ATGJSY: Chapter 40

 Chapter 40

That Woman is Shen Chi's Mistress!

"Is it snowing?"

Rong Qian walked to the largest Christmas tree in the square and looked up. The night sky was gently sprinkled with many white dots. She reached out to catch them, and as the snowflakes landed in her palm, they melted upon contact with her warmth.

"Yeah, it's snowing," Shen Yi stood beside her, hands in his coat pockets, looking up. The angle of his jawline and his Adam's apple formed a perfect arc.

Couples around them started hugging and kissing, surrounding the two of them. Rong Qian felt a surge of awkwardness—there was still a minor here!

"Ahem, let's go, get something to eat," Rong Qian coughed lightly, masking her embarrassment, and led Shen Yi away from the scene.

They ended up at a KFC.

The place was bustling with children running around. Every customer received a cute headband with reindeer ears, twinkling and glowing.

Rong Qian couldn't help but laugh when she saw Shen Yi, with his stoic face, wearing such an adorable headband.

Shen Yi looked at her coldly, "Is it funny?"

"Hahaha! No, it's just very cute," Rong Qian laughed heartily, especially when she saw Fu Bozhong and the two bodyguards forced to wear the headbands too, looking utterly dejected, making her laugh even harder.

Shen Yi propped his chin and stared at her intently.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

After laughing enough, Rong Qian noticed that Shen Yi had been staring at her the whole time.

Shen Yi looked away and said indifferently, "Nothing."

"Oh." Rong Qian focused on her burger, not paying much attention.

At that moment, a little boy in a small suit and leather shoes ran excitedly into the restaurant, followed by a middle-aged man also in a suit.

"Driver! I want this!"

"Young master, Madam said you can't eat these unhealthy things. Let's go."

"No! I want it!"

The little boy started throwing a tantrum, rolling on the ground. Rong Qian looked up first and saw the middle-aged man, her expression becoming a bit strange.

Shen Yi didn't look at the two but noticed Rong Qian's odd expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

"He—" Rong Qian began, but the boy suddenly noticed Shen Yi and immediately climbed up from the floor, running to him and shouting, "Brother! Why are you here too? Great, you buy it for me!"

Shen Yi ignored him and beckoned Fu Bozhong over.

Fu Bozhong quickly walked over, taking the boy back to the middle-aged man. The man was stunned when he saw Shen Yi sitting with Rong Qian.

Wasn't this woman the one he saw at Young Master Shen's house on No. 17, St. Law Street when he took the madam there?

So, the wrong house excuse was false. This woman was clearly living with Young Master Shen. He must report this to the madam!

Hurriedly buying a kid's meal for Shen Fengran, the middle-aged man left with the boy.

As Shen Fengran walked away, he glanced back at Rong Qian sitting with Shen Yi.

He tilted his head in confusion but said nothing.

Rong Qian asked Shen Yi, "That child is?"

Shen Yi didn't answer, but Fu Bozhong lightly coughed, giving Rong Qian a knowing look, then said, "That child is named Shen Fengran."

Rong Qian understood his hint, realizing that the little boy was Shen Chi and Meng Yuxin's illegitimate son. She pretended nothing had happened and urged Shen Yi to continue eating.

However, not long after, Fu Bozhong came over again.

He whispered a few words in Shen Yi's ear, who then looked out the roadside. A car was parked there, its window rolled down, revealing a face he knew all too well.

Shen Yi frowned and looked at Rong Qian, who was still eating fries with ketchup. He stood up and said to her, "After you finish eating, Butler Fu will take you back. I have something to deal with and might be late. Go to bed early."

"Where are you going?"

Shen Yi turned to look out the glass window. Rong Qian followed his gaze, understanding the situation. She then said to Shen Yi, "Okay, go ahead."

Before leaving, Shen Yi said to her, "Even if he sees you, I won’t let him touch you."

Rong Qian froze, then couldn't help but smile.

This fool still didn’t know that she had already met Shen Chi.

"Mm, I believe you," Rong Qian said, giving him a thumbs-up.

