Miss Shen ran away after finishing her meal, which angered her short-lived uncle to the point of res

Chapter 327

After leaving the study, Lin Xiaoyan went straight to the bedroom.

The bedroom door was tightly closed. He turned the doorknob and pushed the door open, only to find the room empty except for the bathroom light.

"Wanwan?" He walked towards the bathroom and knocked on the door. "Are you in there? Then I'll come in."

no respond.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement." He pushed open the door, and the spacious bathroom was empty. The glass door to the shower was open, and there was no one inside.

Lin Xiaoyan frowned. Just then, the roar of an engine starting up came from outside the window.

He walked quickly to the bedroom window and saw Shen Feiwan's car suddenly reverse out of the garage, the tires screeching on the ground, before it made a sharp turn and sped out the gate.

"Damn it!" Lin Xiaoyan immediately took out his phone and dialed Shen Feiwan's number while hurrying downstairs.

The phone rang for a long time and no one answered.

He rushed out of the villa, got into his car, started the engine quickly, and chased after them.

However, just one intersection later, Shen Feiwan's car disappeared into the traffic.

When the red light came on, Lin Xiaoyan slammed on the brakes and punched the steering wheel.

When the light turned green, he suddenly turned the steering wheel and veered to the left.

Twenty minutes later, Lin Xiaoyan's car stopped in front of the Shen family villa.

Warm light shone through several windows on the second floor, but Shen Feiwan's room was pitch black.

It seems she did not return to the Shen family.

Lin Xiaoyan frowned subconsciously and immediately took out his phone to dial a number.

The other party picked up quickly.

Lin Xiaoyan's voice was low and deep, "Has Bo Junxing been keeping an eye on things?"

"Yes, I'm in the hotel across from his."

Did he leave the house after 6 p.m.?

"No."

"I'll send you the license plate number. Check if this car has been seen near the hotel." Lin Xiaoyan hung up the phone after saying that and sent Shen Feiwan's license plate number via text message.

Three minutes later, Lin Xiaoyan's phone rang. "I haven't seen the car yet. Should we continue to keep an eye out?"

"Ah."

Just as Lin Xiaoyan hung up, there was a sudden knock on the car window.

He turned his head and saw Shen Mo standing outside the car.

His silent gaze held a probing quality in the darkness of the night.

Lin Xiaoyan lowered the car window, a gentle smile on his face. "Teacher, are you taking a walk alone?" he asked as he unbuckled his seatbelt.

Shen Mo subconsciously looked into the car. "Why did you come alone? Where's Wanwan? Didn't she come with you?"

"I came alone." Lin Xiaoyan pushed open the car door and got out of the car.

Shen Mo keenly sensed something was amiss. "You're here, why aren't you coming in? What's wrong? Did you and Wanwan have a fight?"

Lin Xiaoyan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he finally fell silent.

Seeing his reaction, Shen Mo knew she had guessed correctly. "Did she come back alone? I wasn't home just now and didn't know. Let's go back together."

"But her car isn't here; it must have gone somewhere else."

Did you make a phone call?

She didn't answer.

“Then I’ll call. As long as her phone isn’t off,” Shen Mo said, already pulling out his phone. “If she hasn’t gone home, she’s probably gone to see Chen You’en.”

Meanwhile, at Chen Youen's home.

Shen Feiwan's fingers flew across the keyboard as Chen Youen stared at the vibrating phone on the table. "It's calling again. Maybe we should turn it off."

Shen Feiwan's eyes remained on the screen, and she didn't even look up. "That works too."

Chen Youen reached for her phone, and the caller ID made her raise an eyebrow. "It's Uncle Shen, not Lin Xiaoyan."

“My dad?” Shen Feiwan stopped what she was doing, frowned and sneered, “It seems Lin Xiaoyan has found my dad. He probably thinks I’ve returned to the Shen family.”

"Are you going to answer this call?"

"Answer it, or my dad will worry." Shen Feiwan took the phone, and the moment the screen lit up, Shen Mo's concerned voice came through, "Hey, Wanwan, what are you doing right now?"

"I'm not doing anything, just lying down."

"at home?"

"What's wrong, Dad? Is there something you need from me?"

Shen Mo sighed, "Then I won't beat around the bush. Xiao Yan is here, alone. Did you two have a fight? It's normal for couples to have disagreements, but it's dangerous for someone to run out in the middle of the night when they're angry."

"He complained to you?" Shen Feiwan's tone was heavy. "Did he say why we were arguing?"

"Then what are you arguing about?"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xiaoyan's voice suddenly came through the receiver, deep and tense, "Wanwan, where are you now?"

Shen Feiwan was somewhat surprised, "You actually went to my house?"

“I chased after you as soon as you drove off, but you were driving too fast and I lost you. I thought you were going back to your parents’ house.”

