CHAPTER 447: CHAPTER 447: THIS WINTER IS REALLY COLD (PART 7)

United States

Shen Yao put down the phone and looked at the person beside her: "She hung up."

The man leaned lazily against the seat, his gaze faintly sweeping over the phone before reaching to put it back in his pocket.

"Jianan, what if she misunderstands? Isn’t that bad?"

Sheng Jianan squinted his eyes without responding, instead opening the document in front of him and signing at the end: "You go ahead and work, it was tough to call you over last minute to handle things here."

Shen Yao smiled gently: "It’s what I should do, it’s my job."

The office door opened and closed again, Sheng Jianan got up and stood still at the floor-to-ceiling window. His phone had rung earlier, and he initially planned not to answer, just like before. He hadn’t decided on how to respond, but then he heard Shen Yao say, "Miss Tang’s call, aren’t you going to answer?"

An irrational thought popped into his head, she had turned his world upside down, so why couldn’t he make her a little jealous too?

So he threw the phone to Shen Yao...

Sheng Jianan took out his phone, looking at the familiar number, suddenly remembering Tang Yanqi had once accused him of being childish. Damn, that woman was right.

The thought just now felt childish to Sheng Jianan himself.

Frustrated, he grabbed his head, turned around, and pressed the intercom button: "Notify everyone, the meeting will be held half an hour earlier."

——

Time flew by until it was the eve of the Spring Festival. This year, the Spring Festival came particularly early. Tang Yanqi had been waiting for news from Sheng Jianan, but she hadn’t heard anything yet. She called Qiao Zi twice, and he only mumbled that Sheng Jianan was busy and the matters in the United States were still unfinished.

No call came from Sheng Jianan, but she received a call from Mrs. Sheng.

She said that Mr. Sheng missed her and hoped she could find time to visit.

On the weekend, Tang Yanqi got up early and went to the old residence. When she arrived, Mr. Sheng had just finished breakfast. Seeing Tang Yanqi, the old man’s face lit up with a smile: "Yanxi is here, come in quickly."

"Grandpa."

Tang Yanqi walked obediently to Mr. Sheng’s side, holding the hand he extended to her. The old man seemed more weathered, even lacking the vitality he used to have.

"Yanxi, why are you today..."

"Dad."

Before Mr. Sheng could finish, Mrs. Sheng came over with two cups of fruit tea, smiling: "Dad, Huaiyuan and I are going to a friend’s gathering, we won’t be back for lunch. The servants have to go shopping for New Year’s goods and won’t be around. Luckily, Yanqi is here to keep you company."

"Alright, you go ahead. It’s enough to have Yanxi here with me."

The servants all went out to buy New Year’s goods, and Mrs. Sheng and Mr. Sheng also left. The person specifically responsible for caring for Mr. Sheng had to go to the hospital to get his medicine.

Tang Yanqi sat on the sofa, shelling melon seeds for the elderly man, then handing the seed kernels to Mr. Sheng.

The smile on the old man’s face was warm and gentle, until after a while, he suddenly spoke: "Yanxi, did you and Jianan have a fight?"

Tang Yanqi paused. She didn’t know how the old man noticed, but his health was worsening, and she didn’t want to disturb him with these matters.

"Grandpa, what are you saying? No, Jianan is just on a business trip and quite busy. I was being childish and threw a little tantrum."

Since Mr. Sheng had seen through it, Tang Yanqi felt that denying it wouldn’t hold much credibility, so she might as well act playfully and mention trivial matters.

Sure enough, Mr. Sheng chuckled and sighed: "That brat, when he comes back, I’ll make him keep you company more often."