My Ex-Wife Disappeared for Years and Had My Babies-Chapter 192 - 142: Uncle, Are You Interested in Investing?

Shen Hanxiu thought he had enough self-control, but when he saw her come out in a swimsuit, he couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. When he touched her, his desire became even more evident.

"We can continue what we started the other day in the room, can’t we?"

"Continue it yourself! Let go!" Su Nian hissed at him in a low voice.

"Mom, what are you and Uncle Shen doing?"

Hearing Su Zhen’s voice not far away, Su Nian’s face reddened even more, while the man calmly turned around and replied, "Uncle Shen is teaching your mom how to swim."

"Haha, Mom is just as silly as me, not knowing how to swim."

Su Nian thought about her silly daughter being fobbed off and wondered how she would deal with this troublesome man if Su Zhen left.

So she immediately pushed Shen Hanxiu and called out to Su Zhen, "Zhenzhen, let Uncle Shen teach you how to swim. He is very good at it and will teach you in no time."

Shen Hanxiu gave Su Nian a sidelong glance, and when he let go of her, he pinched her bottom before turning to accompany his future daughter.

Su Nian immediately climbed out of the swimming pool and changed out of the swimsuit she had just put on – wearing it was too dangerous in front of a beast in human clothing.

Thinking that there were plenty of old clothes upstairs, Su Nian went up and casually changed into a set. Thinking about dinner preparations, she headed down to the kitchen.

Only to find that there were noises in the kitchen, definitely not from that man.

Just as she was about to go and check, the person inside walked out.

Holding a plate of food, their eyes brimmed with joy upon seeing Su Nian, "Madam!"

"Aunt Bao."

This old lady had been busy in the household ever since Su Nian married Shen Hanxiu, taking good care of Su Nian. She hadn’t seen her the last time, thinking she had retired.

Aunt Bao put down the plate in her hand and wiped her hands on her apron, joyfully grabbing Su Nian’s hand, almost to the point of tears, "Madam, you’re finally back. You have no idea what it’s been like here after you left..."

Su Nian was taken aback, not wanting to bring up the past.

But Aunt Bao continued to lament on her own, "I was saying how the Master has changed lately, always running home, and he even gave up smoking and drinking. It turns out Madam is back, indeed you are his savior."

Embarrassed by her enthusiasm, Su Nian replied, "It’s not that exaggerated... He had to quit because of health issues, the doctor told him to."

Aunt Bao scolded her with a glance, "Who talks down on their own man?" And then, after making Su Nian spin around, "You’ve become prettier, just a bit thinner."

"Madam, after you left, you wouldn’t know - the Master got alcohol poisoning several times! Every day he was in a dark mood, lost his appetite, and when not working, he was drowning in liquor. It broke my heart to see. You two were so in love, I can’t understand how things ended up like this."

Stunned, this was the first time Su Nian heard someone talk about Shen Hanxiu’s life after she left.

Alcohol poisoning several times... Loss of appetite...

Was he really so heartbroken because she left?

If it were an act, then who was he performing for when she wasn’t there?

She fell silent, wondering if Aunt Bao was biased towards him, or if Shen Hanxiu had intentionally asked Aunt Bao to tell her these things?

Thinking it over, Su Nian asked, "Aunt Bao, has he been in touch with Ye Jiayao after I left?"

Aunt Bao looked puzzled for a moment, as if recalling, "Ye Jiayao? The woman from the Tang Family? She disappeared a long time ago, haven’t seen her since you left."

Observing Aunt Bao’s indifferent manner, it was as if the person she asked about was utterly insignificant.

Su Nian now couldn’t trust anyone but what she saw with her own eyes.

She couldn’t help but care about Shen Hanxiu, who clearly knew Ye Jiayao’s whereabouts but lied that he didn’t, and the scent of perfume on him always reminded her that they still had contact.

"Aunt Bao, have you seen that child?"

Aunt Bao was taken aback, recalling that their divorce was because the child had gone missing.

Sighing, "Madam, don’t blame the Master. He has been searching for that child all these years."

"He’s been searching?" Yes, the act he put on was his vigorous search, but the result was that he found nothing.

"Yes, the child disappeared and you left. During that time, the Master tortured himself to the point of being unrecognizable," recalling those terrible times, Aunt Bao sighed again.

Su Nian was silent, unsure whether to believe Aunt Bao’s words.

Seeing that Su Nian still cared about the child, implying unresolved issues with the Master, Aunt Bao solemnly said, "Madam, only when you are here does the Master’s sky have the sun..." pausing before continuing, "These years, the Master has truly not had it easy. He’s drunk more than half of the wine from the winery."

Su Nian was once again confused. After she left, was his life really that difficult?

Wasn’t he supposed to be happily living with Ye Jiayao? Why was it not going well?

After dinner, Su Nian insisted on going home. Su Bao said he wanted to stay at Haohao’s house and would go back by himself later.

Su Nian thought it was just as well, since Su Yan had come and there wasn’t enough room in the car. Plus, when the two of them went back, Shen Hanxiu would surely offer a ride.

Thus Su Nian left assuredly.

Shen Hanxiu looked at Su Bao and Haohao, "Are you two going to stay here?"