"Go back."

"how about you?"

"Let my dad talk to me."

Shen Mo's voice rang out again, his tone more urgent, "Wanwan, it's too late now, you should go back quickly. Or tell me where you are and let Xiao Yan come pick you up?"

"Dad, I will go back. This is between Lin Xiaoyan and me, so don't worry about it. Get some rest."

"Are you really going back? Don't lie to me."

"No, I won't. I'll hang up and call him separately."

After hanging up, Shen Feiwan immediately called Lin Xiaoyan back, "Get in the car and drive it away from my house."

"Are you with Chen Youen? I'll come pick you up."

"No need!" Shen Feiwan said, displeased. "Get in the car first and talk. Don't make my dad worry, okay? Don't bring everything to my family! Lin Xiaoyan, think about it, since we met, when have I ever troubled your family like this?"

Soon, the sound of a door opening and an engine starting came through the receiver. Lin Xiaoyan said in a low voice, "Okay, I'm driving off."

After confirming that he had left, Shen Feiwan said in a cold tone, "Don't waste your time looking for me. I'm not at Chen Youen's house."

"And what about tomorrow? You're not showing up either?" Lin Xiaoyan's voice suddenly turned cold. "You're not planning to see your older brother?"

"We'll talk about tomorrow tomorrow!" Shen Feiwan abruptly hung up the phone, ignoring Lin Xiaoyan.

She slammed her phone on the sofa, slammed her laptop shut, and couldn't help but swear.

Chen Youen quickly handed her a water glass, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, have some water first."

Shen Feiwan tilted her head back and gulped down several large mouthfuls.

Chen Youen sat down next to her and whispered, "It seems Lin Xiaoyan didn't tell Uncle Shen anything."

“Actually, I didn’t tell them the details,” Shen Feiwan rubbed her temples. “They only knew that they had a chance to see Big Brother, but they didn’t know that the specific arrangements were for tomorrow. Now it seems that it was a good thing that I didn’t say much.”

Chen Youen sat down next to her and asked hesitantly, "So... are you going to make this decision alone? What will they choose if they find out?"

Shen Feiwan suddenly chuckled and shook her head. "Do you think this is something we can decide? The choice has always been in my older brother's hands."

Chen Youen's eyes lit up. "So you're still going to see Shen Xubai tomorrow, right? No matter what decision he makes."

“Hmm,” Shen Feiwan nodded, her voice softening, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen him. I need to see how he’s doing.”

Chen Youen's eyes suddenly reddened, and her voice choked with emotion, "Then...then please tell him for me that I miss him very much, and that he must take care of himself. I will always wait for him."

"Understood, I will definitely pass on that message. But right now, we need to solve the immediate problem."

She reopened her notebook. "My older brother probably won't meet Lin Xiaoyan's requirements, so that route won't work for him. He'll have to start with his problematic assistant."

Chen Youen leaned closer to look at the computer screen. "Is this his assistant's call log? That's far from enough. Shouldn't we also check his bank statements and his usual social interactions?"

Shen Feiwan nodded, "Yes, I'll take it."

"I'll go get my computer, let's work together."

After staying up all night, Shen Feiwan finally drove to Lin Xiaoyan's place the next morning.

The car had just stopped when Lin Xiaoyan called.

She answered the phone, and his voice came through the receiver, "Where are you? I'll come pick you up."

"Go out."

"What do you mean? You're back?"

As she was speaking, Shen Feiwan saw Lin Xiaoyan appear in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the first floor, and she immediately hung up the phone.

Soon, Lin Xiaoyan pushed open the door and came out.

Shen Feiwan lowered the car window and glanced at his bathrobe. "Go back and change your clothes. It's time to leave."

Lin Xiaoyan leaned over the car window and looked at her in the driver's seat. "Aren't you going to get out? We're already at the doorstep."

Shen Feiwan glanced at her watch. "It's getting late, isn't it? Or are you not planning to take me?"

"Have you thought it through?"

"I don't have much to consider. You know, the decision is in Shen Xubai's own hands."

"Have you eaten? There's breakfast at home."

Shen Feiwan showed a hint of impatience, "Stop wasting time, okay?"

Lin Xiao's face darkened. "With this attitude towards me now, you're faster than a donkey that's been used and discarded? Do you think I'm no longer of any use to you?"

She sneered, "Then what should I do? Kneel down and beg you? If you were in my shoes, wouldn't you be angry?"

Lin Xiaoyan straightened up and looked down at her. "There's a limit to being angry. I'm going to change my clothes now. I hope you've calmed down by the time I come out."

Shen Feiwan curled her lips into a smile and rolled up the car window, completely shutting Lin Xiaoyan out of the car.

When Lin Xiaoyan reappeared, he was dressed in a sharp suit.

