The Eldest Lady always wants to have a double O Relationship with her old enemy - Chapter 12

In the office.

“Sit.”

Hua Yan pointed to a chair next to her.

Tang Yanzhao’s expression was indifferent. She ignored the instruction and asked directly, “What do you want from me? Just say it.”

Hua Yan’s stern face suddenly bloomed with a smile, as if everything had come back to life. “You’re even colder than me, Yanzhao.”

Her tone was as intimate as an old friend’s.

Tang Yanzhao’s expression didn’t change, and her voice was distant as she asked, “Teacher, what do you need?”

“We haven’t seen each other in so long. Don’t you have anything you want to say to me, Yanzhao?”

Tang Yanzhao was very unsentimental, as if she had severed ties with the past. She didn’t take up the conversation. “If you don’t have anything else, I’ll go. I still have homework to do.”

Hua Yan sighed and said, “Regarding Yang Yuhan, Yang Yuhan’s family factory was found to have substandard products and was shut down for inspection. Product supply was insufficient, consumers filed collective complaints, and the capital chain broke. The Yang family announced bankruptcy liquidation yesterday. The speed was so fast that someone must have been fueling it. After investigation, there was a touch of the Shen family’s work.”

She paused for a few seconds, her gaze deep as she stared at Tang Yanzhao. “So, what’s your relationship with Shen Jianxi?”

Tang Yanzhao’s emotions were stable, and she calmly uttered two words: “Classmates.”

“Impeccable, good.” The index finger that had been tapping the desk stopped. Hua Yan then smiled and changed the subject. “Yanzhao, the punishment decision for Yang Yuhan’s unauthorized release of pheromones has also been announced. She will be given a demerit, asked to withdraw, and you will also be given compensation. The school, after careful consideration, will also give you a certain amount of compensation. It has all been transferred to your card.”

“Mmm, I know.”

Tang Yanzhao’s expression remained unchanged throughout.

“With the Shen family there, no one in Rongcheng can bully you anymore,” Hua Yan said meaningfully.

Tang Yanzhao didn’t speak. After all, it wasn’t a question, so she just treated it as a remark from Hua Yan.

Seeing that she had no desire to chat, Hua Yan stopped pestering her. “There’s nothing else. You can go back now.”

“Okay.”

In the same corridor, Tang Yanzhao once again met Shen Jianxi, who had been waiting outside. Seeing her come out, Shen Jianxi’s face suddenly broke into a brilliant smile. Tang Yanzhao was also infected and subconsciously curved her lips.

“What’s wrong?” Shen Jianxi asked.

“She told me that the compensation from Yang Yuhan and the school’s compensation have been transferred,” Tang Yanzhao reported truthfully.

She had initially thought Hua Yan had another relationship with Tang Yanzhao, but now that Tang Yanzhao answered so candidly, it was clear that she had taken their heart-to-heart talk from that day to heart.

Shen Jianxi was very pleased with her significant change. She jumped one step forward and stood in front of her, gently ruffling her hair. “So good.”

The fingers on Tang Yanzhao’s side subconsciously curled, and a blush crept up the side of her face, extending to her earlobes. Her fair ears were stained with the color of March peach blossoms, looking particularly lovely.

Shen Jianxi hadn’t noticed the change in her face yet, but her own body’s reaction came first. The itch from her chest spread to her throat. She withdrew her hand, made a fist, and lightly coughed to her lips.

“Why is your punishment so timely every time?” Shen Jianxi complained in her mind.

Every time Tang Yanzhao had a reaction, she would be punished, which made it impossible for her to observe it firsthand.

Little Ten innocently explained, “This is automatically identified by the system. It has nothing to do with me.”

“…”

Shen Jianxi was speechless.

“Are you uncomfortable? Do you have a cold?” Tang Yanzhao asked, noticing her face.

“No.” Shen Jianxi stopped teasing her, turned her foot, and took her right hand. “Let’s go.”

Tang Yanzhao followed her step by step, her thoughts in a jumble. Suddenly, a gust of wind swept through the corridor, cooling the rising temperature on her face. She took a deep breath, and all the messy thoughts in her mind, like a ball of tangled yarn, were blown away.

Saturday night.

Shen Jianxi and Tang Yanzhao rode together to the private room they had booked in advance.

When they arrived, the two mothers were already there, both wearing meticulous formal attire. Fortunately, they were talking and smiling, otherwise it would have been easy to mistake them for being in a business negotiation.

“Mom, Auntie Tang,” Shen Jianxi was the first to call out sweetly.

Tang Yanzhao also politely nodded and greeted them, “Mom, Hello, CEO Shen.”

“You’re here, come and sit,” Shen Xiaoyin waved to the two of them.

Tang Yanzhao subconsciously moved to sit on the other side, but Shen Jianxi immediately grabbed her wrist and sat with her on Shen Xiaoyin’s left side.

“Auntie Tang, you should come closer,” Shen Jianxi warmly said.

Tang Xuan glanced at Shen Xiaoyin, only to see a smile on her face. “Sit next to Zhaozhao.”

“Okay.”

So the coordinate system seating arrangement of the round table became a semi-circular one, with the two mothers squeezing the two children in the middle, leaving the other half of the round table empty.

The meals that had been ordered in advance were also served one after another.

Shen Xiaoyin had completely shed her work persona and returned to her role as a mother, casually chatting. “Are you getting used to living in the dorm recently?”

Shen Jianxi nodded. “It’s okay.”

