Dominant Marriage: The CEO's Overbearing Love

Chapter 26: Chapter 26 From Brazen to Cautious

Gu Qimiao followed Mo Ming into the room, it was a single room.

Mo Ming turned on the heater, started undressing while walking towards the bathroom: "Help me find the bathrobe and place it at the door."

"Oh." Gu Qimiao seemed a bit absent-minded.

Shen Yanchen didn’t reply to the text, did he not see it?

She put down her bag, took off her thick outerwear, picked up the clothes he had strewn around, then found the bathrobe in the wardrobe and placed it on the chaise lounge next to the bathroom.

She glanced at the bathroom with water splashing sounds, thought for a while, then picked up her phone, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and dialed Shen Yanchen’s number.

Over there, Shen Yanchen was sitting in the meeting room, the assistants he summoned in the middle of the night didn’t dare to breathe loudly, exchanging nervous glances.

He Ye, the company’s deputy general manager, rushed in panting, seeing the tense atmosphere in the meeting room, immediately controlled his breathing and cautiously pulled out the chair next to Shen Yanchen, and sat down.

"President Shen." He called out respectfully, still slightly panting, then asked, "Is there something urgent?"

Shen Yanchen swept his sharp black eyes over him, and was about to speak when the phone on the table rang.

Everyone’s eyes fell on the glowing phone, the cold-faced boss stared at the phone for a moment, then answered it in front of everyone, but didn’t say a word.

On the other end, Gu Qimiao tested a call: "Brother Yan Chen?"

There was two seconds of silence before a cold response: "Mm."

In the silent meeting room, faintly, a girl’s voice could be heard from the other end: "Uh... did you see the text?"

Shen Yanchen didn’t respond, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Gu Qimiao guessed he was probably busy with work and didn’t see it, so she repeated the text content: "... I’m not coming over tonight... just letting you know."

The man still didn’t respond, the people in the meeting room looked at each other.

After a few seconds of silence on both ends, Gu Qimiao cautiously called again: "Brother Yan Chen?"

The man’s voice finally sounded again in the meeting room: "Why?"

That tone was like a daughter saying she would stay over at a friend’s house tonight, and a stern father asking for the reason.

Gu Qimiao spoke honestly as well: "I’m going to the hospital for a checkup early tomorrow morning."

Shen Yanchen’s somber face finally eased a bit, so it was for a hospital checkup.

He knew they went for a thorough checkup at the hospital almost every month, due to the lack of pain sensation, they feared having physical issues without being aware.

"Then... I won’t disturb you."

"Mm, get some rest early."

Hearing the usually cold President Shen speak such gentle words of concern, and to a girl no less, everyone couldn’t help but be curious about who the girl on the other end of the phone could be.

Could it be true, President Shen is really in love? Just how capable must this girl be to win over President Shen?

Without giving them time for wild fantasies, Shen Yanchen focused back on business, casting a glance at He Ye: "How’s the progress with the Gu Corporation?"

He Ye, now in serious mode, replied: "The stock market has stabilized, some internal personnel have been changed, overall the situation has improved a lot." Then he began to flatter: "With you taking over, even an empty shell company can come back to life!"

Shen Yanchen gave him a sidelong glance and continued discussing the next steps...

At the hotel, after hanging up the phone, Gu Qimiao let out a sigh of relief, feeling instantly relaxed.

When did it become so nerve-wracking just to call him? Wasn’t she quite fearless around him when she was little?

Seems like a lot has changed in these eighteen years...