Chapter 130: That brat is clearly doing this on purpose.
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Shen Chutang hurriedly closed the lid, flustered. “N-Nothing. They gave me some complimentary tissues!”
Just then, the car went over a speed bump and jolted. The lid slipped from her hand in her guilty panic, and a pile of small boxes spilled out.
Shen Chutang’s face instantly turned crimson. She wanted to pick them up, but doing so in the car was far too awkward.
Lu Beiqin had naturally seen everything. Looking at her face, red as a fully cooked prawn, he said calmly, “It’s fine. We’ll pick them up when we arrive.”
Shen Chutang nodded with forced composure, immediately turning her gaze toward the window. How mortifying!
She had just claimed they were free tissues, only for something like this to spill out!
Why had they made such a thing the secret grand prize? She really did not need it!
It had made her happy for half the day, thinking it was some sort of household product!
Fortunately, Lu Beiqin did not say anything else. Otherwise, she would have wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.
After they arrived home, Lu Beiqin got out and handed her one shopping bag filled with snacks. “I’ll take the rest.”
Shen Chutang nodded and carried the bag inside. Lu Beiqin soon followed with the remaining three large bags, still holding that box in his arms.
He had not thrown it away!
Feeling as guilty as a thief, Shen Chutang immediately tossed everything into the storeroom. Out of sight, out of mind.
Watching her retreating figure, Lu Beiqin’s lips curved with amusement.
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A few days later, at the Shen residence.
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Shen Xuejun sat in the living room with a grim expression, clutching his head. “It’s only been a few days, and more than a dozen companies have already canceled their partnerships with us!”
Liu Shuhua, however, did not seem concerned. “What’s the big deal? Aren’t there plenty of people lining up to work with our company?”
“You’re as narrow-minded as you are ignorant!” Shen Xuejun glared at her, his face dark. “These partners have worked with our company for years. Do you know how much damage it causes when they cancel all at once?
“Who would dare cooperate with us now? I just heard from someone I’m close to that they said we had offended someone!”
Liu Shuhua did not dare argue after being scolded. “Who did we offend?”
“The Crown Prince!”
Ever since the few of them had been thrown out that night, Shen Xuejun had vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
Sure enough, the news had spread like wildfire. Many people feared the Crown Prince’s influence and simply did not dare associate too closely with Shen Xuejun, afraid they would be dragged into the mess.
Even now, Liu Shuhua still did not understand the seriousness of the situation. She could not help saying, “Isn’t this Crown Prince being a little too petty? What are we supposed to do now?”
Shen Xuejun frowned and snapped, “Whatever you do, never speak ill of the Crown Prince in public. Otherwise, you won’t even know how you died!”
At that moment, Shen Tingting hurried in from outside. “Dad, what exactly is going on? The department stores won’t even let me in anymore, and my credit cards have stopped working!”
She had not gone out for several days because the foul odor on her body had lingered, forcing her to lock herself in her room day after day.
Now that the smell had finally disappeared, Shen Tingting was delighted. She immediately dressed herself up beautifully and went to school to show off her newly purchased bracelet. After basking in the flattery of several people, she happily led them to buy drinks.
Unexpectedly, even a few hundred yuan worth of drinks could not be charged to her credit card.
Shen Tingting refused to believe it and accused the cashier’s machine of malfunctioning. Yet when her friends paid the bill, there was no problem at all.
Afraid that someone would suspect she was unwilling even to pay for a few drinks, Shen Tingting simply took them to a shopping mall for luxurious desserts. She had not expected an alarm to sound the moment she entered the shop, after which the security guards politely escorted her outside.
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Seeing the strange looks from everyone around her, Shen Tingting hurried home.
After hearing Shen Tingting explain what had happened, Shen Xuejun became even more certain that the Crown Prince was behind all their troubles.
He immediately decided to seek an audience with the Crown Prince. However, the other party refused to see him. Shen Xuejun waited outside the company for several days without encountering even a single person.
This could not continue. Shen Xuejun decided to find Shen Chutang.
From what he had seen at the banquet that night, it was obvious that the Crown Prince had taken an interest in Shen Chutang.
He took out his phone and called her. “Chutang, you haven’t come home in ages. When will you come back for a visit?”
Shen Chutang glanced at her phone. What scheme was Shen Xuejun plotting this time?
“I’m busy.”
Shen Xuejun did not get angry. Instead, he put on a conciliatory smile. “In that case, I’ll come see you. Didn’t I say last time that I would bring you some ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin? I’ll deliver them to you personally.”
Shen Chutang did not believe for a moment that he would be so kind as to bring her gifts without an ulterior motive.
“But I’m very busy these days.”
Shen Xuejun grew irritated. He had already humbled himself this much, and Shen Chutang actually dared to push her luck!
“Shen Chutang, do you want me to come straight to your school to find you? Is meeting me really that difficult?”
Shen Chutang’s voice was devoid of emotion. “Of course I’m worried that you’ll bring people over, just as Scholar Shen did, and try to seize my home for yourself. As a helpless young woman, I naturally have to take precautions.”
Shen Xuejun nearly choked. That wretched girl was doing it deliberately!
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