Ch. 181..190

Chapter 181: Adding Ingredients to the Soup Tang Jin saw that her son actually knew to hold Ye Chuyi’s hand and was delighted as could be, “Young couples should be more affectionate, don’t be shy!”

Ye Chuyi smiled helplessly at her and stopped resisting.

She would just indulge her to make her happy, as it wasn’t going to last too long anyway.

Soon, the three of them entered the villa, ready for dinner.

The evening meal was already laid out on the dining table, and Sheng Tingyuan led Ye Chuyi by the hand to the table until she sat down, still holding his hand.

She couldn’t help frowning. Was it really necessary to take the act this seriously?

In a very low voice, she said, “That’s enough, let go.”

Sheng Tingyuan looked down at the hand in his palm, slender and fair, the large burn on the back of her hand had healed and there was barely a trace to be seen.

He was somewhat surprised. Was her ability to recover that strong? Not even a scar remained.

Ye Chuyi took the opportunity while he was lost in thought and quickly withdrew her hand.

The table was covered in delicious dishes, aroma wafting through the air. What was he daydreaming for? It was time to dig in properly.

Tang Jin had already started serving her with the communal chopsticks, and after a few meals, she had figured out Ye Chuyi’s preferences and selectively picked out her favorites.

As Ye Chuyi ate, a sense of happiness emerged. She really enjoyed eating with Tang Jin, feeling the affection as if being pampered by a mother—a feeling she had lacked and longed for since childhood.

Because of happiness, her smile became exceptionally sweet, and her voice was extra gentle, “Mom, don’t just take care of me, you should eat too.”

She reciprocated by serving Tang Jin as well.

But Tang Jin laughed and said, “I’m getting older and shouldn’t eat too much for dinner. It’s you and Tingyuan who have worked hard all day and should eat more.”

Ye Chuyi understood her implication and the food she picked up took a detour into Sheng Tingyuan’s bowl.

Sheng Tingyuan didn’t utter a word and ate it all.

After a while, at Tang Jin’s subtlety, Ye Chuyi served Sheng Tingyuan several more times and he finished every bit each time.

Ye Chuyi suddenly felt a sense of joy like feeding an animal.

No wonder Tang Jin enjoyed serving her food so much, finding more pleasure in watching her eat than eating herself. It turns out that feeding someone else and seeing them enjoy the food does bring satisfaction.

She turned and smiled at Tang Jin, “Mom, he seems to be not picky at all, he eats everything!”

Tang Jin glanced at her son, smiled and remained silent.

Actually, her son was a bit picky. He didn’t eat food with peculiar flavors like Garland chrysanthemum, cilantro, or carrots, but Ye Chuyi didn’t know. When she served those to him, he actually ate them.noveldrama

Really curious, does the food served by a wife taste different?

Tang Jin was grinning ear to ear. She felt that her son must be starting to take his wife to heart.

It wasn’t easy, even a blockhead like him would see the light one day.

After dinner, Tang Jin hurried the couple to go back home, “Go on back, you’re both tired from the day, you deserve a good rest.”

Ye Chuyi then got into Sheng Tingyuan’s car with him and they left.

Only then did the smile fade from Tang Jin’s face. She instructed the butler, “Have the driver take Xiaoyi’s car back to her so it won’t delay her use of it tomorrow.”

“Yes, Madam.”

“Call Auntie Wang, I have a few questions for her.”

The butler immediately dialed Auntie Wang’s phone and put Tang Jin on speakerphone.

“Auntie Wang, have you found out the reason Xiaoyi hasn’t been coming home these days?”

“Madam, I’ve found out. The Young Madam somehow burned her hand a while back, and instead of showing concern, the Young Master scolded her, saying that as a doctor, she wasn’t taking good care of her hands, and was playing with patients’ lives by being careless.”

Angry, Tang Jin clutched her chest, “This blockhead, he actually said that? Instead of caring if his wife is hurt, he’s worrying about some figments of patients? Has his brain been kicked by a donkey? I never saw him be this compassionate before, scolding a doctor on behalf of patients!”

“However, the Young Master did go to apologize to the Young Madam that evening and asked me to prepare food for her, which Assistant Xiaoyang came to pick up.”

“So he brought food and still didn’t manage to appease her?”

“Not really, but it seems the Young Madam isn’t truly angry. She goes on with her daily life as usual, just not staying at home.”

“These two originally had a marriage of convenience with no real affection. If Xiaoyi doesn’t stay at home, there’s even less chance for their feelings to grow. How can this go on?”

“Madam, should I add ‘something’ into the water? You’ve always felt they are too polite to each other. A little ‘something’ could help them get closer, couldn’t it?”

“That… whether to add it or not is up to you, I’ve already put something in the soup. They’ve eaten at my place and should be almost home by now. Make sure to guard the door well. Don’t let anyone in or out, you understand?”

“I understand, you can count on me, Madam.”

Chapter 182: His Exceptional Popularity Ye Chuyi followed Sheng Tingyuan home and felt a bit hot, but she didn’t take it too seriously, considering they had mutton soup and meat for dinner, feeling a little heat was normal.

After entering the house, she changed her shoes, drank a cup of honey water prepared by Auntie Wang, and then went upstairs back to her own bedroom.noveldrama

But as soon as she entered, she was shocked, “Where is my bed?!”

She rushed out of the room, towards the meticulously cleaning Auntie Wang downstairs, and asked, “Auntie Wang, where is the bed from my room?”

Auntie Wang paused her work, “Madam, the bed was broken, so I had the factory take it away. The new bed will take some time to be delivered!”

“But it was all right when I left!”

