novelraw Chapter 376: Entering Shengshi (6)
Chapter 376: Entering Shengshi (6)
When the red light ahead turned green, Sheng Jianan slowly started the car. His gaze remained fixed forward, without the slightest shift.
Even though it felt a bit inappropriate, since they knew each other, pretending not to see seemed somewhat unfriendly.
But Tang Yanqi had to admit that secretly, she felt a bit smug.
As the car moved ahead, she felt a bit foolish. How old was she, and why did she still have such immature feelings?
When they stopped at another red light, Tang Yanqi turned her head: "I think I saw Miss Shen by the roadside just now. Why didn’t you greet her?"
Sheng Jianan rested one hand on the edge of the car window, lazily gripping the steering wheel with the other. His head turned, and his dark eyes locked onto Tang Yanqi with a playful gaze that pierced straight into one’s heart.
Such a gaze was too intense and left nowhere to hide. Tang Yanqi quickly looked away, as if she had done something wrong just now.
After two seconds, her head was suddenly tapped, followed by a soft laugh: "Why pretend to be magnanimous?"
There wasn’t a trace of mockery, just a joking, teasing tone. Tang Yanqi’s face gradually turned redder, increasingly feeling that her earlier smugness was truly silly.
This man understood everything; he was always considerate of her feelings.
Sweet and shy, Tang Yanqi avoided his gaze, looking out the window, repeatedly telling herself to stay calm, yet her lips couldn’t help but curl up.
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Shen Yao stood in place for a long time, watched as Sheng Jianan’s car stopped in front of her, then watched as it drove away until it merged into traffic and could no longer be seen.
She bit her lips tightly, turned, and walked toward the parking lot of a nearby mall.
Shen Yao drove to a luxurious Western restaurant. As soon as she entered, someone greeted her: "Miss Shen, right? This way, please. Mrs. Sheng has already arrived."
In an elegantly decorated private room, Shen Yao sweetly called out to Mrs. Sheng: "Aunt."
"Yaoyao, you’re here. Sit down and see what you’d like to eat?"
Shen Yao took the menu, quickly glanced over it, then skillfully ordered two dishes.
"Alright, Mrs. Sheng, Miss Shen, please wait a moment."
The waiter respectfully retrieved the menu and exited. Mrs. Sheng picked up a bag from beside her feet and handed it to Shen Yao: "I saw this while shopping today and thought it would suit you. Open it and see."
Shen Yao smiled as she accepted it, opening the small velvet box to find a rose gold bracelet adorned with tiny diamonds and two letter pendants: N, Y.
"Thank you, Aunt. I don’t know how to accept this."
Mrs. Sheng took a sip of tea and pulled her hand over: "You’re destined to be the daughter-in-law of the Sheng Family, so there’s no need to be shy."
"Aunt... Jianan and Miss Tang, they..."
Shen Yao spoke, lowering her head slightly, looking a bit aggrieved.
"What’s wrong? Did they bully you?"
"No, no."
Shen Yao pursed her lips and recounted what happened earlier at the company cafeteria and just now.
"Aunt, I think their relationship is quite strong. What... what am I, then?"
Mrs. Sheng let out a cold laugh: "If Tang Yanqi wants to be my daughter-in-law, it’ll be in her next life. That’s what the old man arranged. I don’t know what means she used to change Jianan’s view of her, but she’ll never get past me."
Mrs. Sheng’s eyes brimmed with intense hatred, startling Shen Yao: "Aunt, you..."