Shen Yanche's sudden question instantly put Nan Yu on high alert.
Her gaze swept around, and her tone remained cold. "This doesn't seem to concern you anymore."
Now that the engagement was annulled, her personal life was no longer subject to his control.
Moreover, Nan Yu noticed in detail that Shen Yanche no longer addressed Tan Linyuan as "Uncle Second" but called him by his full name.
From this, she deduced that the relationship between the Shen family and Tan Linyuan had reached a tense stage where they could fall out at any moment.
Shen Yanche stared fixedly at her, gritted his teeth, and whispered, "Last night, Tan Linyuan sorted out the expenditure records of the Chamber of Commerce in recent years and presented evidence of the Shen family's embezzlement. This morning, the entire Chamber of Commerce voted, and nearly half of the Shen family's shares were taken away!"
After hearing this, Nan Yu didn't even lift her eyelids. She wasn't the least bit surprised.
No wonder Tan Linyuan said he was going back to the Chamber of Commerce last night. It turned out he was going to collect evidence and deliver a fatal blow to the Shen family.
He was a resolute and efficient businessman after all.
Being decisive was his norm.
After Shen Yanche finished speaking, seeing that Nan Yu sitting across from him remained unmoved, it further confirmed his inner suspicion. "Did you interfere and make Tan Linyuan target the Shen family?"
Thinking that the once seemingly innocent Nan Yu was actually a scheming and venomous woman, he wished she could just die!
Facing Shen Yanche's interrogation, Nan Yu remained completely unresponsive and just let out a cold laugh.
This cold laugh of hers was more humiliating than any words.
Shen Yanche was furious. He stood up and roughly grabbed her wrist. "Slut, I'm talking to you. What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at your cowardice." Nan Yu frowned, and her voice was extremely cold, like the biting wind in winter. "When there are problems in your own family, instead of self - reflection, you think others are interfering."
"If your Shen family were really clean, would there be such a serious handle and end up being criticized?"
After Nan Yu finished speaking, she mercilessly shook off his hand. "Don't shift every problem onto women. You're really useless."
Shen Yanche's face turned a bit embarrassed.
He certainly knew about the dirty things his family had done.
It was just that the Shen family had always been habitual offenders. Before, Tan Linyuan had also been indifferent to these things and just turned a blind eye. But suddenly taking action against them yesterday was obviously not in line with common sense.
He didn't want to believe it was Tan Linyuan's intention. He preferred to think that Nan Yu had whispered in his ear.
Throughout history, there have always been failed men who shifted the blame onto women to whitewash their own mistakes.
"If a few words from others could bring down the Shen family, it would be too vulnerable."
Her tone was cold, but her eyes were like a calm lake, making Shen Yanche feel very strange.
It was still the same Nan Yu, but now she was more sharp - edged, more fierce, and no longer under anyone's control.
This sense of crisis made Shen Yanche feel panicked.
Would there be a day when...
He didn't have the heart to think about this. The most important thing now was to solve the crisis of the Shen family. "...You're right. I was impulsive. I'm sorry."
His tone softened and was as gentle as before. "Yuyu, I want to ask you to help me."
Nan Yu didn't say a word.
Shen Yanche took a deep breath and his tone was euphemistic and helpless. "Although Wen Ying's unwed pregnancy hasn't been made public, people in the circle all know the truth. Our Shen family has lost all its face because of this matter."
Nan Yu thought to herself that it was all self - inflicted.
When he was with Wen Ying, why didn't he think about this day of humiliation? Now he was in a hurry.
It was too late!
Shen Yanche continued, "Now Uncle Second has turned against us and openly targeted our Shen family. My father went back last night and didn't sleep all night."
"He even called the family doctor in the middle of the night. He said his hypertension was very serious, and he had grown a lot of white hair overnight..."
Nan Yu listened indifferently.
Playing the family - card didn't work on her.
"Please, Yuyu." Shen Yanche knew it was useless to say these things. "We've known each other since childhood. For the sake of the good relationship between our two families, could you please intercede with Uncle Second for me?"
So this was the main point.
However, this also happened to be exactly what Nan Yu wanted.
She looked at Shen Yanche's sincere face and her tone seemed casual. "Why should I intercede for you?"
There was a lot of disdain in her words.
Shen Yanche didn't expect Nan Yu to refuse so straightforwardly. He was stunned for a moment and then stammered, unable to find a word for a long time.
Finally, he could only say, "Yuyu, consider it as me owing you a favor."
Nan Yu said expressionlessly, "Your favor is worthless."
Shen Yanche was about to fly into a rage immediately. There was anger in his eyes, but he managed to hold it back.
A man has to bow his head when under the eaves.
He tightened his fist and then relaxed it. It took him a long time to say, "...Then what can you do to help me?"
This was exactly what Nan Yu was waiting for.
She lowered her head and drank a cup of latte. After wiping her lips with a tissue, she slowly said, "It's not that I can't help. After all, Tan Linyuan has tolerated your family for so many years. It shouldn't be difficult for him to show mercy once."
While saying this, Nan Yu was frantically apologizing to Tan Linyuan in her heart.
Just let her act like a bully for once!
Shen Yanche quickly nodded, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope. "Yes! Yuyu, if you help me this time, after the Shen family resolves the crisis, whenever you need help in the future, I will definitely do my best."
"There's no need to wait for the future." Nan Yu said calmly, "Didn't my father leave something before his death? Use this as an exchange."
She remembered that Shen Yanche had accidentally let it slip in a moment of desperation.
Although she didn't know what it was, her intuition told her it must be something important.
This was just a test, but unexpectedly, Shen Yanche's face immediately changed. "You're really ungrateful! Nan Yu, don't forget who saved you from debt when you were running around like a stray dog!"
"One thing is one thing." Nan Yu wasn't surprised by his reaction. "Moreover, I've already repaid what I owed the Shen family. Now it's you who had an affair and broke our engagement."
"You... You're just an ungrateful wretch!" Shen Yanche was so angry that he wanted to hit her, but Nan Yu dodged. "Mr. Shen, watch your behavior."
She was calm and composed, showing no sign of fear.
Because she knew very well in her heart.
If Shen Yanche's hand really landed on her, the next second, someone around would come up and hold him down.
Because she had the confidence, she wasn't afraid.
"Since you don't need my help, there's nothing else to talk about. See you next time."
Nan Yu finished her latte, pushed the cup forward slightly, and pretended to get up and leave.
"Wait!" Seeing this, Shen Yanche was anxious. "I didn't say I wouldn't agree. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"