Chapter 282: Gradually Seeing Through the True Face

"Boring."

Shi Youxuan didn't even open it to look; she closed the lid and tossed it into the drawer.

She didn't need to think to know that A Qing must have told Zhu Yiwen about delivering the cup to Sheng Hanyu; he was satisfied that she had thrown that cup away, so he sent a cup hundreds of times more valuable as compensation.

Or perhaps it was a reward.

Could those be the same?

That pink Mickey cup represented beautiful memories, while a cup made of gold and inlaid with diamonds was merely a blatant display of value.

"Ahhhhh—"

She wailed.

Then she covered her head with the quilt; when would days like these ever end?

With different values, living under the same roof was truly painful.

No.

Shi Youxuan pulled the quilt off her head; she had to resolve the matter of Sheng Hanyu quickly.

As long as he was in L Country, her life would never be peaceful.

When Zhu Yiwen and Sheng Hanyu were preparing to fight, she had offered to help Zhu Yiwen, but at the time, he had righteously said there was no need, saying this was a matter between two men and should be resolved by the two men themselves.

She had actually believed him.

And the result?

Today, she was going to buy Sheng Hanyu's company, which was essentially helping him, and not only was he not angry, he was quite pleased.

This was the first time Shi Youxuan had witnessed Zhu Yiwen being two-faced.

She prepared to cut the Gordian knot; she would resolve one thing at a time as quickly as possible.

Shi Youxuan knew her phone was being monitored, but she still dialed Sheng Hanyu's number, and the other party answered almost instantly: "Xuanxuan, it's me."

"Mr. Sheng, I will emphasize this again: please address me as Lady Zhu."

"To hell with Lady Zhu; I know what kind of person Zhu Yiwen is even without you telling me." Sheng Hanyu spoke without restraint.

Shi Youxuan said: "He is my husband. Please apologize for your words just now immediately, otherwise, your opponent will not just be him, but me as well."

Sheng Hanyu: "I will never be your opponent. Whatever company or anything else you want, as long as I have it, take it immediately. I won't say an extra word or waste half a sentence."

The words were quite touching, but he didn't apologize.

Sheng Hanyu would never admit that Zhu Yiwen was her husband, so why would he apologize?

Absolutely not.

"Is that what you said?"

Shi Youxuan didn't pursue the matter from just now, but asked one more question.

"Yes, I said it."

"Good, then leave L Country, leave immediately."

The other side was silent; there was no sound for a long time.

Just as Shi Youxuan was about to hang up, Sheng Hanyu said: "As long as you agree..."

"Dream on, don't say any more."

She interrupted him, her heart beating "thump-thump" violently; she knew what he was going to say, and she couldn't let him say it, as it would be even more troublesome if he did.

"Fine, I won't say it." And he truly didn't say it anymore.

Sheng Hanyu said: "I want to see you, alone. You can't bring a room full of people; don't bring anyone."

Shi Youxuan thought for a moment; she didn't agree, nor did she say it was impossible, but instead hung up the phone.

Meeting alone was impossible; not to mention that she wasn't willing, even if she were, she couldn't do it.

Zhu Yiwen watched her as strictly as if she were a prisoner now; she couldn't get out on her own.

The situation seemed to have fallen into a dead loop; Shi Youxuan tried desperately to escape, but every intersection was blocked.

She could only wander aimlessly in a circle.

Before long, Zhu Yiwen sent someone over to tell her: "Furen, the Head of the Family says that since you are always at home, you might get sick from being cooped up; it would be good to go out for a stroll or to clear your mind."

Was this a message being passed to her, indicating she could go see Sheng Hanyu?

"I'm not going."

Shi Youxuan refused: "There's nothing worth strolling around outside for; the place here is so big, if I want to stroll, I'll stroll in the courtyard."

When Zhu Yiwen heard the servant's report that Furen didn't want to go out, he was very happy inside.

The subordinate returned and whispered a few words into Wang Yong's ear.

He nodded to show he understood, then walked into Sheng Hanyu's office with a grave expression.

Inside the office, Sheng Hanyu and Jian Yining were playing Go.

Jian Yining had already lost several games... no, he hadn't won a single one since the start.

He was already in a bad mood, and not winning a single game of chess, he angrily pushed the board away: "I'm not playing anymore, it's not interesting at all."

Sheng Hanyu found it amusing: "You were the one who insisted on playing chess, and now you're the one pushing the board away; can't you be a bit more mature? When will you change this habit of pushing the board when you lose?"

"I'll change it when I win," Jian Yining said stubbornly.

"Let's play one more game, I'll let you win this one." Sheng Hanyu rearranged the pieces, deciding in a good mood to humor him into winning once.

Just then, Wang Yong entered with a hesitant look on his face.

"If you have something to say, say it; if you think I'm in the way, I'll leave." Jian Yining didn't have a kind word to say from the start.

He didn't like the look of Wang Yong at all, just because they had met when he was kidnapped by Wang Yong.

Wang Yong leaned close to Sheng Hanyu's ear...

Sheng Hanyu told him: "A Ning is not an outsider; there is nothing he cannot hear."

So Wang Yong said: "Our people sent back word, saying that the Madam is very unhappy at Zhu Zhai..."

Since it concerned Shi Youxuan, both of them listened intently.

Wang Yong recounted everything one by one: Zhu Yiwen monitoring Shi Youxuan's phone, restricting her travel, confiscating her passport and ID card... and the fact that the two of them often quarreled!

Before he had finished listening, Jian Yining was too agitated to sit still.

He stood up and paced back and forth in the office, his brows furrowed and never relaxing.

Sheng Hanyu, on the contrary, was relatively calm.

After Wang Yong finished speaking, he asked Sheng Hanyu: "Brother, if you want to rescue your sister-in-law, just say the word, and I will immediately take men and storm in."

"I'm going too."

Jian Yining always mocked Wang Yong for having well-developed limbs but no brain, yet now he completely agreed with such a brainless proposal.

"Go where? Do you think you are Pirates? To 'rescue' her, you really came up with that."

Sheng Hanyu asked Wang Yong: "Is the information from the people you sent in accurate?"

He had reason to doubt; after all, he had once spent several months in Zhu Zhai disguised as Alisha, and what he saw and heard during those months was not the same as what Wang Yong's inside source said.

Wang Yong nodded: "Brother, rest assured, my information is absolutely accurate. To be safe, I bribed several people; they don't know each other, but they all said roughly the same thing."

"By the way, they said it only became like this after you and Zhu Yiwen openly competed against each other; it wasn't like this before."

"It's all your fault. If you hadn't come to L Country, Xuanxuan wouldn't be watched by him like a prisoner," Jian Yining complained.

Sheng Hanyu glanced at him and retorted: "Even if I didn't come, she wouldn't be happy."

"At least she would be happier than now. Wherever you are, she has bad luck; when you aren't around, she lives quite well," Jian Yining said bluntly.

After speaking, he realized his words were too harsh, and Sheng Hanyu's expression was unpleasant.

"Um, that's not what I meant."

He wanted to retract his words, but for a moment he didn't know how to say it, so he could only shut his mouth sheepishly.

Wang Yong glared fiercely at Jian Yining: "I think you're just jealous, jealous that my brother is better than you."

"Yes, you're right," he admitted.

But Sheng Hanyu's expression was still not very good.

"You two go out; I want to be quiet."

The two went out and complained to each other.

Sheng Hanyu was alone in the office, his mind playing back like a movie every past event from the time Shi Youxuan married him until now.

Jian Yining was right.

It was indeed like that; without him, she could live very well, and his appearance only brought her trouble.