Shan Yaxin smiled and went to cook as usual.
Listening to the clattering sounds from the kitchen, Dai Shiyuan anxiously watched TV while eating her meal with unease. She frequently lifted her eyes to glance at Shan Yaxin, but the latter's gentle and beautiful face remained emotionless and full of smiles whenever their eyes met.
Dai Shiyuan's anxiety grew stronger, and she couldn't resist following Shan Yaxin to the kitchen when she went to wash the dishes. After hesitating for a while, Dai Shiyuan finally found the opportunity to ask in a low voice, "Sister Yaxin, what did you say to my brother?"
"Nothing, just a small matter," Shan Yaxin replied with a light laugh, continuing to wash the dishes without any pause.
Dai Shiyuan felt more and more uneasy and didn't want to leave.
The kitchen fell into silence, with only Shan Yaxin's busy sounds.
After washing the last dish, Shan Yaxin wiped her hands and looked at Dai Shiyuan with a knowing smile. She whispered, "Come to my room."
Dai Shiyuan nodded seriously, feeling a strange sensation in her heart that she couldn't grasp.
The two of them entered the room one after another, with Shan Yaxin sitting leisurely and crossing her legs, turning on her computer. After opening a document, she slid her chair backward with her toes and said with a smile, "Xiaoyuan, come and have a look."
Dai Shiyuan walked over and looked at the document. It was a project contract between Shan Yaxin and the Dai Corporation, involving many important pieces of information.
As Dai Shiyuan read carefully, she suddenly felt a force around her waist pulling her back. Before she could even scream, she fell into a warm embrace, feeling the warm breath near her ear.
"Xiaoyuan, can you see the problem?" Shan Yaxin chuckled, deliberately brushing her soft red lips over the gradually reddening earlobe.
Dai Shiyuan shrank her body, trying to dodge, but the force around her waist prevented her from getting up. Her earlobe suddenly felt someone's mouth, and the tingling sensation instantly spread throughout her body.
Dai Shiyuan's face turned red, and all her attention was focused on the earlobe being licked and bitten, unable to concentrate on analyzing the document.
"Can't you see it? Let me tell you," Shan Yaxin opened her mouth slightly, and her breath was hot and dangerous.
She held Dai Shiyuan's hand and moved the mouse to a specific line, lightly biting the white and tender earlobe, and said, "It's the interests here that have stirred their hearts. They knew there were risks, but still took the chance. Now that they can't finish it, they blame me for not being human enough."
As she spoke, her smile deepened, becoming more and more mocking. Dai Shiyuan's body stiffened as she felt the heat on her earlobe.
Her eyes had become moist, and the clear letters on the document gradually blurred in her sight.
She smiled with every sentence she spoke, and by the end, her tone was mostly mocking.
But that sentence of fifty percent profit was already engraved in her mind.
The man on the other side had made a mistake of being blinded by profit, but Shan Yaxin's methods were not entirely fair either.
She had originally thought that Shan Yaxin was using her strength to suppress the man's company, but now it seemed that she was playing tricks.
Shan Yaxin deliberately used high profits as a lure to make the man's side feel like there was a possibility of completion.
It is not known whether Shan Yaxin actually interfered with the actual operation.
Dai Shiyuan instinctively felt that she had.
"Sister Yaxin, what do you want to do?" Dai Shiyuan breathed heavily, slightly opening her lips to breathe.
This contract was enough for her to understand that besides Shan Yaxin's gentle smile, there was another side to her, one with a deep and cold mind.
When it came to dealing with the man and his family, Shan Yaxin showed no mercy.
This indifferent and ruthless attitude made her feel a bit scared, as if this was the true face of this person.
"You will know soon enough," Shan Yaxin said with a satisfied smirk, a coldness flashing in her eyes.
Despite the warm breath in her ear, Dai Shiyuan felt a chill run through her body.
She didn't even dare to turn around, afraid to see a pair of cold and heartless eyes. She didn't want Shan Yaxin to become a person who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.
"Yaxin, " Dai Shiyuan sighed, her eyes lowered in disappointment.
Seeing Dai Shiyuan's despondent mood, Shan Yaxin felt a moment of pity, but she did not plan to stop there.
Only by holding onto the weak spot of the Dai family, would no one stop her from having this person in her arms.
"Xiaoyuan, don't think too much, just focus on your studies," Shan Yaxin pecked lightly on her fair and tender face, showing a gentle smile to soothe her.
Dai Shiyuan's eyes flickered, wanting to say words of discouragement, but when she met Shan Yaxin's determined and shining eyes, she immediately swallowed her words.
Back in her room, Dai Shiyuan couldn't stop Shan Yaxin's words from flashing through her mind. The smile at the time now seemed full of coldness.
Under Shan Yaxin's seemingly gentle and calm demeanor, there was a chilling ruthlessness hidden beneath.
If Shan Yaxin wanted to destroy the man and his family, should she help or not?
Dai Shiyuan didn't know.
She always wants to stay out of things and not bother with those idle matters, but her identity is here and she cannot completely disconnect from the Dai family.
Dai Shiyuan sighed and could only not think about this problem and make a decision when she truly encountered it.
Today, she really saw the sinister and cold side of Shan Yaxin.
Although in the later part of the book, Shan Yaxin became a villain, she still maintained her original kind style in her actions. Otherwise, she would not have forgiven the male lead's family in the end.
But just now in the room, she saw that she was just a woman with deep thoughts and a dangerous aura all over her body.
Even so, Dai Shiyuan seemed unable to feel disgusted with her.
Dai Shiyuan sighed helplessly and opened her book to study seriously.
