If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1331: Not a Coincidence, But Facilitation

Chapter 1331: Chapter 1331: Not a Coincidence, But Facilitation

Xu Chaomu raised her head, realizing she had lost her composure. She wiped away her tears and looked towards Shen Shihan’s subordinate.

"Mrs. Shen, there are some things that I think... you have the right to know," said Shen Shihan’s subordinate, bowing his head respectfully.

"What is it?" Xu Chaomu was curious.

She had never had any interactions with Shen Shihan’s subordinates. What could they possibly want to tell her?

"The third young master has never thought of using you," the subordinate said.

Xu Chaomu’s heart stirred, and she calmly said, "Explain it more clearly."

"It was Zhou Peitian who acted on his own seven years ago, taking you and Miss Bai Man away. I’ve always been aware of that."

"But he agreed to it, didn’t he?" Xu Chaomu’s face was expressionless. In fact, she didn’t want to bring up that incident from seven years ago at all. Mentioning it was like ripping open her old wounds.

"The third young master’s mistake was not stopping Zhou Peitian. He has always felt very guilty about that, always telling me that he will make it up to you if he gets the chance," the subordinate continued. "It was only years later that he found out you were still alive, and in Paris."

"Let bygones be bygones," said Xu Chaomu, still unwilling to reminisce about the past.

As soon as she touched upon that matter, she couldn’t help but remember Miss Bai Man’s words and the fact that Zhou Ran was responsible for her mother’s death.

That was the only thorn in her relationship with Shen Chi, something she had chosen to forget.

"The third young master found out you were in Paris through Nie Chenglang. Director Nie kept it a secret very tightly. The third young master only found out much later, and the fourth young master still didn’t know where you were at that time."

"When was this?" Shen Chi asked, frowning.

"It was the spring of the year before last."

Xu Chaomu also frowned. The spring of the year before last... the year she got pregnant with Xiaobao. Sure enough, Shen Shihan had known about her whereabouts before Shen Chi did.

"Mrs. Shen, it was during that spring when the third young master was in a collaboration with Feili Group. It was then when he inadvertently learned you were in Paris, and it has always been Director Nie taking care of you."

"Yes... It was always Nie Chenglang taking care of me, for a whole five years," Xu Chaomu said, her voice low, feeling a welling up in her nose.

Those five years could not be erased from her life, nor could they be forgotten.

"Mrs. Shen, it was also at that time that the third young master learned that the advertising company where the people from Feili Group were to intern wanted to talk about a collaboration with you."

"Collaboration..." Xu Chaomu murmured.

Could it mean...

Suddenly, Xu Chaomu and Shen Chi understood each other without words, almost simultaneously thinking of the incident at the Paris hotel that night!

Indeed... there was no such coincidence, it wasn’t by happenstance, but facilitation.

"Mrs. Shen, the third young master has always told me to keep it a secret, being his most trusted subordinate, I have never leaked a word," the subordinate said. "But this time, I think, this is my last chance and also for the sake of repentance."

"That incident, did it happen at the Paris Grand Hotel?" Xu Chaomu almost stood up in excitement.

"Yes," the subordinate nodded, realizing that Xu Chaomu seemed to have understood something, "Mrs. Shen, the third young master and Director Lu Feili of Feili Group have a business partnership, but when it comes to you, the third young master will not stand idly by, and certainly won’t hurt you. That time, when the third young master found out that Lu Feili did something purposely so that you could leave her son, she had the vice president of Feili Group meddle in the middle."

The subordinate continued: "The vice president of Feili Group handled matters for money, and it wasn’t anything atrocious. He drugs your drink and got you drunk."

"So it was the third young master who sent him away after that?!" Xu Chaomu struggled to control her emotions!

The subordinate nodded, as if acknowledging it: "The third young master knew what Lu Feili was thinking, he would never let you be harmed, and moreover, he was always looking for opportunities to rectify his own mistakes. That night, just so happened he learned that Mr. Shen was also at the Paris Grand Hotel. That must have been the biggest fate and coincidence."

Shen Chi remained silent; he had already speculated that someone was matchmaking him and Xu Chaomu.

Now, it proved to be so, just that he hadn’t thought that it would be Shen Shihan.

"Mrs. Shen, the third young master is well aware that you love the fourth young master," the subordinate said.

Xu Chaomu blushed, "Isn’t he afraid that his good intentions could lead to bad consequences? I already left Shen Chi for five years at that time, how could I still love him."

"On this point, the third young master understands better than I do," the subordinate gave a slight smile. "The third young master also said that Director Nie had been overtly and covertly pursuing you for a long time, but you never had a change of heart."

"No, I just felt I was too young to be in a relationship," Xu Chaomu replied casually.

However, she couldn’t even convince herself of that excuse.

She was just a teenager when she pursued Shen Chi...

The subordinate still maintained a smile, speaking softly, "Mrs. Shen, after this incident, the third young master did not take it to heart. In his mind, this was not compensation, but more like matchmaking."

"So, did he always know that my son is the fourth young master’s?" Xu Chaomu asked.

"Cough cough." The subordinate coughed lightly. "What the third young master didn’t expect is that after that night, both you and the fourth young master did not know each other’s identity."

The subordinate was a bit embarrassed and blush while saying this.

Xu Chaomu’s face also reddened, discussing such matters with a stranger was a bit inappropriate.

Shen Chi, too, was embarrassed. He had no idea that it was Xu Chaomu that night! If it wasn’t for his persistence, holding on for five years without letting go, he might never have known about this, nor that he has a son with Xu Chaomu.

The subordinate showed tactfulness, quickly changing the subject.

"Mrs. Shen, there is actually one more thing... You may not be aware, but as a subordinate, I am," he said.

"Is it also related to me?" Xu Chaomu was a bit shocked.

The subordinate nodded, affirming softly, "Mhm, this was during your time in Jin City."

"What exactly happened?" Xu Chaomu asked, curious.

After returning to the country, the number of times she had met Shen Shihan could be counted on one hand. During her time in Jin City, she had even less interaction with Shen Shihan.

During that time, even Shen Chi didn’t know her whereabouts!

"The third young master once went to Jin City for business and accidentally discovered you," the subordinate said. "One evening, Miss Bai Man wanted to cause trouble for you in Jin City, but was stopped by the third young master. Apart from myself learning about it later, only the third young master and Miss Bai Man knew of this incident."

"Which night was it?"

"After the fourth young master and Miss Bai Man fell out," the subordinate answered. "It was just an ordinary evening; Miss Bai Man was probably furious out of embarrassment. If I don’t say it, this incident would forever be silent."

Xu Chaomu was stunned. Could it be that Shen Shihan had inadvertently shielded her from a lot of trouble?

If Bai Man came to Jin City to find her, alone as she was, she could easily have gotten into trouble. Furious, Bai Man was capable of anything!

Unseen, Shen Shihan had helped her once again.

And she would never have known if this subordinate hadn’t spoken up.

She understood that true care could not be merely pretended; during her years in the Shen Family, Shen Shihan had been genuinely kind to her.