“Hmph! Spare me your preaching. They’re all the same.” Upon replying, Shen Yue looked around her surroundings, still very much dissatisfied. “I get you, anyway. You must have felt sorry for yourself to be my sister. Now that you’re staying in such a huge hotel room and have even become the Young Lady of the Han Family, I bet you’re happy that you no longer have to put up with a sister like me.”
Shen Qi had no idea how else she could explain herself. Considering all those years that they had spent living together, she knew Shen Yue would simply turn a deaf ear to her words, so she didn’t bother to explain further. “Alright then, think however you want to. I’m still quite sleepy, so I’m going to continue my sleep for a while.” With that, Shen Qi walked straight into the bedroom.
After a snort, Shen Yue stayed put.
Once Shen Qi left to continue her sleep, Shen Yue stared at the huge space around her in the hotel room and couldn’t help but feel bored to tears. Just then, an idea suddenly came to her mind, thereupon she quickly reached out for her cell phone and entered the bathroom to take a selfie.
After taking some selfies, she went through her gallery and was amazed at the pictures she took. Excited, she continued to take pictures of herself in every corner of the hotel room before uploading them onto her social media news feed. After all, Shen Yue had always loved to compare herself with others since young.
Astonished at the environment of the hotel room, she took a few more selfies and uploaded them onto her social media news feed, in the hope of receiving more compliments. As expected, her pictures received a lot of likes not long after they were uploaded. As such, Shen Yue’s mood was lifted while looking at her phone joyfully.
…
After some time, Shen Qi woke up to find Shen Yue gone from the hotel room. She then reached out for her phone and saw a message from Shen Yue on WeChat, saying that she had left for an appointment.
Shen Qi put down her phone and went about her morning ablutions. She had been living here for quite a while. She thought that she needed to put a stop to this escapist lifestyle, and that she must pull herself together and find a job. Furthermore, although Ye Moxuan had given her the divorce agreement, both of them had yet to go through their divorce proceedings. Thus, she still had to pay Ye Moxuan a visit in order to get the documents ready. There is no time like the present. Let’s make it today then.
Shen Qi got herself changed before putting on some make-up. She normally used pink lipstick, but today, she chose red lipstick instead. Gazing at herself in the mirror, she finally found some confidence within herself. What choice did she have?
She didn’t want Ye Moxuan to witness her pitiful look, and neither did she want him to find her living a pathetic life without him or feeling sad for him. No matter how heartbroken she felt, she must keep all her feelings to herself.
At that thought, Shen Qi pursed her lips, then looked in the mirror and slowly raised her lips to form a faint smile. You can do this, Shen Qi!
Not long after she exited through the door, she was immediately greeted by a few men. “Miss Shen, are you going out?”
Upon hearing that, Shen Qi paused. “Who are you guys?”
“We are sent here by Mr. Han to ensure your safety. Miss Shen, since you’re going out, shall we get you a driver?”
Shen Qi was a little taken aback, but she shook her head. “Never mind, I’m fine. I’ll just take a cab.”
“It’s alright, Miss Shen. The driver is on standby for twenty-four hours; he is always on call.”
After hearing the man, Shen Qi started to feel a little too ill at ease to turn down the offer. Nevertheless, she was more wary this time, so she stared at the man doubtfully. “Are you really sent by Mr. Han?”
The man smiled faintly upon hearing that. “Miss Shen, please rest assured. We’re indeed sent by Mr. Han. We mean no harm to you. Even the driver on standby is the one whom you’ve met before.”
The one whom I’ve met before?
“Do you mean the driver who gave me a lift here previously?”
“Yes.”
“Oh… I see. In that case, I’m sorry for the trouble then.” Shen Qi finally let her guard down and nodded. Well, better safe than sorry. She couldn’t be too careful going out by herself, not to mention living in a hotel alone. What if she was watched and targeted during this period of time? She could finally stop worrying after hearing the man’s assurance.
As they arrived at the exit downstairs, she indeed saw the driver whom she met five days ago.
“Miss Shen,” the driver greeted her courteously, to whom Shen Qi nodded. “I’ll be your driver from now on.”
Upon getting into the car, Shen Qi asked, “How may I… address you?”
“If you don’t mind, you could just call me Mr. Nan.”
“Alright, thank you, Mr. Nan. Please take me to the Ye Group building.”
When Mr. Nan heard her words, he asked bewilderedly, “Miss, are you sure you want to go to the Ye Group building?”
“Is there a problem?”
“No, we’ll set off at once.”
When they arrived at the entrance of the Ye Group building, Shen Qi immediately opened the car door and stepped out of the car. Before exiting the car, she instructed, “Mr. Nan, please wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.”
“Sure.”
Following that, Shen Qi entered the Ye Group building. Perhaps she hadn’t been seen in the company for ages, and coupled with the fact that she had dressed up differently today, she turned heads and caught the eyes of many as she slowly walked closer to the entrance.
Shen Qi wanted to head upstairs to see Ye Moxuan but she was quickly intercepted by the security guards at the entrance. “Miss Shen.”
Shen Qi turned her attention to the two security guards. “Do you know me?”
The guards nodded before saying, “We have orders from Assistant Xiao that you aren’t allowed to enter the Ye Group building anymore, for you’re no longer a staff member here.”
Shen Qi paused, feeling a twinge of disappointment in her heart. Was it because of her visit the other day that he now denied her access to the company? Oh, Ye Moxuan… you’re really heartless.
Upon thinking about that, Shen Qi swallowed her disappointment. She hadn’t forgotten her purpose of being here, so she coldly stated, “Alright, I’ll stay here. Please inform Assistant Xiao that I’d like to speak to him personally.”
“Erm…” The two security guards hesitantly looked at each other.
Shen Qi added, “I’m not looking for President Ye, but Assistant Xiao. Is that a problem? I have something important that I need to talk to him about. Don’t worry, I won’t make it difficult for you both.”
“Well then… please wait for a moment.”
“Sure.” With that, Shen Qi turned around, then stood at the entrance and waited patiently.
Shortly after, whispers of criticism behind her back started spreading around.
“Wow, how dare she show up still? She is prohibited to be here. Is she not ashamed of herself?”
“Wasn’t I right? I once said the day would come where she would be cast aside, didn’t I? Look, this day simply came too soon!” Qiang Wei slowly emerged from the crowd, ridiculing Shen Qi aloud.
Shen Qi looked down with her fists clenched. Shen Qi, don’t forget your purpose of being here today. You’re here to go through the divorce proceedings with Ye Moxuan, not to listen to some nonsense. You need to stay calm and ignore those people.
Once she was done with the divorce proceedings, she would leave this place forever, and she would never have to show up before Ye Moxuan again.
“Hey, are you not ashamed? Yes, we’re talking about you. You’re no longer a staff member of the Ye Group, so don’t come here to be an eyesore!”
Shen Qi ignored the provocative remarks, only to be shoved hard by someone from behind. Not seeing that coming, she fell forward to the ground.
