Chapter 487: Too Direct, It Hurts the Relationship!

In the classroom, the teacher was holding forth on the podium, while the students listened intently below; the ocean of knowledge rippled through the room.

Outside the window, it was gray and hazy, like a giant piece of dull, lusterless silk.

Looking at the exceptionally handsome face before her, Chen Shanni felt slightly conflicted, yet she steeled her resolve; she knew the words about to leave her lips would likely create a rift in the affection between them.

But some things had to be made clear.

The flashy world outside was too tempting, and with Shen Yan's current net worth, there was no telling how many women would disregard everything and throw themselves at him like moths to a flame.

As a hot-blooded man, no one could guarantee when Shen Yan might lose himself and start drifting further and further down that path.

She could tolerate the existence of Wu Yue'er and Hao Anqi.

After all, those two had come before her, but Chen Shanni truly could not accept her man becoming that kind of person.

It was like a bottle of water that many people had drunk from; no matter how pure it once was, it would become incredibly dirty.

Chen Shanni bit her lip and said solemnly, "We have discussed it and decided to give you an Exemption Card. Although we trust you, even a tiger has moments when it dozes off, and just in case... I mean, just in case."

"In case you can't control yourself one day and touch another pretty girl, we can choose to turn a blind eye."

"However, such an opportunity is limited to one time. I hope you will never need to use it; you shouldn't be willing to hurt the women who love you so deeply, either."

"Some things can happen once but not twice. I cannot accept a man being unfaithful and promiscuous. If there is a second time, I will turn and leave without hesitation, and I will never pay attention to you again."

Facing those eyes filled with seriousness, Shen Yan sniffled and put on a carefree act: "Why be so serious? You make it sound like I'm definitely going to mess around."

"I don't want to be like this either, I'm just giving you a preventative shot in advance."

Chen Shanni's delicate brows relaxed slightly, then she emphasized again: "You should know me; no matter how hard it is to let go, I will do what I say."

Shen Yan restrained his smile and turned his head to look at Wu Yue'er; Wu Yue'er stuck out her tongue as cutely as usual, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

This made Shen Yan feel much more at ease.

All along, Shen Yan had been very clear that among the three women, Chen Shanni was the most difficult to handle; beneath her soft exterior hid a resilience more stubborn than anyone else's.

Once she made up her mind, ten cows couldn't pull her back.

In this situation, he nodded expressionlessly and responded simply with three words: "Got it."

Then he lowered his head to play with his phone on his own.

The oppressive atmosphere shrouding them made Wu Yue'er feel stifled; she actually did not approve of this direct approach.

It was too hurtful to their relationship!

But since Chen Shanni had made up her mind to do it this way, and with selfishness at play, she had acquiesced to this course of action.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down; besides, she didn't have to be the bad guy.

Sure enough, these words hurt the man's self-esteem and possessiveness, but fortunately, mature as Shen Yan was, he did not vent these negative emotions.

Thereby further severing the affection between the two sides.

Wu Yue'er leaned in and rubbed against Shen Yan's arm, attempting to change the subject: "Hey! Youwei and Qiqi seem to have had a falling out; they didn't sit together today."

Shen Yan lifted his eyelids to look at Yu Youwei in the first row, then looked at Luo Qiqi sitting next to Lin Yang in the last row, his expression showing a lack of interest.

He already knew the reason.

At this moment, a message from the National Intellectual Property Administration appeared on his phone.

The patent application for "Scan" had finally been approved.

He was one step closer to the success of his plan.

The huge piece of good news instantly dispelled all the unhappiness in Shen Yan's heart.

He said to Chen Shanni, who was sitting next to him with her head down in silence: "I'm going out to take care of something!"

Chen Shanni turned to the side to make space, and Shen Yan slipped out through the back door without a sound.

Wu Yue'er thought he was leaving in a fit of pique and followed him without a second thought.

Watching the backs of the two as they left, Chen Shanni felt a pang in her heart, and a mist of water quietly welled up in her eyes.

Suddenly, she wanted to cry!

She hated this kind of cold-violence behavior.

If you have any dissatisfaction, you can just say it directly, or like before, pretend to be angry and spank her, or show a wicked smile and tease her in all sorts of ways.

What kind of thing is it to just run away?

At this moment, Chen Shanni finally realized how annoying her own "silent-type" personality used to be.

"Sob sob sob!" She slumped over her desk and sobbed silently, her delicate shoulders shaking.

Seeing this, a light of curiosity flashed in the eyes of Luo Qiqi not far away, and she immediately moved a few seats over.

She gently patted Chen Shanni's shoulder across the aisle.

Chen Shanni's body jolted, thinking it was Shen Yan who had returned; she looked up only to find it was Luo Qiqi, and she continued to bow her head, clearly not wanting to talk to anyone.

But in just this short while, Luo Qiqi clearly noticed those red, swollen eyes.

Like a pear blossom drenched in rain, she was pitiful to behold.

"Shanni, are you okay?" Luo Qiqi asked in a low voice, showing concern.

Chen Shanni shook her head, her voice carrying a slight sob: "I'm fine."

"Did you have an argument with Shen Yan? I'll help you call him back."

"No need, I'll be fine if I stay here for a while."

Luo Qiqi didn't know how to persuade her, so she simply took out her phone and typed: "What happened between you and Shanni? She's crying very sadly on her desk."

Receiving this message, Shen Yan, who had just walked out of the teaching building, was stunned.

He hadn't done anything to the goody-two-shoes, so what was there to cry about?

Helpless, Shen Yan had no choice but to turn back to the classroom.

"Hey! Are you really crying?"

A voice as gentle as the night breeze brushed past Chen Shanni's ear; she looked up abruptly, only to discover that the Luo Qiqi by the aisle had somehow turned into that "bastard."

Luo Qiqi, meanwhile, watched quietly from the other side.

Chen Shanni cast a look of gratitude toward Luo Qiqi, and while feeling elated, she wiped the corners of her eyes with some embarrassment, saying tsundere-like, "Who... who's crying? My eyes are just a bit dry."

"Oh! Then take your time to recover; I have important matters to attend to."

As his voice fell, Shen Yan moved to bow and walk out again.

"Wait, do you really have something to attend to, or are you angry with me?" Chen Shanni only then realized she seemed to have misunderstood something.

Shen Yan nodded indifferently; he did indeed want to give the cold shoulder to this woman who had threatened to leave him.

"Then take me with you!"

"I'm going to handle serious business; why are you tagging along?"

"I'm going!"

Seeing her stubborn and insistent appearance, Shen Yan said nothing more.

Just then, the bell for the end of class rang, and the classroom was once again filled with vitality.

Wu Yue'er, who had just returned from the restroom, saw Shen Yan suddenly pop up again and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Didn't you say you were going to handle business? Why are you back?"

"I'm leaving right now!"

Wu Yue'er was completely confused, and upon discovering that Chen Shanni intended to skip class to follow him, she couldn't sit still either and began packing her textbooks, but Chen Shanni dropped a line: "You aren't allowed to go; I'm going to discuss something with Shen Yan."

Wu Yue'er was stunned.

Did the little girl take the wrong medicine or what? She's being so overbearing today.

Hmph! You insisted on using the most inferior method to court disaster; now you know what it's like to be anxious.

If you had known it would come to this, why act that way in the beginning?

For a man with a personality like Shen Yan, one must appeal to his emotions and reason with him, slowly melting and moving him like a frog being boiled in warm water; being too headstrong will only be counterproductive.