Chapter 101: Didn't you promise to sleep with me

An Ling never thought Mother Shen would come here; the chances of a neighbor coming upstairs were higher than this person showing up.

So she had not even considered that it might be Mother Shen.

Thinking of her reaction just now, An Ling's breath hitched, her eyelashes trembled, and her heart fluttered with panic.

Did Shen Linyan notice? After all, her usual reaction when facing Mother Shen was nothing like this.

No wonder...

No wonder he just looked at her without speaking.

An Ling pursed her lips tightly, her palms sweating nervously. She instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but the man held it tightly.

He gently rubbed the back of her hand with his thumb, his touch soft and slow, carrying a soothing undertone.

An Ling froze for a moment, then stopped moving.

While massaging his wife's hand, Shen Linyan looked at Mother Shen in front of him. "What are you doing here?"

Mother Shen sneered, "Can I not come? I raised you for so many years, surely you owe me some gratitude for my upbringing?"

Her gaze fell on their joined hands, her cold eyes shooting straight at An Ling, her lips curling in mockery:

"You actually remarried, how interesting. An arranged marriage actually bred true feelings? I still remember when you were chasing Jing Shen, and now you like Shen Linyan? You are quite quick to change your affections."

Shen Linyan shielded An Ling behind him.

"Is this all you have to say? If there is nothing else, I will take An Ling back to rest."

Mother Shen naturally would not have come all this way just to say these things. If it were not for business...

She took a document out of her bag and lifted her chin.

"Shen Linyan, I know you are unemployed right now. I raised you for so long, after all. As long as you help your brother get the shares, I can offer you a job at the Shen Corporation. How about it?"

This condescending tone made it sound as if giving Shen Linyan this job was a massive act of charity.

As her words faded, the hallway fell silent.

In the silence, a woman's quiet muttering suddenly drifted into the air.

"Is her brain frozen stupid?"

Hearing this, Shen Linyan chuckled softly.

With his hand behind his back, the man's fingertips intimately hooked her fingers, a tender gesture that seemed to signal his agreement.

An Ling paused, her eyelashes fluttering as her clear eyes lit up slightly.

A blush spread across her face, the corners of her lips turning up. She rested her forehead gently against the man's broad back, breathing in his warm cedar scent.

Mother Shen's face instantly darkened. Gritting her teeth, she snapped, "An Ling, what did you say? Since when is it your turn to speak when I am talking to Shen Linyan!?"

Hiding behind the man, An Ling poked her head out upon hearing this and blinked.

"It is the truth. Why should my husband work for you? Where do you get the nerve? If Lu Jingshen is terrible at it, he should just practice more."

Shen Linyan had already signed a contract selling himself to her, yet this old woman still wanted to abduct him.

"An Ling!!" Mother Shen was so furious she could barely breathe, her whole body heating up despite the freezing weather. She gritted her teeth and pointed a finger at An Ling.

"Do you think you can be so smug just because you have the An family backing you?! When the An family goes bankrupt, let us see how arrogant you can be then!"

She glared angrily at Shen Linyan. "Shen Linyan, I am only coming here this once! I am only giving you one chance! If you miss it, do not come begging me later!"

The man merely chuckled, "I listen to my wife."

Mother Shen was livid, her face turning ashen.

Simply unreasonable!!

"You will regret this!" Viciously dropping these words, Mother Shen turned and walked toward the elevator.

Once she left, the hallway returned to silence.

An Ling's gaze darted around, not quite daring to look at Shen Linyan's face.

Now that Mother Shen was dealt with, it seemed it was her turn.

But the man showed no intention of speaking.

He just quietly held her hand and walked toward the door, dragging the suitcase with his other hand.

Beep—

Pushing the door open and going inside, An Ling quickly changed her shoes.

Taking advantage of the moment the man was closing the door, she cast a glance before walking briskly toward her room without looking back.

Her lie had been exposed so suddenly; she needed to go online and search for an apology template first.

But maybe Shen Linyan had not noticed?

An Ling pursed her lips into a smile, thinking with a hint of wishful thinking.

She walked to the door and was just about to place her hand on the doorknob.

But the next second, a strong arm suddenly wrapped around her waist from behind, and an oppressive shadow fell over her, casting onto the door.

The man held her waist, resting his chin gently on her shoulder, his hot breath brushing against the side of her neck.

He unhurriedly grasped her hand, tilted his head to kiss her cheek, and chuckled softly.

"Madam, you have gone to the wrong room. Did you not promise to sleep with me?"

An Ling: "..."

Scared to death, it turns out she just went to the wrong room.

She thought he was going to interrogate her.