Hunt her

Xu Sen stared intently at their retreating figures as they walked away side by side, his eyes filled with envy.

He was unwilling to accept it: "I helped you leave the Yan residence, and you actually forgot about me... Yan Xu, you are too ungrateful."

On the way back to Zhenyun Pavilion, Yan Xu felt uneasy, sensing that something was about to happen.

She thought she had seen that male customer before.

where is it?

She thought about it for a long time, but she still couldn't remember.

During her period of anorexia and mood instability, her memory was always fleeting, and the hippocampus in her brain could not retain the past.

It's like her body activated a defense mechanism to help her clear away past negative emotions—selectively forgetting overly sad images.

Shen Yi didn't go back to the hardware store, but instead made an excuse to use Zhenyunxuan's computer to look up something.

Yan Xu: "Use it. The computer lock screen password is the same as the front door password."

Shen Yi entered the password, but he was looking at the guest's personal information.

Fortunately, it was the off-season, and there were very few guests. After checking out two female guests and one middle-aged guest, the only remaining young male guest was the man who had just eaten.

"Xu Sen." Shen Yi whispered his name to the computer screen, "The Xu family in the film and television industry... Yan Xu has absolutely no connection to him."

The more unlikely someone is to appear right under your nose, the more likely they have a story behind them.

Shen Yi took out his phone and sent a message to Xiao Yuanyang: "[Help me investigate Xu Sen. I need to get his records of interactions with the Yan family over the past year, and also check if he has had any contact with Yan Xu.]"

Xiao Yuanyang: [Last time it was Xiao Jingxing, now it's Xu Sen... Brother Long, has your wife found a new love interest?]

"..."

I was already in a bad mood, and seeing the words "peach blossoms" made me even worse.

Suppressing his anger, Shen Yi sent a voice message: 【Get lost!】

Yan Xu, who was sitting in the nearby lounge area, noticed that his voice sounded off and asked with concern, "Why is your voice hoarse? Have you caught a cold too?"

"No..." Shen Yi coughed twice, "cough cough, I just choked on my own saliva."

It's absolutely impossible for him to admit that it was because he was jealous.

Yan Xu raised an eyebrow, thinking that he might be overthinking things.

Time ticked by, and Yan Xu accidentally fell asleep on the sofa.

Spring fatigue and autumn lethargy are indeed real.

Shen Yi took a blanket and carefully approached her, gently covering her with it.

Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Shen Yi couldn't help but half-squat down in front of her and take a picture of her sleeping peacefully.

After admiring my masterpiece for a while, I put my phone away contentedly.

Yan Xu, half-asleep, raised his hand to shield his eyes from the glaring light from the ceiling spotlights.

But only for a moment, and the next second she fell asleep again.

Shen Yi smiled slightly, his eyes filled with affection as he carefully observed her every breath.

She's so cute.

Her tiny hands are adorable, her beautiful hair is adorable, her small, delicate ears without earlobes are adorable, her soft, fair cheeks are adorable, her rosy lips...

I want to kiss you...

Shen Yi's body leaned forward slowly as if out of control, and just as he was about to touch that touch of red, an unexpected sound broke the plan.

"Who is it!" Shen Yi turned around impatiently and glanced towards the door.

It was Xu Sen; he was the one who knocked on the door just now.

Fortunately, Yan Xu was not woken up.

Shen Yi slowly stood up, glaring at him with murderous eyes: "...You're sick, what the hell are you knocking for?"

If he weren't afraid of disturbing Yan Xu's sleep, he really wanted to use the strength he had in the boxing ring to punch Xu Sen and teach him a lesson.

Xu Sen awkwardly rubbed his nose, realizing that he had disturbed the couple's affectionate moment.

Shen Yi, hands in his pockets, swaggered to the door with his head held high, exuding a roguish and arrogant air: "Don't you know the way to the backyard? What are you pretending to be, playing the doorman!"

"..." As expected of the infamous eldest son of the Shen family, Xu Sen's family background was not as good as his, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger. "I want to talk to you."

Shen Yi leaned against the glass door, looking down at the man in front of him with the arrogant air of a superior: "You are not worthy."

If it weren't for Yan Xu, and if it weren't for the environment of Zhenyunxuan.

