CHAPTER 428: CHAPTER 428: CHRISTMAS "SURPRISE" (PART 8)

Back in the car, Sheng Jianan drove out of the neighborhood, not far, but stopped on the roadside parking lane.

In the dark car cabin, the man’s eyes narrowed slightly, too many complex emotions swirling in his eyes, making it indistinct for others to see clearly.

According to Shen Yao’s account, she was afraid that after he knew who she was, he wouldn’t let her get close, so she kept it hidden, which from a psychological perspective, made sense.

And later she left because of her parents’ passing, and after so many years, she has disappeared. Even though she knew he was looking for her, she still vanished because she hadn’t emerged from the shadow of her parents’ death.

"After Mom and Dad were gone, I had no status in the Shen Family. Although my uncle cared for me, he is still just an uncle. How could someone like me be worthy of you?"

The image of Shen Yao saying those words appeared in his mind, very gentle, very humble, and in a self-mocking tone.

Sheng Jianan’s brow furrowed slightly, he should feel heartache.

The girl who accompanied him through the dark times fell into life’s darkness when he returned to the light.

The sudden death of her parents would be a heavy blow to anyone, let alone Shen Yao, who was only a teenage girl back then.

She would become closed off, she would break down, these are all understandable.

He should feel heartache.

But... Sheng Jianan reached out to rub his chest, nothing!

No sensation of his heart wrenching, no feeling of tightness in his chest.

More, it was a kind of sympathy.

And an indescribable sense of strangeness, an unspeakable discord.

Because of sympathy, he left Shen Yao with such words, as audacious as Young Master Sheng. He didn’t want to owe anyone a favor, especially an important benefactor to him.

So as long as Shen Yao was in trouble, he would definitely help, but beyond that, Sheng Jianan realized he hadn’t really thought about it.

Leaning back on the car seat, closing his eyes in silence for several seconds, Sheng Jianan then started the car and drove towards the Lake Bay Villa.

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Tang Yanqi returned to the villa after parting with her roommate, wearing a coral fleece home outfit, sitting at the desk, the computer in front of her displaying her thesis draft, and many handwritten outlines scattered on the desk.

Tang Yanqi had been sitting like this for a long time, her hands on the keyboard, but unable to type a single word.

What appeared in her mind was the scene of Sheng Jianan holding a woman.

Was it Shen Yao?

It should be!

She was past the age of being jealous at any moment, Tang Yanqi also didn’t feel very bitter, she was just afraid.

What if it really was Shen Yao, why would Sheng Jianan hold her?

Maybe there are many other reasons, but no matter the reason, he still held her, right?

Zhou Chengze once told her.

"Sister-in-law, don’t be fooled by Brother Nan’s past flings, those were all for show to the outside world, those women couldn’t even touch a hair on him, Brother Nan hates women getting close to him."

If that’s the case, then why could Shen Yao?

Is it because she is the one in his heart, so he treats her specially?

Is it because she is his first love, so he still has a first love complex about her?

If that’s really the case, what should she do?

She could be fearless in front of Shen Yao, because every time they encountered Shen Yao, Sheng Jianan’s actions always reassured her.

Whether in the Sheng Family or on the road, his eyes only had her.

But now... or is it, it’s only because she was there that he acted that way, and if she wasn’t, they...