In fact, before he confessed, Shen Yu was already prepared to be scolded by Old Master Shen.
Unexpectedly, Old Master Shen was stunned for a long time and then laughed again. "Are you kidding me? Hurry up, don't keep me in suspense. Tell me which family she is from. "
Shen Yu said seriously, "I'm not kidding."
Hearing this, Old Master Shen fell silent again. He carefully looked at Shen Yu's expression and found that Shen Yu really didn't seem to be joking. He suddenly realized something and frowned.
"You stinking brat!" Old Master Shen was flustered and exasperated. He picked up his cane and hit Shen Yu's calf hard. "You actually learned to use Chestnut as a shield. Do you like to make things difficult for an old man like me so much?"
Shen Yu, who was caught off guard, was hit by the cane. He was in so much pain that cold sweat almost appeared on his face.
However, Shen Yu didn't intend to avoid it. Instead, he looked straight into Old Master Shen's eyes and said seriously, "I'm not kidding, and I didn't use Chestnut as a shield. Every word I said is the truth."
After he finished speaking, he paused for a long time. Then, under Old Master Shen's shocked gaze, he said word by word, "I want to be with Tang Li. Not to be with her heart and soul, but to be with her for the rest of our lives."
Old Master Shen was speechless.
He stared at Shen Yu in a daze and didn't react for a long time.
Then, shock, anger, disappointment, and other emotions appeared in Old Master Shen's eyes. In an instant, they intertwined into a huge net that made it difficult for him to breathe.
After a long while, Old Master Shen said in a hoarse voice, "When did you start?"
Shen Yu shook his head. "We haven't started yet."
Old Master Shen frowned. "What do you mean?"
Shen Yu didn't say anything. Instead, he got up and sat beside Grandpa Shen. He gently held Grandpa Shen's hand, took a deep breath, and said seriously, "Grandpa, you said before that since my father passed away, we've been relying on each other. You're the only person I have left in this world. I don't want to hide anything from you, but I'm also afraid that my honesty will hurt Chestnut. The reason why I chose to tell you this is because I believe that you will respect my choice."
"…" Grandpa Shen calmly withdrew his hand from Shen Yu's grasp. He forcibly changed the topic. "Are you and Tang Li already together?"
"No."
Shen Yu noticed that Old Master Shen had changed the way he addressed Tang Li. He thought about it and changed his way of addressing him. "I plan to wait until Chestnut finishes his college entrance examination before I bring this up to him. If he is willing, then we will date."
Old Master Shen said, "So he still doesn't know about your feelings?"
"I'm not sure." Shen Yu made a blank expression. After two seconds of hesitation, he reminded him tactfully. "I didn't hide my feelings for him. He should have felt it too. I just don't know what he's thinking now."
"What?" Old Master Shen was surprised. He suddenly raised his voice. "I thought you two had already confirmed your relationship. So in the end, it's just your unrequited love?!"
Shen Yu said, "… More or less."
Old Master Shen said angrily, "And when you're in unrequited love, Tang Li knows that you like him, but he still vaguely handles the relationship between the two of you. He neither rejects you nor accepts you?"
Shen Yu, "?"
No!
Grandpa, why are you so agitated?!
You've got the wrong point!
Shen Yu, who had calmed down, hurriedly explained, "It's not what you think …"
"At this time, you're still protecting that guy!" Old Master Shen slapped his thigh and glared at Shen Yu. "Look at you. You don't have any experience in relationships. You don't even know that you're being led by the nose. You're still willing to be that guy's spare tire!"
Shen Yu, "…"
Old Master Shen was quite fashionable. He even knew the word "spare tire".
"Grandpa, you think too much. That's just my guess." Shen Yu said helplessly, "And no matter how Chestnut feels about me, it won't affect my love for him. Moreover, what if he also likes me?"
Old Master Shen snorted coldly. "That's the best."
Shen Yu was confused. He suddenly didn't understand Old Master Shen's current attitude.
Old Master Shen noticed Shen Yu's expression. He turned his head and said angrily, "Forget it. Since you've already made up your mind, I'm too lazy to interfere with you. But I'll say it here first. You can develop a deeper relationship with Tang Li, but you can't force him to do something. Don't forget that he's not an adult yet."
Shen Yu was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, his eyes became hot. He held Old Master Shen's hand again and said, "Grandpa, thank you."
This time, Old Master Shen didn't shake off his hand like before.
"And …" Old Master Shen continued, "Once you're separated, you have to listen to me and continue dating. You're not allowed to find any excuses to escape!"
Shen Yu sighed and said, "… Okay."
At this time, Aunt Chen came over and said politely, "Sir, dinner is ready."
"Let's go and eat." Old Master Shen immediately shook off Shen Yu's hand and walked toward the dining room without looking back. His pace was so fast that it was as if something was chasing after him.
Shen Yu smiled and followed him.
·
During dinner, Old Master Shen seemed to have accepted the fact. From beginning to end, he didn't talk about Shen Yu's relationship and marriage. Instead, he talked about the separation with Shen Yu.
As they expected, the news that Shen Yu was determined to separate from the family caused a lot of waves in the Shen family.
Many people thought that they had angered Shen Yu by making things difficult for Tang Li. That was why Shen Yu had such an impulsive idea. Therefore, they came forward to persuade Shen Yu to stay rational. They even asked Shen Rong's parents to come forward and apologize.
