Chapter 164: Tiger

After seeing the partner off.

Fu Youlin's sunny smile vanished; after glancing at Shen Xun, he left first.

Shen Xun's expression remained unchanged.

Qiao Chuan was stunned for a moment: "President Shen, what's wrong with the Crown Prince?"

What else could he do? He got angry after learning his wife is Jiang Lai.

Fu Youlin fell in love with Jiang Lai at the bidding building, later asked him for Jiang Lai's contact info, and knows every message Fu Youlin sends Jiang Lai each day.

He took this chance to make the Crown Prince understand that Jiang Lai is a married woman.

His anger doesn't matter, as long as the Crown Prince doesn't tell Sno Semiconductor's partner about his affair with Jiang Lai and Lin Shutong.

The Crown Prince may be a bit arrogant, but he isn't oblivious; for the sake of the Fu Family's business, he knows how to keep quiet.

"The young master's temper, no big deal." The twenty‑eight‑ or twenty‑nine‑year‑old Shen Xun was too lazy to argue with the twenty‑three‑year‑old young master, and instead smiled knowingly at the contract in Qiao Chuan's hand: "With the Sno Semiconductor project and Old Shen's patents, the board won't keep harassing the self‑developed chip project any longer."

Qiao Chuan nodded: "But Old Shen hasn't gotten back to us for a while, and it would be rude to intrude suddenly."

Shen Xun frowned slightly; if this matter isn't put on the schedule soon, he fears there'll be no time by year‑end.

"First find out Old Shen's recent itinerary, then pick a day to visit in person."

"Alright."

"You've heard about Old Shen's preferences, right?"

"We've looked into it; Old Shen likes classic furniture, and there's an upcoming auction featuring a small rosewood round chair, though the exact start time is still unknown."

Shen Xun signaled him to keep an eye on that.

Qiao Chuan would naturally keep watch, but he had something to remind President Shen about.

"President Shen, the credit‑card balance due next month is too high, already far beyond eighty percent of your available liquid funds. If you don't curb it, we'll struggle to win the small rosewood round chair, and there are many personal obligations to settle by year‑end."

Qiao Chuan said cautiously.

Shen Xun knew his usable liquid capital was pitifully low; the past two months' expenses had been enormous.

Lin Shutong's house, car and jewelry; Jiang Lai's car, clothes and bags; plus the four million that was easily spent on a rental a few days ago… and a bunch of other sums, too many to count.

That, too, was a headache.

"You go back first; I have some personal matters tonight."

【5】 Qiao Chuan was sent away, and Shen Xun dialed Xie Yongsi: "Come keep me company for a drink."

Qiao Chuan had been sent away, and Shen Xun dialed Xie Yongsi's phone: "Come drink with me."

Xie Yongsi had long wanted to meet him, to ask about Jiang Lai's identity and Lin Shutong's pregnancy.

It was driving him nearly crazy.

The two sat in a booth at a bar, clinked glasses, and Shen Xun downed his drink; before Xie Yongsi even took a sip, he hurriedly asked, "Is it true that Jiang Lai is the chief engineer of the Self‑developed Chip Project? The article came from the official website, it can't be fake, right?"

"You know it came from the official website, it can't be fake," Shen Xun said, lowering his eyes, refilling his glass; the flickering lights made his expression hard to read.

Xie Yongsi was shocked again: "At first I thought I'd misread it; that Jiang Lai isn't the Jiang Lai we know, the difference is just too great…"

"What should we call her?" Shen Xun lifted his gaze and glared at him.

Xie Yongsi immediately corrected himself: "She's 'sister‑in‑law', sister‑in‑law. Xun‑ge, do you remember what you told me? You like sparkling women, and sister‑in‑law is now quite sparkling, over at Shutong?"

Shen Xun fell silent again, continuously pouring drinks for himself.

After finishing, he said, "Shutong is pregnant."

When Shen Xun said that, the music in the dance floor paused briefly.

A strikingly good‑looking couple passed by and heard it clearly.

Upon hearing the familiar name, Fu Youqing grabbed Chi Ce's arm and silently stepped back.

Chi Ce looked at the booth and thought, isn't that Shen the scumbag and the Xie Family's young master?

