Chapter 415 - I Have Ever Lost Before

The negotiating result between Attorney Zhang and Bao Family was the same as Attorney Zhang expected. There was no result at all. He had to leave. Although he was an attorney, he was also a human and a father.

If it was him, he also wouldn’t forgive Chen Wenxuan for what he did. But he was an attorney. He had a basic professional ethic. So, after he went out, he told Kang Lan about the result.

Kang Lan was panic. She went to Shen Family directly and snitched on Xia Yu.

Second Madame ignored her directly. She said that she had a headache and then went upstairs. First Madame was enthusiastic. She took her to the front of Old Madame in person. Although Old Madame didn’t believe that Xia Yu would do this, she still asked Xia Yu and Shen Yan back to ask about it for Kang Family’s sake after that.

Old Madame didn’t say anything. But it took her half a day. So, Xia Yu had to work overtime at night.

When Shen Yan went back home after meeting with clients, downstairs rooms were all dark. He put the bag in his hand on the table and went upstairs after turning around. And there was no one in the bedroom. A few windows were just open. The bed curtain was shaking around because of the wind.

Where did she go?

“Xia Yu!”

Shen Yan called out, and nobody answered. He looked for her in the bedroom and bathroom. Finally, he pushed the door of the adjoining study open. He seemed to be relieved in an instant.

Xia Yu was sitting behind the computer alone. Only one table lamp was on in the study. The screen light made her face whiter. But she didn’t seem to notice that Shen Yan was here at all.

Shen Yan waited at the door for a while and then said, “Go downstairs and have dinner.”

But the person behind the computer suddenly looked up and asked, “How is your talk with my Second Brother?”

“We will talk about this downstairs after dinner.” Shen Yan didn’t want to talk about it. He changed the topic very quickly.

“No need. Tell me the result first.” But Xia Yu was very stubborn. She wanted to know right away.

They had a different perspective. So, they argued with each other for the first sentence. However, Shen Yan knew she was tired. He walked close to the computer.

Shen Yan said, “He said that he would try his best. But I’d better find someone else.” He smiled with the corners of his mouth upward. It was unknown what the smile meant.

“Alas!” This was what her Second Brother would do as usual. Xia Yu stood up suddenly from the chair and closed the laptop in front of her. “Let’s go downstairs and have dinner!”

Shen Yan bought some takeout on his way back. There were a few pell-mell boxes on the table. There were two or three different kinds of porridge, some dishes, some soup, and some dim sum. Xia Yu looked over them all and only took a box of porridge to the kitchen.

She put the box of porridge which was taken by her from the table in the microwave to reheat it and poured it into a china bowl.

“You only eat this for dinner?” Shen Yan asked, frowning.

“It’s enough!” Xia Yu was a little hungry before. But she wanted to finish her work. Now, she didn’t feel hungry anymore. Since Shen Yan had bought them back, she had to eat some for the sake of his goodwill.

“You have no appetite?” Shen Yan looked at her with inquiry. She didn’t look well. He reached out and touched her head. It was not hot. She didn’t have a fever.

She must be tired. Shen Yan was less worried.

Xia Yu ignored him. She found a spoon on the shelf and turned on the faucet to wash it. She put a spoon of porridge into her mouth. Shen Yan just felt this woman was cold and stubborn before. But he didn’t expect that when she was so stubborn, she was also, somehow, a little naive!

She sat in the dining room and ate up the porridge alone in silence. When she went out, holding the empty bowl, Shen Yan was sitting in the living room, smoking. He took off his coat and only wore a blue sweater. His arm was hanging on the table beside him. There was a glass of water on the table.

He didn’t turn on the light in the live room. She could see his cold side face clearly through the slight moonlight.

Xia Yu approached him and put the bowl on the table.

The man in the chair didn’t speak. Smoke surrounded him. Xia Yu brushed past Shen Yan. He finished the last of his cigarette when hearing her footsteps.

When she took off her pajamas and was about to change her clothes, she heard the sound of opening the door behind her. She didn’t have time to react and just felt a hot body leaning against her.

Shen Yan just finished smoking. His breath was full of the heavy smell of cigarettes. He held Xia Yu’s waist.

“What are you doing?” Xia Yu ignored him. She went on doing her things.

Letting go of Xia Yu, Shen Yan lay in bed flatling. “Nothing. Seeing that you work so hard, I want to persuade you to have a good rest by lying down. Alternate work with rest. Don’t stress yourself out.”

“You are really a good boss. Other bosses want their employees to work hard so much. On the contrary, you just want your employee to rest. I’m really very touched.” Xia Yu lay down beside him and rested her head on her hand.

“You are really hard to deal with. Asking you to work overtime, I become a bad guy. Now I ask you to rest. You still have something to say. It’s really hard to be your boss!” Shen Yan looked at the ceiling lamp above his head and said emotionally.

“Why are you so emotional today? What’s on your mind? Tell me and let me help you.” Xia Yu turned over. She sat cross-legged, facing Shen Yan.

“Nothing. I’m just afraid that you will be too tired. Can’t I care about you?”

“You can. But I used to be so tired every day before. Today, you finally find your conscience.” Xia Yu was teasing him and poking his arm with her hand. She asked smilingly, “Do you feel very stressful since my Eldest Brother is on your brother’s side?”

“That is your Eldest Brother. How is his cooking skill? You know about it better than I do.” Shen Yan exhaled. He also turned around, facing Xia Yu.

Xia Yu shook her head and said, “You are not giving up so quickly, are you?”

What could he do if he didn’t give up? Xia Yu’s Second Brother said that only his master could beat down his Eldest Brother. He couldn’t ask Xia Yu’s father to cook in person, could he?

