Lin Siwan naturally didn’t dare let herself be driven out just like that.
She exchanged a glance with Lin Shu and sat down at the table.
Smiling, Lin Siwan looked at Zhou Yu.
“Dad and I aren’t busy right now. We still have time to keep Mom company for a meal.”
Zhou Yu said nothing.
Her gaze lightly swept across Lin Siwan’s face before she lowered her head and continued eating.
Shen Nanyue brought over a small stool for Zhou Yushen and let him sit down.
“Don’t even think about backing out of this meal again.”
Naturally, Zhou Yushen knew what Shen Nanyue was referring to.
He smiled gently.
“I won’t.”
His voice was soft and filled with affection.
Shen Nanyue didn’t notice.
She sat down, and Zhou Yushen placed the opened lunch box in front of her before handing her a pair of chopsticks.
The entire process was smooth and familiar, and Shen Nanyue accepted them naturally.
Across from them, Zhou Yu looked up from her bowl and glanced at Zhou Yushen.
Then she casually looked away as if nothing had happened.
Watching the interaction between Zhou Yushen and Shen Nanyue, Lin Siwan felt extremely displeased.
Her face deliberately showed disbelief.
Biting lightly on her chopsticks, she asked casually, “Sister, haven’t you and Young Master Zhou already gotten divorced?”
Zhou Yushen’s expression instantly turned colder.
Before Shen Nanyue could answer, he spoke first.
“What does that have to do with you?”
Lin Siwan was startled by the sudden sharpness in his gaze.
Forcing down her fear, she lowered her head and spoke aggrievedly.
“I was only concerned about Sister…”
Zhou Yushen showed no mercy.
“Nanyue’s surname is Shen. Yours is Lin. Stop calling her your sister. She only has one younger sister, and besides…”
The mockery in Zhou Yushen’s eyes remained as his gaze landed lightly on Lin Shu, who was sitting beside Lin Siwan and seemed about to speak.
Lin Shu immediately swallowed his words.
“Nanyue also doesn’t have a sister who kidnapped someone and tried to violate her.”
At those words, Zhou Yushen’s eyes turned completely icy.
The hand holding Lin Siwan’s chopsticks began to tremble.
Was Zhou Yushen finally going to settle accounts with her?
Her face turned pale as she looked at Zhou Yu.
“Mom, back then I didn’t mean to do it. I…”
“Let’s eat.”
Shen Nanyue spoke calmly, cutting her off.
Her expression remained indifferent, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Zhou Yushen glanced sideways at her before saying nothing more and continuing his meal.
Zhou Yu also showed no intention of paying attention to Lin Siwan.
She kept her head down the entire time, eating as though she hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
Lin Siwan bit her lip as tears welled up in her eyes, though she held them back.
In the past, Zhou Yu would have spoken up for her by now.
Why?
Why was Zhou Yu pretending not to hear her now?
And why did she seem completely unconcerned about her feelings?
Why…
A sense of fear rose in her heart, and she decided to try currying favor with Zhou Yu.
One of the dishes on the table was a stir-fried shrimp dish that Shen Nanyue had brought.
Lin Siwan picked up a piece and placed it in Zhou Yu’s bowl with a smile.
“Mom, this is your favorite shrimp. Eat a little more.”
Zhou Yu did not refuse.
Shen Nanyue looked up and coldly watched Lin Siwan reach for the dish she had brought.
She said icily, “Didn’t you bring your own food?”
Lin Siwan’s hand froze mid-motion.
Biting her lip in embarrassment, she withdrew her gaze.
Lin Shu finally couldn’t stand it any longer.
“Nanyue, we’re all family. Why do you have to be so overbearing? We—”
“Who said we’re family? If you’re going to eat, then shut up and eat. If not, get out.”
She spoke calmly, giving Lin Shu no face at all.
Lin Shu’s expression alternated between red and green with anger, but because of the Shen Group’s influence, he didn’t dare say anything.
He had expected Zhou Yu to discipline her ill-mannered daughter.
To his surprise, Zhou Yu showed no intention of speaking up whatsoever.
