🍒 Chapter 26: Jinjiang Exclusive
Second Sister’s birthday banquet ended in complete chaos.
Because Xie Chenzhou’s mood in the latter half was so displeased, Shen’s father was anxious and scolded Ye Mingxi for doing such a thing at second sister’s birthday banquet.
An Omega with a defective gland, how could she be worthy of the Shen family’s Alpha?
As for Shen Shuyi, while others were not paying attention, he went to inquire about that Omega’s situation and whereabouts. He learned that her family had safely taken her home and that her mental state had stabilized. Only then did Shen Shuyi feel relieved.
Before leaving, Shen’s father personally saw Shen Shuyi and Xie Chenzhou off, but Xie Chenzhou did not speak much to Shen’s father.
Shen Shuyi wanted to persuade Shen’s father but did not know what to say.
The Shen family’s business is important, but it should not always be exchanged for other people’s happiness.
This is a truth that perhaps Shen’s father and stepmother would not understand.
On the way back in the car with Xie Chenzhou, Shen Shuyi remained silent.
Inside the spacious business car, Shen Shuyi and Xie Chenzhou sat facing each other.
Shen Shuyi sat with his back to the driver, in a reverse-facing seat, eyes lowered.
Xie Chenzhou’s deep black eyes, however, stared at him without blinking.
After a while, Xie Chenzhou spoke: “Still thinking about that Omega?”
Shen Shuyi hummed softly and looked up at him: “The bottle of pheromone slow-release she drank looks very similar to the ‘vitamins’ bottle you often drink, Mr. Xie.”
Xie Chenzhou’s eyes did not flinch: “Busy with work, always staying up late, need some supplements.”
“I know.” Shen Shuyi felt downcast. “Mr. Xie, you were once kicked out of your home, right? At that time, your father also thought you were a monster, did he not?”
“But we all knew you were not,” Shen Shuyi looked up at him. “You were just slightly different, maybe just, just”
Shen Shuyi did not know how to describe it. “Just a little mischievous when you were young, a bit hard to manage. Even though your father is an Alpha, he also went through this as a child, did he not?”
No, not really.
Xie Chenzhou silently thought to himself.
He is fundamentally different from any person of a different gender in this world.
Yet Shen Shuyi still said: “Why can they not show a little more patience for sick people?”
“Perhaps even if you gave them patience, they would not be grateful and would only take more,” Xie Chenzhou said coldly.
Shen Shuyi remained silent.
He felt that perhaps Xie Chenzhou was right.
People’s hearts are complicated, and he is just a college student with overly clear thoughts.
After school matters were completed, the summer vacation was approaching.
Before the holiday, Shen Shuyi’s school held a “cooling evening party.”
The main participants were students about to enter their fourth year from the third year.
In the coming year, they would be busy with work, graduate exams, and internships, making it hard to gather again. So this “cooling evening party” could also be considered an early “graduation party.”
At the evening party, the principal would speak on stage. Students needed to state their future plans, and outstanding third-year student representatives would be invited to give speeches.
It was said that on the day of the party, many students’ family members would also attend.
This was Z University’s custom.
Every “cooling evening party,” students would invite parents and family members to participate in this “graduation ceremony” for third-year students.
Previously, for all school events that required parental participation, including parent-teacher meetings, Shen Shuyi usually went alone. One year, his third brother represented the family at a parent-teacher meeting. This caused almost half of the students at the school to come to see him, and many students from other schools even tried to sneak in, almost overwhelming school security. After that, the principal specifically spoke to Shen Shuyi, suggesting that in future parent meetings he should send other parents instead.
Since then, Shen Shuyi did not involve his family in such matters, assuming he was his own guardian.
But this time, for some reason, Shen Shuyi wanted to invite his family member, Xie Chenzhou.
Mainly because he recently heard from Qiao Wan that Lin Shen likes him.
Shen Shuyi had little prior contact with Lin Shen, only becoming familiar through group work. Now, most people in the school knew he was married, and Lin Shen also knew.
Shen Shuyi felt that since Lin Shen knew he was married, Lin Shen should no longer try to get close to him as before, but maybe
Also, Lin Shen seemed to have misunderstood Xie Chenzhou.
At that time, Shen Shuyi had not publicly announced his marriage to Xie Chenzhou, so Lin Shen’s misunderstanding was normal.
Now that they were married, should this misunderstanding be cleared?
At least, it should prove to Lin Shen that Xie Chenzhou is not the dangerous person Lin Shen claimed.
So on the eve of the “cooling evening party,” after several days of rehearsal, Shen Shuyi brought an “invitation” to Xie Chenzhou after Xie Cheng’s work hours.
