Chapter 478 Everything Will Be Fine
“Fine, ask Liu Sijie out, too. We haven’t drunk together for a long time.” Zhou Yan agreed without any hesitation.

The tension between them seemed to be eased a lot, at least in Xia Yu’s opinion. She said goodbye to Zhou Yan before she left. Though she had a short rest in his clinic after she wrenched her ankle in the sanatorium, it was still a little difficult for her to walk a few steps. Shen Yan didn’t have much patience on the side. He held her to walk some distance, and then he directly picked her up in his arms when they were in front of the stairs.

During the whole process, Zhou Yan watched them behind. Leaning against the wall which was decorated with green plants, he saw that Shen Yan carried Xia Yu into the car and then waved to him before driving the car away. Then Zhou Yan moved his stiff body and smiled bitterly.

He blamed himself for telling Xia Yu the matter of Ningjing all the time. If not, she would not have had so many contradictions with Shen Yan and wouldn’t have broken up with him.

Now, it seemed that he overthought it. Even though he told Xia Yu about it and they were in a state of break-up, the fact was that these two people were still intimate as usual, which was not the same as others said.

In Shen Yan’s car, Xia Yu sat on the passenger’s seat beside him silently, resting her hands on her knees. She always liked to keep the same sitting posture, which was a little stiff and stubborn.

Shen Yan glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and found that she was still in that over-sized men’s sweater which was so loose. Her half-dry hair covered her cheeks, which made her look thinner.

Shen Yan rubbed his lower lip and asked, “What happened to you?”

Xia Yu kept silent, looking out of the window.

“Tell me!”

“I don’t want to.”

“Fine!” Shen Yan held the steering wheel and looked gloomy. “Very good!”

Xia Yu was stunned, so she turned her head to him and said, “Since you know it, why bother asking?”

“I just want to know if you will be honest with me.”

“What truth do you want? Why should I be honest with you?” Xia Yu said coldly. She had just recovered from the heavy rain and then came to her senses in Zhou Yan’s clinic, and now she gathered up her mind to retort him.

Shen Yan snorted. “You are obedient in front of others, but you’re so capricious and unruly to me.”

Xia Yu glanced at him, still intending to retort. But at last, she gave up. “I don’t want to quarrel with you!”

Did she mean that she was generous while I was unreasonably troublesome? Shen Yan parted his lips, but he didn’t say anything, fearing that she would accuse him of making trouble out of nothing.

During the rest of the journey, these two people were at peace with each other. Shen Yan drove the car to his home. It was so dark outside, so he came to open the car door for her. “Get out.”

Xia Yu, sitting in the car, looked at the house in front of her and frowned. At last, she was helped by Shen Yan to get out of the car. “Your ankle is wrenched. I’m worried that no one can look after you if I send you home. Live here, and Aunt Ma will take care of you.”

Shen Yan’s words sounded reasonable, so Xia Yu accepted his arrangement. She followed him into his house. Aunt Ma was doing some cleaning in the sitting room. When she heard the sound, she looked back.

Seeing that Xia Yu was held by Shen Yan to come in and looked a little embarrassed, she hurried up to help Shen Yan hold her onto the sofa. “Miss Xia, what happened to you?”

“I went out with a friend to deal with something, and it happened to rain. I got caught in some rain. I’m fine.” Xia Yu explained with a smile.

“Young people always don’t pay enough attention to their health like you. Why didn’t you take an umbrella with you when you went out? What if you catch a cold?” Aunt Ma said and then went to the kitchen to cook ginger decoction for Xia Yu.

“You directly go to sleep after taking a shower. Old Madame is going to have a meeting with me. I’ll come back late.” Shen Yan went into his room to change his clothes and then went out.

Since Xia Yu no longer worked in Tengfei now, she felt that it was inconvenient to inquire further. So, she just hummed and showed that she knew it.

Aunt Ma sent the ginger decoction to Xia Yu and asked her to drink it. “Miss Xia, it’s wonderful that you have made peace with Young Master Yan. You don’t know how much he missed you when you were not here.”

Xia Yu didn’t answer. She just smiled.

Aunt Ma continued to say, “When you were not here, First Madame was very gleeful. She satirized Second Madame quite often. Due to Second Madame’s mild temper, she avoided quarreling with her. Otherwise, they might have quarreled with each other.”

As Shen Yan’s maidservant, it was very natural for Aunt Ma to stand by Shen Yan’s side. However, Aunt Ma really did not favor them, and the fact was that First Madame was really too mean. She even abused Aunt Ma, Shen Yan’s maidservant, when she helped with something in Shen Family.

Old Madame felt sympathy for her, so she got Aunt Ma to go back to Shen Yan’s home on the excuse that his engagement might be put off now. Otherwise, she would have suffered a lot for a longer time.

When Shen Yan got to the company, other people were all present. Seeing him come in, they all greeted him with a smile except First Madame.

She raised her head and glanced at Shen Yan. Then she said with poignancy, “Second Young Master, what’s the time now? You keep all the people waiting for you. Won’t you feel sorry? Though you are suffering from your break-up, you still need to care about others’ feelings.”

First Madame said these words and showed no mercy, assuming that what she said was totally righteous, and Shen Yan deserved it. When he hid Zeng Mina, did he think about others’ feelings?

What went around came around. First Madame just made a fuss about it.

“I am sorry. I’ve been delayed by something.” Shen Yan didn’t want to quarrel with her. As he was indeed the last one to arrive though there were still a few minutes left before the meeting began, he didn’t decide to retort.

“Wow, how could you feel sorry?” First Madame then went on satirizing Shen Yan sharply. “Thanks to you, this meeting is held today. It is just for you. If you do feel sorry, you’d better make a promise to set our hearts at ease.”

