Chapter 652 - Should Have Expected What Would Happen (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Shi Mengwan didn’t notice Zhan Haoze’s gaze. Her thoughts were a little adrift at the moment. For so many years, she had been constantly searching, constantly searching. From the beginning, she had been filled with hope, but later on, she felt that the hope was increasingly slim.

It wasn’t that she had forgotten her Dear Brother, but that she had placed him in the depths of her heart. She didn’t recall him easily, or else she would feel very anguished.

But ever since she met Zhan Haoze, she had been reminiscing about the past more and more.

She didn’t like it too much. The more she recalled, the more it reminded her that she and her Dear Brother might really not be fated to be together.

Just like today, she had already seen Zhan Haoze and her Dear Brother as two different people, but then she saw such a side to Zhan Haoze.

For a moment, she was in a trance, as if she had returned to more than ten years ago. He was the same, always arguing with others, always fighting with others.

She couldn’t help but think of these two people as one person. They were too similar. Not only did they look alike, there was also —

A magnified face suddenly appeared before her eyes. The malicious eyes that were the same as those in her memories, and he stared at her just like that.

Shi Mengwan was shocked, and her body moved back in surprise. Behind her was the sofa, and her back touched the back of the sofa.

Zhan Haoze’s body moved closer, and Shi Mengwan swallowed her saliva.

“Mr. Zhan, the wound has been bandaged. You can go now.”

Zhan Haoze pursed his lips slightly and looked at the nervous expression on Shi Mengwan’s face. He stretched his hands forward and placed them directly on both sides of her body.

“Where would I go?”

Shi Mengwan blinked her eyes. Where would he go? Of course he would be leaving this place.

“Mr. Zhan, this is my home.”

“I know this is your home. When you brought an unfamiliar man home, didn’t you think of the consequences?”

Seeing that Zhan Haoze’s face was getting closer and closer, Shi Mengwan pressed hard against his chest.

“Mr. Zhan, I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. I just –”

She couldn’t say the rest of her words. She just thought of him as her Dear Brother. She just replaced the past memories in front of her eyes once again.

But the man in front of her didn’t recognize her, nor did he admit that he was her Dear Brother.

“In short, all of this is a misunderstanding. It’s getting late, I still need to rest. Please see yourself out.”

Zhan Haoze’s body blocked her way. Shi Mengwan didn’t move, nor did she run away. She didn’t want the same thing that happened in the elevator to happen again.

“Mr. Zhan, can you move aside?”

Zhan Haoze stared at Shi Mengwan’s face for a while, and finally stood up very slowly.

Shi Mengwan didn’t relax just because he stood up. The other party was too tall. With her height of nearly 1.7 meters and sitting like that at this moment, she could only make the other party appear even taller.

She didn’t know that when her eyes stared at Zhan Haoze’s face defensively, there was an irresistible charm in her eyes.

The ends of her eyes were slightly raised in a seductive expression, but she didn’t know it.

Zhan Haoze stood there but was in no hurry to leave, nor was he in a hurry to move. Shi Mengwan was a little nervous, so she swallowed her saliva. Her eyes revealed some anticipation.

Zhan Haoze’s eyes darkened at her eagerness to see him leave as soon as possible. Not only did he not leave, but he also leaned down.

Shi Mengwan felt even more nervous and leaned back. This could be considered a silent invitation.

Zhan Haoze looked at her half-opened lips and stopped when his lips were less than a centimeter away from hers.

Shi Mengwan’s breath was burning hot. She stared at the enlarged face in front of her and inexplicably felt thirsty.

She instinctively pursed her lips. Zhan Haoze’s face came closer, and almost touched hers.

“Miss Shi.” Zhan Haoze’s voice sounded a little low.

“If you don’t intend to let a man do anything to you, don’t casually bring a man home, and don’t casually put on such a seductive posture.”

“…”

After saying this, Zhan Haoze stood up and left.

The sound of the door closing made Shi Mengwan snap out of her daze. After she snapped out of her daze, she was filled with anger.

What did Zhan Haoze mean by that?

What did he mean by her casually bringing a man home? And what did he mean by her casually putting on a seductive posture?

Shi Mengwan wanted to scold him, but the person she wanted to scold had already left. She wanted to scold him, but she couldn’t.

Gritting her teeth, Shi Mengwan simply couldn’t let go of her anger. She told herself that if she still cared about Zhan Haoze after this, she would be a pig.

She was so angry.

..

When Zhan Haoze entered the door, he noticed that the lights in the hall were still on.

Chen Feifei was sitting on the sofa, and her facial expression didn’t look too good. Chen Feifei kept a straight face until Zhan Haoze entered the door, and only then did her expression finally cheer up.

She stood up quickly and rushed to Zhan Haoze.

“Brother Hao, you’re back.” Chen Feifei’s eyes were a little red. When she walked to Zhan Haoze, she had already readjusted the expression on her face.

When he entered the door, he had on his suit jacket, so the wound on his hand was covered. Chen Feifei didn’t notice that she touched his wound when she pounced on him.