Recently, for some reason, Xie Chenzhou seemed quieter and less energetic than before.
But he still treated Shen Shuyi as attentively as always.
He remembered what Shen Shuyi liked to eat, asked the driver to pick him up and drop him off on the way, and even prepared a jacket for him in the car if it was too cold.
These things, even his third brother would not believe.
Speaking of his third brother
These days, Shen Shuyi found him strange.
He frequently called or messaged Shen Shuyi, asking about Xie Chenzhou.
How could it be otherwise
But when Shen Shuyi asked Shen Shuhan what was going on, Shen Shuhan hesitated and could not explain.
Shen Shuyi understood his concern, but why was everyone so deeply misunderstanding Xie Chenzhou
In the evening, Shen Shuyi took the elevator to Xie Chenzhou’s penthouse office.
He knocked, and a voice inside said: “Come in.”
He pushed the door open.
After spending some time with Xie Chenzhou, Shen Shuyi no longer carefully addressed him as Mr. Xie every time.
But he still felt awkward calling him Chenzhou in private, so only occasionally, when they chatted well, would he use the name.
Most of the time, he simply called him Mr. Xie.
“Mr. Xie,” Shen Shuyi said, hands behind his back, hiding the invitation in his palm, stepping closer, smiling: “Busy? Finished today’s work?”
This is what made Shen Shuyi different from others.
No one asked what Xie Chenzhou was busy with every day.
Only Shen Shuyi asked, more to get close than to truly inquire.
Xie Chenzhou’s Adam’s apple rolled slightly as he looked at him: “Finished. Wait for the driver and go downstairs.”
“No rush,” Shen Shuyi smiled and moved to the edge of Xie Chenzhou’s desk, handing over the invitation.
“What is this?” Xie Chenzhou glanced at the invitation.
“Invitation,” Shen Shuyi said shyly, “School is holding an evening party, similar to an early graduation ceremony.”
“The party allows family members. Are you available that day? I mean” Shen Shuyi hurriedly explained, “Most classmates know I am married. You know these things cannot be hidden at school. We did not invite anyone to the wedding. They might think, well, of course, it depends on you. If you are not available”
“If I do not go, they will suspect your relationship with your partner is not good?” Xie Chenzhou opened the invitation, glanced at it, and without examining closely said, “Available.”
“Really?” Shen Shuyi’s eyebrows lifted in delight.
He smiled, and deep blue eyes seemed to bloom.
Xie Chenzhou smelled the joyful scent from Shen Shuyi, more enticing than pheromones.
“Mm.” Xie Chenzhou replied lightly.
“Then I will choose a nice outfit, and I will not embarrass you, Mr. Xie,” Shen Shuyi chattered, naturally speaking more than Xie Chenzhou.
Knock knock There was a knock at the office door.
“Ah?” Shen Shuyi turned, “Secretary Zhao?”
Usually, no one else would knock on Xie Chenzhou’s office.
“Mr. Xie, I will not disturb your work. Can I wait in your private lounge?” Shen Shuyi pointed to Xie Chenzhou’s private lounge in the office.
Xie Chenzhou nodded.
This was Xie Chenzhou’s private domain, of course only open to Shen Shuyi.
Shen Shuyi opened the door.
He was immediately surrounded by Xie Chenzhou’s strong, abundant pheromone particles, which rushed at him like hungry wolves.
Shen Shuyi, however, did not notice at all.
The lounge door closed.
Xie Chenzhou’s Adam’s apple rolled lightly again.
Zhao Jian entered at this moment.
“President Xie,” Zhao Jian placed a stack of academic materials and thick envelopes on Xie Chenzhou’s desk.
“Mm,” Xie Chenzhou responded.
“Uh President Xie,” Zhao Jian hesitated, but still asked, “You printed so many photos of Mr. Shen. Do you want me to select a few clear ones and frame them?”
Xie Chenzhou looked at him coldly.
That glance was aggressive, possessive, and gave a chilling warning.
Zhao Jian’s scalp tingled, and he dared not ask further. He asked about another matter: “The academic materials on how Enigma allows Betas to grow glands and become Omegas, are these for Mr. Shen?”
“No, for myself. Do you have a problem?” Xie Chenzhou slowly put the materials into the drawer in front of him.
“No problem.”
Even if Zhao Jian knew the real answer, both he and Xie Chenzhou were already aware.
Should he tell Mr. Shen?
Zhao Jian thought.
No, better not. After all, President Xie is his real boss.
He should not interfere with his boss’s matters.
Right now, he needed to keep his own job.
*NOTE*: Oops! sorry guys, I totally forgot to post these chapters yesterday. 😅 my bad.
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