Chapter 68: Two Women Chatting at Night

Watching the car silhouette moving further and further away, a classmate asked blankly, "Is Shen Yan's family very rich? How come he's even driving a BMW?"

Passerby A: "How could their family have any money? It's probably borrowed for the occasion."

Everyone nodded; only this explanation seemed the most reasonable.

A girl began to mutter, "Shen Yan is so handsome. Why didn't I notice it before?"

"Yeah, yeah! He could even debut as a celebrity."

On the other side, just after getting into the car, Yu Youwei couldn't wait to ask why the two of them were there. Wu Yueer explained, "Didn't you go to the class reunion? I was bored alone, so I dragged Shen Yan out for a stroll."

This answer made Yu Youwei heave a sigh of relief.

The only thing that caused doubt was that their relationship was a bit too good; given Shen Yan's personality, he would actually agree to such a request.

If it were before, it would have been completely unimaginable.

Along the way, Wu Yueer kept chattering about how amazing Shen Yan was at video games, and that his ring-tossing skills were so miraculous he almost made the shop owner cry.

Yu Youwei felt waves of jealousy upon hearing this and pouted, "Shen Yan, you've never taken me to play these things. How about we don't go back yet and find a place to play for a while?"

Shen Yan refused point-blank. Just kidding, neither of them is my girlfriend; who has the energy to accompany you two in this aimless fuss?

Yu Youwei was so angry her mouth twisted to the side, saying Shen Yan was disloyal and practiced double standards—why take Yue'er out to play and not her? Shen Yan was also desperate; he couldn't exactly say he had been blinded by beauty and dazed into falling for a provocation.

He had no choice but to stall for time, saying they would talk about it when he had free time later.

Wu Yueer was both happy and annoyed there; it turned out Yu Youwei didn't know at all that Shen Yan was so capable. Sigh! Why couldn't she control this mouth of hers? But comparing it like this, didn't it mean her relationship with Shen Yan was even better than that of Yu Youwei, his childhood sweetheart?

Hee hee hee!

The night grew deeper, and the bright moonlight shone softly through the curtains onto the head of the bed, illuminating everything as if it were daylight. Yu Youwei lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. After thinking it over, she finally asked the question that had been in her heart.

"Yue'er, tell me the truth, are you interested in Shen Yan?"

Wu Yueer's movement of playing with her phone paused. She asked why she was asking so suddenly. Yu Youwei spoke frankly, "I feel like you two are getting too close. Is there really such a thing as pure friendship between a man and a woman?"

Wu Yueer didn't answer directly, but instead said, "There is! Where I'm from, there are plenty of men and women who are just buddies, just like you and Shen Yan."

Yu Youwei's spirits lifted, "So you don't like Shen Yan, you just treat him as a buddy."

Yu Youwei was, after all, a young girl who didn't know how to hide her emotions, while Wu Yueer had at least spent two months out in society, especially in the complex modeling field, where she had come into contact with all sorts of people, so she easily sensed the clues.

She replied, "Of course, you don't really think I like him, do you?"

"But why are you so nervous? Don't tell me you're... hmm!"

The teasing tone made Yu Youwei blush, and she said in a low voice, "Actually, you don't know, but when we graduated from high school, Shen Yan once confessed to me, but I always treated him like a brother, so I rejected him."

"It's just that now... now I think I... I must have fallen for him."

Wu Yueer was shocked; she never expected there to be such a past. What did Shen Yan think of Yu Youwei now? This point was particularly important.

Various signs indicated that he seemed to have already cut off that thought.

"Then what are you planning to do now?" Wu Yueer asked.

Yu Youwei sighed and said, "I don't know. Shen Yan is keeping me at arm's length now, and I can't guess what he's thinking at all. Why don't you help me sound him out, Yue'er?"

Wu Yueer agreed readily; this was also what she wanted to do. Yu Youwei was overjoyed, threw herself into Wu Yueer's arms, hugged her tightly, and said, "Thank you, Yue'er, you really are my good sister."

Wu Yueer's heart was filled with complex emotions.

A good sister, huh? I hope we don't end up as enemies.

The next morning, Shen Yan heard voices talking outside the room in a daze. One of them was Shen Nainai, and the others were very familiar: his eldest uncle Shen Liangping, his youngest uncle Shen Liangcheng, his youngest aunt Sun Huifang, and a few younger ones.

Shen Nainai had given birth to three children in total, with Shen Fu being the second eldest. After Shen Fu passed away, Shen Nainai took on the heavy burden of raising Shen Yan. Eldest Uncle Shen Liangping ran a noodle shop and had always been filial, coming over from time to time to show his concern for Shen Nainai. Later, after earning money, he bought a house in the center of Wencheng, and the whole family moved there to settle down.

In his previous life, Shen Yan's pastry skills were passed down from him. After Shen Nainai passed away, her funeral arrangements were also handled entirely by Shen Liangping. As for his character, the neighbors all praised him.

The family of his youngest uncle Shen Liangcheng seemed much more cold-hearted. Even though they lived in the same county, they rarely came to visit Shen Nainai, and after she passed away, they even thought about dividing up the house Shen Fu had left behind.

Stuck with such a cold-hearted son, Shen Nainai often sighed to herself.

With guests visiting, Shen Yan couldn't keep lying in bed. After rubbing his sleepy eyes, he opened the door and walked out.

"Click!"

The few people sitting on the living room sofa cast their gazes over one after another.

Shen Yan smiled and greeted them.

Shen Liangping spoke first: "Yo! Xiaoyan is up. You've become even more handsome after not seeing you for a month."

Shen Yan laughed and said, "Just average, not even a tenth of how handsome Eldest Uncle was when you were young."

"This child, he really has grown up." Shen Liangping pointed his finger at Shen Yan, his mouth stretching all the way to his ears. The crow's feet at the corners of his eyes looked as if they had been carved by the knife of time, constantly deepening and widening.

Honestly, seeing Shen Yan change so much, Shen Liangping felt an indescribable joy.

His younger brother's only child was growing up strong; this bloodline would finally not be broken.

Shen Nainai felt comforted in her heart, but only Shen Liangcheng put on the airs of an elder, saying, "Xiaoyan, you're becoming more and more lazy now. It's already eight-thirty and you're only just getting up."

Shen Yan said, "It's mainly because you don't come over, Youngest Uncle. I usually get up quite early."

"Is that so!" Shen Liangcheng laughed awkwardly.

Good kid! He's something else now; he dares to mock him for being unfilial to his face.

Sun Huifang also heard the subtext. While shocked by Shen Yan's great change, she couldn't help but secretly feel bitter; she was afraid today's business would not be easy to handle.

Shen Liangping looked at his only remaining younger brother with dissatisfaction and said, "Third brother, Xiaoyan is studying away from home. You need to take care of Mom since she lives here alone."

Shen Liangcheng nodded repeatedly; he was still somewhat afraid of this eldest brother. Shen Liangping said again, "Mom, why don't you come live with me? It's a bit lonely living alone."

Shen Nainai was already used to the surrounding environment and couldn't bear to leave her old friends, so she refused to go no matter what. Shen Liangping had no choice but to decide to come back and visit often.