Chapter 106: Did You Recruit Her

Previously, Lu Zhenzhen had shown some respect for Nan Jiaojiao’s sake, but Shen Shichu simply didn’t know when to stop.

Lu Zhenzhen, who was always sharp-tongued but of noble status, had Gao Zhe’s protection, so Shen Shichu couldn’t do anything to her.

Shen Shichu’s face turned embarrassed, and he looked anxiously toward Nan Jiaojiao.

Nan Jiaojiao had already gotten into the car, followed closely by Lu Zhenzhen who stepped in and shut the door.

Shen Shichu bent down and looked inside, “Remember, I’ll come to pick you up tomorrow, rest well tonight, and keep your spirits up.”

Nan Jiaojiao stared straight ahead, as if she hadn’t heard him speak.

Lu Zhenzhen curled her red lips and closed the car window.

The car drove away into the distance.

Shen Shichu stood there, a cold wind blowing over him, his hands clenched into fists so tight they were almost trembling.

“Brother Chu,” Ye Shiqing looked at him with aggrieved eyes, tears welling up, “Why did you take sister to have wedding photos taken?

You clearly promised to break off your engagement and marry me.

By doing this, what place are you putting me in?”

Moreover, just now when Lu Zhenzhen publicly humiliated him, calling her Xiao San, Shen Shichu didn’t even utter a word in her defense and was so attentive to that Lu surname.

Shen Shichu’s face showed impatience, “That’s what I owe her, and I should give it to her.”

“And what about me?” Ye Shiqing pressed, as two tears fell.

Shen Shichu became irritable, his face showing signs of anger, and just as he was about to scold her, Ye Shiqing choked up and cried out, “What about the promise you made in front of mom and dad?”

His clenched fist loosened, and a chill went through his heart.

Having already made his stance clear in front of the Ye Family parents, Shen Shichu had explicitly said he would give up on Nan Jiaojiao.

But the Lu Family…

It was just too hard to climb up to them.

Today, Father Ye’s funds had already arrived, and the timber was reordered.

Shen Shichu had promised nearly a third of the profits to Father Ye.

Now they were grasshoppers on the same rope; if the project failed, they would both be ruined.

Furthermore, the Ye Family hadn’t been involved for long, and it would still be possible for them to withdraw their investment now, but it would be a fatal blow for Shen Shichu.

Thinking of this, his expression softened somewhat, “It’s just wedding photos, I have no plans to marry her.

I promised you and won’t let you down, but Jiaojiao has been with me for so many years, and she hasn’t done anything wrong.

When we part, I want to give her some sweeteners, so the break won’t look too ugly.”

He ruffled Ye Shiqing’s hair, “Don’t be angry.”

Ye Shiqing hugged his waist, touched by his gesture, and pressed her face against his chest.

She was completely oblivious to the man’s irritable and cold countenance.

Upstairs, after Nan Jiaojiao left, Bo Yanching’s face, once filled with warmth and doting, vanished, and he stared coldly down at Jih Mingyue, “Did you provoke her?”

His low, cold voice seemed to have been passed through the chilly wind.

Jih Mingyue shivered all over.

Nan Jiaojiao hadn’t done more than choke her, and it was during her struggle that she had incurred many wounds on the stairs, as well as a shallow cut on her knee, which clotted with blood, shocking to see, and her bruised lips, which came from hitting the wall too hard during her struggle.

All self-inflicted, she blamed it all on Nan Jiaojiao.

“Master Bo, how dare I provoke her?

Look at me, she beat me like this.

I’m yours after all, she’s shown you too little respect.

Besides…”

Jih Mingyue pursed her trembling lips and stole a cautious glance at the man’s expression before continuing, “She’s impersonating your niece, tarnishing your reputation.

I was just, just teaching her a lesson for you.”

“You, teaching her for me?”

Bo Yanching gave a low, chilling laugh.