Ch. 141..145: Mr CEO Ex-wife Escapes Again Chapter 141-145
Chapter 141: Chapter 141: The Vinegar Jar is Completely Knocked Over Chapter 141: Chapter 141: The Vinegar Jar is Completely Knocked Over Yin Hehe’s mind went blank!
Her eyes widened as she looked at the man who was also motionless, her heart beating so furiously in her chest that it felt like it was about to burst out.
The man wasn’t faring any better.
He hadn’t expected things to take such a bizarre turn, this woman coming into close contact with him again, and when her soft red lips touched his breath, a tingling sensation instantly spread throughout his body, igniting a fiery heat in a certain area.
Damn it!
The last time he had kissed this woman outside Yin Beixiao’s villa, he had experienced the same reaction.
Nobody knew that for the past five years, he hadn’t had such reactions to any woman, and it was all because of that night five years ago when he was drugged and taken advantage of by her.
His masculine pride had been effectively castrated by her for five years!!
This damned woman!
And this was the very reason for his deep-seated hatred towards her since their reunion.
The man’s eyes darkened further.
“Sir, you two…”
Just at the critical moment, a flight attendant appeared and gasped in embarrassment at the sight.
Yin Hehe heard her, and in an instant, a flush of crimson rushed up from behind her ears. She reached out and pushed against the man.
“Ah—”
A sharp pain shot through her scalp, and instead of pushing him away, she found herself being pulled into his embrace.
Flight attendant: “…”
“Get lost!”
Such was the harsh command, just one word!
The flight attendant trembled, not daring to utter another word, and hurried out, trembling all over.
The cabin quieted down again.
Yin Hehe, seeing this, didn’t dare to make a sound, and her eyes dared not glance over this man’s body. Feeling the warmth from his body through the thin fabric, her face flushed and her ears turned red, she wanted to get up.
“Don’t move around!”
As soon as she moved, the man forcefully pressed her back down.
Yin Hehe: “…”
Rigid as stone, she could only sit in his embrace, feeling like she was on pins and needles, while her heart beat so chaotically within her chest that it seemed impossible to calm down.
Fortunately, after she obediently stayed still, the man quickly freed her hair from the zipper.
“Thank… thank you…”
Finally released, she couldn’t wait to move away from him.
The man did not stop her.
However, as the warmth and softness disappeared from his embrace, he felt the tumultuous sensations inside him quickly subside. Suddenly, his handsome face darkened again.
“Since you’re so close with Yin Hehe, tell me, who exactly is the father of that little brat? When did they get together? For how long?”
He suddenly asked the question with an unpleasant tone.
Yin Hehe, just having calmed down, was stunned at the question.
“He… not long.”
“Not long? Haha, a child is already born, yet you believe the time they spent together in bed was short?”
His anger grew, the words spilling from his mouth with a gritted teeth.
Yin Hehe: “…”
Is he an idiot?
Not to mention that Yin Hehe had not been with any men in these years abroad, focusing just on the childbirth issue, wasn’t it the case that after spending just one night with him, she gave birth to triplets?
Yin Hehe felt so angry that her head began to ache.
“Mr. Sheng, this is Miss Yin’s private matter. I can’t interfere or inquire about it. I can only tell you that Miss Yin has been upright in every matter abroad these past years, and you have no reason to doubt her.”
She gave the man one last serious warning.
As her words fell, she saw him appear sheepish and, at last, he fell silent.
But, in the time that followed, he didn’t return to his own seat. Instead, he sat next to Yin Hehe, leisurely flipping through the documents in his hand as if too lazy to move.
Seeing this, Yin Hehe couldn’t help but feel the discomfort from earlier and thus stayed awake.
However, two hours later, as the airplane crossed over the ocean, she finally couldn’t keep her eyes open any longer and, with a tilt of her head, she fell asleep on his shoulder.
Why was she so sleepy?
The last question in Yin Hehe’s mind as she fell into slumber was this.
——
Back home, in Jiangbei.
The city, entering the depths of autumn, was much warmer than the M country. Thin sunlight filtered through the clouds, casting a golden veil over the city that looked extremely beautiful.
Shengshi Group basked in such brilliance.
