Chapter 46 (1/2)

This chapter was nearly 4000 words, so almost double in length to a regular chapter.

The next one is also long…

Also, I saw a spider in my bedroom, but it ran away before I could get it. So now I have to burn my whole house down.

Shen Yu smiled and said, “Aren't you seeing me now?”

A perfunctory answer.

Yi Heng seemed unsatisfied with Shen Yu's words, and did not know how to reply.

In fact, even if Shen Yu ignored him, it's not like he had and qualifications to accuse Shen Yu. After all, there was no special relations.h.i.+p between them, unlike Tang Li and Shen Yu.

Thinking of Tang Li, Yi Heng's eyes dimmed a little, but his face still maintained a pure and innocent smile.

“I heard you were sick. I wanted to see you, but Tang Li kept standing in my way,” Yi Heng said.

“Oh?” Shen Yu said quietly, “Maybe it wasn't very convenient, and that's why he blocked you.”

Yi Heng was stunned. He didn't realize that Shen Yu would take the initiative. Shen Yu was like a cold-hearted person who was thousands of miles away, and his laughter had disappeared in the distance.

He tilted his head and approached Shen Yu. He asked in a very serious tone, “Do you hate me?”

Shen Yu didn't hate him.

He just didn't like him.

Shen Yu answered in his heart but dared not say it to his face. For better or worse, Yi Heng is the hero of this world. He has the halo of the hero, so Shen Yu knew he should try to avoid starting any conflicted with the little male lead unless absolutely necessary.

While Shen Yu was struggling with how to reply, he suddenly heard quick footsteps coming up from behind him. Before Shen Yu could respond, a tall and thin figure had blocked Yi Heng from his line of sight.

“He may not hate you, but I hate you very much.” Tang Li did not hide the strong disgust in his tone and stared at Yi Heng coldly.

After that, Tang Li turned around and put a bottle of mineral water into Shen Yu's hands.

The water bottle was ice cold, Shen Yu's was relieved by the cold feeling. He grabbed Tang Li's hand from behind and squeezed it gently two times. He smiled and said, “Thank you, Chestnut.”

Tang Li's cheeks were slightly red, and the depression that had just risen in the face of Yi Heng's presence disappeared in an instant.

Then Uncle Zhang came and said, “Sir, the car is here.”

Shen Yu nodded. “Let's go.”

Before leaving, Shen Yu looked at Yi Heng, who stood opposite Tang Li, and saw that Yi Heng also stared at him with an indescribable feeling in his eyes.

The teacher standing by the road called out for Yi Heng.

Yi Heng responded, and then turned his head and left.

The second before turning his head, he recovered his usual expressionless face, as if the smiling face just now was a mask. He could take it off if he wanted to and put it back on when he wanted to.

Apparently Tang Li also noticed the change of Yi Heng's expression and raised a corner of his mouth in a mocking manner.

But when he looked back at Shen Yu, he suddenly resumed his gentle smile.

Shen Yu: “…”

When it comes to changing facial, the male lead and villain are on par with a face changing performer[1]!

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The English contest in Jincheng was held for only two days. They should have stayed in Jincheng for only two days before returning. However, Shen Yu suddenly fell ill and delayed their journey.

The vice princ.i.p.al intentionally flattered Shen Yu, so he dragged the teachers and students to stay in Jincheng for a few more days. Of course, all the expenses were reimbursed by the school.

Returning to the airport in S city, Shen Yu looked at the flattering smile of the vice princ.i.p.al and felt sorry. He immediately decided to donate two more dormitory buildings.

It didn't matter, the Shen family has a lot money.

When Shen Yu told the vice princ.i.p.al about the decision, the vice princ.i.p.al was surprised and delighted. He held Shen Yu's hand excitedly and refused to let it go for a long time.

Uncle Zhang took great pains to break off the vice princ.i.p.al's vice like grip.

Shen Yu smiled helplessly, unconsciously turning to search for Tang Li's figure, but instead met the cold eyes of Yi Heng.

Yi Heng was not far behind him, leaning lazily on his suitcase. He was wearing a white s.h.i.+rt and jeans which made his his sickly pale face appear bloodless.

His facial features are extremely delicate, but unfortunately, they looked unhealthy.

Some doubts appeared in Yi Heng's eyes, and Shen Yu's eyes were full of exploration.

Two people and four eyes stared at each other.

Shen Yu felt a little embarra.s.sed.

Just as he was about to turn his eyes away, he suddenly saw Yi Heng grinning at him, and then the little male lead said with envy coloring his voice, “You are so kind to Tang Li…”

There was a little distance between them. So in the bustling Airport lobby, Shen Yu couldn't hear Yi Heng's voice. But Yi Heng's words were simple. Just by looking at his mouth move, Shen Yu could guess what he said.

Shen Yu was stunned for a moment.

He had not yet responded before Yi Heng had turned his head and looked blankly in the other direction.

