Chapter 10

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Don’t worry. Even if I like men, I won’t like a little fool like you,” Shen Xiuwen said casually.

What did he mean by liking a man but not a little fool like her? Also, it was the same at the hotel last time. He said that she did not have any flesh on her body. Shen Xiuwen’s mouth was too unpleasant! He attacked her personally every time! If not for her current status, Sheng Jiu really wanted to retort!

Sheng Jiu comforted herself in his heart. She was not angry. This was the Shen family’s territory. If she tolerated it for a while, everything would be fine. If she took a step back, the world would be open. She was a magnanimous person and would not stoop to Shen Xiuwen’s level. She continued to hold back her anger until she returned to the hall. At that moment, Shen Miaomiao had just finished her performance. And when she saw Sheng Jiu, she ran over. “Sheng Jiu, where have you been? I’ve been looking for you for a long time.”

“I went to the backyard to take a breather,” Sheng Jiu answered. She had also heard two pieces of gossip. One was Bai Zhi confessing to Shen Xiuwen, and the other was that Shen Xiuwen liked men!

Bai Zhi happened to be looking over at this moment. Her venomous eyes stared at Sheng Jiu as if she wanted to skin her alive. Sheng Jiu suddenly thought of something. Bai Zhi wouldn’t misunderstand that Shen Xiuwen rejected her confession because he liked her, and then treat her as a love rival, right? If she wanted to hate someone, she should hate Shen Xiuwen! It was Shen Xiuwen who rejected Bai Zhi, not her!

Sheng Jiu gritted her teeth in anger. Shen Xiuwen, this damned man. If he didn’t want to be with Bai Zhi, he could have just rejected Bai Zhi’s confession. One word was enough, but he had to drag her down with him! She was already in a bad situation. With another enemy, she was really unlucky!

Shen Miaomiao asked faintly, “Sheng Jiu, is Bai Zhi pretty?”

“Not as pretty as you!” Sheng Jiu felt two cold gazes on him. One was Shen Miaomiao’s, and the other… She subconsciously looked to the side and met Shen Xiuwen’s gaze. She did not know what his gaze meant.

“That’s good.” Shen Miaomiao immediately smiled. “Did you meet Bai Zhi in the backyard just now? I don’t know what’s wrong with this woman. After she came back from the backyard, she said she wasn’t feeling well and wanted to leave.” Shen Miaomiao didn’t have a good impression of Bai Zhi. The Bai family and the Shen family were quite close. And Bai Zhi would constantly use the relationship between the two families to harass her fourth brother, Shen Xiuwen.

“No,” Sheng Jiu said expressionlessly. In fact, not only had she met her, but she had also interrupted her confession to Shen Xiuwen. Bai Zhi probably hated her to death.

Around nine o’clock in the evening, the other families left one after another. Only the Sheng family, who had the closest relationship with the Shen family, remained. The Sheng couple and the elders of the Shen family were talking in the study. Even if Sheng Jiu wanted to go back, she did not dare to rush them. Meanwhile, Sheng Jiu was sitting on the sofa with Shen Miaomiao by her side fawning over her.

“Jiu Sheng, these grapes are so sweet. Try them… They were just flown in today.”

“And this cantaloupe is very sweet and crispy…”

“Sheng Jiu, come here.” Shen Xiuwen was sitting near them. He watched as Shen Miaomiao squeezed Sheng Jiu from the middle of the sofa to the corner bit by bit, looking weak, helpless, and pitiful. Seeing Shen Jiu like this, he couldn’t help but speak up. He didn’t want to care at first. Initially, he wanted to see if Sheng Jiu would refuse or ask for help. Unfortunately, Sheng Jiu was a fool. She was the kind of fool who didn’t know how to refuse.

“Sheng Jiu, come here,” Shen Xiuwen repeated. He patted the seat beside him and gestured for Sheng Jiu to sit down.

Sheng Jiu was sitting on a three-person sofa, while Shen Xiuwen was sitting on an armchair. The armchair was very comfortable to sit alone, but it would be very cramped if there were two people.

“Fourth Brother Shen, I won’t go over. Your seat isn’t big. I’m afraid I will squeeze you.” Sheng Jiu shook her head and refused.

Shen Xiuwen sneered. She was quite fluent in rejecting him. Shen Miaomiao was about to sit on him, but she did not say a word of rejection. Did she like Shen Miaomiao?

“You think you can squeeze me with your skinny frame? Come here, don’t make me repeat myself a third time,” Shen Xiuwen said.

Under Shen Xiuwen’s pressure and her current image, Sheng Jiu could only obediently walk up to him.

“Fourth Brother, why are you fighting with me for Sheng Jiu?” Shen Miaomiao pouted and looked at Shen Xiuwen unhappily. Sheng Jiu was clearly hers, so why was Fourth Brother fighting with her?

“Men and women shouldn’t touch each other. Sheng Jiu is a little fool and doesn’t understand. As the young lady of the Shen family, don’t you have the most basic etiquette?” Shen Xiuwen’s poisonous tongue was not only directed at outsiders, but also at the people around him. The Shen family knew his temperament well and generally would not take the initiative to provoke him. Only Shen Miaomiao was not afraid of death. She relied on the family’s favor to go against Shen Xiuwen from time to time.