Beijing Marriage Entanglement

When Shen Yu asked for the hotel address, Lu Xingci didn't think much of it.

I thought he was just asking for more details to verify because he was afraid I was lying to him.

So I just casually sent them the hotel's location.

After watching a horror movie review, I was debating whether to wake Xu Zhiwei to go to the bathroom with me when there was a knock on the door.

Lu Xingci was so frightened that he immediately shrank back into the blanket.

They used their hands and feet to press the blankets down tightly, as if that would prevent unclean things from getting in.

Just then, my phone vibrated.

It was a message from Shen Yu.

It's me.

Lu Xingci took a second to realize what he meant.

I threw back the covers, put on my slippers, and got out of bed.

Lu Xingci went to the door and listened to the sounds in the hallway through the door panel.

Just then, Shen Yu seemed to hear the noise inside the room and spoke in a low voice.

"Open the door."

His deep, magnetic voice sounded tired, but it was indeed Shen Yu.

Lu Xingci took the cup and moved the chair away.

Turn the doorknob and open the door.

When Lu Xingci saw Shen Yu standing against the light at the door, tilting his head and smiling at her, she felt a sense of reassurance.

"Why are you here?"

Shen Yu's gaze moved down from her face and landed on the fair skin on her chest.

"Did you know I was coming if you dressed like that?"

As Lu Xingci followed his gaze downwards, she hurriedly grabbed the collar of her bathrobe.

"I just decided to come to the hotel on short notice and didn't bring any clothes."

When he looked up, Lu Xingci belatedly realized what was happening.

Today, Shen Yu's attire and the aura he exudes are quite different.

It was somewhat like the impression Song Qinghui gave her when they first met—a gentlemanly, refined, and superior figure.

However, Shen Yu's aura was much stronger than Song Qinghui's.

"You... just got off work?"

Shen Yu nodded and leaned closer.

"I just got back to China and came to see you right away. Aren't you touched?"

Lu Xingci was terrified by him and instinctively took a step back to avoid him.

Shen Yu leaned against the door frame, his eyes lowered, gazing at her with tender affection.

Lu Xingci looked up and glanced at him.

"Young Master Shen is very busy, it is my honor that you thought of me."

Now that you've seen me, you can go. Goodnight.

Lu Xingci reached out to close the door, but Shen Yu raised his hand first to brace against the door panel.

He smiled and took out a purple velvet gift box from behind him, handing it to Lu Xingci.

"A gift I brought for you."

Lu Xingci paused, glancing at Shen Yu with some surprise.

Shen Yu raised his chin.

"Open it and see if you like it?"

She had been with Song Qinghui for three years, and Song Qinghui had given her gifts, but only on certain holidays.

And each time, Lu Xingci would reciprocate with a gift of equal value.

She and Shen Yu were not related, so naturally she wouldn't accept his gift.

So she didn't open it and simply pushed the gift back.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Young Master Shen, but I cannot accept the gift."

Why?

"One should not accept rewards without merit."

These words seemed to enrage Shen Yu, and the smile on his lips froze instantly.

The sudden seriousness made Lu Xingci feel a little uncomfortable.

He asked her in a deep voice.

"Is it because I gave it to you that you're refusing to accept it?"

What if it were Song Qinghui?

Just as Lu Xingci was about to explain, Shen Yu asked again.

"What if it were Chiang Wen-chao?"

During this month, he occasionally received messages from China.

I learned that Lu Xingci had left JL and started a business with Jiang Wenzhao.

They were inseparable for the past month, as close as conjoined twins.

Shen Yu was insanely jealous.

Young Master Shen, who never hesitates to take on projects worth billions, is feeling uncertain for the first time.

He ended his work, which was originally scheduled to last another two weeks, early and returned to China.

I came to find her without even having time to change my clothes.

But she wouldn't even look at him, keeping him at arm's length.

What, is he some kind of jackal or tiger?

Seeing that he seemed angry, Lu Xingci wanted to explain, but then she remembered the outrageous request he had made that day.

He swallowed back the words of explanation.

It's fine if he's angry, it's best if he stays far away from me.

Such a top-tier wealthy family is not one she can afford to offend.

Lu Xingci turned around, took out the ring from her bag, and handed it to Shen Yu.

"And this, I'll return it to you along with the other items."

Shen Yu's eyes darkened completely, a self-deprecating glint in them.

"Ha, Lu Xingci, you're really something."

After saying that, he loosened his grip.

The purple gift box fell onto the carpet and bounced to Lu Xingci's feet.

He turned and strode away without looking back.

Lu Xingci bent down to pick it up, walked out of the room, and called out to him.

"Shen Yu, your things!"

Shen Yu walked away resolutely, carrying his suit jacket, his tone icy cold.

"If you don't want it, just throw it away."

The things were bought for her.

To Shen Yu, her rejection was no different from the trash in the bin.

Lu Xingci wanted to chase after them, but he was worried about Xu Zhiwei in the room.

Helpless, she could only pick up the gift box from the ground and go back to the room to send a message to Shen Yu.

Come and take your things.

Shen Yu ignored her, and Lu Xingci sent a few more messages.

I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said before, and please take the ring back.

Marriage, to me, is sacred, not a game you play to kill time when you're bored.

Shen Yu still didn't reply.

A sigh could be heard in the silent room.

Shen Yu has such a strange temper; how could he get angry if he didn't accept his gift?

She could barely afford to reciprocate with gifts of equal value to the things Song Qinghui had given her in the past.

It was a gift from Shen Yu; she couldn't repay it even if she lost everything she owned.

Lu Xingci looked down at the ring in the blue gift box.

At first glance, these rings seemed quite ordinary.

She went to the counter to ask about it a while ago.

I only found out then that this pair of rings cost over a million.

I'm always on edge when I put it in my bag, afraid it will fall out.

It was even placed in the innermost pocket of the backpack and locked with a zipper.

My gaze then fell upon the purple gift box.

Just now, Shen Yu threw it, and the gift box broke in two.

The diamond necklace inside rolled out, and the teardrop-shaped pink diamond on the pendant alone was priceless.

Lu Xingci rearranged the necklace, repaired the gift box, tied it back with a ribbon, and put it back into his backpack.

Never mind, it's not convenient today. I'll find another opportunity tomorrow to return it to him in person and explain it to him clearly.

A bar in the evening breeze.

When Shen Yu pushed open the door and re-entered the private room, Duan Lingfeng, Jiang Lin, and the others were all stunned.

"Yu...Brother Yu, didn't you go to find your wife? Why are you back so soon? Did you find out you're a bachelor and don't have a wife at all?"

Yuan Ji and the others were his childhood friends, having grown up together since they were little.

Although he was afraid of Shen Yu, he could still take a joke of this magnitude.

Gleeful laughter erupted from the private room. Shen Yu walked in and kicked each of them in the backside.

"What, you're so happy to see me make a fool of myself, aren't you!"

Yuan Jitong smiled and handed him a lighter, lighting Shen Yu's cigarette.

"How could we dare? We're just curious, Brother Yu, why are you suddenly fantasizing about having a wife? Did you get some kind of shock?"

Shen Yu rolled his eyes at him and threw a remark at him.

"roll"!

Yuan Jitong sat down on the sofa with a smile, crossed his legs, and spoke with great interest as if he were thinking about something.

"Hey, speaking of which, I saw a name on the party guest list today that you would never expect."

Duan Lingfeng spat at him.

"Just spit it out, stop being so mysterious."

Yuan Jitong smiled and spoke slowly.

"It's Lu Xingci."