Lin Shu frowned.
In the past, Zhou Yu would always take his side and never allow Shen Nanyue to show them even the slightest disrespect.
Why was she acting as if she hadn’t heard anything now?
The meal ended amid an atmosphere of strange tension.
After everyone finished eating, Zhou Yushen naturally began cleaning up the dishes.
Shen Nanyue glanced at him but had no intention of helping.
Instead, she supported Zhou Yu and helped her back onto the hospital bed.
“Get some proper rest. I’ll come see you again when I have time.”
As they spoke, Zhou Yushen finished packing up the lunch boxes.
Shen Nanyue turned and prepared to leave.
Without thinking, Zhou Yu reached out and grabbed Shen Nanyue’s wrist.
Shen Nanyue lowered her gaze to look at her, and Zhou Yu immediately let go in alarm.
She blinked guiltily, and after a long pause finally spoke her first words.
“Be careful on the road.”
Shen Nanyue froze.
It was the first time Zhou Yu had ever reminded her to stay safe.
She gave Zhou Yu a strange look, nodded somewhat awkwardly, and turned to leave.
Before leaving, she threw Lin Shu and Lin Siwan out of the hospital room as well.
The two were extremely displeased, but there was nothing they could do about Shen Nanyue.
Outside the ward, Lin Siwan was about to say something when she met Zhou Yushen’s icy gaze.
“Miss Lin, it seems you’ve grown too accustomed to your comfortable life.”
After leaving behind that single sentence, Zhou Yushen grabbed Shen Nanyue’s wrist and walked away.
Only Lin Siwan remained behind, cold sweat covering her back as she watched the two leave.
A wave of fear filled her heart.
“What did he mean by that?” Lin Shu asked.
Lin Siwan answered absentmindedly, “Three months ago, I kidnapped Shen Nanyue. Young Master Zhou might take revenge on me for her.”
“Young Master Zhou?”
Lin Shu didn’t know Zhou Yushen’s true identity.
Previously, he had only heard Zhou Yu mention that Zhou Yushen was an ordinary employee at the Zhou Group.
“He’s the only heir of the Zhou family. Dad, I’m scared.”
Lin Shu’s expression changed instantly.
The only young master of the Zhou family!
They couldn’t even afford to offend the Shen family.
Adding Young Master Zhou to the equation meant they could be crushed in an instant.
He looked at Lin Siwan.
“Weren’t you just someone being used three months ago? Can’t you pin all the blame on that person?”
Lin Shu’s words struck Lin Siwan like a revelation.
That’s right!
Everything she had done had been arranged by Gu Linlang.
She could shift all responsibility onto Gu Linlang!
She had already been punished for what happened three months ago.
Even if Shen Nanyue wanted to settle accounts now, she wouldn’t really do anything too severe to her.
A smile finally appeared on her face as she said to Lin Shu, “I know what to do now. Thanks, Dad.”
Unlike Lin Siwan, Lin Shu couldn’t relax.
Instead, a faint sense of unease lingered in his heart.
But seeing Lin Siwan’s confident expression, he forced himself to set his worries aside.
Just as Zhou Yushen and Shen Nanyue walked out of the hospital, they ran into Chen Mu.
Supported by his assistant, Chen Mu’s face was bruised and swollen, and blood still stained the hand hanging at his side.
When he saw Zhou Yushen and Shen Nanyue leaving together, the weakness on Chen Mu’s face vanished, replaced by cold hostility.
He questioned Shen Nanyue, “Why are you with him?”
Shen Nanyue hated it when people spoke to her in that tone, so her reply was equally cold.
“Do I need to report my whereabouts to you?”
Chen Mu was evidently already in a bad mood.
Seeing Shen Nanyue’s attitude, his face darkened further, and his eyes instantly filled with a chilling, murderous intensity.
“Shen Nanyue, didn’t I tell you to stay away from Zhou Yushen?”
His voice was low, as though it had risen from the depths of hell itself, making anyone who heard it instinctively shudder with fear.
— The end of the Chapter–
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