She Asks for a Divorce Again
Chapter 245: Search

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: Search

Pei Yansi hadn’t expected that his return to the country would not only mean missing Shen Heyu, but he even lost track of her whereabouts.

He arrived back in the country six hours later, at eight in the evening.

He walked ahead, holding his daughter’s hand, while Zhao Jin followed, dragging his luggage.

As soon as he got off the plane, Pei Yansi was desperate to call Shen Heyu.

However, after several calls, there was no response. All were turned off.

Pei Yansi was furious.

Had she run off with Lu Yi, and now she wouldn’t even answer her own phone?

Yuexue, by his side, sensed his unusual emotions and asked crisply, "What’s wrong, Daddy?"

Pei Yansi looked down at his daughter’s face, seeing a slight resemblance to Shen Heyu. He paused for a moment, suppressed his temper, and smiled at his daughter, "It’s nothing."

Yuexue gave an "oh," too young to sense the subtlety. She didn’t ask any further and obediently followed behind her father.

Back at the Pei Mansion, Yuexue, who had been traveling all day, was very tired. Pei Yansi soothed her to sleep before he went to his study.

Inside the study, Zhao Jin was waiting.

"Did you get in touch with Shen Heyu?" Pei Yansi sat down on the sofa and asked.

Zhao Jin shook his head, "We can’t find Miss Shen’s whereabouts. Her phone is unreachable, and her movements are untraceable."

It was as if she had vanished into thin air the moment they came back to the country.

"Have you contacted Lu Yi?"

Zhao Jin nodded, "Lu Yi said they separated right after deplaning. Miss Shen didn’t let him follow her."

"Lu Yi has always respected Miss Shen’s wishes, so he didn’t closely follow her."

His speech was unintentional, but the previous statement seemed to cut deep into Pei Yansi’s heart.

Lu Yi has always respected her, so what about himself? Was he the exact opposite?

"Did she run away?"

Apart from her running away, Pei Yansi couldn’t think of any other reason.

She had long wanted to leave his side.

Today was her best chance; how could she possibly let it slip by so easily—even not looking for her, not stopping her, erasing her own traces, and running away?

"Should we look for Miss Shen?" Zhao Jin asked cautiously.

After all, it was Pei Yansi who had voluntarily let go, but from the current situation, the active one was him, and the regretful one was also him.

Pei Yansi let out a heavy sigh, "Search, but don’t alarm her. Don’t let her know."

He had already said it—he wanted to grant her freedom.

Finding her whereabouts was merely to ensure her safety, not to bring her back.

But in reality, the result was the same; he was still secretly monitoring her, ready to appear and stop her the moment she found another man.

Zhao Jin acknowledged and left.

Pei Yansi looked at his desk.

There lay a photo of him with Shen Heyu, and another with Yuexue.

The three of them had taken it during a day out at the amusement park, where Shen Heyu’s smile was genuine, but now, it seemed like a part of the past that he could never return to.

What should he do with her?

Pei Yansi couldn’t fathom it.

He took out his phone, went online, and looked up many dating tutorials and "win your wife back" tutorials. He thought the tutorials looked good, but the comments were all from people who had failed.

He finally sighed again and put away his phone. Maybe sincerity was the only way.

Sincerity could move her.

At the same time, Shen Heyu had already arrived in Jiang City.

It was her hometown.

She had lived there with her sister, attended school there, and it was also at a university here that she had met Pei Yansi.

This place was the origin of all her dreams, and she wished everything would end here as well.

She planned to return here and start a new life. Everything would then be over. The past, the good and the bad, love and hatred, and even Pei Yansi’s misunderstandings about her, and about her sister’s death, it was now time to let go.

Shen Heyu had already informed Shen Jiangli well in advance, having processed her resignation earlier. Even though she had gone back later, the procedures for rejoining had never been carried out.

So, from their perspective, Heyu was already resigned and no longer part of the Shen Group.

Shen Heyu found a small town in Jiang City and worked as a teacher in a local primary school. Life had returned to being peaceful.

In the days without Pei Yansi, though peaceful, she also didn’t have her daughter and felt just as lonely.

This time, she didn’t even inform Lu Yunlan of her whereabouts, simply because the relationship between Lu Yunlan and Lu Yi meant that her movements would surely be communicated to Lu Yi, and she wanted to avoid any connection with those people and matters.

Her days passed quietly, and often she worried this might just be a dream—upon waking, she might find herself still next to Pei Yansi, not having escaped from the gilded cage he had woven for her.

However, the dream did not end, and everything was real. She had indeed gained her freedom, far from Pei Yansi.

Yet, in the middle of the night, she missed her daughter deeply.

Initially, she had planned to see Pei Yansi one last time after getting off the plane, specifically to discuss the matter about her daughter. But then, outside the airport, she saw Pei Yansi, who looked fierce and cold-eyed.

He seemed on the brink of rage.

She suspected he knew about her leaving with Lu Yi.

If she had gone back then, she would definitely have changed her mind and forcefully stayed by his side.

So, in the end, she backed off.

But as time passed, Shen Heyu constantly missed her daughter.

The New Year was approaching.

Primary schools went on winter break quite early, and after Shen Heyu finished her semester’s courses, she spent time at home pondering and finally decided to visit the Pei Mansion to see her daughter.

She swore she would just take one look and then return.

In the morning, Shen Heyu drove there. She dared not use her ID to book tickets or anything like that for fear of being found by Pei Yansi and taken back.

Shen Heyu didn’t dare gamble on that man’s character.

What she didn’t know was that Pei Yansi had long had every move of hers under control.

From the moment she started her journey, Zhao Jin had been reporting her activities to Pei Yansi.

"You mean she is coming today?" Pei Yansi couldn’t believe it. Was she really coming to him on her own?

Zhao Jin nodded, very certain of the news brought by his subordinates, and said, "It seems she’s coming to see the little miss."

She had been away for so long, saying she didn’t miss Yuexue was impossible.

Thinking about it, it seemed she had been gone a month already.

Pei Yansi, in his study, now leaned back in his swivel chair upon hearing Zhao Jin’s words. He reclined on the back of the chair, relaxed, and said, "Perfect timing, with the New Year almost here, isn’t it?"

A family of three, they should be reunited.