She Asks for a Divorce Again

Chapter 32: Chapter 32 Secret Protection

She was already married.

Lu Yunlan knew that, she just didn’t understand why she still had to mention it.

As she was thinking this, Lu Yunlan provided an explanation, “I’ve heard all about your troubles. Sigh, the way I see it, you can always get divorced after getting married. If the husband isn’t good, just switch, right?”

“I’m not joking with you, look how great my brother is, eh? Handsome, wealthy, gentle, and great at housework. Truly, a domestic dream guy, right!”

When Lu Yi heard this, he didn’t argue. His eyes held warmth as he looked at Shen Heyu.

His expression was too tender, and even carried a hint of affection. Shen Heyu was no child and could, of course, pick up on subtle atmospheres between men and women.

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This made her even more embarrassed, she stated clearly yet tactfully, “What nonsense are you talking about? I’ve always seen him as a brother, just like I see you. I believe he feels the same, only seeing me and you as sisters.”

Lu Yunlan snorted and didn’t say anything else.

She caught the refusal in Shen Heyu’s voice and tactfully avoided the subject.

However, Lu Yi felt quite upset inside.

For so many years, he was always too busy with his studies to find someone else. More than being busy, it was because he had a young girl in his heart.

But that young girl always saw him as a brother.

As he pondered this, he heard Shen Heyu ask, “Doctor Lu, I’m right, aren’t I?”

Lu Yi gave a faint smile, pushing down the hint of disappointment in his heart, knowing she was testing him. But he couldn’t go against his feelings and admit it, simply saying, “You should eat first.”

He gave no clear answer.

Shen Heyu didn’t think too much of it, she was really too hungry. Silently eating her meal, she didn’t raise her head to see the love-filled and gentle gaze that Lu Yi cast her way.

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As soon as Pei Yansi left the hospital, he immediately went back to the company, first contacted the cooperating party, and then arranged to have lunch together.

When the other party heard that he’d come to explain the situation in person, they didn’t refuse. After all, Pei Yansi was no small fry; he was the man in charge of the Pei Family.

After lunch, Pei Yansi settled the contract issues, and when the other party agreed to continue the cooperation, the meal ended. He didn’t go to the hospital but went to check on Shen Heyu’s recent work at the company.

Lately, she kept making mistakes.

He didn’t know what was happening. She was never like this before.

Sitting in his office, for some reason, he started thinking of Lu Yi. Could it be that she had started to harbor romantic feelings, becoming distracted?

He was displeased.

Frowning deeply, the more he thought about it, the more it seemed wrong. Surely it must be so. Otherwise, how could her work start going wrong so frequently after Lu Yi appeared?

As he mulled this over, someone knocked on his office door, and Bai Sheng’er’s voice came through, “President Pei?”

“Come in.”

Pei Yansi adjusted his emotions in a split second. There was no expression on his handsome face, but there was a touch of warmth in his eyes when he looked at Bai Sheng’er.

Feeling the tenderness in his gaze, Bai Sheng’er felt sweet inside, and carefully closed the office door.

Seeing her actions, Pei Yansi very subtly frowned, “What happened?”

Bai Sheng’er walked over to him and took the initiative to massage his shoulders, saying, “I heard about the incident with the cooperating party. President Pei, Director Shen was managing that project before, right?”

Her hands were just right in their pressure, comfortable on his shoulders, but Pei Yansi was never quite at ease with it, discreetly moving away.

Bai Sheng’er sensed this. With proper restraint, she didn’t move any closer but instead took two steps back, creating some space before saying, “Director Shen has been making mistakes with all the projects she’s managing recently. It was the case with the real estate side, and now with the entertainment side as well.”

“Last time, the big star Meng Ru…”

She hadn’t finished her sentence when she saw Pei Yansi’s face darken.

Realizing something, she very cleverly stopped the topic, saying, “Honestly, it’s not my place to comment on Director Shen, President Pei knows her capabilities and will use her accordingly. President Pei, don’t blame me, I’ve just entered society and sometimes my mouth runs ahead without a filter.”

Her words made Pei Yansi’s expression look a bit better.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear Pei Yansi say, “Indeed. She is a director after all. Except for her superiors, nobody else has the right to judge.”

Bai Sheng’er was just trying to save face and hadn’t expected that he would actually respond, even defending Shen Heyu!

A vague sense of crisis began to grow inside her.

At this moment, Pei Yansi asked, “She never used to make mistakes, why do you think she’s suddenly making them so frequently?”

Bai Sheng’er was contemplating how to slight Shen Heyu, to alleviate her sense of crisis, then he handed her the opportunity on a silver platter. Feeling a bit smug, she said, “I don’t know… but if it were me, I reckon most women get like this because of love. It’s like when you’re studying, if you fall in love early it distracts you from your studies.”

“In the workplace, if your mind gets disturbed by a man, it’ll affect your work.”

“Heh.”

After she finished, she heard Pei Yansi let out a cold laugh, and she sneakily lifted her gaze to see his expression turn gloomy, an icy indifference in his phoenix eyes.

He knew it was because of a man!

And from the looks of it, it was very likely because of that Doctor Lu!

Pei Yansi said, “You can leave now.”

Bai Sheng’er nodded. When he gave the signal for her to leave, she never pushed to stay closer; she understood when to advance and retreat, knew exactly how to scratch an itch that kept men from getting enough.

After consoling him a few more words, she left.

The office fell into silence. Pei Yansi thought about how Shen Heyu’s work had been affected by other men, feeling an infuriating fire boiling up inside him, incredibly unsatisfied.

He massaged his temples irritably when his phone on the desk started to ring.

He glanced at it and saw it was a call from Old Mrs. Pei.

“Grandma,” he answered.

“Yansi, what’s wrong with you? Heyu has been hospitalized and you didn’t even tell me?”

Pei Yansi frowned. He knew it; she was going to Grandma to complain again, using Grandma to pressure him. Somewhat annoyed, he contained his temper and said, “I’ve been very busy.”

“You’re always busy, but no matter how busy, is that more important than your wife? No matter how big your company is, if you don’t have a wife, who are you earning money for? Can’t you be a bit wiser, more enlightened?”

Old Mrs. Pei nagged at him nonstop, scolding him thoroughly before finally saying, “Hurry up and go to the hospital to see her. Really!”

Then she hung up before he could respond.

Pei Yansi looked at the darkened screen of his phone, replaying his grandmother’s words in his head. Indeed, don’t men earn money for their wives?

But… Shen Heyu didn’t deserve it.

He didn’t end up going to the hospital.

Bai Sheng’er exited the office and didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she leaned against the door, listening to the sounds inside. Naturally, she also heard Pei Yansi’s entire phone call.

She was quite upset; Shen Heyu was greatly favored by Old Mrs. Pei…

“Bai Sheng’er? What are you doing here?” Liu Meng approached from the other side and saw her leaning against the door, looking somewhat odd.

Bai Sheng’er was originally planning to discuss with Pei Yansi the transfer of Shen Heyu’s work to her own hands.

Upon hearing Liu Meng, Bai Sheng’er looked up and an idea for dealing with Shen Heyu sprang to mind.