When Song Wangzhuo came downstairs, Shen Yuqing was giving the address to the bodyguard.
He paused for a moment, but Shen Yuqing quickly noticed him and called out, “What are you standing there for?”
Only then did Song Wangzhuo slowly walk over. Leaning against the car door, Shen Yuqing asked, “Did you forget anything?”
Song Wangzhuo shook his head. “No.”
Shen Yuqing straightened up. “Good. Then let’s get in the car.”
He opened the door and slid inside, while Song Wangzhuo circled around to the other side and got in as well.
The car had been driven over by Xiao Zhao, and they still had to wait for him and the lawyer to come down. The other vehicle carrying Song Wangzhuo’s luggage had already departed.
Shen Yuqing knew Song Wangzhuo wasn’t in the mood to talk, so he kept quiet, lowering his head to play a couple of games to pass the time. Just then, Song Wangzhuo spoke up.
“The landlord said he wasn’t unwilling to rent to me. Someone approached him and everyone else in the area telling them not to rent to me.”
Shen Yuqing sucked in a breath. Sure enough, something was off about this situation.
He was about to respond when he suddenly realized something. “It wasn’t me.”
But when he met Song Wangzhuo’s gaze, he seemed to detect a hint of… exasperation in the other man’s eyes.
Out of gratitude for Shen Yuqing’s earlier help, Song Wangzhuo found rare patience. “I didn’t say it was you.”
Shen Yuqing set his phone aside. “Who on earth did you piss off? To make so many people obey, they’d have to have either serious power or serious money.”
“I don’t know.” Song Wangzhuo wished he knew who he’d offended so badly that they wouldn’t even let him have a place to stay.
Shen Yuqing frowned too. While Song Wangzhuo was lost in thought, he summoned the system.
[Who else would have it out for Song Wangzhuo?] Shen Yuqing asked. [This person’s targeting him pretty hard.]
The system replied, [Before Song Wangzhuo returned to the Song family, the only ones who disliked him were the original host and Lin Sui’s group. After that, his enemies were within the Song family itself.]
But the system was also puzzled. [Actually, when Song Wangzhuo was locked in the changing room, I went back to check the original plot. There was no mention of him being locked in or getting kicked out by his landlord. Later, when the Song family came to move his things, the location was still his original place.]
[Now that he’s moved, will it affect the family reunion plot?] Shen Yuqing was more worried about this.
[No, because the reunion doesn’t happen there.] The system said. [But I’ve already reported this to the main system and am waiting for its response.]
They’d just have to wait and see.
Song Wangzhuo snapped out of his thoughts and glanced over to find Shen Yuqing also frowning slightly, seemingly deep in thought, his expression uncharacteristically serious.
Was he thinking about his situation?
For some reason, Song Wangzhuo had that intuition.
Shen Yuqing finally spoke. “It wasn’t me, but I can ask someone else.”
He picked up his phone and dialed Lin Sui, who took a while to answer.
Lin Sui was still panting when he asked, “Yuqing, what’s up?”
“What are you doing?” Shen Yuqing wondered if he’d called at a bad time and discreetly glanced at Song Wangzhuo.
Lin Sui replied, “At the gym. You wanna come?”
After receiving a reassuring answer, Shen Yuqing felt relieved. He asked, “Tell me, where does Song Wangzhuo live?”
Lin Sui on the other end of the line let out a surprised “Ah?” before responding, “How would I know where that guy lives? Are you looking for him? I can ask around for you.”
Meeting Song Wangzhuo’s gaze, Shen Yuqing said, “No need, I was just asking casually.”
“Why would you ask about that out of the blue?” Lin Sui sighed. “Anyway, I won’t keep you. I need to get back to my workout. I’ve finally managed to stick with it for a while can’t give up halfway.”
The stark contrast between Song Wangzhuo’s well-defined arm muscles during their last encounter and his own feeble attempts at push-ups had dealt a severe blow to Lin Sui’s confidence.
Lately, he’d been squeezing in daily gym sessions. It was exhausting, but he was getting stronger.
After hanging up, Shen Yuqing said, “It’s not Lin Sui either.”
Song Wangzhuo remained silent.
