Chapter 120 (2/2)

The dishes were brought out one after another and filled the table. Jiang Cheng sat alone at the table, picking a little of each dish as he ate slowly. The bowl and chopsticks opposite him were placed there from the beginning to end. Jiang Cheng glanced at it as he smiled silently. It was great that he could slowly spend his whole life with him now.

Shen Yan did not know which street he was on now. H City was very big and he was not familiar with every single street in the city.

As he did not want to contact anyone, he stretched out a hand and hailed a taxi. “To Century Garden.”

The driver exclaimed as he looked in the rearview mirror while driving off. “You are… My daughter has seen the TV drama that you’re acting in. What’s it called… She watches it every day! !”

Shen Yan, “…” “I’m not a celebrity, and I have never acted in a drama.”

The driver, “…” “What variety show was that?”

Shen Yan, “…” “I am not a celebrity.”

The driver finally got embarrassed and scratched his head, “It’s impossible that you’re not a celebrity when you’re so handsome and look so familiar. You can rest assured that I won’t tell anyone about it.”

Shen Yan’s expression was as cold as ice and frost, but the driver did not notice and kept talking like his life depended on it. He even questioned him non-stop, believing that he must definitely be a star.

Shen Yan thoughts were all a mess. The driver was so noisy that his brains were about to explode. It was just like hundreds of ducks clamoring in his ears at the same time. At last, he patiently pointed to the huge television screen in the center of a certain plaza when they passed by, “That’s me. I’m really not a celebrity.” Can you let him off now?

The driver looked back immediately.

The handsome man in the well-fitting and valuable suit on the TV was the same person sitting in his car. The man calmly accepted interviews with a faint and appropriate smile on his face. The name plate in front of him was impressively printed with ‘CEO of the Shen Conglomerate: Shen Yan’.

The driver fell silent. Shen Yan rubbed his temples and finally felt liberated.

“You’re the CEO of Shen Conglomerate! ! Ha ha ha ha! !”

“YunDing International is under your company’s banner, right?! ! I bought a house there! ! I had to save money for a long time! ! Thought it’s a little expensive, but the quality of the house was the best among the surrounding properties! ! You’re really landowners with a conscience! ! Ha ha ha ha! !”

“Unexpectedly, Mister CEO is so young and handsome! ! Comparable with a celebrity! ! I will definitely tell my daughter when I go back! ! I’m in luck! ! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! ! ! !”

Devil-like laughter broke through the sky. Shen Yan, “…”

Shen Yan felt that he had just regained a new lease of life when he arrived at his designated destination. Jiang Cheng had been left at the back of his mind and his mood had indescribably relaxed even though he felt dizzy. He exhaled, paid the driver, and sincerely said, “Thank you.”

The driver thought he was referring to giving him a ride. He quickly waved his hand and refused to accept his money.

“Forget it, we were brought together by fate and we’re already acquainted. There’s no need, there’s no need. Besides, my whole family is really satisfied with our house. A landowner with a conscience ah, the layout of the house… blah blah blah… the price… blah blah blah…”

Shen Yan took a deep breath, put the money on the seat, opened the door and left. Shen Yan totally did not listen to what the driver shouted loudly behind him. He walked to the estate without turning his head back.

Century Garden was also an upscale residential area developed by the Shen Conglomerate. The area, design and the money that the Shen Conglomerate spent on it determined that the number of units available for purchase were not much. The price of the building was proportional to the supporting facilities in the area, and the price had risen sharply in the past two years.

Shen Yan liked the place and the furnished apartment from the preliminary stage of the construction of Century Garden. So he kept an apartment for himself when it was first built, for him to move out when the situation called for it.

Later, he stayed in Shen Family’s house because of Old Master Shen, so he had never stayed in the house.

His mind was now in a mess and he did not want to go home because he was unable to hide his emotions in front of his family. He was unsure if news of Jiang Cheng’s return was known by Father Shen and Mother. Even if everyone knew that Jiang Cheng was back, he did not want to let everyone feel that he had a relationship with him.

Though Shen Yan seldom stayed in this house, the interior was fully furnished and it was tidy. However, Shen Yan suddenly did not like it that much. This was because it was too neat, just like a hotel where one made a temporary stop-over.

Shen Yan changed into slippers and entered. He turned on the air conditioner in the room and then went into the kitchen. Since he had not eaten much for breakfast, he was very hungry after such a morning. Unfortunately, there was nothing in the kitchen and the refrigerator was empty except for a carton of expired milk he bought the last time.

He could only put on his coat again, lock the door and go downstairs. As he seldom came here, he did not know what food was nice around here. Thus, he simply bought a ready-to-eat Braised Beef Brisket Rice from the convenience store and bought several cans of beer before going upstairs.

After the meal was heated in the microwave oven, Shen Yan opened a can of beer and finished it in one go.

His alcohol tolerance was still rather high despite he not needing to attend dinner parties all year round. This can of beer with low alcoholic content was treated just like water by Shen Yan. So even though there was nothing in his stomach, Shen Yan downed two cans of beer without the slightest strain.

Then he began to eat. His stomach was already rumbling with hunger but he still felt that the rice was too soft and the meat was too hard. It was far from good.

After eating, he relaxed completely as he lay on the bed. He easily fell asleep probably because he was too tired the night before, and it was already night when he woke up again.

Shen Yan picked up his cell phone. There were two unanswered calls on it. One was from Mother Shen and the other was from Shen Fu. Both calls were not very long and they were probably asking him why he hadn’t returned after so long.

Shen Yan did not want to go back, but the bathroom did not have the shower gel he usually used, there were no pajamas in the wardrobe, and the room was absolutely empty. He stared at the ceiling for a long while before he finally got up and dressed.

It was already after eleven at night when he returned to the Shen Family’s house. Everyone except the Auntie was asleep and she softly asked, “Young Master Shen came back so late. Have you had dinner? Shall I go and make you something to eat?”

Shen Yan nodded, “Then I’ll be troubling Auntie. I’d like to eat Stewed Pork with Taro, Blanched Gai lan, and a Fresh Mushroom and Shrimp Ball Soup.”

The Auntie agreed and went into the kitchen. Shen Yan made a cup of barley tea for himself and quietly waited in front of the sofa as he sunk into deep contemplation.

What on earth was Jiang Cheng talking about?