Сhарtеr 21: Fighting for the Cоntrаct Wife 21
Sinсe that dау оf mоuntаin сlimbing, Shen Jiаоjiаo hаdn’t gonе out to рlаy fоr a wееk, аfraid shе might run intо Wen Shаnуi аgаin.
Неr lifе with Xiе Yanqing hаd sеttled into a cаlm routinе, which wаs quitе niсе—exсept it wаs а bit tахing on hеr waist.
Хie Yanqing, usuаllу sо rеsеrved, trаnsformed into а wеrеwоlf-likе figure at night, onlу lеtting hеr go whеn he sаw Shen Jiaоjiао сrying and whimреring.
So, to аvoid him, Shen Jiаоjiао simplу mоved back home.
Little did she еxресt thаt whilе she mаnaged to dоdge Хie Yаnqing, she сouldn’t escape Wen Shanyi.
When Wen Shanyi cornered her and kissed her, it was just her luck that Shen Zhenghao happened to pass by and witness it.
After a moment of stunned silence, Shen Jiaojiao covered her face and ran away.
She couldn’t even imagine what her father must think of her now…
Shen Jiaojiao ran, but Wen Shanyi stayed. He greeted politely, “Uncle Shen, good evening.”
Shen Zhenghao’s expression was complicated. Even someone as slow to catch on as him had figured it out.
From the very beginning of the investment, Wen Shanyi had been targeting his daughter.
Shen Zhenghao studied him, unable to believe that such a dignified and talented young man could actually…
Be a homewrecker?
Wait, was that even the right term?
Shen Zhenghao sighed. “Let’s talk in the study.”
The two went to the study, and for a moment, the atmosphere was tense.
Shen Zhenghao hesitated before speaking. “You…”
He stammered for a while but couldn’t form a complete sentence.
No matter what, Wen Shanyi’s status was still there, and he couldn’t say anything too harsh.
At first, like everyone else, Shen Zhenghao thought Wen Shanyi was just a self-made nouveau riche.
But recent collaborations had made him realize that Wen Shanyi’s identity was far from simple.
Even the people who had targeted their family’s hotel were easily dealt with, which spoke volumes.
Now, thanks to Wen Shanyi, the Shen family’s hotel had reached new heights, so Shen Zhenghao couldn’t bring himself to say anything too extreme.
Wen Shanyi sat down, casually resting one hand on the sandalwood table.
“Uncle Shen, do you remember the request I mentioned before?”
Shen Zhenghao nodded. Of course he remembered.
Wen Shanyi stated bluntly, “I want to marry Jiaojiao.”
“Impossible!” Shen Zhenghao instinctively refused, then added slowly, “Shanyi, you know Jiaojiao has been married for two years. This isn’t appropriate.”
“There’s nothing inappropriate about it.”
Wen Shanyi slightly bent his knuckles and tapped the table twice rhythmically.
“I love Jiaojiao, and Jiaojiao loves me. What’s inappropriate about that?”
Shen Zhenghao’s mind was in turmoil. As for his daughter, he couldn’t really say…
He inadvertently voiced the thought in his head. “But Jiaojiao also loves Yanqing. What then?”
Realizing what he had said, Shen Zhenghao awkwardly averted his gaze.
Wen Shanyi fell silent.
He knew this path with Shen Zhenghao wouldn’t work, and he hadn’t planned to take it from the start.
But… he had no other path to take either.
Shen Jiaojiao was determined not to divorce, and he couldn’t exactly bring the Civil Affairs Bureau to her.
As for Xie Yanqing, they were evenly matched, and neither could afford to fight to the death.
………
Shen Jiaojiao was mocked by Little Black Ball:
【See, I told you being a heartbreaker is no good. Eventually, your data theft will be seen by the male lead as something you did for your lover.】
Little Black Ball had been bored lately and had watched a lot of this world’s TV dramas, speaking with a tone of schadenfreude.
Shen Jiaojiao ignored it. The more attention she gave it, the more it would gloat.
【How do I steal the data?】
Once it was time for serious business, Little Black Ball forgot about teasing Shen Jiaojiao.Under Little Black Ball’s guidance, Shen Jiaojiao began making contact with a cute, puppy-like handsome guy from Xie Yanqing’s technical department.
