Chapter 71 - 71 70 Enough Its Me

Chapter 71: Chapter 70 Enough, It’s Me Chapter 71: Chapter 70 Enough, It’s Me “Ah, heavens above, save me!”

Shen Jinghe suddenly felt that sometimes being alone with Wenyan could also be quite helpless.

“Please,” Shen Jinghe couldn’t help but complain, “can you not be so violent?”

Wenyan countered, “Then what do you suggest? Recently she hasn’t been eating at home, her room’s door is always locked, and she’ll soon go abroad. Her adoptive parents got their visas too and are leaving. If this couple really has issues, once they leave the country there won’t be anything to investigate.”

Shen Jinghe pinched the bridge of his nose, “Oh right, speaking of her adoptive parents, there’s something I almost forgot to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“You were suspecting that her adoptive father Wu Peng and another person online named Wu Xiaopeng were the same person, right?”

“Mhm.”

“I had someone check, but my capabilities are limited, I couldn’t find out more. However, it’s preliminarily confirmed that Wu Peng and Wu Xiaopeng have two different ID cards.”

Wenyan opened her mouth, “That doesn’t prove anything though, after all, ID cards can be faked too. Anyway, we need to do a paternity test first. I’ll go fight her, or you can try your seduction tactics again, your choice. The sooner the better, I’m ready to go nuts on her right now.”

Shen Jinghe rubbed his throbbing temples, “What is all this?”

“What is all what? Then come up with something else.”

“Can’t you give me some time to think?”

“Fine, you think, I’m heading back.”

“What are you doing, about to go fight?”

“Don’t pull me.”

“You think I want to pull you.”

“Enough…” As they were arguing back and forth, the voice of a third person suddenly emanated from behind them.

In the dark of night, this voice appearing out of nowhere sent chills down Wenyan’s and Shen Jinghe’s spines.

Wenyan, in particular, held her breath and clutched Shen Jinghe’s hand tightly.

“Help, who’s talking.”

If it weren’t for the sake of maintaining his composure in front of Wenyan, Shen Jinghe would have also wanted to yell ‘help’.

He might have appeared collected, but his heart rate was through the roof.

“Don’t be scared, stand back and let me handle this.”

“I’m too scared to run.”

“Enough… it’s me.” The familiar male voice sounded again, as Shen Jingxiu turned on his phone’s flashlight, standing up from the bench behind them.

“Big brother???!!!” While Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief, she was also going crazy, “Why are you here so late at night?”

Shen Jingxiu paused for a moment, then said, “Both of you, come to my study.”

He wouldn’t tell Wenyan and Shen Jinghe that this was his secret garden, where he often sat when he was troubled.

Today, seeing Shen Jinghe giving scarves to the women in the family, something inside him felt uneasy.

They were very close brothers in their childhood, but after that kidnapping incident, they became like strangers. Shen Jinghe never called him brother again or interacted with him.

When he had given Shen Zhirou a lipstick back then, she didn’t seem very happy, but today, with the scarf from Shen Jinghe, her face was full of joy.

This made Shen Jingxiu reflect deeply.

Was he really like what others said, an indifferent, stern, unapproachable iceman that couldn’t be thawed?

Even with his closest family, the relationship was so cold and distant.

He was a bit puzzled, even somewhat helpless. And so, he ended up here.

The bench he sat on, when he was young, he had carved his name into it with a knife.

In the pitch-black night, sitting on the bench engraved with his name, his thoughts would gradually calm.

But who knew, the appearance of these two would disrupt his peace.

–

Five minutes later.

Wenyan entered Shen Jingxiu’s study.

Following her was a reluctant Shen Jinghe.

Shen Jinghe was extremely reluctant to set foot on Shen Jingxiu’s territory!

On the way there, he had told Wenyan that he wouldn’t obediently follow along.

But this is how Wenyan persuaded him.

“Although saying this might hurt your pride a bit, I think Big Brother’s connections are definitely wider than yours. Of course, I’m not trying to put you down; after all, everyone has their area of expertise, and in the entertainment industry, your connections are certainly more extensive.”

“Speak human.”

“OK, what I mean is, according to my guess, Big Brother probably arrived there before us, so everything the two of us said just now, he must have heard every single word without missing a thing. Later, he’s bound to ask and get everything out in the open, so why don’t we simply seek Big Brother’s help with some issues we can’t handle ourselves.”

“Heh, shameless. Eavesdropping on our conversation, if he cared at all, he could have stood up as soon as we arrived.”

“It’s all fate. Who told you to choose that place? The garden is clearly so big. I’ve noticed you’re really kind of unlucky. Do you remember the time when our car got buried in a landslide? It’s all because your mouth lucked out.”

“Forget what should be forgotten, please.”

“What kind of joke is that? How could one possibly forget such a thing.”

“Fine, you talk when we get there, I’m not going to speak to him.”

“…Alright.”

[The child is still as prideful as ever. They’re all grown up, so why are they so childish?]

“You just need to be a yes-man.”

“Hmph.”

After entering Shen Jingxiu’s study, Shen .Prideful. Jinghe, trailing at the back, showed no intention of closing the door voluntarily.

It was Shen Jingxiu who turned back to close the door.

Seeing this, Wenyan couldn’t help but feel reinvigorated inside.

[From this, it seems that Big Brother is more magnanimous, while the prideful second child seems to be throwing a bit of a tantrum.]

Hearing Wenyan’s inner voice, Shen Jingxiu quickly glanced at Shen Jinghe; it was already quite rare for him to set foot in his study today.

Hopefully, this is a good start.

Shen Jinghe was somewhat dissatisfied with Wenyan’s inner voice. What happened to not putting each other down? Now one is magnanimous and the other is petty!

“Take a seat.” As the eldest brother, Shen Jinghe spoke first, “I have coffee and mineral water here, what would you like to drink?”

Wenyan knew that Shen Jinghe wouldn’t speak to Shen Jingxiu, so she quickly said with a smile.

“Oh no, we’re not thirsty.”

“Is that so?” Shen Jingxiu frowned slightly, “After talking so much just now, you’re really not thirsty?”

Wenyan: “……” Okay, I’m actually a bit thirsty.

“Then just mineral water, we’ll both have mineral water.”

There was a small refrigerator in Shen Jingxiu’s study.

He walked over to the small fridge before asking Wenyan, “Do you want it cold or at room temperature?”

“Cold!” Wenyan liked her drinks cold, especially now that she was parched.

“Alright.”

Soon, Shen Jingxiu brought over two bottles of water.

He handed the cold one to Wenyan, then carried the other bottle to Shen Jinghe.

“I remember you’ve never drunk cold mineral water from childhood to adulthood.”

A large hand passed the room temperature mineral water over, and Shen Jinghe hesitated for a moment before taking it.

Indeed, he could drink cold cola and cold milk tea, eat ice cream, but he never drank cold mineral water.

Even as a child, his parents couldn’t remember this habit of his; only his Big Brother did…

Shen Jinghe swallowed hard, still frowning without accepting the water.

Shen Jingxiu didn’t insist further, placing the water on the coffee table in front of him.

Then, he sat opposite the two of them, his gaze sharp as he looked at Wenyan.

“Speak, about Shen Zhirou and what you two have been doing these days, tell me everything, every last detail.”