"Langlang, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Seeing Shen Lang talking for so long, Ye Shishi frowned and asked.
"You?"
Looking at the clearly displeased Ye Shishi, Shen Lang didn't know what he had done to anger this young lady again. He chuckled, "Tonight was a nightmare for you. When you wake up tomorrow, you'll still be the boss of Zhongzhou Bank, still in charge of your trillion-dollar banking empire. What could I possibly say to you?"
"No, there is something I need to say. When will you give me back my ten billion?"
Thinking of his ten billion, Shen Lang felt a pang of pain.
His hard-earned money, and in the end, only a tenth of it was his. This made him feel incredibly stifled.
"As soon as possible. It's being processed and will be in your account soon."
Ye Shishi shifted her body and sat next to Shen Lang. "The sweet-looking girl with the pure smile just now must be your girlfriend, Yu Xiao, right? You rascal, going after someone so much younger."
"What do you mean 'going after someone so much younger'? Shishi, don't say it so harshly."
Shen Lang flicked Ye Shishi's forehead. "Yu Xiao is seventeen, and I just turned eighteen not too long ago. We are a perfect match, meant to be."
"Oh..."
Hearing this, Ye Shishi's smile turned playful. "You and she are a perfect match. What about your fiancée, Wang Yuyan? Are you not a perfect match with her?"
"I..."
Shen Lang was speechless at Ye Shishi's words.
The girl Shen Lang liked most was undoubtedly Yu Xiao, because Yu Xiao's sweet smile reminded him so much of Chu Ge back then.
However, Shen Lang also had deep feelings for Wang Yuyan. He wouldn't deny that he genuinely liked Wang Yuyan too.
It was just that, sometimes, you couldn't have both the fish and the bear's paw, and he didn't know how to choose.
Seeing the expression on Shen Lang's face, a mischievous smile flashed across Ye Shishi's face. She directly turned a multiple-choice question of two into one of four.
Ye Shishi looked at Shen Lang and said with mock seriousness, "Shen Lang, if one day you had to choose one person among Yu Xiao, Wang Yuyan, Gu Qinghan, and me to be your wife, who would you choose?"
"What?"
Hearing Ye Shishi's words, not only Shen Lang was stunned, but Gu Qinghan was also taken aback.
"Ye Shishi, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Gu Qinghan was shocked and angry that Ye Shishi would ask such a question.
"What, aren't you curious about the answer?"
Facing Gu Qinghan's indignation, Ye Shishi chuckled mischievously.
"I..."
Hearing this, Gu Qinghan was speechless.
To say she wasn't curious about the answer was something even she wouldn't believe.
However, she had never imagined someone asking so directly and frankly as Ye Shishi.
In Gu Qinghan's opinion, emotions were subtle, like a gentle stream. If they were as unrestrained as a surging river, they would lose their essence.
Gu Qinghan looked at Shen Lang, wanting to say something, but couldn't for a long time.
Shen Lang stared at Ye Shishi, his expression stiff, also unable to utter a word for a long time.
"Yu Xiao is great, Wang Yuyan is great, and Gu Qinghan is also great. But in the end, I must be the best, right?"
Seeing Shen Lang hesitate, Ye Shishi smiled and said, "You'll choose me, won't you?"
"Shishi, I'm still a child, you've scared me."
Hearing Ye Shishi's words, Shen Lang said, "Your question is too unrestrained, too bold. As a child, I can't answer it."
"Since you can't answer, I'll take it as your tacit agreement."
A hint of allure appeared in Ye Shishi's eyes, and she smiled charmingly. "Langlang, how about I call you husband from now on too?"
"Sister Shishi, there's no need for that, no need. You're too scary."
Shen Lang heard this, quickly distanced himself from Ye Shishi, patted his chest, and breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm still a child, don't scare me like this, it's too terrifying."
When Wang Yuyan called him husband, Shen Lang already felt a chill down his spine. If Ye Shishi also called him husband, Shen Lang would simply cease to exist.
"Ye Shishi, how can your skin be so thick?"
Ye Shishi's unrestrained boldness even made Gu Qinghan unable to stand it. "Can't you be a little more subtle, a little more reserved?"
"Subtle and reserved? What is that worth?"
Ye Shishi said with disdain, "Although I come from a scholarly family and am well-educated and polite, I dislike that kind of scholarly politeness and reservedness the most. What I want, I will pursue. If I can't get it, I'll use other means to seize it."
"In short, what I fancy is mine, and mine alone. No one else can touch it. This applies to my business empire, and it applies to the man I fancy."
Saying this, Ye Shishi looked directly at Shen Lang and said, "Langlang, don't run away. Running away is useless because, in the end, you will choose me."
If it were any other man, seeing Ye Shishi so direct and bold, not hiding her inner thoughts at all, they would have already disliked her.
However, after hearing Ye Shishi's words, Shen Lang not only felt no dislike but even admired her more.
Essentially, Shen Lang and Ye Shishi were of the same kind.
They had no moral constraints in their hearts; no morality could bind them. What they wanted was their own peace of mind.
What they fancied, they would strive for, they would seize, and even if they failed in the end, they would still be happy.
They could never learn subtlety and reserve, politeness and decorum, because, for them, it was simply a form of torture.
However, making Shen Lang choose was even more agonizing than learning politeness and reserve.
Because, whether it was the initial choice between two or Ye Shishi's current choice of four, Shen Lang couldn't make any decision.
Just as Shen Lang was wrestling with his thoughts, Yu Xiao and Yu Fei suddenly came downstairs.
Yu Xiao walked step by step towards Shen Lang and smiled, "Brother Shen, the rooms are arranged."
"Alright, Xiao Xiao, thank you for your hard work."
Shen Lang heard this, stood up, and patted Yu Xiao's head. "You and Xiao Fei should rest early. You have school tomorrow morning."
"Brother Shen, tomorrow is the weekend, so there's no school."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Yu Xiao replied.
"Right, how could I forget the time?"
Shen Lang glanced at his phone and realized it was Saturday. No wonder Yu Xiao and Yu Fei were still awake so late.
At this moment, Yu Xiao said to Shen Lang, "Brother Shen, I heard you're leaving for Shuzhong tomorrow morning. Are you going on a trip? Do you need me to prepare anything for you?"
"No need to prepare anything. I'll be there myself," Shen Lang said with a smile.
He didn't know what dangers he would encounter in Shuzhong, but he knew that for Yu Xiao's sake, he would return safely.