That day, after Yu Dou finished speaking, he walked past Shi Nuan towards another direction. She glanced, the rain and mist made the man’s figure blurred and hazy, very unreal.
Shi Nuan had to admit, in the very beginning, the person who awakened her was indeed Yu Dou.
But his arrogant attitude made her extremely dislike him.
She met Yu Dou again a few months later at the Shi Family home.
Yu Dou appeared in the Shi Family living room wearing a fitted black suit. Shi Jiaojiao clung to his arm, calling him "Uncle" with each word.
And his identity was as Li Guirong’s cousin.
At that moment, Shi Nuan didn’t know what she felt, perhaps, it was shame and anger.
The shame and anger after being played and manipulated.
Shi Yuanbo wanted Shi Nuan to call him Uncle too, but Shi Nuan just quietly looked at the man for a moment, then sneered and turned to go upstairs.
That evening, Shi Nuan locked herself in her room and didn’t come down to eat dinner.
The servants called for her several times, to no avail.
That night, Shi Nuan’s stomach ached with hunger, and she finally couldn’t bear it and came down to find something to eat.
By then, it was already two in the morning, normally many people were asleep.
Unexpectedly, she encountered Yu Dou again.
Yu Dou was in the kitchen, wearing casual pajamas, holding a cup, seemingly having come downstairs to drink water.
Upon seeing him, Shi Nuan turned around to leave, but her arm was grabbed by the man.
The strength was so great that when she bounced back, she directly collided into the man’s embrace.
Shi Nuan was still young, but she wasn’t completely naive; in the embrace of a stranger, she naturally felt tense.
But the man had a wicked smile at the corner of his mouth, and he didn’t seem to intend to let her go. He raised his brows and said, "What are you afraid of? Could it be that I’ll eat you up?"
"Let go—" Shi Nuan’s voice was very cold, her eyes even colder and more terrifying.
The threat was evident.
Yu Dou’s smile deepened: "And if I don’t let go?"
"Then I’ll call for someone..."
There were servants guarding downstairs, as long as she shouted, someone would definitely come immediately.
Unexpectedly, Yu Dou laughed even louder upon hearing her words. He said, "Then go ahead and shout. Let everyone see how at such a young age, you’re already able to seduce people... And the one being seduced is your Uncle..."
Shi Nuan’s face flushed with anger, but she couldn’t utter a word.
She truly found this man very, annoying!
Later, perhaps after teasing her enough, he let go of her, picked up a cup of water, and left.
Leaving Shi Nuan in the kitchen, sulking for quite some time.
At that moment, Shi Nuan thoroughly hated this man.
Throughout all these years, she deliberately avoided any occasion where Yu Dou was present.
Two years ago, after Yu Dou switched jobs to the Shi Family, entrusted with important responsibilities by Shi Yuanbo, his visits to the Shi Family became even more frequent.
Fortunately, Shi Nuan was attending college at the time, living on campus, and had fewer opportunities to return to the Shi Family home, managing to avoid him.
A little over a year ago, Yu Dou got engaged to Song Qingyang. Song Qingyang, who is Song Yichuan’s sister, had always been kind to her.
In her own heart, she didn’t want Song Qingyang to be with Yu Dou, because she felt Yu Dou wasn’t someone suitable for a lifetime commitment.
She told Song Qingyang, and Song Qingyang simply gave a faint smile, saying, "It doesn’t matter, I never intended to really date him; it’s just to appease my dad!"
Now, Yu Dou congratulated Shi Nuan on her "Happy Wedding," and Shi Nuan felt this blessing was likely insincere.
The few of them quickly sat down, had some light idle chat, naturally talking about business matters, Shi Nuan wasn’t interested and merely sat quietly on the side, drinking tea.
In fact, Shi Nuan wanted them to completely overlook her, after all, she was just going through the motions now.
Unexpectedly, Song Yansheng, who had been discussing business, suddenly extended his hand and took hold of hers.