Just then, Xiao Zhao and the lawyer returned. Xiao Zhao took the wheel as they began their return journey.
The lawyer briefly reported the outcome of negotiations, the landlord had agreed to compensate Song Wangzhuo with three months’ rent.
In such messy situations, any additional compensation was considered a win.
Song Wangzhuo expressed his thanks before lapsing back into silence.
Their route back passed by the Shen Corporation building. Xiao Zhao first dropped the lawyer at the entrance before glancing at Song Wangzhuo through the rearview mirror. “Young Master, don’t forget about tonight’s banquet.”
Shen Yuqing checked the time. “I haven’t. Are the outfit and gifts ready?”
Xiao Zhao nodded. “All prepared. Young Master Pei has been waiting for you too.”
Shen Yuqing acknowledged with a hum.
Song Wangzhuo caught the unfamiliar name but quickly dismissed it.
Soon they arrived back at the residential complex. The truck carrying Song Wangzhuo’s belongings had arrived earlier, with everything already moved upstairs.
Shen Yuqing wanted to go up and check, but Xiao Zhao reminded him that the stylist for the banquet had arrived and he needed to return home for preparations.
Even for a family banquet, they had to hire a stylist. The wealthy certainly paid attention to appearances.
Agreeing, Shen Yuqing turned to Song Wangzhuo. “Go up by yourself. Let Xiao Zhao know if you need anything. I’ll come for our lesson same time tomorrow afternoon.”
Song Wangzhuo nodded. “See you tomorrow.”
This response made Shen Yuqing glance at him again, their relationship seemed less distant now.
Reentering the car, Xiao Zhao started the engine and said, “Young Master, President Shen wants you to call him back.”
“Hmm?” Shen Yuqing took out his phone. “Alright.”
He wondered what Shen Zhen wanted.
Xiao Zhao seemed hesitant but ultimately kept silent, focusing on driving.
Shen Zhen answered quickly, though it was his wife who picked up first.
After some small talk with his sister-in-law, Shen Yuqing heard his brother’s irritated voice.
“Shen Yuqing, are you tutoring or keeping a pet?”
Shen Yuqing looked at Xiao Zhao, who pretended not to hear while driving.
Lowering the window slightly, he replied, “Of course I’m tutoring.”
Before Shen Zhen could continue, Shen Yuqing briefly explained the day’s events.
After speaking, Shen Zhen wasn’t as irritable as before.
Shen Yuqing said, “Next time, could you figure things out before yelling at me? It hurts my feelings too.”
Of course, it was just a playful remark, but he added, “My tutor has a really weird temper. If I told him to be my lover, he’d probably smash me to pieces in the next second.”
Shen Zhen replied, “Stop talking nonsense.”
Shen Yuqing said, “Don’t worry, it’s really just tutoring. If you’re uneasy, you can have Xiao Zhao follow me when I go.”
“That won’t be necessary. Does Pei Yiyan know about you getting a tutor?” Shen Zhen asked.
“He knows. I do things openly and honestly.” Shen Yuqing finally understood. “Bro, relax. I won’t mess around before the engagement is called off.”
Shen Zhen fell silent for a moment on the other end. “Yuqing, I know you have reservations about alphas, but Pei Yiyan is different. He’s a good match for you.”
Shen Yuqing gave a vague “Mhm,” and Shen Zhen, reassured, hung up.
Shen Yuqing glanced slightly at Xiao Zhao, who was driving. “You’ve been reporting everything about me to my brother, haven’t you?”
Xiao Zhao replied, “Today’s situation was special. Even if I didn’t tell Mr. Shen, I’d still have to inform him when borrowing the Shen Group’s lawyers.”
“What else have you told him?” Shen Yuqing pressed.
Xiao Zhao quickly said, “Nothing else, Young Master. Mr. Shen only asks me to report any difficult situations you or Young Master Pei encounter. That’s all.”
Shen Zhen had no intention of prying into his younger brother’s privacy, but when it came to major matters, he still needed to keep an eye out.
Shen Yuqing slumped into his seat, replaying Shen Zhen’s words in his mind. A good match for him?
He pouted. Pei Yiyan’s true match wasn’t him.
There was still a protagonist shou waiting to save him later!