“Old Master, the President will be back soon. You don’t have to worry,”
Chen Xiaosen, holding documents, entered the President’s office and, seeing the elderly man sitting inside, spoke with a touch of sympathy.
Indeed, for the past month, in the absence of Sheng Siyuan, it was the Old Master who had held the reins of the vast Shengshi Group.
The Old Master signed the last signature.
“Snap!”
“He finally knows to crawl back, the bastard. I’ll see to it that he gets what he deserves!”
He cursed furiously.
Chen Xiaosen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, “He certainly deserves a reckoning, but Old Master, you previously mentioned at the board meeting that when the President returns, he must explain the last incident. What do you plan to do?”
He suddenly raised this question.
Indeed, the matter of Sheng Siyuan causing the company to lose hundreds of billions had not yet subsided. Originally, the board of directors insisted on stripping some of his powers even after he extricated himself from the trouble.
At the crucial moment, the Old Master stood up, using the excuse that Sheng Siyuan had not returned to hold off these people.
But now that he had returned, the matter would surely be forced by the group of shareholders first thing in the morning.
“When is he coming back?”
The Old Master’s expression grew restless upon hearing this.
Chen Xiaosen looked at his watch and replied, “He should land in Jiangbei at nine o’clock tonight.”
“Then have him come find me as soon as he lands. What useless things has he been doing all day?”
The Old Master cursed with a livid face and walked away, leaning on his cane.
Chen Xiaosen could only respectfully watch him leave from behind and immediately took out his mobile phone to send a message to Xu Guannan.
“Captain Xu, when do you land? The Old Master wants the President to visit the old house as soon as he gets off the plane!”
“…”
Xu Guannan, who had already entered the domestic low airspace, also sighed upon receiving this message.
He had predicted this would happen; the boss, having done as he pleased for a month, would not have an easy time upon his return!
Nightfall, at nine o’clock.
When Yin Hehe woke up again, it was the unsettling feeling of the plane descending that startled her awake.
“What happened?”
She immediately opened her eyes and looked next to her, asking in a panic.
But, to her surprise, there was no one there.
That man, she didn’t know when, had returned to his own seat, and now she was all alone on her side.
Cough cough…
Feeling extremely embarrassed, she hastily covered her mouth while the man in front wasn’t looking.
Chapter 142: Chapter 142 She Returned Here Again Chapter 142: Chapter 142 She Returned Here Again Yin Hehe hit the ground.
“Mr. Sheng, then I’ll take the children first…”
“Xu Guannan, you first take the two of them to Shengfei Bay, then come to the old house to pick me up.”
Before she could finish speaking, the man striding ahead towards the airport exit had already casually instructed his assistant.
Yin Hehe: “…”
She had originally planned to go to her brother’s.
Once in the car, she held the child in her arms and sat in the back, heading towards the city. Seeing the familiar scenery outside the window, it would be false to say her heart wasn’t stirred.
She thought she’d never come back.
But after all the twists and turns, she found herself back here again.
“Miss Han, the president will be a bit busy for the next two days, so you’ll have to take extra care of the children.”
Staring out in a daze, Xu Guannan who was driving suddenly glanced at her in the rearview mirror, and dropped this line.
Yin Hehe immediately looked at him: “Me? Isn’t… Miss Lin there? Why would you need me to take care of them?”
“No,” Xu Guannan shook his head.
“Ever since the president told her to move out that one time, she hasn’t come back, and, at the Lorraine Duke’s banquet in M country last time, she went without the president’s consent, which made him very angry.”
This assistant was a godsend, knowing with their BOSS’s temper, he’d never say any of this himself.
So he took it upon himself to finish it.
Yin Hehe was indeed stunned!
Sitting in the back, she recalled the scene of Lin Shuang arriving at the event, radiant and stunning, and it took her a long time to come to terms with it.
She wasn’t actually summoned by that man.
Had she misunderstood him at that time?
She pursed her lips, feeling a bit embarrassed, but couldn’t deny that her mood had improved a lot.
“Alright.”
She agreed.
That evening, she returned to Shengfei Bay where Auntie Ke and the two little boys were especially happy to see her back.
