Transmigrated as the Stepmother of a Rebellious Heir-Chapter 176 - 111 Interrogation

Even Shu Wan was momentarily distracted by Xiao Yan’s smile.

She frowned subconsciously, because of the overly close distance, "Step back a bit."

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then his smile dispersed, "Okay." freēnovelkiss.com

He stepped back as Shu Wan had requested and sat back down on the chair, "It seems you quite like the environment here. How about you stay for dinner before leaving?"

After he said this, without waiting for Shu Wan to refuse, Xiao Yan continued, "I heard you intend to apply for Imperial University. Xiao Lin rushed back from school especially, saying he wanted to introduce you to the school situation beforehand."

Shu Wan swallowed back her original words of refusal.

"Okay."

To be fair, aside from feeling a bit threatened by Xiao Yan at times, Shu Wan didn’t feel any aversion towards Xiao Yan and Xiao Lin at other times.

Besides, the scent of the medicine shop was pleasant, and having come to the modern world for so long, constantly being surrounded by steel and concrete, Shu Wan couldn’t resist the charm of such traditionally Chinese architecture with a refreshing fragrance.

Less than half an hour had passed when Xiao Lin hurriedly came upstairs.

Seeing Shu Wan, his eyes lit up, and he walked straight over, "Sister Shu."

"Hello," Shu Wan responded calmly, nodding toward Xiao Lin.

"Sister Shu, you’re amazing to be able to score so high."

Xiao Lin’s attitude towards Shu Wan had always been inexplicably dependent and affectionate, and now knowing that Shu Wan was the top scorer of the college entrance exam, he admired her even more, even having stars in his eyes when he looked at her.

It must be known that Xiao Lin was a college student standing at 185 cm tall, and with his introverted sunny good looks, the contrast was quite stark when he admired someone with such reverence.

"Thank you," Shu Wan calmly accepted Xiao Lin’s compliment.

"Are you choosing Imperial University or Qing University?" Xiao Lin eagerly asked, "Actually, Imperial University is quite good too. I heard from my brother that you want to study pharmacy, and Imperial University’s pharmacy program is ranked first in the nation."

During this time, Shu Wan had also been doing her research and had already decided to go to Imperial University, "Imperial University."

"That’s great!" Xiao Lin was delighted, "Then we’ll be schoolmates in the future."

Xiao Lin subconsciously looked at Xiao Yan, "Brother, Sister Shu will be going to the same university as me."

"Mm, make sure you learn from her."

"I certainly will."

Knowing that Shu Wan would attend Imperial University, Xiao Lin introduced her to many aspects of the school.

Xiao Yan sat aside, dealing with his work, occasionally lifting his head to listen to the conversation between the two.

The light fell on Shu Wan, casting a hazy halo around her,

Xiao Yan was a businessman with a focus on profit, yet at that moment, he felt an impulse.

A 70-30 split wasn’t out of the question.

Upon realizing what he was thinking, Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head.

He had a father who, blinded by love, had squandered the family business to the brink of collapse.

Over the years, he had expended so much effort to finally bring the Xiao Family back to its former level, and naturally, he would not make the same mistakes again.

Xiao Yan shifted his gaze away from Shu Wan and bent his head to continue with his work.

The light cast down from above, outlining his figure, and even though he was within the brightly lit room, he seemed utterly devoid of warmth.

Dinner was already prepared at this point, and the servant came forward to report; Xiao Yan put aside the documents, still with a smile, looking at Shu Wan, "Let’s go have a taste of the chef’s skills here."

"Okay." Shu Wan followed Xiao Yan and Xiao Lin to the dining room, where the table was filled with various dishes.

Xiao Lin glanced at the table, then cried out in protest, "Brother, you’re playing favorites. You didn’t prepare this much good food even for my birthday last month."

Xiao Yan gave Xiao Lin a light pat on the shoulder, "Alright, go serve your rice, and don’t shout."

Xiao Lin happily went to serve his rice, while Xiao Yan pulled out a chair for Shu Wan, "Please, have a seat."

Shu Wan sat down, and Xiao Yan considerately passed her a pair of chopsticks and helped her select some dishes.

Shu Wan took a bite and her eyes brightened slightly, "It’s delicious."

Perhaps the dishes were different from those she had at the Estate, prepared in a unique way, but they were equally tasty.

"As long as you like it." Seeing Shu Wan enjoying her meal, Xiao Yan had a smile in his eyes that he himself hadn’t realized, "Try this one too."

As Shu Wan was eating, her phone suddenly rang, and she picked it up—it was Fu Yang.

Shu Wan pressed the answer button, "Hello?"

"I can’t get past this level in the game, where are you?"

Shu Wan was just about to reply when Xiao Lin approached with a bowl of rice, "Sister Shu, your rice."

On the other end of the phone, hearing the sudden appearance of a male voice, Fu Yang’s brow furrowed slightly.

Why did he find this voice so familiar?

"Thank you." Shu Wan nodded at Xiao Lin, then continued to speak with Fu Yang, "I’m eating out. You can play by yourself for now, I’m not coming home early."

"You..." Fu Yang meant to say something, but in the end, he didn’t, and with impatience, he muttered, "Never mind, hanging up," then he hung up.

