Chapter 163: Accustomed to Being Pampered

"Dad, please have Li Ma make me something delicious; I'm going upstairs to find Xuanxuan." Shi Yuke casually found something for her father to do, then went upstairs to look for Shi Youxuan.

"You're actually here?"

Jealousy showed in Shi Yuke's smile as she said sourly, "You really have a way with him. You've even trained someone like Sheng Hanyu, who's like an ice cave, to show off his affection. Teach me how you did it, won't you?"

"I don't want to talk to you." She turned her back to Shi Yuke.

She had been afraid just now that the person coming was Sheng Hanyu, but when it really wasn't him, she felt a bit disappointed.

The more Shi Youxuan didn't want to talk, the more Shi Yuke stared at her relentlessly. Of course, she didn't really want to learn any experience from Shi Youxuan; she just wanted to find out why the two of them were at odds.

If the conflict wasn't big, she could mediate and get them to reconcile, and they would surely be grateful to her.

Then she could use that to ask for more benefits in the acquisition; how could the two of them have the nerve to refuse?

Of course, it would be even better if the conflict was big, preferably irreconcilable, so she could find an opportunity to step in.

Anyway, after she got the Sheng Family's money into her own hands, she would definitely divorce Sheng Yukai. After the divorce, marrying Sheng Hanyu would be better than finding some pretty boy.

A man who was rich, handsome, and wealthy had always been Shi Yuke's target for courtship, and that had never changed!

"Tell me."

Shi Yuke poked Shi Youxuan's waist with her finger.

Poking didn't work, so she used both hands to grab her shoulders and shook her, "Little sister, don't keep things bottled up inside; it'll make you sick. Tell your big sister, I'll make the decisions for you. If Sheng Hanyu dares to bully you, I'll take revenge for you..."

Even with her back to her, Shi Youxuan knew what kind of scheme she was plotting.

If she didn't speak, Shi Yuke would definitely not give up, and telling her the truth was even more impossible.

So she turned around and smiled sweetly, "It's nothing major, just a disagreement over the acquisition plan. I think you should get a bigger share, but he says the Sheng Family has nothing to do with you in the first place, and we've always been the ones coming up with the ideas for what you do, so you can't have more. You've already earned quite a bit from this..."

The expression on Shi Yuke's face became increasingly serious. She wouldn't fully believe what Shi Youxuan said, which was half-true and half-false, but she had completely abandoned the decision to go find Sheng Hanyu.

Better to just forget it; she had been rebuffed by that man several times and had suffered enough losses. It was better not to touch that bad luck.

"I won't interfere in your couple's affairs, and you shouldn't mix your personal matters with the acquisition. If you push me too far, even if I sell the Sheng Clan cheap to someone else, I won't give it to you."

After Shi Yuke finished speaking, she left. She didn't quite believe it, nor was she at ease, so she had to hurry back and think of a few more countermeasures!

"Aren't you staying for dinner?" Shi Yucheng asked, reminding his eldest daughter as he saw her leaving in a hurry.

She didn't even turn her head, just waved her hand, "Not eating, I'm already full from anger."

"Really now, she said she was hungry when she arrived, but didn't eat after it was made, and now she's full from anger..." Shi Yucheng didn't believe his second daughter could make her angry. From childhood to adulthood, his second daughter had always been sensible and well-behaved, preferring to suffer herself rather than have a conflict with her sister.

It was all because his eldest daughter was too unreasonable, wanting to stand out everywhere and fighting to be first in everything, yet her life was getting worse and worse!

Shi Yuke left, and Shi Youxuan also came down from upstairs.

The servant had prepared a table full of dishes, but only the father and daughter were eating.

"Xuanxuan, have a piece of fish."

Shi Yucheng picked up a piece of sweet and sour fish and put it in Shi Youxuan's bowl, "I caught this myself; it's very fresh. Try it and see if it's good?"

Shi Youxuan put the fish meat into her mouth, "It's good..." Before she could finish, she couldn't go on.

"Cough, cough..."

A fish bone was stuck in her throat.

During the days she spent with Sheng Hanyu, every time she ate fish, he would carefully remove the bones and put the meat in her bowl for her. She had already become accustomed to a life of being cared for so meticulously.

Suddenly returning to the past, she found herself unable to adapt.

