The White Whale Club.

“Hahaha, it’s always refreshing when you’re here. Come on, I’ll finish this drink, you guys have whatever you want!”

The atmosphere in the private room was lively, with everyone chatting and laughing.

But Feng Shaoyu sat in the corner, bored, scrolling through his phone until someone suddenly tapped his shoulder. “Shaoyu, why are you so dull today? This isn’t like you.”

“I don’t know what’s gotten into you lately, ignoring my invites to hang out. Now you’re here with us, but your mind seems elsewhere. Everything okay?” His partner, who was quite familiar with him, looked at him with surprise and kindly reminded, “The boss has been eyeing you several times.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Shaoyu put away his phone, casually picked up his glass, and swirled it around. “Nothing, just suddenly feeling a bit bored.”

The head of the Shi family responsible for the negotiations was originally Shi Yulin. Unexpectedly, just before the signing of the contract, Shi Yulin had something come up and was replaced by Shi Cheng.

Compared to the serious and cautious heir of the Shi family, Shi Cheng was a playboy who didn’t take business seriously. He insisted on coming to places like this bar and club to have fun.

Places like bars and clubs were naturally familiar to Feng Shaoyu. When he first moved out to live on his own, he often felt lonely and would invite friends over to hang out.

But now, just over a month without coming, he suddenly felt a bit unfamiliar here, finding it uninteresting.

Feng Shaoyu even wondered, how could he have stayed up playing with friends until midnight before, without feeling bored?

It would be better to go home, even if it was just to play games with Chenchen and Ranran, act as a mediator when Sister-in-law and Xiaoxu bickered, or paint with his sister… It all seemed much more interesting than now.

The man grinned slyly. “I heard you’ve been staying at the Feng estate recently. Could it be that there’s a beauty there holding you back?”

Feng Shaoyu kicked him and laughed, “Don’t talk nonsense, I went back to take care of my family.”

The man burst into laughter, and his hand, which was patting Feng Shaoyu’s shoulder, inadvertently slid down, hitting the glass of wine in his hand, causing the liquid inside to shake violently.

“Hey, listen.” Shi Cheng, sitting opposite, crossed his legs and couldn’t help but provoke, “The ‘Third Young Master Feng’ I heard about isn’t such a serious person. Since you’re here, there’s no need to pretend, right?”

He picked up his glass, looked at Feng Shaoyu arrogantly, and said, “Your assistant drank a few glasses for you earlier. It seems Third Young Master Feng doesn’t give me face.”

The assistant next to Feng Shaoyu, who had been entertaining on his behalf, couldn’t help but show an embarrassed smile.

Feng Shaoyu shook his head helplessly, but because he was used to his provocations, he didn’t suspect anything. He casually picked up his glass, clinked it with Shi Cheng’s, and was about to down the drink.

However, just as the liquid touched his lips, his phone suddenly rang. He paused, subconsciously shifting his gaze, only to find that it was Xiaoxu calling him.

Coming to him at this moment, he thought something must be wrong. Feng Shaoyu immediately put down his glass and picked up his phone, completely unaware of the suddenly stiff expressions of the people around him.

“I need to take this call, sorry.” He apologized and got up without waiting for others to stop him, then answered the call and walked out of the room. “Xiaoxu, what’s wrong?”

On the other end of the line, Xiaoxu’s voice was dry, “Uncle, when will you be back?”

Feng Shaoyu paused, his expression serious, “Is something wrong at home? I’ll come back now.”

“No, no, just asking.”

“Really nothing?”

Standing by a ventilator, feeling the cool breeze, Feng Shaoyu’s mind, which had been heated up by the hot air in the room, cleared up a bit. He couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, “Didn’t I tell Zhao to not expect me back tonight since I didn’t know when we’d finish?”

Feng Jingxu opened his mouth for a while but couldn’t come up with a reason. He simply handed the phone to Sheng Xia and said in frustration, “You explain!”

Sheng Xia silently gave him a look that said, “Why are you so useless?” Without waiting for  Jingxu to get angry, she naturally got into character, softly clearing her throat and greeting her little uncle on the other end of the line, “Shaoyu.”

Feng Shaoyu: !

Realizing it was someone else on the line, Feng Shaoyu’s body instantly tensed up, and his back straightened unconsciously. “Sister-in-law, do you need something from me?”

He didn’t know why, even though he had been getting along with Sheng Xia for over a month now, the initial awkwardness should have been resolved by now.

However, now that he was at the club and suddenly heard Sheng Xia’s voice on the phone, it felt like he was back to receiving calls from his sister-in-law crying about something, no, it felt slightly different.

Feng Shaoyu thought carefully and felt more like he was caught sneaking out to play while someone at home was sick, and now he was feeling guilty and nervous for being caught?

Sheng Xia, unaware of her Feng Shaoyu’s current pressure, simply repeated what she had said before. Then, meeting Feng Jingxu’s sharp gaze, she empathetically added, “I know you have no choice, after all, it’s for business. But can you come home directly after you’re done there?”