He walked to Shen Feiwan's car, flicked his finger and knocked on the window, "Take my car."

Shen Feiwan got out of the car in silence and walked towards Lin Xiaoyan's black sedan.

Lin Xiaoyan opened the passenger door first, but she went straight to the back door and climbed in.

Lin Xiaoyan stood there for a few seconds, then slammed the car door shut with a loud bang.

He gripped the car keys tightly, his knuckles turning white, and finally got into the driver's seat with a gloomy face.

As the car drove out of the villa area, the silence between the two was like an invisible wall.

Finally, Lin Xiaoyan broke the silence first, glancing at the rearview mirror, "Planning to continue this cold war?"

"not at all."

"Then why don't you speak?"

"Aren't we talking about this now?" Shen Feiwan retorted.

Lin Xiaoyan tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "Where did you go last night?"

"My friend's house."

"Which friend?"

"Chen You'en".

"Didn't you say she wasn't with you?"

"You even promised to bail my brother out," Shen Feiwan sneered.

The temperature inside the car plummeted. Lin Xiaoyan's gaze met hers in the rearview mirror. "You changed your clothes."

"good eyesight."

"It fits well, is it yours?"

“A friend’s.” Shen Feiwan raised an eyebrow. “What, are you suspecting something?”

"Don't speak to your husband with such a sarcastic tone."

"OK, then I'll shut up."

"I didn't tell you to be quiet."

"Then you speak, I'm listening." Shen Feiwan crossed her arms and leaned back in her seat.

Lin Xiaoyan slammed on the brakes and pulled the car over to the side of the road.

He turned and looked directly at Shen Feiwan. "When you see Shen Xubai later, be careful. The entire meeting room will be recorded. You can't just say everything."

"How could I not know that?"

“You should try to persuade him,” Lin Xiaoyan said in a low voice, “Cooperation is beneficial to everyone—to himself, to the Lin family, and to me. And everything I have in the future will be…”

"The child's?" Shen Feiwan interrupted sarcastically, "Save your breath, don't try to brainwash me with this."

Lin Xiaoyan frowned deeply. "Do you have to talk to me like that?"

“Then let’s not talk,” Shen Feiwan simply closed her eyes. “Really, it’s better for both of us if we don’t talk.”

Shen Feiwan was only jolted awake from her brief sleep when the car slowly came to a stop.

She opened her sleepy eyes and found herself in an unfamiliar environment outside the car window.

"Get out of the car, we've arrived." Lin Xiaoyan's voice came from the driver's seat.

Shen Feiwan pushed open the car door, and the cold air instantly sobered her up.

Lin Xiaoyan quickly followed and said in a low voice, "Stay by my side and don't throw a tantrum here. This is not a place to vent your emotions."

"I know what I'm doing." Shen Feiwan glanced at Lin Xiaoyan and walked forward without looking back.

Lin Xiaoyan suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand. "You look terrible. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Ah."

"Didn't you have breakfast either?" Lin Xiaoyan's gaze fell on Shen Feiwan's flat stomach. "Even if not for yourself, you should think about the child."

Shen Feiwan stopped and raised an eyebrow at Lin Xiaoyan. "So you care about this child that much?"

She deliberately emphasized, "You really like children?"

Lin Xiaoyan tightened his grip on his fingers abruptly, his eyes suddenly sharpening. "What do you mean by that?"

His voice was extremely low, "Shen Feiwan, you dare to touch this child and see what happens."

Shen Feiwan shook off his hand and quickened her pace, "I don't understand what you're saying."

After going through layers of security checks, Shen Feiwan was finally led into a closed meeting room fifteen minutes later.

The walls were stark white, and flashing red cameras were mounted in the four corners of the ceiling. Cold metal tables and chairs were fixed to the floor. Two fully armed guards stood behind them.

Across the cold table, Shen Feiwan carefully examined her older brother, whom she hadn't seen for two months.

After two months apart, my once dashing older brother was almost unrecognizable.

He had lost a lot of weight, his overly long black hair hung messily over his forehead, there were heavy shadows under his eyes, and his chin was covered with bluish-black stubble.

But those eyes remained as clear as ever, carrying the gentle smile that Shen Feiwan was familiar with.

Even in such circumstances, his eyes shone as if they could pierce through all the gloom.

“Brother…” Shen Feiwan’s voice choked in her throat, and her eyes instantly reddened, “You look so haggard.”

Shen Xubai looked at Shen Feiwan and slightly curled the corners of his mouth. "Don't cry. Aren't I perfectly fine? How are Dad, Mom, and your second brother?"

Shen Feiwan returned a calm smile, "Everything is fine. They've all returned home safely. We even had New Year's Eve dinner together, except for you. I went to see the light show. I made a wish during the New Year's Eve countdown, hoping that our family could be reunited soon."