Especially Cen Bao, seeing that mommy hadn’t left him behind, he lunged forward and hugged her tightly with his little hands.
“Mommy, thank you.”
“This child…”
With one sentence, Yin Hehe felt both guilt and heartache, holding him as her eyes reddened.
That night, with three children plus Yin Hehe, Shengfei Bay was livelier than it had ever been.
“Tonight I want to sleep with Auntie!”
“No no~~ Mommy is mine; only I can sleep with mommy, oh.”
“No way, little sister, you’re with ‘Mommy’ every day; it’s my turn today.”
After dinner, Cen Bao and Youyou were fighting over who got to sleep with Yin Hehe, causing a commotion in the living room.
Yin Hehe found it a bit amusing.
As she cleared up the dishes, she looked towards the other little one sitting quietly there, her heart tugging slightly.
“Alright now, no need to fight, the place at the back where Auntie lives is quite spacious. If you’re willing, you can all stay there, oh.”
A glint of slyness flashed in Yin Hehe’s beautiful eyes as she announced this to the little ones.
She used to live in the back.
So naturally, she should now tactfully move back there.
As soon as she finished speaking, Cen Bao and Little Bun cheered loudly, both expressing their willingness to go.
Only Sheng Xi, although his eyes showed envy, stayed put, sitting immobile.
When Cen Bao and Little Bun ran out hand in hand with lightning speed, he immediately stood up, preparing to go upstairs with a cold, expressionless face.
“Xi Bao?” Yin Hehe immediately called out to him.
“You don’t want to go live with Auntie over there? Do you not want to go because you think the environment isn’t good?”
She walked over and bent down to stand in front of the little one.
She actually understood very well that this little guy was just like his dad, having a very strong sense of pride. If someone did not extend an invitation to him, he would absolutely not ask others.
“How about it? Is it good to go over with Auntie? Auntie will tell a story tonight.”
Yin Hehe extended the invitation again.
This time, after the little guy heard her, a slight look of joy finally appeared on his delicate and pretty face.
“Hmm.”
He reached out his little hand to hold hers.
Yin Hehe smiled.
Not long after, one adult and three children made their grand procession to the backyard, leaving Auntie Ke in the living room who sighed at the sight.
“How nice it would be if Miss Han were their mother.”
“…”
A good night’s sleep.
The next day.
When Yin Hehe woke up, she saw a strand of brilliant sunlight spilling through the simple window grid, and for a moment, she was somewhat disoriented.
“Miss Han, are you awake? Young Master Xi needs to go to school; it’s time to wake him up.”
“Oh, okay.”
Yin Hehe was immediately wide awake.
She got up, picked up the most neatly sleeping one among the three little carrots from the bedding behind her, and took him out with her.
“Auntie Ke, sorry, I slept in.”
“It’s alright, you were running around all day yesterday. Leave the child to me; you still have two more children to look after.”
The veteran maid was very kind, taking the child from her hands with a smile and walking away.
Yin Hehe then went back to the room.
She didn’t sleep again but tidied up a bit before coming out, ready to make something to eat for the two children in the kitchen.
“What’s with the old man, teaching the young master all night? Xiaoxu, hurry and take these pastries with you. After dropping off Young Master Xi at school, take them to the company for the young master to eat.”
Surprisingly, when she came out, she saw Xi Bao, with his little backpack, still hadn’t left.
He was standing by a white Cayenne sedan at the villa’s entrance, expressionless, watching his Grandma Ke “fighting” with Uncle Xu.
What’s going on?
Yin Hehe approached.
“Good morning, Captain Xu, what’s this…?”
“Miss Han, good morning, it’s nothing, I heard that all three children slept with you in the backyard last night. The president said that from now on, you should live in the main building, and you can pick any room to make it easier to take care of the children.”
To her surprise, the security team captain did not answer her question but instead suddenly notified her of her new living arrangement.
Yin Hehe was stunned.
Even after the assistant had left with the child, she was still standing there, not coming back to her senses.
However, Auntie Ke was overjoyed upon hearing the news.
“Miss Han, this is great; there’s plenty of space in the main building. See which room you like? Tell me, and I’ll go tidy it up for you.”
