Located on the outskirts of Beinin, away from the hustle and bustle of the city and back to the tranquility of nature, the Shen family villa was said to be the place that Master Shen had picked, saying that it was suitable for retirement.
With a nervous heart, Yayoi walked into the Shen home.
“Young Master, you’re back.”
As soon as they walked in, a middle-aged woman with a kind smile greeted them, but her gaze visibly froze as she swept past Yayoi, but she quickly recovered and asked a symbolic question, ” Is this your girlfriend? Young master.”
“Hmm. Aunt Chen, you can just call her Yayoi.” He then introduced Yayoi, “Yayoi, this is our family’s housekeeper, Aunt Chen, who has been working in the Shen family for more than ten years now, and is even closer than family.”
“Hello, Aunt Chen.” Yayoi said timidly.
Auntie Chen was still smiling, “Hello, Yayoi.”
“Auntie Chen, where is my grandfather?” Shen Morphy asked.
“He’s in the study on the second floor, saying that if you come back, you can go straight up to the second floor to find him.”
Hearing Aunt Chen say this, Morphy took Yayoi by the hand and was about to head upstairs.
At this time, Aunt Chen called out to him, “Young Master, the old man is only letting you go up alone.”
Only let him go up alone, what about Yayoi? Morphy looked at Yayoi uneasily.
Yayoi smiled slightly, “You go up, I can do it by myself.”
Aunt Chen also said on the side, “Yeah, you go up there. I’ll take care of Yayoi.”
Morphy hesitated, then said to Aunt Chen, “Then it’s troublesome for you, Aunt Chen.”
Aunt Chen smiled, “Go up quickly, so as not to make the old man unhappy again if he waits for a long time.”
Morphy smiled at Yayoi, then strode towards the upstairs.
Only when she saw Morphy go upstairs did Aunt Chen set her eyes on Yayoi, looked her up and down, and then asked with a smile, “Yayoi, how long have you been dating the young master?”
“It’s been a few months.” Yayoi replied truthfully, a polite, light smile on her lips.
“A few months?” Aunt Chen raised her eyebrows and asked again, “So do you know his family background?”
Yayoi wasn’t a fool, and the subtext of Aunt Chen’s question wasn’t that she wanted to know if she was with him for Morphy’s family.
“I’ve heard about it, but I haven’t really understood it.” After all, the Shen family was a big family, so it was impossible not to know about it, so this answer of hers should be considered the safest.
Aunt Chen continued to smile, “The Shen family’s power in the military and political area is something that would make the Lu family and a few of other families fearful, so do you think you deserve such a family?”
The question was sharp, and Yayoi suddenly felt that although Aunt Chen in front of her was smiling, there was a hint of coldness, as well as unkindness towards her.
Yayoi laughed lightly and responded without being humble, “Shen family, maybe I don’t deserve it, but Morphy, I deserve it. And I’m with Morphy, I just fancy him, even if he’s poor, I’m willing to follow him.”
Auntie Chen’s eyes flashed with a hint of exasperation, this girl didn’t reveal a trace of panic or inferiority because of such a pointed question, instead she was still so generous, if it wasn’t for the fact that the young master already had a fiancée, honestly, the two of them would still be quite a match.
“Yayoi, don’t blame me for asking such a question, the Shen family never dislikes the poor and loves the rich, it’s just that some things are not as simple as you think.”
“I understand, Aunt Chen.” Yayoi smiled, “The not-so-simple thing you’re talking about is that Morphy has a fiancée, and it’s a granddaughter-in-law that his grandfather has identified.”
Aunt Chen nodded, “It’s this. But you know what? The young master’s fiancée has already returned to China, the driver has already gone to the airport to pick her up.”
Upon hearing that, the smile on Yayoi’s lips froze, she completely understood that this was a Hongmen Banquet, that the old master was going to embarrass her.
Aunt Chen saw her face become a little unpleasant, and sighed lightly, “Yayoi, I watch the young master growing up , and I will like the girl he likes, that’s why I’m telling you this, I just want you to be mentally prepared, tonight is not a simple family gathering.”
Yayoi smiled at her, “Thank you, Aunt Chen.”
No matter what happened in the evening, she hoped that she would be able to handle it with ease, as long as she was convinced that Morphy loved her that would be enough.
Yayoi met Morphy’s fiancée.
She thought it would be a very pretty girl, but Yayoi didn’t expect it to be a girl with an ordinary look and quiet temperament.
The girl’s name was Xu Wenjing, she was very quiet.
An elegant long skirt set off her slim figure, the long hair was like a waterfall, neatly combed and without a trace of hairiness.
The face was white and small, not powdered, with a pair of black-rimmed eyes on the bridge of her nose, looking really ordinary, and would be completely drowned out by the crowd when she walked down the street.
If Aunt Chen didn’t say that she had turned twenty, Yayoi really would have thought she was just a high school student.
“Hello, I’m Xu Wenjing.” Xu Wenjing took the initiative to walk up to Yayoi and stretched out her hand, a serene smile on her small, white face.
Yayoi shook her hand, “Hello, I’m Yayoi.”
After only shaking for a moment, she let go of her hand, only to hear Xu Wenjing ask, “Are you Morphy’s girlfriend?”
It was embarrassing to be asked that by her boyfriend’s fiancée, but Yayoi nodded, “Well, I am.”
“Does he love you?” Xu Wenjing asked again.
Yayoi was stunned, “Love, he loves me very much.”
When she said this, Yayoi’s face involuntarily spread with a sweet smile.
This raw stung Xu Wenjing’s eyes, but she pretended to be a cloud and continued to ask, “Then do you think you will get married?”
“Will.” An answer without hesitation.
Xu Wenjing raised her eyebrows, the question growing more aggressive, “Then do you think Grandpa Shen will agree to your marriage?”
Yayoi was stopped by the question, she looked fixedly at Xu Wenjing and pursed her lips, “I don’t know.”
A hint of smugness quickly flashed across Xu Wenjing’s eyes as she said, “I know that Grandpa Shen won’t agree. Do you know why?”
Yayoi didn’t reply, just looked at her quietly.
“Because, I’m the one that Grandpa Shen has identified as his granddaughter-in-law.” When she said this, Xu Wenjing’s eyebrows were unconcealably smug.
Now, Yayoi understood, she thought that this Xu Wenjing would be a girl who was as quiet and refined as her name, but now it seemed that she wasn’t, just by the few questions she asked herself, she knew that she wasn’t simple.
Yayoi laughed lightly, then asked her, “Then do you think Morphy will marry you?”
“He will.” Xu Wenjing replied with some hesitation.
The smile on Yayoi’s lips couldn’t help but deepen a bit, “He won’t, because he doesn’t love you.”
As soon as the words were spoken, Xu Wenjing’s face instantly turned white as paper.