“Where did you go?”
Shen Qi was so nervous she was tongue tied. “I…”
I have to calm down. All Ye Moxuan knows is that I went out; he doesn’t necessarily know where I went. I can’t panic right now.
Shen Qi took a deep breath to calm herself down before she said in a soft voice, “I went out to buy some things.”
“Leaving the office and shopping during working hours? How do we punish people like her?”
Shen Qi’s lips moved like she wanted to say something, but Xiao Su glanced at her and explained, “There are rules in the Ye Group. One of them states that no one is allowed to leave their post during office hours. If there is something urgent, you must get permission from your supervisor. Assistant Shen, your supervisor is Young Master Ye, but you left the office without his permission. For that, we have to cut off one month of your salary as a warning.”
“Cut off one month of salary?” She had just started work a few days ago; if they were going to cut off one month’s wage, it would mean that she wouldn’t be receiving her salary for a long time.
“Yes, Assistant Shen. It’s the company’s rules.”
Shen Qi stole a glance at Ye Moxuan and muttered, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know… Can you—”
“No.” Ye Moxuan was decisive and resolute; he didn’t want to give her the slightest chance.
Fine, it’s my fault anyway. I didn’t seek permission from him and left the office. Since this is one of the company’s rules, I’m sure this rule applies to every employee in the company. There is nothing for me to be angry about.
After Shen Qi thought it through, she lowered her head to look at her feet, not saying a word to defend herself.
The enclosed elevator then plunged into silence; even the sounds of their breathing could be heard. Ye Moxuan was a little surprised when Shen Qi didn’t defend herself, but after some thought, he understood why.
Why would a gold-digger like her care about one month’s salary?
Pfft, I guess there is always some truth in silence.
After they got out of the elevator, Shen Qi stood there and watched as Xiao Su and Ye Moxuan left before she walked out of the company building. Standing not far away from the company building’s entrance, she could see Han Xueyou’s car waiting for her in the distance. A smile immediately appeared on her face and she hurried over to her.
Just as Shen Qi got in the car and fastened her seat belt, she heard Han Xueyou ask, “Is that your husband’s car?”
Shen Qi looked up upon hearing that. Following Han Xueyou’s gaze, she saw Ye Moxuan’s car coming out of the car park, thereupon she nodded. “Yes, but he’s not my husband.”
“Ha! Of course he’s your husband; you’re married to him.”
“It’s not like you don’t know about the arrangement we made; our marriage is just a marriage of convenience that will only last for half a year.”
Han Xueyou heard her answer, and with a hand under her chin, she mused, “A marriage of convenience it is then. However, I hear that the Second Young Master of Ye Group… can’t really do it.”
Shen Qi immediately stopped what she was doing and glanced at Han Xueyou.
“What? I think you understand what I mean.”
Shen Qi didn’t reply to her.
After a few seconds, Han Xueyou got closer to her and asked curiously, “Throughout your marriage, have you guys done it before?”
Shen Qi was so embarrassed by her question her face turned red. She then bit her lower lip and said, “Of course not!”
“See, I told you. The rumors are probably true.”
“Xueyou, don’t speak nonsense. They’re probably just rumors.”
“It’s not impossible you know. There’s no smoke without fire. Now that you two are married, why won’t he do it with you? If there’s nothing wrong with his body, why would he let you stay?”
“There is a reason.” Shen Qi looked down so that Han Xueyou wouldn’t be able to see the emotions in her eyes before she said, “He doesn’t like me anyway; it’s normal for him to not want to touch me. You can’t just assume that he’s sexually incompetent.”
“Qi, why are finding excuses for him?” Han Xueyou said before she helplessly splayed out her hands. “Do you like him?”
Shen Qi’s eyes widened after she heard her question and shouted, “That’s absurd!”
How was it possible for her to like the man who often criticized and grabbed every opportunity to mock her?!
“Then why are you finding excuses for him? Besides, if he’s sexually incompetent, it’s good news for you; that way you don’t have to worry about losing your virginity. Oh, I received some news about the button that you asked me to investigate.”
“Already?” Shen Qi asked in shock.
Delighted, Han Xueyou’s lips curled into a smile. “Don’t forget that I’m from the Han Family; of course I can easily find some clues about small matters like these.”
“What did you find out?”
“Buttons are very common. At first, when my brother heard that I was looking for someone based only on a button, he gave me a scolding because he thought that it was impossible. However, after he saw what the button looked like, my brother noticed that the button is made of great quality material; normal clothes won’t use buttons like these.”
Then, Han Xueyou paused and gave Shen Qi a mysterious smile before she looked at her belly and said, “Qi, the father of the small child in your belly is definitely a wealthy man.”
When Shen Qi heard that, her eyelids twitched.
“This is all the information I have for now. As for the rest… my brother said that you have to bring the button to him so that he can take a closer look. After all, pictures aren’t enough. He needs to see the button for himself to be able to find more detailed information. Do you have it on you right now?”
Shen Qi shook her head. The button… is still under Ye Moxuan’s bed.
“What? Why aren’t you carrying around such an important thing?”
“I just found it yesterday night. I’ll go back and get it and pass it to you tomorrow.”
“Okay, then. You must remember to bring it to me tomorrow. Just wait until I help you find the baby’s father. Once we find him, I’ll help you leave Ye Moxuan. Let’s see if he can still be so arrogant then.”
“Actually… Ye Moxuan isn’t that bad of a person. You…” Shen Qi paused and decided she wasn’t going to say anything.
“I know he is not a bad person, but to you, he is not a good person either. He knows that you are not Shen Yue and that you have an ex-husband. He even knows about the baby in your belly. To you, he is a dangerous man. Do you understand?”
Shen Qi nodded. “I know.”
“You have to be extra careful and take care of yourself as well as the baby. I’ll try my best to help you find out more about the baby’s father. I’ll update you if I find anything.”
“Thank you, Xueyou.” Then, Shen Qi bit her lower lip and said, “I’m lucky to have met you.”
Hearing this, Han Xueyou chuckled and said, “Stop being so melodramatic. It’s annoying!”
At that, Shen Qi moved closer and hugged her.
“Alright, let me take you home.”
“Okay.”
Then, Han Xueyou took Shen Qi back to the Ye residence. After Shen Qi got out of the car, she entered the house and went straight upstairs.
On the way to her room, she had been thinking about Han Xueyou’s words, hence she wasn’t really paying attention to her surroundings. She only realized that there were maids cleaning the room when she reached her room’s doorway; they had just finished cleaning and passed by her on their way out.
Shen Qi didn’t really bother about them. After she entered, she realized that Ye Moxuan was not back yet, so she hurriedly put down her bag before she got on the floor and looked under the bed.
The button that was under the bed this morning was gone! Shen Qi was so scared she felt as if her soul had left her body.
Then, she suddenly remembered the maid that passed her by when she entered the room. She was here to clean; is it possible that she took the button?
After some thought, Shen Qi got up and hurriedly walked outside the room.
Not far away from her, two maids were talking. “I found this button when I was cleaning the Second Young Master’s room just now. Take it and help me ask the Second Young Master whether the button belongs to him.”
