Chapter 9: Just Taking What We Need

Ye Shu reached out, picked up the kraft bag, opened it, and inside were two identical supplementary agreements.

Just like that pre-marital agreement, Sheng Shaochen's signature had already been affixed.

The supplementary clauses held only two terms, the conditions he used to entice her into signing the pre-marital agreement.

Help her uncover the cause of her father's death and reclaim the Ye Group.

A faint warmth slid through Ye Shu's heart.

This was the rare kindness she still felt from someone after experiencing the chill and betrayal of human relationships following her father's death.

Ye Shu signed her name without hesitation.

"Mr. Sheng, thank you."

"It's just a mutual need! However, Miss Ye should still read this pre-marital agreement carefully and memorize it well to avoid breach of contract."

Sheng Shaochen handed the pre-marital agreement to Ye Shu and finally lifted his eyes to look at her, her lake-blue outfit shimmering slightly in his deep blue eyes.

Sheng Shaochen's tone softened imperceptibly, "After all, the penalty for breach is not something Miss Ye can afford."

Then, he lowered his head and continued to review documents.

Ye Shu's fingertips trembled as she held the pre-marital agreement.

She almost forgot that Sheng Shaochen was a businessman, and their relationship was merely a transaction with price tags, void of the generous emotions she perceived.

What he offered were the clauses on the supplementary agreement.

And what she had to give was clearly written on the pre-marital agreement.

Ye Shu sat down nearby and browsed through the agreement.

Only then did she understand why he insisted she understand the terms clearly.

It turns out, she had already breached one.

Their mutual agreement was a concealed marriage. Yet today, she blatantly told Gu Zuocheng in front of Guan Jiu that she was married.

Fortunately, she hadn't revealed that her husband was Sheng Shaochen; otherwise, she would already be facing a penalty of thirty million.

"Mr. Sheng, rest assured, it won't happen again."

Ye Shu closed the agreement and returned it to Sheng Shaochen.

Sheng Shaochen looked up at her in surprise, "Have you memorized it all?" It had been only three minutes. Although the terms of the agreement weren't too numerous, for a normal person, it would take at least half an hour to memorize.

"I have engraved it in my heart," Ye Shu assured him, patting her chest lightly.

She had a photographic memory from a young age, a skill that had made her famous back at T University.

"Hmm." Sheng Shaochen withdrew his gaze and continued reviewing documents, "Your room is next door. If needed, I will call for you."

"Oh." His indifference and aloofness made Ye Shu feel a bit awkward.

She got up and walked to the room next door.

She thought that at least the room he left for her would have a different color scheme.

But clearly, she thought too much.

She was just a tool he purchased for having children, available at his convenience and satisfaction.

How could she expect anything more?

Ye Shu organized and stored the clothes from her suitcase.

Then, she took out the notebook laptop her father had left her and placed it on the black mahogany desk.

The laptop was an old model, its keyboard worn out.

Ye Shu powered it on, staring at the password lock on the screen, and tried dozens of passwords, all incorrect.

Ever since she had received this laptop, she had been constantly trying passwords, exhausting all possibilities, yet still unable to unlock it.

She couldn't understand why Ye Zhongming insisted she keep this old laptop but didn't tell her the password.

Ye Shu solemnly turned off the laptop, sighed deeply, and flopped down on the bed, feeling somewhat dejected.

Everything that streamed into her eyes was in black and white.

Even the light from the crystal chandelier was eerily white.

A wave of suffocation enveloped Ye Shu's chest, causing her already low spirits to plummet further.

She sat up cross-legged, habitually lit a cigarette, and took a puff.

The white smoke veiled her stunningly beautiful face, concealing her current expression.

Ye Shu swiped her phone screen with one hand, opened a shopping app, and after comparing, chose a sky-blue, star-patterned wallpaper.

She didn't have sufficient funds to replace the furniture yet, but at least, she could start by changing the dreadful black and white geometric patterned wallpaper.

Ye Shu negotiated a good price with the seller and was about to place the order when the cigarette between her fingers was suddenly pulled away.