I am not just a tycoon-Chapter 220 - 219: Hide in the Wardrobe First

Shen Xuan was not only tricked into coming out but also ended up being scolded for no reason, her expression one of helpless grievance with nowhere to turn for an explanation.

Like father, like son, indeed— even their methods of scheming are so similar. Shen Xuan even suspected that her older brother’s slick tricks were all learned from Old Shen.

At this moment, Li Hongjuan seemed to suddenly think of something and waved her hand, saying, "Younger Sister Xuan, come here for a moment, I have something to ask you."

"What is it?"

Shen Xuan pouted and walked over reluctantly.

"Do you recognize any of your brother’s college classmates?"

Li Hongjuan thought for a bit and said, "Or rather, does your brother have any classmates from college with whom he’s particularly close?"

Shen Xuan countered, "Mom, what exactly do you want to ask?"

"Well, that express delivery was sent by one of your brother’s college classmates, but why would a male classmate send a gift? I think it was sent by a female classmate. But if it’s just an ordinary female classmate, why would she send a gift?"

Li Hongjuan stated directly, "So I wanted to ask, did your brother have a girlfriend in college before, or has he recently got one at school?"

Shen Xuan was stunned for a moment. She knew about the girlfriend her older brother had dated in college but wasn’t that already over? So what was this gift?

A gift sent by a new girlfriend from school?

Shen Xuan’s mind immediately went into brainstorming mode. First, if it were just any ordinary female classmate, she wouldn’t go to the lengths of buying a gift; only dating couples or those wooing each other would buy gifts.

And since her older brother gave this "female classmate" their home address, this implied...

Alright, alright, aside from Mrs. Nana and Mrs. Lulu, my brother has found me another new sister-in-law!

Brother is such a player... two aren’t enough, so he’s gone for a third, does he really think he’s the emperor with a harem?

But then again, having one more sister-in-law means one more person to dote on me, so why not?

Seeing a potential benefit for herself, Shen Xuan then responded perfunctorily, "Brother is handsome and wealthy; it’s perfectly normal for him to have female admirers at school, perhaps it was a pursuer who sent the gift."

Li Hongjuan said with concern, "I just worry that he’s flirting around in school. He’s already with Nana and should keep his distance from other girls."

Shen Xuan disagreed, "Mom, I think, it’s okay for brother to have a few more girlfriends. He could give you more grandsons, and besides, he can afford it."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Li Hongjuan glared at her and said, "That would be ridiculous. We have monogamy now. Does he want to defy the heavens?"

"He’s not getting married anyway, so what’s the big deal?"

Shen Xuan pursed her lips, thinking to herself that it wasn’t about her brother wanting to defy the heavens—he had already done so. She knew of two sister-in-laws, and now there was another who had sent a gift.

That’s at least three sister-in-laws already, not to mention the unknown others, who knows how many there could be in total.

"Not getting married..."

This phrase rendered Li Hongjuan silent. Indeed, it wasn’t illegal... just morally questionable.

"I’ll give Yuan a call and see what he has to say."

Li Hongjuan felt uneasy and intended to call to clarify the situation.

"Don’t ask now, Mom. At this hour, brother is probably about to sleep. Let’s talk about it tomorrow."

After saying this, Shen Xuan went back to her room, thinking, Brother, I can only help you this much.

"Old Shen, what do you think?"

Li Hongjuan then looked towards Shen Heping who was nearby.

During the mother-daughter conversation, Shen Heping maintained his silence, thinking that his son was grown up and should be let free to fly as he wished, as long as he took good care of his health.

However, in front of his wife, he still spoke prudently, "Yuan isn’t a three-year-old child anymore. He’s sensible in his affairs. We don’t need to worry too much."

Upon seeing Shen Heping’s attitude, Li Hongjuan became irritated, "I don’t get how you can be unconcerned about everything all day long. You don’t care about your son’s issues, nor do you deal with the household matters. You are supposed to be the head of the family, after all!"

"Wife, the term ’head of the family’ no longer applies to me. The real head of this family should be you," said Shen Heping earnestly. "However, I suggest you shouldn’t interfere too much with our son’s private life. Since he was young, under my guidance, he has developed a strong sense of responsibility and independent thought. Your excessive worrying won’t do any good."

"Oh come on, there you go praising yourself again. Under your guidance, huh? So I didn’t raise him at all, is that it?"

"....."

As Li Hongjuan was troubled and exasperated over her son’s affairs, Shen Yuan himself was lying on the big bed, resting with his eyes closed.

Having been out for 5 days, they had already visited two of the three stops in Southern Yunnan. Licheng was the last stop, and the main attractions they had left to visit were Yulong Snow Mountain and Lugu Lake.

According to Nana’s plan, they would return the day after tomorrow.

A 7-day trip was just perfect; any shorter and it would feel like they hadn’t done much, but any longer, and it could become exhausting.

His phone ’dinged’ with a notification, and Shen Yuan picked it up to see a WeChat message from Ji Ya.

"Mr. Shen, do you need me to come over?"

Need her, yes indeed he did; after sitting in a car all morning and riding a horse in the afternoon, he now needed some relaxation.

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He had taught his younger aunt the art of horse riding in the afternoon and, while he was at it, thought it was a good time to give Ji Ya some instruction as well.

"Come over," replied Shen Yuan.

Five minutes later, Ji Ya sneaked in ever so quietly.

Why say sneak? Because her footsteps were virtually soundless.

If not for the slight creak of the door and the fluctuating light, Shen Yuan wouldn’t even have known she had entered.

