She Asks for a Divorce Again
Chapter 225: Telling a Story

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Telling a Story

Pei Yansi silently regarded the items before him.

The stack of documents and the disc were personally collected by Zhao Jin, who had thought that after so many years, nothing would be found. Yet, ever since that boss was released from prison, Zhao Jin had been on his tail and, unexpectedly, had found traces to follow.

He never imagined it would be related to Shen Jiangli.

Most importantly, he had remained hidden until now, and throughout the years, he had not surfaced; even when he did, he concealed himself as a friend right by Shen Heyu’s side.

Pei Yansi then thought of Han Manyin, whom he had sent to the hospital today.

He increasingly felt that there might be something off about Shen Jiangli.

He gathered all the evidence and, with contemplation in his heart about how to explain the matter to Shen Heyu, he said to Zhao Jin, "You go back first. Have someone secretly check if Shen Jiangli has any history of illness, preferably mental or psychological."

"And his second-in-command named Lei Si, is that right? See if you can find someone to fetch him as well."

Zhao Jin nodded, agreed, and then turned to leave the study.

After Zhao Jin left, Pei Yansi carefully stored the documents and disc in a drawer at his side and locked it.

He still didn’t know how much it would hurt Shen Heyu if she found out about this. He needed to find the right opportunity to tell her, not now, while she was still concerned about Shen Jiangli and maintaining a friendship with him.

Having weighed all these considerations in his mind, Pei Yansi stood up and left the study to find Shen Heyu.

Shen Heyu had already washed up and was resting in bed. Seeing Pei Yansi come in, she suppressed the urge to avoid him. Since she had promised to get along with him well during these seven days, she would try her best to fulfill that, so he couldn’t use her failure to completely keep the promise as a reason to prevent her from leaving after the seven days.

Her mind was buzzing with calculations.

Pei Yansi didn’t know what she was thinking. He only knew that she seemed particularly docile today, and she didn’t resist as much as before when he hugged her as he approached.

Noticing her compliance, Pei Yansi felt somewhat reluctant to disrupt this rare moment. He bent down and kissed her cheek softly, saying, "So well-behaved today?"

Shen Heyu didn’t speak in his arms.

He leaned against the headboard, holding her, a posture that wasn’t very comfortable, with both his legs and back needing to bend, causing soreness.

But since he was holding Shen Heyu, he endured it all.

Not hearing her response, which was usual for him, he rested his chin on her soft hair and asked gently, "How much do you know about Shen Jiangli?"

"Why do you ask that?"

He had always shown a strong dislike for the men around her; this was the first time she had heard him inquire about them.

She was confused, yet also worried. Could it be that this man was going mad again, attacking them to force her to leave?

Thinking of this, Shen Heyu felt both fear and urgency. She quickly added, "During these seven days, I will listen to you, but you must keep your promise and not harm the people around me. And after the seven days, let me leave, okay?"

Pei Yansi was taken aback by her words.

Following that, a surge of anger and hostility welled up within him, piling up one after another.

He hadn’t expected that her compliance today was only for the sake of leaving more easily after seven days; especially since she felt the need to add that, as if she thought he wanted to harm Shen Jiangli.

In her eyes, was that the kind of person he was?

He said in a deep voice, "I just purely want to know your attitude towards Shen Jiangli."

Shen Heyu made an acknowledging sound, not caring about his purpose, as long as he wasn’t trying to confront them and force her to act.

So she said, "I just knew him from middle school, and not long after, he followed his parents to go abroad. Six years ago, he came back..."

She paused as she reached the timeline of when she had previously left, then continued, "and went abroad with me again. However, he rarely stayed overseas; he spent most of his time here managing his family’s business."

Pei Yansi gave a faint hum.

From her words, he couldn’t make out anything at all. He had asked about her attitude towards Shen Jiangli, not the timeline of their friendship’s progression.

What Pei Yansi didn’t know was that Shen Heyu had deliberately spoken this way, only to avoid provoking his sore spot.

Her nominal husband coming to ask her opinion about another man, only a fool would actually speak out, especially since this person was Pei Yansi.

A little thing would make him jealous.

Shen Heyu deliberately misinterpreted, giving a vague response, talking about the path of her acquaintance with Shen Jiangli.

Talking about her view on Shen Jiangli, when he was younger, he was often bullied due to his poor family background. School bullying was a common occurrence until later his parents took him away for business, and many years after their reunion, he helped her a lot.

Speaking of the past, if it hadn’t been for Shen Jiangli’s help, she would not have known how to proceed, or if she could even continue.

She held deep affection for Shen Jiangli, but it was only friendship, even if he had a little bit of other feelings for her... But he had restrained himself for so many years, which was also a mark of respect for her, wasn’t it?

Pei Yansi saw she was lost in thought.

He could probably guess what she was thinking about. About Shen Jiangli.

He lowered his head to kiss her, feeling somewhat irritated inside. He wanted to use this way to remind her of who was beside her.

His lips still blocks hers, he said somewhat unclearly, "I’ll take you and our daughter out tomorrow."

Shen Heyu took the opportunity to dodge his lips, pretending to respond, "Where to?"

"A trip, okay? The three of us as a family."

Shen Heyu did not want to go and instinctively wanted to refuse.

She said, "The old lady is not well now and can’t be left alone; we should still..."

"You don’t have to worry about that, Grandma is very healthy," Pei Yansi was not lying. That day was just an accident; she had recovered and was fine as before.

Shen Heyu lowered her head without answering.

Pei Yansi watched her quietly, as if wanting to see through all her thoughts, and he said in a deep voice, "You don’t want to, do you?"

Shen Heyu tacitly acknowledged; he had clearly seen everything, yet he still pressed her like this. Wasn’t it intentional?

He turned over, pinning her beneath him by momentum, and said to her, "Winter is coming soon, and it’s just in time for our daughter’s winter break. Let’s go together."

He seemed to be pleasing her, but also begging, in any case, when he was over her, he lowered his head to kiss and didn’t use his strength to press on her.

"You promised me, you would give me seven days."

Pei Yansi saw she still wasn’t speaking and began to panic, saying in a deep, forceful voice.