Chapter 86 The Future is Long

Sheng Jiaoyang stood hesitantly before the carved gate.

The tall man beside her pushed the door open and looked at her: "Come in!"

"What does your boss want with me?" Sheng Jiaoyang glanced inside, feeling particularly uncertain.

She had completely forgotten about Shen the Demon King these past few days. She had just finished dinner with two of her favorite girls and was about to head back to school when Shen the Demon King's henchmen abducted her at the school gate—cough, brought her here.

Why hadn't Shen Zhining gone back yet?

Jing Weinan remained expressionless and silent.

Sheng Jiaoyang curled her lip, took a deep breath, and strode confidently into the villa. Her reflection shone on the gleaming marble floor, and all she could hear was the clatter of her footsteps and her own breathing.

The door slammed shut behind her with a dull thud. She glanced back; Jing Weinan hadn't followed her in.

"Miss Xu, this way please!" The sudden voice startled Sheng Jiaoyang.

Sheng Jiaoyang turned around and saw someone standing to her side at some point—it was Philip, Shen Zhining's meticulous British butler. Following Philip around a corner, she saw Shen Zhining sitting at the long table, slowly eating.

"What do you want?"

Shen Zhining didn't answer immediately. He finished his meal unhurriedly, wiped his lips with a napkin, and then looked up at her.

"My grandparents are coming the day after tomorrow," he said.

"Really?" Sheng Jiaoyang's surprise vanished abruptly. "What does that have to do with me?"

Shen Zhining continued, "Tomorrow you need to familiarize yourself with the island, and the day after tomorrow you'll start receiving them."

"Wait, wait, when did I agree to that? I have military training tomorrow!"

"I'll naturally help you get leave from military training," Shen Zhining stood up and walked to Sheng Jiaoyang, looking at her intently. "It seems you've forgotten some things. Do you know the consequences of commercial fraud?"

Sheng Jiaoyang's eyelids twitched. Why bring up commercial fraud out of the blue?

"Six million in commercial fraud, what kind of punishment do you think you'll receive? You, Lin Na, and her studio..."

"Don't say anymore, it's just entertaining Grandpa Shen and Grandma Andy, what a simple matter." Sheng Jiaoyang suppressed her wildly beating heart and said casually. Damn it, no wonder he agreed to pay six million in breach of contract fees so easily, he dug a pit for her here! When did Shen Zhining's style become so insidious and ruthless? She suddenly missed the simple and brutal little devil of the past, at least his methods were all out in the open.

Shen Zhining's lips curled slightly, and he warned, "Don't try to play tricks on me, I can make you lose all your money and ruin your reputation at any time." After saying that, he instructed the butler, Philip, to take people to the room and then went upstairs himself.

Sheng Jiaoyang looked at Shen Zhining's back, grimaced, and secretly cursed herself for not thinking things through. Was it so easy to take advantage of the big devil? What had gotten into her back then, insisting on taking advantage of Shen the Demon King? Now look what's happened—she's handed him leverage. From now on, he can do whatever he wants with her.

"Miss Xu, please come with me!" A voice from the side pulled Sheng Jiaoyang back to reality, and she instantly composed herself.

Sheng Jiaoyang was led to a room on the second floor facing the sea. The bedroom was large and beautifully decorated. What she liked most were the large round bed surrounded by pink gauze curtains and the large bay window extending outwards.

"Miss Xu, this is a hidden door leading to the dressing room and bathroom. Your change of clothes and toiletries have been prepared. If you need anything else, please press this bell on the wall." After explaining the room's layout to Sheng Jiaoyang, Philip left the room.

It seems Shen Zhining went to great lengths to fool the two elders! Not only did he specially decorate the room, but he also spent six million to trick her into pretending to be his girlfriend. If she weren't currently being controlled, she would have really wanted to escape and watch Shen Zhining being forced into blind dates by his grandfather; the scene would surely be quite amusing.

Sheng Jiaoyang was indeed exhausted today. She had to catch a flight in the morning, register at school in the afternoon, and then be "invited" here in the evening. She quickly washed up, changed into her silk pajamas, lay down on the bed, and soon fell asleep.

