Sweet Chief Secretary

Looking at the figure, Xia Yu thought it should be a man, and he came to her room at midnight to steal money in all probability. Xia Yu quietly looked at him. The man really found Xia Yu’s bag after searching, and after rummaging for a while, he took out the wallet from the bag. Finally, he turned around to leave reluctantly after another vain rummage. Seeing him leave the room, Xia Yu immediately shouted loudly, “Stop the thief! Catch the thief quickly!”

Her shout could certainly wake up Boss Huang and his family as well as Shen Yan and others. The thief was alone, so he couldn’t escape certainly.

Hearing the shout, the thief turned around and ran out because of fear. At this time, Xia Yu heard the sound of opening the door.

Then she heard the sound of running and the shouts of Xiao Shuang and her brother. Xia Yu jumped down from the bed. She picked up the desk lamp on the cabinet and ran out of the room. Because the rooms were upstairs, and the windows were all in the rooms, it would be impossible for the thief to jump out of the window to escape if he took the stairs. Boss Huang and his family lived downstairs, so as long as the thief went downstairs, he must be stopped.

Sure enough, when Xia Yu went out, she heard a cry for mercy from downstairs. She ran downstairs immediately, only to see Shen Yan pressing a man to the ground with his backhand. The man’s mouth was full of blood, looking panic and flurried.

“Elder sister, are you okay?” Shen Qiang came over with Xiao Shuang. They looked so worried with anxious eyes. After Xia Yu shook her head and said that she was fine, their furrowed brows loosened gradually.

All the people surrounded the thief. Xiao Shuang even found a rope to tie up the man, finding Xia Yu’s wallet from his body.

“Call the police!” Shen Yan said.

“Uncle! Aunt! I was wrong. I was wrong. I dare not to do it again. Please let me go this time…” The man knelt on the ground and cried to beg Boss Huang and his wife.

Xiao Shuang took a closer look at the man’s face, feeling a little familiar. But she couldn’t remember who he was. When she was puzzled, Boss Huang opened his mouth and said.

“Xiaosi, you bastard. You even stole from my home.”

Boss Huang raised his hand and punched the man on the ground, and even the blue veins on his forehead popped out because of anger.

Xiaosi just worked in the factory ahead, and his home was in the neighboring village. Boss Huang and his father were classmates, so he knew him. Xiaosi was the only son of his parents during their several generations, so his parents spoiled him so much. He was unwilling to do the toilsome work in the factory, so his salary was less than that of others certainly. Thus, he usually stole in the neighborhood.

“Yes, I am an asshole. You can beat me in any way you want, but please don’t call the police! I was forced to do it and had no choice. I heard from others that you had a very rich guest at your house. So, I, I…” Xiaosi sniffled and said with sobs.

“Alas! Honey! Just let him go! His parents have a hard life. If he is really caught by the police, they will live a harder life. I’ve heard that his mother is ill.”

Aunt Huang was the most softhearted one, not having the heart to call the police as she was afraid that his parents could not stand it.

“Auntie! Auntie, you can rest assured! I will not do such things again in the future.”

Finding that Aunt Huang spoke for him, Xiaosi’s eyes brightened. He promised again and again that he would not steal things anymore in the future, looking quite sincere.

“Mom, don’t be too softhearted. You can’t believe him.”

Hearing that her mother was going to let Xiaosi go, Xiao Shuang got anxious immediately and said these words, stopping her mother.

Boss Huang frowned with some hesitation. Shen Yan, who was standing beside Xia Yu, kept silent all the time after offering to call the police at first. And Shen Qiang just held his chin in his hand.

“I really dare not to do that again. Please believe me.” Xiaosi even took an oath and swore.

“Who told you that there was a rich guest at Boss Huang’s house?” Xia Yu suddenly asked.

“Well, I saw you talking to Jiang at the gate of the factory this morning. Later, he said with a smile that he made a big fortune. He said that he sold two beads for 100,000 yuan and also said that he would buy us a drink. Then I decided to come here to get some money.” Xiaosi’s eyes flickered a little, not daring to look at Xia Yu.

“Really? Then why didn’t you leave right away after you got the money?” Xia Yu saw clearly that he seemed to be looking for something else, and he left because he found nothing.

“Really! Really!” Xiaosi looked more panic, lowering his head even more.

“Forget it! Don’t ask him anymore. Anyway, we lost nothing. Let Boss Huang deal with him.” Shen Yan said again after a long time of silence.

Since he said so, Xia Yu had to keep silent then. Finally, Boss Huang agreed to let Xiaosi go, untying the rope around his body. Xiao Shuang and her brother turned around to go upstairs out of anger.

After Xiaosi left, the farmhouse was quiet again. Boss Huang and his wife went to the room to sleep. Xia Yu and Shen Yan also prepared to go back to their rooms respectively. When they walked upstairs, Xia Yu noticed that his arms waved weirdly. Her heart tightened. She focused on Xiaosi just now, not paying attention to whether Shen Yan got injured.

“Shen Yan, are you hurt?” Xia Yu asked with anxiety and worry.

“No!” Shen Yan answered her calmly.

But she did not believe him. She followed him into his room, then asking to see his arms. As Xia Yu insisted, Shen Yan finally allowed her to look at his arms. He took off his clothes, exposing his strong but thin upper body.