Although Shu Wan hadn’t put her phone on speaker, Fu Yang’s loud voice carried, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Lin could still hear a bit of it.

Xiao Lin’s expression changed slightly, but he didn’t say anything. After serving Shu Wan her rice, he sat down beside her to eat.

Xiao Yan’s chef was quite skilled, and even the desserts after dinner were to Shu Wan’s taste.

Shu Wan had a bit, but since it was evening, she couldn’t eat too much.

Xiao Yan then had a servant pack up several boxes of desserts for Shu Wan to take home, "If it weren’t for you coming to my place today, this younger brother of mine wouldn’t have come home for dinner. I owe you my thanks."

Shu Wan took the desserts, "Thank you for the hospitality today. Next time, I’ll treat you to a meal."

"You can’t go back on your word once you’ve said it, can you?" Xiao Yan’s eyes glimmered with a trace of amusement. "I’ll take you seriously."

"I want to come too. I want to come too," Xiao Lin immediately chimed in from the side.

"It’s getting late," Xiao Yan took the car keys from the servant. "I’ll drive you home."

"I want to drive too." Xiao Lin, fearing Xiao Yan would refuse him, quickly opened the passenger door.

But in an instant, Xiao Lin opened the back door as well and sat down, leaving the passenger seat for Shu Wan.

"Please," Xiao Yan stepped forward and opened the car door for Shu Wan.

Shu Wan got in, and Xiao Yan entered from the other side. He pressed down on the accelerator, and the car drove off.

Xiao Yan seemed to have done his research on Shu Wan. Knowing she liked to see beautiful scenery, he didn’t take the straight route home but took a detour through the Central District.

By then, night had fallen, and brilliant lights were suspended high. The light show in the Central District was incredibly beautiful.

Shu Wan leaned against the window, quietly watching the scenery outside.

At a red light, Xiao Yan turned his head to look at Shu Wan. The alternating shadows of the lights danced across her face.

Occasionally, a bus passed by and blocked the light cast from the high rises, rendering Shu Wan with an indescribable loneliness.

A honk from behind startled Xiao Yan, who, as if unconsciously, called out to Shu Wan, "Shu Wan."

"Hmm?" Shu Wan turned her head. "What’s up?"

"About"—Looking into Shu Wan’s eyes, Xiao Yan wanted to say that maybe they could negotiate the seven-to-three affair.

But just then, a figure in a suit nearby caught Xiao Yan’s attention.

It was a middle-aged man, hugging a young, beautiful woman while scolding another woman in front of him.

From a distance, Xiao Yan couldn’t hear what the man was saying, but his angry gesticulation reminded Xiao Yan of his own father.

Xiao Yan’s gaze flickered for a moment, and the words he was about to say were swallowed back, "Nothing."

Shu Wan didn’t ask further and looked back outside the window.

The green light came on, and Xiao Yan lifted his head to look ahead.

Two roads lay before them, and Xiao Yan stepped on the gas, taking the road to the right.

But Xiao Yan seldom drove himself, and without navigation, he naturally took the wrong direction.

After a delay, he finally dropped Shu Wan off at her house.

Xiao Yan got out of the car to open the door for Shu Wan, giving her a slight smile, "Get some rest early, good night."

"Good night, Sister Shu." Xiao Lin climbed out from the backseat, happily waving at Shu Wan, "Just message me on WeChat if you need anything. I’ll be there."

"Okay."

Shu Wan nodded to both of them and walked into the Estate, holding the box of desserts.

As he watched Shu Wan’s retreating figure, Xiao Lin felt an inexplicable sense of reluctance. He turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, whose eyes were still fixed in the direction where Shu Wan had departed.

"Bro, do you like Sister Shu?"

The word "like" was quite alien to his brother, but from what Xiao Lin understood from his long time with Xiao Yan, he had never seen Xiao Yan treat any other woman this way.

"It’s just that I find her rather interesting," Xiao Yan denied subconsciously. "Besides, don’t you like her a lot?"

"I do like her, but not in that way," Xiao Lin scratched his head. "It’s a pity Sister Shu is married. It would have been so good if you could marry her instead."

"Let’s go back," Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze. "It’s late."

"Okay."

At this time, in the Estate, since it was already very late, most of the servants had gone to sleep, with only the night shift servants still in the living room.

Seeing Shu Wan’s return, the servant quickly came forward with a towel, "Young Madam."

"Is Fu Yang at home?"

"Young Master has been in the bedroom and hasn’t come out."

"Mhm."

Shu Wan took the towel and wiped her hands, "Go get some rest. I don’t need anything done here."

"Yes, Young Madam."

Shu Wan, holding her items, went upstairs. Just as she was about to open the door, the door of the adjacent bedroom suddenly opened. The door slammed against the wall with a bang.

Shu Wan turned her head, and there stood Fu Yang, hands folded across his chest, eyes squinting at her, "Seems like you had a pretty good time."

"Is there something you need?"

"That person on the phone just now was Xiao Lin, wasn’t it?" Mentioning Xiao Lin, Fu Yang’s tone carried a hint of barely discernible hostility, "When did you become so familiar with him? Even going out alone for dinner."

Fu Yang left something unsaid. Wasn’t the food at the Estate satisfying enough for Shu Wan that she had to go out to eat?