Chapter 20

This group was created years ago.  Lin Shulang had heard about it from Shen Sichen’s assistant.  Back then, the four of them had different school dismissal times.  Sometimes, Shen Chutang would go with the driver to pick them up.  Once, the driver wasn’t paying attention, and Shen Chutang turned her head and followed a sugar-coated hawthorn vendor.

The driver sent Shen Sujing home and then realized that Shen Chutang was missing.  Everyone searched frantically, even the police were involved.  In the end, Shi Chengyu found her in a narrow alley.

After that, they created a group.  Whoever Shen Chutang went to pick up would say it in the group.  Later, when Shen Chutang went to middle school, it became whoever went to pick up Shen Chutang would say it in the group.  He only joined the group after becoming Shi Chengyu’s assistant.  But the group hadn’t been active for a long time.  Firstly, Shen Chutang was older now.  Secondly, Shi Chengyu had been the one picking her up for the past two years.

After dinner, Shen Chutang went back to school.  She also stopped by Yaxuan and packed a dessert for Xie Tong.

The next day, people from the city hall arrived at the school.  Many people were suspended and investigated.  Wu Zheng was directly removed from the board of directors.  The head teacher of Class One was replaced, and Wu Shuyao transferred schools.

The classmates in the class initially looked at Shen Chutang with scrutiny, not daring to approach her.  After all, this was the first time they had seen someone cause such a commotion.  But Shen Chutang was usually kind.  After class, she would sleep or eat snacks with Xie Tong.  She wasn’t as arrogant as Wu Shuyao.

Gradually, everyone realized that she wasn’t difficult to get along with.  She was also beautiful.  Two months passed, and everyone in the class was playing with her.

Time passed slowly.  The air gradually had the scent of autumn.

It was Saturday.  Shi Chengyu had a client to meet in the morning.  Shen Chutang had nothing to do at home, so he took her with him.

The place was a teahouse.  Shi Chengyu was talking business there, occasionally paying attention to Shen Chutang’s situation.

Shen Chutang curiously watched the tea master brew tea nearby.  She walked over and looked.  Shi Chengyu heard the commotion and saw her playing with a tea needle.  He smiled and said with amusement, “Excuse me, little girls love to play.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.  Little Yu, teach Miss Shen.”

Shen Chutang turned back and smiled at him.  She put down the tea clip and learned from the tea master.  After a while, she brought a cup of tea to Shi Chengyu.

“Thank you, Tangtang.” Shi Chengyu smiled and drank it.  The business was just finished.  After saying goodbye to the people, he took Shen Chutang away.

Shen Chutang suddenly wanted to eat shrimp dumplings from Mingchu Banquet today.  She rarely had cravings.  Shi Chengyu took her there.  As soon as he finished his work, he took her to eat.

Mingchu Banquet was located on the top floor of a building.  From the windows, you could see the entire city of Beijing.

As soon as they entered, the waiter led them to a window seat.  Shen Chutang liked to eat here, so they always reserved the best seats.

The waiter handed them a tablet for ordering.  Mingchu Banquet was a buffet restaurant.  Shen Chutang picked and chose, finally ordering only two or three things.  After handing it to Shi Chengyu, she looked at the scenery outside.

The dishes came out one by one.  Shen Chutang finished what she had ordered and then started eating what Shi Chengyu had ordered.  She didn’t know that those were actually ordered for her by Shi Chengyu.

Seeing her happily eating, not asking him while eating, and then blinking at him after finishing, as if saying, “You won’t blame me for eating, will you?”  His heart softened.  He imitated her and ate the food in front of her.

When they were almost finished, Lin Shulang came over and said there was a phone call.

Shi Chengyu got up and touched her head.  “Play here for a while.  I’ll be back soon.”

When he was a little further away, Shi Chengyu answered the phone.  It was Shi Hezun.

Shi Hezun was also helpless.  The Lin family had already begged him to talk to Shi Chengyu, but he couldn’t control Shi Chengyu anymore.  He couldn’t do anything about it, so he could only make a symbolic phone call to ask.

After a brief conversation, Shi Hezun hung up the phone and asked the secretary next to him to tell Lin Yuanhong.

Actually, Shi Chengyu hadn’t done anything.  After all, they were all families from the compound.  Even if there was no connection between this generation, the previous generation had fought together on the battlefield.  They should at least show some respect.  It was just that because of the Zhou family incident, Lin Yuanhong was scared.

Before Shi Chengyu got close, he saw a man standing next to Shen Chutang.  His brow furrowed instantly.  The man didn’t know what he said, but Shen Chutang was laughing happily.

“Tangtang.” Shi Chengyu’s voice reached her before he did.

Shen Chutang waved to him.  “Brother Chengyu!”

Shi Chengyu walked to her side and took her hand.  “Are you full?  Let’s go home when you’re done.”

“Mr. Shi, so you brought Miss Shen here.”

The man spoke.  Shi Chengyu raised his eyes to look at him and nodded slightly.

Wu Ze smiled.  “Hello, Mr. Shi.  I’m Wu Ze.  I saw Miss Shen once at your birthday banquet.  I saw her just now, so I came to say hello.”

“Wu Ze of Huafu Real Estate?” Shi Chengyu asked casually, smoothing Shen Chutang’s hair.

Wu Ze was surprised.  He didn’t expect him to know.  “Yes, yes.  Thanks to your help a few years ago, Huafu is where it is today.”

“It was just a small favor.” Shi Chengyu saw that Shen Chutang was a little anxious.  He didn’t want to talk anymore.  He continued, “We’re leaving now.”

“Okay, let’s talk another time.  See you later.” Wu Ze stepped aside.  When they were far away, he went back to his seat.

His companion across from him curiously asked, “Who was that guy just now?  I’ve never seen that girl before.”

“One has the surname Shi, the other has the surname Shen.  Don’t ask any more.” Wu Ze replied lazily.

“Okay, I saw you staring at that girl the whole time.  I thought you had a crush on her and were going to change girlfriends again.” The companion complained unhappily.

Wu Ze choked on his saliva and coughed violently.  “Don’t talk nonsense!  Don’t say a word about this!”

That was someone he couldn’t afford to climb!  He liked to change girlfriends, but he didn’t like to die.

But things always turned out unexpectedly.  That evening, a gossip blogger posted a photo of the two of them on Weibo.

The photo showed Wu Ze bending over and talking to Shen Chutang.  You could see half of Shen Chutang’s face in the photo.  They were both laughing happily.

The headline was large and bold:  Shocking! Huafu Real Estate’s Wu Ze Changes Girlfriends Again, Stunning!

It was unclear whether “stunning” referred to the frequency of Wu Ze changing girlfriends or Shen Chutang’s appearance.

Chen Ming had been following Wu Ze today, wanting to take photos of his current girlfriend.  He gritted his teeth and spent 5,000 yuan to follow him into the restaurant.  He didn’t expect to capture a more explosive scene.  Wu Ze abandoned his companion and went to talk to another girl.  He had been following him for so long, and he had never seen Wu Ze treat anyone so well.

He was very satisfied with what he had captured today.  He instantly felt that the 5,000 yuan was worth it.  He looked at the photos again and then clicked publish.  He already had a feeling that he was about to become famous.