Chapter 49 - 49 49 Dear

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49: Chapter 49: Dear 49: Chapter 49: Dear Fang Bai looked at Shen Huanian and then touched his own face before lowering his head to ask Xia Chenyu, “Do I really look better than him?” Xia Chenyu giggled and said, “Of course, silly, otherwise why would I fancy you?” Xia Chenyu wasn’t just flattering Fang Bai. Fang Bai had inherited all the best traits from his parents: he was tall and straight, with fair skin and delicate features, and with his successful cultivation of the Dragon-Tiger-Lion-Elephant Technique, he naturally possessed an extraordinary and unique charm. And it was this charm that Shen Huanian lacked. “You’ve heard of Tang Wenrou from the Tang Family of Anxi City, right?” Shen Huanian suddenly laughed with a hint of scheming in his smile, pointing at Fang Bai and saying, “Not long ago, I went to see Tang Wenrou, guess what I saw? I saw this kid standing right beside Tang Wenrou, and at that time, she was as close to him as you are now… Can you really accept such a two-timer?” Anxi City, located in the central-western part of Huaxia, is home to two major families: the Shen Family and the Tang Family, both wielding immense influence across Huaxia. Xia Chenyu had not met Tang Wenrou of the Tang Family, but she had heard of her and knew that although Wenrou, like herself, was also a woman, she was a rising star in the Huaxia police force, incomparable to men in her achievements despite her young age. Not long before, the TV news had featured a story about Tang Wenrou, saying she had led her team in cracking a serial murder case, eliminating a major threat to the public and receiving commendation from her superiors. “Darling, do you really have something going on with that policewoman?” Xia Chenyu asked, looking up at Fang Bai with a teasing smile still on her face. Her breath on Fang Bai’s face was mixed with the scent of orchids and alcohol, not at all unpleasant. That sweet, melting “darling” she uttered made the man in the black Tang suit standing next to Shen Huanian feel as if all his bones had lightened by several ounces, his eyes radiating an unusual light. If you are a healthy, vigorous man with normal desires, and a beauty with an angelic face, a devilish figure, full of allure, and a variety of charms was clinging tightly to your body, whispering “darling” in your ear, how would you feel in the face of such seduction? Sёarch* The NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Most men would probably have their blood racing, their heartbeats quickening, seeing it as a supreme blessing. But Fang Bai saw it as torture. If Xia Chenyu were his woman, he could easily take her away from there to a comfortable and quiet place and have a vigorous “battle” with her, as a response to her provocation. The problem was, Xia Chenyu wasn’t his woman; they had only met the night before, less than a day ago, and though they had already started calling each other siblings, they didn’t know much about one another. Fang Bai also understood that Xia Chenyu, like Tang Wenrou before her, was using him as a shield. She was pretending to be very intimate with him, deliberately putting on a show for Shen Huanian to see. As for why she was putting on this show for Shen Huanian, Fang Bai’s instincts told him it must have something to do with the man in the black Tang suit standing next to Shen Huanian. Otherwise, if Shen Huanian wanted to chat with Xia Chenyu, he could have simply come over by himself; why bother bringing along that man in the Tang suit? Looking at the three people in the room, Fang Bai suddenly found the situation very interesting. He was eager to see what would happen next. “There has just been a misunderstanding between Officer Tang and me,” Fang Bai sighed and said, “At that time, Mr. Shen Huanian wanted to pursue Officer Tang, but she wasn’t interested in Mr. Shen at all. Out of courtesy, she felt uncomfortable rejecting his advances directly, so she used me as a shield, hoping Mr. Shen would take the hint and back off… My relationship with Officer Tang is pure and simple, just a regular civilian-police interaction. Mr. Shen, please don’t wrong me.” “Shen Huanian, did you hear that? Fang Bai says there’s nothing between him and Tang Wenrou,” Xia Chenyu leaned on Fang Bai like a clingy little bird and said to Shen Huanian, “You’re trying to drive a wedge between us, but it won’t work!” Shen Huanian laughed bitterly out of anger, “Do you trust him that much?” “If I don’t trust him, should I trust you?” Xia Chenyu retorted with a tone filled with scorn. Shen Huanian, restraining the rage in his heart, said, “Chenyu, you have too many misunderstandings about dad and me. Even though dad is in Anxi, he’s always worried about you. I have come to Zhongzhou more than once to visit you… Chenyu, both dad and I sincerely hope you would return to the Shen Family, so we could live together as one family.” Xia Chenyu lifted her head from Fang Bai’s shoulder, sat up straight, and said sternly, “The only possibility for me to return to the Shen Family is one condition.” “Speak!” Shen Huanian’s eyes lit up as he said, “Dad is now the Family Head of the Shen Family. He has absolute authority within our household. Whatever conditions you have, he will surely agree to them!” “Bring my mother back to life!” Xia Chenyu spoke every word clearly. “…” Shen Huanian was taken aback and then said with a sorrowful face, “Chenyu, the dead cannot be brought back to life… Do you know, after Aunt Xia’s death, dad has always been burdened with guilt, blaming himself and apologizing to you and your mother… Dad said if you are willing to come back to the Shen Family, he would do everything in his power to make it up to you.” “Really? Then why don’t you go ask Shen Dongyang if he is willing to compensate with his own life?” “…” “He won’t be willing, right? Haha, from the day he drove my mother and me out of the Shen Family’s door, I knew that he was a hypocrite – insincere and heartless! Shen Huanian, go back and tell Shen Dongyang that I will never forgive him in my lifetime!” When Xia Chenyu spoke these words, she appeared very calm on the surface, but Fang Bai noticed that her body was trembling slightly and tears were glistening in her eyes. Fang Bai didn’t know what to say at this moment, so he said nothing; he just reached out and gently patted Xia Chenyu’s shoulder to offer comfort. “Chenyu, how can you talk about dad like that?” Shen Huanian said with a darkened face, “Do you have any idea how much dad has silently contributed to you and your mother all these years? Do you know that after Aunt Xia passed away, dad has always been helping you from the shadows? Without just your own abilities, do you think the Beauty Company could have grown to its current scale? Dad has given up so much for you; can’t you spare even a word of gratitude in return?” “How touching! Those who don’t know the truth would think Shen Dongyang has been incredibly kind and generous to me! Ha, the people of the Shen Family always look for gain before getting up early; Shen Dongyang being so good to me probably has an ulterior motive, doesn’t it?” Xia Chenyu sneered as she glanced at the man in traditional Chinese attire standing beside Shen Huanian, her smile full of mockery. Seeing Xia Chenyu looking at him, the man in traditional Chinese attire let out a “haha” laugh and said to Shen Huanian, “Brother Shen, this must be the sister Chenyu you wanted to introduce to me, right?”

Chapter 49 - 49 49 Dear

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