If You Could Hear My Heart - Chapter 39
Chapter 39: Chapter 039: Your surname is Shen, mine is
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Mm,” Shen Chi responded.
Bai Man walked forward, helped Shen Chi take off his suit jacket, and gently hung it on the rack.
After Shen Chi sat down, she poured him a glass of champagne.
“Try this, the bar owner just brought back a few bottles from France,” Bai Man said with a smile as she looked at him.
When her gaze fell on Shen Chi, it carried an indescribable tenderness, like lake water that ripples with the slightest breeze.
Shen Chi also curved his lips into a smile, “You invited me here just to drink?”
“My flight was delayed yesterday, and I didn’t see you. I missed you,” Bai Man said as she sat next to him, clinging to his arm like a delicate bird.
Bai Man always carried a faint fragrance of cherry blossoms; he knew she liked wearing the same perfume.
“What are you looking at?” Shen Chi asked gently, reaching over to pick up the magazine on the table.
“I’ve been waiting for you for a while, just drinking and flipping through some ordinary magazines,” complained Bai Man coquettishly.
Shen Chi casually flipped through a few pages, his smile deepening at the corners of his lips.
“Quite recent,” he remarked lightly.
The magazine had even published the events of last night’s dance; someone had stealthily snapped photos of him holding Xu Chaomu. It seemed that this magazine could be shut down.
He flipped through it some more and found photos of Bai Man being chased by entertainment reporters as she came down from the airport last night.
“There’s nothing interesting to see,” Bai Man said as she took the magazine from Shen Chi’s hands, a hint of disappointment in her voice, “I called you several times last night, but you didn’t answer.”
“I was too tired when I came back from the dance last night and accidentally fell asleep. I’m sorry.”
Bai Man laughed, “I don’t blame you. I know you’re busy with work and the company matters are important. It’s fine. Just being able to sit here and chat with you is enough for me.”
She leaned on his shoulder, a look of contentment on her face.
Shen Chi didn’t speak. Bai Man picked up the champagne glass and brought it to Shen Chi’s lips, “Here, have a taste. This wine is sweetly seductive, soft and matured. It’s not something that can be compared to freshly brewed wines.”
Bai Man was smart, and so was Shen Chi. How could he not understand the underlying meaning in her words?
He took a sip and smiled faintly, “When it comes to wine, of course, the longer it’s stored, the more flavor it has, just like you.”
Bai Man giggled, “Who did you learn that from after a few months? Don’t tell me you’ve seen some elegant matron again?”
“Am I that common?”
Bai Man laughed even harder, “I’m joking, don’t be angry.”
She put down her glass and picked up a box from the table, looking a bit petulant, “I brought you a gift. You have to accept it, whether you want to or
” not.
“Who wouldn’t accept a gift? How could there be any reason not to?” Shen Chi replied with a smile.
“See if you like the tie I picked out for you?”
Bai Man opened the box revealing a black Armani business tie with diagonal stripes. She carefully lifted it out, a gentle smile on her face.
“Your taste is always good,” remarked Shen Chi after looking at it.
“Let me put it on for you to see,” Bai Man moved closer to Shen Chi, reaching out to untie his tie in a rather suggestive manner.
Shen Chi stopped her, but still said with a smile, “No hurry. What else did you want to talk to me about?”
“What else could there be? Haven’t you missed me after months of not seeing me?” Bai Man pouted.
“Then this photo…” Shen Chi opened the magazine and picked out a photo with his fingers.
The photo wasn’t of anyone else but Zheng Lin. It was taken at the stadium, and she looked quite disheveled.
Bai Man snatched it from him, “My cousin upset you, she deserves this punishment.”
“It would be best if you think so,” Shen Chi said with a meaningful smile on his lips, “I knew you understand the situation best.”
Bai Man wrapped her arms around his, resting her head on his shoulder, half-pleadingly and half-coquettishly, “Shen Chi… can you not let these photos get out? And the ones that have already been released, can you take them back, right?”
Shen Chi laughed lazily, “Do I have that much power?”
“In this C City, you call the shots. Please, I’m asking you…” Bai Man snuggled against his shoulder.
How could she not know that Zheng Lin being dumped at the stadium had to be Shen Chi’s doing? In C City, besides Shen Chi, who else would dare do such a thing to Zheng Family’s precious daughter?
She just couldn’t understand, what was that girl to Shen Chi?
She had heard that she was just an orphan taken in from the orphanage.
“I wouldn’t have the heart to make you ask me like this. I’ll get someone to seal those photos,” Shen Chi assured.
He only wanted to teach Zheng Lin a lesson; he didn’t want to fall out with her since after all, Zheng Lin was Bai Man’s cousin. In C City, the Bai Family was also reputable.
“I knew you care about me,” Bai Man said with a joyful smile on her face.
It was already midnight by the time Shen Chi finished drinking at the bar. Bai Man wanted to plead with him to stay, but Shen Chi insisted on leaving.
When he drove back, it was past midnight.
At the Shen Family’s villa, only the rows of street lights outside were still shining. As he looked up, he saw the light in Xu Chaomu’s room was also on.
He frowned, the girl was still not asleep at this late hour.
Xu Chaomu had her room door wide open; she was waiting for Shen Chi to come back. She didn’t know why she was waiting—perhaps because she had seen the video of Zheng Lin at night, did she want to thank him?
Pacing back and forth in her room, Shen Chi saw her when he arrived; she was talking to herself while holding her stuffed rabbit.
A smile appeared on his face as he walked in.
“Still not asleep this late?” he asked with a hint of reproach.
“Fourth Brother!” Xu Chaomu dropped the rabbit and walked up to him.
“Hmm? You have something to say?” Shen Chi looked at her seriously.
Xu Chaomu was about to ask if he was the one who took revenge for her when she suddenly smelled a strong scent of alcohol mixed with a rich perfume odor!
“Nothing!” Xu Chaomu huffed.
“Why are you not sleeping if there’s nothing?” Shen Chi frowned.
“I can’t sleep… too excited. Today Lou Yanli took me on a date and gave me a lot of stuff; what do you think I should give him in return?” Xu Chaomu made a show of pondering deeply.
“I’ve told you, no more dating boys!” Shen Chi’s face showed annoyance.
“If you can date women, why can’t I date men? Why are you being so unreasonable? Fourth Brother, don’t forget, your last name is Shen, and mine is Xu.”
After all, you and I are not related. Why do you have any right to control me?
Xu Chaomu lifted her face defiantly.
Shen Chi looked down, patted her cheek, his face clearly smiling but his tone was domineering, “Do you believe I can make your name appear on the same household registration book as mine?”
Xu Chaomu blinked her large eyes, and before she could react, Shen Chi turned off the light in her room.
“Go to sleep early, and don’t think about all that nonsense,” said Shen Chi, his voice cold and sharp in the darkness. Before leaving, he added one more thing, “No more dates with boys!”
He closed the door behind him, leaving Xu Chaomu standing there stunned!
Damn it, it’s not okay to be so overbearing. He’s reeking of perfume himself, yet he even wants to control her from going on a date with a boy!
Xu Chaomu felt it was incredibly unfair, and she was one to fight against injustice..
