Chapter 376: The Privileged Are Fearless

Shi Youxuan tried to think, tried hard to think, but couldn't remember.

She truly couldn't recall when it started, but Sheng Hanyu had already permeated her life, quietly and imperceptibly turning her into someone incapable of taking care of herself.

Forget it, no seafood.

She wanted to change, wanted life to return to the way it was without Sheng Hanyu, but she still felt that eating seafood was too much trouble, so forget it.

Finally, she ordered a bowl of soybean paste noodles.

Not long after placing the order, the doorbell rang—"Ding-dong!"

Shi Youxuan jumped up from the sofa to open the door.

She thought it was the food delivery, it had come so fast.

However, when she opened the door, it wasn't the delivery person; Sheng Hanyu stood at the doorway, carrying a food container in his hand.

"Why did you start ringing the doorbell? I thought it was the delivery." Shi Youxuan spoke her mind, but regretted it as soon as she finished; why did she say the truth out loud?

Sheng Hanyu smiled: "You guessed right, I am the one delivering food." It was a rare moment of humor from him.

Shi Youxuan took the food container and walked inside, but Sheng Hanyu didn't follow; instead, he stood at the door and said: "I've already arranged things at the hotel, don't worry, I'm leaving."

Shi Youxuan:...

She subconsciously called out to stop him: "Hey, don't go."

To make someone stay, there had to be a suitable reason, right?

So she said: "Come in and tell me how you arranged it."

"Okay."

Sheng Hanyu changed into his Spring Shoes and came in.

Shi Youxuan carried the food container to the dining room, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.

She placed the container on the table and opened it; inside was seafood and lotus leaf porridge, mantis shrimp and chive-filled pancakes, and four cold dishes—braised beef, garlic eggplant, pork ears in chili oil, and smashed cucumber.

Shi Youxuan brought two sets of bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen, but Sheng Hanyu shook his head: "I've already eaten, you eat."

Shi Youxuan:...

She keenly felt that today was different from usual.

Usually, even if she tried to drive him away, he wouldn't leave; being able to eat with the mother and daughter was one of the things Sheng Hanyu loved to do most.

Today, she took the initiative to get him bowls and chopsticks, and he refused?

Shi Youxuan thought with a touch of arrogance, if you don't eat then don't, what's the big deal.

So she put one set of bowls and chopsticks back and began to eat with great relish.

She was truly hungry, eating big mouthfuls with great enjoyment, while Sheng Hanyu sat opposite her, watching her intently.

This woman was very smart, but she didn't know how to protect herself; if he wasn't by her side in the future, could she take good care of herself?

Sheng Hanyu wasn't even worried about Shi Ran; in his view, Shi Ran's life skills were better than Shi Youxuan's!

He felt very reluctant to leave, but even if he was reluctant... it was already decided, so he wouldn't change it.

At this moment, Shi Youxuan had no idea what Sheng Hanyu was thinking; with an empty stomach and insufficient blood flow to her brain, she finished a bowl of porridge, two pancakes, and half the dishes on the table before she remembered why she had asked him to stay.

"How do you plan to wrap things up at the hotel? Tell me."

"Okay."

Sheng Hanyu was just about to speak—"Ding-dong!" The doorbell rang again.

This time it was the food delivery; he took the soybean paste noodles inside and asked Shi Youxuan: "Do you want me to put this in the fridge for your next meal?"

"No, throw it away."

With the delicious food Sheng Hanyu had made, she felt quite disdainful toward the decent-looking soybean paste noodles.

"Okay."

And so, that bowl of noodles was tossed into the trash can.

Sheng Hanyu told Shi Youxuan that he had already notified the hotel to remove all the decorations prepared for the wedding banquet and replace them with decorations for a charity gala.

Once the guests arrived, someone would explain that the "Invitation had been written incorrectly."

It would be a charity gala co-hosted by the two companies they represented, and the "donations" raised this time would all go to support the Children's Brain Cancer Foundation, with Shi Ran attending as the Ambassador...

