The Hidden Heiress Is a Secret Big Shot

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Sisters Are Good, Brothers Are Bad, Shen Boyi Is an Old Double Standard Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Sisters Are Good, Brothers Are Bad, Shen Boyi Is an Old Double Standard Elder Pei Liu had prepared quite a bit in the manor to make Pei Jue stay.

If he succeeded in leaving today, it would be even more impossible to deal with Pei Jue in the future!

Pei Jue looked at Elder Pei Liu before him, a cold and sinister smile curling at his lips.

“You think you can keep me here with the manpower you have?”

“Uncle, I mean no harm. This is our family’s party. It wouldn’t be right if you left…”

Pei Jue was too lazy to waste words with him.

“Whatever Uncle plans to do, you might fool others, but don’t fool yourself.”

“What do you mean…”

Could his arrangements have all been discovered by Pei Jue? But he had arranged for so many groups!

Just to ensure Pei Jue could never return to the Pei Group, Elder Pei Liu had paid dearly this time. He didn’t believe all his schemes were uncovered…

Pei Jue snapped his fingers!

Seconds later, loud explosions erupted around the manor, even making the chandeliers in the banquet hall sway continuously while dust fell from the walls!

The blasts occurred one after another, the closest right outside in the garden.

That was where Elder Pei Liu had placed over a dozen assassins in advance…

Shen Boyi quickly reached for his sister but grabbed at nothing. Turning back, he found Qingwu had already been pulled to Pei Jue’s side.

Pei Jue held a hand by Qingwu’s ear, wrapping her tightly in his suit, protecting her securely.

Shen Boyi looked at his empty hands, feeling a mix of emotions for a moment.

It should have been gratifying to see Pei Jue instinctively protect his sister, but why did he feel a twinge of jealousy?

Listening to the blasts outside, Elder Pei Liu grew utterly anxious!

He could tell that all the explosion sites were where he had placed assassins.

His teeth clenched so hard that he nearly drew blood. “Pei Jue! You ruthless bastard!”

His heart bled at the thought of those assassins he had hired at such a steep price…

Pei Jue, half-cradling Qingwu in his arms, quickly left the hall and got into a waiting car by the roadside.

Shen Boyi followed closely, looking at Qingwu with concern.

“Qingwu, are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

To her, such scenes were nothing significant, only the Shen Family thought Qingwu would be frightened.

Shen Boyi looked disapprovingly at Pei Jue, furrowing his brow, “President Pei, next time don’t bring Qingwu to such things! It’s far too dangerous!”

When the explosion rang out, he was shocked; shocked at Pei Jue’s audacity to blow up Elder Pei Liu’s manor right during the party!

And equally concerned for Qingwu’s safety.

The more Shen Boyi thought about it, the more he felt a lingering fear.

“If President Pei wants to handle Pei Family matters, you can’t joke with Qingwu’s safety. She’s the treasure of our whole family. If anything happens, President Pei couldn’t afford it!”

Pei Jue lifted his gaze, cold eyes meeting Shen Boyi’s.

“I will ensure Qingwu’s safety. No one will harm her in my presence! If President Shen also wishes to protect Qingwu, understand that she’s not ‘Vincetoxicum.’ Since returning to the Shen Family, has she faced any less danger?”

Just Shen Boyi himself had fended off countless attempts to attack Qingwu in secret!

Shen Family’s children’s predicament was clearer to Shen Boyi than to anyone else.

Qingwu looked at Shen Boyi, whose face was both grim and apologetic, and gently smiled.

“Big Brother, I’m alright! Pei Jue informed me of today’s plans beforehand. I’m not scared. I don’t want to drag my brothers down. I am a Shen family child too. Big Brother doesn’t need to worry about me.”

In reality, if not for the fear of alarming the Shen Family, she could do much more than Shen Boyi imagined.

Looking at his sister’s lovely face and those misty eyes, Shen Boyi’s heart softened, and he felt even more guilty!

His sister was so gentle and considerate. Hearing her words nearly brought him to tears!

Shen Boyi vigorously ruffled Qingwu’s hair, holding back the tears in his eyes.

“Sorry, Qingwu! Big Brother didn’t handle it well. Do whatever you want from now on. Big Brother will support you!”

“Thank you, Big Brother.”

Annie, in the driver’s seat, timidly spoke up after they finished, “Uh, isn’t Doctor Shen and Ms. Su still at Elder Liu’s manor?”

The bombing spots were pre-arranged, and by the time of detonation, both Su Mi and Shen Zhongshuang were no longer in the banquet hall.

If they got accidentally injured, that would be bad.

Shen Boyi waved it off indifferently. “It’s nothing, just a few bombs. If Qingwu isn’t scared, what’s a grown man like him afraid of? Don’t worry, what’s more important is that Qingwu is still hungry! Eating is more important!”

Annie thought to herself, you didn’t say that just now!

Having the second young master caught in a bomb attack in the manor was less critical than the eldest miss needing a meal.

It seemed the Shen Family truly favored the eldest miss over the young masters!

…

Elsewhere in the Pei Liu Manor.

After the blasts ceased, two mud-covered people crawled up from a flowerbed.

Shen Zhongshuang felt like he had dirt in his mouth, and his white shirt had turned yellow.

He spat out the dirt, then lifted the coat he had beside him, his trench coat having been removed to cover Su Mi’s head.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m okay, but Doctor Shen looks more troubled…”

Shen Zhongshuang followed Su Mi’s gaze, realizing his shirt had several slits from flying debris, making him look ragged and exposing the muscular torso beneath, like a beggar…

One would think he had returned to his days as a frontier Médecins Sans Frontières doctor, constantly surrounded by gunfire.

Su Mi was shielded tightly by him, so she was unharmed.

Shen Zhongshuang covered Su Mi’s eyes, turning her head to look elsewhere, before shaking off his muddy trench coat and putting it back on.

Su Mi blinked, “Doctor Shen didn’t need to worry about me! My home used to blow up frequently, I have experience! How much was your coat, I’ll compensate you, or buy a new one!”

“Shut up.”

Had she not mentioned the coat, Shen Zhongshuang would not have felt so embarrassed!

He had made a fool out of himself.

“As your attending physician, I don’t want you back in the hospital. Sheltering a disobedient patient is my life-shortening challenge.”

Su Mi dared not say more, dragging Shen Zhongshuang by the sleeve as they crouched towards a small villa in the manor.

Elder Pei Liu’s estate was a complex of villas; most people were in the banquet hall now.

Su Mi had scouted information in advance.

“This is where Elder Pei Liu’s secretary, driver, and bodyguards live. He wouldn’t let them stay too far out of distrust, so Lian Ousheng should be here too.”

Shen Zhongshuang glanced at Su Mi’s hand on his sleeve, a slight smile playing at his lips…

Su Mi stopped by a room’s door, pressing her ear against it to listen to an intense argument inside.

“I don’t care what you do with those two kids!”

“You don’t care? If you don’t, I’ll expose what your sister did in the Shen Family.”

“Are you insane?! If that leaks, not just us, but even Elder Liu won’t survive!”