Who were you with last night?
The embarrassing image of her body intertwined with a man's immediately flashed through Si Tian's mind.
She had been called over in the middle of the night, so her mind had naturally been foggy.
Looking back on it now, Si Tian felt she must have been out of her mind.
But she didn't regret it.
Si Tian raised her eyes to meet Shen Yifan's gaze, which was tinged with anger, and smiled. "Then what did you do with my sister last night?"
Si Tian had two dimples at the corners of her mouth. When she smiled, she looked incredibly sweet, like a rose in full bloom, enough to make anyone's heart flutter.
But Shen Yifan, looking at her standard smile now, felt a chill run down his spine.
Maybe it was his imagination, but today's Si Tian seemed… different from usual.
There seemed to be a hint of allure in her clear, starry eyes.
They were watery and bright, somewhat seductive…
And somewhat beautiful…
Shen Yifan forced himself to snap back to reality. He didn't overthink it, chalking it up to his own guilty conscience creating such an illusion.
He also assumed Si Tian was just jealous.
Having emotions proved she cared about him.
It was a sign of her love.
Shen Yifan rose from the sofa and walked over to Si Tian.
"Ah Tian, you know your sister has stomach pains. Didn't I come back as soon as I finished handling it?"
"Don't be mad, okay?"
With that, Shen Yifan reached out to take Si Tian's hand.
Si Tian reacted quickly, pulling her hand back to dodge him.
"President Shen's medical skills are truly impressive. It's a shame you didn't switch careers to become a doctor."
Hearing the sarcasm in Si Tian's words, Shen Yifan was taken aback, his eyes filled with disbelief and astonishment.
Si Tian had always been submissive to him, never speaking to him with such veiled mockery.
Moreover, he had already lowered himself to appease her.
Shen Yifan furrowed his brow and said in a deep voice, "Ah Tian, that's enough. Don't blame me for not giving you a way out!"
Not giving her a way out?
As if she cared?
Si Tian found it laughable. She was about to lay her cards on the table when she said, "You last night with Si—"
"Tiantian, look what Grandma bought for you?"
Before Si Tian could finish her sentence, a kind but frail voice, belonging to someone around seventy years old, came from the doorway.
Old Mrs. Si, leaning on a cane, walked toward Si Tian with a face full of joy.
Beside her, a nanny was holding a pile of things in one hand while supporting Old Mrs. Si with the other.
Seeing this, Si Tian immediately swallowed the words stuck in her throat.
She hid her thoughts, a smile curving at her lips as she walked toward Old Mrs. Si, saying sweetly, "Grandma, why did you come? The doctor said you just got discharged and need to rest and recuperate properly."
Old Mrs. Si patted Si Tian's hand reassuringly. "I know what I'm doing."
Shen Yifan, seeing an opportunity, put on a dutiful expression. "Grandma, next time you want to see Ah Tian, just tell me. I'll send someone to pick you up."
Old Mrs. Si glanced at him and gave a noncommittal "Mm."
At her cold attitude, Shen Yifan clenched his fists and stood still.
She had been perfectly pleasant to him just days ago—he had no idea what was wrong today.
Old Mrs. Si waved at the nanny. "Bring everything up."
The nanny spread out everything they had bought that day on the table.
Several large boxes of expensive gold jewelry, diamonds, and jade covered the entire tabletop.
Old Mrs. Si raised her cloudy yet authoritative eyes toward Shen Yifan.
"Ah Tian is my most beloved granddaughter. Her parents are gone, and I won't allow anyone to bully her."
Clearly, Old Mrs. Si had come to back Si Tian up.
The gold and silver jewelry covering the table was obviously bought with the old lady's life savings.
Seeing this, Si Tian's nose tingled fiercely.
Eight years ago, when she was seventeen, her parents had been driving Old Mrs. Si to the hospital for a checkup when they got into a car accident.
Si Tian's parents had died, and Old Mrs. Si had been in a coma for over two years.