“Perhaps I broke it accidentally while changing the sheets. It’s all my fault, Madam. Just deduct the cost of the bed from my salary.”

Ye Chuyi was not a fool; she knew perfectly well that Auntie Wang could not have broken the bed just by changing the sheets.

She looked helplessly at Auntie Wang, “It seems like you just don’t want me to sleep in that bed.”

There was no way she would deduct her salary; her mother-in-law, upon hearing about the “good deed” Auntie Wang had done, might even give Auntie Wang a raise. And besides, it was very likely that her mother-in-law had asked her to do this.

Still not giving up, she ran to the other rooms to check, and without exception, all the beds in the guest rooms had also been moved out, even the sofas that could accommodate a person were gone.

Left with no choice, Ye Chuyi went to the master bedroom to wash up.

After she finished bathing and came out, she found that Sheng Tingyuan still hadn’t returned.

Strange, was he taking such a long bath today?

Never mind, she would claim the bed first.

The big red wedding quilt on the bed had been replaced with a warm and beautiful lotus-pink color.

Ye Chuyi lay in bed, under the covers, and couldn’t help thinking if Sheng Tingyuan knew the bedding had been changed to this color. Would he be willing to go to bed and sleep seeing this color?

Hmm, hopefully not, it would be better if he decided to sleep somewhere else so she could enjoy the soft and comfortable big bed alone.

Weird, why was it getting hotter and hotter?

She couldn’t resist stretching her legs out of the blanket, which felt cooler, and then she closed her eyes.

She had no idea how long she had slept when she was rudely awakened by her thirst.

The sense of heat was so intense she almost wanted to take off her flimsy nightgown, but fortunately, she remained rational, knowing she was at Sheng Tingyuan’s villa, and resisted the urge to strip down.

Groping in the dark, she went downstairs to find something to drink.

There used to be a small night light lit downstairs, but surprisingly it wasn’t today; maybe Auntie Wang forgot to turn it on.

In the dimness, Ye Chuyi saw a glass of water on the coffee table in front of the sofa, the glass reflecting a faint luster.

She walked over, and just as she was about to take the glass, she was tripped by a foot.

She cried out softly, instinctively reaching out to brace herself on the ground, but instead of touching the ground, she found herself on a searing hot object.

A muffled grunt sounded in her ear, and then she fell into a firm embrace.

Ye Chuyi was startled, “Sheng Tingyuan, what are you doing here? Why didn’t you turn on the light!”

Sheng Tingyuan’s voice was husky, “I’m afraid my current state isn’t suitable for the lights to be on.”

Ye Chuyi, lying on top of him, felt his unusual heat, and she groped to touch his face, “Why are you so hot; do you have a fever? Do we have fever medicine at home?”

“It’s not a fever, no need for medicine.”

“Ah?”

Ye Chuyi was puzzled, but very quickly, she realized what was happening.

She was still pressing down on him and had already felt a certain abnormality.

The object her hand had pressed on when she was about to fall was probably it.

Ye Chuyi’s face flushed, and wanting to get up to escape the awkwardness, she was held down by Sheng Tingyuan.

This made them even closer, the strange sensation even stronger.

She hit him anxiously, “What are you doing, let go!”

Sheng Tingyuan didn’t let go, even as she hit him. After a while, he finally said, “Doesn’t your hand hurt?”

Ye Chuyi, right against him, forced to feel his magnificence, replied through gritted teeth, “Not in the slightest. Does President Sheng have to worry again about me injuring my hands affecting surgery? Rest assured, I can still perform surgery after beating you, maybe I’ll do even better!”

Chapter 183: Kiss Her Sheng Tingyuan was silent for a moment before he finally said in a low voice, “It’s not that I’m worried about the patient’s surgical outcome, I just don’t want your hands to get hurt.”

Ye Chuyi: “Wow, so that’s the reason? I don’t believe you.”

Sheng Tingyuan helplessly asked, “Why don’t you believe me?”

“Because before knowing that I was Doctor Anxin, you never cared about my hands.”

“That’s because I didn’t know you had such precious hands before, learning medicine is very hard, and every outstanding doctor must spend a great deal of time practicing. I don’t want your efforts to be in vain, nor do I want your prided medical skills to be affected.”

Ye Chuyi’s brain was overwhelmed by a sense of heat, scorched by his fiery body temperature, leaving her with no desire to discern the truth in his words — not that it mattered anyway.

When he finished speaking, she asked, “Can you let me go first? I’m dying of thirst; I want to drink some water.”

Sheng Tingyuan handed her a bottle of mineral water: “Drink this.”

Ye Chuyi took the mineral water but felt something was off: “Isn’t there water on the coffee table? Why did you also get a bottle of mineral water to drink?”

Sheng Tingyuan leaned in close to her ear and said softly, “I suspect there’s something in the water, so it’s safer to drink the mineral water.”

Ye Chuyi found him too close for comfort and tilted her head away to create some distance: “Auntie Wang? No way, when I got back, she gave me a glass of honey water, and I drank it all.”

“Mmm, I drank a glass too. Apart from the honey water, there was probably something added to the meal I had there too. She must be getting anxious for a grandchild and has resorted to underhanded tactics.”

Ye Chuyi: “…”

No wonder she started feeling hot on the way back; she thought it was because of the mutton soup!

She silently twisted open the mineral water and just as she took a sip, Sheng Tingyuan added, “I forgot to say, I drank from this bottle already, so drinking from it now is like an indirect kiss between us.”

Ye Chuyi spurted the water out: “Sheng Tingyuan! You can be quiet!”

She, of course, knew he had drunk from the bottle since it was already half-empty, but his insistence on pointing it out put her in an awkward spot.