“I thought this time, at least, I could let the two children feel at ease first. After they believe that you won’t be as cold as you were before, then it will be okay.” She sighed softly.

Pretending to care, she asked, “Shaoyu, you wouldn’t mind, would you?”

Feng Shaoyu, who fell for her act, felt even more guilty hearing her words. He didn’t expect to hurt the children and immediately agreed, “Of course, no problem. I’ll come home as soon as I finish here.”

“Have you been drinking? I remember your driver didn’t come with you. So, when you’re almost done there, we’ll come pick you up.”

His sister-in-law really cared about him. Feng Shaoyu suddenly felt a warm feeling of being awaited at home by his family, and his eyes were filled with a smile, “It’s okay, sister-in-law. You should rest early, I’ll have someone drive me back.”

However, Sheng Xia unexpectedly insisted repeatedly, and Feng Shaoyu couldn’t refuse. Thinking that his sister-in-law might be worried about his safety, he was moved and agreed.

So, even after hanging up the phone and entering the room, he still had a smile on his face, obviously in a good mood.

Because he was concerned about Sheng Xia and them coming to pick him up, he specifically told himself not to drink anymore. So when faced with the enthusiastic offers from everyone, Feng Shaoyu politely declined them all.

However, Shi Cheng’s face immediately darkened.

“No, really… we’re just going in like this?”

Outside the White Whale Club, Feng Jingxu twisted his face and refused to get out of the car, struggling, “Didn’t Uncle say it would take a while before it ends? Is it okay for us to just go in like this?”

It turned out that while talking to Feng Shaoyu on the phone, Sheng Xia and Feng Jingxu had already arrived at the entrance of the White Whale Club. They just didn’t know Feng Shaoyu’s room number, so they called him.

Now that they had the room number, they naturally wanted to go in and take their little uncle home.

With a sullen face, Sheng Xia lazily looked at him, “Chenchen and Ranran are still waiting for you at home. Can’t you do it?”

Feng Jingxu’s face immediately turned pale, “Who do you mean can’t do it? Of course, I can do it!!”

Provoked by her seemingly innocent tone, his mind heated up, and he got out of the car immediately.

But as he watched the butler attentively push Sheng Xia over, his brain, which had been cooled by the cold wind, finally cleared up. His expression changed constantly, and in the end, he couldn’t help but lower his hat brim, grit his teeth, and complain, “Uncle is so old, I don’t know what you’re still worried about. You still insist on coming to pick him up in person.”

“Zhao Grandpa, you see, she made such an unreasonable request, and you actually agreed to it.”

“Since the madam insisted on coming to pick up Third Young Master, I’m sure the madam has her reasons,” the butler said with a smile, his tone unhurried, “Besides, Third Young Master didn’t bring his driver. If he really gets drunk, he won’t be able to get home. Maybe he’ll end up being sent to his apartment by his assistant nearby. Master and Miss will be disappointed, won’t they?”

Feng Jingxu hesitated, feeling that might be the case. Although he followed them reluctantly, he muttered stubbornly, “What reasons could she have? Maybe she’s afraid that Shaoyu will trick her into not coming back, so she deliberately came to catch him.”

Knowing how cunning Sheng Xia could be, she could really do something like this.

Sheng Xia pretended not to hear, and it wasn’t until they reached the door of the room that she signaled for Jingxu to go in.

Feng Jingxu rolled his eyes at her, angrily muttered, “Don’t boss me around,” and went to knock on the door.

But before he could knock a second time, he heard a voice from inside, “Feng Shaoyu, I see you don’t want to cooperate, do you? Give me a definite answer now, do you give face or not? If you want to sign the contract, drink up!”

Feng Jingxu’s face immediately darkened, and he kicked open the door. “Are you fucking crazy? I’ll show you who’s arrogant! How dare anyone bully the Feng family?!”

Seeing Feng Jingxu rush in with his head hot, chaos ensued in the room. Sheng Xia squinted slightly, confirming again, “Totally, Feng Shaoyu didn’t drink that glass of wine, right?”

The system was in a state of shutdown, but after hearing her question, it struggled a bit and reluctantly replied, “No, he’s very obedient.”

She gestured for the butler to push her in. Glancing at the people in the room, with the system’s introduction, she roughly recognized who they were.

She pointed to the armrest and watched as Shi Cheng, who had been grabbed by Feng Jingxu and thrown to the side, sat on the ground, thinking.

Clearly dazed, Shi Cheng sat on the ground, feeling the pain in his butt before finally reacting. He blushed and cursed, “Damn, how dare you touch me? Feng Jingxu, you’re just a wild seed, how dare you call yourself a member of the Feng family—”

“First of all, the cooperation between our two families was supposed to be handled by Shi Yulin. We’ve been discussing it for a while now, and we’re just one step away from signing the contract. But now, it has been suddenly changed to your responsibility, and you have been making excuses to delay until now. The Shi family owes the Feng family an explanation.”