Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 578 Keeping a Canary in Captivity (57)

Could Yu Yanfei have betrayed him?

Having learned from his previous experience of being beaten up instead of settling scores with Yu Yanfei, Gao Shenghan did not act rashly this time.

Moreover, if Yu Yanfei really betrayed him, he would inevitably reveal his plan to kill the Yan family to Yan Zhen.

Once the Yan family finds out about this, he's completely finished.

Thinking of this, Gao Shenghan decided to call Yan Zhen to find out the details.

When Yan Zhen received the call from Gao Shenghan, she had just arrived at Xiao Yun's residence after dropping Fang Xia off at home.

She answered the phone as she entered the room: "What's up?"

Xiao Yun came forward, naturally took the bag from her hand, and took out slippers from the shoe cabinet for her to change into.

Yan Zhen stood in the entryway and looked down to see that Xiao Yun was wearing an apron.

The apron must have been bought by the nanny. It was blue and white with lace trim around the edges and a large white bow at the back. When Xiao Yun wore it and bent down to get her slippers, he looked like a male servant in a coffee shop.

Yan Zhen found it fascinating and his gaze fell on Xiao Yun's head—it would be even better if he wore a lace headdress here.

As she was thinking this, she was multitasking. Her phone rang, and Gao Shenghan asked, "Are you coming back tonight?" But her hand was restless, ruffling Xiao Yun's hair.

Xiao Yun, who was squatting on the ground, looked up with a blank and confused expression. He didn't dare to speak and mouthed, "What's wrong?"

"Not going back? What?" Yan Zhen answered Gao Shenghan's question, his hands becoming increasingly restless. He followed Xiao Yun's hair to his earlobe, gently pinched it, then slid it to his chin, hooked his finger and tickled it, the action like teasing a kitten. "This outfit is nice, it would look even better if you wore a cat ear headband."

Upon hearing this, both Gao Shenghan on the other end of the phone and Xiao Yun in front of him were stunned.

Xiao Yun's ears turned red. He glared at Yan Zhen, angrily pushed her hand away, and turned to go into the kitchen.

Gao Shenghan belatedly realized that Yan Zhen's second half of the sentence wasn't directed at him, and based on that sentence, he quickly imagined Xiao Yun wearing a cat-themed lingerie to please Yan Zhen...

He felt a sudden surge of disgust, and his tone stiffened: "My lawyer came to see me today, and I saw the divorce agreement."

"Hmm," Yan Zhen said calmly, "And then?"

“I have objections to the division of property. Either I come to you, or you come back and we can have a proper talk.”

"Talk to my lawyer."

"Is this your sincerity in getting a divorce?" Gao Shenghan was furious. "If it doesn't work out, then we'll see each other in court. If things get out of hand, I won't mind making the divorce agreement public and letting everyone see how the Yan family bullies others. This divorce agreement you drafted is enough to make the Yan family a laughing stock!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Zhen suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Gao Shenghan already had something to hide, and upon hearing that cold laugh, his heart tightened slightly.

"Gao Shenghan, are you sure you want to make things this ugly?" Yan Zhen said. "I've given you a chance. If you can't seize it and don't know when to stop, it's hard to say who will suffer more if things get out of hand."

After saying this ambiguous sentence, Yan Zhen hung up the phone.

Gao Shenghan: "..."

He gripped his phone, his heart pounding faster and faster.

Why is Yan Zhen so fearless?

Did she know something?

Did she... watch that video?

After hanging up the phone, Yan Zhen washed his hands first, and then returned to the restaurant.

There were five dishes and a soup on the table, mostly seafood.

Yan Zhen sat down at the dining table, and Xiao Yun came out of the kitchen with a dipping sauce, her apron already off.

He ignored Yan Zhen's amused gaze, sat down on the right, put on gloves, and began peeling shrimp.

Xiao Yun was very skilled at peeling shrimp. He would pinch the shrimp head with one hand and the shrimp body with the other, and with a push and a pull, he could peel off the whole shrimp meat in no more than three movements.

He placed the shrimp meat on the plate in front of Yan Zhen, and within two minutes, the plate was piled with more than a dozen shrimp.

“My mom is being discharged from the ICU tomorrow,” Xiao Yun suddenly said. “There are caregivers here to look after her, and I’d like to go back to the film set tomorrow afternoon.”

"So fast?" Yan Zhen was a little surprised, then said, "I've already spoken to the crew, you don't need to rush back, take a few days to recover before you leave."

Xiao Yun shook his head: "I want to go back as soon as possible."

"What's wrong? Getting impatient here?"

"No... it's not good if the filming schedule is delayed for too long."

"You don't have to pay for the expenses incurred during the delay, isn't it good to get some rest?"

His injury was quite serious, but he was eager to go back to filming. If the wound got infected, he would be the one who suffered.

Xiao Yun surprisingly insisted, "I want to go back."

Yan Zhen was somewhat displeased by his stubbornness and lack of appreciation, so she put down her chopsticks and said, "Do as you please."

Xiao Yun glanced at her expression, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

But he didn't dare to say anything more, and just silently peeled crab meat for Yan Zhen.

After dinner, Yan Zhen took a shower and stayed in the master bedroom to deal with work emails.

Yan Zhen was halfway through reading the email when the master bedroom door clicked softly. She looked up and saw Xiao Yun clinging to the doorframe, looking like a Golden Retriever that had done something wrong.

Yan Zhen had a feeling that if she just waved, he would rush over enthusiastically.

Yan Zhen looked away without saying a word.

Xiao Yun walked in quietly, and seeing that Yan Zhen didn't intend to kick him out, he eagerly approached.

Seeing that Yan Zhen still didn't express his opinion, or even tacitly approved of his behavior, he took advantage of the situation and moved to the single sofa where Yan Zhen was sitting, sitting on the wide armrest.

Yan Zhen, wearing glasses, ignored him.

Soon, Xiao Yun "slid" from the armrest onto the single sofa, squeezed in next to her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and rested his chin on her shoulder.

Yan Zhen patiently read the email, turned off the computer, took off his glasses, and turned to look at Xiao Yun.

She didn't speak, but the meaning was clear—do you need something?

Xiao Yun clearly rehearsed his words for a long time before speaking: "I don't mean to offend you, it's just that not working makes me very uneasy."

Yan Zhen immediately understood.

For Xiao Yun, everything he has now received from Yan Zhen—the car, the house, the money, and the connections—is all given to him by her.

She has the right to go back at any time.

He had no initiative in this relationship.

This made him feel insecure, so he wanted to grasp as much as possible what he could control, such as his job, within the scope of Yan Zhen's permission.

Yan Zhen was somewhat surprised that Xiao Yun had such thoughts.

She had seen too many men who, after just a few compliments, would become so confident that they felt they deserved anything. Xiao Yun, with his low sense of worthiness, was an exception.

Gao Shenghan is a typical example—he attributed his ability to climb into the Yan family to his resourcefulness, good looks, good fortune, and good luck.

Therefore, after achieving instant success, they feel justified in possessing these things and have no sense of crisis whatsoever.