Chapter 272 - Like to Have a Finger in Every Pie

Chapter 272 Like to Have a Finger in Every Pie

Wu Shiyu sneered, "I'm afraid that they have plotted it well. My relationship with Shen Mo is not ill-intentioned. It is as natural as that between other men and women, being together if we can get along well and broken-up if not. Accusations like despising the poor and currying favor with the rich on the Internet are just speculations of some ill-intentioned people. Does Shen Family such a family still have to rely on the bride-to-be's side, the icing on the cake?"

Everyone knew how to brag. If they didn't need the icing on the cake, why should they choose Zeng Mina, that unworthy woman? Xia Yu got bored to criticize them, "Sister, tell me, is this house bought by Shen Mo?"

Under such circumstances, there was no need to talk about irrelevant things. Get the urgent done first.

"The house is indeed bought by myself. If considering whether or not Shen Mo helped me, he helped me get a discount at that time." They were in a relationship at that time. He was one of the investors of the estate and had some access. Wu Shiyu just took advantage of that. That was all.

Lawsuit? Come on, I won't be scared! Xia Yu was angry too. With much free time at home, she decided to call one of her acquaintances for legal advice.

After Xia Yu explained the background of the case, those lawyers were eager, saying that this lawsuit was too easy for them. It was obvious that the man's mother wanted to occupy the house out of an ill-grounded reason. This was sheer extortion. The lawyers ensured that they had a big chance to win if they were given the case.

Xia Yu was glad to hear that. But when she uttered the name of the defendant, the lawyers all kept silent.

It was Shen Family! How dared them to provoke? So, they changed their ideas. They began persuading Xia Yu to give up because Lawyer Fu of Shen Family was venerable in the law community.

And Shen Family was determined to litigation this time. Even if they failed, they would appeal to a higher court. They were rich enough to withstand the tiresome duration of the case which would frustrate Wu Shiyu.

Hearing this, Xia Yu got more anxious in her heart.

Soon, Shen Yan and Shen Qiang were informed that First Madame was going to sue Wu Shiyu. Shen Qiang, in particular, asked his mother to persuade Great Aunt to quit.

Xia Yu understood Shen Qiang's kindness and conveyed her thanks to him. But she was still worried about her cousin. Lv Wushuang called Xia Yu and told her that the director said Wu Shiyu's play would be suspended on the pretext that he was too busy to shoot the play.

Stop shooting at this moment? The reason behind it was obvious: He was fearing the play wouldn't be well received after Wu Shiyu was sued by Shen Family.

In this aspect, Xia Yu was unable to help Wu Shiyu. She couldn't even give any comfort to her, which made her frustrated.

Shen Yan knew that Xia Yu was in low spirits because of what happened to Wu Shiyu and she was kept at home by her sick feet, bored and frustrated. Shen Yan was afraid that she might get depression.

They were going to sign a contract on steel materials with a manufacturer at a nearby county and the county was famous for its scenic beauty. Moreover, Zhang Peng was going to open a branch office there so Shen Yan brought Xia Yu with them.

Officially, they explained that after the resignation farce, the secretariat was short of staff for one of the staff was transferred to another department and Xia Yu was unable to work at the company. However, there were many things to deal with and Shen Yan needed support. They had no choice but to take Xia Yu with them. Even if she couldn't attend the meeting with them, she could help them arrange documents at the hotel.

Xia Yu thought it was reasonable and agreed. Shen Yan hired someone to take care of Jiangjiang. After everything was settled, they set off.

The business went well. Knowing that Xia Yu was inconvenient to walk, the manufacturer deliberately arranged the lunch at the hotel where she stayed, to spare her from walking too much.

During the lunch, Zhang Peng advised taking a yacht to the island for fun. Others agreed and the thing was settled.

After lunch, they talked about business for a while and almost pinned down the contract. At around four o'clock, Zhang Peng brought up his suggestion again.

On one hand, Xia Yu's feet hadn't recovered yet. On the other hand, she was worried about her cousin. Although her cousin insisted that the house was bought by herself, she thought that Shen Mo must have had her weak point, otherwise, First Madame wouldn't be so arrogant.

Xia Yu was not in the mood to go out, so she made an excuse that her feet ached and preferred staying at the hotel.

The manufacturer had no argument, but Shen Yan was seemingly not interested.

"You guys have fun. I have to go back to the hotel to deal with something." Shen Yan said.

Hearing his words, others all stopped and looked at him. Zhang Peng was astonished and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Yan looked calm, "I left something at the hotel."

Zhang Peng lifted his eyebrows, "What things? Ask someone to fetch."

"Not necessary. You go first. I will catch up."

After saying that, he turned around and walked back. Liu Sijie said subconsciously, "Let me accompany you."

Shen Yan didn't look back, but his voice rang through, "You go with them."

Liu Sijie curled his lips. Stop pretending. Don't make poor excuses if you wanted to go back to see Xia Yu.

Zhang Peng shouted to his back, "Be quick. We'll wait for you here."

"You don't have to. You go first. I can catch the next boat when I come back." Shen Yan said.

"Brother, if you intend to accompany my sister, just tell us lest we wait for you." Shen Qiang shouted to his back as well.

Shen Qiang's words were exactly what others wanted to ask but they didn't ask considering that he would be shy. Now Shen Qiang asked so they all expected Shen Yan's answer quietly.

