Shen Que rarely handled affairs at the media company today and didn't go to the new headquarters of the Shen Group.
He was reclined in the large boss's chair, with the cuffs of his white shirt casually rolled up to his elbows, revealing his strong forearms.
He was flipping through a report.
The office door was tapped twice as a formality and then pushed open.
"Brother!"
Shen Nian'an flew in like a cheerful little bird.
There was a coquettish smile on her face that she only showed when facing her elder brother. There was not a trace of the arrogance and coldness she had shown in Lin Shu's lounge.
She walked up to the huge desk in a few steps, put her hands on the smooth desktop, leaned forward slightly, and her big eyes blinked: "What are you busy with?"
"Will you have dinner with me?"
Shen Que looked up and saw his sister. A sincere smile also appeared on his face.
He casually put down the report: "Why did you come here?"
"What do you want to eat? Brother will treat you."
Shen Nian'an walked around to the back of the desk and naturally half-leaned on the armrest of Shen Que's boss's chair, pulling his arm.
She said coquettishly, "It doesn't matter. I'll follow your suggestion, brother."
"However..."
She changed the subject and asked seemingly casually, "Brother, I heard that Brother Chengyu hasn't been going to Yun Que to have fun much lately?"
"And he goes home on time every day? Is it true or false?"
There was a momentary evasion in Shen Que's eyes.
"Hmm? Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
He dodged the question.
"Come on, I'm just curious!" Shen Nian'an shook his arm, her voice soft and coquettish.
"I heard that Brother Chengyu seems to have changed his ways?"
"Brother, you have the best relationship with Brother Chengyu. You must know!"
"Is he... hiding a woman in his house?"
She asked innocently, but her eyes were fixed tightly on Shen Que.
Looking at the curiosity on his sister's face and the nervousness behind it, Shen Que felt inexplicably irritated.
He didn't want Nian'an to know about Su Qianqian's existence, and he definitely didn't want Nian'an to target that overly innocent girl.
Even though Su Qianqian's existence was indeed an obstacle to Nian'an's plan to marry into the Gu Family.
"Cough."
Shen Que cleared his throat and spoke in a casually flippant tone, "There's a new woman around Chengyu. He's quite into her, and he has really settled down at home recently."
He observed his sister's reaction. Seeing her smile fade, he immediately added, "However, she's just a prettier canary. It's just that the novelty hasn't worn off yet."
"Nian'an, remember what brother said. No matter how beautiful a canary is, it can't fly into the real aristocratic families of the financial world."
Seeing the still angry look in Shen Nian'an's eyes, Shen Que knew she hadn't taken his words to heart.
His tone became serious and admonishing, "The Gu Family, the Shen Family, the Zhou Family, the Qin Family... If you trace back several generations, they are all aristocratic families that pay attention to clan pedigree and have strict rules."
"Although several decades have passed since the new era, those old rules are mentioned less often, but the things deep in their bones can't be changed."
"The women they like and the wives they marry in a proper way are two completely different things."
"No matter how much Chengyu dotes on her now, he's just keeping her as a plaything for the momentary pleasure and novelty. She can't threaten your position."
Shen Que didn't want his sister to act stupidly when Chengyu was infatuated. It wasn't worth it.
Not only would it make enemies, but it might also let others take advantage.
His eyes became sharp and warning: "So, Nian'an, don't touch the people around Chengyu."
"Brother will help you get what you want as long as you are obedient, okay?"
Listening to her brother's words, Shen Nian'an lowered her eyelashes. Her long eyelashes covered the gloom in her eyes.
Her nails quietly dug into her palm, causing a stinging pain. The churning jealousy and unwillingness in her heart were forcibly suppressed.
She wasn't particularly smart.
But Shen Nian'an was very clear that everything she had today and her superiority in the circle of socialites didn't come from her biased father, but from this elder brother with ruthless means who had firmly controlled the emerging industries of the Shen Family.
Her brother's words were like an imperial edict to her!
Since her brother said so, it meant he was confident.
The woman hidden in Brother Chengyu's house would end up being just a plaything.
She took a deep breath. When she looked up again, a cute and coquettish smile had reappeared on her face, as if the probing and resentment just now had never existed.
"Got it, brother!" Her voice was sweet and crisp, full of trust.
"I'll listen to you. I don't even bother to care about the canary Brother Chengyu keeps. Anyway, the one who will stand by his side in the end must be me!"
She silently repeated the truth her brother had taught her: "Things will turn out well if you take it slow!"
It didn't matter. She could wait.
After Brother Chengyu lost interest in that bitch, she had plenty of time and means to make that presumptuous thing disappear silently.
"That's right."
Shen Que looked at his sister's suddenly bright little face, smiled in satisfaction, reached out and ruffled her hair affectionately, "Let's go. What do you want to eat?"
"Brother will take you to that new French restaurant?"
"Great!"
Shen Nian'an immediately became excited and affectionately wrapped her arm around Shen Que's. It seemed that the topic about Gu Chengyu just now was just an insignificant chat between siblings and was quickly forgotten by her.
She chattered on about what dishes she would order later, looking carefree.
Shen Que let her hold his arm, with a smile on his lips, but a hint of complexity flashed across his eyes.
Hopefully...
Su Qianqian was really just a passing fancy for Chengyu.
Otherwise, he didn't know what he would do.
