Chapter 16.1 Bai Ziwei wants to steal resources?
“Wait!”
Shao Jinhuan reached out to grab Shen Ci’s shirt, while Lu Xiao, who seemed to have expected to be stopped, turned his head back, giving Shao Jinhuan a look that was halfway between a smile and a frown.
His eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Shen Ci’s unguarded and puzzled face, an unnameable frustration ignited in his heart. “I don’t think Xiao Ci is so delicate, is he?”
“You’re acting so out of line without even asking his opinion.”
“Isn’t that disrespecting his opinion too much?”
His words were forceful, his usual indifference and calm nowhere to be found.
Lu Xiao’s gaze gradually cooled, but the smile on his lips deepened. “Making a big deal out of a small issue.”
“You think this is stepping over the line?”
Shao Jinhuan’s brow furrowed even tighter, lips pressed into a thin line.
Lu Xiao’s implication was clear. To Shao Jinhuan, such a touch was excessive and lavish; but for Lu Xiao, it was nothing much at all.
Just how many more intimate things had he done?
Shen Ci was the person involved, but he didn’t dare interrupt the inexplicable battle between the villain boss and the main character.
Shen Ci, who had been silently observing the two, unexpectedly noticed a hint of disdain in Lu Xiao’s eyes as he spoke, as if he were mocking something.
Lu Xiao was acting strangely tonight. Would he ever make such an intimate gesture when he was free? At most, he would just pat his head.
But even his emotions seemed a bit too intense, entirely unlike his usually calm and gentlemanly demeanor.
That said, Shao Jinhuan was even weirder today. Without any clear reason, he had come running and now, he was confronting Lu Xiao with the stance of starting a fight.
Although the age difference was only six years, he was still considered a junior to Lu Xiao and whenever they met, he had to greet him with, “Hello, Uncle Lu.”
Shen Ci even felt a tense atmosphere between the two, similar to when Shen Bie and Shao Jinhuan were at odds.
His little uncle must also dislike the big pig trotter Shao Jinhuan on Shen Ci’s behalf. He had thought his big brother Shen Bie was protective enough, but he didn’t expect his little uncle to also be equally protective. No wonder he became the big villain in the original novel.
This won’t do, it would be disgraceful if his little uncle started a public fight with someone else.
Summoning his courage, Shen Ci broke the silence: “It’s so late now. Aren’t you guys tired? Shouldn’t we go home and rest?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he clearly felt the taut atmosphere around him relax and both men turned to look at him at the same time.
Lu Xiao didn’t bother to tangle with Shao Jinhuan any longer and walked away.
Shao Jinhuan swallowed, but he couldn’t say a word to stop them and his feet felt rooted to the spot, unable to take a step forward.
He was annoyed to find that he didn’t actually have a reason to keep Shen Ci around or to stop Lu Xiao.
Senior? Childhood friend? Friend? He was afraid that none of these could compare to the position of the “little uncle” Lu Xiao held in Shen Ci’s heart.
A familiar sour sensation welled up in Shao Jinhuan’s heart. If only it were like before, when Shen Ci was always hanging around him, unintentionally showing his adoration…
Someone patted him on the back. Wei Shuo, for once, put an arm around his shoulder, making a tut tut sound.
“Ah, the way Uncle Lu looks at Xiao Ci seems a bit off. Only Shen Ci, that little fool still regards him as a respected elder.”
He looked at Shao Jinhuan with a bit of schadenfreude: “Do you want to rekindle the old flame now? Let me tell you, if Uncle Lu makes a move, you won’t stand a chance. Your impotent rage just now was kind of funny, hahaha…”
Shao Jinhuan shook his hand off, his face cold as frost and walked away alone.
Wei Shuo made a face at his retreating figure, triumphant: “Pig trotter, regretting now right? It serves you right for treating Xiao Ci like a nuisance before!”
Lu Xiao frowned as he stared at Shen Ci’s legs that had been exposed to the cold air which were icy cold to the touch.
It was late autumn so naturally, he would feel much colder at night if he dressed like this.
“Your legs are so cold.”
Even though he was only stating the obvious, the gloomy expression on his face made Shen Ci feel a particular sense of crisis.
Shen Ci said flatteringly, “This is the stylist’s design. I’ll put on my long fall trousers and cotton pants as soon as I get home. Little Uncle, don’t be mad…”
Lu Xiao placed Shen Ci in the car and gave him a paper bag. When Shen Ci pulled out the item from the bag, it turned out to be a pair of black long fall trousers.
With a meaningful smile, Lu Xiao said, “Good, then put them on now.”
Shen Ci: “…” He was just saying it casually!
After Shen Ci’s vigorous resistance, he managed to avoid the long fall trousers, covered his legs with Lu Xiao’s suit jacket, and placed them in front of the warm air vent to warm his cold knees.
Lu Xiao seemed a bit tired, because once Shen Ci was settled, he leaned back in the seat and closed his eyes to rest. His expression looked somewhat haggard once everything quieted down.
Shen Ci reached out to gently massage his temples and Lu Xiao didn’t refuse.
“Little Uncle, did you just get off work?”
“En.”
It was already past nine in the evening. Lu Xiao rarely worked this late in recent years, typically maintaining regular office hours from nine to six and despite his heavy workload, his work efficiency was very high.
But actually, when Shen Ci was a child, Lu Xiao would often work all night, cultivating a workaholic habit.
Later on, because his health deteriorated due to overwork and the conditions of the Yunxiao Group had become relatively stable, Lu Xiao’s work hours gradually returned to normal.
Recently, the Yunxiao Group must have been making some major moves, which is why he had been so busy.
Shen Ci was worried and reminded him, “Little Uncle, your health isn’t good, you can’t overwork yourself like this.”
Lu Xiao laughed and ruffled Shen Ci’s hair, “I’m working for myself.”
His little uncle worked so hard, Shen Ci felt a bit guilty for always causing trouble for him. “Little uncle, you don’t need to come and pick me up in the future. You’re so tired, you should rest properly.”
There was a faint smile on Lu Xiao’s lips, “Xiao Ci, you’re very suited to be an idol.”
Shen Ci: “…..mhmm?”
The conversation seemed off-topic. Shen Ci looked at Lu Xiao questioningly.
“When I see you, my whole body relaxes.”
“I really enjoy coming to see you.”
Shen Ci couldn’t help but laugh, “Little Uncle, if you compliment me like this, I’ll get carried away.”
With Lu Xiao’s words, Shen Ci also remembered the past. When he was still very small and Lu Xiao was just a teenager, Lu Xiao had been forced to take up the massive responsibilities of the Lu Group because of family circumstances and he couldn’t sleep for more than four hours every three days.
Even when he was so busy, Lu Xiao would always find time to go to the Shen family just to cuddle with the dumpling Shen Ci and take a brief nap for a few minutes.
The words Lu Xiao said back then were no different from what he was saying now.
Over the course of more than a decade, he had always been carefree, while Lu Xiao was always on the go, exhausted. Shen Ci felt both pain and softness in his heart and his fingers moved down to massage Lu Xiao’s shoulders that were stiff from sitting for a long time.
The soothing music, along with the faint fragrance, made the atmosphere in the car peaceful and comfortable. It was warm enough to make one’s bones soft.
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