Guo Lan was deeply worried, pained for her daughter, yet didn't know how to comfort her.
The only ones eating dinner like it was nothing were the ones involved, Rong Qingqing and Shen Jue.
Rong Qingqing secretly observed Shen Jue several times, holding back each time, wanting to quietly ask him.
Mr. Shen, are you a wooden man?
Is your face paralysis beyond cure?
Rong Qingqing truly seemed like an outsider.
But Shen Jue seemed even more like an outsider than her.
After dinner, Shen Jue, as if oblivious to Shen Qiao's emotional turmoil, returned to his room alone.
Once the door was closed, Shen Jue's expressionless face finally revealed another expression.
Since the incident, Shen Jue hasn't had a good night's sleep, and ever since learning Shen Gaizhuo's family's intentions, he has had to be even more vigilant.
With his father's passing, he must shoulder the responsibility of protecting this family.
Shen Jue sent a text message to his assistant, and five minutes later, his assistant Lin Bufan knocked and entered.
"Boss." Lin Bufan glanced downstairs after entering.
"Qiaoqiao is still crying, still clamoring to find Sir. Madam is still there consoling her, do you want to go and comfort Qiaoqiao?"
"I'm not suitable for it." Shen Jue rubbed his temples.
"Later, go help me comfort her, cheer her up a bit, and on the weekend, take her shopping and eat the things she likes."
"Alright, going out with Qiaoqiao means getting to enjoy good food, I love this task the most, eating and drinking on the company dime." Lin Bufan laughed joyfully.
After he was done laughing, Lin Bufan asked, "Boss, did you call for me?"
Lin Bufan is Shen Jue's personal assistant, and also takes on the role of handling Shen Jue's daily life tasks.
But before the incident, Shen Jue was quite disciplined and handled life matters personally.
After the incident, he barely leaves home, stays at home all the time, so naturally Lin Bufan has been mostly idle lately.
"Arrange someone clever to watch Rong Qingqing." Shen Jue said, "Her return this time is very strange."
"Has Miss Qingqing really moved into the room next door?" Lin Bufan mused, clicking his tongue, "Indeed, something feels off about her."
Initially, when Rong Qingqing said she would leave and wouldn't stay at the Shen Family, Lin Bufan didn't think it was odd.
But after stepping out just a few steps, she turned around and directly moved into the room next to the boss's, which made Lin Bufan feel there was something wrong with her.
"Boss, are you suspecting there's something wrong with Rong Qingqing?" Lin Bufan guessed.
"Logically, with Rong Qingqing and Shen Xingwei's relationship being so good, it would be a significant blow for her when Sir forcefully changed the marriage arrangement."
"Normally, Rong Qingqing should feel aggrieved, sad."
Shen Jue chuckled, "But I see her being quite happy."
She could joke at the dinner table, making Qiaoqiao call her sister-in-law. Is that the reaction of someone feeling sad?
"Boss suspects Rong Qingqing and Shen Xingwei are secretly conspiring, carrying out Shen Xingwei's family's orders to keep an eye on us?" Lin Bufan boldly speculated,
"That's why Rong Qingqing directly moved next to the boss, to monitor us more closely."
Thinking about it, Lin Bufan nodded approvingly, "Thinking , Rong Qingqing is very suspicious, and she even got shares as consolation."
Shen Jue's voice was low, "If dad hadn't been alert and pushed me out of the car soon enough, some people's plans would have succeeded, and dad and I would have perished together."
"Now, dad's gone, though I'm crippled, I'm still alive. It's hard to say if these people feel discontent for not getting rid of us entirely, and still consider me a significant threat."
Mentioning his father's death, Shen Jue clenched his fists with hatred.