“…”
After a long time, Yin Hehe finally turned her head to look back at the beautiful villa behind her and said indifferently, “No need, Auntie Ke, I think the backyard is quite nice. As for the children, I will convince them to sleep in their own rooms from now on.”
Then, she walked away expressionlessly.
She definitely would not move in. That house had already been lived in by that woman; even if Yin Hehe were to debase herself, she would not live in a place where a homewrecker had stayed.
Auntie Ke: “…”
What’s going on?
Such a nice place, and she, a nanny, is reluctant to live there?
Chapter 143: Chapter 143: The Situation Changes Again Chapter 143: Chapter 143: The Situation Changes Again Downtown.
The towering Shengshi Building pierced the sky.
When Sheng Siyuan arrived at the company that morning, he noticed that the employees were more neatly organized than ever, and the members of the board had arrived even earlier than he had.
“Yo, brother, you’re finally back. How was it? Was this month in the States okay for you?”
Sheng Huainan had also come.
He was waiting for him right at the entrance of the company, and as soon as he saw him, he opened his arms and rushed over to hug him with excitement.
Sheng Siyuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
This man was actually the son of his younger uncle. Back then, he had been born with congenital heart disease and had never found a suitable heart transplant donor. The family was worried about the lack of a successor for Shengshi Group, so they proposed that his father adopt a son.
His father, who was now the old master of the Sheng Family, of course, refused.
But under the unrelenting pressure from the family, who even threatened to use their shares as leverage, the old master had no choice but to agree.
So, now he was his brother in name.
“I suggest you’d better not show up here today because of you, my mood isn’t that good.”
Every line on Sheng Siyuan’s face grew colder, and his voice retained nothing but a bone-chilling ruthlessness!
Sheng Huainan’s face stiffened.
“Brother, what you’re saying… it’s not like I wanted to come; those old geezers called me. You don’t know, while you were locked up in an American police station, the company was in complete chaos.”
“…”
“Oh right, brother, speaking of which, I should remind you, you’d better marry Lin Shuang sooner rather than later. Look at what happened this time; just because you two aren’t married, those old bastards won’t even acknowledge my little nephew, Sheng Xi!”
He suddenly mentioned this again with a sly grin.
At that moment, a terrifying chill erupted from the eyes of the man in front, and his entire presence was frighteningly intense.
“Since when is it your turn to have a say in my affairs?”
“…”
With just that one sentence, Sheng Huainan stood there shivering on the spot, overwhelmed by a tremendous sense of oppression and fear.
He couldn’t utter another word.
The man’s aura was just that imposing!
In the end, Sheng Huainan could only watch begrudgingly as the man went upstairs toward the coveted CEO office on the top floor.
Indeed, he was dying for that chair.
But for so many years, this man had always managed to escape death – five years ago, it was a woman named Yin Hehe who saved him.
Five years later, a lawyer named Lan Yi suddenly appeared!!
“Hey, this is Sheng Huainan, I asked you to check out that lawyer named Lan Yi. Have you found his information?”
As he turned to leave, he picked up his phone and called someone with a murky look on his face.
Unfortunately, the response he received was a disappointment; the person on the phone shook their head.
“Second Young Master Sheng, I’ve been checking for a long time. This Lan Yi, since being pursued by the military, has disappeared without a trace. Maybe he’s already been killed by them.”
“Bullshit!” Sheng Huainan cursed loudly.
“If he were killed, would Sheng Siyuan let it go so easily? That man saved his life!”
Unexpectedly, this person had some brains.
The person on the phone had an epiphany upon hearing this.
“Second Young Master has a point. I’ll check again, but I’ve also received news that your future sister-in-law seems to be investigating this person too.”
He suddenly brought up Lin Shuang again.
Sheng Huainan paused, “She’s investigating too? Why?”
The person on the phone: “I’m not sure about that. If Second Young Master wants to know, maybe you could ask your sister-in-law. Who knows, you might even be able to share the information.”
“…”
The person fell into deep thought.
He actually knew Lin Shuang quite well. He knew that she’d been putting up and shutting up for years to secure her position as the Sheng Family matriarch, but she wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed; she had never succeeded, despite the years.
