Chapter 408 - Just Throw the Fig Leaf Away

At that time, she complained about Xia Yu in the face of her son so rudely, saying very baldly that he could die for her while she just left him alone in the hospital and went back to sleep.

Not until now did she know that Xia Yu went back to do more important things.

Holding the plan, Second Madame was so excited that even her fingers were trembling. She could compete with them at the meeting later with this plan. “Assistant Liu, thank you! I am really very happy that Shen Yan can get your help.”

“Second Madame, you are flattering me. This is my work. Time is nearly up, and I will go back first.” Liu Sijie went out, and Second Madame took the plan into the conference room.

After Second Madame sat down, Old Madame nodded to Yang Weiye, indicating that he could start.

Yang Weiye leafed through the draft in front of him and began to read it directly, “Today’s board meeting was held at the request of Old Madame. She had a client who wanted to cooperate with Shen Group’s cosmetics company before. But because Mr. Shen Yan was suddenly injured, he could not take it over. But that’s a big client, so it is a pity for us to lose him. The company decides to let Sheng Da cooperate with him. I wonder if you have any objection.”

When Yang Weiye’s words were just finished, one director said, “As long as he can cooperate with Shen Group, we don’t care which company he will cooperate with. We agree to it, but the problem is whether the client will agree. Does he have any objection?”

Then another director also said, “I have contacted that client before. He said that there was a very stable supply channel for clothing, so he wanted to cooperate with our cosmetics company. So, I am afraid he will not be willing.”

After he finished his words, other people all nodded in agreement.

Old Madame said, “I know it, too. But now, Shen Yan is injured, and Tengfei is not prepared, but Sheng Da has already completed the plan. We’d better think about how to convince the client.”

It seemed that it was a clinched agreement. Second Madame took the plan out calmly. “I have something to say. Tengfei is a company with hundreds of employees. Although their President is injured, the company is operating as usual. Although Shen Yan couldn’t come to attend this meeting in person, Tengfei has already completed the plan and asked me to bring it here. You can look at it.”

They had finished the plan? How could it be possible? They didn’t have exact data, so how did they make the plan? Old Madame took it over with suspicion and had a look at it, while it was really a rigorous plan.

Second Madame then continued to say, “Shen Yan has been following up the client before, and the client is very satisfied with Tengfei.”

In other words, the client had been contacting Tengfei for a long time. In this case, they could just let him cooperate with Tengfei. So, then they did not need to try to find a way to convince the client.

These directors present could make money and didn’t have to take pains. They were not stupid, so they said in unison, “It’s better to let Tengfei cooperate with him.”

The poor boy was so crafty that he had already been prepared. But what about Sheng Da? What about Shen Mo? This was not a general business. It could be said that this business could almost determine the fate of Shen Mo.

“Mom, Little Mo has been busy for so many days. We can’t just hand over the business to them just because they have a plan. I don’t agree!” First Madame started to shout regardless of the occasion.

“Everybody must have heard the President’s words just now.” Second Madame naturally would not give up, too.

“Everyone knows that the President has a good relationship with your son.” First Madame was going to be shrewish obviously.

Yang Weiye said with a cough, “Mesdames, although Shen Family treats me so well that you let me be the President, I still have self-knowledge. I am just an employee. I can tell you responsibly that every word which I said today is what Old Madame asked me to say. I have a record here.”

Slamming down the folder on the table, Yang Weiye’s face turned sulky, and he put on an air that Shen Family’s fight was just your own business and didn’t get him involved.

“Weiye, what are you talking about?” Old Madame was embarrassed. Yang Weiye obviously meant that Old Madame handed over the business to Shen Mo deliberately to make Shen Yan lose unpreparedly when he was injured.

And Yang Weiye just didn’t want to offend both of them. You let me say something, and I would take them down and just read them.

“Aunt, I feel grateful for your kindness and encouragement forever and I won’t forget it anytime. But Little Mo and Little Yan are both my nephews. I have to be worthy of my own conscience.”

Yang Weiye said the same words when he had not been selected as the President a year ago. He still hadn’t changed his mind until now.

Old Madame blushed severely in full view of the directors. Everyone was shrewd. Shen Yan was not competing with Shen Mo, but competing with Old Madame as well as First Madame plus Shen Mo.

Even so, he could still stand out. This time, they just threw away the fig leaf and fought with him directly.

In this case, they could just announce that Shen Mo won.

However, Old Madame was not so brazen. She said after two coughs, “I really did not know that Tengfei had also made a plan before. Since both sides have done it, let’s do it in this way. It will be my birthday in a few days. I don’t love ostentation and I just want to eat some delicious food. As for Shen Mo and Shen Yan, the one who can invite a desirable chef to my satisfaction and let me have a good meal will sign a contract with this client, okay?”

“Sister-in-law, the father of your son’s girlfriend is a chef. You won’t say that our mother is partial this time, right?” First Madame was so annoyed in her mind. She had thought that they would win absolutely, but they had to compete now.

“Mom, since sister-in-law thinks it improper, you’d better change the condition.” Second Madame turned annoyed as well. She talked about the chef every day. What was the matter with a chef? Being a chef didn’t break the law.

“That’s a deal. You just have a quarrel for such a trivial thing.” Old Madame left the meeting room first.

First Madame glared at Second Madame and then went out as well.

Second Madame soon told Shen Yan the decision which Old Madame made. After living in the hospital for another day, he returned to S city. Shen Yan almost recovered. During his absence, Liu Sijie worked so hard. So, he invited Liu Sijie for dinner at Ruyi Tower. Of course, he also had his own intention.