In the dim light, Sheng Tingyuan chuckled softly and pulled out another bottle, twisted off the cap, and handed it to her: “This bottle is untouched.”

Ye Chuyi wished she could pour all of the mineral water over his head as she scoffed, “Childish.”

Sheng Tingyuan chuckled again: “That’s quite a fresh word, no one but you has ever described me that way.”

Ye Chuyi had already taken the new bottle and drank half of it in large gulps, finally relieving her thirst.

But the feeling of heat didn’t subside.

She touched Sheng Tingyuan’s arm again, he seemed to be even hotter than her.noveldrama

At her touch, Sheng Tingyuan’s heart trembled slightly deep inside; she had no idea that right now, he couldn’t withstand even the slightest of her teasing touches.

Tang Jin was very direct with her son, spiking his food thoroughly, as if afraid he would not satisfy Ye Chuyi.

Ye Chuyi herself was burning up, and the heat from her body passed through the thin fabric to him, fanning the flames within his already overheating body.

Her scent was also intoxicating, her voice music to his ears. Her lying on top of him was both a joy and a torture.

He felt like he was about to explode, but still he reined in his willpower, speaking to her in a gentle voice, “Are you still mad at me?”

“Mad? I’m not mad at all!”

“Not mad yet you don’t come home?”

“Oh, I thought it was nice for you to stay at yours and me at mine.”

As Ye Chuyi spoke, she attempted to get up but was once again pressed down by Sheng Tingyuan: “Don’t move around.”

Ye Chuyi felt wronged, as she had not moved around. Having him prodding at her, she didn’t dare to move at all.

But she couldn’t just lie on top of him forever, right? She had to get up, right? Getting up would mean brushing against him, right?

It’s a good thing the lights were off; otherwise, her face might have been too red to bear, completely flustered.

Sheng Tingyuan pulled her up slightly and wrapped his arms around her waist: “Come home with me, that’s my only request.”

“Then tell Auntie Wang to move the bed back for me. There’s only one bed left in the house now; I don’t believe you didn’t know.”

“Mmm, I knew.”

Not only did he know, but he had also condoned it.

He slightly bowed his head and kissed her forehead: “I’ll get the bed moved back for you tomorrow.”

Ye Chuyi stiffened, her mind going blank, the soft and warm touch on her forehead penetrating straight to her heart and lingering there.

Sheng Tingyuan actually wanted to do more, but he didn’t want to act under the influence of any drug, nor did he want to force Ye Chuyi.

A kiss on the forehead was probably already her limit.

Suppressing his boiling blood and the outcry of his senses, he picked Ye Chuyi up and carried her steadily upstairs step by step.

Ye Chuyi didn’t know if it was his kiss that shocked her, but she was motionless, silent, and as docile as a cat with its claws retracted.

Chapter 184: Mother-in-law Apologizes Sheng Tingyuan carried her into the bedroom and placed her on the bed, “Sleep.”

Ye Chuyi closed her eyes.

She was thinking, if Sheng Tingyuan dared to take any further steps, she would kick him in a certain spot, ensuring he would be scared and never harbor any improper thoughts towards her again.

But she lay down and waited for quite a while without seeing him make a move.

He just lay beside her and covered her with a thin blanket.

After a while, she heard his even breathing and knew he had fallen asleep; only then did she feel at ease and drifted off to sleep herself.

She didn’t know how much time had passed before thirst woke her up again.

As she struggled to sit up and was thinking about going downstairs for water, she suddenly noticed two bottles of mineral water on the bedside table.

She couldn’t help but look back at the sleeping Sheng Tingyuan. He was quite considerate, even fetching her water; she just didn’t know when he got it because she didn’t realize he had woken up.

After finishing the water, Ye Chuyi quickly fell back to sleep.

But in her dreams, she felt as though she was in a furnace, and it wasn’t until dawn that the dry and hot feeling subsided.

At 7:30, the alarm went off; Ye Chuyi groped for her phone with bleary eyes to turn off the alarm, but instead of touching her phone, she touched a hand.

She suddenly opened her eyes and then saw Sheng Tingyuan taking her phone and turning off her alarm.

She hesitated and asked, “Did I wake you up?”

“No.”

“I’ll sleep in the next room tomorrow, so I won’t disturb you.”

“How considerate of you.”

“Why do I get the feeling you don’t really mean that compliment?”

“Smart, you figured it out.”

After saying that, Sheng Tingyuan got out of bed and went to freshen up.

Ye Chuyi looked puzzled. So, was he annoyed by her waking him up, or not? Was it considerate or inconsiderate of her not to disturb him?

Men’s minds are as unfathomable as the ocean’s depths!noveldrama

Ye Chuyi shook her head and went to the bathroom to freshen up as well.

One thing that was good about Sheng Tingyuan was that he always let her use the master bedroom’s bathroom, always going to another room to freshen up himself.

As Ye Chuyi squeezed toothpaste onto her brush and began brushing her teeth, she inadvertently looked up and caught sight of herself in the mirror; she widened her eyes in shock.

What’s happening, why was her face still so red! She looked just like a ripe tomato!

Hadn’t the effects of the medicine worn off? Hadn’t the feeling of heat disappeared?

Was it with such a red face that she had spoken to Sheng Tingyuan just now?

Ye Chuyi felt a bit of panic. She hadn’t seen any abnormality in Sheng Tingyuan’s complexion; so why was hers like this?

She turned on the faucet, scooped up some cold water, and splashed it fiercely on her face.

After washing her face for quite some time, the redness finally receded a bit.

After freshening up, she went downstairs to have breakfast.

But looking at the delicious breakfast spread on the table, she hesitated, afraid to start eating.

