Chapter 420: Chapter 420: Farce
A single "Who dares?" subdued everyone present.
Who in the Shi Family wouldn’t recognize Shi Yu?
They all knew well about his strained relationship with his own father, and now they were all standing there, not knowing what to do.
Shi Yu pulled Shen Cheng to his side, "I’ll handle this."
Shen Cheng nodded her head, not saying a word.
She wasn’t here to cause trouble in the first place, so she wasn’t in the mood to tangle with anyone.
Only then did Shi Yaoguang see his son, his eyes red with unchecked rage, yet he forcefully repressed his anger and whispered harshly, "Who is she?"
Shi Yu looked at him, his voice ice-cold, "My woman."
Shi Yaoguang’s fury could not be restrained, yet he suppressed his voice even lower, "Control your woman!"
Shi Yu replied coldly, "My woman, I’ll spoil her as I please."
Shi Yaoguang nearly roared, "What was that just now?"
Shi Yu’s gaze was piercing as he looked him in the eye, "Am I obligated to tell you?"
Their exchange was not quite clear to the onlookers.
Not many recognized Shi Yu, and the crowd outside the inner circle watched the confrontation, not knowing the specifics of their conversation.
Shi Yaoguang squeezed out through clenched teeth, "Rebel!"
Shi Yu’s face remained expressionless, completely unaffected by the label "rebel".
Shen Cheng took it as a cue to defuse the situation, apologizing to Shi Yaoguang with regret, "I’m sorry, Uncle, for the embarrassing scene."
Her earnest demeanor only made the faces of Shi Yaoguang and Ye Jin look even more unsightly.
Probably only Shen Cheng could downplay the incident with just a few words.
Shi Yaoguang glared fiercely at Shen Cheng, then turned his gaze back to Shi Yu.
Father and son, both tall and imposing in stature, yet in terms of aura, Shi Yu had the upper hand.
"You better not cause trouble!"
Wrapping his arm around Ye Jin, Shi Yaoguang stormed off, rage coursing through him.
Shi Yu didn’t care at all, simply whispering into Shen Cheng’s ear, "If you don’t like it, let’s go."
Shen Cheng stretched out her hand, smoothing out non-existent wrinkles on Shi Yu’s shoulder, "Yeah, I don’t like it. Let’s leave."
She didn’t want to stay in such a place, with a heartless father and a scheming stepmother; everything was repulsive.
A fine banquet had turned into a farce halfway through.
Shi Yaoguang and Ye Jin could no longer muster their spirits, even while making perfunctory conversation with business acquaintances; their enthusiasm was gone.
As the most embarrassed guest, Wen Wan, however, had won a beautiful round without making a sound.
As the banquet ended, some gossip about Shi Yaoguang’s poor judgment began to spread, dismissively saying that he had turned away a woman with superior figure, image, temperament, and poise for the likes of a vixen!
It was undoubtedly a huge blunder in his life!
That night, after returning from the banquet, Shi Yu began to handle the company’s affairs.
Di Jing Group, a financial company under Shi Yu’s industry portfolio, had an extensive range of operations and strong partnerships with major industries.
Shen Cheng accompanied him in the study, with a dish of specially made sour plums on the table beside her, occasionally popping one into her mouth, watching Shi Yu busy with work, not interrupting.
However, Shi Yu glanced at her while reviewing documents and spoke lightly, "Bored?"
Shen Cheng shook her head.
Shi Yu gestured for her to sit beside him, wrapping an arm around her waist, resting his chin on her shoulder, while continuing to flip through papers with the other hand.
Shen Cheng quietly asked, "So, are we going to be here for a long time?"
Shi Yu just hummed in acknowledgment.
Shen Cheng didn’t say anything more, her gaze resting on the document header marked "Di Jing Group," lost in thought.