As soon as Shen Nanyue finished speaking, Chen Mu’s expression changed.
But very quickly, his face returned to normal.
The entire process lasted less than a tenth of a second.
Yet Shen Nanyue caught that fleeting change immediately.
Pretending not to notice, she continued eating her steak.
As if she had merely asked a casual question.
Chen Mu replied, “The Chen family moved once twenty years ago. Maybe you visited before, but you were too young back then, so your memory isn’t very clear.”
“Really?” Shen Nanyue said lightly. “Why did your family move?”
“My grandmother was superstitious. A feng shui master passed by our house and insisted that the place had excessive yin energy and wasn’t suitable for people to live in. He said staying there long-term would bring disaster upon future generations. My grandmother got so frightened that we moved overnight.”
The Chen family was, after all, one of the top prestigious families among the wealthy elite.
Back then, their sudden move had been widely known, but after so many years, nobody talked about it anymore.
Since it was public knowledge, there was no need to hide it from Shen Nanyue.
So Chen Mu told the truth.
Moved overnight?
Were they really that scared?
Shen Nanyue smiled faintly and asked no more questions.
She began eating faster, and Chen Mu followed suit.
The meal ended quickly.
The two left the western restaurant and prepared to head home.
Chen Mu offered to drive Shen Nanyue back, and she did not refuse.
But when they arrived at the entrance of the Shen family villa, they saw a figure they hadn’t seen for several days.
Chen Mu saw Zhou Yushen too, and his face darkened as he asked Shen Nanyue in a low voice, “What’s he doing here?”
“How would I know?”
Shen Nanyue unfastened her seatbelt and prepared to get out of the car.
But Chen Mu suddenly grabbed her wrist.
“Yueyue, stay away from him.”
Shen Nanyue frowned and coldly looked at the hand gripping her wrist.
“Let go.”
Chen Mu didn’t want such a small matter to make Shen Nanyue distance herself from him again after she had finally agreed to remain friends.
After two seconds of silence, he released her hand.
Shen Nanyue opened the car door.
Before getting out, she said goodbye to him.
“You should head back first. Drive safely.”
Such a simple sentence sounded, to Chen Mu’s ears, like a caring reminder full of concern.
His mood immediately improved.
And when he saw Shen Nanyue walk straight into the villa without even sparing Zhou Yushen a glance, Chen Mu became even more smug.
He shot Zhou Yushen a cold, mocking look before stepping on the gas and driving away.
The moment Shen Nanyue stepped out of Chen Mu’s car, Zhou Yushen’s expression had already turned cold.
And when he saw that she completely ignored him and walked toward the villa, his mood darkened even further.
He quickly strode forward and slipped through the gate before it closed, grabbing Shen Nanyue’s wrist.
The security guard was startled.
“What are you doing?!”
The guard was new and didn’t recognize Zhou Yushen.
Seeing him barge into the property and grab his employer’s wrist, the guard immediately rushed out of the security booth with an electric baton pointed at Zhou Yushen.
“I’m warning you, let go now!”
But Zhou Yushen didn’t even glance at the guard.
His indifferent eyes remained fixed on Shen Nanyue.
“President Shen, I came to collect that meal you owe me.”
His voice was low, and there was a faint sense of suppressed anger beneath it.
“Sorry, I already ate.”
“But I haven’t.”
Shen Nanyue frowned. “Go eat somewhere yourself. Stop causing trouble.”
She struggled to pull her hand free.
Zhou Yushen’s grip was strong.
No matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t break free.
Instead, a burning pain gradually spread across her wrist.
A smile curved at Zhou Yushen’s lips.
“President Shen wouldn’t mind cooking me a meal, would you?”
Of course she minded!
Just as Shen Nanyue was about to refuse, Zhou Yushen lowered his head and leaned close to her.
“Or are you regretting what you promised? The contract’s signed, we already slept together, and now you don’t want to take responsibility?”
“The hell we slept together!”
