Chapter 98
The next day.
When Shen Shuyu woke up, it was already past ten o’clock. This time he truly slept to his satisfaction.
Shen Shuyu didn’t forget about going to the company to find Shen Yisi today. The driver was waiting at the door early. Shen Shuyu grabbed a piece of bread randomly and went out.
This was his second time coming to the company, but for some reason, from the moment he entered the door, Shen Shuyu felt many gazes falling on him intentionally or unintentionally. But when he looked over, he caught nothing.
Really strange.
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips, not dwelling on this issue too much, and went straight up to Shen Yisi’s office following the receptionist’s guidance.
Shen Yisi was still in a meeting. He heard from the secretary that he had been sitting in the conference room since arriving in the morning; truly hard work.
Shen Shuyu stayed alone in Shen Yisi’s office. Last time he only took a rough look; today he had time to look properly.
Shen Shuyu walked around and finally stopped in front of the desk. There were two more photo frames on the desk that weren’t there last time. He picked them up to look. One photo frame had a picture of him holding the trophy at the awards ceremony yesterday. The other was a photo of him and the original owner taken before. The two faces in the photo were very youthful. Roughly estimating, it should have been taken when Shen Yisi was eighteen or nineteen.
Shen Shuyu stared at the photo in a daze, his fingertips gently stroking the glass. After looking for a long time, he put the photo frame back.
He strolled around the office slowly again. Finally, utterly bored, he sat on the sofa thinking about what he needed to do next.
In the original novel, the survival battle was a point where emotional arcs and plotlines progressed rapidly. But now the System was still reviewing where the problem lay, and crucially, there was no specific time frame for this review.
Shen Shuyu leaned back, spreading his hands, the back of his head resting against the sofa back. Truly worrying. But speaking of which, who was Chi Yanxun’s destined Omega?
There was absolutely no such person in the novel. It seemed he could ask Shen Yisi later to see if he knew.
Just thinking of Shen Yisi, the office door was pushed open from the outside. He turned his head to look. Several secretaries followed behind Shen Yisi, and the one closest to him was still reporting work.
Shen Yisi wore a black suit today. The suit was well-tailored, making him look very spirited and mature. More importantly, on his right chest pocket, he was wearing a brooch—the very one Shen Shuyu gave him last night.
Shen Shuyu noticed that usually Shen Yisi would match it with his cufflinks, but today it was simple, with only a brooch as an accessory.
He licked his slightly dry lips and stood up from the sofa.
Seeing Shen Shuyu, Shen Yisi paused first, then interrupted the secretary’s report, telling them to go back and email him directly.
After the secretaries left, Shen Yisi revealed a smile to Shen Shuyu. He said, “Waited for me long?”
Shen Shuyu shook his head. “I just arrived too.”
“Why didn’t anyone tell me you came?”
“Anyway, I have to wait for you to eat. Waiting a bit more or a bit less is the same.” Shen Shuyu looked at the brooch. “Brother looks good wearing it.”
Shen Yisi rubbed his head. “What do you want to eat for lunch today? I’ll have someone book a restaurant.”
Shen Shuyu wasn’t very picky. After all, since coming to this world, his food, clothing, and expenses had leaped unknown times compared to his past life.
Shen Yisi nodded and dialed the internal line to have the secretary book a good restaurant.
Shen Shuyu hesitated for a while. Watching Shen Yisi hang up the phone after sitting behind the desk, he scurried over and said, “Brother, I want to ask you something.”
Shen Yisi lifted his chin. “Speak.”
Shen Shuyu said, “Chi Yanxun said he entered the allocation system and was assigned an Omega with a ninety percent compatibility rate. Is this true?”
Shen Yisi leaned back in his chair, looking up at him slightly. Shen Shuyu felt a bit nervous under the stare. Shen Yisi seemed to see it and asked, “There is such a thing. A friend mentioned it to me. Where did you hear it from?”
