If she directly turned him down, then he, as the brother, would be heartbroken.
Therefore, Shen Qi chose to remain quiet, seemingly giving her tacit approval.
Han Qing didn’t stick around for too long. He left right after making sure Shen Qi had finished the porridge. Before leaving, he said, “I’ve had some men watching and protecting you from nearby. However, don’t you ever repeat the same mistake of opening the door directly without confirming who’s knocking.”
It was only because Shen Qi had too much on her mind that she would do such a silly thing without thinking through. Fortunately, it was Han Qing who knocked on the door, for she would have ended up worse tonight if it had been someone else with a malicious intent.
Therefore, she agreed and nodded. “Alright, I heard you loud and clear.”
After Han Qing left, Shen Qi closed the door and returned to her bed, only to realize that her phone was already charging. Then, she noticed the laptop that was sitting quietly on the nightstand.
The laptop didn’t look like it was new. Upon getting her hands on it, Shen Qi saw a slip with the login password written on it.
She logged in quickly as if she was under a spell, only to realize some unorganized files upon accessing the laptop.
Could this laptop be Han Qing’s work-tool? How could he just give it to her like that? Was he not afraid that she would discover some confidential trade secrets on it?
Or maybe because he had just found his sister that he paid all his attention to her above all else?
At the thought of that, Shen Qi’s heart began to feel like a mess once again. She turned off the laptop and put it back to where it was.
Then, Shen Qi proceeded to turn on her phone when it was almost fully charged.
Upon turning it on, Shen Qi’s phone was spammed with missed calls and incoming messages from Yan. She could tell from Yan’s texts that she had been ill at ease, so she gave her a call.
It didn’t occur to Shen Qi that it was already midnight until she had called. Who would answer her call at such an ungodly hour?
When Shen Qi was going to hang up, the call connected.
“Hello, is this Qi?” Yan’s voice sounded rather anxious.
As a lump formed in her throat, Shen Qi answered. “Yes, I’m speaking.”
“Is it really you? Are you alright? Qi… you have no idea how worried we were about you. I merely turned around to make a call and you were gone. How are you right now? Where are you?”
“Don’t worry.” Shen Qi calmly explained, “I’m now in a hotel. I’m fine. I walked away because I… I need some peace of mind. I’m sorry that I worried you.”
Yan sighed. “Of course, I know you need some peace of mind, but it scares me considering the struggle you’re going through. And how could you not call me until now?! Where is your conscience? If you hadn’t called me tonight, I guess I would have to stay up the whole night.”
“Alright. Aren’t I calling you right now? Anyway, it’s late now and you should get some rest.”
“No! You have to give me your location. I’m not going to bed unless I know your whereabouts.”
Yan’s words filled Shen Qi’s heart with warmth, so she nodded. “Alright, I heard you. I’ll send you the location after I hang up.”
“Send me the location at once as soon as you hang up.”
The call was soon hung up, followed by the sound of a busy signal before Shen Qi could even react. Then, she resignedly logged into Wechat and sent Yan her current location.
Upon receiving her location, Yan was finally rest assured.
However, Yan continued to tell her to take care of her safety, or she would rush to her room in the middle of the night; it was only then did their conversation finally come to an end.
After a long day, Shen Qi started to feel tired, not to mention she felt rather lethargic these few days. Therefore, as her eyes grew heavier and heavier, she went out like a light after putting her phone down.
However, just like usual, her dream wasn’t a good one. It was so… grim that she just wanted to snap out of it.
“We’ll part and go our own ways from now on. Sign this divorce agreement and you’re no longer the second young miss of the Ye family.”
“Get lost! I, Ye Moxuan, will never even cast an eye on a filthy woman like you.”
“I’m pregnant with Moxuan’s child, but you’re pregnant with a bastard. Qi, if you insist on opposing me, you’ll be terribly outmatched.”
After a dreamy night, Shen Qi finally woke up to find the room filled with brightness as the sunlight had lit up every corner of the room. She weakly touched her forehead and once again found it covered with cold sweat.
She then got up and headed to the bathroom to wash up before taking a shower.
Upon finishing her shower, Shen Qi heard the doorbell ringing. She looked at the time and realized it was already half past seven. Then, she walked to the door and was ready to open it, only to be held back by Han Qing’s words last night. So, she took a peek outside through the peephole and saw no one else but an amiable lady standing on the other side of the door.
Shen Qi paused, before opening the door.
“May I know who you’re looking for?”
“Miss, I see that you’re up.” The lady smiled and flashed the bag in her hand in front of Shen Qi. “I’ve been ordered by Mr. Han to deliver your breakfast.”
So, it was true that there would be someone to take care of her daily meals. She never thought he had really prepared it all, but… it was already midnight when she arrived at the hotel last night. Yet, Han Qing had taken care of all these matters.
Could he have slept only at midnight?
When Shen Qi thought of this, she turned around and said, “Thanks, please come in.”
Upon entering the room as told, the lady didn’t even bother to look around, but instead opened the bag directly. She then took the lunchboxes out of the bag one by one, while saying, “It’s my first time serving you, miss, so I’m not too sure about your preference, but you could always tell me about your favorite food, and I’ll make it for you.”
“Thank you so much.”
“Not at all. You can call me Madam Lian by the way.”
“Thank you, Madam Lian. Other than sweet food… I’m okay with anything else.”
Madam Lian nodded with a smile. “Sure, I’ll keep that in mind. Miss Shen, did you just get up from bed? Have you washed up?”
“Yes.”
“Alright, I’ll leave your breakfast on the table. Miss Shen, is there any daily necessity you would like me to buy you?”
“Thanks for asking, Madam Lian, but I don’t need anything at the moment.”
“Alright, perhaps I shall make a move then.”
“Take care, Madam Lian.”
Shortly after Madam Lian left, Shen Qi suddenly recalled something and called out to her. Upon hearing her call, Madam Lian quickly stopped in puzzlement. “Yes, Miss Shen?”
Shen Qi walked to the nightstand and placed the laptop into the briefcase before handing it over to Madam Lian. “This laptop belongs to Mr. Han, but he left it here last night. Could you do me a favor and return it to him?”
Upon hearing that, Madam Lian glimpsed at the laptop in her hand and calmly stated, “I wouldn’t dare deliver Mr. Han’s laptop back to him on your behalf. Please forgive me, Miss Shen. I’m a clumsy person who does nothing else but rough work all day. What if I dropped and damaged the laptop…?”
Shen Qi realized that she was turned down upon hearing that. However, she soon realized that she had in fact been too unmindful. If the laptop was really Han Qing’s work-tool, there could be some confidential trade secrets in it, which was all the more reason that she shouldn’t hand it over to anyone else.