“The dorm conditions are not as good as at home, and you’ve never lived in a dorm before. You don’t know how to take care of yourself at all. I think you’ve lost weight again, haven’t you?” Shen Xiaoyin touched her face with a worried expression.

Shen Jianxi pinched the soft flesh on her cheeks. “Not at all, I’ve actually gained two pounds. Zhaozhao knows, right, Zhaozhao?”

Tang Yanzhao, who was quietly eating next to her, was inexplicably called out, and a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.

She knows… what?

Shen Jianxi winked and wiggled her nose at her. Tang Yanzhao could only nod to Shen Xiaoyin in understanding. “Yes.”

Tang Xuan took all of this in, and a smile spread across her lips. She didn’t expose the two children’s “secret signal.”

“I’m just afraid that you won’t be able to take care of yourself. Zhaozhao is much more sensible than you. It must be hard for Zhaozhao to look after Xixi at school. Make sure she eats less junk food, it’s not good for her health.”

Tang Yanzhao seriously said “Mmm,” and “I will.”

Shen Jianxi tilted her head and acted spoiled, softly complaining, “Aiya, I’m almost 17. Mom, you still treat me like a child.”

“No matter how old you are, you’ll always be my child,” Shen Xiaoyin said dotingly, pinching her nose.

Shen Jianxi snorted a couple of times and then laughed.

Tang Yanzhao felt their interaction and quietly curved her lips.

Shen Xiaoyin really enjoyed Shen Jianxi’s dependence on her, and she exuded a sense of motherhood. She looked up at the taciturn Tang Yanzhao and asked, “How about Yang Yuhan’s matter, Zhaozhao? Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

Tang Yanzhao pursed her lips and shook her head obediently. “No, thank you, CEO Shen.”

“Call her Auntie Shen,” Shen Jianxi corrected her.

Shen Xiaoyin laughed and chimed in, “Don’t be a stranger, just listen to Xixi.”

“Okay, Auntie Shen.”

Shen Jianxi rewarded her by giving her a piece of steamed fish from the belly, placing it in her bowl.

Tang Yanzhao’s expression didn’t change. She automatically picked out the carrot shreds and put them aside, and then picked out the two visible bones and gave them back to Shen Jianxi.

Shen Jianxi was also surprised by her behavior.

“Your relationship is improving so fast,” Shen Xiaoyin teased. “Will Xixi only remember Zhaozhao then?”

Shen Jianxi came to her senses, put the fish in her mouth, and ate it with great relish, her eyes sparkling with warmth. “That’s different.”

After dinner, both of them declined Shen Xiaoyin’s suggestion to stay for the night. They got out of the car about a kilometer away from the school, saying that they had eaten a bit too much and wanted to take a walk to digest. In reality, it was just that Shen Jianxi wanted to spend more time alone with Tang Yanzhao.

Shen Jianxi leaned against a bridge pillar. Her long hair was blown by the wind. She narrowed her eyes, held onto the stone railing with both hands, tilted her head back, and took a deep breath of the salty river air.

Tang Yanzhao stood behind her like a guard, always silent.

In the quiet night, a car with its high beams on drove by from behind. The strong light stimulated Tang Yanzhao’s eyes, and her vision became blurry. When her vision refocused, Shen Jianxi had just turned around.

“I was very happy tonight,” Shen Jianxi said, her eyes shining with countless joys.

Tang Yanzhao’s lips curved into an imperceptible arc, but she didn’t speak.

As time passed, it was now November, and the air had a hint of coolness.

Silence doesn’t necessarily bring discomfort or awkwardness, just like at this moment.

Suddenly, a delicate meow came from an unknown place. Shen Jianxi’s heart moved. “Is that a cat meowing?”

Tang Yanzhao gave an affirmative reply without hesitation. “Yes, by the river.”

Shen Jianxi raised her eyebrows in slight astonishment, and a memory that had been put on hold instantly came flooding back.

— Tang Yanzhao actually has a great talent for hearing. She can accurately distinguish different dice by their sound, which is why she has never lost at dice games.

This was the truth that Little Ten had told her at the beginning of her rebirth.

She had never had a precise concept of her talent before, but now she understood. She could accurately determine the source of a barely audible sound, while she was still wondering about the authenticity of the sound.

Shen Jianxi let out a light chuckle from her nose, stood up straight, and said, “Let’s go see.”

Tang Yanzhao’s hearing was indeed amazing. In less than five minutes, the two of them had successfully found the cat.

The skinny white cat’s tail was held straight back, its body was arched in a defensive posture, and it bared its teeth at the two giants that had suddenly appeared in its world.

Shen Jianxi softened her voice and coaxed it, “Mimi, don’t be scared. We won’t hurt you.”

But the cat couldn’t understand.

Tang Yanzhao grabbed Shen Jianxi’s outstretched hand. “Be careful.”

Although Shen Jianxi felt pity for it, she was still scared. She nodded and replied, “Okay, I’ll go buy something for it. You stay here and make sure it doesn’t run away.”

Tang Yanzhao’s expression was indifferent as she looked down at the white cat that was constantly shrinking back. She quietly said, “Mmm.”

Shen Jianxi saw that one of them was indifferent and the other was full of hostility, and suddenly found it a little amusing.

“Don’t let it bully you.”

Tang Yanzhao’s black eyes, which blended with the night, fell on Shen Jianxi’s face, her emotions unreadable.

Only Shen Jianxi’s laughter echoed in the river water, like a stream in early spring hitting the pebbles on the bank, creating a layer of clear light.

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