After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 158: What If I Don’t Like You Anymore?

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: What If I Don’t Like You Anymore?

The Shen family was all joy and laughter throughout the meal.

Qin Lian held Shen Fanyun’s hand the entire time, fussing over him, reluctant to let go.

Halfway through, Shen Bufan couldn’t stand it anymore and pretended to be annoyed. "Mom," he grumbled, "you still have another son, you know. Aren’t you being a little biased?"

"Oh, you," Qin Lian chided affectionately.

Shen Bufan chuckled. "Hehe." He seemed to grow more and more relaxed from the moment Shen Fanyun returned. It was as if an invisible mountain weighing on him had finally been lifted.

"Bro, honestly, I don’t want the car," Shen Bufan said, negotiating with Shen Fanyun. "Besides, driving such an expensive car around could attract all the wrong kinds of girls, and I’m worried I might be led astray."

"Alright. I’ll find a place to store it. If you change your mind, you can go get it anytime," Shen Fanyun said, not insisting.

Moreover, Shen Bufan’s concerns were sound. High-profile wealth can attract trouble, and suddenly becoming a nouveau riche wasn’t necessarily a good thing for him.

Shen Bufan stood up and raised his glass to Shen Fanyun, his voice filled with deep emotion. "It’s so good to have you back."

"Same here," Shen Fanyun replied, raising his glass.

Watching their now grown-up sons, Shen Bufan and Shen Fanyun, Qin Lian and Shen Zheng were so overwhelmed with emotion that their eyes began to well up with tears.

"Let me take a family photo for you," Su Xiyang volunteered.

After more than ten years, this was the first time the Shen family had all sat together.

Shen Fanyun and Shen Bufan stood in the back with their parents in the middle. As the camera flashed, the smiles on their four faces were frozen in time.

"Sister-in-law, you should be in one with us too," Shen Bufan suggested.

Su Xiyang was embarrassed. "Ah? Me?"

For the past couple of days, "sister-in-law" was the first and last thing out of Shen Bufan’s mouth. Hearing it so often, she had almost forgotten her actual relationship with Shen Fanyun. That’s right... what is our relationship, exactly? Boyfriend and girlfriend? Lovers? Or... something else?

Finally, at Shen Bufan’s strong insistence, all five of them took another picture, asking a restaurant server to help them this time.

When the meal ended, Su Xiyang headed back to the company with Shen Fanyun. "The atmosphere in your family is so wonderful," she marveled. "This is what a real family feels like."

Shen Fanyun smiled and ruffled Su Xiyang’s hair.

Suddenly feeling a bit tired, Su Xiyang leaned on Shen Fanyun’s shoulder, and they rode the rest of the way in silence.

「The next day.」

Su Xiyang dove back into her hectic work schedule. Meanwhile, Shen Fanyun continued to have nothing to do, with plenty of good time to waste.

He opened his phone and found he had received quite a few messages over the past couple of days.

"Xiao Shen, what have you been up to lately? Are you free? Let’s have afternoon tea together?" The message was from the gentle, considerate, and very understanding Aunt Meiqing.

The goodness of an older woman, her unique charm... Shen Fanyun had only ever read about such things in books but had never experienced them himself. In the end, it was Lin Meiqing who helped him fulfill that fantasy, saving him from another one of life’s great regrets!

Attached to the message was a personal photo of Lin Meiqing. She seems to be in a good mood.

"Poke! Hey handsome, haven’t seen you in days! Where have you been wining and dining?" This message was from the perpetually playful and cute Li Ruoshui.

She had also attached a selfie, taken from a high angle, which seemed deliberately framed to show off her impressive cleavage. The view was endlessly captivating, leaving much to the imagination.

The next one was from Lu Feiyan.

Even when initiating contact, the cool Lu Feiyan had to project her characteristic aloofness and defiance. She had sent a photo of herself at work.

Is that an album cover in the background? She’s releasing a song so soon?

Shen Fanyun was genuinely looking forward to the day Lu Feiyan would be famous across the country. It was her dream, and he hoped it would come true.

A choice of three? Shen Fanyun pondered. Should I go see Aunt Meiqing, who, if I just pat my stomach, will intuitively know what pose to strike and actively accommodate me? Or the purely seductive Li Ruoshui? Or perhaps Lu Feiyan?

Lu Feiyan is too cold; she won’t be an easy conquest. Even though she was my first woman...

Speak of the devil. Lu Feiyan was actually calling him.

"I... I’m a little nervous." With the album release approaching, even the characteristically calm Lu Feiyan, a woman so serene she seemed above worldly affairs, couldn’t help but feel on edge. If the reception is mediocre, won’t all the team’s hard work have been for nothing?

"It was produced by a top-tier team," Shen Fanyun reassured her. "Their efforts won’t be in vain."

"But I..." Lu Feiyan quickly changed the subject. "Where are you?"

"Just wandering around."

"Then come see me," Lu Feiyan requested, a rare initiative on her part. She immediately shared her location.

Shen Fanyun glanced at it. She wasn’t far.

"Okay."

When Shen Fanyun arrived, he found Lu Feiyan sitting on some steps, nonchalantly eating an ice cream cone. His arrival clearly pleased her, yet she only acknowledged him with a slight raise of her eyebrows.

"I don’t know if this was the right move," she said. "I hear the entertainment industry runs deep."

After the last fiasco, Lu Feiyan no longer held such lofty hopes for the entertainment world. She knew there was more than one Zheng Nan out there. As soon as she became even a little famous, she was bound to attract the attention of all sorts of people in the industry.

"You just focus on singing your songs. Why worry about all that? If anyone gives you trouble, you just tell me," Shen Fanyun said, bumping her gently with his arm.

"But you won’t always be by my side," Lu Feiyan said, her tone forlorn. "It’s so difficult."

Time was truly a magical thing. It had turned the once bold, direct, and fiery Lu Feiyan, who had seemed to fear nothing, into someone who now faced the world with caution.

"Say," Lu Feiyan asked suddenly, "is it possible that one day I’ll get famous, see more of the world, and stop liking you?"

"After all, I’ll meet one handsome man after another—some of them gentle, with great personalities. And falling in love at first sight isn’t exactly a rare occurrence."

Shen Fanyun was stunned, unsure how to respond.

"Will I?" Lu Feiyan tilted her head, her bright, intelligent eyes studying him quietly.

Shen Fanyun shook his head.

"I don’t like that answer," Lu Feiyan said, turning to look into the distance.

In this life, can a person really give up everything for someone?

Shen Fanyun mulled it over for a few seconds before decisively getting up and sweeping Lu Feiyan into his arms.

She cried out in alarm, "Wh-what are you doing?"

Shen Fanyun glanced up. As luck would have it, there was a hotel right there.

"Let’s go have an... intimate chat," Shen Fanyun whispered, his face close to hers, his breath coming in hot pants.

Lu Feiyan was speechless. "You rogue! I’m not going!"

"Is this the first time you’ve realized I’m a rogue?"

Lu Feiyan fell silent.