“You just go to bed and cover yourself with the quilt to keep warm.” Xia Yu was afraid he would be cold. After all, he just had a fever not long ago, so he’d better be more careful. She glanced away all the time, not daring to look at his bare chest.

The corners of Shen Yan’s mouth raised, and there was a smile in the depths of the eyes. He went to bed obediently but didn’t cover himself with the quilt, saying banteringly, “Why? Are you shy?” He leaned towards Xia Yu when speaking, with very hot eyes.

“No, I’m not. I am just afraid you’ll be cold. Cover yourself with the quilt quickly. Don’t catch a cold.” Xia Yu said perfunctorily. As he approached, her heart also beat faster and faster. She took the quilt to tuck him in quickly.

“Really? But even your ears are red. It’s really strange. We’ve been together for so long. Why do you still get shy so easily?” Shen Yan said puzzledly, reaching out and touching her ear with his hand.

Xia Yu tilted her head sensitively as if a thin electric current had passed from his fingers to her ear, feeling a little limp and numb.

“Xia Yu, you’re so, so…” His voice became hoarse suddenly. His fingers caressed her face, and his dark eyes turned hotter and brighter. He stopped his words in the middle of his speaking.

Feeling that even the air around became hot, Xia Yu’s breathing turned faster and faster, and her mind was in a muddle and almost stopped thinking. She glanced away, not daring to look at Shen Yan at all now. She was afraid that her feelings of love in her mind would be betrayed by her eyes and be found by him.

Her eyes inadvertently swept over his shoulder then. If he didn’t raise his hand at this time, she would not find such a big bruise on it. She exclaimed aloud immediately, “Your shoulder got hurt!”

“Nothing serious. It just got bumped.” He still smiled as if nothing had happened.

“How could it be fine? It’s such a big bruise.” Xia Yu was on the verge of shedding tears as her heart ached for him, and then she got up to fetch the pain ease oil in her room to massage his shoulder.

When she came back again, the quilt on his body had slipped down to his waist. He leaned against the bed lazily, gazing at Xia Yu all the time with his wild eyes, just like staring at a prey.

“You even take this with you when you are out?” Shen Yan asked.

“My father said that it was always hard to live outside while the home was the best. Preparedness averts peril.” While speaking, Xia Yu had come to Shen Yan. “I’ll give you a massage to scatter the blood stasis. It may be a little painful. Endure it.”

In fact, the last sentence was a little unnecessary. Since he said that there was nothing serious while he had such a bad bruise on his shoulder, he must be so good at enduring.

“Your father is so kind to you.” Shen Yan said with emotion. He thought of his father who unfortunately left him when he was very young.

“Of course. All fathers are very kind to their kids.” Mentioning her father, Xia Yu was a little proud. She always had a good relationship with her father, except when she was at loggerheads with her father because of Chen Wenxuan.

Seeing Xia Yu’s expression when she mentioned her father, Shen Yan was quite jealous, looking at her quietly on the side all the time.

Xia Yu then discovered that she had said something wrong. Shen Yan did not have a father, and he must be very sad. “Shen Yan, my father will be your father in the future.”

“Really?” Shen Yan’s eyes were shining. Although Xia Yu had changed her attitude towards him these days, and Shen Yan also knew that their relationship had changed, Xia Yu’s words reassured him undoubtedly.

“Certainly…” Xia Yu held back the word ‘really’ toughly since she had said something wrong. She then said with a dry cough, “Endure it. I’m going to massage you.”

Shen Yan chuckled in a low voice twice and said nothing more.

His expression didn’t change at all when Xia Yu massaged him, let alone complaining about the pain. After more than ten minutes of massaging, Xia Yu’s hands became weak and very sore.

“Okay! You can stop.” Shen Yan said after a long while.

“I’ll massage you again for a while. You will recover more quickly after the blood stasis disperses.” Xia Yu stopped after several more minutes, getting a paper towel and wiping the oil off his shoulder. Xia Yu didn’t have too much strength of her hands, so she didn’t know whether it would work after such a long time of massaging.

Shen Yan did not seem to care about that, just looking at her with a smile all the time as if he would never be tired of looking at her.

“Then you can sleep. I’ll leave first.” Xia Yu left his room after that, returning to the next room.

Lying in bed for a long time, she could not fall asleep. Although she was very sleepy, her mind was in a mess, and she was thinking about a lot of things. She always felt something wrong with Xiaosi’s stealing.

While in another room, Shen Qiang called Cai Yanyan.

“Third Young Master, what’s up? It’s so late.” Cai Yanyan tried to calm her voice.

“Cai Yanyan, some money can’t be earned by people like you. Be careful. Maybe you can’t spend it when you’re alive even if you earn it.” Shen Qiang’s tone was cold. When he spoke, he held the phone tightly with his fingers.

“Third Young Master, I think you seem to have been prejudiced against me since this meeting. Is there any misunderstanding between us? Just tell me, and I’ll correct it. I really don’t mean to offend you.” Cai Yanyan said eagerly.

“You’re still playing the fool even at this time. Okay, since you think you’re so capable that you can challenge Shen Family, just forget the call. Be careful.” Shen Qiang hung up the phone directly after finishing his words.