Inside the bustling supermarket, Tang Huainan was selecting vegetables. His tall and upright figure stood out among a group of middle-aged women.
The light brown shirt perfectly accentuated his calm and refined temperament.
To be honest, there are quite a few men who can cook, but it's rare to find one who's both good at cooking and this handsome.
Tang Huainan had just placed the selected onions into a bag when a cart bumped into his waist.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." A soft, weak voice reached his ears. He paused for a moment and turned to look at the speaker.
"Su Nuan?" His tone was calm and even, carrying his usual serenity.
"Major Tang? What a coincidence, you're here too?"
Su Nuan tied her hair back and smiled at him, revealing her pearly white teeth. Tang Huainan couldn't help but smile in return.
"Did you come with your boyfriend?"
The moment Tang Huainan asked, Su Nuan's smile froze — something he immediately noticed.
"Ah, yes... he's waiting for me at the supermarket entrance. I'll be going now!"
Realizing the awkwardness, Su Nuan quickly waved to him and hurried to the counter to pay.
Tang Huainan was left with a slight frown, watching her retreating figure.
He didn't say another word for a long time.
***
"What do you think you're doing!"
Suddenly, the voice pierced the tense silence—
Fu Wanyi strode over and slapped Lin Shengxia's hand away, her protective instincts shining through.
Earlier, when Lin Yixiong got word that Lin Shengxia had returned, he rushed over to see for himself. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Lin Shengxia's hand resting on his daughter's shoulder—startling Fu Wanyi and causing her to lose her composure.
Lin Shengxia, however, took the wet wipes Xiao Ke handed her without a care and calmly cleaned her fingers.
Her eyes were cold and indifferent, as if the commotion hadn't affected her mood at all.
"Put this table back where it belongs," Lin Shengxia said coldly to the movers, without even glancing at her father who had come with her.
"Lin Shengxia, you're really bullying us!"
Fu Wenwen couldn't take it anymore. Still young and emotional, her eyes welled up with tears as she broke down crying.
Seeing her daughter's tears, Fu Wanyi glared daggers at Lin Shengxia. But being a seasoned manipulator, she managed to restrain herself and forced a fawning, humble smile.
"Shengxia, you're going too far! It was your father's decision to let Wenwen temporarily manage the company. What you're doing—isn't that a slap in your father's face?"
Fu Wanyi subtly shifted the focus of the dispute to Lin Yixiong. Her short sentence instantly made his expression turn grim.
"I just stepped out to take care of some errands, and when I came back, my desk was gone. Shouldn't I question that? And who told the media I was missing? The Lin family's crisis has just ended—are you trying to make us the laughingstock again?"
Lin Shengxia's words made Lin Yixiong's face flush with embarrassment.
"We didn't tell the media!" Fu Wanyi quickly retorted, realizing she had just been caught off guard.
"Oh? If I really had disappeared as the rumors suggest, and Ms. Fu didn't call the police but rushed to have her daughter take my place at the company instead... how does that look to outsiders?"
Lin Shengxia's voice was calm, yet it sent chills through everyone present.
Fu Wanyi, in particular, turned pale in an instant.
A loud *smack* echoed through the room.
Guess whose face that slap landed on.