"What's wrong? Is a fish bone stuck in your throat?" Shi Yucheng broke off a piece of steamed bun, told her to swallow it to push the bone down, and had the servant bring vinegar for Shi Youxuan to take a sip to soften it...

These were all old methods; they weren't necessarily effective, but they contained a father's care and concern.

Plus, with the fish bone stuck in her throat, it was truly uncomfortable, so she tried them one by one—and sure enough, they were useless!

"Cough, cough..."

It would have been better not to try; after trying, it was even more uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that tears were about to come out.

"What should we do? Let's go to the hospital; I'll go get the car." Shi Yucheng was out of ideas and prepared to take his daughter to the hospital himself.

Just as he opened the door, he saw Sheng Hanyu standing at the entrance, his hand still raised as if he were about to ring the doorbell.

"You've come at the right time. Xuanxuan has a fish bone stuck in her throat; use your car to take her to the hospital."

Sheng Hanyu's car was luxurious, with excellent shock absorption, and it was more comfortable to sit in than his own.

Sheng Hanyu rushed in with a single stride. When Shi Youxuan saw him, she immediately turned to the side.

"Where is the medical kit?" he said to the servant.

The servant brought out the medical kit. Sheng Hanyu took out the tweezers, disinfected them with alcohol, and then wiped them clean with a piece of clean gauze for fear of any strange odor.

Only then did he turn to the little woman and command very seriously, "Open your mouth."

She didn't want to listen, but the fish bone in her throat was too uncomfortable, so she obediently opened her mouth. In an instant, the tweezers reached into her throat and pulled the bone out.

It was so fast that Shi Youxuan hadn't even felt it before it was over.

"Is it gone?"

She took a sip of water and swallowed; it didn't hurt at all—it was gone!

"Hmph!"

Shi Youxuan rolled her eyes at him and didn't speak.

Now that the fish bone wasn't stuck, Sheng Hanyu breathed a sigh of relief and sat down beside her.

Shi Yucheng also breathed a sigh of relief; that was great, she was fine now.

He had used so many methods just now to no avail; he didn't expect Sheng Hanyu to pull it out in one go.

"Quick, bring bowls and chopsticks for your son-in-law." Shi Yucheng ordered the servant to add a seat and get bowls and chopsticks, then went to the kitchen himself to arrange for a few new dishes.

Only one bite of fish had been taken from the large table of food before Shi Youxuan got stuck.

There was plenty for the three of them without adding anything; Shi Yucheng was just finding an excuse to leave and give the young couple some space to be alone.

Sheng Hanyu wanted to find a topic of conversation, but for a moment, he didn't know where to start.

He held it in for a long time before blurting out, "You're a grown adult and you don't even know how to eat fish." Then, he naturally picked up the fattest, most tender piece of fish with his chopsticks, carefully removed the bones, dipped it in the fish broth, and only then placed it into Shi Youxuan's bowl.

She kept her head turned, not looking at him.

Then her arm was nudged: "Hey, eat it while it's hot; it'll taste fishy once it cools down."

"I'm not eating it, I don't need your hypocritical pity." Although her temper was fiery, she finally spoke.

"I'm not pitying you."

Sheng Hanyu actually wanted to say that this was love, that he treated her well because he loved her.

However, these words turned over and over in his heart, but he just couldn't bring himself to say them.

In the end, he gave a stiff command: "Eat."

"I won't!"

Shi Youxuan turned back: "Sheng Hanyu, you should go. I've given up fish; from now on, I won't eat fish ever again."

Sheng Hanyu didn't take her words to heart, assuming she was just acting like a child and sulking with him, so he peeled shrimp for her, peeling each large shrimp into a whole, intact shrimp meat and placing it into her bowl.

Shi Youxuan was very disappointed; there was no explanation at all. Did he really think he could just act as if nothing had happened?

She hadn't yet had the chance to watch the full apology statement Sheng Hanyu made on television; she had only glanced at it when her father told her to watch it.

She hadn't heard a single word of the romantic declarations and explanations he had mustered the courage and shamelessness to say; she had only heard the words he said in that commanding tone about going home to talk about it.

Everyone in all of Jiangzhou knew that Sheng Hanyu was showing off his affection, only Shi Youxuan didn't know!