Chapter 39: Your surna is Shen, mine is
“Mm,” Shen Chi responded.
Bai Man walked forward, helped Shen Chi take off his suit jacket, and gently hung it on the rack.
After Shen Chi sat down, she poured him a glass of champagne.
“Try this, the bar owner just brought back a few bottles from France,” Bai Man said with a smile as she looked at him.
When her gaze fell on Shen Chi, it carried an indescribable tenderness, like lake water that ripples with the slightest breeze.
Shen Chi also curved his lips into a smile, “You invited here just to drink?”
“My flight was delayed yesterday, and I didn’t see you. I missed you,” Bai Man said as she sat next to him, clinging to his arm like a delicate bird.
Bai Man always carried a faint fragrance of cherry blossoms; he knew she liked wearing the sa perfu.
“What are you looking at?” Shen Chi asked gently, reaching over to pick up the magazine on the table.
“I’ve been waiting for you for a while, just drinking and flipping through so ordinary magazines,” complained Bai Man coquettishly.
Shen Chi casually flipped through a few pages, his smile deepening at the corners of his lips.
“Quite recent,” he remarked lightly.
The magazine had even published the events of last night’s dance; soone had stealthily snapped photos of him holding Xu Chaomu. It seed that this magazine could be shut down.
He flipped through it so more and found photos of Bai Man being chased by entertainnt reporters as she ca down from the airport last night.
“There’s nothing interesting to see,” Bai Man said as she took the magazine from Shen Chi’s hands, a hint of disappointnt in her voice, “I called you several tis last night, but you didn’t answer.”
“I was too tired when I ca back from the dance last night and accidentally fell asleep. I’m sorry.”
Bai Man laughed, “I don’t bla you. I know you’re busy with work and the company matters are important. It’s fine. Just being able to sit here and chat with you is enough for .”
She leaned on his shoulder, a look of contentnt on her face.
Shen Chi didn’t speak. Bai Man picked up the champagne glass and brought it to Shen Chi’s lips, “Here, have a taste. This wine is sweetly seductive, soft and matured. It’s not sothing that can be compared to freshly brewed wines.”
Bai Man was smart, and so was Shen Chi. How could he not understand the underlying aning in her words?
He took a sip and smiled faintly, “When it cos to wine, of course, the longer it’s stored, the more flavor it has, just like you.”
Bai Man giggled, “Who did you learn that from after a few months? Don’t tell you’ve seen so elegant matron again?”
“Am I that common?”
Bai Man laughed even harder, “I’m joking, don’t be angry.”
She put down her glass and picked up a box from the table, looking a bit petulant, “I brought you a gift. You have to accept it, whether you want to or
” not.
“Who wouldn’t accept a gift? How could there be any reason not to?” Shen Chi replied with a smile.
“See if you like the tie I picked out for you?”
Bai Man opened the box revealing a black Armani business tie with diagonal stripes. She carefully lifted it out, a gentle smile on her face.
“Your taste is always good,” remarked Shen Chi after looking at it.
“Let put it on for you to see,” Bai Man moved closer to Shen Chi, reaching out to untie his tie in a rather suggestive manner.
Shen Chi stopped her, but still said with a smile, “No hurry. What else did you want to talk to about?”
“What else could there be? Haven’t you missed after months of not seeing ?” Bai Man pouted.
“Then this photo…” Shen Chi opened the magazine and picked out a photo with his fingers.
The photo wasn’t of anyone else but Zheng Lin. It was taken at the stadium, and she looked quite disheveled.
Bai Man snatched it from him, “My cousin upset you, she deserves this punishnt.”
“It would be best if you think so,” Shen Chi said with a aningful smile on his lips, “I knew you understand the situation best.”
Bai Man wrapped her arms around his, resting her head on his shoulder, half-pleadingly and half-coquettishly, “Shen Chi… can you not let these photos get out? And the ones that have already been released, can you take them back, right?”
Shen Chi laughed lazily, “Do I have that much power?”
“In this C City, you call the shots. Please, I’m asking you…” Bai Man snuggled against his shoulder.
How could she not know that Zheng Lin being dumped at the stadium had to be Shen Chi’s doing? In C City, besides Shen Chi, who else would dare do such a thing to Zheng Family’s precious daughter?
She just couldn’t understand, what was that girl to Shen Chi?
She had heard that she was just an orphan taken in from the orphanage.
“I wouldn’t have the heart to make you ask like this. I’ll get soone to seal those photos,” Shen Chi assured.
He only wanted to teach Zheng Lin a lesson; he didn’t want to fall out with her since after all, Zheng Lin was Bai Man’s cousin. In C City, the Bai Family was also reputable.
“I knew you care about ,” Bai Man said with a joyful smile on her face.
It was already midnight by the ti Shen Chi finished drinking at the bar. Bai Man wanted to plead with him to stay, but Shen Chi insisted on leaving.
When he drove back, it was past midnight.
At the Shen Family’s villa, only the rows of street lights outside were still shining. As he looked up, he saw the light in Xu Chaomu’s room was also on.
He frowned, the girl was still not asleep at this late hour.
Xu Chaomu had her room door wide open; she was waiting for Shen Chi to co back. She didn’t know why she was waiting—perhaps because she had seen the video of Zheng Lin at night, did she want to thank him?
Pacing back and forth in her room, Shen Chi saw her when he arrived; she was talking to herself while holding her stuffed rabbit.
A smile appeared on his face as he walked in.
“Still not asleep this late?” he asked with a hint of reproach.
“Fourth Brother!” Xu Chaomu dropped the rabbit and walked up to him.
“Hmm? You have sothing to say?” Shen Chi looked at her seriously.
Xu Chaomu was about to ask if he was the one who took revenge for her when she suddenly slled a strong scent of alcohol mixed with a rich perfu odor!
“Nothing!” Xu Chaomu huffed.
“Why are you not sleeping if there’s nothing?” Shen Chi frowned.
“I can’t sleep… too excited. Today Lou Yanli took on a date and gave a lot of stuff; what do you think I should give him in return?” Xu Chaomu made a show of pondering deeply.
“I’ve told you, no more dating boys!” Shen Chi’s face showed annoyance.
“If you can date won, why can’t I date n? Why are you being so unreasonable? Fourth Brother, don’t forget, your last na is Shen, and mine is Xu.”
After all, you and I are not related. Why do you have any right to control ?
Xu Chaomu lifted her face defiantly.
Shen Chi looked down, patted her cheek, his face clearly smiling but his tone was domineering, “Do you believe I can make your na appear on the sa household registration book as mine?”
Xu Chaomu blinked her large eyes, and before she could react, Shen Chi turned off the light in her room.
“Go to sleep early, and don’t think about all that nonsense,” said Shen Chi, his voice cold and sharp in the darkness. Before leaving, he added one more thing, “No more dates with boys!”
He closed the door behind him, leaving Xu Chaomu standing there stunned!
Damn it, it’s not okay to be so overbearing. He’s reeking of perfu himself, yet he even wants to control her from going on a date with a boy!
Xu Chaomu felt it was incredibly unfair, and she was one to fight against injustice..
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