Sheng Tingyuan noticed her hesitation, “There’s nothing wrong with the breakfast, go ahead and eat.”

Only then did Ye Chuyi eat with peace of mind.

“I’ll talk to my mom about this; she won’t do such things again. I’m sorry.”

Ye Chuyi nodded; he indeed should talk to her; otherwise, how could they manage if such things happened every day?

…

At noon.

Ye Chuyi received a call from Tang Jin, who sounded apologetic, “Xiaoyi, are you okay? It was mom being too anxious, so I thought of giving you and him a bit of a push. I apologize to you.”

“Tingyuan has also scolded me, and I will respect your way of getting along in the future, not intervening too much.”

Ye Chuyi laughed softly, “Mom, I’m fine, but in the future, you really can’t do this anymore.”

“No more, I promise. Xiaoyi, can you still come over for meals?”

“Of course, as long as you don’t set me up like that again.”

“This is the only time, and the last time, I promise!”

“Then I’ll have to keep coming over to scrounge meals off you!”

“Good, good, that’s wonderful!”

Tang Jin’s spirits lifted, and after chatting with Ye Chuyi for a while, she reluctantly hung up the phone.

She turned to her son who had been supervising her phone call, “Xiaoyi’s not angry, so stop frowning. Otherwise, one might think I owe you money.”

Sheng Tingyuan said indifferently, “Even if she was angry, she wouldn’t show it, and she certainly wouldn’t tear her face with you, her mother-in-law. She gave you ample face, and in return, you drugged her. Is that any way to act as a mother-in-law?”

Chapter 185: Sheng Tingyuan is Unfit? Tang Jin, knowing she was at fault, said softly, “I indeed did her wrong, but wasn’t I anxious? No matter how convincing you two act in front of me, I can tell that you’re not close. If you were a little more proactive, would I need to resort to such measures?”

“I’ll handle things with her on my own; you should stop interfering and focus on taking care of your health. That’s more important than anything else.”

Tang Jin looked at him skeptically, “I can stop meddling, but are you capable of handling it on your own? Don’t let it be that I’m in the grave and still haven’t seen a shadow of my grandson. Did you two… succeed last night?”

Sheng Tingyuan frowned at her and walked away without saying a word.

Tang Jin couldn’t help but touch her forehead, “Oh no, it definitely didn’t work. I gave him a lot of that medicine too!”

“Could it be that he is… impotent?”

“Then it’s all over, isn’t this causing Xiaoyi a huge loss? How can I ever make it up to the child?”

She muttered to herself, upset for quite a while, before finally calling the butler over, “Get in touch with Doctor Luo. I remember he is very accomplished in andrology; have him take a look at Tingyuan.”

The butler was immediately taken aback, “Madam, the young master, he… couldn’t possibly?”

“It’s hard to say.”

Tang Jin fretted, “Just think, isn’t Xiaoyi beautiful?”

“Beautiful indeed, the young Madam has inherited the Ye Family’s beauty; her looks even surpass those of Second Master Ye in his youth!”

“That’s what I mean. As a mother-in-law, I can’t help but take a few extra glances at such a beautiful daughter-in-law, yet Tingyuan remains indifferent. Do you think that’s normal? I gave him a lethal dose of the medicine, hoping he would lose control just once, but it was completely ineffective!”

Tang Jin eyed the butler, “Or are you saying the medicine you bought for me doesn’t work?”

“That medicine is very effective, Madam. A neighbor in my hometown used it and ended up having triplets! It’s a secret family recipe from an old traditional doctor, and its effects are remarkable; it’s not harmful to the body either. Many people sought out the medicine and many got their wish for children.”

Tang Jin grew more worried, “This points back to the problem being with Tingyuan. Get in touch with Doctor Luo quickly!”

She couldn’t let her wonderful daughter-in-law live like a widow; otherwise, she really wouldn’t be able to face Xiaoyi.

Evening.

Sheng Tingyuan received a call from his mother, “Tingyuan, I’m feeling a bit unwell. Could you accompany me to the hospital?”

Although he disagreed with his mother’s actions regarding the medicine, Sheng Tingyuan was very concerned about her health; he immediately dropped all his work, rushed home, and took his mother to the hospital.

Upon arriving at Dome, his first impulse was to look for Ye Chuyi to examine his mother.noveldrama

However, Tang Jin pulled him into the outpatient building, “There’s no need to trouble Xiaoyi; it’s a minor ailment. Any doctor for a quick consultation will do.”

After Ye Chuyi finished work, she was about to drive away when she spotted Sheng Tingyuan’s Bentley.

She then saw Tang Jin dragging Sheng Tingyuan, hurrying into the outpatient building.

Ye Chuyi panicked, Tang Jin was sick again?

She quickly got out of the car and followed.

But as she followed, she found herself heading straight to the andrology department.

Ye Chuyi slowed down her pace, suspicious, and waited until Sheng Tingyuan and Tang Jin had entered the consultation room before she approached the door.

On the electronic screen outside the clinic, the attending doctor’s name was displayed clearly: Luo Wei.

Ye Chuyi’s eyes widened.

She knew Doctor Luo; he was a Harvard Medical School Ph.D. graduate, thirty years old, specializing in infertility, especially adept in andrology.

He also had a nickname at Dome: The Stork Bodhisattva.

No way, could it be that Tang Jin had brought her son to see an andrologist? No wonder she hadn’t been contacted this time!

As she was lost in thought, Sheng Tingyuan, who had only been inside for a minute, came out with a dark face and slammed the clinic door shut.

Just as he was about to leave, he caught sight of Ye Chuyi standing right there.

Ye Chuyi stared back at him, and after a long moment, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Sheng Tingyuan’s face darkened even more, “Are you laughing?”