That’s why he had just egged Sheng Siyuan on to hurry up and marry that foolish woman.
Fools usually do more harm than good. In this way, if he wanted to deal with Sheng Siyuan, his chances would be much greater.
So why did this woman want to investigate Lan Yi?
It was said that she had gone to M Country not long ago but had been sent back and confined to the Lin Family home ever since.
Could it be that she had discovered something?
Finally, his eyes lit up, he threw his phone, and stepped on the gas towards the Lin Family residence.
At this moment, on the top floor of Shengshi Building, Sheng Siyuan had arrived in the conference room.
“Sheng Siyuan, you’re finally back. How about it, have you figured out how you’re going to explain yourself to us?”
In the spacious and bright conference room, as all the shareholders of Shengshi Group gathered, a powerful sense of pressure permeated, and the moment Sheng Siyuan walked in, everyone looked as if they wanted to devour him!
Sheng Siyuan was unfazed.
“Explain what?”
He casually pulled out the chair at the very end, sat down, crossed his legs, and asked with indifference.
“You still ask this question?”
Instantly, as these words fell, the shareholders were seething with rage.
“It’s all because of your failure in judgment, involving yourself in such a massive lawsuit and causing the company hundreds of billions in losses. Now you act as if it’s nothing?”
“Yeah, Sheng Siyuan, aren’t you a bit too arrogant? Shengshi Group isn’t yours alone; it belongs to all of us!”
“If you don’t give a clear explanation today, Sheng Siyuan, don’t blame me for stripping you of your authority.”
The last sentence was accompanied by a shareholder so angry that he was slamming the table.
It was then that Sheng Siyuan finally looked up, his gaze cold and sharp as he swept it towards that person.
“Alright, then before stripping me of my authority, spit out all the money you’ve earned under my lead these years.”
“You—”
His words immediately turned the shareholder’s face green.
This indeed was their Achilles’ heel.
After all, during these years, they really had made a fortune following this leader. In just five years, he had expanded the strength of Shengshi Group by more than a hundred times!
“Nothing to say? Then I’m leaving; I’m busy.”
Seeing these people shut down by his single retort, Sheng Siyuan dusted off his jacket, preparing to leave.
“Siyuan, you’re right. We indeed made a lot of money following you over these years, but rules are rules. You made such a grave mistake in your decision-making this time; you should take responsibility.”
Suddenly, a shareholder at the conference table called out to him again, and this time, his tone was noticeably milder.
Sheng Siyuan turned around.
It was the veteran who, back when he was seriously ill, had insisted on preserving his position as the heir.
“Uncle Peng, I never said I wouldn’t take responsibility, but they came at me wanting to strip me of my authority right away. Plus, they called Sheng Huainan over before I was even dead; now, I’d like to ask, what do you call this behavior?”
He gave him some face and stopped.
However, when he spoke again, his sharp gaze swept across the conference table, instantly turning every face there a patchwork of red and white. It was quite a spectacle.
Director Peng nodded, “What they did is indeed improper, so now we have two solutions: they apologize to you, and to satisfy the shareholders, either you compensate for the entire loss personally, according to the company’s shareholder contract—”
“…”
“Or, you temporarily step down from your decision-making rights until you pass the company board’s assessment again!”
He had not at all expected that this veteran shareholder, on whom he had pinned his hopes, would end up saying such things.
Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Brother, when did you recognize me? Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Brother, when did you recognize me? One hundred billion is such an astronomical figure; even Sheng Siyuan couldn’t possibly produce it all at once.
As for stripping him of his decision-making authority, claiming that he could have it back after he proves himself, that’s complete BS!
Sheng Siyuan had reached the peak of his rage, yet that only seemed to calm him down.
“And what if I don’t agree to either option?”
“Then we’ll have to proceed according to the law,” the Peng surnamed shareholder said with a look of regret, as if he was truly sorry.
The law?
Sheng Siyuan glared at him, and when he saw that just these words had rekindled the greedy glint in the eyes of the other shareholders, who had just been suppressed by him, they looked like dogs who had scented meat, their eyes shining brightly.
A chilling sneer crossed his lips.
