Chapter 6

"The school assigned the classes, and Qi Yang is my deskmate."

"Impossible!" Shen Anya's voice rose sharply, her chest heaving with anger. "With your grades, there's no way you could get into Rocket Class! And Qi Yang? What are you dreaming about? As if Qi Yang would sit next to you. Don't make me laugh! Have you even looked at—"

She was about to say more when Shen Jiayan opened the car door and got in.

The car fell silent. Shen Jiayan could tell something was wrong, so he said nothing. The three of them rode home without another word.

As soon as they passed through the villa gates, Shen Anya spotted a familiar car parked outside. Her bad mood vanished. The moment their car stopped, she flung open the door and rushed inside.

"Second Brother! Second Brother, you're back?!"

The sight of the person sitting in the living room stopped her short. Her voice dropped. "Big Brother, you're back too. Where's Second Brother?"

The person in the living room was Shen Jingyao, not Shen Xiche. He was still wearing a tailored suit. He had clearly just returned and hadn't had time to change before being drawn into the conversation.

Shen Jingyao replied, "Your second brother asked me to bring the car back first. He has something to take care of and won't be back for a few days."

"Big Brother." Shen Luoluo and Shen Jiayan greeted him too.

Sitting with Shen Jingyao and his parents, Shen Ting'an and Zhao Huizhen, was Qiu Shumin, the wife of Shen Ting'an's older brother—their eldest aunt.

Zhao Huizhen beckoned them over. "Come say hello to your eldest aunt."

Qiu Shumin smiled when she saw them. "You're all back! Good, good." She seemed to have other business and didn't keep them. After they exchanged greetings, she let them go.

Shen Luoluo went into the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water. Qiu Shumin's voice carried in from the living room.

"Come, come, let's continue. Where was I?"

"Oh, right, I was telling you about that girl from the Zhou Family. Huizhen, you really must get Jingyao to meet her. She's exceptionally bright, and her family is well-off too."

Now Shen Luoluo understood why her eldest aunt had come over. She was here to play matchmaker!

In the living room, Qiu Shumin went on. "Just meet her. Don't rule it out so quickly. You never know—they might hit it off! Don't you agree?"

Zhao Huizhen was wondering how to turn her down on her son's behalf when Shen Luoluo's voice came through.

[Who knew even a wealthy, domineering CEO couldn't escape blind dates?]

[Wait, Shen Jingyao is only twenty-six. What is Eldest Aunt thinking? His career has barely begun, and she's already pushing him to marry? And what kind of candidates is she recommending?]

[Exceptionally bright? More like exceptionally bald!]

[She's counting on everyone missing the wordplay!]

Zhao Huizhen's eyes widened. Half doubtful, she asked, "When you say this girl from the Zhou Family is exceptionally bright, you don't mean she's bald, do you?"

"Oh, come on," Qiu Shumin said. "What's wrong with being bald? The important thing is that she's smart! Their children would be smart too!"

"If you don't like her, there's the Han family's daughter. She's pretty, steady, and blessed with good fortune!"

[At nearly two hundred pounds, she's certainly steady and well-fed!]

Two hundred pounds?! Zhao Huizhen was stunned. She hurriedly refused. "She won't do."

Qiu Shumin said, "You don't like steady? Then what about the Gao family's daughter? They say an older wife brings wealth. She has a great figure, she's capable and considerate, and there's nothing she can't do!"

[An older wife brings wealth, all right, but the wealth she brings is a son. She's divorced and has a child!]

Zhao Huizhen asked, "She isn't divorced with a child, is she?"

Qiu Shumin clapped her hands. "Huizhen, don't let the fact that Miss Gao is divorced with a child put you off. You know what that proves? She can have children! She could give you a healthy little—"

"Shut up!" Zhao Huizhen nearly coughed up blood from anger. Her son had graduated from a prestigious university overseas. He was the president of a company and worth tens of billions! And these were the women Qiu Shumin wanted to introduce him to?

Yes, she wanted grandchildren, but she wasn't so desperate that she'd accept just anyone!

This woman hadn't come to make a sincere introduction. She had come to stir up trouble!

[Good for you! There's something seriously wrong with Eldest Aunt's head!]

"Exactly! There's something seriously wrong with your head!" Zhao Huizhen had had enough. "Get out of my house right now!"

"Hey! Why are you getting angry?" Qiu Shumin stood up indignantly. "With standards as high as yours, it's no wonder you still don't have grandchildren!"

Hands on her hips, she lifted her chin. "To tell you the truth, I came to share some good news today. My daughter-in-law is pregnant! In a few months, I'll be holding my grandson!"

[What's she so proud of? That grandson isn't even hers.]

Clatter! Shen Jiayan fumbled his glass, spilling water.

Shen Luoluo: ?

Shen Jiayan looked at the ceiling, then the floor, and took a drink from his glass. His whole manner said, Don't look at me. I didn't hear a thing.

In the living room, Zhao Huizhen had been furious, but that thought wiped away her anger.

Shen Luoluo kept going. [Does she still not know her daughter-in-law has run off with her son-in-law—and taken the money with them?]

[Her own family has been robbed from under her nose, and she's standing here gloating.]

The four people present who could hear her thoughts stared wide-eyed.

Good grief! Her son-in-law and daughter-in-law? That's two blows at once!

Shen Luoluo had barely finished that thought when Qiu Shumin's phone rang. She answered it, and moments later burst into tears.

"What did you say? Zhou Jian ran off with Xiaohui?!" As soon as the words left her mouth, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

"Quick! Get her to the hospital!" Everyone scrambled to help her into the car.

Shen Jingyao drove, with Shen Ting'an in the passenger seat. Zhao Huizhen and Shen Luoluo supported Qiu Shumin in the back. The doors slammed shut, and the car sped off.

Shen Jiayan: ???

"Wait, what about me? I haven't gotten in yet!" He hadn't even heard the rest of the gossip!

Chapter 6

◎The daughter-in-law ran off with the son-in-law◎

The family rushed her to the hospital. Fortunately, it was nothing serious. She simply couldn't take the shock and had fainted from rage.

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