CHAPTER 821: CHAPTER 818: SURVEILLANCE

Because of Ruan Manman’s words, Shen Siyuan stayed an extra day in Si Ming.

He met with Ruan Hongzhuang’s second uncle’s family, and the process was full of polite courtesies.

Shen Siyuan believed that whether they were satisfied or not wouldn’t really affect Ruan Hongzhuang’s parents, let alone Ruan Hongzhuang herself.

However, the process was quite pleasant, as Ruan Xiangqian and his wife valued Shen Siyuan greatly.

Unless Ruan Guodong and his wife were fools, they wouldn’t embarrass Shen Siyuan to his face.

After having lunch together, Shen Siyuan decided to return to Bin Hai with Ruan Hongzhuang in the afternoon.

According to the original plan, Duoduo would be summoned, and they would directly use the Qiankun Inversion ability to return to Bin Hai.

But unexpectedly, Ruan Manman actually wanted to go back to Bin Hai with them.

According to her, Bin Hai was the best place to spend winter at the moment, and she wanted to take a holiday during the Spring Festival break to enjoy some vacation time.

With her putting it that way, Shen Siyuan couldn’t refuse and had no reason to.

So, he dutifully had Ruan Hongzhuang book the tickets for a flight back to Bin Hai.

Fortunately, Ruan Hongzhuang was a VIP customer of the airline, otherwise, it would have been difficult to get tickets at this time.

"Xiao Shen can’t drive? That’s not good. You should take some time to get a driver’s license. Once you have it, I’ll get you a car."

On the way to the airport, Ruan Manman proactively started a conversation with Shen Siyuan.

Ruan Hongzhuang didn’t intervene and just watched with a smile.

Of course, the one driving wasn’t Ruan Hongzhuang but Ruan Xiangqian’s driver, Sun Yaohui.

The driving Sun Yaohui couldn’t help but glance in the rearview mirror when he heard Ruan Manman say that.

He was genuinely curious about Shen Siyuan because not only did his boss speak highly of this son-in-law, but even the usually critical Vice President Ruan seemed exceptionally fond of this nephew-in-law.

So, he was very curious about what kind of charm Shen Siyuan had that made the Ruan Family so enthusiastic, almost overly so.

Thinking of this, Sun Yaohui speculated that perhaps Mr. Shen came from an extraordinary family background, and the more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Otherwise, why would the Ruan Family place so much importance on someone so young?

"Thank you, Aunt. I’ll go get my driver’s license after the New Year," Shen Siyuan said with a smile, without a trace of modesty.

"Great, if you have a car you like, you can also tell me in advance," Ruan Manman said.

"I like Bugatti," Ruan Hongzhuang interjected.

Ruan Manman glared at her and said, "I wasn’t asking you."

"I’ve already given you several cars, and you have your own career now. How can you keep asking me for more?" Ruan Manman said, feigning irritation.

"Of course, I can ask. You’re my aunt, after all," Ruan Hongzhuang replied with a playful grin.

Ruan Manman gave Shen Siyuan a glance and then looked at Ruan Hongzhuang, saying with a hint of deeper meaning, "I hope you truly believe that in your heart and not just say it with your mouth."

Ruan Hongzhuang understood her meaning perfectly, but some things couldn’t be said out loud, even to her aunt.

So she continued to play dumb, which made Ruan Manman a little annoyed, but she didn’t show it.

It’s just over a two-hour flight from Si Ming to Bin Hai. After chatting and dozing off for a while on the plane, they quickly landed at Bin Hai Airport.

It was only about 4:30 PM then, with the sun high in the sky, and the day still young.

Once off the plane, the first thing they did was change clothes, swapping their down jackets for lighter garments.

"Bin Hai really is comfortable. It’s a bit hot, but with fewer clothes, moving around is much easier," Ruan Manman said, swinging her arms around as she walked in circles in front of the two.

Ruan Hongzhuang was a bit exasperated and said, "Aunt, you’re still very young. Can you not act like an old lady?"

"How am I young? Look, I’ve already got crow’s feet around my eyes," she said, leaning her face towards Ruan Hongzhuang while her gaze shifted to Shen Siyuan.

She noticed that Shen Siyuan wasn’t looking at her but was instead frowning and looking in a direction behind her.

Curious, she turned around to see a crowd of subordinates in the distance, but nothing out of the ordinary.

"What are you looking at?" Ruan Manman asked, intrigued.

"Nothing, let’s go home," Shen Siyuan said, reaching down to lift their suitcases.

Ruan Manman said nothing more and led the way ahead.

Ruan Hongzhuang took his arm and curiously asked, "Was it someone special?"

By "special," she naturally meant ghost, assuming Shen Siyuan had seen a wandering dead soul at the airport.

But Shen Siyuan shook his head because he hadn’t seen a ghost but rather a person — an airport staff member.

His senses were extremely sharp, and he could feel when someone’s gaze lingered on him for too long.

Just after getting off the plane, Shen Siyuan noticed an airport staffer’s gaze fixed on him.

This was unusual because he wasn’t a celebrity or an extraordinarily handsome man; his looks were quite ordinary.

Besides, he was accompanied by two beautiful women, and the staff member wasn’t looking at the beauties but at him, which was odd.

Of course, some people might have unusual preferences, but that possibility couldn’t be ruled out.

Yet, another staff member’s gaze lingered on him again as he exited the gate, which was highly abnormal.

"Special Affairs Bureau people?" Shen Siyuan speculated in his mind.

But on second thought, it seemed unlikely because, given his relationship with the Special Affairs Bureau, they had no need to monitor his movements in such a low-grade manner.

So, besides the Special Affairs Bureau, had he offended someone else?

Without even thinking, he hasn’t; he had always been a law-abiding citizen, wearing helmets when biking and crossing the street at crosswalks, never interacting with significant figures who could mobilize airport workers.

The answer was quite apparent: it must be the trouble stirred up by that bottle of "elixir" before the New Year. Human greed is insatiable, but it was a surprise they could investigate down to him.

With these thoughts, he pulled out his phone and dialed Song Meixian.

"Mr. Shen, Happy New Year,"

As soon as the call connected, Song Meixian’s pleasant voice came through. It was clear she was in a good mood, but that was about to change.

Shen Siyuan skipped the small talk and directly said, "Someone is tailing me and can even mobilize Bin Hai Airport staff to monitor me. I suppose they’re not your Special Affairs Bureau people?"

"What? Of course not. Wait a moment; I’ll definitely give you an explanation,"

Surprised, Song Meixian hurried to reassure Shen Siyuan, fearing he might recklessly do something irreversible.

"No need, I’ll investigate myself. I just wanted to inform you," Shen Siyuan said and hung up.

He then turned to the two people walking ahead and said, "Aunt, instead of staying in a hotel in Bin Hai, just come to our place."

Ruan Hongzhuang, upon hearing this, looked at Shen Siyuan in surprise but quickly withdrew her gaze, wrapping her arm around Ruan Manman’s and said, "That’s right, Bin Hai is my turf. How can I let you stay in a hotel?"

The three of them chatted as they walked out of the airport.