“I’m sorry for making such a sudden request. Madam Lian, please go ahead and attend to your matters if you’re busy. I’ll return the laptop to him myself later when we meet.”
“Alright.”
Soon, Madam Lian left. Upon seeing her leave, Shen Qi placed the laptop back on the table before returning to her seat at the dining table. However, when she was about to dig in, the doorbell rang once again.
As she walked up to the door and looked through the peephole, Shen Qi’s phone rang, showing a message from Yan on Wechat.
“Open the door. I’m here. Hey, I heard your Wechat notification alert. Just open the door and let me in.”
Shen Qi was rendered speechless.
She peeked through the peephole again and saw Yan standing there indeed. I can’t believe this girl really…
Upon opening the door, Shen Qi was greeted by Yan who quickly hustled her way into the room while complaining, “What were you doing? I heard the notification alert of your phone, yet it took you forever to open the door. Were you not worried about me?”
Shen Qi helplessly cast a look at her. “What’s wrong? I was just moving a little slow.”
Yan entered the room before closing the door. Then, she exclaimed. “Wow, you’ve really picked a good location. This place does have a nice view.”
As Yan walked further into the room, her eyes widened when she saw the table full of food. “Wow, you’re enjoying a good life here… having so much food to eat.”
Being a close friend with Shen Qi, Yan helped herself and sat down. “I was worried you would starve to death, so I came over to take you out for breakfast, but… it seemed like I worried too much.”
Shen Qi sat in front of her and said, “Well, since you’re here, you might as well join in and help yourself. I can’t finish all the food by myself anyway.”
“Sure, I’ll definitely make myself at home.” Yan grabbed a pancake and started munching on it. Then, she smiled and asked, “It looks like you’re back in shape. You were in low spirits yesterday.”
Upon hearing that, Shen Qi remained silent for a few seconds before stating, “What else could I do? Let myself sink deeper into depression? I should have known how it would end from the beginning. It was my fault for having wishful thinking in this marriage.”
As she looked down, Shen Qi began to ladle out some soup.
At the sight of Shen Qi’s behavior, Yan couldn’t help but sigh.
“Let me put it in another way. There are many things that are out of our control, just like love. Furthermore, you two were married as husband and wife, so it made sense that you fell in love with him. Although the two of you have separated, I think you need to be decisive enough to drop him like a hot potato. There’s a lack of mutual trust between the both of you, so separation may not be a bad thing after all.”
Upon mentioning that, Yan secretly took a peek at Shen Qi, before biting her lips as she hesitantly asked, “Who knows if the two of you will be back together a few years later?”
A few years later…?
Upon hearing these few words, Shen Qi couldn’t help but laugh. “I don’t think there is a chance that’ll happen. Ye Moxuan wouldn’t even look at me, neither did he need me in his life. He is surrounded by women who want to be Mrs. Ye, and they are way better than I am. Perhaps it won’t even take years, but days for him to have another woman by his side. All this… was just my wishful thinking. Furthermore, I’ll never go back to him again.”
Upon hearing that, Yan said nothing more. As she munched on a pancake, she suddenly felt a bitter taste rushing up her tongue, where she soon realized the pancake no longer tasted the same.
The two ladies then quietly finished their breakfast.
Satisfied with the meal, Yan rubbed her belly as she leaned back and wondered. “Who prepared this breakfast for you? Why was there so much food? I ran into a lady downstairs when I arrived and it seemed like she came from your room. Was it her?”
“Yes.” Shen Qi nodded and said nothing else.
The reason behind Yan’s early visit was because she was worried for Shen Qi, but now, it seemed like she had been worrying too much. “I thought it would take you longer to get back on your feet, but it seems like you’re more resilient than I expected. You could eat so much despite having a hard time.” She sighed.
Shen Qi was rendered speechless.
“It’s great that you’ve bounced back so easily. So, what’s your plan for the future?”
“For the future?” Shen Qi smiled. “Well, I haven’t thought about that.”
“Do you insist on having the kid?” Although the question might sound a little offensive, Yan thought it was necessary for her to ask Shen Qi.
“Of course.” Shen Qi nodded. “Ever since I decided to keep this child, I no longer thought about abandoning him.”
Upon hearing that, Yan was touched by those words deep down. “Your child will love you so much in the future, for you care so much for him. By the way, Vice President Ye has been worried about you. Do you want to…?”
“Yan, I don’t want to give him any hope,” Shen Qi looked up and spoke to Yan in a serious manner. “I have no feelings for him. Furthermore, he belongs to the Ye family, which makes it impossible for the both of us.”
From then on… she had to lead a life of solitude.
“Alright, I’ll speak nothing of him again from now on.”
Then, Yan helped to clean up the table before staying in the hotel to keep Shen Qi company. It was soon noon when Madam Lian came to deliver lunch. However, she was surprised to find Yan there, although she was able to quickly react to it.
“Miss Shen, Mr. Han may swing by later. Would that be convenient for you?”
Would Han Qing really come?
“What’s he coming here for?” Surprised, Shen Qi blurted out her thought before her brain could even react to it.
Madam Lian, too, was taken aback by her question, for she probably didn’t anticipate a reaction like this from Shen Qi. Han Qing was coming to join her for lunch, but she seemed… as if she didn’t welcome him.
Indeed, when Han Qing called her just now, he only told her to convey this message to Shen Qi.
“I’m not too sure about it, for I’m just a messenger. Now that the lunch has been delivered, I shall get going.”
Madam Lian quickly left in a hurry, seemingly trying to avoid her question.
Shen Qi stood there with her mind going blank. Sensing that something was not right, Yan went up to her. “Mr. Han? Who is this? He wants to come over? For what?”
Shen Qi was too confused to react.
For a moment, she didn’t know how to explain this matter to Yan.
This familial kinship simply came too sudden, just like a tornado.
“I…”
“Mr. Han? This surname kind of rings a bell. Hmm? Isn’t this the same surname as that of the b*tch, Han Xueyou? Wow! Qi, she took your husband away, so now you’re snatching her brother away?”
Shen Qi couldn’t help but frown. “Oh, come on. You’re talking nonsense.”
“Did I get it wrong? If I were mistaken, then what is he coming here for? That is the brother of Han Xueyou. Qi, you mustn’t fall for it!” Upon saying that, Yan started to become anxious and seized her arm. “Instead of dating him, I would rather you date Vice President Ye. At least… Vice President Ye is the Young Master Ye’s elder brother. In that case, if that b*tch and Young Master Ye really became an item later on, you would be her sister-in-law.”
Shen Qi said, “Stop talking nonsense. It’s not what you think it is.”