Ye Chuyi couldn’t stop laughing. With one hand on her stomach and the other pointing first at Sheng Tingyuan, then at Doctor Luo Wei’s name, she chuckled, “You, you, you, infertility? Hahaha…”

Chapter 186: You Also Deserve to Like Her? Sheng Tingyuan stepped forward and seized her hand, “Can I really not have children or not? You can go home and check.”

Ye Chuyi dared not laugh this time. She had pressed down the night before and knew that he was fully equipped.

Perhaps Tang Jin felt that even though she had drugged him, the two of them still hadn’t made it happen, which made her suspect if there was something wrong with her son.

Being held by Sheng Tingyuan’s hand, she was pulled all the way out of the outpatient building.

Just as they were about to get into the car, suddenly, from an angle, a person charged out: “Chuyi, why are you still entangled with him? Didn’t I tell you yesterday that he has a first love, his bright moon? Why don’t you believe me? And he has already started taking care of her, they’ve been meeting every day recently!”

Sheng Tingyuan’s face, already in a bad mood, turned downright stormy: “Who says I have a first love, my bright moon? Which ‘every day’ am I meeting with whom?”

Qi Yunfan stood his ground, “It’s true, even if you don’t admit it, it’s useless. Stop deceiving Chuyi. President Sheng doesn’t like her anyway, you have someone you like, you should give her back to me, I like her!”

Sheng Tingyuan’s voice was cold as ice: “You think you are worthy? Get lost, don’t disgust people here.”

Qi Yunfan was scolded but didn’t retort, looking like a perfect gentleman. He turned to Ye Chuyi: “Chuyi, I really know I was wrong. I will treat you sincerely from now on. I’m not like him, I don’t have any ‘bright moon’, nor do I have any first loves. If I have to say there is one, then it’s you. You are the first girl I’ve liked.”

Ye Chuyi had been pulled out of the hospital by Sheng Tingyuan and had been trying to break free from his hand, but the moment Qi Yunfan arrived, she quickly gripped Sheng Tingyuan’s hand tighter, and her other hand wrapped around his arm as well.

She had the appearance of someone in the late stages of love: “But I don’t like you. I like him. Even if he has an unforgettable first love, I still like him. I can’t leave him. Don’t talk nonsense in front of him from now on. I’m afraid of him misunderstanding.”

Qi Yunfan’s face turned pale, and a crack appeared in his gentle mask: “Chuyi… why? Don’t you have any feelings for me anymore? I don’t believe it!”

Ye Chuyi, annoyed by him, pulled Sheng Tingyuan into the car: “Let’s go.”

Sheng Tingyuan opened the car door for her, protected her head as she got in, then closed the door.

He turned around to look at Qi Yunfan: “I don’t care about your purpose, from now on, stop bothering her. Crushing the Qi Family is as easy for me as crushing an ant.”

“Is President Sheng threatening me? You probably don’t know that I knew Chuyi before you did. Chuyi’s first boyfriend was me. I was with her for three whole years. How many days has it been for President Sheng?”

Sheng Tingyuan couldn’t help but glance at Ye Chuyi inside the car. So, during the three years she had run away from her wedding, she was with Qi Yunfan?

Seeing Sheng Tingyuan’s color looking bad, Ye Chuyi immediately poked her head out: “Don’t listen to his nonsense. I just knew him for three years. Less than a month into our relationship, he cheated on me. We met three years ago. I met you before I met him!”

Of course, she didn’t know Sheng Tingyuan three years ago, but Ye Shuangyin did.

Sheng Tingyuan’s face finally looked a bit better. He gently pressed down on her head, pushing her back into the car, as his possessiveness peaked in that moment. He didn’t even want Qi Yunfan to see her face.

This Qi doesn’t deserve to see her.

After pressing her back into the car, he stood blocking the car window.

He looked at Qi Yunfan, his voice cold: “You don’t really like her. You’re deliberately saying these things in front of me to provoke me, to create discord between us so you can take advantage when the opportunity arises. You’re so dark, you only deserve to live forever in the shadows, not worthy of pursuing her.”

“I’m only going to warn you once. Next time I see you, you and your entire family will end up in the darkest cell in the world. That’s where you belong.”

Having said that, Sheng Tingyuan also got into the car and sat side by side with Ye Chuyi in the back seat: “Drive.”

The assistant started the car, glancing at Qi Yunfan, the obstruction: “Good dogs don’t stand in the way. Are you blind?”noveldrama

Qi Yunfan’s pale face flashed red. He clenched his fists, wanting to say something, but upon seeing Sheng Tingyuan’s icy face and thinking of the Sheng Family’s power, he ultimately didn’t dare to speak. He swallowed his anger and stepped back two steps to clear the driveway.

 

Chapter 187: Sheng Tingyuan’s Culinary Skills The Bentley slowly drove out of the hospital. Ye Chuyi glanced at Sheng Tingyuan’s complexion and couldn’t help but say, “You can’t blame me, I’ve rejected him long ago.”

“I’m not blaming you.”

As Sheng Tingyuan spoke, he took her hand that was resting on his leg and held it tight, “It’s just a fly, no need to pay attention to it. Also, I don’t have a first love; it’s all rumors spread by others.”

Ye Chuyi looked at his hand, frozen.

If he has no first love, he has no first love, but why is he holding her hand?

“Sheng Tingyuan, are you upset?”

“No.”

Ye Chuyi tried to pull her hand back, but he was holding it unusually tight.

“Sheng Tingyuan, this is the hand I use for surgery, and you care most about the surgery condition of a patient, don’t you? What am I supposed to do if you hurt me like this?”

