You got your marriage certificate and then abandoned me? I'll feed the richest woman in the wor

The Montblanc pen rolled twice on the rosewood desk.

It fell with a thud onto the thick carpet.

A small stain appeared where the black ink had spread.

Shen Wanzhou, however, seemed to be frozen in place, completely unaware of what was happening.

That top-secret asset valuation report that was transmitted back from Shen's intelligence network.

She held it tightly with two fingers.

The edges of the paper were wrinkled from the sweat on my palms.

She recognized each character individually, but when put together, it was like reading a book written in a foreign language.

Star Venture Capital, with Chen Yuan as its absolute controlling shareholder.

Shareholding ratio: 100%.

He controls 37 offshore trust funds.

It has absorbed more than half of the high-tech enterprises in the Jiangnan area.

Cash flow reserves... are 3.5 times that of the Shen family conglomerate.

She read the report over and over again three times.

They even suspected that the director of the intelligence department had drunk fake alcohol and misspelled the name.

But the high-resolution ID photo attached to it is white with black text.

Her personal butler's face was clearly imprinted on it.

Just as her mind was buzzing and she felt like her whole world had been turned upside down.

Click.

The heavy, soundproof door to the study was pushed open from the outside.

A rich aroma of milk mixed with the sweet scent of caramel eagerly wafted into the study.

It dispelled the dullness of paper and ink in the air.

Chen Yuan was wearing that casual gray shirt, with the familiar pure black apron tied around her waist.

He was holding a white porcelain tray.

Six freshly baked Portuguese egg tarts are neatly arranged on top.

The edges were slightly charred, and the golden egg mixture was still swaying gently in the middle.

"Eat it while it's hot, it's just taken out of the oven."

Chen Yuan placed the tray in an empty space on the desk.

With his large, well-defined hand, he pulled out a tissue and casually wiped away non-existent drool from the corner of Shen Wanzhou's mouth.

Shen Wanzhou watched him perform his skillful "stay-at-home husband" act.

Then look down at the terrifying proof of wealth worth trillions in his hand.

The intense sense of disconnection nearly caused her brain nerves to become knotted.

She abruptly slapped Chen Yuan's hand away from the tissue.

With a "snap".

The palm wasn't big, so it didn't hurt when it hit Chen Yuan's hand.

But it carried with it a sullen accusation.

She slammed the top-secret report down next to the tray in front of Chen Yuan.

The shock made the caramel crust on the egg tart tremble.

"How many more things are you hiding from me?!"

Shen Wanzhou stood up, her chest heaving violently.

He was so excited that a fine layer of sweat appeared on the tip of his nose.

Her peach blossom eyes were fixed on Chen Yuan, like a junior judge interrogating a criminal.

"You take my 100,000 yuan salary every month, and you still expect me to give you money for groceries."

"It turns out your external company is bigger than the entire Shen family conglomerate combined!"

Are you laughing at me...?

She became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, her voice carrying a hint of accusation.

She recalled how she had confidently declared, with her black card in hand, that she would "take care of" him.

Thinking back to when Chu Mengyao came to cause trouble, he was still foolishly running to protect his food.

Faced with his terrifying figure of assets.

My actions were like trying to act like a tycoon in front of the richest man with only a few dollars' worth of pocket money.

Chen Yuan looked at the report with a red stamp on the table.

Her brows lifted slightly, but there was no trace of panic in her eyes at being exposed.

The fact that the intelligence network was able to find out the underlying structure of Xingchen Venture Capital shows that Shen's team is indeed not to be underestimated.

But if he hadn't voluntarily removed the "ghost base station" shield from the dark web...

Even if the Shen family investigated for a hundred years, they wouldn't be able to find a single piece of his clothing.

Chen Yuan reached out and untied the apron ties at the back of his waist.

His movements were unhurried and composed.

He draped the black apron, still smelling of cooking, over the back of the solid wood chair next to him.

Without the apron to conceal it, the oppressive aura of someone who had long held a high position emanated from him.

Like rocks after the tide recedes, they are inevitably revealed.

He walked around the desk and sat down on the leather sofa next to it.

Her long, slender legs were casually crossed, and her back sank comfortably into the soft cushions.

"Now that Boss Shen has found out, I don't need to hide it anymore."

Chen Yuan's voice was deep and calm, without the slightest hint of unease when explaining.

He patted the empty seat next to him, gesturing for Shen Wanzhou to sit down.

Shen Wanzhou bit her lower lip and stood there stubbornly without moving.

My toes were cramped and curled up inside the fluffy slippers.

Chen Yuan chuckled softly and patiently began to speak.

"A few months ago, a batch of obsolete cryptocurrencies that I stored in an overseas cold wallet suddenly increased in value ten thousand times by sheer luck."

"This amount of money is too large to be laundered through multiple layers of trusts on the dark web."

"So we conveniently set up Star Ventures to serve as a pool for accumulating funds."

He described those capital operations that could create a tsunami in the international financial world.

It's described as casually as if he just bought two scallions on his way out.

"As for the later acquisition of the Lin family and those semiconductor and technology companies."

"I was just bored and decided to clear some obstacles from the roadside."

He raised his eyelids, his deep black eyes meeting Shen Wanzhou's directly.

"The Shen family has a strong foundation, but in some shady areas, they are easily manipulated."

"I need to lay a net out there."

"So that no one will think you're easy to bully and come to the manor gate to make a scene again."

These few words immediately choked Shen Wanzhou's pent-up resentment.

The bittersweet emotion felt like a hot spring, flowing through my blood and throughout my body.

It turns out he had built such a vast and terrifying business empire outside.

From beginning to end, it was all just to make her an indestructible shield.

"Then...why didn't you tell me...?"

Her voice softened, and her imposing manner instantly diminished.

Like a cat whose fur has been smoothed out.

"Tell you what?"

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a hint of mischievous teasing.

"Let me tell you, the housekeeper you're keeping is actually a living devil who could buy out the Shen family business at any time?"

"Your illness wasn't fully cured to begin with."

"I'm afraid that if this disguise is revealed, you'll be so scared that you'll hide under the covers and ignore me for ten days or half a month."

Chen Yuan paused, his gaze sweeping over the plate of steaming egg tarts on the table.

"Moreover."

"Compared to sitting in those cold, impersonal conference rooms listening to old men read reports."

"I prefer to be in this kitchen, watching how you finish that plate of ribs."

He had witnessed countless betrayals and bloodshed on the dark web throughout his life.

His only obsession and weakness was the girl in front of him who dared to defy the whole world for him.

Shen Wanzhou's cheeks flushed instantly.

A blush spread from the base of her ears all the way down to her fair collarbone.

The assessment report slipped from her hands.

It fell onto the carpet.

Chen Yuan leaned back on the sofa, his deep eyes fixed on the dazed Shen Wanzhou, and said lazily, "So, Boss Shen, what are you planning to do with me, this scheming butler?"