Novel Full Chapter 387: 387: Elder Pei Falls Ill and Is Rescued
Chapter 387: Chapter 387: Elder Pei Falls Ill and Is Rescued
It must be because I’m too worried that Big Brother will be deceived by this scheming woman!
Yes, that must be it!
Shen Jishi solidified his resolve, growing even more certain that he was not wrong!
Shen Boyi’s study door opened slightly.
“Fourth Brother, come in for a moment.”
Shen Jishi thought that Big Brother must have seen the embarrassing scene from earlier and would undoubtedly lecture him, so he quickly prepared to make his escape.
“Big Brother, I was sleepwalking just now… Oh, I just saw Chairman Pei in Qingwu’s room, I’ll go chase him away!”
Pei Jue and Qingwu are about to get engaged; what’s wrong with being in the room?
Besides, ever since learning that Ye Yi is Qingwu’s brand, Shen Boyi has felt completely assured about Qingwu.
Qingwu knows what she wants and wouldn’t do anything that isn’t in her best interest.
As long as she trusts Pei Jue, Shen Boyi is willing to trust Qingwu’s judgment!
Shen Boyi said calmly, “Come in. Don’t make me say it a third time.”
The Shen Family’s kids were all raised by Shen Boyi, and in the household, his authority surpassed even Shen Dongli’s.
Shen Jishi had no choice but to shuffle inside, looking dejected.
“Big Brother, I didn’t mean to criticize Miss Xu earlier. I know I was wrong. I’ll go apologize to her.”
Shen Boyi looked at his younger brother standing in front of him.
He had heard everything from earlier. “Good that you realize your mistake. Don’t let such things happen again in the future. Miss Xu, as a woman managing her family, already faces enough doubt. Shen Family’s children cannot be so indiscreet as to utter words like those.”
Given Shen Family’s status, many people revere its children!
If such comments were overheard elsewhere, wouldn’t it become slander?
Xu Xiaoru, as a young woman, couldn’t bear the repercussions of such baseless accusations!
His tone was stern, and a rare flash of anger crossed Shen Boyi’s usually composed face.
“Half a year’s allowance will be deducted. The withheld amount is to be transferred to Qingwu and Shaojia. How you earn Miss Xu’s forgiveness is your problem.”
“Understood, Big Brother.”
Even though Shen Jishi was already an independent man, commanding respect in the outside world and dominating in courtrooms, he still had to bow his head when facing his Big Brother!
The money deducted didn’t matter much, but at his age, having money docked felt like a clear reprimand from Big Brother.
Shen Boyi gestured toward the chair in front of him.
“Sit.”
“I wouldn’t dare.”
“Sit down and take the medical box to treat your foot.”
Shen Jishi looked at the swollen red mark on the top of his foot, obediently sat down, and took out the medicine from the box for disinfection.
“Tell me about Zhouzhou’s case.”
Shen Jishi cautiously asked, “Big Brother, is Mr. Jin… my future sister-in-law?”
Meeting Shen Boyi’s cold gaze, Shen Jishi swallowed hard. “If she’s my future sister-in-law, then it’s a family matter. If not, then it’s client privacy, and I can’t disclose it.”
Shen Boyi pinched the bridge of his nose but didn’t comment on Shen Jishi’s professional ethics.
Opening the innermost compartment of a drawer, he took out a wedding invitation and tossed it onto the table in front of Shen Jishi.
It was from years ago, a wedding invitation Shen Boyi had prepared but never sent out because Jin Qingzhou had left before he could.
Shen Jishi stared at the photo and names on the card, then carefully checked the date, suddenly realizing!
“Huh? Mr. Jin is the heroine who rejected you back then! I used to wonder who would have such guts to refuse someone as amazing as Big Brother!”
“Fourth Brother, are you looking to have more deducted from your allowance?”
Shen Jishi shivered and stopped worrying about whether it was client privacy.
“Mr. Jin’s family situation is a bit complicated. She wants to reclaim her father’s inheritance to settle her mother and take her sister abroad to live permanently, never returning.”
