Chapter 471 - Nothing to fear (1/2)

Xia Yu always felt that it was inconvenient for her to stay at Wanru’s home. So, she asked Li Feiran out as her companion to buy a middling flat when they were off duty this day. It was enough for her to live alone. If it was too big, it would be a headache for her when it needed cleaning.

Even so, Li Feiran still sighed with emotion for quite a while. “You’re rich indeed. You want to pay it in one lump sum.”

“Haven’t you also bought your own house?” Xia Yu rolled her eyes at her sourly.

“But we’re different. I have a mortgage, and I have to pay the mortgage every month.” Li Feiran complained. She hadn’t had the money to buy any new clothes for two months.

“Your house is bigger than mine. Why don’t you mention that?” Xia Yu shook her head and said with a smile. This woman was so good at complaining of being hard up.

“Never mind. You win.” Li Feiran gave up refuting her. “By the way, you’re really not going to forgive Young Master Yan? Actually, he also has a lot of helplessness.”

“Talking about it at this moment seems to give Shen Mo the opportunity to defame us. Let’s put it aside. We will talk about this if we’re meant to be when the deadline of their one-year competition comes.” Xia Yu didn’t want to waste time dealing with journalists. Instead, she preferred doing something more meaningful.

For example, she could open one or two new chain stores of Ruyi Tower in S city. She had done a survey on the local market. This plan was feasible. So, she had submitted her preliminary proposal to her father, which had been approved in principle by him, only waiting to be pinned down at the high-level meeting. If so, she would be busy in the future.

As for Li Feiran, she was almost made to be a sacrifice in the fight for power between the brothers of Shen Group. She understood Xia Yu’s worries and scruples. Being separated from each other for some time was good for them, so she didn’t continue to persuade Xia Yu.

After these two people selected the flat together, Xia Yu bought it at once since she thought it was nice. Then they decorated it. Seeing that everything was ready, Xia Yu decided to move in on a fine day.

Cheng Xi got along with Xia Yu since he came to Wanru’s home. Xia Yu was very nice to him, so he cried when he knew that she was moving out. Xia Yu consoled him for a long time and promised to pick him up at school and take him to the amusement park once a week, which finally dispelled his sadness and made him smile.

Since Xia Yu moved into her new home, Shen Yan, Li Wen, and Zhang Peng had all paid a visit to her. However, the place where Xia Yu lived was an ordinary housing estate. Her friends’ arrival with their luxurious cars made those residents of the community curious about Xia Yu’s origin and come to ask about it.

Xia Yu could only tell them those people were her classmates to slight them over. This explanation was plausible for those who seldom came here. But Shen Yan came here several times a day.

Then someone started to ask Xia Yu whether he was her boyfriend. The eyes were full of envy. How couldn’t the person envy? Her boyfriend drove a luxurious car and changed it frequently.

The question embarrassed Xia Yu. She lived there because she needed tranquility. But Shen Yan’s appearance disturbed it. So, she warned Shen Yan not to visit her frequently many times.

But this man turned a deaf ear to her. He still went his own way. He always ate and drank at Xia Yu’s home while she could do nothing to him. This day, he called her again and said that he would dine at her home. Xia Yu had no reason to turn down, so she deliberately began packing up things and went down the stairs slowly after her colleagues were all off duty. As soon as she went out of the lobby, she heard the car whistle and then looked up at the opposite side of the road, only to find an off-road vehicle, the window of which had been rolled down.

Xia Yu felt relieved in her heart. Luckily, he didn’t drive the ostentatious Maybach today.

After she got into the car, Shen Yan couldn’t help asking, “Why did it take you so long?”

Xia Yu was too lazy to tell him the reason and closed the car door.

Shen Yan drove to the main road quickly and then asked, “Where are we going?”

Xia Yu turned her head and cast a look at him. She had planned to make the food ready at night before he arrived. But now she was picked up by him and went back with him. So, she answered coldly, “To my home first.”

The man next to her frowned. “Why not buy some ingredients first at the supermarket? I have opened the fridge, and there’s not much left except a few eggs in it.”

Why should he be so insightful? Did he really think that was his home? Xia Yu cast a look at him sourly and then turned her head back. “You go to my home first. I will go grocery shopping then.”

Shen Yan turned his head and looked at her. “Alone?”

Xia Yu said with indifference, “Or what?”

“We just go together.” These words came lightly out of his mouth.

Xia Yu turned her head in amazement and looked at him again. Shen Yan was holding the steering wheel and looking at the front. When he finally noticed the woman beside him was staring at him, he turned his head slightly and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“You mean you’ll go grocery shopping with me?” Xia Yu asked again.

Shen Yan frowned slightly. “Is there any problem shopping together since we are on the same way?”

These two people headed for the supermarket directly, which was not the small one opposite her community but a Wal-Mart in the new area.

They found a parking space close to the entrance elevator to park the car in the underground parking lot. After that, Xia Yu got out of the car first and looked up, only to see a large crowd of people waiting for the elevator at the nearby entrance.

Considering that there were many residential communities nearby, Xia Yu didn’t know who she would run across in the crowd.

“Why not move?” Shen Yan came over.

Xia Yu looked at him. “Should we really go inside?”

Shen Yan roughly realized what she meant. But he just wore a gloomy face silently and walked forward alone. “Go ahead!”

Xia Yu was stunned for half a second in situ and pulled him after coming forward. “You’re not afraid?”

“Of what?”

“Of being recognized by others?”

“Of course! If we’re recognized by others, I do not know what will happen this time.” Xia Yu was a little angry. After the farce of love letters and intimate photos last time, Xia Yu didn’t want to see that thing happen again, not to mention that this time it might get worse.