Shi Youxuan suddenly saw the light and, full of admiration, gave Sheng Hanyu a thumbs up: "High, truly high; this method is simply perfect, flawless, hahahaha..."

She was very happy.

But because she was too happy, she didn't notice that although Sheng Hanyu had a smile on his lips, the smile was very forced.

The Invitation had both their names written on it.

Even if the wedding banquet was changed to a charity gala, Shi Youxuan still had to attend!

Contrary to her reluctance yesterday, she happily changed into an evening gown, picked out jewelry, and put on makeup.

Sheng Hanyu sat quietly on the sofa waiting, looking calm on the surface, but feeling incomparably bitter inside.

Was she really that unwilling to live with him?

Heh.

The confidence he once held so firmly was now shaken, and quite severely at that.

"Alright, let's go." Shi Youxuan came out of the room after getting dressed, looking radiant, which made Sheng Hanyu's eyes light up; he could hardly look away.

He stared at her intently.

She was wearing a bright red evening gown with a deep V-neck design, a tight-fitting waist, and two blooming rose flowers—also bright red but a slightly deeper shade—embroidered on the chest.

The rose stems and petals were the same color, but the thorns on the stems were inlaid with diamonds, winding around her waist from the front, with two green leaves suddenly appearing on both sides of her waist.

The most brilliant part of the entire gown was right there; the strong color contrast didn't look abrupt at all, but instead seemed to inject life into the gown, making the roses look vivid and lifelike; this gown suited Shi Youxuan's temperament perfectly.

Her skin was fair, her figure was stunning, and she looked beautiful in red.

Although her appearance was beautiful, it did not belong to the flamboyant type, and overly sexy gowns did not suit her; this one fit her lively temperament perfectly.

The gown was prepared for her by Jian Yixin, though it was intended to be worn at the wedding, to be changed into after taking off the wedding dress to toast the guests.

Shi Youxuan liked this gown very much, but she also felt it was a bit flashy; seeing Sheng Hanyu staring at her, she thought it was not good.

"What's wrong, is it not appropriate? I'll go change."

She turned to go back to the room, but Sheng Hanyu called her to stop: "Don't change, this one looks especially good, it suits you very well."

"Oh... alright, then I won't change."

Shi Youxuan's face felt a little hot.

This was not her fault; it was mainly because Sheng Hanyu's gaze was too fiery, making her feel embarrassed.

He had just done her a big favor, so it would not be good for her to say "I'll gouge your eyeballs out if you keep looking" at this moment.

However, he kept staring at her endlessly, which made Shi Youxuan feel flustered, her heart rate accelerating, her heart thumping like a little deer.

Sheng Hanyu moved closer to her: one meter, eighty centimeters, fifty centimeters, thirty centimeters, ten centimeters—if Sheng Hanyu were to pin her against the wall at this moment, Shi Youxuan reckoned she would not refuse, or would be unable to refuse.

In her heart, she did not want to refuse, and even felt a little expectant.

But he did not.

"Let's go."

Sheng Hanyu retreated, withdrew his scorching gaze, and went to the entrance first to change into his Spring Shoes.

Shi Youxuan:...

"Bastard."

She waved her fist at Sheng Hanyu's back, furious.

Prince Hotel.

The two got out of the car, and reporters immediately swarmed over to interview them.

The reporters asked why the two were holding such an evening party, and what the reason was.

Sheng Hanyu was usually taciturn and sparing with his words, but today he acted out of character and said a lot.

Of course, what he said were all official-sounding pleasantries; he said that Chairman Shi went to the hospital to visit patients and saw those children who had brain tumors at such a young age and felt they were too pitiful, so she wanted to establish a special foundation to help those poor children.

Shi Youxuan looked at him in shock, thinking to herself that he was really good at making things up.

People who do not often tell lies do not blush or skip a beat when telling a lie, making it seem even more real than the truth.