Before getting into the black car, Shen Yi turned to look at Rong Qian once more. Through the window, she was waving at him with a bright smile.

She raised both hands, making a few gestures he only vaguely understood. Her smile was radiant, lacking the composure of an adult. Often, she seemed more childish than he did.

At this moment, in Shen Yi’s eyes, Rong Qian just looked like a little girl.

Shen Yi's lips unconsciously curved upwards, his gaze towards her gentle and doting, as if she were his precious.

Inside the car, Shen Chi watched Shen Yi's every move. Shen Yi's expression was one he knew well—it was the look of someone gazing at their beloved woman...

When Meng Yuxin found out that Shen Chi went to find Shen Yi right after coming home, she swept away the carefully prepared candlelight dinner in a fit of rage and locked herself in her room.

She didn't expect Shen Chi, that man, to come and coax her. In fact, since she married into this family, Shen Chi had never touched her.

Meng Yuxin even prepared herself for a fight with the mistress, the third party in their relationship. She was convinced that Shen Chi's restraint meant he had another woman outside.

Hmph! No matter what kind of woman he brings back later, she would still be the mistress of this house!

"Madam!"

Meng Yuxin, who was drinking alone in her room, heard someone calling her. She didn't feel like answering or opening the door.

But the person knocking didn't intend to stop; they continued knocking and calling out, "Madam! I have something important to tell you, please open the door."

Annoyed, Meng Yuxin finally went to open the door. It was the middle-aged man. As soon as he saw Meng Yuxin, he quickly relayed the scene he witnessed with Shen Yi and Rong Qian.

"You’re saying that woman was with Shen Yi?" Meng Yuxin squinted, her eyes calculating.

The middle-aged man nodded, "Yes, Fu Bozhong was there too, and they seemed quite familiar."

"Who exactly is that woman?" Meng Yuxin couldn’t understand. If that woman had that kind of relationship with Shen Yi, Fu Bozhong wouldn't just stand by and do nothing.

"Mommy! I saw it!"

Shen Fengran ran over excitedly, waving his arms, his happiness evident. Meng Yuxin couldn't help but ask, "What did you see?"

"The angel sister in the painting!" His eyes were sparkling.

Meng Yuxin frowned, "What angel sister in the painting?"

Meng Yuxin had heard about a precious painting Shen Chi had, which no one was allowed to see, not even her.

She later found out that the scar on Shen Chi's face was caused by the woman in the painting, and some even said the woman in the painting was his ex-wife, Yan Qingyao.

If it was Yan Qingyao, she wouldn't be curious. Therefore, she never thought of sneaking a look.

"It’s the sister who was with brother! She looks just like the angel sister from daddy’s painting. I saw her!" If it was Yan Qingyao, she wouldn't be curious. Therefore, she never thought of sneaking a look.

Meng Yuxin's face turned pale!

The woman in the painting wasn’t Yan Qingyao but the one living with Shen Yi?

Meng Yuxin suddenly realized something, her mind reeling. She exclaimed, "I understand now. That woman is Shen Chi's mistress!"

Everything became clear to Meng Yuxin. No wonder Shen Chi forgave Shen Yi and let him come back.

They had been secretly in contact all along, and that woman was the new stepmother Shen Chi found for Shen Yi!

Meng Yuxin was furious! She absolutely would not allow this to happen!

The middle-aged man, however, was puzzled. "Madam, but it was the lady who scarred the master’s face. Could she really be his mistress?"

"What do you know! For men like him, the more they can’t have something, the more they desire it. That woman must have deliberately injured his face to play hard to get, making Shen Chi unable to forget her." Meng Yuxin grew angrier as she spoke, especially when she thought of Rong Qian's attitude towards her.

No wonder she dared to be so arrogant. She was a mistress!

"Damn it, I should have scratched that woman’s face when I saw her last time!"

The middle-aged man tried to calm her down, "Madam, perhaps you should confirm the painting first?"

This suggestion snapped Meng Yuxin out of her rage. She made up her mind and said, "Let’s go check it right away. If the person in the painting really looks exactly like that woman, I won't let her off the hook!"

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