"No need, Uncle. I have something to tell you."

Shen Hanxiu raised an eyebrow, looking at Su Bao, "You have something to tell me?"

"Yes, let’s sit over there and talk," suggested Su Bao, pointing toward a pavilion nearby and walking ahead, exuding leadership.

Shen Hanxiu followed with a light chuckle, finding the young man interesting.

"Go ahead."

Su Bao sat up straight, fingers interlaced on the table, and asked in an authoritative tone, "Uncle, are you interested in making an investment?"

"Investment?" A four-year-old talking to him about investments?

As he spoke, Haohao pulled out a folded piece of paper from his backpack and handed it to Shen Hanxiu, as if it had been prepared in advance.

Shen Hanxiu thought it might be some kind of contract and was quite interested to see these little guys showing some ambition. But when he opened it, there was just one crooked line of writing on the 4A white paper: I want two hundred thousand.

This wasn’t investment; it was clearly borrowing money. No, that’s not the right word, it was more like extortion. Actually, no, it was... asking dad for money!

Before Shen Hanxiu could speak up, Su Bao seriously stated, "Just invest two hundred thousand, I want it now."

"What will you use it for?" Shen Hanxiu asked.

Su Bao lowered his voice and whispered four words to him: "Trade secret."

Shen Hanxiu’s smile deepened; he was fond of Su Bao and saw a younger version of himself.

He stood up decisively and said, "Come with me to get it."

Behind Shen Hanxiu, the two children exchanged a knowing smile.

After getting Shen Hanxiu’s card, he said, "I’ll invest a million. Remember to cut me in on the profits."

Su Bao took the bank card, thinking to himself, this silly dad is so easy to fool! He asked for two hundred thousand but got offered a million.

Not one to refuse extra cash, he graciously accepted it.

Finally, he added, "This is a matter between us men; you can’t tell my mom."

"Okay."

After taking the money, the children were ready to leave, and Shen Hanxiu naturally provided a car to send them.

He thought to himself, Su Bao has a better way with people than Su Zhen. For someone like Shen Hanxiu, solving problems with money was a piece of cake.

However, things were not as simple as he thought.

When the children got out of the car, Su Bao pulled out one hundred yuan from his backpack and generously said, "Here’s the fare, the tip, and hush money all in one. No need for change."

Having said that, he and Haohao ran into the building.

Shen Hanxiu couldn’t help but laugh when he saw the one hundred yuan bill on the seat.

No one had ever dared to "humiliate" him with money like this, yet he found the child more and more interesting.

He had given a million for the birthday red envelope, and now they were asking him for money again. What on earth could these little guys be up to?

The next day was Jin Qiu’s birthday, which was celebrated at the Ocean Restaurant as per the children’s preferences, where it felt like being in the middle of the ocean, watching fish swim overhead.

Now that Su Zhen had a little uncle, she was no longer clinging to Su Bao, dragging Su Yan around to look at fish, while Su Bao, looking very busy, sat with Haohao in a corner as if they were working on something.

Su Nian thought it was just kids playing and didn’t pay much attention. freёweɓnovel.com

It was Jin Qiu’s birthday, and naturally, Shen Hanxiu wasn’t invited. Su Nian didn’t want that man to be there either.

She couldn’t relax with him around.

"Sister Niannian, why didn’t you call President Shen?"

"He’s busy," Su Nian replied evasively.

Wei Lan was in a warm phase with her senior these past few days, happy as a blooming flower.

"Nian’nian, when are you two going to remarry? We’re all waiting to celebrate!" Jin Qiu teased her.

"Who said we’re getting remarried?" Su Nian naturally changed the subject, "But about you and Tang Ge, when are you getting married? Haven’t you had enough of dating yet?"

Mentioning this made Jin Qiu glare at Tang Ge: "Speaking of this makes me so frustrated! I can’t wait any longer, but he keeps saying it’s too soon."

After which she turned to Tang Ge and demanded, "Be honest Tang Ge, don’t you like me anymore?"

Everyone at the table turned to look at Tang Ge, and surprisingly, he was daydreaming!

Jin Qiu was livid, and she rudely stomped on his foot under the table, "Tang Ge! Who are you thinking about in that head of yours?!"

Startled, Tang Ge snapped back to reality, completely out of sorts and asked, "Has the food been ordered?"

"I’ll deal with you back home!"

Their bickering was normal, and everyone just smiled it off.

After the food was served, and everyone had picked up their chopsticks amidst laughter and chatter, Ziyan suddenly stood up and gestured with her hands: "Excuse me, I need to wash my hands."

In the restroom, Ziyan crouched beside the toilet, retching.

An uneasy feeling started creeping up, knowing what it might imply, she waited for the nausea to subside before standing up slowly and wiping her mouth with a tissue.

"Yanyan..."

Su Nian was worried about her and followed her in. Having been pregnant herself, Su Nian was very familiar with Ziyan’s symptoms.

"Yanyan, are you pregnant?"

What would happen if she was divorced and pregnant with Tang Shaosheng’s child?

"I... I don’t know..." This was the first time Ziyan had this type of nausea, and she also had her suspicions.

"Let’s go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow morning."