Chapter 86: Walked Out Naked

Tonight, Ye Yaoyao was dressed to kill in a strappy little mini dress, her graceful figure laid bare in all its allure.

Shen Yan wanted nothing more than to strip off his coat and wrap her up tight from head to toe.

He had only been tied up with company matters for a while, and this woman had turned around and come to a bar dressed like that for fun?

Couldn’t she be a little more proper?

Arms folded, Ye Yaoyao shot the three of them an exasperated look.

“What’s the point? You already know each other, yet you’re still putting on an act.”

Then she exposed Shen Sheng without mercy. “You can’t possibly not know me, Shen Sheng.”

Earlier, in one of her love-struck fits, she had thoroughly investigated Shen Yan’s family background.

So she knew about the Shen brothers.

The Shen family was a mess, and Shen Sheng’s return to the country at a time like this made it obvious he intended to take over management.

Ye Yaoyao disliked Shen Yan, but for some reason, thinking of his situation still made her want to lend a hand.

Seeing this, Bai Mohan lowered his head slightly, hiding the expression on his face.

Sharp. Ye Yaoyao was really sharp.

She was giving Shen Sheng no face at all.

But Shen Sheng, having been exposed, did not lose his temper. Instead, he smiled and eased the atmosphere. “Come now, we’re all so familiar with each other. A joke like that doesn’t matter.”

“Familiar?”

Ye Yaoyao continued to tear down the pretense. “I’m not familiar with any of you.”

“If you and Shen Yan want to fight it out, that’s your business. It has nothing to do with me. Don’t drag me into it.”

With that, Ye Yaoyao turned and left.

That was right: she had come to give Shen Sheng a warning.

Of course, she also knew full well that by doing so, she was implicitly taking Shen Yan’s side.

Then she hoped Shen Yan would at least spare her and not leak the video because of this.

Shen Sheng drained the wine in his glass in one gulp, silently keeping score in his heart, while the smile on his face never reached his eyes.

“This kind of temperament is good. I like it. I like women with character.”

“She is my woman.”

Shen Yan made his stance clear. “Brother, you can touch any other woman you want, but not her.”

“Not her?”

Shen Sheng savored those words for a moment, then suddenly broke into a smile, one that was downright chilling.

Shen Yan frowned in disgust. In the next second, Shen Sheng leaned close to his ear and said in a low voice, “Little brother, you should know I like doing the very things people tell me not to do best...”

“Ye Yaoyao, I’m getting her no matter what.”

“Then try.”

Shen Yan’s voice dropped several shades lower. “Anything else you want, I can give you. Her is the one thing you cannot have.”

“But I just want to see.”

The two brothers stood facing off against each other, the air between them turning rigid and cold.

Bai Mohan drank in silence, unwilling to involve himself in another family’s affairs.

Meanwhile, Ye Yaoyao sat down beside Yu Wanqing and gave her a light tap.

“All right, stop staring. He’s not going anywhere.”

“Yaoyao, you don’t understand the misery of missing someone like this.”

Yu Wanqing sighed. “Because of the Shen family mess, Yu Qi has been busy lately too. He doesn’t even have time to go on dates with me.”

But she couldn’t be unreasonable either, or she would only add pressure to Feng Yuqi.

“He’ll be free soon enough,” Ye Yaoyao said with certainty.

“How do you know?” Yu Wanqing’s eyes lit up.

“Shen Yan is about to be pushed out, and Feng Yuqi will go down with him.”

“What? No way, Shen Yan he...” Yu Wanqing could hardly believe it. “That can’t be right. Shen Yan is capable.”

“He may be capable, but when he’s constrained by others, there’s nothing he can do,” Ye Yaoyao said lightly, as if it were no concern of hers.

“Yaoyao, what’s gotten into you? However you look at it, he used to be your lover. Now that he’s fallen from grace, shouldn’t you be unhappy? Why do you seem almost sad?”

Yu Wanqing put an arm around her. “Don’t tell me you still have feelings for him? Come on, confess!”