Because the elderly recover slowly, after waking up, she had remained in the hospital for rehabilitation.
She hadn't been discharged until just a few days before Si Tian's engagement.
So she had no idea how Si Tian had been living in the Si family.
And yesterday, at Si Tian and Shen Yifan's engagement banquet, Si Tian hadn't even had a decent piece of jewelry to wear.
It broke Old Mrs. Si's heart.
The only thing presentable was a diamond bracelet that Si Tian's uncle had given her.
It was clear that Shen Yifan didn't hold Si Tian in any regard.
The Shen family was wealthy and influential—if he had any sincerity, would he have let Si Tian appear so shabby?
Hearing this, Shen Yifan finally realized the old lady had come to demand answers.
Given this show of force, he had to show some attitude or she wouldn't let him off the hook.
Shen Yifan took out his phone and tapped on it a few times.
"Ding-dong, 1,000,000 yuan received." Si Tian's phone suddenly rang.
Shen Yifan took two steps forward and draped his arm over Si Tian's shoulder.
He turned his head, looking at Si Tian with what seemed like deep affection, and smiled. "From now on, I'll transfer 1,000,000 yuan to your account every month. Don't refuse me anymore."
"Otherwise, Grandma will blame me."
Shen Yifan's gesture appeared generous, but in reality, it shifted all the responsibility onto Si Tian.
In the past, Si Tian indeed wouldn't have accepted it—she would have felt sorry for him working so hard at business dinners to earn money.
Now she accepted it with a clear conscience.
Since Shen Yifan wanted to put on a show, she would play along to the end!
Suppressing the discomfort of his touch on her shoulder, Si Tian curved her lips. "Sure, one million per month. Remember to transfer it, or I'll complain to Grandma."
Shen Yifan seemed surprised that Si Tian actually accepted it, and froze for a moment.
He had thought she would refuse and transfer it back.
But since the money had been sent, there was no taking it back.
Forget it—this amount wasn't even a fraction of what he'd spent chasing Si Rou before.
But… one million per month? That was impossible.
He'd only said it to placate the old lady and smooth things over with Si Tian.
Si Tian was probably still angry with him, which was why she'd accepted it.
Shen Yifan's tone turned indulgent as he said, "Alright, alright, how would I dare not transfer it?"
Seeing Shen Yifan offer something tangible, Old Mrs. Si's expression improved slightly.
She could tell that Si Tian was the one who liked Shen Yifan.
Otherwise, she would have dissolved this marriage no matter what.
"I'm just an old woman—I won't hold you two back from your romance." Having achieved her goal, Old Mrs. Si made up an excuse to leave.
Under her intimidation, Shen Yifan probably wouldn't dare treat Si Tian too poorly.
Even if it was just for show, he wouldn't let Si Tian live as shabbily as before.
Si Tian and Shen Yifan walked the old lady to her car together, then turned back.
Now that Old Mrs. Si was gone, Si Tian planned to subtly dodge Shen Yifan's hand.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly spun her around and pulled her into an embrace.
Si Tian stiffened, discomfort and nausea fermenting violently in her chest.
In the past, if Shen Yifan had hugged her willingly, she would have been happy all day.
Now, she only wanted to vomit.
"Ah Tian, I was wrong last night. Let me make it up to you properly now, hmm?"
Shen Yifan's voice, feigning guilt and apology, fell from above her head.
Si Tian seized on the key point, her voice tightening. "Make it up?"
Shen Yifan's hand on her shoulder slowly slid downward, his eyes gazing deeply at her.
Si Tian clearly saw the familiar aggression in them.
That night, Zhou Si had looked at her exactly like that.
His deep eyes had been filled with seductive desire.
But the difference was, Shen Yifan's touch felt as disgusting as a virus-laden slug.
Nothing like Zhou Si, who could make her wet and a mess with just a single expression or a single word.
Shen Yifan's hand was about to pass her arm and reach for her waist.
Si Tian suddenly remembered—she wasn't wearing underwear!