Yu Yan knocked on the door, and an irritable and penetrating "Get lost!" immediately came from inside the room.
Yu Yan stroked his nose, "It's me."
There was no sound in the room. After about ten seconds of silence, just as Yu Yan was about to knock on the door again, Shen Youlin opened the door and casually asked, "Brother, why are you back?"
"I'm on vacation and came back to see you."
Shen Youlin welcomed him in, "What's there to see about me? I'm fine."
"Is that so? But I heard you haven't been doing too well lately."
"Heard? Heard from who?!" Shen Youlin instantly exploded, "Did that vixen Yin Minbi say that? She's the one you introduced to Yu Shu?!"
"Yes, Yu Shu is my client."
Shen Youlin's face soured even more. He plopped down on the sofa with a long face and didn't say anything.
On the desk were several sheets of xuan paper with still wet ink, writing the Holy Mother's Letter by Monk Huai Su. The originally gorgeous and smooth cursive script, due to the unrestful heart of the writer, somehow gave off an imposing aura of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Yu Yan lightly tapped a corner of the xuan paper with his index finger, "When the heart is chaotic, so are the words."
At three years old, Yu Yan was personally taught by Yu Heting. His accomplishments in calligraphy were higher than Shen Youlin's. When Shen Youlin first came to live at Chang Yuan, it was him who held Shen Youlin's hand and taught him how to copy model calligraphic works stroke by stroke. He was extremely familiar with Shen Youlin's writing and could tell his state of mind when he put brush to paper with one glance.
With no way to quibble, Shen Youlin still had to stir up trouble. Stubbornly sticking his neck out he asked, "So what? Is it illegal to write ugly characters?!"
"How long are you going to keep being stubborn?" Yu Yan laughed gently and looked at him helplessly yet affectionately, "You obviously like her, so what are you being stubborn about?"
"Who likes her! I just think she's fun! Purely platonic! Do you understand purely platonic or not! Don't fucking smear our relationship with cheap love!"
"Oh-" Yu Yan suddenly realized, "I misunderstood."
"Nonsense! How could I possibly like her? I won't like anyone! Look at the bunch of dumbasses in our family. Some of them used to be decent, but after encountering love they became neither human nor ghost! Half dead, seeking death, becoming monks, having water in their brains, ruining their reputation in an instant..."
Yu Yan interrupted him, "Since it was a misunderstanding, then I'm going to pursue Yu Shu."
"What?! Say that again!!!"
Yu Yan sat down opposite him and spoke decisively, "I like Yu Shu. I'm going to pursue her."
"No!!! Absolutely not!" Shen Youlin instantly jumped up, "No! Absolutely not!"
"Why not? After I marry her, she'll become your sister-in-law. You can still be friends, and on top of friendship there will be family ties. Wouldn't closer ties be better?"
"......You're deceiving me!" Shen Youlin calmed down and sat back down expressionlessly looking at Yu Yan.
"No, I'm serious." Yu Yan's expression was sincere, "I got to know Yu Shu earlier than you. She's a very interesting girl, hard for anyone not to like. Also, we're very well-matched, aren't we?"
"She's anti-marriage! She would never get married!"
"If not marriage, we can still date. I don't mind, I'm willing to date her for a lifetime."
Yu Shu is great, and Yu Yan is also great, but the two of them together is no good!
Shen Youlin secretly bit his lip, unable to get any words out. Uncontrollable images of Yu Shu and Yu Yan standing together appeared in his mind. Yu Shu would definitely look extremely beautiful in a wedding dress...
Yu Yan said somewhat longingly, "If she's willing to marry me, you can be our best man."
"......"
After a long silence, Shen Youlin finally spoke hoarsely, "Are you serious?"
Yu Yan nodded solemnly, "Yes, I'm very serious. I like Yu Shu, but she told me she already has someone she likes. I didn't know it was you until Minbi told me."
Yu Yan said gently and slowly, "Youlin, you've been spoiled by us. You've also grown accustomed to doing as you wish. Yu Shu is someone with a sensitive heart. Being with you will only bring her harm, not happiness. So I won't hand her over to you."
From young till now, Yu Yan had never lied to him, but Shen Youlin still didn't believe he was telling the truth.
Shen Youlin twisted his mouth. His eyes gradually misted over with a thin layer of water, looking like he was on the verge of tears but holding them back.
This expression hadn't appeared on his face for many years already.
Yu Yan quietly watched his face as he held back tears for a moment, enjoying it enough before sighing, "Little rascal, I'm kidding you."
Shen Youlin kicked over the small tea table between them and pointed at Yu Yan's nose, cursing loudly, "Even you are deceiving me!!! You..."
His mother is his aunt, can't curse her! His grandmother is his grandaunt, can't curse her either!
Can't curse someone's mother! What the fuck!
Shen Youlin was so angry he was half dead. He flipped over all the things he could smash around him.
Yu Yan sat there motionless, calmly watching him throw a tantrum. After Shen Youlin got tired from smashing things and was panting for breath, he finally spoke lightly, "Without me, other men will still appear by Yu Shu's side. People's hearts change easily. Don't delay any longer while she still has feelings for you."
Other men? Other men...
Yu Shu...
Can't have other men! No one will do!
Shen Youlin only felt his chest tighten and stuff up, extremely uncomfortable. He restlessly grabbed his hair, "But I can't find her anymore, brother. She's gone. Yin Minbi said she won't be coming back!"
"I checked her bank account. Her recent spending has all been in Bordeaux, France."
Shen Youlin instantly raised his head, eyes scarily bright, "Really?"
"Yes. Go properly apologize to her." Yu Yan patted his shoulder, "Don't treat her like you treat us in the future. We owe you, she doesn't."
Shen Corporation Office, Kyoto
Shen Chaowen's assistant took a call and turned to tell Shen Chaowen, "Young Master Seven boarded a plane to France."
Shen Chaowen raised a faint smile, "Have our people in France bring Xing back immediately. Don't let her make trouble there."
"Yes."
Bordeaux, France
Yu Fanxing and Yu Shu were taking inventory of the treasures in the wine cellar.
The gold coins and "junk" totaled 73 million RMB in sales, which Yu Fanxing was extremely disdainful of - the gold coins weren't even pure gold. Over twenty boxes of gold coins weren't worth even a piece of jade.
They had contacted the embassy to help transport the antiques they were donating to museums back to China, but the procedures for taking the antiques, jewelry, gems and other things they split between themselves in and out of the country were very troublesome and would likely take some time.
Just as they were speaking, the butler came in and whispered something in Yu Fanxing's ear. Yu Fanxing's expression instantly changed as she slammed the table, "Preposterous! Do they think I'm dead?!"
"Go, get me a plane ready. I'm going back right away."
Yu Fanxing clearly had something to take care of back home. Yu Shu declined her offer to return together, as she wasn't done having fun yet and didn't feel like going back for the time being.
After Yu Fanxing left, Yu Shu also packed up and departed France. Her destination was Toronto, Canada.
