seconds, then gently grabbed the corner of his shirt and buried her face in his chest.
“How have you arranged things regarding An’an? I can help provide people to investigate the mountainside villa.”
It wasn’t that Shen Nanyue didn’t trust Zhou Yushen.
She simply didn’t want him troubling others because of her matters.
“It’s fine. I can handle it.”
Zhou Yushen lightly patted the hand resting around her waist.
“Based on what you said, the Chen family may have imprisoned An’an for three years. For something illegal involving a living blood bank, their security definitely won’t be something ordinary bodyguards can break through casually.”
Shen Nanyue quietly listened to Zhou Yushen speak.
“When I was working for Young Master Zhou, I met someone very formidable. One person alone is worth a thousand troops. Investigating the mountainside villa while avoiding alerting the enemy—he’s the most suitable person for the job.”
“The most important thing now is confirming whether An’an is inside the villa. Coincidentally, he recently came to Fengcheng for work. If you trust me, I can ask him to give it a try.”
Shen Nanyue lifted her head from his chest.
“Who is he?”
“Jiang Xiaosheng.”
Shen Nanyue’s pupils trembled.
She had heard the name Jiang Xiaosheng before.
Like a martial arts master from ancient times, Jiang Xiaosheng’s life was legendary.
Not even thirty years old, yet he moved freely through both the legal and criminal worlds.
He had helped the police solve countless strange cases, and had also helped criminals escape conviction without evidence.
Gifted beyond ordinary people, neither good nor evil, carefree and detached from worldly matters—he acted entirely according to his own whims.
The only reason she knew such an extraordinary person existed in modern times was because she once heard a wealthy young man in their circle, someone fascinated by bizarre tales, talk about him.
“So there really is someone like that!”
She was stunned.
“Of course there is. Want to use him? It’s just one sentence from me.”
“Yes! Of course I do!”
Leaning against Zhou Yushen’s chest, Shen Nanyue clicked her tongue in amazement.
“I never expected you to know someone like that. You have to introduce him to me sometime.”
“Of course, no problem.”
The first day of their marriage.
The two spent the night together in remarkable harmony.
The next day.
Shen Nanyue went to Shen Corporation as usual to handle company affairs, while Zhou Yushen returned to Huansheng Group.
Zhao Xuan had already been waiting in the office early in the morning.
The moment Zhou Yushen walked in, Zhao Xuan spoke.
“President Zhou, the old master already knows about your marriage. He’s urging you to bring your wife home as soon as possible.”
Zhou Yushen nodded. “Got it.”
He sat down at his desk and looked at Zhao Xuan.
“How is the Meng family doing?”
“The Meng family issued a sincere apology and reached a settlement with the female reporter. After that, Meng Group’s public reputation stopped declining. Perhaps after some time passes, everyone will forget about this matter.”
That was how public entertainment worked—attention spans never lasted very long.
— The end of the Chapter–
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