Chapter 269: You Still Have Him in Your Heart, Don't You?

Shi Youxuan went to the banquet with Zhu Yiwen, but did not bring Shi Ran.

The little one had been going on and on about "Uncle" this and "Uncle" that ever since she returned yesterday.

The toys Sheng Hanyu had people send over filled up Zhu Yiwen's car, and since the little one had seen them all, she couldn't just throw them away, so she brought them all back.

She liked every single one and treasured them dearly.

Both Zhu Yiwen and Shi Youxuan had a strong sense of crisis, fearing that if Sheng Hanyu spent too much time with the child, their daughter would be snatched away by him.

On this point, the two were in agreement and jointly decided not to bring the child along.

The two arrived at the hotel and received a very warm welcome, only they did not see Sheng Hanyu.

"Where is your Chairman? He's not feeling well and couldn't come, right?" Shi Youxuan said with a hint of smugness, not being polite: "It's the same if he doesn't come; since he's the one hosting, we'll just eat and let him foot the bill, which counts as fulfilling the courtesies of yesterday."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Sheng Hanyu said from behind her: "Who said I'm not feeling well? I'm perfectly fine."

He actually came?

Shi Youxuan turned around, intending to mock him severely.

But when she saw that handsome... no, smooth face, she was instantly dumbfounded!

Impossible, how could this be?

Shi Youxuan was shocked that there was nothing wrong with his face; this was a completely impossible thing to happen, as she still clearly remembered what Sheng Hanyu looked like when his allergies flared up back then.

It would flare up right after a meal, and by the next morning, his face would be as swollen as a scalded pig's head, red and puffy, and even with medicine, it would take a week to go down; how could there be nothing wrong now?

"Why is your face fine?" she asked in astonishment.

She leaned in close to stare at Sheng Hanyu's face and look carefully; it was fine.

Let alone swelling, there wasn't even a single red mark.

It was impossible for him to have taken anti-allergy medicine beforehand; she still remembered the housekeeper once saying that even taking anti-allergy medicine was useless, he just couldn't touch any seafood at all!

Just staring at it, she couldn't see any flaws, so Shi Youxuan, unwilling to give up, reached out to pinch his face... it was indeed real skin, with warmth and pores.

But it was impossible; how could he not have an allergic reaction?

So she switched to the other side of his face and kept pinching, pinching hard!

Finally, it turned red.

But it still had nothing to do with an allergy; it was just pinched red by her.

Shi Youxuan was now single-mindedly focused on wanting to see him have an allergic reaction, forgetting everything else; she didn't even notice that Zhu Yiwen's face behind her had turned livid, and she even grabbed Sheng Hanyu's arm, preparing to roll up his sleeve to look.

"Ahem, Madam, please mind your decorum." Zhu Yiwen, unable to endure it any longer, finally spoke up.

Only then did Shi Youxuan realize that she had gone a bit too far just now.

So she stepped back and whispered an apology to Zhu Yiwen: "I'm sorry."

She really should apologize; Sheng Hanyu hadn't closed the door when he came in, and the way she was pinching his face and staring at the man just now could be seen by everyone outside.

But Sheng Hanyu was unhappy.

He said coldly: "No need to apologize to him, there is no need for an apology."

Shi Youxuan deliberately provoked him: "This is a matter between us husband and wife; you, an outsider, should stop meddling."

But it sounded different in Sheng Hanyu's ears.

He didn't think Shi Youxuan was deliberately provoking him, but only believed that Zhu Yiwen was coercing her, which was why Xuanxuan would say such things.

He knew Shi Youxuan's personality; she never suffered a loss and never apologized.

At least when she was with him, she had never said "I'm sorry."

No matter whose fault it was, in the end, she was always right; this was Shi Youxuan's logic, so how did it change after coming to L Country?

She must have some leverage held by Zhu Yiwen; what could it be... right, Shi Ran!

Seeing that Shi Ran hadn't come, Sheng Hanyu misunderstood that Zhu Yiwen was using their daughter to coerce Shi Youxuan.

His face instantly turned as dark as ink.

"Where is Ranran?"

Shi Youxuan was already full of anger, and now she was even more furious to see him mention her daughter.

