If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 27: Raising You for a Lifetime

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When Xu Chaomu stepped into the living room, only Shen Chi was sitting at the table, eating. His expression revealed no concern, and he ate at his leisure.

Xu Chaomu placed her backpack on the sofa and sat down next to him.

“So you still know which way the living room door opens,” Shen Chi said indifferently without even lifting his head.

“…” Xu Chaomu’s lips twitched; this man really held grudges.

Her small hand climbed onto Shen Chi’s neck as she chuckled, “Big Brother

Four, see, I’m back, aren’t I? I didn’t stay out all night; I am still very obedient.”

“Get your paw off,” Shen Chi said with a bland tone that always carried an air of unquestionable authority.

“Oh.” Xu Chaomu obediently retracted her hand.

This man was always so stingy that even a touch from her was unacceptable.

Hmph, there would come a day when she would not only touch him but pounce on him and strip him bare! She would see how arrogant he was, how domineering!

“Starting tomorrow, your allowance will be confiscated, ” Shen Chi declared without even glancing at Xu Chaomu.

“No way!” Xu Chaomu protested. “What will I do when I want to buy something without any pocket money?”

“Let Butler Ling buy it for you!”

Could she really have Butler Ling buy ‘Not suitable for children’ magazines? R-rated movies? Everyone knew that Butler Ling was loyal to Shen Chi first and foremost. If it came to that, Shen Chi would probably hang her up and have her punished!

“You can keep the pocket money,” Xu Chaomu always had a certain “pride.” “I can earn it myself.”

“Earn it?” Shen Chi chuckled as if he had heard a delightful joke. “How will you earn it?”

“It’s none of your business how I earn it; mind your own business.”

Xu Chaomu muttered softly, clearly dissatisfied, like a lamb that had been pinned down by a big bad wolf, only able to scratch at him with her little paws. Although it was futile, at least it proved she had resisted.

“I’m not allowed to control you now, Xu Chaomu? Are you planning to be completely lawless?”

“I’m eighteen, not eight! No one in the Shen Family cares about me except you, and I don’t want you to either!” Xu Chaomu stood in front of Shen Chi, gritting her teeth.

No sooner had Xu Chaomu’s voice fallen than Liu Rumei entered from outside the living room.

“Oh, what’s going on here? Having a fight? Who’s made our Chaomu unhappy? Don’t frown; a girl doesn’t look good with a frown,” Liu Rumei said with a smile as she approached.

She arrived just in time to see Xu Chaomu’s face full of indignation. She draped an arm around Xu Chaomu’s shoulders and looked at Shen Chi.

Xu Chaomu pushed away Liu Rumei’s hand, and her brow instantly smoothed, her smile blooming brightly.

“Oh, it’s Miss Liu. I’m having a whisper with my Big Brother Four. Don’t you know to knock before entering?”

Xu Chaomu’s smile was as radiant as a sunflower, so she took the opportunity to move behind Shen Chi’s chair, wrapping her arms around his neck. “Right, Big Brother Four, where were we just now in our conversation?” “Hmm,” Shen Chi grunted in response.

“Let’s continue then. Oh, right, I was telling you, we’ve had several new intern teachers come to our school recently, they are so pretty!”

Xu Chaomu, seizing a rare opportunity to cling to Shen Chi a bit longer, had no intention of letting go.

She lowered her head and leaned close to Shen Chi’s ear, “Big Brother Four, could you help me look at a few problems later? I can’t solve them.”

“Sure,” Shen Chi replied, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, a rare hint of indulgence in his eyes.

Xu Chaomu had never seen Shen Chi be so gentle before. Although she knew he was putting on an act for show, she was enjoying it, too!

Liu Rumei, feeling completely ignored, trembled with anger and found an excuse to leave, “It’s getting late; you should rest soon. But Chaomu, you’re not that young anymore. Even though you are like siblings, when a young man and woman share the same space, you should still be cautious to some extent.”

“Big Brother Four, she said we should be more careful,” Xu Chaomu leaned closer to whisper in Shen Chi’s ear, pulling him even tighter with her small hand.

“Do you think we need to be more careful?” Shen Chi asked deliberately.

“I think there’s no need!”

“Well, then that’s settled,” Shen Chi’s lips curled up slightly.

This gentleness, this partiality, this indulgence left Xu Chaomu feeling cherished and amazed.

Liu Rumei left the living room in frustration, giving them one last look and huffing coldly as she went.

However, as soon as Liu Rumei’s back was turned, the warmth in Shen Chi’s eyes disappeared.

“Be sensible and take your hand off!” he said lightly.

“Using me and then kicking me aside once you’re done, why are you so annoying?”

Xu Chaomu let go and sat down beside him, grumbling unhappily as she picked up her chopsticks to start on dinner.

She glanced at Shen Chi out of the corner of her eye. He was completely calm, not even looking at her, just elegantly enjoying his meal. It seemed as though it wouldn’t matter to him even if she didn’t come home at night.

For some reason, Xu Chaomu felt a pang in her heart, an uncomfortable sensation she had never felt before.

“I haven’t asked you yet, where did you go tonight?” Shen Chi asked casually, his face betraying little emotion.

“What else? On a date,” Xu Chaomu replied without looking at him, focusing on her meal.

Shen Chi’s hand, which held chopsticks, paused, and two sharp gazes suddenly swept over.

“With whom?”

Xu Chaomu shivered, feeling as if she had suddenly returned to the depths of winter. Why were Shen Chi’s eyes so cold?

“Who else? A handsome and caring young man, of course!” Xu Chaomu up a mouthful of rice.

The dishes tonight were quite good, and many were her favorites.

With a “snap,” Shen Chi put down his chopsticks.

Xu Chaomu jerked, and a fishball slipped from her grasp, falling onto the table!

“Don’t think I won’t harshly deal with you. If something like this happens again, I’ll break your legs!” Shen Chi’s voice seemed to come from Hell, devilishly cold and terrifying.

“You can’t support me for a lifetime. Dating is about securing my future. Better to find a good match while I’m young; otherwise, when I’m old and no longer attractive, nobody will want me,” Xu Chaomu retorted with a pout, yelling without any real intent.

“What, Shen Chi can’t support you for a lifetime?”

Xu Chaomu was taken aback. What, what did he mean by that?

Perhaps he was showing off how wealthy he was?

“Eat your food!”

As Xu Chaomu remained puzzled, Shen Chi picked up another fishball and placed it in her bowl.

After a while, Shen Chi finished his meal, picked up the jacket hanging on the rack, and headed upstairs.

He paused halfway, “You said you had questions earlier, you can come and ask me.”

Having said that, he continued to his own room.

Uh… that was just to sound convincing in order to deceive Liu Rumei, right? There were plenty of questions Xu Chaomu didn’t understand. But she really didn’t believe Shen Chi could answer all of them.

So after dinner, she deliberately picked out several particularly challenging sequence problems to give him.

“Big Brother Four, I don’t understand these problems; please explain them to me!”

Shen Chi was sitting in front of the computer, working on the keyboard, his forehead furrowed as he analyzed the recent profit and loss of the group. Just as he was calculating a crucial figure, Xu Chaomu pushed the door open and entered.

He put aside his work and closed the laptop.

“Which one?” He walked over, and Xu Chaomu didn’t blink once, her eyes fixed on him..