“…”

Before he couldn't guess the male lead's thoughts. Yi Heng was very indifferent to him when they met for the first time. However, when they arrived in Jincheng, he suddenly became enthusiastic about Shen Yu.

But now, he could vaguely guess the thoughts of Yi Heng.

Perhaps it was because of his biological family's influence, but he was always unconsciously looking for a sense of belonging. In his eyes, Tang Li, who has the same type of tragic past as him, is the same kind.

Unfortunately, he was regarded Tang Li as someone who “betrayed” him.

Because Tang Li came to Shen's house…

After thinking about these things, Shen Yu was a little helpless and angry. He didn't like the idea that Yi Heng selfishly wanted Tang Li to be suffering. Just because Yi Heng still lived in the past, Tang Li must be tormented by those pains in his past too?

What's more, Shen Yu didn't think that Yi Heng's experience was more tragic than Tang Li's.

There are more miserable people in the world.

After saying goodbye to the vice princ.i.p.al and the others, Shen Yu left with Uncle Zhang and Tang Li. He did not look at Yi Heng anymore and also made up his mind to avoid Yi Heng from now on.

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Only a week after leaving, the company had piled up with both large and small affairs for Shen Yu to handle. Additionally, near the end of the month Shen Yu was required to check the accounts of the two dessert stores.

As a result, Shen Yu began to be busy again.

Although Shen Yu did not spend all his energy on dessert shops, he spent a lot of time pondering the signature dishes and the business model. Although the business of the two dessert shops was not outrageously prosperous, he still had a group of loyal customers.

Now the two dessert stores are on the right track. Apart from checking the accounts at the end of each month, Shen Yu almost never asks about the dessert store and leaves it to Uncle Zhang.

Uncle Zhang could feel the importance Shen Yu placed on the two dessert stores, so he did his best to manage the store's business, but at the same time, he also had many doubts in his heart.

One afternoon, Uncle Zhang couldn't help saying to Shen Yu, “Sir, the value of any random project under your command is enough to make the ten years' worth of the two stores profits. Isn't too wasteful to spend your time on the stores…”

Shen Yu sat in his wheelchair, facing the bookcase that occupied the entire wall. He held a half-opened book in his hand and turned his head to Uncle Zhang.

“It's not a waste.” Shen Yu smiled and said, “Baking is my hobby.”

Uncle Zhang was speechless.

He wanted to say that Shen Yu did this not out of interest for a mere hobby, but as if he was leaving a way for himself in case something went wrong.

But this sentence is too straightforward, so Uncle Zhang hesitated for a long time but in the end, dared not say it.

Did G.o.d hear him slandering Shen Yu in his mind? He heard Shen Yu sigh sadly: “Besides, what if the Shen family went bankrupt? People always have to leave a way out for themselves.”

Uncle Zhang: “…”

At this moment, Uncle Zhang almost doubted that he hadn't accidentally said what he was thinking.

Shen Yu raised his eyes and saw Uncle Zhang's nervous appearance. He knew he had guessed the other party's mind. He was immediately amused and waved his hand. “I'm kidding. Don't take it so seriously.”

Uncle Zhang's solemn expression did not relax under Shen Yu's comfort. He was silent for a long time and opened his mouth in earnest: “The Shen family has a big business and a strong foundation, it's not a small family established in a few years or more. Even if something happens later, it will surely survive, after all, a plucked phoenix is still better than a feathered chicken.”

Shen Yu laughed and said, “I hope so.”

But no one knows for sure what will happen.

If the phrase ” a plucked phoenix is still better than a feathered chicken” could be used in any case, there would not be so many bosses who were forced to jump from a building and commit suicide by the company's bankruptcy in the original novel.

Moreover, the original plot clearly states that the Shen family will go bankrupt.

Shen Yu had thought about protecting the Shen family through his own efforts. Unfortunately, he was a dessert master who could only bake. He had come to this world knowing nothing about the company's affairs or how to run a corporation.

He worked hard, and exhausted all his perseverance, but it was still difficult running the company.

Uncle Zhang has taken care of Shen Yu for so long, it was natural to know that Shen Yu works very hard every day but still has worries. There are even many things that need Kang Lin's help.

Uncle Zhang knows all about it, otherwise he wouldn't even consider the worst case scenario.

The two people stared at each other in silence for a full minute, and finally Shen Yu burst into laughter. He pointed at Uncle Zhang and laughed for half a day, and tears gushed from the corners of his eyes.

Uncle Zhang was in a daze.

“It's the first time I've seen you look so miserable.” Shen Yu raised the back of his hand to wipe away the tears on his cheeks and coughed twice with his fist to his lips. Then he resumed his serious manner and said, “Chin up, you look better when you're cold-faced.”

Uncle Zhang's smile broke through in an instant and he laughed.

The two men laughed at each other silently for a while. Shen Yu shut the book in his hand and handed it to Uncle Zhang. “Put this in Chestnut's room.”

Uncle Zhang looked at the word “management” on the cove, and hesitated slightly: “Chestnut is only eleven years old, won't it be too early to learn this?”