Sheng Tingyuan turned to look at her, “Actually, I don’t care about the surgery condition of a patient.”

“Is that so? I care quite a bit!”

Ye Chuyi casually replied and continued to try to pull her hand back. She wasn’t accustomed to his sudden change of behavior.

Fortunately, this time when she tried to pull away, he loosened his grip.noveldrama

Perhaps he really did care about her hand and didn’t want to hurt her.

Moments later, Sheng Tingyuan’s phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID, frowned, but ultimately answered, “Mom.”

Tang Jin on the other end of the phone was not pleased, “Why did you run off? Doctor Luo is very busy, and it took me quite some effort to schedule this time. Hurry back and let him check you out. Treat whatever is wrong, and don’t be afraid of seeking medical help. Otherwise, how can you be worthy of Xiaoyi?”

Sheng Tingyuan’s blood rushed to his head, and he said through clenched teeth, “I’m not sick.”

“That’s what all sick people say. In the end, it’s the doctor who decides. What are you avoiding?”

Sheng Tingyuan’s face turned the color of iron with anger, “Didn’t we agree that you wouldn’t interfere anymore? Why are you still meddling?”

“This isn’t meddling, this is being concerned about your health!”

“I am very healthy!”

“Then have a grandson or granddaughter for me. If you can’t do that, then just come to the hospital and get treated.”

Unable to tolerate any further, Sheng Tingyuan hung up the phone.

Ye Chuyi couldn’t hear what Tang Jin was saying, but she could roughly guess from Sheng Tingyuan’s responses.

She felt a bit disheartened, wondering how long this matter could drag on.

Just the other day, Madam Ye had called her, hinting in every possible way that she should have a child. This way, even if Sheng Tingyuan found out her true identity in the future, she would have something to fall back on. Moreover, with the support of the Ye Family, she would be able to secure her place as the young lady of the Sheng Family.

But Ye Chuyi didn’t want it that way.

For one thing, she and Sheng Tingyuan truly had no feelings for each other, and she really couldn’t have a child with him.

Secondly, she felt that Sheng Tingyuan was a decisive person, and he wouldn’t change his decisions due to external factors. Even if she had a child, it would be useless.

Shortly afterward, the two arrived home.

Ye Chuyi looked around and did not see Auntie Wang, so she turned to ask Sheng Tingyuan, “Where’s Auntie Wang?”

“Sent her away. She drugged our food and you think we shouldn’t send her away?”

Ye Chuyi’s eyes widened, “If you sent her away, who will cook? Who will wash the dishes? Who will clean?”

“The new maid is still being selected. You’ll have to make do tonight, eat what I cook.”

“You know how to cook?”

“What’s so difficult about cooking?”

Seeing his confident tone, Ye Chuyi felt relieved, “Then you cook, I’m going to take a shower upstairs.”

“Mhm.”

Rolling up his shirt sleeves, Sheng Tingyuan entered the kitchen.

Half an hour later.

After taking a shower and coming downstairs, Ye Chuyi smelled something burnt and hurried into the kitchen, “Young Master, do you even know how to cook? Everything’s burnt!”

Sheng Tingyuan touched his chin, a rare awkwardness appearing on his face, “It’s nothing. Just failed the first attempt at making chicken wings. There’s more in the fridge.”

Ye Chuyi walked over to him and saw the charred contents of the pot—if he hadn’t mentioned chicken wings, she would have thought it was a pot of charcoal!

“Who was it that said cooking was nothing difficult just a moment ago?”

“I just didn’t master the heat control. I’ll try again, you go out and wait.”

Now that Ye Chuyi knew his actual cooking skills, she dared not leave and wait—what if he cooked up a pot of dark culinary disaster and poisoned her?

She pushed him slightly, “You better go out and wait, I’ll cook dinner tonight.”

 

Chapter 188 Green Tea Now it was Sheng Tingyuan’s turn to question her, “You can cook?”

Ye Chuyi was much more humble, “A little.”

She couldn’t compare to Auntie Wang’s cooking skills, but she was definitely leagues ahead of Sheng Tingyuan, after all, she wasn’t a real young lady of privilege, whereas he was the real deal.

She opened the refrigerator, took out a bunch of garlic sprouts, washed them, and placed them on the cutting board. As she was about to cut them, Tingyuan stopped her.

She looked at him, puzzled, “What’s wrong? Am I doing something incorrectly?”

“There’s nothing wrong.”

Sheng Tingyuan grabbed her wrist and took the knife from her hand, “Your hands shouldn’t get hurt, stop cutting.”

Ye Chuyi indeed had cut herself when she was younger, but as she grew up a bit more, it had never happened again.noveldrama

Not only had she never cut her hands since then, but her knife skills were also very good.

Especially after studying medicine, she could slice meat so thin it was like cicada wings, uniformly sized.

“I almost have to use a scalpel every day, knife-work is a basic skill, I won’t cut my hands.”

As Ye Chuyi spoke, she reached for the knife again.

However, Sheng Tingyuan held her hand and pulled her towards the exit, “Let’s eat out today.”

Ye Chuyi was pulled into the car by him and they went to a restaurant.

Clearly, Tingyuan frequented this restaurant often. As they entered, a manager came up to greet them warmly, “President Sheng, you’ve arrived. Please come in, the ‘High Mountain Flowing Water’ private room has been reserved for you!”

As he spoke, his eyes fell upon Ye Chuyi’s face.

This was the first time Sheng Tingyuan had brought a woman here, and such a beautiful one at that.

Rumors online said that Sheng Tingyuan was married, and that his wife came from the Ye Family. Could this be her? She did look somewhat similar to Ye Zhengrong and was so beautiful it was hard to look away.

