h4Chapter 489: Chapter 489/h4

    Bo Jingshen had thought Su Lu and Zhao Ying were quite simr, in both appearance and temperament.

    But it was only after seeing Shen Jiming that Bo Jingshen realized, Su Lu actually bore a striking resemnce to Shen Jiming!

    The arrival of Shen Jiming made the atmosphere exceedingly awkward.

    Zhao Tong chuckled awkwardly, "Uncle Shen."

    Shen Xun gave him a cold nce, "How did you get here?"

    "I heard you were here and thought I’d drop by to say hello," said Shen Jiming warmly, his demeanor gentle and refined, the type that made it difficult for anyone to be rude to him.

    Su Lu smiled politely at him, "Mr. Shen."

    She had never called him "father" to this day; her attitude had always been polite, but distant.

    Shen Jiming stiffened slightly when he heard her only address him as Mr. Shen.

    Zhao Ying stared at him coldly, "Done with your greetings? If not, keep going. But if you’re done, you can leave; no need to see you out."

    Shen Jiming, unfazed by Zhao Ying’s chilly words, smiled good-naturedly, "Ying, don’t be like this, the children are here."

    Zhao Ying curled her lips into a cold smirk, barely bothering to pay him any attention.

    Throughout the encounter, Shen Jiming acted as if he hadn’t seen Zhao Xiaole at all, embodying the old-fashioned belief that Zhao Xiaole’s background was questionable.

    But he didn’t express this explicitly, neither treating Zhao Xiaole with overt coldness nor harsh words; he simply ignored him.

    Then, his eyesnded on Bo Jingshen.

    "Who is this?" asked Shen Jiming.

    Shen Xun stated tly beside him, "Su Lu’s fiancé."

    Hearing this, Shen Jiming’s eyes brightened as he looked at Bo Jingshen, "Really? That’s good, very good. A woman needs support, and this young man seems quite impressive."

    Shen Jiming paused, then asked, "Does he know about Qianqian’s situation?"

    Su Lu’s expression turned somewhat awkward.

    Bo Jingshen frowned; he wasn’t stupid, and could clearly discern Shen Jiming’s underlying tone... his disdain for Su Lu.

    It was the type of disrespect devoid of malice, simply an earnest belief that Su Lu’s personal conditions were poor, and if she didn’t find a man to marry, she might end up stuck. That was the impression.

    And without a doubt, Shen Jiming’s low opinion of Su Lu’s conditions stemmed from her having a child out of wedlock.

    Bo Jingshen’s gaze turned cold.

    He had immense respect for Zhao Ying, but as for the middle-aged man before him...

    Especially given Shen Jiming’s disregard for Zhao Xiaole.

    Bo Jingshen couldn’t be bothered with him, treating him with the same disregard he showed toward Zhao Xiaole.

    Quietly, Bo Jingshen ced a spoonful of fish onto Zhao Xiaole’s te. Despite trying to hide it, it was clear Zhao Xiaole was unhappy, his head hung low as he poked at the grains of rice in his bowl.

    As Bo Jingshen ced the fish into his bowl, Zhao Xiaole looked up at him, whispering softly, "Daddy..."

    "Yep, eat your food," Bo Jingshen said.

    Upon hearing Zhao Xiaole’s address, Shen Jiming suddenly froze, then focused on Zhao Xiaole, and looked at Bo Jingshen again.

    As if finally noticing something crucial, his expression stiffened, "He... he is?"

    Zhao Xiaole was a very smart child with a sensitive mind, so he had always been aware of the attitude that Shen Jiming and the Shen Family held towards his existence.

    Even more, he knew why they held such attitudes towards him.

    Zhao Xiaole had always been a polite child, but at this moment, upon hearing Shen Jiming’s words, the long-suppressed grievances he had felt at the Shen Family burst forth.

    Perhaps also because he finally had someone to rely on, Zhao Xiaole puffed out his little chest, pouted his lips, but his voice was clear and loud, "He is my dad! My real dad! I am not a child without a father!"

    Shen Jiming looked as if he had been pped, his face immediately turning awkward.

    Zhao Ying suddenly wasn’t so angry anymore; she looked indifferently at Shen Jiming and said, "Fine, Shen Jiming, you should leave now."

    Shen Jiming also felt uneasy, giving an embarrassed smile, "Then, please continue eating, I have some matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

    Nobody tried to keep him, not even a word of courtesy was exchanged.

    His departing figure suggested a sense of fleeing in disarray.

    As soon as Shen Jiming left, Zhao Xiaole plunged into Bo Jingshen’s arms.

    "It’s okay, it’s okay." Bo Jingshen hugged his son tightly, gently patting his back.

    Zhao Xiaole began to cry.

    Bo Jingshen’s heart ached; he rarely saw his child cry. Being sensible, the child knew that if he cried, it would upset his mother, so he always tried to be happy and cheerful, seldom crying.

    But now he was crying so hard he trembled, clearly holding back a lot of suppressed grievances.

    "They don’t like me, they look down on me because I don’t have a dad. But I have a dad." Zhao Xiaole’s voice trembled as he lifted his tear-soaked, glossy ck eyes, looked at Bo Jingshen earnestly, and said, "I have a dad!"

    "Of course, you have a dad," Bo Jingshen said, "Let’s just ignore them."

    Zhao Xiaole cried uncontrobly.

    It made Su Lu, Shen Xun, Zhao Ying, and Zhao Tong all feel heartbroken.

    "So annoying, why did he evene! He made everyone unhappy." Zhao Ying usually had a good temper, but Shen Jiming’s appearance annoyed her significantly.

    Su Lu advised, "Mom, let it go, after all, we’re open for business, and we can’t stop him froming to eat..."

    Zhao Ying’s gaze suddenly sharpened, and she turned to look at Zhao Tong, "From now on, have someone stop him! At Zhao Family’s restaurant, we won’t serve the Shen Family anymore! Ridiculous!"

    Zhao Tong quickly agreed, his heart aching as he listened to Xiaole cry.

    Bo Jingshen held his sobbing son, heartbroken, his gaze turning steely.

    It was a while before Zhao Xiaole stopped crying. Su Lu took him to the restroom to wash his face.

    Bo Jingshen sat next to Shen Xun and whispered to him, "That Shen Family’s birthday celebration?"

    "Hmm?" Shen Xun looked at him.

    "Take me there." Bo Jingshen’s voice was cold and deep.

    Shen Xun had no objections; although he was a Shen, he felt no belonging to the Shen Family, "Okay."

    "I want to see just how formidable they are, daring to look down on my son," Bo Jingshen’s voice was icy.

    Shen Xun looked at him, somewhat enlightened.

    Perhaps it was because Bo Jingshen, in order to make Su Lu happy and to appease her family so they wouldn’t mind his past mistakes with Su Lu, had always behaved too gently and agreeably.

    It had made people momentarily forget that this man was not always the agreeable, gentle fool who asionally yed the fool.

    He was originally a decisive businessman in the business world, after all, he is Jing Ce’s son.