Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 399

Chapter 399: 399

Shen Zhaonan patted his son’s head and then handed the bouquet to Shen Yibo, "Yibo, shall we give this to Mommy, okay?"

Hearing that it was for Mommy, Little Yibo was naturally very willing, "Okay, okay!"

He took the bouquet from his father’s hand and ran towards Dong Yan.

"Mommy, this is for you! Daddy prepared it especially for you."

Dong Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced at the bouquet in her son’s hand, and took it, "Thank you, baby."

Then she turned around and handed the bouquet to the secretary who followed her, without looking at Shen Zhaonan’s offering at all, not even at the moment she took the flowers, she felt as if the thorns were piercing her.

Feeling awkward, Shen Zhaonan raised his hand to touch the bridge of his nose, then said to Yibo, "Yibo, didn’t you say you had another gift for Mommy just now?"

"Oh, right!"

Then Yibo took out a drawing from his backpack and handed it to Dong Yan, "Mommy, this is for you, I learned this in art class today."

At that moment, the expression on Dong Yan’s face was nothing like when she received the bouquet; her eyes were full of affection. She squatted down, took her son’s gift with both hands, and smiled, "Thank you, son, Mommy loves it."

So it was clear what she liked and what she didn’t.

While Dong Yan and Shen Yibo were discussing what was depicted in the drawing, Shen Zhaonan greeted Ye Zhenzhen, "Hello, Mrs. Song."

Ye Zhenzhen nodded slightly, "Hello, President Shen."

Shen Zhaonan was now clear about the situation between Han Jiangxue and Ye Zhenzhen, and he actually wanted to apologize to Ye Zhenzhen, but as the words reached his lips, he felt very awkward.

"Thank you for your help with the child that day."

He thought, since Shen’s financial issues had been resolved with the help of Cheng Corporation, and since Mrs. Cheng and Ye Zhenzhen knew each other, there would be many more opportunities for them to come into contact in the future.

Maybe he could try to make up for it in other ways, to show his sincerity, rather than just saying it.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled faintly, "It’s nothing, President Shen is being too polite."

"Uncle, Yibo is my friend, you don’t need to be so polite, yo!" Xiao Chen smiled up at Shen Zhaonan with his little head raised.

Shen Zhaonan squatted down, took Xiao Chen’s hand, and said with a gentle look, "Alright, Uncle won’t be polite, Yibo is lucky to have a good friend like you, and Uncle is happy for him."

With Yibo’s drawing in hand, Dong Yan said to Shen Zhaonan, "It’s getting late, you should go back. Yibo is staying with me tonight, I’ll take him to kindergarten tomorrow morning."

Shen Zhaonan hesitated for a moment, "Why don’t we have dinner together, since Mrs. Song is also here."

Shen Yibo looked eagerly at his mother and then at his father. He really wanted Mommy to agree, but he didn’t dare to say anything.

"Not necessary, you go back first. I am taking Zhenzhen out for dinner, it’s more comfortable for just us women to eat and chat without you there," Dong Yan bluntly refused.

Speaking of courtesy, she felt that there had never been any between her and Shen Zhaonan.

Shen Yibo sighed dejectedly; he knew it would be like this, Mommy never accepted any invitations from Daddy.

"Daddy, goodbye, come home early!"

Although he didn’t want to accept the reality, he still had to pretend he was very happy and knew nothing.

Shen Zhaonan hesitated to speak, but in the end, he couldn’t say much, "Okay, son, goodbye."

After Shen Zhaonan left, Dong Yan invited Ye Zhenzhen and the others to dinner at a Chinese restaurant opposite the GK building.

Dong Yan instructed her secretary to book two private rooms, one for the agents, assistants, and secretaries, and another for the two of them and the two children.

During the meal, Dong Yan and Ye Zhenzhen chatted about many things and both were very happy, as if the topics were endless.

The two children also played and chatted on the side, probably about Yibo reminding Xiao Chen to be careful when going to record the show and not to forget him.

Dong Yan couldn’t help but see the disappointment on the little guy’s face, so she sighed softly and drained her tea cup in one gulp.

Ye Zhenzhen saw the emotions on Dong Yan’s face and couldn’t help but ask, "Yibo’s dad, he..."

Seeing Shen Zhaonan just now, he probably had that intention, and even if it was for the sake of the child, that man should also do the same.

Dong Yan turned to look at Ye Zhenzhen, a bitter smile appearing on her face, "No chance."

She was well aware of what Shen Zhaonan meant, and lately, she had been receiving calls from Yibo’s grandmother, inviting her to have dinner at their home, which she had declined due to being busy with work.

In the past, when the two families arranged the marriage, she and Shen Zhaonan had no feelings for each other, let alone now, after so many things had happened. Even without Han Jiangxue coming into the picture, she still didn’t really want to reconcile with Shen Zhaonan.

Dong Yan: "My marriage with Shen Zhaonan was arranged by our families, without love. Don’t be fooled by his current demeanor, we both know clearly that there’s no love between us, not even familial love or the emotion that might exist between ex-husband and ex-wife.

It was an accident when I became pregnant with Yibo, just that once. Back then, I wanted to terminate the pregnancy, but my health was not good those two years and the doctor advised against it..."

Stopping for a moment, Dong Yan looked into Ye Zhenzhen’s sincere eyes and managed to squeeze out a smile, "Yibo’s grandmother also persuaded me to have the child, saying it was for my sake as well as for innocent Little Yibo. That’s why Yibo has health issues; it’s my fault for bringing him into the world like that."

Ye Zhenzhen shook her head, "It’s not your fault. As a mother, you haven’t done anything wrong, and even less so as a wife."

The fault lies in the wealthy families’ arranged marriages, forcibly binding two people without love together.

Dong Yan’s smile was bitter, "When I left, Yibo was still a baby. As a mother, I was very wrong; I was too cruel."

That’s why, now that she had achieved career success, she wanted to do her utmost to make up for this unexpected little life. Seeing Yibo so honest and adorable made her heart indescribably happy.

Shocked and pained, Ye Zhenzhen, as a woman, couldn’t have imagined that Dong Yan, who seemed so fierce and brilliant, had such a past.

Ye Zhenzhen looked at Dong Yan with determination, "No, you didn’t do anything wrong. If you hadn’t left back then, where would today’s achievements be?

Imagine if you had nothing today, even if you wanted to make amends with Yibo, to love Yibo, you wouldn’t have the means. The child is still young, and we have a long life ahead of us, with plenty of time to be with our children."

As for men, if there’s love, stay together; if not, let go!

Ye Zhenzhen originally thought that since she and Dong Yan had talked so much, and they both considered each other friends, she wanted to know more about the situation between Dong Yan and Shen Zhaonan, to see if there was room for reconciliation.

But seeing Dong Yan like this now, she figured that offering advice or not no longer had any meaning.