However, Ye Chuyi paid no attention to the manager’s scrutiny; she had spotted a familiar figure—Meng Li.

She was wearing the uniform of a server in this restaurant, with a white blouse, black skirt, and high heels, her curvaceous figure undoubtedly drawing the attention of many.

At the moment, she was respectfully leading new customers to their tables, seemingly oblivious to their presence.

Her hair was tied up high, revealing a scar on her cheek.

In the past, Meng Li rarely tied up her hair. She preferred letting it loose, hanging by the side of her face to cover the scar she was most self-conscious about.

Sheng Tingyuan took two steps forward but noticed that Ye Chuyi hadn’t followed. He went back, took her hand, and led her inside, “What’s up, what caught your interest so deeply?”

“It’s nothing.”

Ye Chuyi glanced at Sheng Tingyuan, his expression was usual, showing no signs of noticing Meng Li.

Could it be that Qi Yunfan was really just spouting nonsense? Sheng Tingyuan and Meng Li didn’t seem to have any special connection.

But Meng Li’s behavior was strange. Ever since she became Wen Nianyou’s hanger-on, she had refused to work in the restaurant because of the ridicule and exclusion from the young masters and mistresses in Nianyou’s circle.

Now not only was she working in the restaurant again, but she was also willing to expose the scar on her face.

This change was likely related to Sheng Tingyuan.

However, Ye Chuyi didn’t ask anything, it made no sense to actively vie for Meng Li’s presence in front of Sheng Tingyuan.

She followed Sheng Tingyuan to the private room and began to order food.

During this time, a server came in to serve them tea.

Ye Chuyi looked up and saw Meng Li’s face.

Meng Li glanced at her, but as if she didn’t recognize Ye Chuyi, her eyes quickly moved to Sheng Tingyuan, her gaze filled with affection and tenderness, “President Sheng, your tea, the Longjing Tea you like so much.”

Sheng Tingyuan didn’t look at her. He asked Ye Chuyi, “What would you like to drink?”

Ye Chuyi didn’t drink green tea, and ever since Shi Youjin had scalded her with a pot of hot tea, she had been wary, “Water is fine for me.”

She had suffered quite a bit at Meng Li’s hands, so when Meng Li brought the pot of tea closer, she instinctively moved back to prevent a “careless” spill.

Suddenly, Sheng Tingyuan spoke up, “We don’t need the tea, take it away.”

Meng Li paused, her gaze falling on Ye Chuyi. All she did was place a pot of tea, what was Ye Chuyi dodging for? So affected! She was clearly trying to get Sheng Tingyuan’s attention, such a green tea bitch!

 

Chapter 189 She didn’t drink a sip of the tea she brewed Meng Li felt uncomfortable inside and started making conversation with Sheng Tingyuan just for the sake of talking: “President Sheng, do you no longer like drinking Longjing Tea? Is it because I didn’t make it well enough?”

Seeing Sheng Tingyuan didn’t speak, she continued: “Or, would you like me to change it to another type of tea? We also have Tieguanyin, Dahongpao, Jinjunmei…”

“None of them.”

Sheng Tingyuan spoke indifferently: “Brew a pot of goji berries with red dates, and let it cool down a bit before bringing it over.”

Meng Li instantly gripped the teapot handle tightly, if she hadn’t remembered wrong, goji berries and red dates were Ye Chuyi’s favorite to drink.

She respectfully replied with eyes lowered: “Alright, President Sheng, it will be brought to you later.”

After she finished speaking, she left the room with clenched teeth.

She had once thought Ye Chuyi was so above it all, but now she had apparently picked up the act of drinking green tea, deliberately seducing men. Sheng Tingyuan was even married now, and yet she shamelessly acted as his mistress, following him out to eat.

Moreover, she was really wearing the latest Chanel suit!

That definitely wasn’t something Ye Chuyi could afford on her own; it must have been Sheng Tingyuan who bought it for her!

Why!

Why did Ye Chuyi get to live so well now!

Back then, she was clearly the most miserable one. Just because she hooked up with Sheng Tingyuan, did she get to transform into a high-class figure?

No, she wouldn’t allow it!

In the private room, Sheng Tingyuan asked Ye Chuyi: “When your hand was burned before, was it by hot tea?”

Ye Chuyi was surprised: “How did you know?”

“Just now, when that pot of tea came closer, you reflexively pulled away from it; there was wariness in your eyes.”

He observed quite meticulously.

Ye Chuyi didn’t hide anything and nodded: “It was indeed by hot tea before, and it was done by someone I had no guard against.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Huh? Why are you apologizing? It wasn’t you who burned me.”

“That day, I added fuel to the fire, wrongly blaming you too much.”noveldrama

Ye Chuyi shook her head, displaying a magnanimous smile: “It’s all in the past, not a big deal. I’ll assume you were just concerned about my hand. President Sheng doesn’t have to worry about it; you’ve apologized several times already.”

Sheng Tingyuan slightly furrowed his brows; she’d called him President Sheng again.

Strictly speaking, that day’s incident wasn’t really a big deal, but since that day, she had erected an invisible wall between the two of them, beginning to refuse all his friendly gestures.

Her smile at the moment was very sincere, obviously no longer angry.

But he didn’t understand why she kept resisting him.

The dishes they’d ordered came one after another, and Meng Li was the one serving them. After serving the plates, Meng Li also brought the goji berry and red date tea.

But, Ye Chuyi, who usually liked drinking goji berry and red date tea, didn’t sip it at all this time.

She even ate very little of the meal.

Sheng Tingyuan noticed: “Why aren’t you eating? Is it not to your taste?”

