Chen Shikun, who had just returned home and was about to go back to his study to rest for a while, was stopped by the words coming from behind him.
He happened to arrive in the middle of the stairs and stopped far away with his back to Dong Xin who was downstairs. His expression changed a bit out of sight, and then he calmed down and turned back with a smile.
"you mean?"
"The thing about meeting your daughter."
The trace of luck that I originally had in my heart was instantly shattered when Dong Xin said these words.
Looking at the woman with a cold face at the bottom of the stairs, even after so many years, Chen Shikun would still feel subconsciously scared when he saw her with such an expression.
Just like when he was young...he didn't dare to tell any lies in front of this woman.
"I……"
"I don't care about your personal affairs, but if you do it too often, it will bore me."
Dong Xin, who has always been gentle in front of outsiders, has a different face when there is no one else at home, with a mean and unkind tone.
He raised his head slightly, even though he was looking up, but it always gave people a feeling of arrogance.
"After all, you are still my husband in name. If the fact that my husband has an illegitimate daughter...if it comes to her ears, I will feel very embarrassed."
"..."
Compared with the fact that her husband has an illegitimate daughter, Dong Xin is concerned about another influence entirely.
What she was more afraid of was that the woman who controlled the family's financial life knew about this.
If there is one person in this world that Dong Xin doesn't want to see the most, it is the woman who has always overshadowed him since childhood.
That is, her nominal sister.
For the Dong sisters, ever since they were sensible, it was the elder sister who was often praised, but as the younger sister, Dong Xin has always been the unpopular one.
As time goes by, it is inevitable that you will have other thoughts.
Dong Xin is obviously no exception.
But after so many years, the current situation has happened to prove that the loser is herself, not to mention getting married early and having a child of her own.
At that time, Chen Shikun was also snatched away from the other party...
In fact, more than ten years ago, when he was young, Chen Shikun was indeed a good-looking man.
However, despite his good looks, he is afraid of the passage of time, and men don’t pay as much attention to maintenance as women. Although he still looks like an older and handsome guy today, it is no longer as good as before for Dong Xin.
So attractive in years.
Perhaps Chen Shikun himself knew this, so he always turned a blind eye to some of Dong Xin's actions.
It's just that the water in the well has always been in harmony with the river, but now the other party has made it clear.
Chen Shikun has never asked about Dong Xin's personal affairs, and he also doesn't want the other party to ask about him.
But now it seems that such a situation is obviously impossible.
He raised his hands and rubbed his temples on both sides.
Dong Xin frowned and continued talking impatiently.
"The other side already knows. Please handle the matter as soon as possible. If there is nothing you can do, I don't mind helping you handle it."
He spoke in a very impatient tone.
The one Dong Xin was referring to was her own sister.
She seems carefree now, but every move she makes is strictly controlled. Otherwise, she would not have returned home in a hurry without any warning, even though she had stayed well abroad.
As for the rumors from the outside world, it was because Chen Shikun missed his daughter that his wife and daughter returned to China to reunite?
It's just an excuse.
The same reason why she didn't go out during this period of time was precisely because some things she had done after returning to China were known by the other party. In order to avoid having a bad impact on the family, she restricted going out. Therefore, she has been there for nearly half a month.
They all stay at home and stay calm.
A closed living environment is undoubtedly the biggest prison for Dong Xin, who has always loved freedom.
Although she was dissatisfied, she really had no reason to resist now.
"..."
"knew."
After Dong Xin finished speaking, it took more than ten seconds before he responded.
After hearing his answer, Dong Xin no longer had the need to stay and give instructions, turned around and was about to leave.
After walking only a few steps, he suddenly stopped again.
Chen Shikun, who was facing away from the stairs, seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he slowly turned around and moved his slightly raised fingers around twice in the air.
"By the way, you must have met the boyfriend of that little girl from the Lin family, right?"
"!
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The holes in his eyes instantly enlarged a bit, trying to be as silent as possible. After Chen Shikun heard these words in his ears, he couldn't calm down for a long time.
In the end, he pretended to be calm and nodded.
"That's right."
"Pa!" She clapped her hands together, and Dong Xin, who had looked cold just now, immediately beamed with joy.
"Don't you think he looks a lot like that person back then? That woman isn't even married now, so doesn't she still care about him? She'll be dead tomorrow morning."
"..."
"It's really interesting. Liu Weicheng should be his son, right? I felt very familiar the first time I saw him..."
"..."
"I'm very interested in him."
"..."
Dong Xin's words rang in her ears, but the more she spoke, the more chilling Chen Shikun felt in his heart.
As a husband, he knows exactly what kind of person the woman in front of him, his nominal wife, is.
Looking at the smiling woman in front of him, Chen Shikun always felt that she was a devil who liked to smile...
The conversation did not continue. She turned around and left Chen Shikun's sight while mumbling something.
Alone in the middle of the stairs, he could not calm down for a long time, still staring at the place where the other person had just been. It was not until an unknown amount of time passed that he came back to his senses.
He turned around and walked towards the only study room where he could be clean.
Pushed open the door and came to the desk.
Pulled out the chair and sat on it.
Staring at the clean desktop, Chen Shikun was in a daze.
Sometimes, he would also fantasize in his mind, if he had withstood the temptation of money, if he had been by the side of Zhao Xuanying and his daughter...
Will he still be what he is now?
When you gain something, you also lose something.
Money, power, and status, all the things he cared about when he was young, were now in his hands, but when he really had them, he began to recall the past.
As Dong Xin's husband, Chen Shikun understands that woman's personality very well.
The other party would not suddenly mention someone without any reason, and coupled with the other party's remarks just now, Liu Weicheng was obviously worried about the other party...
Chen Shikun understands very well.
Everything he has now is obtained by relying on the Dong family.
If one's own is abandoned...
Then everything he has now will all disappear.
The body slumped in the seat.
Leaning on the chair, Chen Shikun just raised his head and looked at the ceiling above his head.
When people reach middle age, they still waste their brains on such things.