The richest woman committed a crime with her child - Chapter 23

Qiu Chigong was unfazed: “Your dagger can only wound me, but with one strike of my blade, you’ll be decapitated, having been a foster son for nothing for 12 years…”

Before he could finish, Shen Youting tilted his head to the left, dodging the blade with a swift movement, and sneered, “Don’t chatter when trying to kill someone, or you won’t even scratch me.”

“You…” Qiu Chigong furious, swung his blade towards Shen Youting again.

Unfortunately, after taking a few steps, his foot caught in a rope snare, and the next moment he was hanging a zhang above the ground.

” Qiu Chigong, damn your grandmother.”

Qiu Chigong, red-faced and thick-necked, cut the rope with his blade and swooped down, severing a lock of Shen Youting’s hair as he failed to dodge in time.

“Stop.” Shen Youting glanced at the fallen hair and raised his hand in a stopping gesture, sneering, “You’ve been fighting me from yesterday till today, have you forgotten that Wu Mengying is currently incapacitated and waiting for you to take care of her?”

Qiu Chigong was stunned.

“Go take care of her, we can fight anytime.”

“Are you just stalling because you can’t win?”

“Ridiculous.” Shen Youting scoffed, “If you want to fight, I’ll keep you company, but,” he paused, “Wu Mengying can’t take care of her daily needs and is currently being looked after by the Xu family’s maids.”

Qiu Chigong pondered for a moment, then stopped entangled, sheathed his large knife, and Get on the horse of the wind first: “Borrowing it, will return it later.”

Shen Youting could recall Swiftwind with just a whistle, but he didn’t, instead curling his lips into a smile, “Let’s have a drink sometime.”

“We’ll see.”

Qiu Chigong slapped the horse and galloped away.

…………

In the evening, the main hall of the Xu residence was filled with a lavish spread of dishes on the dining table.

Butler Liu was instructing a maid to pack dishes into a food box, “Add more of this dish, the young lady loves it. Put two bowls, add sesame oil and chili oil. And this, the young lady likes it.”

Shen Youting entered the hall just in time to see this and asked Butler Liu, “Where are you sending this?”

“Reporting to Young Master Shen, the young lady is busy with accounts, the master asked me to send some food over.” Butler Liu pointed to a dish signaling the maid to add more, then said to Shen Youting, “The young lady has hired a new accountant, I’m afraid the food might not be enough.”

Shen Youting narrowed his eyes and said lightly, “Butler Liu, give me the food, I’ll take it over.”

Butler Liu quickly agreed, “Ah, if Young Master Shen delivers it, the young lady will surely be very happy.”

Shen Youting, carrying a fully loaded food box, stepped into “Xu’s Tailoring” where Xu Mei, dressed in a red dress, was sitting at the counter, biting the end of a brush, frowning as she flipped through an account book: “Are you sure we checked this account before?”

The unfamiliar man sitting beside her softly responded, “Hmm,” “On the fifth of last month, we bought 20 rolls of high-quality silk at one tael of silver per roll, sold 16 rolls, so there should be 4 rolls left in stock, but it’s not recorded.”

This man was slender, with a somewhat delicate and pretty face, about 19 years old, the new accountant Xu Mei had hired, Luo Jiusheng.

At this moment, he was sitting extremely close to Xu Mei, reaching over to help her flip through the pages, and when his shoulder brushed against the girl’s soft and round fragrant shoulder his delicate and pretty face immediately turned bright red.

When Shen Youting walked in, neither of them noticed him.

“Xu Mei.” Shen Youting stopped in front of the counter and called the girl’s name in a Quiet tone.

“Why are you here?” Xu Mei glanced at the food box in his hand, “You came to deliver food? Put it down, I’ll eat later.”

Shen Youting looked directly at her, using a clearly commanding tone, “Go back and eat.”

(End of Chapter)