If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 594: Chapter 594: Their Whole Family Are Mascots
 

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Ji Shengxuan was a sly fox, adept at declining offers without a hint of displeasure.

He had a good relationship with Shen Chi, and Zhou Ran knew it would be pointless to approach Ji Shengxuan.

“Madam Zhou, it’s chilly tonight, please take care of yourself.” Ji Shengxuan curled his lips into a smirk and hung up the phone.

It was easy to leave but hard to enter. That night, Zhou Ran still couldn’t make it into the summer villa.

She also had no idea how Shen Cexian was doing inside, as all signals from the villa were blocked. Shen Chi was pushing his father into a corner.

The night was clear and bright, with the moonlight like a ribbon.

…

On Monday, Xu Chaomu was finally able to go to work at Shen Group.

She was in a particularly good mood, feeling exceptionally excited. In the morning, she got up even earlier than Shen Chi.

Actually, Shen Chi was reluctant to let her go to work, given her pregnancy. It would be better for her to stay at home. But seeing her excitement, he compromised.

Xu Chaomu spent a long time choosing her outfit from the wardrobe and eventually decided that the shirt she bought with Nie Chenglang looked nice, so she put it on.

Unexpectedly, Shen Chi had an excellent memory.

“Director Shen, do you think my outfit is appropriate?”

“When did you buy these clothes?” Shen Chi frowned, looking her up and down.

Xu Chaomu’s eyes darted around. Could it be that he could tell this shirt wasn’t bought by him out of a whole wardrobe of clothes?

“I bought it in Paris,” Xu Chaomu lied.

“Really?” Shen Chi was half doubtful.

“Yes,” said Xu Chaomu with an utterly convinced tone, her eyes blazing with sincerity and earnestness.

Only then did Shen Chi seem less suspicious as he buttoned up his shirt and took out a tie from the cabinet.

“Tie it.” Shen Chi quite naturally tossed the tie to Xu Chaomu.

Xu Chaomu hesitated with the tie in her hands, still not quite sure how to tie it.

She had no choice but to pluck up her courage and reach for his collar.

Shen Chi cooperated with her, but after several tries, she still couldn’t get it right.

Shen Chi, angrily: “Xu Chaomu, were you raised on shit?”

“I was clearly raised on the Shen’s food…”

With innocence shining in her big eyes, Xu Chaomu looked at the tie she had mangled and helplessly spread her hands.

“You!” A frustrated Shen Chi grabbed her hands and had no choice but to teach her again.

Finally, the tie was done, and Xu Chaomu put her hands on her hips, retaliating: “You were raised on shit, your whole family is a collection of shit!”

Shen Chi responded calmly while walking outside: “I’ve told you many times, my entire family includes you.”

“…” Xu Chaomu’s mouth twitched, looking like she was choked up.

No, no, no, their whole family was auspicious.

After breakfast, Old Cheng was already waiting in the car outside.

Shen Chi asked Xu Chaomu, “Are you coming with me?”

Xu Chaomu thought for a while and said, “Just like when I went to school, drop me off not far from the group, then I’ll walk to work myself.”

“Fine.”

Xu Chaomu, reassured by his agreement, sat in the back seat.

Shen Chi didn’t sit in the passenger seat, instead seating himself next to her.

He was reminded of the times Xu Chaomu was at school when he didn’t want to get too entangled with her, always asking Old Cheng to stop the car far from the school.

So, for those eight years she was in school, no one knew he was her brother.

Actually, he could see that, back then, Xu Chaomu really wanted him to take her to school.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Just like now, he really wanted to go to the Group with her.

It seems what goes around comes around.

“Fourth Brother,” Xu Chaomu called out, head lowered.

“Hmm?”

“Why didn’t you want to take me to school back then?”

“You were annoying.”

“Being so straightforward hurts.” Xu Chaomu leaned against the window, unhappy, and didn’t want to talk to him anymore.

“Hurt? Where did it hurt? Your heart? Let me feel it.”

Although he sounded concerned, his intentions were clearly insincere and far from benign.

His hand moved toward Xu Chaomu’s chest, but she dodged angrily, “Shen Chi, why don’t you find me annoying now?”

“Because you’ve become beautiful.”

“Get lost!”

Old Cheng, who was driving, promptly lowered the visor. Tsk, in the past, when Director Shen was in the car in the mornings, he never forgot to work, sometimes taking advantage of the free time to sort out some documents or make a few calls to his subordinates.

But ever since Xu Chaomu came along, Director Shen had become a… complete fool.

Bewitched by beauty, foolishly so.

Today’s weather was very nice, and Xu Chaomu was feeling good too.

Driving along, she suddenly remembered the stormy night when she lost control.

Perhaps it was that storm, identical to one five years prior, that triggered every nerve in her brain, making her so anxious. It’s why she lost control to the extent of not wanting the child anymore and even brought up breaking up with Shen Chi…

Over the past few days, she had suppressed the incident in her heart, refusing to think about it.

Sometimes, she truly felt conflicted.

She was with Shen Chi and carrying the Shen family’s baby. She wondered what her mother’s spirit in heaven would think…

Every time she thought of that, her head would ache.

Fortunately, seeing that she had stopped talking, Shen Chi found another topic to discuss with her.

“Chaomu, after you get to the Group, if someone bullies you, look for Secretary Xiao. Understood?”

“I’ll look for Director Shen.”

“You can. But there’s a price if you come to me.”

“What is it?”

“What do you think it could be?” Shen Chi narrowed his eyes at her.

Xu Chaomu understood his look all too well; it meant no good…

“Don’t talk to me for three minutes,” Xu Chaomu said, turning her head away “in anger,” her view fixed on the landscape outside.

Although she turned to look at the scenery out the window, waves of emotion still surged in her chest.

She really liked being with him, truly liked it. The joy and feelings she had when with him were unlike being with anyone else.

Even though she had lived with Nie Chenglang for five years, it couldn’t compare to the time spent with Shen Chi.

For instance, when she was with Nie Chenglang, she was always proper and polite, and even her jokes were harmless.

She couldn’t let herself go, and of course, a gentleman like Nie Chenglang wouldn’t behave as shamelessly as Shen Chi.

It was only with Shen Chi that she could return to her most genuine self.

She was just a little ruffian; she didn’t need to pretend to be a lady.

Only with Shen Chi did she feel the happiest.

Seeing him jealous made her happy, seeing him defeated also pleased her, and of course, seeing him miss out on meat made her happiest!

She really… couldn’t bear to part with him.

If only he wasn’t Zhou Ran’s son, wouldn’t everything be perfect?

Soon, the car arrived not far from the Group, and Old Cheng pulled over to the side of the road.

“Director Shen,” he glanced at the back seat.

“Xu Chaomu, it’s time for you to get off,” Shen Chi stated flatly.