“So, it was you who led this whole charade, Peng Geng. After all these years, you finally show your true colors?”
“What are you talking about?”
With just that question, the shareholder’s old face changed immediately.
“What true colors? I only had your best interests at heart, and now you’re accusing me? Do you know who helped your father steady the ship this past month while you were gone?”
He flew into a rage, cursing in front of all the shareholders present in the meeting room.
Sheng Siyuan: “…”
Just as he was about to retort, a cane suddenly extended in from behind, and seeing that he was going to talk back, it struck him fiercely several times.
“You worthless thing, still daring to argue with your uncles here, I’ll thrash you to death!”
It turned out that the Sheng Family patriarch had arrived.
In that instant, the man was in pain. Even though he was seething, he had no choice but to shut his mouth.
Those shareholders in the meeting room, seeing the old patriarch himself appear and personally chastise his son, also softened their attitudes a bit.
About ten minutes later, Sheng Siyuan returned to his office, and the first thing he did was to sweep everything off his desk onto the floor.
“Bang!”
The loud noise made Chen Xiaosen, outside the office, shudder.
The old patriarch went in and, upon seeing this scene, closed the door and scolded: “You have the nerve to break things? Didn’t I talk to you at length last night? Did you just let it go in one ear and out the other?”
“But you didn’t tell me that Peng Geng is the one most eager to see me fall from power!”
The man with bloodshot eyes immediately retorted back in fury.
The old patriarch was stopped dead in his tracks.
He stared at his son in shock and anger, wanting to say something, but within those two piercing, mirror-like gazes, he couldn’t even utter half a word.
His son had always been smart, and now that things had reached this point, what could possibly be kept from him?
“Thud—”
Eventually, he staggered and collapsed into the sofa.
“It’s not that I didn’t tell you, but I still haven’t figured out why he suddenly turned traitor. He’s been with me for so many years, always supported you wholeheartedly, and I didn’t want to fall out with him just like that!”
The old man’s voice grew heavy towards the end, as if he was being crushed by a thousand-pound boulder.
Every word was laden with heartache.
Indeed, having someone who had been by his side for so many years turn into an enemy was heartbreaking, wasn’t it?
Sheng Siyuan let out a cold snort: “Isn’t that easy to investigate? If he’s stirring up the board to strip me of my power, who stands to gain from all that power? Isn’t that the real motive behind his betrayal?”
“You mean… Huainan?”
The patriarch was reminded by this and finally a spark flashed in his eyes.
“But he has no relationship with Sheng Huainan, your younger uncle’s son. When the clan members wanted to bring you down before, he was extremely angry and sharply criticized your younger uncle!”
He recalled that as well.
Sheng Siyuan’s eyes narrowed.
It was indeed a bit eerie, how Peng Geng had protected him back then, it didn’t seem fake at all.
But just now, he had purposefully acted like a neutral party, offering those two conditions which were clearly a trap for Sheng Siyuan, meant to put him in a difficult position, leaving him no feasible solutions.
In the end, he would have to obediently hand over power.
“Alright, I know about this, and I will look into it. You go back first.”
In the end, Sheng Siyuan managed to speak through tightly pressed rage, instructing the old man to return.
The old gentleman looked up at him, “Have you figured out how to deal with them yet? If these shareholders really do sue in court, you might not only be stripped of your decision-making power but, depending on the amount, you could even face imprisonment.”
“Click!”
Just that sentence was enough to make the man nearly crush his own finger joints.
No more games, huh?
He had just emerged from a lawsuit, and now faced the threat of prison; was this year particularly unlucky for Sheng Siyuan?
“They’d have to see if they have the ability to do that!”
His last words came out with his eyes showing an inscrutable depth, a dark inky black akin to a deep swamp that dragged one down to their demise, filled with an aura of death.
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Yin Hehe only heard the news from her brother during her afternoon visit to Baiqing Building.
“Sheng Siyuan is likely in for quite some trouble this time, from what I know, Provincial City has already started meddling in the matter.”
“Provincial City?”
At this, Yin Hehe was taken aback, sitting abruptly beside the tea table.
“Who would dare reach into Shengshi Group like that? Has some big shot come along?”