People came and went in great numbers; Shen Xun remained lost in his dilemma, unaware.

Xie Yongsi hurriedly asked what to do, without paying much attention.

"Right, Shutong is pregnant; what are you going to do? You can't keep her hidden forever," Xie Yongsi said, watching him stay silent while downing drink after drink, the memory of Lin Shutong's remark about abortion flashing in his mind. He exclaimed, "You're not going to have Shutong abort the child, are you?"

Shen Xun didn't answer directly, replying, "That's a life, still my child."

Xie Yongsi was about to sigh in relief, then worried, "What about sister‑in‑law?"

"Xun‑ge, I see you don't like sister‑in‑law; why not divorce her, marry Shutong, and then you'll have both the white moonlight and the child."

This time Shen Xun answered quickly: "The person I like is Jiang Lai."

Xie Yongsi was stunned: "What did you say? When I asked before if you liked sister‑in‑law you denied it completely; you've changed your mind too fast, haven't you?"

Shen Xun looked at Xie Yongsi: "I hadn't seen my own heart before; haven't Jiang Lai and I been happy these past four years?"

Xie Yongsi: "You are indeed happy."

Whether Jiang Lai is happy, I don't know.

Shen Xun caught the subtext and, a moment later, admitted: "These years I've mistreated her; I'll make amends. My parents and sister won't bully her again, I'll give all my money to her to manage, and we'll have a child, maybe two…"

"What about the child in Shutong's womb?" Xie Yongsi interrupted his fantasy. "Xun‑ge, I'm starting to not understand you."

"The child was an accident!" Shen Xun raised his voice slightly, saying with a headache, "We were drunk that day, and I don't know how it happened…"

Xie Yongsi sighed lightly: "Since you've realized the person you love is sister‑in‑law and don't want to divorce her, you must decide what to do about Shutong and the child; dragging it out won't help you."

"Honestly, Xun‑ge."

Shen Xun thought for a moment: "Either Shutong agrees to secretly give birth, or we abort."

"Aren't you still undecided?" Xie Yongsi couldn't help sighing.

He felt it was already unlucky for him to never get a single leaf from the garden of flowers, and now discovering Xun‑ge was similarly unlucky.

Realizing he couldn't get a clear answer, Xie Yongsi raised his glass: "One toast, one drunken cure for a thousand worries."

Fu Youqing tapped Chi Ce's arm, signaling they could leave; Li Dan was still waiting for them over there.

Chi Ce smiled wryly: "President Shen really is one person in public and another behind the scenes, huh?"

Fu Youqing snapped, "You say it!"

Chi Ce: "Should I tell your dad? Someone like this is like a time bomb; keeping them around isn't good."

Fu Youqing didn't speak, her face full of anger.

Can the adjustment of senior management personnel be decided by her? Moreover, her father is not unaware of Shen Xun's situation; being able to press down the negative news and continue using him naturally has its own rationale.

At that moment, her brother called.

"Sis, Shen Xun's wife is actually Jiang Lai! His wife is Jiang Lai and she's cheating—what the heck?"

"I know it's Jiang Lai, why are you so worked up?" Fu Youqing and Chi Ce had already come to sit beside Li Dan, and suddenly her eyes narrowed: "Your goddess wouldn't be Jiang Lai, would she?"

Chi Ce, upon hearing the name Jiang Lai, immediately leaned over and asked: "Whose goddess is Jiang Lai?"

Fu Youqing: "My brother."

Chi Ce shook his head: "Don't even think about it; Ke Zong has already got his eye on her, watching like a tiger—there's no way it's your family's prince."

Fu Youqing certainly knew; she had seen it all on the cruise ship that day.

"Chase! Fu Youlin, go chase her! If you catch Jiang Lai, I'll set off fireworks citywide to confess!"

"She can't decide on company matters; can she not decide on her brother's matters either?"

"Ke Clan snatched our project; go steal the woman Ke Zhongyu likes!"

Chi Ce: "……"

He silently picked up his phone to report.

【Ke Zong, don't blame me for not warning you—the Fu family prince is pursuing Miss Jiang.】

【There's also one matter, Lin……】

His phone was snatched away by Fu Youqing.