“As for her mother… I’ve met her too. She seems devoted to suppressing her daughters and wishes for her children to live worse than herself—a classic case of NPD, Narcissistic Personality Disorder.”
“Mr. Jin has done very well. She wants to escape her mother’s control but can’t completely abandon her, so she plans to take back her father’s inheritance.”
Shen Boyi held a steel pen, twirling it between his slender and well-defined fingers.
“Her mother’s disorder—can she be sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment?”
“It’s very difficult. NPD patients are adept at hiding their condition and often pretend not to be ill, making diagnostic reports hard to obtain.”
Shen Boyi pressed the bridge of his nose, his sharp gaze fixed on Shen Jishi before him.
“Can it be done?”
Facing his Big Brother’s piercing eyes, Shen Jishi instantly grasped his intent!
“I’ll consult Second Brother, but as a lawyer, I believe sending a mentally ill person for treatment is a duty. It’s part of the societal responsibility a lawyer should uphold!”
Shen Boyi nodded in satisfaction.
“Good. Go make the preparations.”
Shen Jishi agreed and, before stepping out of the room, turned back to wink at Shen Boyi.
“Don’t worry, Big Brother. I won’t let Mr. Jin emigrate. I won’t leave you single for life!”
“Get out.”
Cursed at, Shen Jishi chuckled mischievously and slipped away!
With a click, the study lights turned off, plunging the room into darkness and concealing Shen Boyi’s enigmatic expression.
Sitting in the pitch-black study, he reached out to massage his temples, heaved a deep sigh, and let out a bitter laugh.
“Shen Boyi, just what are you doing?”
Letting the person he once intended to treasure suffer so much out of reach, unnoticed.
His youthful affection had been too light, light enough to arrogantly believe he could control everything.
But it had also been too heavy, heavy enough that, despite seeing countless sights and meeting countless people over the years, he still only thought of her!
What he once considered devotion now seemed like fleeting illusions—a misty and elusive scene, impossible to see or grasp!
But he wanted to see it, wanted to reach for it.
He wanted to grasp the moon’s reflection in the water. He wanted… to mend a broken mirror.
…
The next morning at the Shen Family dining table.
Shen Jishi watched Pei Jue walk out of Qingwu’s room and felt his eyelid twitch violently.
“Chairman Pei, I heard you climbed into the window again last night? Turns out the Pei Clan’s chairman has a passion for rock climbing.”
Pei Jue, unfazed, calmly pulled out a chair for Qingwu to sit next to him. “I also enjoy skydiving. How about we plan an outing, Fourth Brother?”
Shen Jishi nearly fainted from rage at being called Fourth Brother.
He was clearly younger than Pei Jue!
Gritting his teeth, Shen Jishi said, “No thanks. Chairman Pei, please exercise some restraint. My sister is still young and naïve; don’t lead her astray!”
Zuo Wanjun retorted in frustration, “Eat your breakfast! Afterward, get lost and go to work! Just looking at you is annoying!”
Of the Shen Family siblings, only Shen Jishi and Shen Shushan were bachelors. Instead of finding a partner, Jishi was jealous of Qingwu and Pei Jue’s strong relationship.
The rascal!
Even when scolded, Shen Jishi could only endure silently, swallowing his grievances with two large bowls of food.
Elder Shen, reading the newspaper, glanced sharply around the table, scanning all present—both familiar and unfamiliar faces—before coming to a silent conclusion.
“Alright, eat. Is this girl from the Xu Family? She’s more respectable than your grandfather ever was.”
Elder Shen’s comments held a double meaning, but Xu Xiaoru responded with a bright smile.
“Of course! My grandfather had limited foresight, but I’m different. I’m brilliant and majestic!”
Elder Shen replied, “…Your thick skin resembles his, at least.”
Annie’s phone call abruptly broke through.
“Boss, the old master suddenly fainted and has been rushed to the hospital!”