The puppy-like handsome guy was named Ji Yinghe, having just graduated not long ago, with sharp eyes and starry brows, exuding youthful energy all over.
He was very shy, blushing whenever he spoke to Shen Jiaojiao, and didn’t dare to look at her face.
Shen Jiaojiao had already met him several times, each time using the excuse of having questions to ask him for advice.
Ji Yinghe was very naive, believing it to be true every time, unintentionally leaking a lot of information.
Today, Shen Jiaojiao asked Ji Yinghe out precisely to obtain crucial data.
—From Ji Yinghe’s computer.
Seeing him blush, Shen Jiaojiao wanted to tease him: “Team Leader Ji, why aren’t you looking at me? Am I that ugly?”
“No!” Ji Yinghe quickly denied.
He secretly glanced at the breathtakingly beautiful Shen Jiaojiao, his collagen-rich face turning red again.
Shen Jiaojiao’s hands itched, unable to resist reaching out to poke it.
After poking, she only felt a chill all over, a cold sensation rising up her back.
Shen Jiaojiao turned around and saw the tall and handsome Wen Shanyi standing not far behind her.
A half-smile hung on his face.
He was also holding a phone in his hand, the screen lit up.
Shen Jiaojiao’s scalp tingled, how did she run into him!
She had deliberately chosen an obscure, somewhat remote café to avoid both of them.
Shen Jiaojiao quickly pulled out the USB drive and put it in her bag, fortunately, the data was already obtained.
Little Black Ball cackled: [Host, isn’t this perfect, so coincidentally running into your lover, just in time to give him the data.]
Shen Jiaojiao gritted her teeth: [How do I give it? What reason do I use?]
Little Black Ball immediately concocted a grand drama for her: [Just say you’ve fallen deeply in love with him, so deeply that you can’t extricate yourself, so deeply that you want to marry him. But Xie Yanqing won’t allow it, so you stole the data for him, so he can bring down Xie Yanqing, and then you two can be together.]
[Hehehe, Host, how does that sound? Am I a genius?]
Shen Jiaojiao smiled: [You’re a “ground genius,” even more genius than a genius.]
Little Black Ball thought it was being praised, feeling both happy and shy.
Wen Shanyi walked over and naturally took a seat next to Shen Jiaojiao.
“Jiaojiao, who is this?”
Shen Jiaojiao lied: “A friend I know, we just happened to run into each other.”
Ji Yinghe opened his mouth to say something, but upon seeing Shen Jiaojiao’s pleading look, swallowed his words.
He greeted: “Hello.”
Shen Jiaojiao didn’t want them to chat much, afraid the naive Ji Yinghe would expose his identity as a Xie Corporation employee.
So she found an excuse to make him leave: “Yinghe, don’t you have something to do later? You go ahead, we’ll sit a bit longer.”
Ji Yinghe nodded blankly, hugging his laptop and looking back every few steps as he left.
He was very perceptive, sensing the man’s hostility.
As soon as Ji Yinghe left, Wen Shanyi leaned close to Shen Jiaojiao’s ear, saying with a half-smile: “Jiaojiao, is this the little brother you just found for me?”
Shen Jiaojiao didn’t react at first, what little brother?
Until Wen Shanyi asked: “I wonder if Xie Yanqing, as the big brother, knows about this?”
Shen Jiaojiao felt somewhat speechless, can you not be so absurd…
Wen Shanyi wore a cold smile, having just photographed the scene he witnessed.
And sent it to Xie Yanqing.
He wasn’t angry at all.Claiming not to be angry, Wen Shanyi’s words were dripping with sarcasm: “Jiaojiao still likes that kind of little puppy? Well, it’s trendy nowadays—those little puppies who know how to call you ‘sister’ are quite the catch.”
“Too bad, neither Xie Yanqing nor I fit the ‘little puppy’ style. Jiaojiao must be pretty disappointed, otherwise she wouldn’t have found someone new so quickly.”
Wen Shanyi’s words came one after another.
Throughout it all, Shen Jiaojiao didn’t even get a chance to say a word before Wen Shanyi had already convicted her.
Honestly, what an injustice.