I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 398: Give an Inch, Take a Mile_1

Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Give an Inch, Take a Mile_1

Wang Wei was repeatedly named, her expression complex.

She had convinced herself that Shen Dong would retaliate pettily against her and had already thought of the wording for her counterattack. But who would have expected...

Was this boy really different?

The thought emerged in Wang Wei’s mind, and she was afraid of it herself. She shook her head violently, stubbornly saying, "He’s just pretending. You don’t know, in school he fought with Wu Fengxia and the others over a girl, even getting thugs involved!"

"How can you say that?"

"Mr. Wang!" Seizing the opportunity to interject, Shen Dong called out with a smile.

He gestured toward the door with a backward motion of his hand, "How about, I treat you to a meal?"

Before the interruption, Mr. Wang had been telling his daughter about his own past excellence. Interrupted by Shen Dong, he let out a sigh, in a tone of exasperation directed at her, pointing upstairs, "Go back and think it over properly!"

"Really, it’s embarrassing. I’ve never treated the two of you as outsiders."

Mr. Wang said with a smile, yet as his glance shifted upstairs, a trace of worry bubbled in his eyes.

Once outside, Shen Dong stopped Mr. Wang’s hand from locking the door, jokingly saying, "You took that seriously? I don’t want to invite you to a meal at all."

"Hmm." Mr. Wang frowned, his gaze turning puzzled towards Tang Yuchan, "What are you two up to?"

Tang Yuchan stretched out her hand, "I don’t know, you ask him."

Shen Dong was also feeling intimidated. Lecturing a successful man required courage. He hesitated for a long while and then said earnestly, "I think you should consider more about what Wang Wei wants."

"Rather than what you hope she wants."

At this point, Mr. Wang’s expression had changed, not to irritation, but to a rueful, wry smile. "Many people have said that to me. But what does she know at her age?"

"I also feel ashamed, for not being able to give her a complete family and for not being able to look after her all the time..."

"Sigh."

Mr. Wang let out a long sigh, waved dismissively into the air, and turned back, pulling the door to return to the house.

Shen Dong was somewhat persistent, grabbing Mr. Wang’s hand, "Actually, your daughter might be much more excellent than you think. You only see the faults in her."

Mr. Wang’s arm muscles tensed noticeably, and he turned back to look at Shen Dong, "Me, I’m like that?"

"Very much so." Tang Yuchan didn’t expect Shen Dong to show this side of himself and joined in the criticism, "Your daughter is the student council president over in Jing City. Her excellence has been recognized by the entire school, teachers and students alike. How come she becomes arrogant and complacent in your eyes?"

"It’s understandable she’s different around you. The insufficient attention you’ve given might cause her to deliberately seek your attention in incorrect ways." Shen Dong followed up Tang Yuchan’s remarks, and together they completely baffled Mr. Wang.

At that moment, Mr. Wang was not a CEO but just a simple father, "Deliberately provoking me? Is that possible?"

"Yo." Shen Dong poked fun at himself, covering his mouth with one hand, pretending to be embarrassed, "To get my dad’s attention, I purposefully set the color saturation of every TV channel to zero."

"When my dad got home, every channel was in black and white; he thought the TV was broken and was about to take it for repairs, then I showed up."

"I proficiently adjusted every channel back to normal. Not only did my dad not praise me, but he also slapped me across the mouth. It took me a long time to understand what went wrong. Later, I realized that adjusting it back voluntarily was like admitting guilt."

Pff, Mr. Wang couldn’t help but laugh.

He placed his hand on Shen Dong’s head, laughing, "This little head of yours, coming up with such a silly plan."

The self-deprecating approach dissolved Mr. Wang’s embarrassment. Shen Dong’s expression turned serious again, "Look at your daughter’s Taekwondo competition, and her mathematical Olympiad contest. Perhaps what she needs is not fine clothes and jewels but the triumphant embrace of her father."

Mr. Wang nodded, flicked his hand at Tang Yuchan, "Thirty million. If Huaxu sees consistent growth and objective performance in three months, three billion."

Having said that, Mr. Wang patted Shen Dong’s shoulder, "Kid, if I can mend my relationship with my daughter, Xiayun Group will be Huaxu’s most steadfast partner, without a doubt."

"And Huaxu will be Xiayun Group’s most beautiful ornament, without a doubt."

This was not a collaboration, it was a pledge between men. Years later, in his memoir, Mr. Wang Xia Dongqing would write thus.

Shen Dong couldn’t foresee the future, but he had grown fond of the feeling of sowing hope.

Upon leaving the Wang family’s mansion, Shen Dong called Chen Yuyan to go shopping with him. Thanks to their outstanding appearances, the two became the coolest brothers on the streets of Hai City. They originally just wanted to enjoy a meal of grilled skewers by the roadside, to fill their stomachs while chatting casually.

Who could have expected, every three minutes a stranger would come to offer them skewers.

"Shen Dong, enjoy, I’ve got the tab."

"Shen Dong, here’s two more bottles of liquor for you."

Similar voices hadn’t stopped since they sat down.

Shen Dong truly hadn’t expected his fame in Hai City to be so great.

Chen Yuyan, genteelly nibbling on a chicken wing, looked at Shen Dong with a smile full of mirth, "You’ve really become the big brother of Hai City, Shen Dong. I have much to learn from you..."

"Get lost." Shen Dong cast an impatient glance, but seeing Chen Yuyan eating so cautiously, he laughed, "I really can show you something. Look at this chicken wing."

Speaking, Shen Dong swiftly and neatly bit off the crispy ends of the chicken wing. Holding the two bones in the middle, he slid his chopsticks down and stripped off a complete piece of boneless meat. "See? It’s clean, and you don’t get your face greasy. Give it a try."

"Brilliant!" Before Chen Yuyan could speak, a male voice chimed in from beside them.

Shen Dong turned around to see it was Big Brother Zhang Feng from Bowen. Before Shen Dong could ask how much he had lost, Zhang Feng showing up like this certainly wasn’t to celebrate.

"What a coincidence, also here to eat." Shen Dong dared not show weakness. Speaking with this crowd, the more timid you act, the more they’ll push you around.

If you act tough, they get nervous inside, wondering if you’ve got an ambush or if you’ve called the police, right?

Zhang Feng’s smile did not reach his eyes, as he instinctively glanced outside the door, "Thanks to Shen Dong’s blessing, a hundred of Bowen’s brothers won’t get their wages this month. We’re in debt for several millions outside, the card room can’t keep running if we don’t pay up."

"Sigh!" With a long sigh, Zhang Feng grabbed a handful of skewers and slammed them down on the table.

He smiled at Shen Dong, then turned to look at Chen Yuyan with a wicked intent, "Miss is really beautiful, her face is delicate, rosy, and shiny. Sigh, I’m describing it correctly, aren’t I?"

As he spoke, Zhang Feng leisurely turned back and smiled at Shen Dong.

The threat hidden in that smile was crystal clear to Shen Dong; he was threatening to harm the people close to Shen Dong.

Having lost money at the gambling house, Zhang Feng had lost face.

He needed to regain control of the scene.

With more and more people following Li Kaiyao, Bowen was outmatched and was bound to resort to dirty tricks.

"Quite apt." Shen Dong responded with a smile, kicked Chen Yuyan under the table, and stood up to leave, "We’re full and content, you guys have fun..."

"Don’t go." Zhang Feng’s eyes flashed dangerously, and he jabbed a metal skewer right into Shen Dong’s abdomen.