Shen Yu didn't answer any of the calls from the Shen family. He also asked Kang Lin and Aunt Chen to drive Shen Rong's parents away.
He had made up his mind, and no one could change his decision.
When those people saw that Shen Yu didn't listen to them, they bribed reporters and marketing accounts on Weibo to expose all kinds of fake news one after another, thus putting pressure on Shen Yu.
Originally, Shen Yu was going to ask Kang Lin to contact the management of Weibo to control the negative comments on Weibo. However, before Kang Lin could take action, Weibo was attacked by hackers. The server crashed overnight, and even the topics about him disappeared without a trace. In the end, a group of people inexplicably came out to whitewash him.
Shen Yu asked around and guessed that Tang Li might be behind it.
He thought of the company that Tang Li joined and planned to ask Kang Lin to secretly investigate it. At least, he had to ensure Tang Li's safety.
Thinking about it, Shen Yu's thoughts unconsciously drifted to Tang Li.
Until Old Master Shen coughed and said, "What are you thinking about?"
Shen Yu woke up from a dream and said, "Hmm?"
"Hmm what? I'm asking you a question! " Old Master Shen saw Shen Yu's absent-minded look. He didn't need to guess who his grandson was thinking about. He was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him. "I'm asking you when you can decide on the work of splitting the family."
Shen Yu said "Oh" and hurriedly replied with a guilty conscience, "The slowest is three years, and the fastest is one year. I can't touch all of them at once. I can only take them apart bit by bit. This matter can't be rushed."
Old Master Shen nodded and said, "It's good that you have an idea."
Then the grandfather and grandson talked about other things. Old Master Shen naturally noticed that Shen Yu was not in the right state, so he didn't stay long. After dinner, he told Shen Yu to have a good rest and left like the wind.
Outside the Shen family, Uncle Zhang sat in the driver's seat and waited.
Old Master Shen sat in the back seat. He frowned and said tiredly, "Xiao Zhang, it's been hard on you. After you send me back, quickly go home and eat."
Uncle Zhang started the car and looked at Old Master Shen through the rearview mirror. He hesitated for a long time and couldn't help but ask softly, "Did Sir agree?"
"He's still the same. Letting him have a meal with a girl is like peeling off his skin." Old Master Shen complained.
Uncle Zhang smiled helplessly and comforted in a warm voice, "Sir is used to being alone. Give him some time. Young people nowadays don't like to get married and have children. It's different from our generation. It's better to let him deal with these things himself."
Old Master Shen was silent for a full minute and then said, "Hmm."
Then, he didn't speak again.
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became gloomy.
Uncle Zhang thought that he had said something wrong. His heart thumped heavily twice. He quickly looked at Old Master Shen through the rearview mirror and found that Old Master Shen buried his head. His face was immersed in the shadow and he couldn't see his expression at this moment.
"Old Master?" Uncle Zhang called out tentatively.
After a long time, Old Master Shen said, "It's nothing. I'm tired and want to rest. Call me when we reach the place."
Uncle Zhang said, "Okay."
Although Old Master Shen tried very hard to suppress his emotions, Uncle Zhang could still hear the sobbing in his voice.
Uncle Zhang was stunned and a few traces of surprise appeared on his face.
Then, Old Master Shen seemed to be unable to control the sadness in his heart. He covered his face with both hands and a muffled sob escaped from between his fingers, echoing in the quiet air.
After a long time, Old Master Shen finally calmed down and wiped the tears on his face with a tissue.
"Forget it." His voice was very low. "Let him be."
It was as if he was talking to himself.
It was also as if he was hypnotizing himself.
On the other side, Shen Yu watched the car carrying Old Master Shen drive away before he turned around and walked back slowly.
Just now, because Old Master Shen was here, he was particularly nervous and didn't eat much. Now that he sent Old Master Shen away, he suddenly felt hungry.
When he returned to the living room, he saw that Aunt Chen and the others had already cleaned up the dining table and were chatting while cleaning the dining room.
"Aunt Chen." Shen Yu walked to the dining room door. "Help me cook a bowl of noodles and bring it to my study later."
Aunt Chen was facing Shen Yu, but she tilted her head and said something to the servant next to her as if she didn't hear Shen Yu's voice.
"Aunt Chen." Shen Yu took a few more steps forward.
Unfortunately, Aunt Chen still didn't respond. Even the two aunties next to her were listening attentively. They didn't even glance in Shen Yu's direction, as if Shen Yu was invisible.
Shen Yu was speechless. He walked straight to Aunt Chen and the two aunties.
"Aunt Chen!"
"Eh?" Aunt Chen was startled and hurriedly turned around. "Sir, what's wrong?"
Shen Yu sighed. "Cook a bowl of noodles and bring it to my study."
Aunt Chen quickly replied, "Okay."
Shen Yu walked slowly out of the dining room under the sun.
Aunt Chen and the two aunties were left whispering to each other.
"That's strange. When did Sir come back? We were facing the door, but we didn't see him. "
"I also want to say … When I heard Sir's voice, he was already behind us. It was quite scary …"
"In the future, when Sir is at home, we should talk less. After talking for so long, we didn't even hear Sir calling for us. It's too dereliction of duty."
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