Chapter 106 Baby?

Chapter 106 Baby?

"Ding~ Congratulations to AAA Micro-Business Agent Brother Wang, today marks your 365th day of mutual following with @Ci. You've been following him for 1,195 days, current fan level 70."

Shen Shiyan hadn't even dismissed the pop-up notification before Shen Sicheng's call reminder took over the screen. He pressed answer.

"I said, 'Brother Wang,' even with a gunshot wound you're still checking on my little Ci?" Shen Sicheng's tone was mocking.

Shen Shiyan lay alone in the hospital room, an IV drip in his left hand, white gauze wrapped around his shoulder with a faint trace of red seeping through.

"Not serious." Shen Shiyan's tone was impassive. He switched back to the short video app and frowned slightly. "Shen Sicheng, who's the moon avatar in the livestream room?"

Shen Ci had been livestreaming for just over a year. Before, Shen Shiyan only secretly browsed his homepage and videos. After the livestreams started, he couldn't resist sending gifts. The amounts were large, so Shen Ci followed him back and sent private messages of thanks. Three months ago, this moon suddenly appeared and often vied with Shen Shiyan for the top spot.

"I'm telling you something fucking serious." Shen Sicheng gritted his teeth in frustration. "Shen Siyu's really something now, daring to use guns domestically. How about I come back? I'll bring you some M24 suppressed sniper rifles. I'll turn him into a sieve."

Shen Shiyan's eyes were still fixed on that moon avatar.

"No need. He's at the end of his rope." Shen Shiyan put down his phone and reached for the mineral water on the bedside table. As he moved, he pulled the wound and couldn't help but hiss.

"Yeah. Antu Real Estate's stock can't drop any further. Now he's only relying on Jidian." Shen Sicheng said.

Opening the bottle cap with one hand was a bit tough. Shen Shiyan sighed.

"The Liang family is ready to abandon him." Shen Shiyan took a couple sips of water. "Who's the moon?"

Shen Sicheng, still thinking about how he could help later, was speechless for a moment.

"Fang Yuexun." Shen Sicheng quickly changed the subject after speaking. "What? Isn't Jiahong Pharmaceutical still planning to swallow up the Shen family?"

Fang Yuexun? Shen Shiyan's frown deepened.

"That explains it..." Shen Shiyan muttered to himself.

"Shen Shiyan, it's so hard to talk to you right now." Shen Sicheng gritted his teeth again. "Yeah, it's Fang Yuexun. The Fang Yuexun who's been chasing your little ancestor for almost six years! He's almost chased him all the way to Ethas."

Shen Shiyan felt the wound ache. "Did Shen Ci agree?" he asked.

There was a second of silence on the other end. "I don't know. I haven't asked Xiao Ci about his love life."

"Mhm." Shen Shiyan acknowledged, then returned to the previous topic. "Li Yun is Shen Siyu's mistress. I have some evidence here."

"Fuck, my ex-sister-in-law hooked up with my own second brother!?" There was a thud on Shen Sicheng's end, as if something had fallen.

Shen Shiyan paid no attention to Shen Sicheng's shock. His slightly pale fingertips tapped a few times on the screen.

"AAA Micro-Business Agent Brother Wang sent Galaxy Embracing the Moon x20~"

The entire screen was instantly bathed in starlight and moonlight. The comments were covered in silver light. The special effect lasted several seconds, ending with a crescent moon fading into the galaxy. Shen Shiyan was back to being number one.

He watched Shen Ci, slightly stunned on the screen, and curved his lips into a smile.

The comments went wild.

"Owed property management fees and had assets seized: Brother Wang is too rich!!"

"Mist Wilderness: Does Brother Wang read novels too? Our Ci Bao must be blowing Brother Wang's mind!"

"Press 1 if your family fortune is conjoined: Brother Wang has given over ten million in gifts. He's competing with second-place Young Master Yue."

"Unnamed: 1"

"Gods Insomniac: 1"

"BB: 1"

"AAA Egg Wholesale: What Brother Wang? In real life, he's got to be some kind of big boss. There's a reason for names like ours."

