Give Me Your Hands and Marry Me

Chapter 323 Li Nian’s Mind
A Miao sat in the coffee house in the amusement park. The sunshine spilled on to the table through the French windows, and surrounded A Miao and Yaya like a halo.

“Mom, I will blow on it, then you won’t feel the pain!” Yaya leaned over from the baby chair and blew on A Miao’s hand.

“Thank you, Yaya. Mom doesn’t feel the pain anymore.” A Miao touched Yaya’s hairy little head.

Shen Xinglan strode in, holding a small box in his hand.

“I have adhesive bandages in my bag!” He grabbed A Miao’s hand, and she complained. “There’s no need to do that. I’m just slightly injured.”

Shen Xinglan had gone to the emergency center and bought a small medicine box. He was disinfecting the wound with Iodophor. His face became solemn when he heard her words. “Nonsense, don’t take it lightly. This slight wound may cause tetanus.”

“Don’t get it wet.” Shen Xinglan put a gauze on her wound. “The wound is deep.”

A Miao nodded immediately and then retracted her hand. “I know. I know!”

Before they finished the coffee, Yaya’s little head started to nod. Shen Xinglan took her out and she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

A Miao whispered. “Go home first…”

Shen Xinglan held his daughter and did not move.

“What’s wrong?”

“I don’t want you to leave” Shen Xinglan stared at her. Going back meant separating from her.

A Miao secretly took his hand under the table. “You remember what I just told you to do, and the sooner we get things done, the earlier we can go home.

The home was their home in City S.

“I have told Shen I. He will deliver it when it is ready.”

A Miao thought of a method. Her hand movements were very fast. If we put a hidden blade on the ring, then we could scrape some sawdust off the table, and the camera would not be able to capture it.

“Let’s go. Yaya isn’t comfortable sleeping like that.” A Miao stood up. “We will find another chance to meet!”

Even if Shen Xinglan didn’t want her to leave, he had to allow A Miao to go back. This time, he sent A Miao home directly, then reminded her when she got out of the car. “Remember to let the Lan family know that I personally sent you back.”

“Rest assured, I know what to say!” A Miao waved at him. “Be careful. Slow down.”

Shen Xinglan stared at her with passionate eyes. “I will wait until you go into the house.”

A Miao slowly walked into the Lan house and closed the door. Then she heard the sound of the car.

“You are back?”

A Miao hurriedly went in and said, “Grandpa, are you back too?”

Lan Lixiao sat in the living room with a cup of freshly brewed tea in his hand.

“I’m going upstairs for a nap. Did Shen Xinglan send you back?”

“Hm, his daughter fell asleep in the car. It was not convenient for him to come in and greet you.” A Miao sat down and said, “Does Grandpa still remember the baby?”

Lan Lixiao nodded. “Of course, she’s Yaya, isn’t she? She’s a lovely little girl, but it’s a pity that she lost her mother when she was so young.”

“…” A Miao didn’t know how to answer that. Her mother was sitting right here.

Lan Lixiao asked, “Does she still think you are her mother?”

A Miao smiled and said, “How do I explain to her? We took her out to play today and she called me Mom all the way. Director Shen told her not to call me that, but he did not stop her anymore now.”

“He is free from worry and regards Miss Elder in our family as a nanny?” Lan Lixiao snorted coldly. “Next time, when he invites you out, you should hang up on him.”

A Miao looked at the old man, and although his tone was cold, there was no anger in his eyes. She smiled helplessly and said, “I want to do that! However, it is Yaya who calls each time. If I did not promise, she would cry. I can’t bear to hear her cry.”

“Thing can’t go on like this. You will marry somebody sooner or later.” Lan Lixiao frowned. “Next time, when Shen Xinglan sends you back, tell him to see me.”

A Miao tried not to smile and said, “I know, Grandpa!”

The implication was that he didn’t oppose her seeing Shen Xinglan and Yaya…

“Boss.” When Shen Xinglan drove halfway, Shen I called. “We will be in Jingcheng City tomorrow. Yu Sihan can handle the affairs of City S by himself.”

“You come alone. Shen II has to stay there to keep an eye on him.” Shen Xinglan would never be fully assured about Yu Sihan. Even if they seemed to be partners, he still could not trust that fellow.

When Shen I was about to hang up, Shen Xinglan added. “You should also ask people to continue to watch Jiang Quanyu’s side, especially the woman surnamed Xiao.”

“I see, Boss!”

Shen Xinglan hung up, glanced at his sleeping daughter, and dialed a number.

“I’ll take the office building, like I said last time.”

The next day, the headlines of the newspaper were pictures of Shen Xinglan and A Miao. In the picture, the two of them were sitting in a cafe. Shen Xinglan held her hand, and they lowered their heads, which were very close together.

Next to them, there was a little baby popping her head between them, just like a travel photo of a family of three.

Crash! Li Nian dropped the cup in her hand.

“Are you all right? Did you get scalded?” Her female friend on the other side, quickly stood up and called the waiter.

Li Nian loosened her hand and threw away the newspaper. “I’m all right.”

“What did you see?” Another female friend picked up the newspaper, curiously. “Well, isn’t this the lady from the Lan family?”

