Chapter 10 What Are Mr. Sheng's Orders?

Ye Shu looked up, only to find her gaze crashing into Sheng Shaochen's deep blue and dangerous eyes.

"Mr. Sheng, do you have any orders?"

Ye Shu felt a bit hollow inside, as if she were a child who had done something wrong, lowering her head and fiddling with her cellphone.

"Smoking is not conducive to getting pregnant and having children," Sheng Shaochen uttered gravely as he pinched out a lady's cigarette into the pure black ashtray he held.

Ye Shu's ears felt slightly hot.

Ye Shu shoved her cellphone under the pillow and dangled one foot off the bed, "I'll try hard to quit."

She slipped her small foot into her slippers, bowing her head and walked around him towards the bathroom.

"One month!" Sheng Shaochen bluntly set a deadline.

Ye Shu's steps halted, her body stiffening somewhat.

Ever since her father's death and the Ye Group had been taken from her, she had developed a smoking habit over the past six months.

During that time, Gu Zuocheng had frequently urged her to quit smoking, but to no avail.

Now, suddenly being asked to quit within a month was undoubtedly a huge challenge for her.

Ye Shu wanted to negotiate for a bit more time.

However, Sheng Shaochen casually spoke up, "In one month, I'll take you to meet the parents."

All of Ye Shu's words choked back, and she managed a smile, "I understand."

Blushing, she hurried into the bathroom and immersed herself completely in the bathtub.

Outside the door, Sheng Shaochen's deep and hoarse voice resonated, "You have twenty minutes."

Ye Shu dived into the water.

It's all over, all over...

The days ahead would surely be agonizing. Being a surrogate mother was far more difficult than she had imagined!

When Ye Shu emerged from the bathroom, she was only wrapped in a pure white silk bathrobe, with droplets still falling from her hair.

Drops of water trailed down her delicate face, past her seductive collarbone, and under the glaring white light, they looked exceptionally tempting.

Sheng Shaochen had been seated in a lounge chair, reviewing documents.

When he noticed the faint fragrance of her bath, his eyes slightly lifted.

Seeing his gaze crash into her own, Ye Shu briefly panicked.

Even the small feet on the pure white cashmere carpet curled tensely.

And her face flushed with a touch of embarrassment.

Ye Shu felt inevitably helpless inside.

With every step, she was exceedingly cautious.

The closer she got to him, the more nervous she became, and although she had just taken a shower, a thin layer of perspiration formed once again on her body.

Ye Shu bit her lower lip awkwardly to alleviate the unease in her heart.

The hand resting on the documents involuntarily tightened, and his brows furrowed deeply.

Abruptly closing the document and gripping it in his hand, he stood up, brushed past Ye Shu's shoulder, and walked out, "Ten minutes, get dressed and come downstairs."

Get dressed? Go downstairs?

Ye Shu's face blushed even more at the thought of her earlier embarrassment.

She quickly changed into a fitting light-blue chiffon long dress and after a simple tidy-up, she descended the stairs.

Stepping out the door, she saw Sheng Shaochen leaning against the car, impatiently looking at his watch.

It seemed like he was in a hurry.

Ye Shu checked the time; she was five minutes later than the time they had agreed upon.

Recalling his constant engagement with documents, he must be busy with official business, and a slight sense of apology rose within her.

Approaching him, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Sheng Shaochen glanced at her in the light-blue chiffon dress, a flash of surprise in his eyes, his voice turned hoarse, almost harsh, "Don't let it happen again." With that, he slipped into the car.

A faint twitch crossed Ye Shu's mouth as she muttered inwardly, the 'Great Demon King' of Jin City was certainly no easy person to deal with.

She bent down and slid into the car, sitting down properly.

The air seemed to suddenly congeal; Ye Shu felt completely uncomfortable and sought to find some topic to alleviate the tension.

Just as her face turned toward Sheng Shaochen, the car suddenly lurched.

Ye Shu's entire body ended up crashing into Sheng Shaochen's embrace...