Chapter 285 - Another Cranium (1/2)

Shi Qingxue was scared by the weird thought flashing in her brain, so she hurriedly shook her head and tried to get rid of it.

They had never seen each other before, so it was her first time to see this manager today, and they talked only a little. Why did she think that he looked at her with love in his eyes, like an elder looking at a child?

She was out of mind.

Nevertheless, when she turned to Mo Junyang, she saw that he looked cold and stared at the manager of The You’s Pawnshop, with his cold and stern eyes.

It seemed that if nobody stopped him, he would kill this bastard who dared to covet his woman after he went out later.

“Junyang?” Shi Qingxue nervously grabbed Mo Junyang’s sleeve and called in a low voice.

Every time Mo Junyang showed such an expression, she felt restless even though she didn’t realize what had happened.

Then her worried eyes couldn’t stray from Mo Junyang.

It seemed that if she didn’t do anything, she would eventually part with Mo Junyang and they would become strangers like they did in the previous life.

Mo Junyang’s eyes fell on the manager for only several seconds, and soon he returned calm and smiled at Qingxue to comfort her.

He whispered, “I am fine.”

Shi Qingxue deeply doubted Mo Junyang’s words, but the manager spoke again after confirming her identity. “You are Lady Qingxue as expected. It’s great. I can finally live up to my boss’ expectations and give this stuff to you personally today.”

The manager directly put the stuff covered with a red cloth in Shi Qingxue’s hand regardless of anything and didn’t let her refuse.

“Eh, wait. What on earth is it?” Shi Qingxue was curious about Shi Lei’s relic, yet she was surprised as somebody suddenly put something in her hand.

The manager didn’t explain till now but looked at Shi Qingxue seriously. He lowered his voice, which could almost be heard only by him and her. “The stuff…should be given to you, and I don’t know what is in it, yet I need to tell you…something. No matter what decision you will make in the end, please treat this stuff well.”

He spoke on and off, and especially at the critical moment, his voice was so low that even Shi Qingxue couldn’t hear it clearly.

After that, he continued before Shi Qingxue came to her senses, “I have finished the job that my boss told me to do, so I won’t disturb you. Goodbye!”

“Eh, wait!” Shi Junhe also concentrated on this man’s words just now, but he didn’t hear anything clearly. He was confused and prepared to ask this guy.

Unexpectedly, the manager just glanced at Shi Junhe meaningfully and smiled. Then he left without saying anything.

Nobody could persuade him to stop.

Shi Junhe didn’t tell the servants to stop him, and they couldn’t beat this manager, so they had to watch him swagger out of the mansion.

After the manager went away, it was weird in the living room again.

Before the problem became more serious, Shi Junhe ended the meeting forcefully and told all people to return home.

Seeing that Shi Junhe paid attention to the so-called Shi Lei’s relic, Mo Shujun heaved a sigh of relief, even though she was also curious about it. She didn’t ask Shi Qingxue what was covered with the red cloth but went back to the Shou’an Hall.

Shi Junhe led his family to return to the East House.

“Qingxue, open it now and check what’s inside,” Shi Junhe ordered in a hurry after closing the door of the study.

His tone was subtle.

After all, in the misunderstanding in the living room, the one who was hurt most was not Shi Baoning ignored by an outsider, but Shi Lei’s eldest son, Shi Junhe.

Shi Lei had a relic to give to his descendant. Even if it wouldn’t be given to Mo Shujun, it should be given to the eldest legitimate son, right?

Why should it be given to Shi Qingxue?

Even though Shi Qingxue was his biological daughter, Shi Junhe couldn’t help but look her up and down and wonder what charm this girl had to make his father entrust something important to her instead of him.

Shi Qingxue didn’t open the package in her hand at once as Shi Junhe said but asked in surprise, “Father, haven’t you noticed that the man was…a little weird?”

Even Mo Junyang paid attention to the manager, and that man must be more than a lowly manager of a pawnshop.

Shi Junhe didn’t find the problem and just answered casually, “Perhaps his boss told him what to say before he came, so he spoke in his boss’ tone involuntarily, which is not surprising.”

“No, it’s not this problem,” Shi Qingxue responded firmly.

Then she seemed to recall the situation then and lowered her tone, with uncertainty. “When he mentioned his boss later, he said the words such as ‘expectations’, ‘live up to’, as if…”

“As if what? Why are these words weird?” Shi Junhe didn’t think that there was something wrong with these words. For example, he didn’t say anything, yet he still worshiped his father and wanted to live up to his expectations…

However, after Shi Qingxue heard that, her eyes lit up, and she looked joyful as if she found the key point. Then she nodded. “Right, that’s the problem. We would have such feelings more or less for the people we care about, the relatives and elders, but we won’t mention our elders in a reminiscent tone like him, as if the elder has passed away.

“Baoning, you must have such a feeling, right?”

In order to seek resonance, Qingxue turned to Shi Baoning.