369: Chapter 369 Leisure Time

Shen Yan: "..."

He couldn't help but tap Shen Ya's head again.

Shen Ya let out an 'Ouch,' covered her head, and glared fiercely.

"Don't hit me again! I'm already stupid enough; what if you knock me into an idiot? !"

Shen Yan let out a low chuckle and said, "If you become an idiot, I'll support you. After all, your big brother has plenty of money now."

Hearing this, Shen Ya fell silent for a few seconds.

Then, she sighed and said, "It's precisely because you aren't short of money anymore that I hope you focus more time and energy on yourself."

"Before, it was because... because of that day's incident, there was no other way, so you could only pour all your time and energy into your career. Now your career has achieved quite good results; I hope..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yan interrupted her.

He could actually understand Shen Ya's thoughts.

Shen Ya felt he had suffered too much before, especially after suffering Chen Ling's betrayal, and she wanted him to live happily from now on, free from the shadows of the past.

But in the end, the harm had already been done.

Regardless of whether the pain had passed, his psyche and life experiences bore the marks of that harm.

He couldn't make the damage disappear, so he could only change his way of life.

Without a doubt, he liked Liu Hui.

It was just that he couldn't give himself wholeheartedly to Liu Hui as he did before.

To him, love was just a seasoning for life.

It was great to have love, but it didn't matter if there was no love.

Because in his life, besides love, there was also friendship, family affection, and career.

Of course, these were relatively pessimistic thoughts.

When he still liked Liu Hui, he would still set aside some of his time and energy to accommodate her.

"Stop overthinking. I'm much older than you; I see many things more clearly than you do."

The girl looked at Shen Yan with suspicion all over her face.

Why couldn't she believe what Shen Yan said?

Just as he was thinking this, Shen Yan patted Shen Ya's shoulder.

"Alright, stop lingering around me. You've worked all day, and now you're still talking about this after getting off work. Aren't you tired?"

Shen Ya rolled her eyes.

"Fine, fine, I won't bother you anymore. You handle it as you see fit. I only have one thing to say: don't make A Hui sad."

Shen Yan suddenly felt an itch in his teeth.

He squinted his eyes and asked Shen Ya, "Calling her 'Sister A Hui' constantly, am I even your real brother?"

Shen Ya snorted, turned, and left the kitchen without answering him.

Seeing this, Shen Yan didn't press the issue further.

Although he felt Shen Ya was worrying too much, after talking with her, he still sent a message to Liu Hui.

"Are you busy?"

Liu Hui replied almost instantly.

"No, I just got home. What's wrong?"

After receiving this message, Shen Yan immediately called Liu Hui.

She answered his call instantly.

"Are you done with your company matters?"

Hearing Liu Hui's question, Shen Yan nodded.

After nodding, he remembered he was on the phone and Liu Hui couldn't see his action, so he replied to her, "I'm done. Several projects at the company have wrapped up recently."

"I'm sorry. I've been busy with work during this period and haven't had time to accompany you or chat with you."

Liu Hui chuckled a few times on the other end of the line.

"It's fine. Compared to you being busy with other things, I'd rather you be busy with work."

Shen Yan raised his eyebrows.

"What do you mean by that?"

Liu Hui replied, "Exactly what it sounds like."

Shen Yan let out a chuckle.

"So, you're afraid I'll play around?"

Liu Hui replied seriously, "Yes. You can spend your time on the world, but you can't spend it on other women."

Shen Yan smiled broadly.

"Okay, I promise you. By the way, after the projects end, I'll have two days off. Is there anywhere you want to go?"

Taken aback by the sudden question, Liu Hui genuinely couldn't think of anywhere to go.

Two days was simply too short.

Whether traveling abroad or to another city, the schedule would be too rushed.

She didn't want Shen Yan to still be exhausted while resting.

So, after thinking for a while, she replied to Shen Yan, "How about we just stay home? Just the two of us."

Shen Yan naturally had no objection.

After being sweet to each other on the phone for quite a while, Shen Yan hung up.

Starting tomorrow, the third project would officially launch.

At that time, the entire company would proceed with promotion according to their previously announced plan.

As long as nothing unexpected happened, he wouldn't be needed for the next two days, so he could go stay with Liu Hui tomorrow.

The next day, he arrived as promised with his backpack.

"Ding-dong!"

"Ding-dong!"

The doorbell rang.

Shen Yan stood outside the door waiting for Liu Hui to come open it.

After about a few minutes.

Liu Hui appeared in her pajamas, arriving late.

"Why are you waiting at the door? Didn't I give you the passcode?"

As Shen Yan walked in, he smiled and replied to Liu Hui, "Knowing the passcode is one thing; just walking in directly is another thing entirely."

Liu Hui shook her head.

"What's one thing or another? Whether I'm here or not, you can just open the door and come in. I don't have anything to hide here anyway."

As soon as she finished speaking.

Shen Yan placed his backpack on the sofa.

He turned and glanced at the living room, then asked Liu Hui, "Did your parents go back?"

Liu Hui nodded and replied, "They left a long time ago. I suggested they come live with me, but they said it wasn't necessary."

Saying this, the expression on her face turned sorrowful.

"They said I spend more time in the hospital than at home. Even if they lived here, they wouldn't get a few words with me in a day, so they might as well go back home to live."

Shen Yan found it both amusing and heartbreaking.

He stroked Liu Hui's head and said, "It's okay. If we have time in the future, we'll visit them often."

Hearing this, Liu Hui's face instantly flushed red.

She mumbled a few indistinct "Mm-hmms" and then walked into the kitchen, asking Shen Yan, "Have you eaten breakfast? Do you want anything?"

Because he left early in the morning, Shen Yan hadn't eaten anything yet. He glanced at the refrigerator in the kitchen and said to Liu Hui, "Just cook whatever you have. Do you need my help?"

Liu Hui shook her head, turned, and ushered him out of the kitchen.

"Just stay outside. Although I can't cook many things, boiling water is what I'm best at. Don't undermine me in my strongest area."

Shen Yan listened obediently, feeling both amused and frustrated.

For the next two days, they stayed home being affectionate.

It wasn't until two days later, when Chen Guangke's call reached Shen Yan, that Shen Yan was pulled out of his vacation state.