As sunlight streamed in through the window, Sheng Jiaoyang was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Sheng Jiaoyang was a little annoyed. She scratched her hair and got up to open the door.

Standing outside was a blonde, blue-eyed middle-aged woman. She smiled at Sheng Jiaoyang in a friendly manner, her London accent fluent: "Hello, Miss Xu! I'm Lilith. Philip asked me to invite you downstairs to have breakfast with the boss."

"I'm not going!" Sheng Jiaoyang was about to close the door.

Lilith still had a smile on her face: "Philip asked me to tell you not to forget your promise to the boss!"

Sheng Jiaoyang's mind instantly cleared. She sighed miserably and waved her paw weakly at Lilith, telling her to go back and tell Philip that she would be downstairs in a bit.

When she changed into a lake-green dress and came downstairs, Shen Zhining was already sitting at the dining table.

The two sat on opposite sides, looking at each other in silence. From the start of the meal to the end, they didn't say a word.

When Shen Zhining left, he glanced at Sheng Jiaoyang.

After the big boss left, Sheng Jiaoyang didn't feel much more relaxed. The butler, Philip, strictly carried out his boss's orders, leading Sheng Jiaoyang on a tour of the entire island. Apart from the boss's bedroom and study, Sheng Jiaoyang was also shown all the other rooms in the villa, and she even got to know everyone else on the island.

After doing all this, it was already evening.

Sheng Jiaoyang was exhausted from walking around the entire island. She didn't wait for Shen Zhining to return for dinner and immediately threw herself into the bathtub for a long soak.

Sheng Jiaoyang hummed a tuneless melody, inhaling the fresh scent of shower gel surrounding her. As she walked, she fastened the belt of her bathrobe, intending to throw herself onto the large round bed. However, her hazy vision caught sight of a figure sitting in a chair by the window, startling her so much that the last note of her humming completely faded away.

For someone with severe myopia, seeing a blurry figure in their locked room late at night is absolutely terrifying!

"Who...who are you?" Sheng Jiaoyang's heart pounded, her feet rooted to the spot.

Under her tense gaze, the figure moved, seemingly approaching her. "Can you see clearly now?" At such close range, Shen Zhining's face, with its ambiguous smile, was clearly reflected in her pupils.

Sheng Jiaoyang gasped for breath, her body feeling weak from exertion, her legs buckling. If she hadn't somehow retreated to a corner and leaned against the wall, she would have collapsed to the ground. After recognizing the person, she became furious and embarrassed, reaching out to shove him, yelling, "Don't you know how scary it is? How did you get in? Get out!"

Suddenly, Sheng Jiaoyang froze, unable to move him. How embarrassing…

"This is my house," Shen Zhining said unmoved.

"Then I'll leave!" Sheng Jiaoyang thought that once she said that, Shen Zhining would finally move aside, but he just stared at her without looking away. "Breaking into my room in the middle of the night, what exactly do you want?"

"Six million..."

"Can't I just give you back your six million?"

Shen Zhining's lips parted slightly, uttering two words: "No, not at all!"

"Then you should at least tell me what you're doing in my room, right?"

"Are you sure you want to listen to me like this?" Shen Zhining raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over her wide-open collar with a somewhat ambiguous meaning.

Sheng Jiaoyang followed his gaze and lowered her head, then her face instantly flushed red. She quickly straightened her collar.

"There's nothing to see." Shen Zhining's tone was filled with disdain and contempt.

"...You bastard!"

Sheng Jiaoyang's hand, which had been about to strike, was grabbed. Shen Zhining's gaze sharpened, and he said coldly, "If you dare to slip up tomorrow, I'll personally send you to jail."

Sheng Jiaoyang's expression tightened, and she immediately replied pragmatically, "I understand."

Shen Zhining snorted coldly, released her hand, and turned to leave the room.

Sheng Jiaoyang gritted her teeth. She would definitely behave "well" tomorrow; there would be plenty of time in the future!