Chapter 79: Two Words: Pretentious!

The moment he saw Lin Yeman.

Shen Huai's tightened heart immediately relaxed.

Then he immediately frowned, turned around, and pried her stubborn hands apart: "How did you sober up so quickly?"

"What? Is that not allowed?"

Lin Yeman lifted her face, a smile blooming at the corners of her mouth.

The soft moonlight spilled onto Lin Yeman's face, shrouding her entire being in a hazy halo.

Beautiful enough to glow.

"..." Shen Huai's eyes flickered.

Such a saintly appearance was like throwing a pebble into the depths of his calm, undisturbed heart.

It actually caused a ripple in Shen Huai.

His gaze slowly swept over Lin Yeman's cheeks.

Although the flush had not completely faded, her eyes were indeed much clearer than before.

For an instant, their gazes met.

Shen Huai actually saw the shadow of Yang Lan in those clear eyes.

Lin Yeman at this moment.

Not only had a seductive and charming side, but at the same time, she possessed the purity unique to Yang Lan.

The characteristics of the two sisters merged into one person.

Both pure and seductive.

It was simply irresistible.

Damn, that's too shallow.

For a moment.

Shen Huai realized his thought was too perverted, immediately withdrew his gaze, and forcibly turned his head away.

"Since you're awake, go back to your own room and get some rest."

Shen Huai swallowed, secretly adjusted his breathing, and tried his best not to let Lin Yeman see any clues.

At this moment, he was standing with his back to the moonlight.

So Lin Yeman could not clearly see Shen Huai's expression.

If there had been even a little bit of light.

She would have surely seen at a glance the burning desire about to overflow from Shen Huai's eyes.

"But I don't want to go back to my room to rest."

Lin Yeman ignored the implication in Shen Huai's words, leaned directly against the sofa, and patted the spot next to her: "Sit over here, I'll keep you company while you look at the stars."

Lin Yeman smiled enchantingly.

That little expression was like she was summoning her own pet dog.

Shen Huai's mouth twitched, and he stood in place, hesitating for a moment.

In the end, desire ultimately triumphed over reason.

Shen Huai walked over as if possessed and sat silently next to Lin Yeman.

Just as he sat down.

Lin Yeman's head naturally leaned over and rested lightly on Shen Huai's shoulder.

Her hands wrapped around Shen Huai's arm, her eyes looking out the window with a watery gaze.

It was the very picture of a delicate, clinging woman.

Shen Huai's heart stirred.

It seemed he had never seen this delicate, clinging side of Lin Yeman before.

Whether in life, work, or in bed.

She was always the extremely proactive one.

If it weren't for the fact that her elder sister Yang Lan had caused her such a great sense of crisis this time.

I'm afraid even Lin Yeman herself would not have expected that she would have a side that proactively showed weakness.

"So obedient."

Lin Yeman rubbed against Shen Huai's arm as she held it.

The two sat quietly on the sofa just like that, like a pair of lovers in the heat of passion, looking out the window together.

Shen Family Manor occupied the entire mountaintop.

There was nothing to obstruct the view as far as the eye could see, and the vista was excellent.

The full moon hung high, and the stars dotted the night sky.

Lin Yeman watched blankly, then suddenly spoke, asking softly: "Shen Huai, there's something I've never quite understood."

"What is it?"

Infected by the tranquil atmosphere, Shen Huai's tone was gentler than ever before.

Upon hearing this.

Lin Yeman sat up straight and faced Shen Huai: "Since you are the only son of the Shen Family, why would you leave such a large family fortune uninherited and run off to our company?"

"This..."

The topic came unexpectedly. Shen Huai's relaxed expression suddenly froze.

He hadn't expected that the question Lin Yeman wanted to ask was actually this.

"Do you think I'm sick? That I'm looking for suffering when I don't have to?" Shen Huai asked with a bitter smile.

"... Hmm, I suppose so. Any normal person would think that, right?"

Lin Yeman shrugged and said candidly, "However, I'm more curious about your own thoughts."

Hearing Lin Yeman's words, Shen Huai suddenly smiled.

He sighed and shook his head, frowned in hesitation, and began, "Actually, it's not as complicated as you think."

