Shen Kezhou left the group's headquarters with his tail between his legs.
The instant Shen Kezhou left, Su Cimu charged toward Shen Yannian and rammed his head into his stomach.
Shen Yannian had never expected Su Cimu to pull a move like that. Caught off guard, he fell back onto the sofa.
Even as he lost his balance, Shen Yannian remembered to pull Su Cimu down with him. Su Cimu landed on top of Shen Yannian, leaving both of them lying on the sofa.
Just then, Wan Ke pushed the door open and walked in.
"Chairman Shen, you have a... at two this afternoon. Ah, sorry, please carry on. I didn't see anything."
Wan Ke slipped out of the office in a flash and closed the door behind him.
"Fuck, your assistant definitely thinks we're doing something not suitable for kids!"
Su Cimu shot Shen Yannian a reproachful look, but showed no intention of getting off him.
"He hasn't misunderstood. I was just about to do something."
Su Cimu's eyes widened at that. Before he could react, Shen Yannian reversed their positions and kissed him hard on the lips.
Su Cimu's breathing quickened, and Shen Yannian soon drew him into the intimacy. They kissed, neither willing to pull away.
Only the noisy ringing of a phone interrupted their kiss.
Su Cimu shoved Shen Yannian away, then got up, walked to the window, and took out his phone to answer the call.
"Hello, Mom. Mm, I'm at his company. Tonight? Sure, I'll come home later, then."
It was Liang Zhen calling to ask him to bring Shen Yannian home for dinner that evening.
"Was that Auntie Liang?"
"Mm, my mom wants us to come home for dinner tonight," Su Cimu said somewhat awkwardly.
"All right. I'll have Wan Ke cancel my dinner engagement."
"Do you have something on tonight? Then you don't have to come home with me. I can just let Mom know..."
"A dinner engagement isn't as important as going home with you."
With that, Shen Yannian sent Wan Ke a message asking him to clear his entire evening schedule.
Wan Ke didn't understand, but respected the decision and went to rearrange the appointments.
Shen Yannian kept staring at Su Cimu, seemingly still wanting more after that kiss.
Su Cimu sensed the danger too. "I'm going to take a nap. You get back to work."
With that, he ducked into the lounge as though fleeing.
Su Cimu had only just lain down on the bed when the lounge door opened.
Shen Yannian strode in and locked the door behind him, loosening his tie with one hand while undoing his shirt buttons with the other.
"Y-you, what are you doing! We're at the office!"
Su Cimu was truly scared of that old lecher Shen Yannian! Did he really want to fool around in broad daylight?!
"What are you afraid of? I only came in for a nap. This is my lounge too."
Su Cimu watched him warily. When it seemed that Shen Yannian really only wanted a nap, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh. Then you can have half the bed. We'll draw a boundary down the middle and stay on our own sides," Young Master Su declared imperiously.
"Sweetheart, have you forgotten that this is my bed?"
"What do you mean, your bed? We're engaged. Your bed is my bed, and my bed is mine alone. I said you could have half. Is there a problem?"
Young Master Su raised his chin haughtily and "reasoned" with Shen Yannian.
Shen Yannian felt that he was laughing out of sheer exasperation more and more often, and it was always because of the same person.
But remembering his afternoon of meetings, Shen Yannian had no interest in arguing further with Su Cimu. He lay down on the other side of the bed and quietly closed his eyes.
Only after hearing Shen Yannian's steady breathing did Su Cimu cautiously lie down, then head off to battle the Duke of Zhou in his dreams.
By the time Su Cimu woke, it was already getting late. He had slept so deeply that he hadn't even noticed when Shen Yannian got up to work.
After getting properly dressed, he walked out of the lounge, only to find a department manager reporting to Shen Yannian.
Su Cimu froze awkwardly in place, unsure whether to retreat into the room or come out.
"That's all for now. Revise the proposal and email it to me before tomorrow. You may go."
"Yes, yes. Goodbye, Chairman Shen."
As though granted a reprieve, the department manager hurried out of the chairman's office.
"Did I interrupt your work?"
"Not at all. You're awake? It's about time anyway. I'll pack up and finish for the day, then go home with you."
"Oh."
Su Cimu nodded, then obediently sat on the sofa and waited for Shen Yannian to finish up his work.
"Old Su, Mom, big brother, I'm home!"
"My precious boy is back! Your mom's cooking in the kitchen. We've just been waiting for you to come home." Su Huaiyuan couldn't hide the smile on his face at the sight of his younger son.
"Huh, where's my brother?"
"He has a business engagement tonight and won't be coming home. It'll just be the four of us for dinner," Su Huaiyuan explained.
"Oh, I'll go see what Mom's cooking!"
With that, Su Cimu slipped into the kitchen to talk to Liang Zhen.
Only Su Huaiyuan and Shen Yannian remained in the living room. Even now, Su Huaiyuan didn't know how to deal with Second Master Shen, who wielded such immense power in the business world.
"Ahem, Mr. Shen, make yourself comfortable. Just treat this as your own home," Su Huaiyuan said somewhat awkwardly.
"You can just call me by my name. Xiao Ci and I are engaged, so I'm in the same generation as him," Shen Yannian told Su Huaiyuan very seriously.
Su Huaiyuan paused at that, then nodded. "Then I'll call you Xiao Shen."
"Of course." Shen Yannian smiled slightly.
"Come on, come on! Dinner's ready!"
Su Cimu came out carrying a dish, noisily calling the two of them over to eat.
"Xiao Shen, I don't know what you like to eat, so everything I made today is something Xiao Ci likes. Tell me what dishes you like another time, and I'll make them for you on your next visit," Liang Zhen said, looking at Shen Yannian with a smile.
"There's no need to go to any trouble, Auntie. I'm not picky. Just go with Xiao Ci's tastes."
Shen Yannian wasn't merely being polite. He didn't place much importance on the pleasures of food and was fine with eating anything.
"Mom, stop fussing over him and eat. You made this whole table of food. Thanks for all your hard work~~"
As he spoke, Su Cimu blew Liang Zhen a kiss. Su Huaiyuan immediately objected.
"You little brat, stop fawning over my wife. You've got a family of your own now. If you want affection, go find your husband."
"Nyah, nyah, nyah! I won't! Mom, look at him. He won't let me be close to you!"
"Su Huaiyuan, just shut your mouth. What does my son being affectionate with me have to do with you? Watch it, or I'll make you sleep in the study tonight!"
"I was wrong, honey. I won't do it again..."
Watching the Su family's cheerful, harmonious atmosphere, Shen Yannian couldn't describe what he felt.
At least in the Shen family, he had never experienced such a warm, harmonious family atmosphere. There had only been scheming and solemnity.