Xu Sen is not even qualified to meet him.

I want to talk to him... but Xu Sen is not worthy.

Feeling humiliated, Xu Sen gritted his teeth, his anger burning but unable to vent it. He could only feign composure and ask, "As for Yan Xu, is he even worthy of it now?"

Hearing the name "Yan Xu" spoken by another man, Shen Yi really wanted to sew the man's mouth shut.

But it is precisely because of this concern that Shen Yi will definitely agree: "Let's go to the hardware store across the street."

I don't know how long I lay there; I felt like I slept like the world was ending.

Yan Xu woke up, rubbing her eyes and glancing at the extra blanket covering her. She asked, "Aunt Chen, where's Shen Yi?"

Aunt Chen pointed to the opposite side: "He was chatting with a male customer in the hardware store."

"?" Yan Xu frowned and quickly got up and walked towards the door.

The two were very hostile during lunch; I wonder if they'll start fighting.

Yan Xu felt uneasy, fearing that Shen Yi would suffer a loss.

Inside the hardware store.

Shen Yi and Xu Sen sat facing each other, talking calmly and casually; their relationship seemed quite harmonious.

Yan Xu crossed his arms and pondered, "Did they know each other before?"

......

Xu Sen frankly said, "You're hiding your identity and staying by her side, probably because you don't want to use Shen's resources to help her, but I can help her deal with Yan Shan."

"Ha—" This was the funniest joke Shen Yi had heard all year. "What business is it of yours why I'm keeping it from her? Who does Yan Shan think he is? And who do you think you are? Does my woman need your help?"

What utter nonsense!

He concealed his identity so that Yan Xu would accept him more quickly, and so that she wouldn't overthink things or worry too much about the rules and regulations of prestigious families.

Even if we take a step back and assume that Shen Yi doesn't rely on the resources and social reputation of the Shen family, he could still easily deal with Yan Shan.

Even a privileged young man like Shen Yi, who is at the very top of the pyramid, would start his business from the middle of the mountain or above.

His social skills were beyond Xu Sen's comprehension.

It has to be said that Shen Yi's innate confidence was a crushing victory over Xu Sen.

Xu Sen had no choice but to resort to his last trump card: "She doesn't love you. Her upbringing has destined her to never love anyone, so why can't I be the one staying by her side? If I tell her about how you lied to her, guess what will happen?"

If he couldn't deny Shen Yi's motives, then he would deny the relationship between them.

If that doesn't work, then let their trust crack.

If he hadn't met her on that rainy night when Yan Xu escaped from the Yan residence and even sent her to the train station, how could Shen Yi have married her in Yunzhao County?

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

If he had known this would happen, he would have taken Yan Xu directly back to his home instead of seeing her off at the train station.

He wanted to use Yan Xu to threaten Shen Yi.

It's a pity... Shen Yi, who grew up navigating the business world alongside his father, is least afraid of threats.

Shen Yi leaned back, his eyes filled with disdain: "You're not the only one who knows I'm in Yunzhao County. Guess why I'm not afraid of them telling everyone? Guess why Yan Xu still doesn't know I'm the heir apparent to the Shen Group?"

The two rhetorical questions left Xu Sen bewildered.

He seemed to look down on the scion of a prominent family in front of him.

Shen Yi said, emphasizing each word: "Because they dare not."

"These people know all too well that with the Shen family's resource network, it would be easy to bring them down, including you and your Xu family's film and television company."

"If you insist on gambling your future and your family business with me, then go ahead, I'll play along."

......

"Aunt Chen," Yan Xu said, sitting at the bar and staring at the hardware store for a long time, "what do you think they're talking about so seriously?"

This was the first time she had seen Shen Yi act so arrogantly and cocky, her face filled with disdain and contempt for him.

Having grown accustomed to his tireless and hardworking demeanor in front of her, the image he projected to others now seemed unfamiliar to her.

Aunt Chen followed her gaze and observed for a while: "I don't know, but I feel that your husband is more capable than that guest."

Shen Yi was so arrogant, yet the other party didn't dare to say a word against him.

Yan Xu didn't deny it, and even said with a hint of family pride: "He is indeed very capable."