"Simply put, my father and I have completely different temperaments and styles of doing things. If we stay together for more than 3 minutes, we'll argue; if it's more than 5 minutes, we'll come to blows."

"Do you understand the feeling of not being able to agree on a single word?" Shen Huai turned his head to look at Lin Yeman.

"I understand, but I still don't get it—what does this have to do with you not inheriting the Shen Family?"

"... Of course it has to do with it."

Shen Huai explained, "The Shen Family was founded by my father single-handedly. To inherit the Shen Family, one must do things according to his ideas, but I truly cannot agree with his way of doing things."

"If I were forced to do it, I'd rather he just kill me."

This was the first time Shen Huai had voiced the conflict between himself and his father in front of a third party.

This knot in his heart had been suppressed for too long.

Now that he had let it all out in one breath, his entire body and mind felt incredibly relieved.

But after hearing this, Lin Yeman's brows were tightly locked, and she seemed even more puzzled.

"But if you don't inherit the Shen Family, what do you want to do? You wouldn't really want to stay at Xingyao forever, would you?"

She paused, the corners of her mouth suddenly curling up, and her tone turned teasing, "Of course, if that's what you choose, I would be very happy."

Shen Huai's eye twitched: "Of course not."

"It was an accident that I got into Xingyao."

"But a media agency like Xingyao is indeed the goal I wanted to choose. It was just a twist of fate that this opportunity fell from the sky, saving me ten years of detours."

After a pause, Shen Huai briefly recounted the whole process of how he received the Xingyao offer to Lin Yeman again.

After listening to Shen Huai's words.

Lin Yeman narrowed her eyes halfway, lost in thought.

The next moment.

She turned her head and glanced quietly toward the master bedroom, her expression somewhat meaningful.

"What are you looking at?"

"Oh, nothing," Lin Yeman withdrew her gaze nonchalantly, "Just wanted to see if my elder sister had woken up."

"With Yang Lan's alcohol tolerance, I'm afraid she'll sleep until dawn," Shen Huai teased with a smile.

"Oh? You know my sister very well?"

Lin Yeman's expression was mocking, "Tsk, well, it's true, my sister even used the photo of you two kissing as her chat background."

Shen Huai's smile froze on his face.

Although that photo was taken by Yang Lan on purpose to anger Yang Huo.

But when it was brought out by the person involved in that situation, the fake became real.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore."

Lin Yeman glanced at Shen Huai and said indifferently, "You know? You've complained so much, but after listening to the whole thing, two words are enough to summarize it."

"Which two words?" Shen Huai was a bit curious.

"Pretentious."

A single sentence left Shen Huai speechless.

Lin Yeman leaned back on the sofa, her eyes unfocused as she looked up, and said pointedly, "You are the only son of the Shen Family, so you won't understand."

"This kind of rebellion is not only meaningless, but it's also a pure waste of social resources," Lin Yeman criticized without reservation.

She exhaled a breath of stagnant air and continued, "If I were you, I would definitely not make the choice you are making now."

"Then what would you do?" Shen Huai raised an eyebrow curiously.

"If it were me, I would definitely take advantage of the fact that the Shen Family is currently soaring, use every resource I could get my hands on, lick clean every market I could touch, and then smash the bowl after eating and wiping it clean."

"Instead of choosing to be a coward and escaping reality like you are now."

Shen Huai was stunned for a moment.

Perhaps he hadn't expected Lin Yeman to be so blunt.

But the words were crude yet true.

What she said did indeed make some sense.

But just thinking about his father's stubborn, old-fashioned ideas gave Shen Huai a conditioned headache.

He shrugged as if he didn't care and changed the subject, "Team Leader Lin, you have a whole set of principles when talking about others, but aren't you the same?"

Lin Yeman: "How am I the same?"

Seeing that Lin Yeman was still being stubborn, Shen Huai pointed it out directly: "The Yang Family's strength overseas is no worse than the Shen Family's. Since you said you wouldn't give up any resources you could use."

"Then why don't you go work for the Yang Family, and instead choose to stay at Xingyao as a small Team Leader, and refuse to be promoted no matter what?"

(End of this chapter)