Ye Chuyi wanted to say it wasn’t that, but she couldn’t tell him the real reason, so she simply nodded: “Yes.”

“Then we’ll change to another restaurant next time.”

“Alright.”

The real reason was that the day before the college entrance exam, Meng Li had put laxatives in her food and drink.

At that time, she didn’t know and just thought she had a bad stomach. Since she already had a weak digestive system, suddenly getting sick didn’t raise her suspicions. But to avoid worsening the diarrhea, she hardly dared to eat anything during the three days of the exam, only drinking a bit of water when she was extremely thirsty.

Fortunately, she was cautious enough to avoid further trouble. Otherwise, if she continued to eat, she would fall victim again.

After the exams ended, when she found out that someone had tampered with her college application and confronted Meng Li, Wen Nianyou deliberately revealed that Meng Li had drugged her in order to provoke her.

Wen Nianyou said Meng Li was envious of her having better grades and had deliberately put the drug in her food and drink. During the three days of the exams, even the bottled water she bought had been tampered with by Meng Li at some chance.

But in reality, Ye Chuyi had been suppressing her own grades for many years in order to be able to study. When she was very young, if her grades were ever better than Wen Nianyou’s, Lin Yueqin would scold her, and later she outright stopped her from going to school.

That’s when she truly understood that higher grades didn’t always mean praise and commendation; on the contrary, good grades could provoke envy in some people.

 

Chapter 190: She Bumped into Sheng Tingyuan Thrice Unfortunately, even though Ye Chuyi had her scores lowered, Meng Li still couldn’t surpass her.

She didn’t know whether the idea to drug the food was Meng Li’s own or if it involved Wen Nianyou’s instigation, but either way, both individuals were nothing but trouble.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Ye Chuyi couldn’t trust Meng Li’s character; her presence in this restaurant surely harbored some ulterior motive, so anything she served or poured could be problematic.

Of course, she didn’t warn Sheng Tingyuan that the food might be sabotaged. If she said, “Sheng Tingyuan, the food might be drugged,” he might think she was suffering from some sort of persecution complex.

If it turned out there was nothing wrong with the food, she would be seen as the villain making malicious conjectures, while Meng Li could play the innocent damsel.

Since Meng Li was clearly targeting Sheng Tingyuan and wouldn’t dare kill him outright, this time she’d let him be Meng Li’s guinea pig.

Dinner ended quickly, and Ye Chuyi followed Sheng Tingyuan out of the private room.

Halfway out, Meng Li suddenly appeared, carrying a tray. She slipped and crashed directly into Sheng Tingyuan.

A cry of alarm rose from the crowd, and the manager, taken aback, quickly came over to apologize: “President Sheng, I’m sorry! Meng Li, how could you be so careless? Hurry up and apologize to President Sheng!”

Meng Li, with her face pale and eyes reddened, frantically apologized: “President Sheng, I’m so sorry! I’ll compensate you for your clothes! I’m sorry, it’s all my fault!”

Ye Chuyi stood to the side, watching Meng Li’s act. So she had been waiting here for Sheng Tingyuan, quite the clichéd move.

Would this tactic work on Sheng Tingyuan?

At this moment, Sheng Tingyuan looked utterly cold. He never mistreated service staff under normal circumstances, but that didn’t mean he was willing to tolerate someone repeatedly causing him trouble.noveldrama

Especially since he had gone to the trouble of bringing Ye Chuyi to dinner today.

He even suspected that Ye Chuyi might already know something, which would explain why she, who was not picky and usually had a good appetite, barely ate anything tonight.

He glanced at the manager: “I’ve dined here three times recently, and this waitress has bumped into me three times. What are you implying?”

The onlookers’ perception of Meng Li had changed.

“What? This waitress has already bumped into President Sheng three times?”

“Where is such coincidence in the world? President Sheng comes three times, she bumps into him three times, and doesn’t bump into anyone else but President Sheng.”

“Even a fool can see she’s got her sights set on President Sheng!”

“Shameless enough. What’s with girls these days, so ruthless in their pursuit of status?”

“President Sheng is already married, and yet he’s still the object of such attention, does his wife know about this?”

Ye Chuyi watched the drama unfold with raised eyebrows. So Meng Li had bumped into Sheng Tingyuan twice before? And Sheng Tingyuan hadn’t gotten angry?

It seemed that not all of what Qi Yunfan said was false.

The manager, upon hearing these murmurs, couldn’t help but glance at Ye Chuyi. He couldn’t read her emotions at the moment, but it was unlikely that she was in a good mood.

His face paled as he said, “I’m sorry, President Sheng. She’s new here, and our training hasn’t been adequate. We’ve inconvenienced you, and our restaurant will compensate all your losses. Your dinner tonight is on us.”

“Do you think I’m lacking your pennies?”

“I’m sorry, President Sheng, really sorry. We will fire this waitress immediately!”

Meng Li’s complexion changed, and she immediately knelt on the ground: “President Sheng, I didn’t mean it, please give me another chance, I really need this job, my mother is seriously ill and needs money for treatment, if I lose this job, she will die. Please, President Sheng.”

Sheng Tingyuan didn’t look at her, his gaze icy as he addressed the manager: “Is this why you haven’t fired her until now?”

Summoning his courage, the manager replied, “Yes, President Sheng, her situation is indeed quite difficult.”

“Her situation is difficult, so she sees me as an easy mark and thinks she can scam me?”

“No, no, that’s not it, President Sheng!”

“Since that’s the case, a shady restaurant like this shouldn’t stay open, it deserves to go bankrupt.”

The manager’s face went pale, and he wanted to say more, but Sheng Tingyuan had already left with a cold expression on his face.