C45

Chapter 45 - Strange Women

The meeting with Old Lady Shen just now had already frightened Qin Ruo Chu greatly, how would she dare to provoke him again.

"So …" As long as you are obedient, there is no need to make her happy. " Shen Mu Sheng raised his hand and caressed Qin Ruo Chu's soft hair.

Maybe it was really because he woke up too early in the morning, but now, as Qin Ruo Chu laid on the soft bed, he actually felt sleepy. After burrowing a few more times into Shen Mu Sheng's embrace, she finally relaxed and went to sleep.

When Qin Ruo Chu's uniform breathing came in, Shen Mu Sheng quietly opened his eyes, as though he was afraid of waking Qin Ruo Chu up, so he maintained this posture without moving.

In Shen Mu Sheng's deep eyes, there was an emotion churning within, and his thoughts could not help but think back to what Old Lady Shen had said just now.

How could such a smart person like Shen Mu Sheng not know about his current situation? He did not know what would happen if things really happened. Shen Mu Sheng was naturally not stupid enough to think that Old Lady Shen's words were really just to scare him.

All these years, while he managed a company, he had also done a lot of work behind the scenes. He knew that Old Lady Shen definitely had some trump cards that had yet to appear.

Shen Mu Sheng had been investigating the entire time, but he didn't have a clue. He wasn't sure if he had headed in the wrong direction, or if the Old Lady Shen had hidden it too deeply.

Thinking up to here, Qin Ruo Chu, who was in his embrace, moved a little. Shen Mu Sheng immediately went to take a look, only to see Qin Ruo Chu moving his mouth, mumbling to himself like a child, before falling back into a deep sleep.

The corner of Shen Mu Sheng's lips curled up. Because Qin Ruo Chu seemed to be completely unguarded and completely trusting, his heart had softened to a complete mess.

Shen Mu Sheng kissed Qin Ruo Chu on the head, and the arm around his tightened a little.

After an unknown period of time, Qin Ruo Chu finally woke up from his dreams. This time, his sleep was very comfortable and peaceful.

When Qin Ruo Chu opened his eyes, he realized that Shen Mu Sheng was no longer around him.

"Mu Sheng... Mu Sheng, where did you go? " Qin Ruo Chu called out hoarsely, but because he had just woken up, his voice was extremely hoarse.

After a long time without a reply, Qin Ruo Chu got up and rubbed his eyes, "Strange, where is he?"

Although Shen Mu Sheng was not in his room, he still got off the bed, walked to the table and poured himself a cup of water, raised his head, and gulped it down.

"Phew …" Qin Ruo Chu exhaled, and regained consciousness. When he put down the cup, he saw a piece of paper on the table.

Qin Ruo Chu picked it up. On top of it, there was a short sentence, and the words were strong and sturdy, "When you wake up, come find me in the garden". In just a few short words, Qin Ruo Chu knew who had written it.

After simply tidying himself up, Qin Ruo Chu left the room. However, the moment he left the room, Qin Ruo Chu was stunned again. Because she did not know where she was at all, nor did she know where the "garden" that Shen Mu Sheng mentioned was on the paper.

After being stunned for a while, Qin Ruo Chu realised that no matter how he walked, he would always be in the Shen family's ancestral home. What was there to be afraid of?

Thinking about it, Qin Ruo Chu closed the door with relief and went downstairs.

Exiting from Shen Mu Sheng's courtyard, Qin Ruo Chu hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still chose a corridor that looked more comfortable.

Walking along the corridor, Qin Ruo Chu recalled in his mind if he had passed by this place just now.

After thinking for half a day, he still could not find any leads, so Qin Ruo Chu decided to just forget about it.

Thinking like this, Qin Ruo Chu's heart calmed down, and his mind focused on the surrounding ancient buildings. The corner of Qin Ruo Chu's mouth held a smile, and his mood unconsciously became better.

Qin Ruo Chu was attracted by the simple and unadorned architecture of the building. Passing through the corridor, he saw a circular arched door. Qin Ruo Chu's mind moved, he did not know if that place would lead to the garden.

Because of the shape of the arched door, which blocked part of the view, coupled with the fact that Qin Ruo Chu's mind had not completely moved over, he was just about to pass through the arched door when he almost bumped into someone.

The one facing Qin Ruo Chu was a woman, and she was about forty to fifty years old. Her clothes were not too luxurious, but from the way she was dressed, one could tell that she was not a servant of the Shen family.

What Qin Ruo Chu cared about was not these, but the look in this woman's eyes that he obviously did not like. There was a clear look and disgust in his eyes.

Qin Ruo Chu retracted his gaze, and thought, no matter how he looked at it, the Shen family's old mansion was still a place where they could not get along with each other.

Thinking about it, Qin Ruo Chu did not want to cause any more trouble, he smiled at the lady who had an unfriendly expression, and turned to leave.

Just as Qin Ruo Chu was about to take a step forward, the woman who had been staring at her silently spoke out, "Don't think that just as you enter the Shen family's gate, you are really a member of the Shen family. Heh, Shen Mu Sheng is a thief, and you are also not a good person!" The woman's voice was not loud, but it was eerie, causing Qin Ruo Chu's hair to stand on end.

When he turned his head over, Qin Ruo Chu saw the hatred and darkness in this woman's eyes. That kind of pouncing towards him scared Qin Ruo Chu.

Qin Ruo Chu instinctively took a few steps, lowered her head and continued walking, not caring about the direction anymore, she just wanted to get as far away from this woman as possible.

Hurriedly walking for a while, then turning a corner, Qin Ruo Chu finally stopped. Turning his head back, he did not see the strange woman's figure behind him. Qin Ruo Chu heaved a sigh of relief, and touched his forehead, there was actually a thin layer of cold sweat.

Qin Ruo Chu wiped it off, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Qin Ruo Chu, with your guts, you still want to get close to Old Lady Shen?"

Letting out a breath, Qin Ruo Chu started to observe his position, but it was useless, he didn't even know where he was. The strange thing was, he didn't see a single servant along the way.

Qin Ruo Chu thought that if she saw a servant, she could still ask for directions to the garden. Now, she could only rely on herself.

Calming herself down, Qin Ruo Chu continued walking forward. Even though she tried her best not to think about the woman she just met, but she still couldn't stop herself from thinking about her.

"That woman …" Who the hell are you and why are you saying all those weird things to me? "How strange." Qin Ruo Chu muttered to himself as he walked forward.

Suddenly, he thought back to what Shen Mu Qiao had told her before. Other than her, everyone else in the Shen family had their own ulterior motives, and upon thinking about it, Qin Ruo Chu seemed to know why her eyes were filled with unfriendly and malicious intent.