.......

Egg Wholesale told the truth among the scrolling barrage of "1"s.

"Can you fucking stop watching?" Shen Sicheng's roar came through the speaker.

"No." Shen Shiyan listened to Shen Ci's polite thanks, finding Shen Sicheng a bit noisy. "Don't tell Shen Ci about my gunshot wound."

Shen Sicheng clicked his tongue. "Why would I bother telling him that? Besides, now Brother Wang getting shot is more important than you getting shot?"

He finished quickly and then asked in a gossipy tone, "What's the deal with Shen Siyu and Li Yun?"

Shen Sicheng's words made Shen Shiyan's chest tighten. He recounted the whole story in a flat tone.

"See? It's got to be my little Ci!" Shen Sicheng said proudly. "By the way, after you bankrupt him, where do you plan to send him? Put him in the same place as Shen Siwen?"

"Mm. Dying would be too easy for them." A cold glint flashed in Shen Shiyan's eyes.

In the third year after Shen Ci went abroad, Shen Shiyan grew Chonghe into a leading homegrown industry at lightning speed, and also founded Guanlan Real Estate to compete with Shen Siyu, squeezing Antu until it had almost no room to survive.

After securing the business advantage, Shen Shiyan pulled some strings to get Shen Siwen released on bail.

He hadn't forgotten his promise to Gao Mengying years ago. But Song Xianghan didn't want Gao Mengying to recall the past anymore. She did it herself, deliberately wearing long, jagged acrylic nails. She nearly scratched Shen Siwen's face off before handing him back to Shen Shiyan.

Shen Shiyan certainly didn't let him off easily. He sent him straight to a psychiatric hospital in Carinthia, where he suffered every day—alive but worse than dead.

"Alright, handle it yourself. Xiao Ci seems to have gone offline. I'm taking him to eat." Shen Sicheng said.

"Mm." Shen Shiyan turned off his phone and rubbed his tired eyes. "He's been livestreaming too much recently. He still has classes. Tell him to rest more and not exhaust himself."

The call ended.

Shen Sicheng sent a WeChat message.

"Shen Sicheng: Got it, got it. Forgot to tell you, make sure you keep your appointments with your psychologist."

Zhong Yurong's death had left Shen Shiyan with some psychological trauma. The physical symptoms worsened after Shen Ci left. Eventually, when his hand shook so badly when he had episodes that he couldn't hold a pen, he went to the hospital. He ended up choosing a private psychological clinic recommended by Song Xianghan for regular therapy sessions.

There were two knocks on the hospital room door, and then it opened.

"President Shen." Qi Zizhu walked in with a report and an insulated lunchbox. "This is the summary of Jidian's seasonal cooperation companies and partners."

"You've been working hard lately." Shen Shiyan glanced at the report. "Once this busy period is over, you can take annual leave."

Qi Zizhu smiled and opened the lunchbox, releasing the aroma of food.

"Then I won't be polite with you. I want to take my parents on a trip at the end of the year."

Shen Shiyan put the report aside. "Go ahead. Take as much leave as you want."

Miss Qi is a typical career-minded person. Shen Sicheng had pursued her for years, but she wasn't interested. She devoted herself entirely to her work. Shen Shiyan planned to appoint her as acting general manager and director after acquiring Jidian.

Shen Ci (nicknamed Xiao Ci) is less than a year away from graduating college.

Qi Zizhu set up the tray table and asked, "Still not coming back?"

Shen Shiyan looked up at the IV drip and shook his head.

"Oh." Qi Zizhu was a little disappointed.

Shen Shiyan took a bite of a tender cabbage heart and suddenly craved the snow fungus soup Shen Ci used to make.

The phone on the table lit up with a private message from Shen Ci's short-video account.

"Ci: Hello, dear fan! Thank you so much for your support and companionship over the past year. I've prepared a Level 70 fan gift, and I'd like to ask for your shipping address~"

Baby?

Shen Shiyan had automatically ignored the word "fan," and his grip on the chopsticks tightened. Does he call Fang Yuexun 'baby' too?