Chapter 593: Chapter 592: 592, go and collect your penalty yourself.

A black sedan was parked on the roadside outside the hotel.

As he watched groups of journalists leaving, the man squinted his long, slender eyes, the corner of his mouth curling up into an icy grimace.

The car door was soon opened, and a woman dressed in a black suit got in.

“I’ve failed.”

Slowly exhaling the cigarette smoke from his mouth, the man asked, “What happened?”

“When I let him into the room, I didn’t notice that there was a Love Potion Fairy in there.”

“Don’t tell me the drug was counteracted?”

The woman lowered her head, “…Yes.”

“Heh.” The man couldn’t help but ridicule, “Agui, how long have you been with me?”

The woman spoke softly, “Five years.”

“Go punish yourself.”

“Yes.”

After the woman left, the driver in the front said, “Don’t worry, Quan Shao. All the surveillance videos have been erased.”

“What about the journalists?”

“The journalists just received an anonymous call. The phone number has already been destroyed so there is no trail leading back to us.”

Snuffing out the cigarette, the man casually threw it out of the tiny gap in the window, “Drive.”

“Yes.”

The black sedan slowly drove off.

Underneath the heavy night sky, it was as if nothing had happened at all.

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The next morning, before eight o’clock, the door was furiously knocked on.

“Bang bang bang!”

“Bang bang bang!”

Fast and impatient.

“Coming.”

Shi Huan furrowed his brows, randomly grabbing a jacket to put on before he went to open the door.

A slap came out of nowhere.

Caught off guard, Shi Huan felt a sharp pain on his left cheek, then…

“Shameless creature! Fooling around all day, you’re so disgraceful! We, the Shi Family, still care about our reputation!”

Something was thrown at her and fell to the ground.

“Speak! What is going on with you and this Chu Xiuhuang!”

Shi Huan looked at the newspaper on the ground. In bold red letters it read: “Overbearing CEO Secretly Meeting with Mysterious Lady Late at Night, Wedding Rumored to be Imminent!”

There was a large picture below: A scene where she was held tightly by Chu Xiuhuang, taken last night from a presidential suite.

Roses, balloons, pink streamers, – the backgrounds were full of these, creating an obscenely intimate atmosphere.

Given the headline, it seemed quite credible.

Shi Huan’s eye twitched fiercely.

“No wonder Zhu Mingpeng was so adamant about not meeting you, he must have known you were involved with Chu Xiuhuang.”

Mrs. Shi pushed Shi Huan aggressively, her face flaring red as she swore, “Even your sister’s man is not off-limits to you, do you plan to make a move while your sister is studying abroad? How can you be so despicable? Shameless! Do you think he would even fancy you? The only reason he gave you the job was to help us, the Shi Family, to repay our debt, and you actually think he’s interested in you?!”

Shi Huan was pushed by the elder woman deep into the room. The old woman was a terrifying sight, her eyes bloodshot, as if she were ready to eat someone alive.

As if the person standing in front of her wasn’t her granddaughter, but her enemy.

Finally, the old lady ceased her tirade. Shi Huan started to explain, “Grandma, I was just doing Chu Xiuhuang a favor last night, I didn’t realize we were being photographed, my only role is his secretary, I do not like him and we won’t get together.”

“You dare to argue!” Mrs. Shi was quaking with rage.

What on earth did she do to deserve this!

If she had known this would happen, why would she have let this harbinger of doom return to the Shi Family? Not only had it cost the lives of her husband and son, now it was causing her endless grief.

Mrs. Shi seemed to muster all her strength, as if she were a ferocious beast. She stormed towards Shi Huan, dragging her to the door and harshly pushing her out, panting heavily as she said, “I don’t want to see you, get out, out! Out right now!”

Shi Huan looked at her speechlessly, “Grandma, this is my home.”

The old lady looked so angry her face had turned red. Biting her lip, she stormed out with her walking stick.

She moved so swiftly and nimbly, not at all like a patient who had just been discharged from the hospital a few days ago.

“Mom.” Qian Yulin chased after her, but the old woman had already entered the elevator.

Soon she returned, looking at Shi Huan, “Huanhuan, what exactly happened?”

Shi Huan had no choice but to explain further, “Chu Xiuhuang had a secret meeting in a hotel room with a married man last night, I was just used as a shield. There were just too many reporters around, so that’s how I ended up in the newspaper.”