Ji Ya was dressed in work attire tonight, the white shirt outlining her graceful figure, while the black stockings under her grey hip-hugging skirt sculpted her legs into a beautiful curve.

Today, she also wore a pair of black-framed glasses, which, against her short hair, fully exhibited an aura of mature charm.

"Mr. Shen."

Ji Ya sat down beside Shen Yuan and said softly, "Are you tired today? Would you like me to give you a massage?"

"Massage my back and buttocks, please. I’m feeling a bit uncomfortable from the saddle today."

Shen Yuan turned over, leaving his back to Ji Ya.

Ji Ya was a certified physiotherapist. Although she didn’t usually practice, she had a good grasp of pressure points.

And these past few days, with frequent practice at Shen Yuan’s place, she improved rapidly.

Ji Ya took off her slippers and knelt carefully beside Shen Yuan, massaging his back and asking, "Mr. Shen, what will I need to do if I go with you to Southern Province?"

"Personal assistant."

Under Ji Ya’s skilled hands, Shen Yuan hummed with pleasure, "You’ll handle my diet, daily routine, clothing, accommodation and transportation; in addition, someone needs to take care of my house, car, and storefront. I think you know what this position entails."

Becoming Shen Yuan’s personal assistant would make her one of the closest people to him. This job required meticulousness, responsibility, and a certain level of experience.

Shen Yuan had observed Ji Ya over the past few days and noticed that she had a decent ability to read people and speak eloquently. For instance, knowing Shen Yuan’s preference for spicy food, she had chosen restaurants with spicier dishes.

For example, during the afternoon’s horse riding, when it was not convenient for Shen Yuan to speak directly, she subtly provided assistance.

Ji Ya’s current job was that of an exclusive housekeeper, so this new role was within her expertise.

Only now, she would transition from serving hotel clients to serving Shen Yuan alone.

Previously, Coach Liew had performed similar duties for Shen Yuan, but now Coach Liew had more important matters to attend to, and Shen Yuan needed a more professional personal assistant to fully take on this responsibility.

After moving into the villa, someone needed to oversee the cleaning, garden maintenance, daily shopping, car maintenance, and washing… Although Ji Ya wouldn’t need to handle everything personally, she would have to coordinate it all.

Moreover, there were more personal tasks like managing Shen Yuan’s daily attire, diet, and scheduling, among others.

"Mr. Shen, if you don’t have many properties, cars, or storefronts, I think I should be up to the task,"

Ji Ya said while continuing the massage.

"Not many, just a villa, two cars, and one storefront. There might be additions in the future, but not too many."

Shen Yuan had bought cars for Nana and Coach Liew and had even purchased houses for Nana and the class belle, but that was all he owned.

Ji Ya was stunned for a moment, unable to reconcile ’not many’ with ’just a villa, two cars, and one storefront’ in her mind.

And upon hearing Shen Yuan mention future additions, Ji Ya didn’t think Mr. Shen was bragging; he indeed had the capability.

"Mr. Shen, I’m not worried about the salary being low, I’m just worried that you’ll find a better personal assistant later and kick me out."

Ji Ya voiced her concerns candidly.

In her understanding, men often favored the new and tired of the old, and it wasn’t uncommon for them to switch after getting bored. Their relationship was also based on money, so Ji Ya worried about being discarded after being played with enough.

However, she would never know that Shen Yuan was such a showoff that any woman who reached a Feel-good Index of 60 with him could generate unimaginable wealth and assets.

On one hand was the triple cashback, and on the other were the treasure boxes from Feel-good Indexes of 90 and 100.

And Ji Ya had already reached the Feel-good Index of 60.

"Don’t worry, I can promise you that I certainly won’t cast aside any woman who is loyal to me," Shen Yuan said with conviction.

However, he almost wanted to laugh after saying it.

How was his verbal promise any different from those men who swore, "I’ll never cheat, and if I do, I’ll get hit by a car the moment I step outside," while holding up three fingers?

Yet, that was all he could offer—a verbal promise.

Ji Ya fell silent for a while, then asked tentatively, "Mr. Shen, if I may ask, after I start working for you, will I be living with your women... or not?"

Shen Yuan chuckled, "No, you won’t. I’ll move into my own villa around September, and you’ll live there with me. Normally, they stay at their own places."

Ji Ya sighed with relief. In this way, she wouldn’t worry anymore. These past days, she always felt like she was sneaking around in front of Mr. Shen’s wives, as if having an affair.

The occasional thrill was indeed stimulating, but bearing it for a long time could easily lead to a breakdown.

"I’ll resign when I get back, and if things go quickly, I could join you in a week. At worst, it may take half a month to a month. Are you in a hurry?"

"There’s no rush, just let me know in advance before you come over."

"Okay."

"Knock knock."

At that moment, a faint knocking sound unexpectedly came from the door, and Ji Ya tensed up instantly, even her hands stopping their motions.

And Shen Yuan looked at the time—it was past 11 p.m.; who would come to his bedroom at this hour?

If it was Nana, it wouldn’t be too bad, but if it were his sister-in-law... with her more innocent nature, there were things she was better off not knowing.

Shen Yuan looked around; there was no bathroom in the bedroom, and the bed was solid and couldn’t hide anyone. That left only the wardrobe.

"Hide in the wardrobe for now," Shen Yuan whispered to her.

Ji Ya nodded lightly and then slipped into the wardrobe, while Shen Yuan went to open the door, finding his sister-in-law standing there.

"Brother-in-law, I have something to tell you."

Chen Xinyu said timidly, with her head lowered.