From the very beginning, Bo Jingyu and Shen Ximan were "contract husband and wife".
He helped her get An Ruo back, and she served as his personal doctor.
They each got what they wanted and used each other.
This message from Su Minghan meant that after the matter was resolved, Bo Jingyu would surely put forward additional demands.
How could there be freebies in the sky?
Moreover, he was a man who had no feelings for Shen Ximan at all.
She held the phone and hesitated for a long time without responding. After an indeterminate amount of hesitation, she finally pressed the delete button, pretending that nothing had happened.
"God's favor? Luck? Oh, these things ceased to exist the moment I was born into this family," Shen Ximan murmured softly to herself.
She could escape smoothly without anyone's help. She didn't need outsiders to interfere, especially Bo Jingyu.
She didn't want to owe him any favors, nor did she want to cause him any more trouble.
After she escaped, even if he didn't say anything, Shen Ximan would negotiate with him to fill out the divorce agreement completely.
She would bear all the blame.
Su Minghan sat in the car, looking at the static screen interface. He nervously rubbed his chin.
"I told you to tell your men to carry some signal boosters with them. Why has there been no movement for more than ten minutes!"
The driver looked worried. "I've already told all the men on standby to carry one each. There's no way there's no signal. Could it be that she doesn't want to reply? Or could something else have happened?"
"Stop waiting. Come with me to get her."
Shen Yuliang had just woken up. Before he even washed his face, he saw Aunt Liang rushing over.
"Sir, there's someone here to see you."
"Who could it be so early in the morning?"
"It's a young man. He said his surname is Su."
Shen Yuliang rolled his eyes. He had no memory of ever dealing with such a person. "Let him in. I'd like to see who he is."
The eye - catching red suit appeared in Shen Yuliang's line of sight, which gave him a rather bad first impression of Su Minghan.
"An arrogant and useless playboy."
"Are you Mr. Shen Yuliang, the chairman of Shen Group?"
"Yeah, I am. Who are you?"
The driver behind Su Minghan handed him a business card. "This is the young master of Su Media and the future heir."
"We should... have no connection, right?" Shen Yuliang looked at the business card, then at the two of them, and said with a smile.
The driver was about to say something else, but Su Minghan blocked him behind.
"There's no need for small talk. Miss Shen the Second should still be here. I need to talk to her today."
"What's the matter?"
He smiled and squinted his eyes. "Why should I tell you?"
Shen Yuliang felt embarrassed. Stubbornly, he said, "Because I'm her father and she's my daughter!"
"A real father locks his daughter in the basement. Do you think if this news hits today's hot search, how much will it cost your group?" Su Minghan threw the words out without any politeness. He hated such overbearing parents so much that he wanted to twist their heads off and use them as balls to kick on the spot.
"What basement?"
He asked in surprise. How did an outsider know more about Shen Ximan's affairs than he, her own father?
"Don't make me repeat myself." Su Minghan was clearly displeased.
Fearing that the man really had something on him, Shen Yuliang nervously called Aunt Liang over. "Hurry up and call Wan'er down. I have something to talk to her about!"
After saying that, his tone softened a lot. Trying to smooth things over, he said, "Please sit down for a while. I'll have the servant bring her here."
"No, I think it's dirty."
"..."
The driver couldn't help but snicker. His young master was really good at retorting.
Yang Wan rushed straight to Shen Shiyu's room without even combing her hair. But the door was ajar, and when she pushed it open, there was no one in sight.
"Where has she gone again?!"
Just as she was jumping around like an ant on a hot pan, Shen Shiyu walked in from the corridor leading to the back garden.
"Good morning~ Dad, who is this?"
Shen Yuliang said with a straight face, "Where's your sister?"
"She... she's recuperating," she gave him a look and whispered, "Why are you mentioning this in front of outsiders!"
"Did you lock her in the basement!"
This roar startled her. Her voice trembled in fear. "Why are you yelling at me? You're not giving me any face at all!"
Su Minghan just stood there with his arms crossed, watching the drama. He casually glanced at the time.
There should be more than ten minutes before Bo Jingyu's plane landed.
"Get someone to bring her out right away!" Shen Yuliang said with a stinky face. He was too lazy to argue and just gave the order directly.
"She's still in a coma. How can I bring her out by myself?"
As soon as Shen Shiyu said this, she immediately covered her mouth. She scolded herself thousands of times in her heart. Why did she just let it slip at this moment!
"Coma? What's going on?" Su Minghan immediately became serious.
"… My daughter accidentally fell down the stairs yesterday. It's not a big problem. She's just recuperating."
Shen Yuliang explained with an embarrassed smile.
"Just recuperating? Falling down is a life - threatening matter. Why didn't you send her to the hospital! Where is she? I'm asking for the last time!"
He no longer had the patience to watch their farce. All he wanted was to take this poor woman out of this family that was like a quagmire.
Hearing the commotion, Yang Wan rushed downstairs. She looked around at everyone on the scene in confusion.
"What's going on?"
Su Minghan looked at the corridor leading to the back garden and said in a soft voice, "The direction of the basement is this way, right?"
"..."
No one said a word, which made him even more certain of his target.
"Old Liu, come with me."
"Wait!" Shen Shiyu stared at him angrily and stopped him. "This is my home. What right do you have to bring people in and out at will?"
"Because she is the second lady, and my brother is Bo Jingyu."
After saying that, Su Minghan strode inside elegantly.
"Who on earth is this guy? Why is he so unreasonable! Yuliang, hurry up and do something. What are you standing there for!" Yang Wan anxiously grabbed his arm.
"He's the young master of Su Media. His family is on par with the Bo Group. How can I control such a big shot?!"
Shen Yuliang pulled his arm back. Pointing at the two of them, he said, "Look at the mess you've made for me!"
"I've already said that she rolled down by herself!"
Shen Shiyu shed tears aggrievedly. Her shrill voice made the servants around want to cover their ears.
"Then why did you lock her in the basement! There are so many guest rooms upstairs. Can't you even find a place for that ugly girl?" Shen Yuliang was so angry that his head was buzzing. But as he calmed down, he felt that there were many doubts.
How did that Young Master Su know?
He had never been here before. His actions just now proved that.
Then... there was only one possibility.
Shen Ximan had used some means to send a message to the outside world!
If he had known earlier that she was locked in the basement, he could have made a plan in advance and wouldn't have let things get to this irreparable stage.
Shen Yuliang secretly gritted his teeth in regret.