166: Chapter 166 Jealousy and rivalry

Wu Ya bit her lower lip and remained silent.

Seeing her like this, Shen Yan felt even more puzzled.

The Wu Ya in his memory wasn't someone who would easily bicker with others, especially someone she had only met for the first time today.

"Xiao Wu, tell me the reason."

Shen Yan's expression was very serious.

Wu Ya didn't dare to refuse.

"I... I didn't mean to, I just couldn't control myself."

Couldn't control herself?

Shen Yan suspected he had misheard.

He couldn't understand why Wu Ya would be unable to control herself from targeting Lü Yan.

Could it be... they knew each other?

Just as he was about to ask about his suspicion, Wu Ya continued speaking.

"She likes you, and I don't want her to be alone with you."

As soon as she said this, Shen Yan's eyes widened.

"Likes me?!"

"Xiao Wu, we can eat whatever we want, but we can't say whatever we want!"

Wu Ya anxiously explained, "I'm telling the truth, you have to believe me! I've liked you for so long, how could I not know what kind of look people who like you give you?"

When her words fell, Shen Yan was completely stunned.

What kind of look would someone who liked him give him?

Admiration?

That wasn't right either.

Lü Yan's gaze towards him didn't seem like admiration at all.

He thought Wu Ya was overthinking it.

"If you ask me, you're just too sensitive. So far, I've only met Lü Yan a few times in total. How could she possibly fall for me?"

Wu Ya lowered her head and softly "hmph-ed," muttering, "I think you're too slow-witted! After all, you even needed me to tell you directly that I like you."

Shen Yan was left speechless by her retort.

He indeed lacked keen observation skills in this regard.

However, he also didn't believe Lü Yan would fall for him after just a few meetings.

Sighing, he decided not to discuss this matter with Wu Ya anymore.

"Alright, this matter is over. Don't dwell on those messy things anymore."

With that, he set off again, driving to Wu Ya's house.

Half an hour later, Wu Ya opened the car door and got out.

"Then, Brother Shen, if there's nothing else, I'll go home first."

Shen Yan nodded,

"Get some rest early."

After they said goodbye, Shen Yan stepped on the gas and drove home.

"Beep! Beep!"

Locking the car door, he strode towards his front door.

Before he even reached it, he noticed a small figure crouching at his doorstep.

"Youyou?!"

Hearing the call, Youyou immediately stood up from the ground.

"Daddy!"

After confirming it was indeed Youyou, Shen Yan immediately rushed over and asked Youyou, "Youyou, why are you here? Weren't you with Chen Ling?"

As soon as she heard this, Youyou pouted and burst into tears.

"Wuwuwu! Daddy!!!"

Seeing her cry so sadly, Shen Yan's heart ached as if it had shattered.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Tell Daddy what happened?"

Youyou sobbed as she replied to Shen Yan, "Mommy is going to have a new daddy, I don't want Uncle Hua to be my new daddy, Daddy, can you take me home?"

"Wuwuwu, Mommy even hit me and locked me in my room. Daddy, I don't want to go back!"

Although Youyou's words were chaotic, Shen Yan could vaguely extract a few key pieces of information from them.

He squatted down to be at eye level with Youyou and asked her, "You just said that the bad uncle is going to be your new daddy. Who is this bad uncle? Yang Jin?"

Youyou nodded while crying and then added, "I said he's a bad uncle, but Mommy said he isn't. Mommy even hit me and locked me in my room."

Hearing this, an uncontrollable rage appeared on Shen Yan's face.

"Chen Ling actually hit you? Where did she hit you? What else did she do to you?!"

Youyou shook her head, large tears continuously rolling down her face. She hugged Shen Yan tightly and pitifully asked him, "Daddy, can you take me back? I don't want to live with Mommy anymore, I don't want to live with Mommy."

Shen Yan's heart ached uncontrollably.

He raised his hand, wiped away Youyou's tears, and said to Youyou, "Don't worry, I definitely won't send you back to Chen Ling. Did you tell them before you came here?"

"Also, how did you get here?"

Youyou lowered her head guiltily and replied, "I snuck out by myself... because I've been here before and know the way, so I called a car myself to come over."

Shen Yan took a deep breath.

Although Youyou snuck out of the house because she was too upset, he felt that Youyou's actions were too dangerous.

What if she encountered a bad person on the way and was abducted, or what if the taxi driver was a bad person?

Thinking of this, Shen Yan felt a surge of fear.

He seriously and sternly told Youyou, "Youyou, you must never do something like this again in the future. I've already told you before, you can't secretly run away without an adult knowing."

Youyou said indignantly, "If I told Mommy, Mommy definitely wouldn't let me come find you."

"And I don't want to be with that bad uncle. That bad uncle is a bad person, he said Mommy would hit me!"

Shen Yan frowned and led Youyou into the house.

"First, tell me this whole thing from beginning to end."

Youyou took a few tissues, wiped the tears from her face, and then replied to Shen Yan, "Today, that bad uncle suddenly brought many people to the house and set up a lot of things."

"I didn't know what he wanted to do, so I told the bad uncle to leave the house. But the bad uncle told me that I couldn't talk to him like that, and if I did again, he would tell Mommy to hit me."

As soon as her words fell, Shen Yan was so angry he laughed.

He knew Yang Jin wasn't a good person, but he didn't expect Chen Ling to be so permissive of Yang Jin bullying a child.

Just as he was thinking about how to deal with this person, his phone rang.

He pulled out his phone and glanced at it, realizing it was a public phone from the police station.

"Hello."

As soon as he answered the phone, the other party asked him, "Hello, may I speak with Mr. Shen Yan?"

Shen Yan responded, "Yes, that's me. Is there something I can help you with?"

The other party smoothly inquired, "It's like this, may I ask if Youyou is your child? Is she with you right now?"

Hearing this, Shen Yan knew immediately that Chen Ling had called the police.

He very straightforwardly admitted, "Yes, the child is with me right now. Please inform the person who called the police to come directly to me."

The police officer, being professional and responsible, immediately relayed his words to Chen Ling, who was beside him.

As soon as he finished relaying, Chen Ling snatched the phone from the police officer's hand.

"Shen Yan! How dare you snatch my child? What exactly do you want?!"

Shen Yan "hmph-ed" and retorted directly, "Don't you have a clue what I want?"