Chapter 324 - 324:1 Can Give You Whatever You Want by Today, so Why Should I Wait Until Tomorrow?
I Was Seduced Into a Marriage After Failing to Charm the Tyrannical Bigshot
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After the old lady left, the air in the living room seemed to have dropped to freezing point.
The atmosphere was a little too depressing, making Sang Qianqian let out a soft sigh.
Even she, an outsider, was dumbfounded by the scene just now and was on tenterhooks.
She had heard Old Lady Zhen say that Zhen Zhu was rebellious, but she had finally seen it with her own eyes today.
Her brother had also been rebellious back then, but he didnât dare to act as recklessly as Zhen Zhu did. This was no longer rebellion, but disobedience.
Every family had their own problems. Outsiders mightâve known how grand and powerful the Zhen family was, but they wouldnât be aware of the problems within the family.
âI donât care about what you said to Zhen Yiping,â
Zhen Zhu broke the silence and stared at Shen Hanyu with her smoky eyes. âThe Zhen family canât meddle in my business, so youâd better not meddle in it as well.â
âYou seem to have forgotten,â Shen Hanyu said coldly. âWhen I brought you back, I told you that you can only be the eldest daughter of the Zhen family. Other than that, thereâs nothing else for you to choose.â
Zhen Zhu snorted. âWhat big words. Iâm still going to choose another path, so what can you do about it?â
âSince Uncle and Grandmother canât control you, Iâll do it instead.â Shen Hanyuâs voice was calm. âIâm not them. You can try and see what the consequences are.â
Zhen Zhu rolled her eyes at him and turned to leave.
Shen Hanyu did not ask the bodyguards to stop her. He whispered a few words to Tang Bochuan, who nodded and left.
Old Lady Zhen was in a bad mood because of Zhen Zhu. âI know that Hanyu brought Zhuzhu back with good intentions, but Zhuzhu is really disappointing. Yiping and I have thought of all the ideas we could think of in the past two years. Alas, this child has given up on herself and is beyond saving.â
The old lady stroked the cat on her lap and sighed. âIn the future, donât waste your time on Zhuzhu anymore. You will only make yourself suffer.â
âHow did Aunt pass away?â Shen Hanyu asked.
âWhen ZhuZhu was 12, her mother went on a trip abroad and the helicopter crashed.â
Old Lady Zhen gave a vague answer and changed the topic, âAt that time, Zhuzhu was still very sensible. She was like a little adult and would coax her sister to sleep every night. She also knew how to care for me and her father. She even told me that she would study hard in the future and help her father with the companyâs matters so that her father wouldnât be so tired. Who knew that after her 14th birthday, she would suddenly change into a different person and make a fuss about studying abroad? Alas, she had a big fight with your uncle over the choice of her major, and things got out of hand from thereâ¦â
Shen Hanyu fell into deep thought and did not say anything.
Sang Qianqian could not help but ask, âDid anything happen when Zhuzhu was fourteen?â
She used to perform well, but her personality suddenly changed when she was 14. From a doctorâs point of view, it was likely that something had caused this major change within Zhen Zhuâs demeanor.
âThere was nothing much that year, but during the first year, your uncle was so busy with the companyâs affairs that he eventually overworked himself. I also fell sick, so Yishu brought Zhongjin to live at home and helped take care of me.â
Old Lady Zhen thought for a while. âZhongjin is a few months younger than Zhuzhu. Heâs always been spoiled at home and has a very naughty personality. Zhuzhu didnât like him very much and got into a few arguments with him. Other than that, there wasnât anything much.â
The old lady didnât say what it was about, but it was probably just a conflict between teenagers. It wasnât enough to make Zhen Zhu change her personality.
As for why Zhen Zhuâs mood had changed so drastically, even Sang Qianqian could not figure it out.
On the way back, Sang Qianqian asked Shen Hanyu, âAre you really going to meddle in Zhen Zhuâs affairs?â
Shen Hanyu smirked. âWell, do you want me to interfere or not?â
Sang Qianqian hesitated for a moment before she answered honestly, âI donât know.â
That girlâs personality was like a Porcupine, and she was not easy to get along with. Even Zhen Yiping could not do anything about it, so if Shen Hanyu were to interfere, it would probably cause endless trouble.
But looking at her condition, if Shen Hanyu didnât do anything, her life would be ruined.
âThe Zhen family is in too big of a mess. If Zhen Zhu is willing to come backâ¦â
Shen Hanyu turned his head to look at the girl. âIâll have more time to spend with you.â
The matters behind the Zhen family were too complicated.
Many years ago, Zhen Yiping had trusted people he shouldnât trust and suffered a great loss. The Zhen family had almost changed hands, so he and the old lady didnât trust anyone easily now.
At the moment, the only person they could trust was Shen Hanyu.
Although Shen Hanyu had only agreed to help Zhen Yiping, if there was no one in the Zhen family who could take on the responsibility, Zhen Yiping would have to leave this matter to him sooner or later. By then, it would be even more difficult for Shen Hanyu to leave.
This huge industrial empire was like a machine that was always running. Once you were involved, you would be pushed forward involuntarily.
Shen Hanyu did not mind, but Sang Qianqian would definitely have to bear even more of what she was not supposed to.
That would not be the life she wanted.
âYou want Zhen Zhu to go back to the Zhen Group?â
Sang Qianqian was taken aback. She felt that Shen Hanyu was being a little too optimistic.
After todayâs tense situation, Zhen Yipingâs trust in Zhen Zhu had dropped to the freezing point. It would be difficult for Zhen Zhu to return to the Zhen family in the future, so how could she manage the companyâs business?
âZhen Zhu is not completely hopeless.â
Shen Hanyu pulled Sang Qianqian closer to him and said, âIâve seen the project proposals she worked on when she was working at the Zhen familyâs company. She has a lot of good ideas. If I can train her well and correct her attitude, she might be able to take charge in the future.â
âIf you say so, then Iâll be more at ease.â
Sang Qianqian leaned into his arms. Shen Hanyuâs judgment of people was never wrong. âBut Zhen Zhu is so stubborn. Will she listen to you?â
Shen Hanyu didnât think much of it. âSheâs just a little girl. How stubborn can she be?â
He had plenty of ways to make her submit.
It was already evening when they returned home.
Shen Hanyu said that he would make dinner for Sang Qianqian, so he really did roll up his sleeves and cook a table full of dishes for her.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Sang Qianqian was leaning on the sofa reading a book. As she read, she fell asleep.
In her daze, she felt someone gently kissing her forehead and saying in a low and gentle voice, âGet up and eat.â
She closed her eyes and hummed in acknowledgment. Instead of getting up, she moved closer to him and found a comfortable position. Then, she leaned against him lazily like a cat and continued to sleep.
Shen Hanyu chuckled. He picked her up and carried her to the dining table. âLook at what Iâve made for you.â
The aroma of food finally woke Sang Qianqian up. She rubbed her eyes and stared at the table full of food in a daze.
Every dish was the name she had casually mentioned when they had gone down the mountain in the afternoon. Some of them were because she really wanted to eat them, while some were just deliberately mentioned to make things difficult for him because he threw her ice cream away.
She didnât expect him to remember every dish so clearly and even cook them.
However, before she fell asleep, she had clearly told him to only cook a few dishes.
âDidnât I tell you to just make a few?â
Sang Qianqianâs heart ached for him. âYouâve been busy for so long, arenât you tired?â
âIâm not tired.â
Shen Hanyu said casually, âI can give you whatever you want by today, so why should I wait until tomorrow?â