“I see.” Qian Yulin asked again, “So, does Chu Xiuhuang not know about your sister’s matter?”

“I haven’t mentioned it.”

“That’s good to know.” Qian Yulin sighed in relief, “Your sister, after her unsuccessful suicide attempt, couldn’t face to stay in Nancheng anymore. Don’t worry, when she comes back, she will explain everything to Chu Xiuhuang.”

“Oh.”

Seeing Shi Huan’s indifferent expression, Qian Yulin couldn’t identify her own feelings.

This daughter was abducted by traffickers not long after she was born. After many years of searching with no results, she was unexpectedly found by Shi Minyan in a country orphanage.

They say that children who grow up away from their parents tend to be distant. Shi Huan was a perfect example.

She was very independent and capable, but she always maintained a cool and detached demeanor.

She listened when the elders spoke, did what she was asked, and refrained from doing what she was told not to.

She called her mother and old Mrs. Shi grandma. Even when the Shi family encountered financial problems, she took on the burden of repaying the debt without hesitation. Over the years, she’s been providing for the Shi family’s daily expenses, including Shi Qingge’s tuition and living expenses abroad.

In the depths of her heart, Qian Yulin felt sorry for this younger daughter, but whenever she tried to express her feelings, words failed her.

After hesitating for a while, she finally said, “I’m going home.”

“Okay.”

Shi Huan saw her to the door. After Qian Yulin left, she closed the door and remained sitting on the sofa.

After an unknown period, she got up and noticed a newspaper on the floor.

Picking it up, she read it.

In the picture in the newspaper, she was wearing a goose-yellow evening gown, head bowed, her petite figure was easily enveloped by the man’s arm. She looked demure and very intimate with the man.

Then she looked at Chu Xiuhuang.

He was quite a sight!

He was only wearing a bath towel, his lean and sexy body completely exposed. His thin lips were hooked into a wicked smile. Even without deliberately trying to be cool, he exuded an irresistible charm.

The sidebar headlines were even more eye-catching, “Domineering CEO sets eyes on a gentle beauty. Rumors are their marriage is near!”

Xiuhuang interested in her?

Shi Huan couldn’t help but laugh.

**

At eight thirty in the morning, after washing up, Shi Huan left the house.

Just arriving downstairs.

“Huanhuan.”

Shi Huan looked at the man before her, frowned, and wanted to leave.

“Huanhuan.” Shi Minyan grabbed her wrist.

Shi Huan jerked her hand away as if electrified.

Shi Minyan looked bad. The next second, he stepped forward and stood directly in front of her.

“I have to go to work. Do you need something?” Shi Huan looked at him impatiently.

Shi Minyan looked at the woman in front of him.

She was wearing a black down jacket, black leather shoes, and black trousers. Her shoulder-length black hair was not styled and just hung plainly.

Her small delicate face was mostly hidden behind a pair of large black-rimmed glasses.

Her attire made her look old-fashioned, reserved, and deliberately concealing, totally different from her previous appearance.

Shi Huan shouldn’t be like this.

When he met her at fifteen, in her first year of high school, she was not as radiant as her sister Shi Qingge but she was still a pretty and refined beauty.

However, since she was brought back from the orphanage, many things have happened in the Shi family one after another. Mrs. Shi treated her like a plague, frequently trying to chase her out of the Shi family.

Especially after that incident five years ago, she began to completely hide her true self.

Shi Minyan squinted his eyes and said, “Going to work? I’ll take you.”

“It’s not necessary.”

“Shi Huan.” Shi Minyan sighed lightly, “Is it necessary? Are you that scared of me?”

“I’m not afraid of you. I just want to avoid any suspicions.” Shi Huan said, each word distinct.

“Avoid suspicion?” Shi Minyan laughed.

He said softly, “Huanhuan, you are my niece, I’m your uncle, we are family. It’s normal for an uncle to give his niece a ride to work. Who would dare to gossip about it?”

Shi Huan stared at him, “So, you still remember that you’re now my ‘uncle’.”

The smile gradually faded from Shi Minyan’s handsome face.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“If there’s nothing else, I have to go.”

“I’ll give you a ride.” Shi Minyan grabbed her arm again.

“Let go! I have my own car!” Shi Huan struggled, but this time she couldn’t free herself from his grasp.