Was Zhou Yushen insane?!
“Fine then. President Shen going back on her word makes me seriously question your character. In that case, the cooperation between Qianzhang Entertainment and the Shen Corporation ends here. Qianzhang Entertainment will pay the penalty fee.”
After saying that, Zhou Yushen released her wrist.
He looked at her deeply before turning to leave under the security guard’s watchful gaze.
But just as he reached the entrance, he heard the girl’s restrained voice behind him.
“Get in here!”
After gritting out those three words through clenched teeth, Shen Nanyue turned and walked toward the villa.
She didn’t even bother checking whether the man behind her followed.
The corners of Zhou Yushen’s lips curled into a triumphant smile.
Under the security guard’s confused gaze, he followed Shen Nanyue into the villa.
“Miss.”
As soon as Shen Nanyue entered the house, the new butler greeted her.
“Huo Zhu, ask Aunt Zhang to prepare some late-night snacks.”
But Zhou Yushen, who had followed in behind her, suddenly reminded her,
“President Shen, what I said just now was that you should make it yourself.”
Shen Nanyue turned around just in time to see Zhou Yushen very familiarly taking out a pair of men’s slippers from the shoe cabinet.
They were Zhou Yushen’s shoes.
After their divorce, she had forgotten to throw them away.
Later, when Li Che stayed here, he had been the one wearing them.
Shen Nanyue said flatly, “I don’t know how to cook.”
“It’s fine. You can learn. I’m willing to wait however long it takes.”
Zhou Yushen smiled at Shen Nanyue as he bent down and placed a pair of women’s slippers by her feet.
“Don’t tell me you want me to change your shoes for you too?”
Still acting like this was his own home!
Shen Nanyue glared fiercely at him.
Irritated, she changed into her slippers, tossed aside her handbag, and headed straight for the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yushen leisurely walked into the living room, his gaze casually sweeping over Huo Zhu.
“You’re the new butler? Where’s Uncle Liu?”
Huo Zhu simply assumed Zhou Yushen was his young lady’s friend, so he respectfully replied, “Uncle Liu resigned. I came to take over his position.”
“How long have you been here?”
“About a week.”
Zhou Yushen asked no further questions and very familiarly walked into the kitchen.
Sure enough, Shen Nanyue was standing at the kitchen entrance, watching Aunt Liu cook.
“Supervising the work?”
A voice suddenly sounded above her head without warning.
Shen Nanyue was startled.
Just as she tried to move aside, her crossed legs failed to uncurl in time.
Her legs tangled together, her body tilted, and she fell toward Zhou Yushen.
Zhou Yushen immediately raised a hand to catch her.
But at the very last second, Shen Nanyue grabbed the doorframe and steadied herself.
Only her long hair brushed lightly across Zhou Yushen’s chest because of the momentum.
The familiar sweet fragrance drifted past his nose, causing warmth to ripple through his heart.
After straightening up, Shen Nanyue looked at Zhou Yushen with dissatisfaction.
“You walk around without making any sound.”
Only after complaining did she answer, “For the sake of your stomach, it’s better to eat Aunt Liu’s cooking.”
She simply couldn’t be bothered to cook herself.
Aunt Liu had worked here for many years and recognized Zhou Yushen.
Instinctively, she started to greet him.
“Sir Gu… Mr. Zhou.”
“Aunt Liu, you should go rest first. Let her handle the rest.”
“Zhou Yushen! I already told you I don’t know how to cook!”
Shen Nanyue frowned.
When he had been pursuing her, he was always the one cooking.
Now that he wasn’t pursuing her anymore, he was forcing her to cook instead.
But Aunt Liu said, “Miss, I’ve already prepared the sauce for the noodles. Once the water boils, just put the noodles in, cook them for two minutes, and transfer them into the bowl. It’s very simple.”
Shen Nanyue: …
Meanwhile, Zhou Yushen patted her shoulder.
“Thank you for your hard work, Miss Shen.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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