Where did she go?
Shen Peichuan turned around and asked the first person that passed by, “Did you see anyone leave my office?”
The person shook his head, “No, I didn’t.”
Could she have returned to campus since she doesn’t have anywhere to go?
Holding that thought, Shen Peichuan headed out and bumped into Song Yaxin, who happened to have just entered.
“Why are you in such a rush? Where are you going?” Song Yaxin was in a long floral dress with matching white sandals. With her curly hair strewn over her shoulders and exquisite makeup, she smiled at him.
Shen Peichuan replied, “Nowhere.”
“Is that so? Then would you like some tea? I have something to talk to you about.” She smirked. “Would you like to go somewhere else, or your office is fine?”
“Yaxin, I’m busy, actually…”
“Didn’t you just say you weren’t? Are you trying to avoid me because of what happened at my place?”
“No…”
“Then what is it? We have known each other for such a long time, and yet, you still don’t understand me? I wanted to apologize to you. I divorced Chen Tao because he cheated on me. Consequently, I have a bad impression of men and will subconsciously take it out on anyone I come across. But I have regretted my actions over the last few days and wanted to apologize to you in particular.”
“You don’t have to as I didn’t take it personally. But I really need to go now.” Just as Shen Peichuan spoke, he nodded apologetically and hurried out.
“I’m here.”
Just when he stepped out, Sang Yu called out to him.
She didn’t leave. All she did was look for the officer-in-charge to arrange for her mother’s burial. Along the way, she passed by Captain Song’s office and overheard their conversation.
Although she did want to become someone who could help Shen Peichuan, she was cognizant of the fact that it would be difficult even after she graduated. Now that he was highly placed, she felt that he deserved to progress further given how capable he was.
To her, it was better for him to marry someone who could help him in his career.
Shen Peichuan frowned. “Where did you go?”
“I went to see the officer-in-charge who briefed me about what happened. I hope to give her a proper burial as soon as possible.”
Looking at them, Song Yaxin grinned. “You guys carry on. I’ll leave you to your business.”
On the surface, she made herself look like the bigger person. When in fact, she didn’t think that way at all.
However, to make a good impression on Shen Peichuan, she had no choice but to act that way.
With that, she left.
The moment her face was out of their view, her smile disappeared.
“Whatever help you need, just let me know,” Shen Peichuan offered.
Sang Yu shook her head, “There’s not much to help with. I will take her back to our hometown to be buried.”
Shen Peichuan stared at her, “Are you feeling better?”
Just a moment ago, she seemed to have broken down. But why is she acting as if nothing had happened now?
How can she be alright? She must just be hiding it. After all, she is a strong girl.
“We only have one life. Therefore, I will continue to live mine to the best of my abilities. I figure my deceased mom wouldn’t want to see me feeling depressed.”
“It’s good that you think that way.” Shen Peichuan heaved a sigh of relief as he was really worried she couldn’t handle her emotions.
“Peichuan.” Su Zhan walked over. When he saw Sang Yu, he greeted her with a smile, “Oh? You’re here too, Sang Yu.”
“You must have something to discuss. I’ll take my leave now.” Sang Yu nodded at them and headed out. She had understood all the processes she needed to go through. Once they were done, she would be able to collect her mother’s body.
Su Zhan put his arm around Shen Peichuan’s shoulder. “Were you both arguing? Why does she look upset? Even her eyes are swollen. Did you bully her?”
However, Shen Peichuan ignored his questions and looked at him indifferently, “What do you want?”
Su Zhan smiled. “Actually, it’s not really important.”
“Since it’s not, you should leave.” Shen Peichuan headed back towards his office. Su Zhan followed him with his lips pursed. “Hey, how dare you put hoes before bros!”
Shen Peichuan made a grim expression and was visibly not in the mood to argue. Seeing that, Su Zhan gently bumped him with his shoulder. “Did you guys had a fight…”
“Can you shut up already?” Shen Peichuan interrupted him sharply.
Su Zhan cursed in his heart when he realized that Shen Peichuan was really in a bad mood. Hence, he stopped teasing and spoke in a serious tone, “Anyway, I have something to see you about.”
Pushing the door open, Shen Peichuan asked, “What is it?”
“Um… Jinghao has invited us to the villa. It seems like he wants to treat us to dinner.” Su Zhan’s gaze was focused elsewhere.
He wanted to ask Shen Peichuan along to the villa to freeload on dinner uninvited, whereby his real objective was to see Qin Ya.
However, since Shen Peichuan seemed to be in a bad mood, he knew Shen Peichuan would turn him down if he told him the truth. Hence, he lied and said that it was Zong Jinghao that invited them instead.
Since he couldn’t find an excuse to drop by the villa, he had no choice but to drag Shen Peichuan along.
As for Shen Peichuan, he wasn’t suspicious at all. Hence, he grunted in agreement.
Meanwhile, Su Zhan made himself at home as he poured a glass of water for himself. “It’s already four now. I’ll wait a while for you, and we can head there together.”
He took the glass and lay down on the sofa.
Putting down the case files in his hands, Shen Peichuan looked at Su Zhan. “Since you have time, why don’t you go on ahead? Qin Ya’s there anyway.”
Su Zhan declared shamelessly, “Unlike all of you who put hoes before bros, I’m actually a pretty decent man.”
“Even if all decent men are dead, you wouldn’t even be considered one.” Shen Peichuan easily saw through him. “Are you afraid of Qin Ya?”
Su Zhan was defiant, “Why should I be?”
Even if he were, he knew he couldn’t admit it for fear of being ridiculed, especially not in front of the guys.
But as usual, Shen Peichuan saw through him. “Just keep denying it.”
Pretending not to have heard him, Su Zhan put his legs on the coffee table and shook it around.
When it was five, he began to feel restless and kept pestering Shen Peichuan to finish his work. “It’s time. Let’s go.”
After that, Shen Peichuan was dragged out of his office by Su Zhan.
“Let’s just go in one car.” Su Zhan dragged Shen Peichuan towards his car.
Feeling peeved, Shen Peichuan pushed his hand away. “What are you in such a hurry for?”
“I’m hungry,” Su Zhan cooked up a random excuse.
When they arrived at the villa, Zong Jinghao had just returned home with the two kids. Lin Xinyan and the kids were sitting on the sofa eating watermelon while Zong Jinghao went to bathe because he was too sweaty.
“Mommy, look at what I picked up at the claw machine.” Zong Yanxi began to show off. “We went to the arcade at the mall. There were so many games there to play, and we tried everything once. It was really fun.”
Lin Xinyan put another piece of watermelon into her mouth. “Is that why you came back so late?”
“That’s right. I wish we can go again.” Zong Yanxi began to look forward to her next trip. Hugging the furry doll in her hands affectionately, she ignored Baymax.
Zong Yanchen glanced at his sister. “How much did you spend to grab that doll?”
As if he struck a nerve, Zong Yanxi exploded, “Why do you care how much money I spent. I didn’t spend any of yours anyway. Daddy says that it doesn’t matter as long as I’m happy. Why must you tell Mommy how much I spent? Didn’t you spend a lot playing racing games too?”
“We’re different. When I was racing, I lost in the beginning but started winning later on. As for you, you spent a thousand plus just to get the doll. Every attempt costs two tokens. With that many tokens, how many attempts did you make? That’s the equivalent of spending a thousand plus to buy your doll.”
Lin Xinyan tilted her head to look at the doll her daughter was holding. It looked like an ordinary doll that would likely cost seventy to eighty in a toy shop. Did she actually spend a thousand at the claw machine to grab that?