Ye Yaoyao shot her a glare. “Still have feelings? Am I crazy? Feelings for him?”

She would deny it to the death.

“Fine, I’ve called some male models for you. Go have your fun.”

Yu Wanqing waved a hand, about to summon them over, but Ye Yaoyao stopped her. “If you dare mess around, I’ll call Feng Yuqi over and let him see your true colors.”

Yu Wanqing had originally thought she could use Ye Yaoyao as cover to enjoy the male models and sneak a few looks herself, but now that her little scheme had been exposed, she couldn’t very well continue.

Besides, none of those male models had a body as good as Feng Yuqi’s.

So Ye Yaoyao stayed beside Yu Wanqing near the bar, covering for her while she secretly watched Feng Yuqi, all the while thinking about Shen Yan.

With Shen Sheng back in the country, it was only a matter of time before Shen Yan was forced off his horse.

Sure enough, everything unfolded exactly as Ye Yaoyao had expected.

In just two days, Shen Yan was stripped of power.

Ye Yaoyao ran into him downstairs at Ye Group. He was still full of vigor and pride, showing not the slightest hint of decline.

Unable to help herself, she teased him, “The whole world’s heard that President Shen has been sidelined. How are you not even embarrassed?”

“Yes, it is rather embarrassing. I can’t even afford to eat now.”

Shen Yan followed her lead. “So make me a meal.”

Ye Yaoyao did not refuse. “Let’s go.”

The two of them went to Ye Yaoyao’s apartment and stopped by to buy ingredients on the way.

She made two simple dishes and a soup, then set them on the table.

“For the next little while, I may have to trouble you.”

“Trouble me?” Ye Yaoyao frowned.

How did that concern her?

Shen Yan nodded. “Yes. I have nowhere else to go, so I’ll be staying here for a while.”

“What about your friends?”

Ye Yaoyao asked instinctively. “Doesn’t Bai Mohan care about you?”

“They’re not convenient.”

Shen Yan frowned. Why was this woman so eager to drive him away?

“What’s inconvenient about that?”

What Ye Yaoyao was thinking was that Shen Yan, after all, was usually very close with them. At a critical moment, it would only be natural for them to stand by him through thick and thin.

How could they scatter at the first sign of trouble?

“Ye Yaoyao, don’t forget you still have leverage in my hands. Calling it borrowing a place sounds nice; calling it a threat would be more honest,” Shen Yan said, changing his tone.

At that, the little concern Ye Yaoyao had for him vanished in an instant.

This damned man truly was not worth pitying.

At that moment, Ye Yaoyao understood why everyone had abandoned him.

Served him right.

“Fine. If you want to stay, stay.”

She kept her head down and ate, vowing never to care about Shen Yan’s life or death again.

After dinner, Shen Yan lounged on the sofa, bored, watching television.

He looked so at ease that he hardly seemed like a man who had lost his job.

Ye Yaoyao sat down beside him. “So this is it? You’re going to coast all the way to the end and not try to reclaim what’s yours?”

Shen Yan shook his head. “I’ve spent half my life strung tight. It’s rare to have a chance to relax, so of course I should seize it.”

“That makes sense.”

Ye Yaoyao stood and went to her room to wash up and get ready for bed.

If Shen Yan wasn’t in a hurry, why should she be?

After her shower, as Ye Yaoyao stepped out of the bathroom, the bedroom door was pushed open.

“I want to shower too.”

“There’s a bathroom outside.”

“I’m using this one.” Without another word, Shen Yan rushed in.

Ye Yaoyao was speechless. She knew arguing would be useless, so she gave up.

She let down her hair and lay on the bed, preparing to sleep.

Half-drowsy, just as Ye Yaoyao was about to drift off, Shen Yan flung open the bathroom door with a clatter and came out completely naked.

When Ye Yaoyao opened her eyes and saw him, she was instantly wide awake.

“Shen Yan, are you insane?”