“About what?” Shen Yan frowned and asked.

“Nothing but the cooperation you mentioned last time with Xia Family. You were in love with Xia Yu, but now you two have broken up. Will the cooperation go on? Can you give us an exact answer?” First Madame sneered.

In the past, Shen Group regarded Shen Yan as a god because he was very capable and found quite a few new cooperators for the group. Now would people still attach as much importance to him as before?

Looking around the meeting room, First Madame found that all the people were staring at Shen Yan, so she couldn’t help feeling gleeful in her mind. The higher one climbed, the more heavily one fell down. Right?

“My private life with Xia Yu won’t affect our company’s decisions. Please rest assured.” Shen Yan had contacted Xia Mingde on this matter. Xia Mingde didn’t change his mind about their cooperation.

“Really? You’d better make a call again to confirm it.” First Madame looked aggressive while others were all silent. “You can’t be too cautious. The Eldest Miss of Xia Family is familiar to you all. With no exaggeration, just let me inform you of some things which have happened recently apart from the water under the bridge.”

“I guess that you’ve all known the matter that Jiang Family is going to tie the marriage knot with Bai Family. However, the Eldest Miss of Xia Family, as Dong Qingyuan’s good friend, who is Jiang An’s fiancée, incited Bai Hong to cancel the engagement ceremony that day for fear that the engagement of Jiang Tao and Bai Hong might undermine Jiang An’s authority in Jiang Group. When Old Madame Jiang knew about it and argued with her because of anger, can you guess what she said?”

“She said that she was determined to support Jiang An. Whether Old Madame Jiang transferred her shares to Jiang Tao or not, the fact that Jiang An was the chairperson of Jiang Group was concluded and would not be changed. Look at her! How tyrannical! How arrogant! Jiang Group belongs to Jiang Family. But according to her tone, it seems that she is the big boss of Jiang Group. Old Madame Jiang became so angry that she was sent to the hospital directly.”

When Bai Family and Jiang Family held the engagement ceremony in Ruyi Tower, Shen Yan was kept busy by his business, so he didn’t go there in person. Instead, he got Liu Sijie to send his gifts there. Bai Hong’s sudden break-off shortly before the engagement ceremony formally began astonished all the people indeed.

Some witnesses said that Bai Hong met Xia Yu designedly before the engagement ceremony began. Though people were unaware of what they talked about, they assumed that Xia Yu was involved in Bai Hong’s break-off after Bai Hong came out and made this decision.

Bai Hong refusing to get engaged to Jiang Tao was indeed in Shen Yan’s interest, and he did ask Xia Yu to urge Bai Hong to do so designedly.

Thus, Xia Yu must have interfered in this matter that their engagement was canceled. Shen Yan smiled and said, “First Aunt, I really don’t understand. You have said so many words. Is your speech related to our meeting now?”

“You don’t think it is related?” First Madame glanced at him and said, “Your scandal with your future sister-in-law came out before your engagement, which caused Xia Yu to break up with you out of anger. Now, you should be grateful that Xia Family doesn’t revenge on Shen Group. Do you still expect that they will cooperate with you?”

Though First Madame was mean, her words sounded reasonable. All the people present were so familiar with Xia Yu and knew her well. She showed no mercy to what she disliked.

“Young Master Yan, Xia Yu is now taking charge of Ruyi Tower gradually. Why don’t you have a word with her?” Some stock-holders urged Shen Yan. Needless to say, the gossip about Zeng Mina was sensationalized by Shen Mo in the dark.

If Shen Yan explained to Xia Yu with patience, she might forgive him. Why should they be at odds with each other because of something fabricated?

“I think that you all know well what kind of person Xia Yu is. She is scrupulous in separating public from private interests. I will talk with her about this matter. Please rest assured.” Shen Yan said with a smile.

“Why not call her right now? Be explicit now! If she agrees, everything will be fine. If not, we will still have time to figure out another solution. Right?” First Madame advised on the side.

He would talk with her? When? When she declared to refuse the cooperation with Shen Group, he would talk with her?

Though First Madame obviously forced Shen Yan to do so, what she advised was a good way indeed. Xia Family was indeed a good partner. But if they really refused to cooperate, Shen Group could turn to other partners in time, which would not delay the project.

“Young Master Yan, could you please contact Xia Yu now?”

“She was caught in the rain and wrenched her ankle when she went out this afternoon. I asked Aunt Ma to look after her in my home before I came here. I guess she is sleeping now. How about contacting her tomorrow?” Shen Yan suggested. Considering that she was quite frightened in the sanatorium, Shen Yan did not have the heart to disturb her, so he just tried to consult with others.

In his home? Those people present were all sensible. Since Xia Yu still lived in Shen Yan’s home, it showed that their break-up was a myth. Shen Mo might have sensationalized their break-up.

Because Shen Yan had never said that he broke up with Xia Yu.

Since they did not break up, Xia Family was naturally Shen Group’s cooperator as before. It was secure to cooperate with them. All the people made a decision immediately. “In this case, let’s leave this matter to Young Master Yan.”

In his home? How could it be? Didn’t Xia Yu buy a house? First Madame felt so frustrated in her mind as if she had swallowed half a fly.

She had intended to say something else, but Shen Mo stopped her. “In this case, anything else to put forward? If not, I would like to leave in advance. I still need to meet a customer.”

“How busy you are! Young Master Mo’s Sheng Da must be the most profitable company of Shen Group.” One share-holder aside seized a good opportunity to flatter him.

That his enterprise was the most profitable company meant a triumph, and it showed that he could win the position of the President definitely. Whoever heard him flatter would be pleased.