Her father would be a distinguished guest on that day. How could he let him do it in person? But Shen Yan couldn’t find an appropriate person in such a short time.

“Even if I lose, it won’t matter. I have ever lost before.” Shen Yan slid down and lay in bed side by side with her. “Admitting defeat doesn’t mean giving up.”

“You are quite positive. But why did you look like that before?” Xia Yu despised this double-dealer in her mind. Then she hugged him as a consolation quickly.

It was like the nationwide examination in March before the college entrance examination, after all. It could be considered as a mini version of the college entrance examination. It was normal that he was unhappy in the mind.

“I have been working so hard for so long. Especially, my wife has been suffering with me. And now, it turns out to come to this point. Wifey, I’m allowed to be unhappy, am I?” Shen Yan held her in his arms. Although he was unhappy in the mind, he had no regret. He had tried his best. There was no regret!

“We may not lose!” Xia Yu murmured, “There is still hope, isn’t there?”

“You mean that we will ask Uncle Xia to do it, don’t you?” Shen Yan shook his head in a hurry and said, “The match is important. But we need to draw the line. No. Absolutely no!”

“I mean that there may be a way. But I didn’t say that it had to be my dad. He knows so many chefs. It shouldn’t be hard to find one who can beat down my Eldest Brother.” Xia Yu smiled and said.

“That is true. Then you ask our dad about it, okay?” Shen Yan found hope again.

Zhang Hanyu and Shen Mo were also talking about this in Shen Mo’s office. Shen Mo said worriedly, “Su Hai’s master has a good relationship with Shen Yan. I’m afraid that he will do it himself. Then it will be over for us.”

Zhang Hanyu said confidently, “It’s very much unlikely. I think he may not be able to attend at that time.”

“Are you so sure?” Shen Mo looked at Zhang Hanyu.

“I heard that his hand was hurt. And it was hurt very badly. The doctor suggested that he should have a rest for at least three months.” Zhang Hanyu said flatly.

“Three months. He won’t be able to attend the national cooking competition, will he?” Shen Mo smiled. Now he got things done once and for all. He promised Su Hai that he would open a restaurant and let Su Hai take charge of it. If Su Hai could win the national cooking competition, it would help his business a lot.

“Su Hai is talented. Since he is talented, helping him may not be a bad idea.” Zhang Hanyu said with a smile. Now they needed help badly. Su Hai was undoubtedly a good helper.

“In this case, we will have nothing to worry about later. After we win the cooking competition this time, our victory is almost locked in. But we will still have a long way to go if we want those old fellas to listen to me obediently, such as Yang Weiye.” Shen Mo was also worried in the mind.

“Actually, there is another way. I don’t know if Young Master Mo wants to try it or not.” Zhang Hanyu hesitated for a while and then said.

“What?” Shen Mo was surely interested in it. Now, taking charge of Shen Group in a hurry was what he wanted most. Nothing else mattered.

“Zeng Mina will be in a vegetative state forever. This is a foregone conclusion. If Young Master Mo gets married to her at this time, you can control her shares of Zeng Group, which are worth billions of yuan. You can even have the entire Zeng Group.” Zhang Hanyu thought about it. Zhou Jiamin and Li Tianci were not a threat. It was time to take over Zeng Group.

Was he supposed to marry a vegetable? Shen Mo inhaled a mouthful of cold air. What kind of suggestion did Zhang Hanyu give? Anybody else might not know. But he should know that he didn’t like Zeng Mina at all, shouldn’t he?

Shen Mo’s face went dark, and he denied unhesitatingly, “No!”

“Young Master Mo, you should not be punctilious if you want to succeed. Besides, it is what Zeng Ziqiang owes you, isn’t it? He has blackmailed you enough in these years. It’s time to give you some interests.” Zhang Hanyu said, “Young Master Yan’s ability can’t be underestimated. If you don’t have enough money, it’s hard to beat down Young Master Yan completely. It will be hard to win again if you give him a chance to bounce back.”

Hearing what Zhang Hanyu said, Shen Mo fell silent. It was true that his little brother was superior. He stumbled all the way. He felt that his little brother would lose every time. But it all turned out that he won.

But thinking of marrying Zeng Mina made him uncomfortable in the mind. Ningjing fainted on the bed in those days. When he was doing first aid, Zeng Ziqiang who was just sending some food to Ningjing happened to see him.

However, Ningjing just died at that moment. Zeng Ziqiang wanted to call the police at that time. Shen Mo was too afraid to let him do it. Then Zeng Ziqiang let him off the hook. But Zeng Ziqiang had been blackmailing Shen Mo to do things for him ever since.

Now, Zeng Ziqiang was dead. He could forget that thing thoroughly and start over. Zhang Hanyu suggested that he should marry Zeng Mina at this moment. That woman had a corrupted personal life. How could he give her the sacred position of his wife?

“There must be another way. Think about it!” Shen Mo denied. He denied firmly.

“We don’t have much time. Young Master Mo would better not think for too long.” If there was another way, Zhang Hanyu wouldn’t ask Shen Mo to do this. It was the only way to help Shen Mo get out of trouble.

“I know. You may leave now!” What Zhang Hanyu knew was naturally what Shen Mo also knew. He waved at Zhang Hanyu distractedly, asking him to leave. He wanted to be alone.

Zhang Hanyu understood it. He went in the elevator quickly. Zhang Hanyu looked back at the office building of Sheng Da after he got down. The whole building was quietly bathed in the dark, except Shen Mo’s office.

It was lonely with a bit of sadness as well as beauty and some vicissitudes. Zhang Hanyu sighed. This was Shen Mo’s destiny. Since he had been walking on the path of being a king, he was destined to be alone.

A gust of wind blew over in the night, which made Zhang Hanyu shiver. He wrapped his clothes around him and kept walking forward.