Guan Mingxu's understanding of Shen Chi Yan largely came from his parents.
Growing up, his parents constantly urged him to learn from Shen Chi Yan, not to emulate his second brother.
During festivals, relatives would always compare them to Shen Chi Yan.
Shen Chi Yan was the epitome of the "other people's child."
However, Guan Mingxu did not hate Shen Chi Yan because of this. On the contrary, he admired Shen Chi Yan as an idol.
When he was in high school, Shen Zhenghao left the Shen family, and Shen Chi Yan took over the Ding Sheng Group.
Just when everyone thought the Ding Sheng Group would be ruined in Shen Chi Yan's hands, Shen Chi Yan not only propelled the Ding Sheng Group to become the number one conglomerate in Jing Hua City, but also expanded its businesses overseas.
During that period, Guan Mingxu would praise Shen Chi Yan to anyone he met, treating Shen Chi Yan as his deity.
But he never imagined that his little darling was Shen Chi Yan's wife.
Shen Chi Yan had already walked up to Guan Mingxu. His tone was cool and distant, without any anger.
"Where is Song Qinian?"
Guan Mingxu's emotions were incredibly complex. He clenched his fists, suddenly unsure of what to do.
Seeing Guan Mingxu looking like he was about to burst into tears, Shen Chi Yan reached out and patted his shoulder. "I heard you saved Song Qinian last night. Thanks."
With that, Shen Chi Yan pushed open the hospital room door and walked in.
The people in the hospital room, who had been cheerfully bantering, stiffened like naughty recruits seeing their commanding officer upon seeing Shen Chi Yan, standing at attention and too afraid to breathe.
Normally, no matter how they played or joked, they wouldn't dare to misbehave in front of Shen Chi Yan.
When Song Qinian saw Shen Chi Yan, her expression changed slightly, and she lowered her head, no longer looking at him.
As soon as Shen Chi Yan entered the room, he looked towards Song Qinian on the hospital bed. Song Qinian had her head down, so he couldn't see her expression clearly, but he could distinctly feel that she was unhappy. To be precise...
She was angry!
Under everyone's gaze, Shen Chi Yan walked to the bedside. Just as everyone was speculating about the relationship between Shen Chi Yan and Song Qinian, they saw Shen Chi Yan sweep Song Qinian into his arms.
Everyone: "!!!"
Didn't the Fifth Master Shen have mysophobia? Wasn't he aloof and distant from strangers?
How could he embrace Guan Mingxu's little darling?
What was their relationship?
Song Qinian did not expect Shen Chi Yan to suddenly pull such a move. She frowned and struggled, her expression becoming even more unpleasant.
Her heart was made of flesh and blood; it hurt too!
He had stood her up last night, almost causing her to be...
"I'm sorry."
As she struggled, Song Qinian heard Shen Chi Yan's apology. Her body stiffened slightly, and a wave of grievance washed over her. Her eyes instantly reddened.
She was just this weak.
The moment he apologized, she softened.
Shen Chi Yan tightened his grip around Song Qinian and carried her directly out of the hospital room.
Guan Mingxu, standing by the door, was like a soulless puppet. He stared blankly at Song Qinian nestled in Shen Chi Yan's arms, his chest feeling hollow and heavy.
How could this have happened?
Seeing Song Qinian about to be taken away by Shen Chi Yan, Guan Mingxu, drawing on some unknown courage, rushed forward to block Shen Chi Yan's path.
The others present gasped, their hearts pounding for Guan Mingxu.
Did this kid want to die?
He dared to block the Fifth Master Shen's path!
Shen Chi Yan glanced indifferently at Guan Mingxu. "Is there something else?"
"I'm the one who saved her. What is your relationship with her, Fifth Master, that you're taking her away?"
Guan Mingxu's expression was terrifying. Shen Chi Yan seemed to recall something and chuckled lightly, "I remember now. It was you who sent her a rose every day and a love letter every day, wasn't it?"
Shen Chi Yan had initially not taken Guan Mingxu's pursuit of Song Qinian seriously. Sending flowers and letters every day, but never showing up, was not Guan Mingxu's style.
With a little thought, Shen Chi Yan realized it was Shen Ke Qin's doing.
He was so busy every day that he had no energy to deal with such trivial matters.
However, looking at it now, things were not as simple as he had thought.
When Song Qinian heard Shen Chi Yan's words, she felt completely off. What was going on?
Was this Guan Mingxu really the Guan Mingxu who had been pursuing her?
Guan Mingxu didn't understand Shen Chi Yan's meaning. Just as he was about to speak, Shen Chi Yan's cool voice rang out again, "What? Trying to poach my girl?"
"Sister-in-law!!!"
As soon as Shen Chi Yan finished speaking, Shen Ke Qin's voice echoed through the corridor.
Shen Ke Qin ran breathlessly to the group and, seeing no bloodshed, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister-in-law, are you alright? What happened to your face? Which scoundrel dared to hit you?"
Song Qinian quickly shook her head, indicating she was fine.
Sensing the tense atmosphere, Shen Ke Qin gave Shen Chi Yan a dry laugh. "Brother, Sister-in-law is seriously injured. You should quickly find a room for her."
Shen Chi Yan cast a cold glance at Shen Ke Qin, who flinched and quietly stepped back a few paces.
Shen Chi Yan said nothing more, nor did he look at Guan Mingxu again. He directly took Song Qinian and left.
But Guan Mingxu was not giving up. He wanted to say something else, but Shen Ke Qin covered his mouth and signaled to the others.
The others, afraid that Guan Mingxu would offend Shen Chi Yan and suffer consequences, immediately dragged Guan Mingxu into the hospital room.
"Let go of me!"
The crowd looked at the enraged Guan Mingxu and patted his shoulder to comfort him. "Brother, please accept my condolences!"
It was indeed difficult to accept that he had finally found his little darling, only for it to end before it even began.
Guan Mingxu seemed to realize something and said sternly to Shen Ke Qin, "You were pursuing someone in my name, and that person was Song Qinian?"
Shen Ke Qin was overwhelmed. She had never dreamed that Song Qinian was the little darling Guan Mingxu had fallen in love with at first sight!
Otherwise, how could she have used Guan Mingxu's name to poach her own brother's girl?
"Why did you do that?"
Before Shen Ke Qin could answer, he said, somewhat angrily, "Because you knew he didn't love Song Qinian at all, right?"
Shen Ke Qin was also quite annoyed. "Whether my brother loves my sister-in-law or not, they are already husband and wife. Stop liking my sister-in-law!"
Guan Mingxu exploded. His mind was a mess, and his emotions were more complex than he could describe.
"If you had told me this a month ago, I would have listened. But now... it's too late!"
Everyone's faces changed dramatically, especially Shen Ke Qin, who said in disbelief, "Guanzi, you can't do this! You want to fight my brother for my sister-in-law!"
"Young Master Guan, calm down! Isn't Fifth Master Shen your idol? You want to steal from your idol?"
The current Guan Mingxu could not listen to any dissuasion. "What is an idol? I finally fell in love with a woman, and I will never let her go!"
Shen Ke Qin was exhausted and speechless.
How did things escalate to this point?
Song Qinian's physical condition was not suitable for transferring hospitals, and Shen Chi Yan would not allow her to stay in the room opened by Guan Mingxu. Therefore, he arranged a different room for Song Qinian.
He gently touched Song Qinian's swollen and bruised face. The area around his heart ached slightly. He didn't know why he felt this way, but his voice involuntarily softened. "Does it hurt?"