Chapter 114: Then if... I change, will Madam still like me

In the garage, the black Maybach came to a steady stop.

With a click, the seatbelt was unfastened.

The man bent down to carry her out of the passenger seat and strode into the elevator.

A clean, woody cedar scent lingered at her nose. An Ling's head felt heavy. She subconsciously reached out to wrap her arms around the man's neck and murmured softly, "My neck is sore..."

"No wonder you didn't answer the phone. You fell asleep in there."

Shen Linyan lowered his head, his tall nose sinking into the girl's soft cheek. He sniffed gently and asked in a deep voice, "How much did my wife drink?"

An Ling thought for a moment.

"I forgot."

She leaned against the man's shoulder as sleepiness washed over her. Closing her eyes, she slowly drifted back to sleep.

Shen Linyan quietly and gently kissed her forehead.

After entering the door, he placed her on the bed.

The moment she touched the pillow, An Ling immediately let go, turned her head to the other side, and happily closed her eyes to sleep.

Shen Linyan sat on the edge of the bed looking at her. After a few seconds of silence, he supported himself on the bed and slowly leaned over her.

He hooked a strand of her hair, lowered his head to kiss her cheek, and called, "Wife."

An Ling answered vaguely, "Hmm?"

The man's deep voice brushed against her ear, "Do you like me?"

An Ling: "..."

Here we go again.

She nodded with her eyes closed and replied perfunctorily, "I like you, I like you."

How could someone ask this kind of question every time before going to sleep?

Do you like me or not.

Will you always like me.

How much do you like me.

It was an essential routine every night before falling asleep.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Shen Linyan was trying to brainwash her.

Guessing that the man would continue to ask, An Ling turned around, covered his mouth with her hand, and answered preemptively, "I will always like you, I like you very much. Alright, no more asking, I want to sleep!"

The man seemed to laugh aloud. He grasped her wrist, lowered his head to kiss her palm, and the colors in his eyes gradually deepened.

"Then what if... I change, will my wife still like me?"

An Ling was quite surprised; there was actually a new question tonight.

Her mind was groggy. She hummed a few times with her eyes closed, "I'd like you, but you'd better turn into Huihui, otherwise I'm afraid I won't recognize you."

Shen Linyan was stunned when he heard this, then laughed out loud.

He opened his mouth to say something, but looking at the girl's flushed and soft profile, he stayed silent for a few seconds and swallowed his words. He lowered his eyes, smiled, and touched her face, his voice softening.

"Go to sleep, my wife."

...

Outside the window, the night was long, and the biting cold wind beat against the glass.

Inside the brightly lit villa.

In the living room, a woman was sitting on the sofa. She had been scrolling through the news, but seeing the shifting comments online, she secretly gritted her teeth.

You really have some nerve, An Ling, actually buying ghostwriters.

When she heard the door open, she turned her head.

Seeing the man returning from outside, she quickly got up to greet him. "Jingshen, you're back. Why are you so late today? Did you see the news online? They're actually saying now that I provoked An Ling first..."

"Enough, I know."

Lu Jingshen had just finished a meeting and was already feeling irritable. Hearing this, he impatiently massaged his temples and looked at her with a twitching mouth.

"Then go find Shen Linyan to deal with it. After all, when you published that statement back then, saying everything was a misunderstanding, wasn't it just to make Shen Linyan think highly of you? Then go ahead and keep begging Shen Linyan now."

Zhou Wen froze, a faint flicker in her eyes. She pursed her lips, "You misunderstood. I was just worried about you, Jingshen. Shen Linyan has the AL Group behind him. If this matter blows up, it will affect your succession to the Shen Corporation, which is why I wanted to smooth things over."

"Affect me?"

Lu Jingshen unbuttoned his suit jacket and sneered at her words. He walked over quickly and grabbed her chin. "Zhou Wen, are the things you do really for my own good, or are they to let Shen Linyan know how good you are?!"

He stared at her intently, his grip unconsciously tightening. "Don't think I don't know. Back when we were dating, you also liked Shen Linyan, didn't you!"

"What are you talking about!!" Zhou Wen cried out in pain, instinctively trying to push him away, but the man was like a solid wall, impossible to move!

She also lost her temper and said angrily, "Lu Jingshen, don't be crazy!"

Ever since the auction that day, she had been scolded by Mother Shen upon returning home. She was told she was foolish enough to be played by An Ling, that she was useless, and only brought them trouble.

Could she really be blamed!? If An Ling hadn't intentionally hidden it, and if Lu Jingshen hadn't kept it a secret from her that Shen Linyan had started a new company, how could she have done that!

Damn it. If she had known Lu Jingshen was like this, she definitely wouldn't have chosen him.

If she could do it all over again, she might as well have chosen Shen Linyan. Shen Linyan was much more capable than Lu Jingshen.

She gritted her teeth. "Lu Jingshen, I really did it for you. I have always been grateful to Big Brother. He helped us in the past, and I was just thanking him out of habit! Why do you have to overthink it!"

Remembering Lu Jingshen's current status, Zhou Wen paused and gritted her teeth slightly.

She had finally made it this far; she couldn't let all her past efforts go to waste.

Her eyes flickered. Enduring the pain, she reached out to gently hug the man's waist, her tone softening. "Jingshen, if you mind, I won't go looking for Shen Linyan anymore. I love you. Can't we just live our own lives well from now on?"

Feeling the man's grip loosen slightly, Zhou Wen pressed her face against his chest and slid her hand down. She was just about to say something when the man roughly pulled her away.

Lu Jingshen's face remained gloomy. He looked at her, the emotions in his eyes unreadable, and coldly spat out a sentence, "I'm sleeping in the study tonight."

Zhou Wen stood frozen in place. It wasn't until she heard the door close that she woke up as if from a dream, angrily throwing a pillow onto the floor.

She clenched her fists, her eyes full of resentment.

It was all An Ling's fault!

If she hadn't ruined everything, none of this would have happened!

Lu Jingshen was also becoming more and more different from before.

Zhou Wen could clearly feel that Lu Jingshen's feelings for her were fading.

In the past at the Shen family, when Mother Shen disliked her background and deliberately made things difficult for her, Lu Jingshen would help her. Now, he just pretended not to see it.

"Tsk." She irritably ran a hand through her hair. Her gaze fell on her phone. She hesitantly found that name, typed out a message, and sent it.

[Big Brother.]

But the next second, a message instantly popped up in the chat box.

[Sorry, you are not yet his/her friend. Please send a verification message to add as a friend first.]

Zhou Wen grew even angrier and threw her phone directly onto the sofa.

Meanwhile, in the study, Lu Jingshen sat in his chair, anger still lingering on his face. The phone on the desk suddenly rang.

Seeing the caller ID, he paused but still answered it.

"Mom."

Mother Shen's voice came from the other end. "Did you tell her?"

Lu Jingshen remained silent.

Hearing his silence, Mother Shen knew the result. Her tone was cold: "Lu Jingshen, you are now the sole heir to the Shen family. It wasn't easy for you to secure this position in the first place, and those old geezers are always watching you. If you marry an ordinary person who is of no use to you like her, how are you going to surpass Shen Linyan?"

"Are you going to just watch the AL Group surpass the Shen Corporation and eventually acquire it?!"

Hearing this, Lu Jingshen instantly clenched his fists and took a deep breath. "I know. I'll find a time to tell her."

Mother Shen's tone was uncompromising. "No, now is the perfect time. Bring Zhou Wen home tomorrow."

Hearing this, Lu Jingshen paused, his grip tightening slightly.

"Alright."