Old Madame loved Sichuan cuisine so much, and Ruyi Tower was so good at Sichuan food. Although he couldn’t ask Xia Yu’s father to cook in person, asking two of his apprentices to do it must be okay.

He came here to try the dishes.

Since Shen Yan had recovered, Xia Yu was relieved as well. Liu Sijie came there in time, so Shen Mo’s plan didn’t work. Xia Yu was happy.

Drinking too much, she raved on the road. Shen Yan knew that she was bad at drinking and she would become so talkative after drinking too much.

He had a hard time getting Xia Yu into the house. She just collapsed on the sofa. She still had some consciousness. But she was just weak.

Aunt Ma had already slept, so Shen Yan had to help her change the shoes and take off her coat himself. He then went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water for her.

“Do you need some sober medicine?”

“Do you have it?”

“I’ll go out to buy it for you!” Shen Yan took the car key and planned to go out. Xia Yu on the sofa clenched his arm then at once.

“What’s wrong?”

“Don’t go. It’s still raining outside!” Xia Yu opened her eyes faintly, struggling to sit up from the sofa by grabbing his arm. She smiled softly and said, “I want to take a shower.”

“Go ahead!”

Shen Yan pulled out his arm, but Xia Yu in front of him suddenly stretched out her arms.

“Give me a hug. Hold me there. I can’t walk!” Her voice was weak, and it was somewhat like a spoiled child, which was driven by alcohol.

Shen Yan smiled gently. If she hadn’t been drunk, she would not have been so sentimental. Did he need to record it and keep it as a souvenir? When he was thinking about it, he saw Xia Yu looking at him. Finally, he bent over and picked Xia Yu up from the sofa.

“How could you become a kid after drinking a little wine?”

He held Xia Yu to the bathroom, and Xia Yu just kept quiet, leaning softly against his chest. The alcohol also gave people some courage when it took away people’s intellect. She might not dare to do some things when she was awake, but after drinking too much, the best opportunity was coming.

“Okay, take a bath. I’ll draw water for you.”

Shen Yan put Xia Yu on the edge of the bathtub. He turned on the tap, and soon the hot air permeated through the small space. He bent over to feel the water temperature.

“Go to sleep after taking a bath.” Then he got up and went out.

Xia Yu, sitting on the bathtub, shook her head.

“What about you?”

“I still have some work to do!”

It was not easy to be a good person. He ran for his big brother, but finally, his big brother just gave him a bite. There was a lot of work left in the company, so it was his duty.

Xia Yu stared at the back of his leaving, in a daze for a while. She smiled bitterly with the corners of her mouth upward, a workaholic!

Shen Yan went to the study and opened the computer. His fingers knocked on the keyboard. He was not guilty but just a little annoyed. It was still raining outside and making a sound of pit-pat. He took off the damp coat outside and walked over to close the door of the study. Before the door was closed completely, he glanced into the bathroom on purpose at that point where the light was still on inside, and he could hear the sound of water occasionally.

The night was so quiet, which made people somewhat depressed. Fortunately, he could always put himself into the work in the shortest time. No matter how restless his heart was, he still gradually calmed down after handling a few emails. He had a bunch of work to handle, so he had no time to focus on other things at all.

But the tranquility lasted just about half an hour, and then someone knocked at the door.

“Honey, I have finished washing.” Xia Yu seemed to be sober a lot in light of her voice.

Shen Yan did not look up but just answered, “Go to bed early since you have finished washing!”

His sweet girl must have been exhausted these days. She had to take care of both him and work. He really felt very distressed.

“What about you? Don’t you take a shower?” He just recovered from the injury, and there were still some scabs in some places. Strictly speaking, he didn’t recover completely, so he couldn’t work so hard.

“It’s still early!” But he had to finish his work, after all. His eyes continued to stare at the computer. Xia Yu turned quiet then outside the door, so he did not care about it.

A bunch of emails were waiting for him to reply in the mailbox. At the beginning of the year, several projects started at the same time. This year was a crucial year for him.

“Where are you going to sleep then?”

After a minute, there was a voice outside the door again. Shen Yan frowned obviously. The printer next to him was sending out paper and making a sound of “kaka”. It was the project budgetary form which Liu Sijie sent to him before he got off work.

“I’ll sleep…” Shen Yan took out the printed budgetary form. There was still a lot of work. He was really not sure if he could sleep tonight.

Someone sighed softly and faintly in the darkness.

“May I come in?”

Shen Yan who held the mouse clamped his fingers more tightly little by little. “Come in!”

The door a few meters away was pushed open, and the rich rose scent of the shower gel mixed with the hot air wafted towards him.

Shen Yan looked at the door over the computer screen. Xia Yu only wore a pink mulberry silk nightdress with a large area of her chest exposed. Everyone knew what it meant.

Shen Yan folded the computer and stood up.

“I am very cold!” Xia Yu held her arms.

He got up to turn on the heater. Xia Yu was still standing at the door when he turned around. Her legs were overlapping and rubbing gently. This was her limit which she could do. Did he still expect her, a girl, to lunge towards him first?

“Honey, accompany me to sleep early, okay?” Xia Yu felt that her face was red. She even had a feeling of wanting to escape. But she couldn’t let Shen Yan work overtime regardless of his health like this.

Shen Yan felt that his throat was so dry. His fingers were screwed underneath. “Okay!”