The exam is coming soon, and she must make good use of her time to review, otherwise failing the exam would be embarrassing.
After spending a week in the library, Dai Shiyuan finally familiarized herself with the key points of several subjects.
If she reads a few more days, there should be no problem dealing with the exam.
After saying hello to Zuo Jia, Dai Shiyuan left the library in a good mood.
She opened her phone, ready to send a message to Shan Yaxin, but saw several missed calls.
There was one from Dai's mother and one from the male lead.
Dai Shiyuan was puzzled and thought to reply to the male lead.
The phone was quickly answered, and before she could speak, Dai Wenhao's serious voice came from the other end, "Dad suddenly fainted and is in the hospital. Come quickly."
Dai Shiyuan's heart sank and she quickly wrote down the address, took a taxi and headed towards the hospital.
Perhaps she could ignore the grievances between Shan Yaxin and the male lead, but when it comes to the life of Dai's father, she will eventually soften.
Everything she has now, the affluent living conditions, were all given by Dai's father. She cannot be completely indifferent to the life and death of Dai's father.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Dai Shiyuan came to the outside of the operating room and saw Dai's mother crying bitterly and the male lead with a serious expression.
When he saw her, the male lead's expression was somewhat strange, but he quickly turned his head and stared elsewhere.
Dai Shiyuan felt something was strange in her heart, but she didn't plan to ask too much.
In response to the blaming gaze from Dai's mother, she immediately said, "I was studying in the library and didn't hear the phone ringing."
With these words, the words that Dai's mother wanted to rebuke her were instantly swallowed back.
Through those resentful eyes, Dai Shiyuan could still perceive Dai's mother's dislike and hostility towards her.
But Dai's mother did not reprimand her as she used to, and her gaze towards her clearly had a hint of fear.
Dai Shiyuan was not interested in Dai's mother's changes and walked over to Dai Wenhao, saying, "How is Dad? Is it serious?"
"Wait until the surgery is over," Dai Wenhao answered coldly, his eyes falling elsewhere, refusing to look at Dai Shiyuan.
Dai Shiyuan pursed her lips at the male lead's arrogant attitude and quietly sat aside waiting for the results.
After more than ten minutes, the hospital announced the situation after the surgery.
When she heard that Dai's father was not in danger of losing his life, Dai Shiyuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Chairman Dai needs to rest and cannot be overworked, especially not to be stimulated," the doctor reminded.
Dai Wenhao nodded coldly.
With the male lead handling this matter, Dai Shiyuan didn't need to worry, she just needed to follow along.
After coming out of the operating room, Dai's father's condition was good. At least he was conscious and could still speak.
"You all go out, Xiaoyuan come here," Dai's father weakly said.
Dai Shiyuan immediately saw the strange look in the male lead's eyes again. She couldn't help but frown and looked at him with an inquiring gaze.
The male lead did not answer and left with Dai's mother, his expression cold.
"Xiaoyuan, only you can save the Dai family this time," Dai's father said in a low voice, tears flowing from his tired eyes. His already pale complexion looked even weaker.
Dai Shiyuan was not a heartless person and felt somewhat uncomfortable seeing this scene.
She took a deep breath, pursed her lips, and lowered her head without saying a word.
"Xiaoyuan, I beg of you... save the Dai family... she is going to push us to a dead end this time..." Dai's father said while crying. He was completely devoid of his usual spirit and elegance, looking more like a frail old man in need of support.
Dai Shiyuan blinked her eyes, her fingers clenched into a fist, and she spoke in a calm tone without emotion, "What do you want me to do?"
"Just go and plead with her, give us a grace period of one week, just one week will do," Dai's father's eyes showed a glimmer of hope, looking at Dai Shiyuan almost pleadingly.
"Okay, I will go and plead, but I cannot guarantee that she will agree," Dai Shiyuan raised her head and let out a silent sigh in her heart.
She wanted to avoid this conflict, but she couldn't get what she wanted.
"As long as you plead with her, she will definitely agree," Dai father said with a pleased expression.
Dai Shiyuan frowned, and a strange thought flashed through her mind.
She always felt that Dai father's certain attitude hid some other meaning, but she couldn't figure it out for a moment.
After leaving the hospital, Dai Shiyuan called Shan Yaxin and said in a low voice, "My dad suddenly fainted and was hospitalized."
"Really? I hope Chairman Dai is okay," came Shan Yaxin's casual voice, seemingly with a hint of laughter.
Dai Shiyuan was immediately certain that Shan Yaxin already knew about this.
In other words, all of this was created by Shan Yaxin.
Things were developing towards the worst situation, and Dai father's words of "forcing to a dead end" were not just empty words.
"Sister Yaxin, let's talk," Dai Shiyuan took a deep breath and dispelled the gloom in her chest.
"Okay, I'm still at the company, come over," Shan Yaxin chuckled, and a hint of coldness was revealed in her bright smile.
Dai Shiyuan noted the address and hailed a car over.
She probably understood the strange look that Dai mother's and the male lead gave her.
Shan Yaxin probably did all of this just to make her plead for mercy.
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Author's Note: I got vaccinated today, so I'll just write this chapter for now, and write more tomorrow.
The next chapter will involve a paranoid attack, and I thank the little angels who voted for me or irrigated me with nutrient solution between 2021-07-22 19:58:07 and 2021-07-23 22:33:15.
Translator's note: Sigh... Where's the gentle and kind Shan Yaxin I know?. Oh, she's gone and now became a paranoid person because of love... sigh... BUT, I still love her 😉.
TO BE CONTINUE...