Before Zhu Yiwen could speak, she said crossly: "Mr. Sheng, please mind your status. My daughter is not familiar with you, so don't call her so affectionately."

Sheng Hanyu didn't feel at all that this was Shi Youxuan's original intention; he felt even more that because Zhu Yiwen was here, Shi Youxuan had no choice but to distance herself from her daughter.

So he didn't bring it up again.

He called the waiter to serve the food, ordering a table full of dishes that Shi Youxuan used to like the most.

Spicy crab, boiled fish, braised pork ribs, spicy crayfish, oyster sauce vegetable hearts, scallops with vermicelli...

Originally, Shi Youxuan didn't want to eat, but she had to watch Sheng Hanyu eat seafood with her own eyes and see him have an allergic reaction, so she picked up her chopsticks.

But after just one bite, tears almost fell.

Jiangzhou flavor.

She hadn't tasted this flavor in five years; now that she was eating it again, it was as if she had returned to her hometown that she had been away from for so many years!

Actually, there was a chef in the Zhu Family who could make Jiangzhou dishes, but he had immigrated to L Country since he was young; he could make them, but they weren't quite authentic.

"Eat more."

Sheng Hanyu used serving chopsticks to diligently serve her food, only to be met with a fierce glare in return, and she even pushed the plate aside.

He didn't dare to serve her food again, fearing she would leave the table; even if she didn't give him a good look, just being able to see her face was good enough.

He stared at Shi Youxuan, his gaze burning and undisguised.

Zhu Yiwen was also angry; am I invisible?

He also served Shi Youxuan food and feigned intimacy: "Madam, try this."

"Okay, thank you, husband."

Shi Youxuan had never used the word "husband" for Zhu Yiwen before; when she called him that, all three of them got goosebumps, and none of them were used to it.

"Hmph!"

Sheng Hanyu knew perfectly well that Shi Youxuan was trying to anger him on purpose, yet he still couldn't help but get angry.

"Husband, you eat too, try this, this is delicious." Shi Youxuan picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and placed it into Zhu Yiwen's plate.

Zhu Yiwen did not eat sweet and sour food, nor did he like eating pork.

In fact, she had no idea what Zhu Yiwen liked to eat; despite living under the same roof for five years, the number of times they had eaten together could be counted on one's fingers.

It was just a casual gesture to pick up a piece, the goal being to make Sheng Hanyu angry—the angrier, the better!

Zhu Yiwen cooperated well, forcing himself to swallow it despite his nausea, and then peeled a shrimp for Shi Youxuan.

She returned the favor by picking up another piece of ribs for him...

The two were putting on a show, and their intimate interaction still angered Sheng Hanyu quite a bit.

With no one paying him any mind, he ate crabs, crawfish, and scallops frantically... The seafood on the table had already been cleared, yet there was still not a single allergic reaction on Sheng Hanyu's face.

Shi Youxuan left Zhu Yiwen aside and stared at Sheng Hanyu in disbelief for a long time.

Then she called the waiter over and ordered another plate of boiled shrimp and steamed crab.

When the newly ordered dishes arrived, she personally peeled a shrimp and placed it into Sheng Hanyu's plate: "Eat, I'm watching you eat."

Sheng Hanyu ate it, and he ate it with great relish.

"Have another one." She was not yet discouraged and peeled another one for him.

And so Sheng Hanyu ate again, and still, nothing happened.

"You should eat some crab, I see the crabs are quite fresh today." Shi Youxuan picked up a large crab, tore it open violently, used a spoon to scoop out the crab roe, and brought it to Sheng Hanyu's lips.

She was afraid he was too full and wouldn't eat if she didn't feed him.

Sheng Hanyu did not hesitate to eat it all in one bite, swallowing it down with delight. He was very full, but even if his stomach were to burst, he would still eat it, because it was Xuanxuan feeding him.

Even if her gaze held not a shred of kindness right now, he would still eat it; even if it were poison, he would swallow it.

Shi Youxuan stared at his face again, looking carefully... This time she didn't reach out to pinch him; she gave up.

"Let's go, let's go home." She walked out of the private room, dejected.