Chapter 17 (1/2)

Just so you guys know, I post these chapters when I get around to it in the day. So it may be in the morning or the evening depending on my schedule (And whether or not I sleep in).

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It was natural for Shen Yu to want to avoid that girl, but he suddenly flinched a little when he caught site of the anxious and angry eyes of Elder Shen.

Although Elder Shen has now retired and almost no longer manages the affairs of the Shen family and company, his prestige still exists and he is the only living relative of the original Shen Yu.

Shen Yu dared not challenge the Elder's bottom line too many times.

If one day, his ident.i.ty as an outsider is exposed, it is most likely that the first person to recognize that he is a fraud is Elder Shen.

Shen Yu hesitated for a moment before trying to compromise with the little villain. He gently rubbed Tang Li's hair and said, “Chestnut, Grandpa Shen wants to talk to you. Would you like to sit next to Grandpa Shen?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Shen, who was sitting on the opposite side, immediately smiled and waved to Tang Li, “Chestnut, come over here. Grandpa Shen wants to sit with you.”

Unfortunately, Tang Li did not move, as if he hadn't heard Elder Shen's enthusiastic call.

It was not until Elder Shen was dry-mouthed and the girl standing by the edge of the table was embarra.s.sed that the little villain shook his head reluctantly while keeping his eyes fixed on Shen Yu's face.

“Big brother, I want to sit with you.” The gentle and childish pleading was very painful to listen to.

In his heart, Shen Yu was surprised at the exquisite acting skills of the villain. However, on the surface he was helpless against the behavior of the villain. He sighed helplessly and turned to look at the girl.

The girl thought that Tang Li would sit obediently with Elder Shen, so she didn't expect that the child's temper would be so stubborn and that he would stick to Shen Yu.

Looking at the current situation, she can no longer take the initiative and continue to occupy Shen Yu's side, the girl looked down with a flashed of loss in her eyes and tried to squeeze out a smile: “It's all right, I'll sit with Grandpa Shen.”

As she spoke, the girl walked over quickly, blushed and sat down.

Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief and steered his wheelchair to the empty seat next to Tang Li.

Although Elder Shen's plan to encourage Shen Yu to sit with the girl failed, he was not discouraged at all. During the meal, he kept throwing out topics to Shen Yu and the girl and mentioning interesting things that happened when Shen Yu was a child.

The girl seemed to like Shen Yu very much. When she heard Elder Shen's old stories about Shen Yu, her eyes were bright, and laughter spilled from her mouth.

For a while, the dining room was filled with boisterous laughter from Elder Shen and the girl.

On the opposite side of the table, a big one and a small one sat quietly.

Shen Yu pretended not to hear the conversation. He buried his head and ate as quietly as a mouse.

Tang Li looked cold. He sat with a bowl and chopsticks in his hand, and the plate in front of him was full of the dishes Shen Yu had given him. However, he did not make a single move, frowning slightly, his eyes were frosty, and n.o.body could tell what he was thinking.

Suddenly, Shen Yu put down his chopsticks and reached over to pinch Tang Li's face.

Tang Li woke from his haze and suddenly turned his head towards Shen Yu.

Shen Yu was frightened by Tang Li's sudden action. The hand holding the little villain's face was still hanging stiffly in mid-air. He was stunned. When he finally regained his senses, he laughed in a low voice. “If you don't eat more, you'll never grow tall.”

After that, Shen Yu took back his hand and grabbed a piece of meat from its platter, finally putting it on a small plate in front of Tang Li.

“Eat.” Shen Yu likes to squint when he laughs. The beautiful peach blossom eyes bend into the shape of crescent moons. These moons are always accompanied by two beautiful dimples on his white cheeks.

The two dimples seemed to be filled with honey they looked so sweet.

Tang Li stared at Shen Yu, as if the air around him was mixed with the sweetness of honey and that sweetness was soaking into his heart.

Again, he felt that they were opposites. One shadow and one light.

Mr. Shen happened to say that when Shen Yu was in primary school, he liked a little girl in the same cla.s.s. He also promised that he would try hard to make money in the future and marry the little girl when they got older. How could he know that the little girl was frightened by his words and started crying on the spot?

Hearing this, the girl laughed so hard she couldn't stand up.

But Elder Shen paused for a moment and gradually looked into the girl's eyes, his gaze becoming more meaningful. He said, “Little Yang, don't you remember all these things I mentioned?”

“Ah?” The girl stopped laughing and shook her head blankly. “What do you mean?”

Elder Shen sighed helplessly: “… That little girl I just mentioned is you.”

The girl was stunned.

Elder Shen continued, “Aren't you and Little Yu primary school cla.s.smates? At that time, Little Yu liked you quite a lot. He often followed you around. Neither I nor his father could call him back.

After Elder Shen's reminder, the girl quickly recalled something and instantly her face lite up bright red.

“I… I don't remember much…” The girl whispered that she quickly glanced at Shen Yu. She found that Shen Yu's attention was focused on the little boy. He wasn't even listening to what they were saying.

Instantly, like a basin of cold water pouring over her, the girl's shy heart quickly cooled down.