“No,” Yin Beixiao immediately shook his head.
“Remember Lan Yufeng, who came from Provincial City to our state banquet at Baiqing Building last time?”
“I remember, isn’t he the son of the top official in Provincial City?”
“Right, I caught wind of a rumor saying that Sheng Huainan’s mother is actually Lan Yufeng’s aunt; however, she’s the illegitimate daughter his grandfather had outside, and for many years, the Lan Family kept it undisclosed for the sake of their reputation.”
Unexpectedly, her brother burst out with such a scandal right in front of Yin Hehe.
Sheng Huainan was actually a nephew of the Lan Family?
It seemed the issue really was thorny. Previously at the state banquet, that man had offended Lan Yufeng over her “Moon Goddess” incident, and now it appeared he had finally caught Sheng Siyuan in a vulnerable position.
Lan Yufeng definitely wouldn’t let this pass.
Moreover, if Shengshi Group fell into Sheng Huainan’s hands, it would be a significant boost for their Lan Family.
Worry began to knit Yin Hehe’s brows.
“Are you going to help him?”
Seeing her expression turn so unsightly, Yin Beixiao hesitated for a few seconds before asking.
About what had happened between them in the United States, he had actually heard; one had been imprisoned in the course of making an arrest, the other had risked exposing her identity to save him, almost at the cost of their lives.
So now, he didn’t know whether to advise her to help or not.
“There’s no need.”
However, after a moment of silence, she refused outright, her tone cold.
“He’s a capable man on his own, a small matter like this won’t trouble him, but…”
Suddenly, her clear and bright amber eyes turned towards Yin Beixiao.
“Did you already know it was me? Brother?”
Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Did He Recognize Her as Well? Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Did He Recognize Her as Well? Yin Beixiao was stunned.
He looked at the girl, caught off guard, and had actually forgotten how to respond to her question.
“I…”
“When did you find out? Was it before I came back?”
Yin Hehe, however, was much calmer. Seeing her brother at a loss for words, she even managed to smile through her tears.
She had guessed it long ago. With Song Wenjing getting so close to him, how could he not have noticed?
In terms of being cautious, Song Wenjing was not his match.
“No, it wasn’t then. It was when you were in trouble with Yin Xue, I saw how worried Song Wenjing was and guessed that you must be Xiaohe.”
Yin Beixiao finally admitted it, his eyes filled with guilt.
Yin Hehe smiled slightly, looking down.
So, her being invited to stay in Emperor Noble Manor and working at Baiqing Building, it was all because her brother was protecting her.
Warmth flooded Yin Hehe’s heart.
“Thank you, big brother.”
“What are you talking about? We’re siblings, and I only hate that I couldn’t help you when you were bullied by the Sheng Family back then.”
“…”
“However, seeing that you’re doing well now makes me feel better. By the way, does Sheng Siyuan know your identity?”
Suddenly, the brother turned the same question to that man.
As his voice faded, Yin Hehe, sitting across from him, furrowed her delicate brows, and a hint of annoyance appeared in her beautiful amber eyes.
“I’m not very sure. Sometimes, I think with his intelligence, he should have recognized me. But at other times, the things he does, I can’t believe he would do them to Yin Hehe.”
She spoke slowly.
Indeed, during this time, aside from thinking about her brother, the matter of her identity being exposed often led her to think of that man.
She was a lawyer, after all, with a mind for detail and a keen sense of observation.
So, many times, she was actually certain that the man had guessed who she was. Yet, this certainty didn’t last long before he would do something that baffled her.
For example, he wouldn’t resist her proximity.
Or for instance, he would allow her into his space, share meals with her, and let her sleep on his shoulder without getting angry…
Wait!
Because of these things, she fell back into doubt.
Because to Yin Hehe, such treatment was something she had never had; back then, he couldn’t even bear to glance at her, the air she breathed, the places she walked…
Yin Hehe closed her eyes for a moment, then tugged at the corner of her mouth: “He probably doesn’t know yet; otherwise, he wouldn’t have allowed me to come back with him.”
“…”
Yin Beixiao did not make another sound.
In the evening, Yin Hehe returned to Shengfei Bay, carrying lots of food the kids loved.