Zhan Haoze’s brows furrowed imperceptibly. He resisted the urge to pull Chen Feifei’s hand away.

“It’s so late. Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”

“You know it’s so late?” Chen Feifei pouted. “It’s so late, but you still weren’t back. Didn’t you know that I’d be worried?”

“Go to sleep.”

Zhan Haoze’s voice was gentle, but he didn’t coax her like before. Chen Feifei was a little unhappy.

“Brother Hao, where did you go?”

“Nowhere. I was just working overtime at the company.”

“I must tell Dad not to give you so much work. Look at you, you don’t even have time to accompany me.”

“Stop fooling around.” Zhan Haoze’s tone of voice was uncharacteristically serious. “Work is work, not play.”

“Then so be it.” Chen Feifei was getting more and more unhappy. “But you’re always busy. You were willing to spend time with me before, but lately, you’ve been spending less and less time with me.”

Her tone was full of complaints. Zhan Haoze looked at her and his expression softened. “I’ll spend time with you after I’m done busying.”

“You said it.” Chen Feifei hooked her arm around his. “Don’t lie to me. If you stand me up, I’ll tell Dad.”

“Tell me what?”

The sudden voice made both of them look at the stairs. Chen Yongchang came down at some point and looked at the two people holding hands.

“Dad.” Chen Feifei saw her father and quickly let go of his hand. She ran to Chen Yongchang. “Why aren’t you sleeping?”

“My precious daughter isn’t sleeping, so how can I sleep?”

Chen Yongchang patted Chen Feifei’s hand. “What’s wrong? You haven’t said what you want to say to me.”

“Let me tell you. I want you to give less work to brother Hao. Look, he’s so busy that he doesn’t have time to accompany me.”

“Really?” Chen Yongchang glanced at Zhan Haoze, then looked at Chen Feifei. “You’re not young anymore. Don’t be too willful. Haoze is a person who wants to do great things. How can he accompany you every day?”

“I don’t care. I just want brother Hao to accompany me.”

Chen Feifei was rarely this willful, and her tone was coquettish. Chen Yongchang couldn’t do anything about this daughter of his.

“Okay, okay, okay, but it’s late now. You should go to bed.”

“Then –” Wanting him to send her back to her room, Chen Feifei looked at Zhan Haoze.

“You go to bed first. I have something to ask Haoze.”

“Alright.” Her face full of displeasure, Chen Feifei pouted. “You’re the most annoying, Daddy. It’s not enough to ask brother Hao to help you during the day, but you still want to snatch him from me even at night.”

“Feifei.” Chen Yongchang called her name. Chen Feifei was unhappy. She stomped her feet angrily and went upstairs.

“It’s really hard to keep a girl when she gets older.”

Chen Yongchang looked at his daughter, glanced at Zhan Haoze, and walked towards the study room. Zhan Haoze silently followed behind him.

The study room was on the first floor. Chen Yongchang entered the door and motioned for Zhan Haoze to sit down. He didn’t sit down, but stood opposite the desk.

“It’s been so many years, but you’re still so politely distant.”

Chen Yongchang seemed to be lamenting. Zhan Haoze didn’t respond, and he didn’t need his response.

“There haven’t been many things happening in the company recently. Why are you back so late today? Is there something else?” Chen Yongchang’s gaze contained some probing.

“It’s nothing important.” Zhan Haoze’s voice was very calm. “It’s just a small matter. I’ve already taken care of it.”

“I believe you know what to do.”

Chen Yongchang didn’t continue this topic. Instead, he changed the topic.

“That year, Feifei saved you and brought you back. It’s been more than ten years now. You also know how Feifei feels about you. That child had always been stubborn ever since she was young. Since she has decided on you, as her father, there’s nothing I can do. You’re not young anymore. It’s time to think about starting a family. Don’t you think so?”

Zhan Haoze was silent and didn’t reply.

“The last time Feifei was hospitalized, you promised me that you would marry her. Although her body has recovered, she still needs to be carefully nurtured. To be honest, I don’t feel at ease handing her over to someone else. I’ve learned about your character over the years. Haoze, I should be able to trust you, right?”

Zhan Haoze’s lips pursed slightly, and he finally nodded slightly.

“I promised you that I would take care of her.”

“Okay. It’s getting late. You go rest first. You don’t have to go to work tomorrow. Accompany Feifei.”

Zhan Haoze didn’t refute. He nodded slightly, turned around, and left.

After returning to his room, Zhan Haoze took off his suit jacket. The blood stains on his shirt were still there. He took it off and threw it into the trash can.

He looked at the wound that was bandaged with gloomy eyes. Thinking of Chen Yongchang’s words just now, he took out his phone.

He pressed a group of numbers based on his memory. After the call was connected, he only said one sentence, “I agree to what you said last time.”

After hanging up, Zhan Haoze deleted the call record.

He made two more calls, and each time, he only said a few words before deleting the call records.

After putting down the phone, he laid down on the bed. He shut his eyes tightly to conceal all his emotions.