Chapter 107 (1/2)

Translated by Yan of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

With Jiang Cheng’s reminder, Shen Fu suddenly remembered that Alan had gone back, and it seemed that there were a few things he could start to put into motion.

The day Lin ShuYi went back to S City, Shen Fu took the time to call Uncle Alan internationally. They talked for about an hour, and when they hung up in the end, Shen Fu was beaming.

Secretary Anna walked into the office with some documents, and she just happened to see Shen Fu’s mouth curved up so much that it was almost reaching the heavens.

“What made you so happy?”

Shen Fu laughed as he took the documents from Anna. “Of course it’s something that’s very worth being happy about.”

Anna had an indescribable sort of premonition that this had something to do with Lin ShuYi.

Next, the person who came late and left early changed from Brother Shen into Shen Fu. The Shen family often didn’t see a trace of Shen Fu either, and more importantly, even Lin ShuYi often couldn’t catch Shen Fu over the phone anymore.

Always busy during work, and even when it was after working hours, Lin ShuYi always found Shen Fu hanging up on him using work as an excuse whenever he called.

Lin ShuYi started to grow a little suspicious.

Just what in the world was Shen Fu so busy with every day?

As a result, he called Brother Shen, and Brother Shen said that Shen Fu had already taken leave from work for a week. He hadn’t been in for several days now.

“When I called him, I didn’t ask about the particulars, so I thought he already went back to S City. So it turns out he hadn’t?”

Brother Shen sounded a little surprised. He spoke again, “How about I help you out and call Chen Fang and ask whether he’s seen Shen Fu recently? If he didn’t go back to S City when he took vacation, where else would he go?”

Lin ShuYi sighed heavily and said, “No need, I’ll call him myself and ask.”

After hanging up, Brother Shen thought a bit before he gave another call. A long moment later, it picked up, and the voice on the other end was both hoarse and annoyed. “Do you know what time it is over here?!!”

Brother Shen twirled the marker in his hand and grinned. “Of course. It’s one AM in the morning.”

The voice on the other end grew even more irritated. “If you know, why are you still calling me at this hour?!! Do you know how tired I was today, I just fell asleep!! If something’s up, can’t you call back in a few hours at least?”

Brother Shen’s eyebrow lifted, and he stopped. “Oh, there’s nothing much. It’s just that my sister-in-law called me just then.”

There was a stunned pause on the other end, and immediately all the sleepiness was gone. The person asked, “What did he ask? What did you tell him? What was his mood?”

Brother Shen snickered evilly. “It seems like I didn’t call at a good time. I think it would be better if I call you again in a few hours.”

There was an anguished wail on the other line. “Aiyo, you’re my flesh and blood brother, can you not keep me in suspense? What exactly did he say?”

Brother Shen smiled. “Nothing much, he just asked what you’re busy with, and how come it hasn’t been easy to reach you over the phone recently.”

“What did you answer?”

“I didn’t really say anything, ah. I said that you had already taken vacation for a week, and you hadn’t come back to the Shen home recently or been in contact with us. None of us know where in the world you went off to.”

Shen Fu was basically about to spit up blood and die. He shouted, “Bro, I told you to keep him in the dark, not to tell it as it is! I’m getting ready to give him a surprise, but now after what you did, it’ll just become fear, alright?”

Brother Shen acted as if he didn’t know what he had done wrong. “I was keeping him in the dark ah. I didn’t say that you’re in Los Angeles preparing your wedding ceremony, nor did I say that you told us to keep him in the dark, or that you’re preparing a pleasant surprise for him. He thinks you disappeared, but in the end, not only will you come back, you’ll also marry him. If that isn’t a pleasant surprise, then what is?”

Shen Fu: …

“Bro, have I offended you sometime recently. I’m apologizing, will that do? Stop messing with me, if things continue like this I’ll probably be toyed around to death by you.”

Brother Shen chuckled darkly. “How could that happen? Aren’t you pretty powerful? You’re chatting pretty happily with Jiang Cheng.”

Shen Fu finally understood why Brother Shen was acting in such an underhanded way. He quickly revealed everything that he talked about with Jiang Cheng before, and finally he said, “I really didn’t say anything else. If something happened between the two of you, don’t blame it on me ah.”

Only then did Brother Shen give a snort. “All right, look at how nervous you are. I’ll help you justify it. Just relax and prepare for your wedding.”

“Bro, you really can’t play around anymore, you know how tired I’ve been recently. I miss him to death, and I’m holding back to give him a surprise so I can’t even call him and listen to his voice…”

“Beep beep beep…” Brother Shen didn’t want to listen to that kind of sappy and affectionate talk at all.

Shen Fu: …

In the end, he was no longer sleepy. He input Lin ShuYi’s phone number, and he pondered for a moment before he still ended up calling it. Even if he didn’t say anything, it would still be good if he could just listen to his voice for a bit. Shen Fu really was missing Lin ShuYi unbearably.

“Hello.” Lin ShuYi’s voice was light and clear, and it was like the sound of nature to Shen Fu’s ears. “If you aren’t going to say anything, I’m going to hang up.”

There were no fluctuations in the sentence, but Shen Fu could clearly tell that his voice was filled with anger. He knew that Lin ShuYi was definitely mad, and thinking of it that way, he laughed instead.

“You called my brother? Don’t listen to his nonsense, I’m on a business trip outside. I’ll be back on Sunday. Is there anything you want? I’ll buy it for you when I go back.”

The reason he kept Lin ShuYi in the dark was because he wanted to give him a nice surprise, so Shen Fu felt that it was still better to tell him only once everything was prepared. That way, it could be considered more of a pleasant surprise.

Lin ShuYi didn’t speak.

Shen Fu grew a little puzzled. Not asking questions nor interrogating him. This attitude wasn’t quite right, was it?