Zhao Chengning stood before the Shen family. His eyes âinadvertentlyâ darted over to where Shen Jingbin was before he said, "Aunt, weâve taken care of the luggage. Where are you guys going now?"
Mama Shen wrapped her arms around her chest and casually shot a sidelong glance at the two siblings who were doing their best to mask their presence. "Weâll be going to their apartment."
The siblings were overcome by shock for a moment before Shen Jingchen hurriedly said, "Mom, why would you want to visit our place?! Donât tell me youâre thinking of staying with us?!"
"Whatâs with your reaction, you brat. Are you saying that living with us would make things that difficult for you?!" Unexpectedly, Old Master Shen angrily rebuked them before Mama Shen had the chance to flare up.
Shen Jingchen shrunk back and said, "No, what I meant was... Grandpa, you should know that our apartmentâs a little messy, so itâd probably be a little... unlivable if you guys went over now."
Papa Shen wore a knowing look when he saw the look of guilt on his sonâs face. "Hehehe, how can we not know how the two of you are like! Donât worry, weâll be living in the unit opposite of your one," He said disdainfully.
Each level of the apartment that the siblings lived in could house two families. But, as theyâd always been out from dawn to dusk, theyâd never noticed whether anyone else was staying on their level.
"Dad, donât you think youâre being a little too spendthrift?" Shen Jingbin asked after silently mulling over what heâd said for several seconds.
Papa Shen gave an unconcerned wave of his hand and said, "Your Grandpaâs said it before: either way youâre going to marry someone from B City, so buying two properties here wouldnât be too..."
A glare from Mama Shen cut him off before he had the chance to finish.
"What did you say?!"
"Eh... Did I let something slip?"
Black lines appeared on everyoneâs foreheads.
Youâve leaked way too much info!
Papa Shen fell silent and hid behind his wife. Shen Jingbin was feeling a little embarrassed at the moment and didnât know where to look.
Thankfully, Zhao Chengning didnât appear to have heard anything. "Where are we going now?" He asked in a polite and friendly manner.
Grandma Shen loosened her grip around her spouseâs hand and beamed a smile at him. "Weâll be troubling you, Chengning."
"No trouble at all. The carâs over here," Zhao Chengning said as he stood sideways to allow them to pass. Together, the Shen elders followed him over to where the car was parked.
Zhao Chengning lagged behind a little and walked by the siblingsâ side. Shen Jingchen glanced at the couple before he very tactfully slipped away.
"Ah, Mom and Dad definitely donât know much about B City, so Iâll go over and bring them up to speed. You guys take your time chatting!"
He then winked at Shen Jingbin before dashing off.
She really felt like sending a punch his way!
How low did your IQ have to be to not even be able to come up with a good excuse?!
After Shen Jingchen ran off, a moment of silence lasted between them before Zhao Chengning asked, "Have you been busy lately?"
He was much taller than Shen Jingbin, and when he walked beside her, he could smell the faint aroma of flowers wafting from her hair. It was as if a kitten was occasionally pawing at his heart, causing it to tickle.
"Mm? I was kind of busy before this, but itâs a lot better now. What about you?"
"Iâm not as lucky as you; I was busy then, and Iâm still busy now."
"Then whyâd you come over to pick them up? Wonât that delay your work?" Shen Jingbin aimed a slight frown towards him and noticed for the first time that his eyes had a slight tinge of green to them. However, this didnât take away from his handsome looks in the least. Rather, it added an air of decadent beauty about him. "You havenât been able to rest well recently?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Feeling her gaze on him, he reached out and brushed his fingers over his eyes before he smiled at her and said, "Kind of. Thereâs too much work and I havenât found the time to properly rest."
She glanced at the group of people who were in front of them and asked, "Who drove you here? You or your brother?"
"Both of us drove here because we were afraid there wouldnât be enough seats."
"Youâre too tired to be driving!" Shen Jingbin sternly said. As I she looked back at Zhao Chengning, she happened to catch him yawning just at that moment and continued, "See?"
Zhao Chengning glanced helplessly at her out of the corners of his eyes and said, "But Iâve already driven here, so I canât just leave the car here, right?"
Shen Jingbin furrowed her brows as she contemplated the matter. She then said, "How about this: Iâll do the driving and you can rest in the car?"
This was exactly what Zhao Chengning had been hoping for, so his reply was straight to the point, "Alright then, Iâll be troubling you." After saying this, he then sent a wink her way.
Shen Jingbin stopped in her tracks for a moment before she continued walking as if nothing had happened.
After walking out of the airport, Mama Shen was about to come up with a seating arrangement when she heard her daughter run over to her and say, "Mum, you and Dad can ride in Big Brother Zhaoâs car. While Grandpa and Grandma can go with Shen Jingchen."
"Then what about you?" Shen Jingchen asked.
"Iâll be driving Zhao Chengningâs car."
"Why? Itâs not like there isnât enough space, what are you...?"
"My backâs killing me after sitting in that plane for so long. Little Chen, whereâs your car? Hurry up and bring Grandma over to it," Grandma Shen was very dissatisfied with the way her grandson was trying to dig deeper, and interrupted him before he had the chance to finish. She then grabbed his arm and began pulling him along.
The remaining elders shot meaningful looks at Shen Jingbin before they silently went along with her arrangement.