“Little darlings, what would you like to eat tonight? Auntie bought chicken wings, steak, and also pudding powder, oh.”
“Wow~~”
Upon mentioning that last food item, Little Bun and Cen Bao immediately cheered and ran over.
“Mommy, I want pudding, and I also want the fragrant pearl meatballs.”
“Yeah, auntie, I want a mango sago as well.”
“…”
Another little one came over. He wasn’t as animated as his brother and sister, but when he saw the variety of intriguing items in the bag, his pretty little dark eyes sparkled too.
“What about Xi Bao? What would you like? Shall auntie make you a red bean sago dessert? Then let’s have a deep-fried milk afterwards.”
“Yeah!”
Just the sound of those novel names could make one drool.
Xi Bao happily agreed.
So, Yin Hehe carried the large and small packages into the kitchen, leaving the three little ones to run off and wildly play in the garden.
“Xiaohan, it’s so good you’re back, you see, this Shengfei Bay seems like it’s come to life.”
Aunt Ke followed her into the kitchen to help, chuckling nonstop as she worked as a helper.
That’s an exaggeration!
Yin Hehe forced a smile, “Aunt Ke, you’re overstating it. Even when I wasn’t here before, you all were quite lively.”
“Yes, it was lively, but that was Miss Lin scolding us servants every day, or else yelling at and hitting the young master.”
Aunt Ke immediately huffed coldly, her sarcasm unsparing.
Yin Hehe: “…”
Just at that moment, she recalled the servants at the Sheng family’s old house telling her upon her arrival that Miss Lin from Shengfei Bay was kind-hearted, especially good to the servants.
Now it seems, this woman really knows how to act.
“But don’t worry, Xiaohan. She will never come back.”
“What?” Yin Hehe immediately stopped whatever she was doing.
“How could that be? She is meant to be your future young madam, and your young master might marry her in the future.”
“Not at all!”
This elderly servant shook her head with surprising determination.
“Let me tell you something, Xiaohan. Since she was driven out, the Lin family has actually visited the old house several times, but the old lady has never relented. Do you think there’s still a chance?”
“…”
Yin Hehe lowered her eyes and continued with her tasks.
She was aware of the old lady of the Sheng family. If she disliked someone, she wouldn’t even give them a glance.
Like her, Yin Hehe, back then.
Simply because her marriage came about not out of favor but to save her husband’s life. As a result, for two years, for two whole years, she never received a kind glance, and whenever she went to the old house, she might as well have been invisible.
“It’s still uncertain. Miss Lin is the apple of your young master’s eye. If he wants to marry her, then she will definitely become the lady of the house here.”
She uttered the last sentence without much conviction.
After bustling for over an hour, at last, a tableful of delicious desserts was served.
“I’ll sit here, I’ll sit here, Granny Ke, this is Youyou’s pudding oh.”
“Okay, you can sit.”
Aunt Ke heard this adorable, childlike voice and was thoroughly delighted; she promptly picked up the little one.
Then Cen Bao and Xi Bao crawled up too.
Everyone had just settled down when suddenly, the sound of a small car’s horn rang from outside. Aunt Ke, hearing it, immediately walked to the front gate.
“The young master is back.”
“…”
Yin Hehe, who had just sat down and picked up her bowl, stiffened and had to get up and return to the kitchen for more cutlery.
This man used to work late often.
Therefore, dinners at Shengfei Bay usually didn’t include him, nor would anyone wait for him.
Yin Hehe brought out a bowl just in time to see the man entering the front gate. He was carrying a business laptop, his suit jacket open. Once inside, he casually stripped off the tie around his neck and trudged wearily towards the interior.
He didn’t even glance at the people in the dining room.
“Young master, won’t you have a bite? We’ve just served everything, and today Xiaohan has made something new; it tastes very good.”
Aunt Ke saw him and hurried after him.
Yin Hehe remained calm; after seeing that he ignored everyone, she put down the bowl she was holding and continued to eat with the children.
“Xi Bao, do you want this milk jelly? I’ve added honey, it’s pretty tasty.”
“Mhm.”
The little guy immediately pushed his own small bowl forward.
Yin Hehe smiled.