Shen Yisi’s friend happened to have a dinner engagement with the Chi family a few days ago, and they chatted about this. Listening to the Chi family’s tone, they didn’t seem to plan on making this public.
So those who knew were people closely related to them.
Shen Shuyu said, “Heard it, heard it.”
Shen Yisi seemed to sigh. He took out his optical computer, opened the terminal, scrolled a few times, clicked open a video, and placed it on the desk.
Shen Shuyu looked down in confusion, only to find it was the video of Chi Yanxun throwing away his gift yesterday and telling him he found his destined Omega.
Shen Shuyu immediately shrank down from leaning on the desk, standing honestly beside Shen Yisi, head bowed in an ‘I know I was wrong’ manner.
Shen Yisi said, “Little Yu, Brother doesn’t mean to interfere with your feelings, but as an Omega, isn’t this too humble?”
This was also sent by Yue Cheng last night, only he was already asleep then and saw it when he woke up in the morning. Although he had already asked his subordinates to deal with this matter as fast as possible, it had also spread within the circle.
Shen Shuyu looked down at his fingertips. He didn’t expect it to be recorded. Yesterday he was too busy talking to the System.
Seeing him stay silent, Shen Yisi sighed deeply. “Little Yu, Brother didn’t want to interfere with your feelings originally. In the past, when you chased after Chi Yanxun, I turned a blind eye to what you did. But I found I can’t indulge you blindly anymore.”
He originally wanted to have a good talk with Shen Shuyu after lunch today. He didn’t want his brother to be obsessed any longer.
Last time when he fell into the water at the Chi family banquet, he was already very dissatisfied with Chi Yanxun’s attitude. Adding the fact that he threw Shen Shuyu’s heartfelt gift into the trash can in front of so many people…
He was furious when he watched it this morning.
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips. “Brother…”
“Little Yu, it’s better not to get close to that Chi kid in the future.” Shen Yisi said, “Even if he changes his mind, I won’t agree to you being together.”
He wanted that too, but the System and the plot wouldn’t allow it. He still had plenty of plot to cover later.
Seeing Shen Shuyu not speaking, Shen Yisi frowned slightly. “I just don’t understand, what’s so good about Chi Yanxun? Looking at that circle of Alphas around you, even Wen Jiafei is better than him.”
Shen Shuyu thought for a moment and answered conservatively, “Brother, I know what I’m doing regarding this matter. Sorry for causing you trouble this time.”
Shen Yisi sighed. “I don’t think you caused me trouble.”
Watching Shen Shuyu’s dejected look, he knew this matter couldn’t be rushed. “Forget it, think about it yourself. Brother will never think you are trouble. Even if you poke a hole in the sky, I can cover for you.”
Shen Shuyu’s nose soured a bit more. In the face of family affection, Shen Yisi could always easily stir his emotions.
He had actually briefly thought about what Shen Yisi felt when he saw the video just now—was he angry, helpless, or disappointed?
But he didn’t expect Shen Yisi to still be thinking about how to cover for him.
Shen Yisi stood up from the chair. He took a step forward, getting closer to Shen Shuyu, and raised his hand to rub his head. “Alright, Brother doesn’t blame you. Cheer up.”
Shen Shuyu nodded. “En, thanks Brother.”
Shen Yisi pinched his cheek. “By the way, your Brother Yue Cheng is going to your school next week to give physical examinations to the reserve army. You should get a checkup too while you’re at it. I’ve spoken to him.”
“I went to find Brother Yue Cheng after I came back; he said I’m very healthy.” Shen Shuyu looked up at Shen Yisi’s face, then immediately changed his tune. “Okay, I know.”
“Go sit on the sofa and wait for me. I’ll finish reading the emails and we’ll head out.” Shen Yisi sat back in the chair and entered work mode again.
Shen Shuyu watched for a moment, then walked slowly to the sofa.
Seeing him lie directly on the sofa, Shen Yisi chuckled helplessly.
Really a child.
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