Three days later, Shen An’an returned to the country ahead of schedule.
Shen Nanyue had no idea.
She had been invited out by Zhou Yushen and was currently having one of the six meals she owed him.
Seeing how absent-minded Shen Nanyue looked, Zhou Yushen asked lightly, “Something on your mind?”
Shen Nanyue looked at him.
Since Zhou Yushen was also investigating the Chen family, perhaps he had some useful information too.
“Any progress on your investigation into the Chen family?”
“What progress do you have?”
Zhou Yushen countered.
Shen Nanyue fell silent for two seconds before saying, “Then let’s exchange information.”
She straightened up in her seat and looked at him seriously.
“Xiao Qi told me that after that networking event, Meng Yan secured two major contracts that were extremely beneficial to the Meng Corporation. His shaky position within the Meng family instantly returned to what it used to be—maybe even stronger than before.”
Zhou Yushen said nothing, only listened attentively as Shen Nanyue continued.
“What exactly happened on the sixth floor of that hotel during the event? Why would those two bosses hand such important contracts to Meng Yan?”
“Did you find out who the two bosses were?”
Zhou Yushen asked.
Shen Nanyue nodded.
“One is Boss Liu from the real estate industry, and the other is Boss Zhong, a major figure in the financial world.”
The waiter arrived with their dishes, and the conversation paused.
After the waiter left, Zhou Yushen finally said, “We’ll split up. You investigate Boss Liu, and I’ll investigate Boss Zhong.”
Shen Nanyue had not expected Zhou Yushen to assign tasks so quickly and decisively.
After a long moment, she replied, “Alright.”
Their relationship had now shifted from business partners in the company to partners investigating the Meng family together.
Shen Nanyue frowned slightly.
Why was everything developing differently from what she had imagined?
“No talking about work while eating. Otherwise, this meal doesn’t count.”
Shen Nanyue frowned.
“Why do your rules keep changing every time?”
“Because this is what you owe me.”
Shen Nanyue was speechless.
At that moment, she felt that being a deadbeat actually sounded pretty good.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
It was a call from Zhou Yu.
She froze for a moment.
Ever since she and Zhou Yu had severed their mother-daughter relationship, they had not contacted each other again.
Why was she calling now?
Zhou Yushen looked up and saw Shen Nanyue’s expression gradually becoming serious after answering the call.
“I’ll head over immediately.”
Shen Nanyue hung up and grabbed her bag.
Zhou Yushen asked, “What happened?”
“My mom has an emergency condition. I’m going to the hospital. I’ll owe you this meal for now.”
“I’ll go with you.”
Without waiting for Shen Nanyue to refuse, Zhou Yushen stood up, grabbed her hand, and left the restaurant with her.
At the hospital.
Outside the operating room.
When Shen Nanyue arrived, Lin Siwan and Lin Shu were already waiting outside the operating room.
The moment Lin Shu saw Shen Nanyue, he immediately stepped forward.
“Your mother has a cyst in her stomach. It only needed a normal removal surgery, but she insisted on getting some expert to perform it. The surgery costs three times more now. As her biological daughter, you should be the one paying for it.”
When Lin Siwan noticed Zhou Yushen, she was visibly startled.
She quickly stepped forward and stopped her father.
“Dad, Sister already cut ties with Mom. We should be the ones paying for it.”
“Why should we? Shen Nanyue was carried by Zhou Yu for ten months. Do you think one piece of paper can really sever their relationship? Shen Nanyue, I’m telling you right now—if you refuse to pay, I’ll destroy my company if I have to just to ruin your reputation!”
Shen Nanyue looked at him coldly.
“What did the doctor say?”
Lin Siwan answered before anyone else could.
“The doctor said it’s benign. She’ll be fine after the surgery, so don’t worry, Sister.”
As she spoke to Shen Nanyue, the corner of her eye kept drifting toward Zhou Yushen.
Zhou Yushen glanced at her coldly.
A chill ran down Lin Siwan’s spine, and she quickly withdrew her gaze.
Lin Shu glared at Shen Nanyue.
“Whether it’s benign or not, you should still pay for this!”
Shen Nanyue let out a cold laugh.
“You run such a huge media company, yet you can’t even afford your wife’s medical bills. Looks like you’re not much of a boss after all.”
“Who said I can’t afford it? I just—”
“You just can’t bear to spend the money!” Shen Nanyue interrupted him.
Seeing Lin Shu widen his eyes, about to speak again, Shen Nanyue said calmly,
“I don’t have the energy to argue with you. I’ll wait until my mom comes out.”
From beginning to end, she never said whether she would pay the medical expenses or not.
After speaking calmly, she sat down on the nearby bench.
Lin Shu tried to rush over and continue talking, but Zhou Yushen stepped sideways and blocked Shen Nanyue.
He said nothing.
He merely stared at Lin Shu with an icy expression.
The imposing aura of someone long accustomed to authority radiated from him, and Lin Shu instinctively shrank back.
Seeing that Lin Shu no longer dared to speak or step forward—
Zhou Yushen turned around, sat beside Shen Nanyue, pulled out a pack of biscuits from his pocket, and handed it to her.
“If you’re hungry, eat something first to fill your stomach.”
Shen Nanyue looked at him in confusion.
“Where did you get the biscuits?”
“From the restaurant. They were complimentary. I grabbed a pack before we left.”
Shen Nanyue truly had not expected Zhou Yushen to do something like that.
Her stomach did feel a little empty, so she did not refuse.
After opening the biscuits, she split half with Zhou Yushen while quietly nibbling on her own portion.
The light above the operating room was still on.
For no reason at all, Shen Nanyue felt uneasy.
She had thought she no longer had any feelings left for this mother of hers.
But now that the moment had truly come, she still felt flustered and worried.
Her gaze remained fixed on the doors of the operating room as she sat there silently.
Lin Siwan and Lin Shu stood nearby, and Lin Siwan took in the interaction between the two.
When had Zhou Yushen returned?
Their relationship seemed so intimate now… had they gotten back together?
Did the plan she and Gu Linlang made three months ago fail?
Although she and Gu Linlang had ended on bad terms—
But now…
Lowering her head, she sent Gu Linlang a message.
Not long after, Gu Linlang arrived.
Xu Ping came with her.
Xu Ping had accompanied Gu Linlang for a check-up and had listened to her complain at length about all the inappropriate things Zhou Yushen had done.
He had been half skeptical.
But when he followed Gu Linlang to the operating room entrance, he started believing her words.
Zhou Yushen and Shen Nanyue really could not stay apart!
“Ah Shen.”
Gu Linlang called softly.
Zhou Yushen turned to look at her.
His brows furrowed tightly, and his expression grew colder and colder.
Meanwhile, Shen Nanyue acted as though she had heard nothing at all.
Her eyes remained fixed on the operating room doors.
Gu Linlang walked up to Zhou Yushen and asked aggrievedly,
“When I asked you to accompany me for my check-up before, you refused. Was it just so you could accompany Miss Shen instead?”
Xu Ping walked to Gu Linlang’s side and looked at Zhou Yushen.
“Yushen, aren’t you supposed to be getting engaged to Linlang?”
Zhou Yushen’s expression darkened further.
There was already misunderstanding between him and Shen Nanyue—he could not let these two make things worse!
“I never agreed to it.”
He said flatly, “I’m not Han Ping’s son. My marriage is not something she gets to decide.”
Others might not be able to tell from Zhou Yushen’s tone, but Xu Ping knew him very well.
Right now, Zhou Yushen was irritated.
Extremely irritated.
— The end of the Chapter–
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