Mr. Shen, your love-struck wife doesn't want you anymore!

As Song Yanjie was about to get into the car, Deng Wen stopped him, "Take my car, I'll take you to the hospital to get your facial injury treated."

Song Yanjie got into her car, and his driver followed behind.

Inside the car, Deng Wen sighed, "Why did you two fight again? If your dad finds out, he'll definitely scold you again."

"This has nothing to do with me. He started it." Song Yanjie said with a forced smile. "And your good daughter, just as smart as you, Aunt Deng. Song Yanjia used to be bullied by us so much that he didn't dare to utter a word. Now that he has a wife, people are standing up for him."

Deng Wen said calmly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Although I am a stepmother, I have always been devoted to you two brothers and have never done anything to wrong you. It's you who is doing this."

"I've disliked your younger brother since he was little, and I often threatened and intimidated him. At that time, your father was busy with his business and didn't have time to take care of you. But I was a stepmother, and I was afraid that if I interfered too much, you would resent me. So I could only verbally advise you, but you never listened to me."

Deng Wen looked like she had no words to express her suffering, saying, "You child, I don't even know how many times I've wiped your bottom."

Song Yanjie once again experienced this woman's methods. He had already been tricked by Jiang Yu inside, and now, after hearing Deng Wen's words, he could no longer suppress his anger. "The mental abuse you inflicted on Song Yanjia over those years was no less than mine. Don't think he'll let you off the hook."

"Does being strict with someone constitute mental abuse? Maybe I'm just getting old and don't understand the thinking of you young people anymore."

"Don't try to absolve yourself of all responsibility; we're all in the same boat!"

Deng Wen looked at him for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed: "Yanjie, you're not young anymore, you're almost forty, right? Don't be so impulsive in the future. You're ten years older than your brother. I still remember when you were kids, you used to wrestle and you were always the one throwing him to the ground. But look at you now, he can pin you to the ground and beat you up."

"Your strength and physique are declining, while your younger brother is in his prime," she remarked. "Time really flies."

Song Yanjie suddenly lost control of his emotions. He cursed and kicked the driver's seat violently, yelling, "Stop the car! Stop the car!"

Deng Wen casually instructed, "Old Yang, pull over. The young master wants to get out of the car."

After Song Yanjie got out of the car, he stopped his own car. He bent down and kicked the seat several times: "Damn it, Deng Wen, Shen Chengyan, and Jiang Yu, those three bitches, I'll kill them all sooner or later."

He was in high spirits and excited, and desperately needed something to calm him down. He instructed his driver to go to his usual club and called a few friends to come out.

**

Jiang Yu slapped Shen Chengyan lightly across the face.

Shen Chengyan stopped kissing.

He released her, his forehead pressed against hers, his breathing a little rapid, his voice slightly nasal, "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it."

Jiang Yu's breathing was a little unsteady. "Sit properly."

When Shen Chengyan sat back down, he glanced at her. She wasn't as calm as she thought. Her face was a little red, her expression was somewhat flustered, and her eyes darted around, as if she were checking to see if she had been noticed by the staff.

Shen Chengyan lowered his head and took a bite of the cream cake on the plate.

He thought it wasn't very tasty and not sweet enough.

It wasn't as sweet as what he felt inside.

Jiang Yu got up to leave, and Shen Chengyan immediately followed.

When she put down her plate, seeing the smile on his face, Jiang Yu couldn't help but kick his shin.

Before he could react, she ran out quickly.

Shen Chengyan chased after her, but once he left the hall, he couldn't see her anywhere.

He searched the corridor and the room, but couldn't find it, and he started to panic.

His hand was trembling as he picked up his phone. As he dialed her number, he felt a tap on his shoulder, and Jiang Yu's voice rang out behind him: "Are you blind? I…"

Before Jiang Yu could finish speaking, he hugged her tightly.

He tightened his grip, making her uncomfortable, and she struggled to push him away, saying, "What are you doing?"

Shen Chengyan held her tightly, refusing to let go, his voice slightly angry, "Where did you go!"

Jiang Yu: "I went to the elevator. You haven't come over yet."

Shen Chengyan's chest heaved. "I thought you were gone."

Jiang Yu: "..."

Shen Chengyan adjusted his breathing, released her, looked her up and down with his eyes, then touched her face and her hair. "Don't scare me like that."

"You're scaring yourself." Jiang Yu rolled her eyes, slapped his hand away, and thought he was making a mountain out of a molehill.

She turned to walk towards the elevator, but he grabbed her hand and they intertwined.

He took her hand and said, "Let's go."

Once inside the elevator, he didn't let go of his hand. After leaving the hotel, since it was still early, Jiang Yu suggested walking back.

What happened tonight was too depressing; she needed to breathe some fresh air and clear her mind and mood.

Shen Chengyan looked around and, thinking that it wasn't far from the hotel and wouldn't take long to walk back, agreed.

He held her hand tightly the whole way, and Jiang Yu protested twice, but he remained unmoved, so she just let him be.

"Don't you need to explain why you came to the capital?" Jiang Yu asked him.

"I'm here on a business trip, and I thought I'd drop by to see you," Shen Chengyan said.

Jiang Yu: "Hmm?"

Shen Chengyan: "I mainly came to see you."

Jiang Yu was somewhat speechless: "What's so interesting about my business trip? I'll be back in a couple of days."

"I'm a little worried. I'm afraid Song Yanjie will cause you trouble."

If he told her not to come to Beijing on business, she would definitely be angry, but he was also worried about her safety, so he could only privately ask Wei Zongming about their itinerary.

Wei Zongming was initially unwilling to speak, but when asked to give a reason, Shen Chengyan subtly expressed his concerns, and only then did he agree to reveal their whereabouts.

"Back then, my mother went to confront Song Yanjie because she was angry. He and Deng Wen conspired to provoke my mother, probably to send her to prison. I went to Song Yihong for help and told Deng Wen and Song Yanjie that I would never come to Beijing again."

Many years have passed, and Shen Chengyan spoke of these things calmly: "The last time I came to the capital to find you, Song Yanjie was unhappy that I broke the contract, so he went to Jiangcheng to find you. I think his main purpose was to provoke me."

Jiang Yu voiced her long-held question: "Why does Song Yanjie dislike you? And Deng Wen, what's her reason for ostracizing you? Did she just start hating you for no reason?"

She simply couldn't understand why they had such hostility towards a mere child back then.