After the waiter cleaned up the table, Zhang Qian approached her and asked, “Who is the man?”

“Shen Xinglan!” Tian Yuan smiled. “Are these two people really in love?”

“How interesting…” Zhang Qian sneered. “Somebody else is eager to be a stepmother. Miss Lan should not have done such a shameful thing. She deserves to be an illegitimate child…”

“Stop!” Li Nian suddenly shouted.

Fortunately, there were partitions where they sat, and there were not many guests for tea in the afternoon. Otherwise, they would have surprised the others.

“What’s wrong with you?” Zhang Qian frowned. “From the beginning, you were acting strangely. Didn’t you just read the gossip report, you…” She covered her mouth suddenly.

“Li Nian, you won’t?”

Tian Yuan had just been frightened by Li Nian, and was drinking black tea. She felt even more confused when she heard Zhang Qian saying this.

“What won’t she do?” She looked at Li Nian. “What did Zhang Qian mean? What the hell is wrong with you?”

Zhang Qian pushed her head away. “Li Nian, did you fall in love with Shen Xinglan?”

“What?” Tian Yuan cried out. Zhang Qian shot her a glare and then Tian Yuan lowered her voice. “Are you crazy? He is married and has a daughter!!!”

Li Nian had calmed down by now. She took a sip of the sweet fruit tea and took a deep breath before saying, “So what? His wife is dead and his daughter is young. After I marry him, we will have our own children.”

“My God!” Tian Yuan almost cried out again. “Marry him? Are you thinking that far ahead?”

Zhang Qian was not like Tian Yuan blustering loudly. She asked Li Nian, “Are you serious? What are your family’s views?”

“Shen Corp is not inferior in the south, compared with Li Corp. My grandfather has no reason to object.” Li Nian smiled. “But the problem is not on my side now.”

Tian Yuan ridiculed. “Do you mean that woman from the Lan family? Come on, she just looks like his deceased wife and is able to get along with the child.”

“Are you acquainted with Director Shen?” Zhang Qian said with a smile, “Is that why you don’t seem to have time whenever we invited you recently. You’ve been in love!”

Li Nian glanced at her. “Don’t be so optimistic. Now, Shen Xinglan is paying more attention to Lan Miao.”

“That’s because he regards her as a substitute!” Tian Yuan said scornfully, “She is not qualified to be compared with you. If I were a man, I would definitely choose you!”

Zhang Qian put a cake in her mouth. “Eat. Don’t talk too much.”

“I have an appointment with Shen Xinglan for business tomorrow,” Li Nian said, “stop eating and go shopping with me!”

Compared with the gossip headlines that they were looking at, some people focused on the financial reports.

“Shen Xinglan bought the three-store office building behind the international trade building.” Lan Hua called Lan Wenxuan to his office. “Have you finished your consultation with him yet?”

Lan Wenxuan took the newspaper in his hand, but he had apparently seen the gossip headlines too.

“Dad, rest assured, he will certainly cooperate with us because of A Miao.”

Lan Hua thought for a moment. “Don’t let your grandpa know about this.”

Although they did not say it directly, actually, it seemed as if they had taken advantage of A Miao. Although this was not their real intention, Elder Master would not care about this. If he got angry, maybe this cooperation would not succeed.

“You don’t have to worry about A Miao.” Lan Wenxuan smiled. “She’s smarter than we think and she knows what she’s doing.”

Shen I stood at the door to meet Li Nian.

Li Nian wore a simple long dress, instead of her former formal and sexy dress. But the details of this dress were exquisite. Her clavicle was exposed through the collar, and her chest could be seen faintly.

“Miss Li, please come in!” Shen I silently diverted his attention and pushed the door of the office open.

Li Nian stepped forward and fixed her eyes on the man sitting behind the big desk. She had seen many handsome men, but each time, when the man in front of her looked at her, her heart would thump madly.

In order to make a good impression on Shen Xinglan, she deliberately wore soft, loose clothes, so that he could feel that she would be a good mother…

“Director Shen!” Li Nian reached out her hand, with a bright smile.

Shen Xinglan stood up and shook hands with her. Before she could even feel the warmth of the man’s palm, Shen Xinglan had stepped back.

“Please sit down, Miss Li.” Shen Xinglan closed the document. “What are you going to talk to me about?”

Li Nian smiled gently and took out the business plan from her bag. “We can work with each other on that land.”

Shen Xinglan took the document and turned over several pages. Li Nian could not gauge his mood. She could not help saying, “I hope to work with Director Shen. Besides this, we can also work together in the business district that is slated to be developed next year. If you have interested, everything else can be arranged!”

“I don’t know if this is Miss Li’s intention or Elder Master Li’s intention.” Shen Xinglan put down the document, and looked at her with a faint smile.

Li Nian bit her lip. “Of course… it’s my intention.”

“Oh?” Shen Xinglian smiled. “Can Miss Li make a decision by yourself?”

The man’s laugh was like a splash of color in an oil painting, it was so attractive…

“Shen Xinglan!” Li Nian suddenly said, “I don’t like beating around the bush. I love you. If you love me too, we can get married!”