At the sight of that rather familiar face, their laughter stopped.
Jiang Nian turned to Shen Hui. "Is he here for you?"
She didn't believe for a second that Shen Lei had also come to H City on vacation by coincidence.
Shen Hui folded his arms, his expression cold.
"Most likely."
Ever since he had returned to his maternal grandmother's home, the Shen Family's business had been going downhill, and Shen Qifei was starting to get restless.
He wanted to use Shen Hui to secure support from his grandmother's family while also bringing Shen Lei and his mother into the Shen Family. How could he expect to have it both ways?
Had he decided to sacrifice Shen Lei now that coming to beg himself hadn't worked? He knew perfectly well how much Shen Hui despised that mother and son, yet he still sent Shen Lei over to endure humiliation just to win his forgiveness.
Apparently, Shen Qifei didn't love this son all that much either.
The only question was how far Shen Lei would go for Shen Qifei this time.
Ignoring the bedraggled Shen Lei below, Shen Hui turned and led everyone away. "Come on. Forget him. Let's go eat."
The others shrugged and followed him into the private dining room.
Their dishes had only just finished arriving when the door opened and Shen Lei walked in, having changed his clothes.
Shen Lei's gaze swept over Shen Hui and Jiang Nian, a trace of venom flashing in his eyes. Then he lowered his head and meekly addressed Shen Hui.
"...Big brother."
Shen Hui turned to the server beside him. "Sorry for the trouble, but please escort this unrelated person out. Don't let him disturb our meal."
The server understood and turned to Shen Lei.
"I'm sorry, sir, but this private