Chapter 25

"Shutong, do you also think Ke Zhongyu is better than me?" He suddenly asked.

Lin Shutong not only wasn't angry, but laughed instead, reaching out to gently touch his face and saying: "What nonsense are you talking about? That's only for Jiang Lai and the others; to me, you are the best, most excellent, and most handsome man in the world. Except for my parents and grandfather, only you are good to me and have always supported me."

She hugged Shen Xun and rubbed her head against his chest.

"A-Xun, I don't ask for anything else, I only ask that you don't leave me again in the future, and be by my side forever. No matter what kind of relationship it is, I can accept it."

"It doesn't matter if I'm a little aggrieved; just consider it thanking you for the research funding you sent me these years."

Shen Xun frowned and gripped her shoulders: "What do you think of yourself? I gave you research funding so you could focus on research with peace of mind, so you could go further on the path of your dreams, not so you could... aggrievedly stay by my side for this!"

"A-Xun, you misunderstood; how could I be aggrieved staying by your side?" Lin Shutong looked up at him, "Staying by your side is always happy."

"I love you, A-Xun."

The person he had admired for many years finally expressed her love at this moment, and Shen Xun's heart trembled, and he hugged her tightly.

As he lifted his eyes, he saw a wooden-handled umbrella hanging at the entrance.

That umbrella was bought by Jiang Lai when she learned he had been promoted.

It was worth over a thousand yuan.

Jiang Lai said to him: "Now that you are the President of Star Universe Technology, you should use things that match your status, so others won't look down on you."

Shen Xun's hand hugging Lin Shutong suddenly loosened.

Lin Shutong was stunned.

"A-Xun, what's wrong?"

Shen Xun wiped his face and shook his head: "Nothing, Shutong, the house has already been bought; I'll find someone to decorate it for you in these two days, and pick furniture you like. You should move there in the future; it might not be very suitable here."

Lin Shutong knew clearly that Shen Xun was worried about Jiang Lai finding out.

"Okay." She lowered her head sadly.

Shen Xun reached out to lift her chin, stared at her lips for a moment, and finally kissed her on the forehead.

"Be good."

"I will give you an explanation."

Lin Shutong nodded, but in her heart, she was pondering how to make Jiang Lai voluntarily withdraw.

Shen Xun had clearly started to protect Jiang Lai, which was something she had never thought of.

How could Shen Xun protect an ordinary Jiang Lai?

That face?

She admitted that Jiang Lai's facial features were indeed good, and her skin was okay, but really...

She couldn't say it; an incapable woman who only knew how to revolve around the stove, no matter how good-looking she was, how good could she be?

Completely a useless housewife.

Shen Xun saw that the time was getting later and later, bent down to pick up the bag she had thrown on the sofa, "It's too late, I'll send you back; just stay in this complex for these two days."

Lin Shutong nodded: "Okay."

Shen Xun sent her back and then circled back, in less than fifteen minutes.

He didn't see Jiang Lai, but saw a familiar face at the door.

"President Shen, my wife hasn't been feeling well recently and wants to see Miss Jiang Lai."

It was the butler of Jiang Lai's teacher's wife, Wang Ruohua, surnamed Deng.

Shen Xun had met him and asked with concern: "Where is the teacher's wife not feeling well? Do you want me to find a doctor?"

"Thank you, President Shen, my wife has a family doctor, but she is old and has been thinking about the deceased, so she can't help but worry too much. If Miss Jiang Lai could go over to accompany her, her mood might be better."

If it were before, Shen Xun would have agreed, but many things had happened recently, and he suspected that Jiang Lai was angry because of work and wanted to deliberately stay away from him.

"How about in two days?" Shen Xun smiled gently, "I will personally send Jiang Lai over."

"My wife is already waiting in the car; she hasn't been feeling well after taking medicine, and she keeps calling to see Miss Jiang Lai. President Shen has always been filial and should understand the thoughts of the elderly; when they are sick, they always want the people they are close to to accompany them to feel at ease." Butler Deng smiled kindly, "I hope President Shen can let my wife have a good night's sleep tonight."

Shen Xun had no reason to refuse anymore.

He said: "Jiang Lai is still working overtime and hasn't come back."

"Thank you, President Shen, we will go pick up Miss Jiang Lai ourselves."

Butler Deng turned around, and Shen Xun called out: "How long will Jiang Lai stay there?"

"Once my wife's mood and physical condition stabilize, I will personally send Miss Jiang Lai back."

Shen Xun guessed it would take several days and said: "Then wait for her to come back and pack some clothes to take over."

"Cui Zhai has Miss Jiang Lai's clothes, so President Shen doesn't need to worry."

Shen Xun opened his lips and finally only spat out one word: "Okay."

Butler Deng returned to the car and said that Jiang Lai was still at the company. Wang Ruohua asked him: "Jiang Lai is going to my place; what did Shen Xun say?"

"Not very willing."

"What is he unwilling about? Doesn't it just happen to make room for him and other women? What is he pretending for." Wang Ruohua signaled the driver to drive to the Ke Clan.

Jiang Lai's phone was turned off, so she didn't receive the teacher's wife's call, and as soon as she came out of the building, she saw Butler Deng.

"Uncle Deng!" She ran up.

Butler Deng smiled: "Miss Jiang Lai."

Jiang Lai sighed; only Uncle Deng would call her like this. She had mentioned calling her by her name, but Uncle Deng would only say "Okay, Miss Jiang Lai," and later she simply gave up.

"The wife is in the car."

"Teacher's wife!" Jiang Lai looked at the open car door, thought of something, and turned back, "Teacher's wife, wait for me for a moment, I'll tell a friend."

She walked back and said to Ke Zhongying: "You don't have to worry anymore, my teacher's wife came to pick me up."

"Professor Wang!" Ke Zhongying's eyes lit up, and she poked her head out and said, "Can I go say hello?"

Jiang Lai nodded, brought her over, and introduced: "Teacher's wife, this is my friend."

"Oh, you made a friend!" Wang Ruohua was also very surprised, and soon saw a little girl bowing ninety degrees to her.

"Hello, teacher's wife! My name is Ke Zhongying, I'm Sister Jiang Lai's friend, and I'm also Old Zhao's student!"

Wang Ruohua was surprised; the Ke family's child, and also Old Zhao's student.

"I've heard Old Zhao mention you; you are his proud student."

"Really, really?" Ke Zhongying was so excited that her face was hot, and she happily turned around and pulled her brother over, "Brother, Professor Wang has heard of me!"

Ke Zhongyu had been looking at Jiang Lai since just now. It was the first time he saw such a vivid side of Jiang Lai because she saw her teacher's wife.

He stepped forward and said respectfully: "Professor Wang."

Jiang Lai introduced: "Teacher's wife, this is my boss."

Wang Ruohua smiled: "President Ke, I entrusted Yunhui to send Jiang Lai to the Ke Clan. I hope you don't mind. I don't need her to be very successful; just having a job to support herself is enough."

Ke Zhongyu heard that Professor Wang was afraid he would suspect Jiang Lai was deliberately arranged by someone else. He didn't have any doubts about this, but he had other doubts.

Jiang Lai called Wang Professor "teacher's wife," not "teacher."

So, Jiang Lai was Cui Lao's student.

That was Cui Lao.

"Jiang Lai studied under Cui Lao; she should be in a research institute, or at least in the R&D center of a large company. How did she think of being a small employee in the Ke Clan?"

He was probing.