"Are you kidding? I really have something to deal with." Shen Yan said.

"Well then. We'll wait for a while. If you don't show up yet, we will go first." He was reluctant to admit while they couldn't force him to do so.

Shen Yan ignored their words. Although he was unwilling to admit, his mind was full of Xia Yu the whole afternoon. Her image was like a specter, harassing him all the time. Whether opening or closing his eyes, she was in his mind. Shen Yan couldn't bear it. He gave up to that man without perseverance at the bottom of his heart.

Xia Yu was worried about her cousin. He knew it was his elder brother's fault but due to his relationship with his brother, he couldn't persuade him. Not doing anything to help her made him feel guilty for Xia Yu and Wu Shiyu.

So he found a quiet place and made a phone call to Shen Mo, "Brother, it's me."

"I know. Say what you want." Shen Mo's voice was cold as usual.

"Well, I will stop beating around the bush. Anyway, you once had a relationship with Miss Wu for a long time. Though you've broken up with her, you loved her after all. How much does the house worth? Why should you make such a big fuss that people all know it? How will they judge your relationship with her?" After deliberation, Shen Yan began saying.

Shen Mo was also worried about this. He couldn't understand how on earth his mother thought.

When they broke up, his mother asked Wu Shiyu to swear that she would never tell anyone that they had a relationship. Only a few months later, his mother spread the news herself and made such a big fuss.

Now the journalists kept calling him to ask about his relationship with Wu Shiyu, which bothered him a lot.

"You know well about my mother's temper. How can I know who incited her to do so?"

"No matter who incited her, I believe you must know how to stop her, right?" Shen Yan gave a sigh. Anyway, Wu Shiyu was not the only one to feel embarrassed.

"You like to have a finger in every pie."

"Brother, I just speak fairly at an impartial standpoint."

"Are you so bored?"

"No, brother, you don't have to do that."

"It's none of your business."

Shen Mo hung up angrily. As Shen Yan said, he did have a way to stop his mother. But Wu Shiyu must promise him something at first or she would be more arrogant in front of him.

Shen Mo recalled what Wu Shiyu said to him at the hotel. She was not like that in front of him before. Women, how could they forget their last relationship so fast?

"Bro..." Before he could finish the word, Shen Yan heard his phone was hung up so he could only put his arm down.

Turning back from the dock, Shen Yan felt anxious in his heart. On one hand, he thought his elder brother had changed. On the other hand, he thought Great Aunt was too bossy. His mind was full of thoughts then.

Those people said that they would wait for him for a while, but he didn't intend to go back. He decided to make up a pretext and call them after the boat set off.

Thinking in this way, he felt a bit more relieved in his heart. He walked back with rapid strides and arrived at the hotel after about ten minutes.

He looked upon consciously the room where Xia Yu stayed.

He took the elevator upstairs. After the elevator's door opened, he walked along the hotel hallway covered by the carpet, with his eyes fixed on the door of Xia Yu's room, not his, who lived across the hall.

Now he stood between the doors, his room on his left and Xia Yu's on his right.

Shen Yan didn't make any progress with Shen Mo on the phone just now so he didn't know what he could say to her if he came to her room. Hesitating for ten seconds, he finally turned right and walked in.

He had given up hanging out for her. Why not letting her know what he did for her?

Standing in front of Xia Yu's door, he pressed the doorbell. He had made up a pretext and managed to ask her for documents when she opened the door. If he told her explicitly that he came back because he was worried about her, he would put himself in embarrassment. As Young Master Yan, it was already embarrassing to be laughed at by those guys. He wouldn't tolerate feeling embarrassed again in front of a woman.

About half a minute had passed since he pressed the doorbell. There was no sound inside. Shen Yan felt surprised. Was she sleeping?

He kept pressing the doorbell. However, after he did so several times, there was still no sign showing that someone in the room was going to open the door.

Shen Yan suddenly realized something. Was she not in the room?

He was so sure just now that he believed her when Xia Yu said she wanted to have a rest in the hotel. He trusted her so much that he kept pressing the doorbell of an empty room for so long. He was mad but he didn't know whether he should laugh or cry.

He reflectively groped for his phone to call her but when he reached his pants pocket, he stopped. Xia Yu's feet hadn't recovered yet so she couldn't walk too far. He hesitated for a while and then turned around, walking in the direction of the elevator.

He went downstairs in a hurry. But when he walked out of the gate of the hotel, he was at a loss. Where could he find her in such a large tourist resort?

The shopping mall nearby opened 24 hours a day and the commercial streets were countless, let alone the seaside areas.

Thinking of the seaside, Shen Yan's heart flipped, and he couldn't help walking to it.

Walking from the hotel to the seaside, at first sight he found that the seaside was lit brightly by the shining lights of the recreation equipment and the street lights. Young people wearing beach pants and bikinis, were running and playing happily on the beach.

Wearing the white shirt and black pants, Shen Yan appeared in the middle of the crowd, with a pair of dark grey Moccasin-Gommino shoes shining under his bare ankles.

His outfit was very different from others and they could tell that he was not one of the tourists. His eyes were looking for someone, whose face and figure was familiar to him in the crowd.

On the vast beach, Shen Yan searched for almost an hour though he was not sure whether she was here or not.