She Asks for a Divorce Again
Chapter 274: Falling into a Trap

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Falling into a Trap

"As long as Shen Heyu hasn’t kept the appointment, and he hasn’t seen the person, none of Han Manyin’s actions would be deemed successful.

Han Manyin didn’t care, perhaps it was her merchant mindset. She curled up in his embrace, as if asking dependently, "But you want me to arrange a meeting with her, and yet you don’t let me see her, what exactly are you up to?"

After she finished this sentence, she distinctly felt the air pressure around Shen Jiangli, who was holding her, drop, and even his eyes were covered with a layer of frost.

As if she had touched his Achilles’ heel.

"Didn’t I tell you that you should ask less about my affairs?"

His voice contained a warning, but Han Manyin didn’t take it to heart; she knew that Shen Jiangli was only fierce on the surface and wouldn’t really lay a hand on her.

This was also something she wanted to test.

To test whether Shen Jiangli really had her in his heart.

So she continued, "I’m just worried about you, not prying into your affairs. Besides, Shen Heyu has Pei Yansi’s company and protection, I’m worried that if you really do something wrong, he won’t let you off..."

Hearing this, Shen Jiangli’s eyes narrowed, revealing danger, and he looked at her, "Do you think I would need to worry about his tactics?"

Han Manyin did not answer.

To her, he certainly couldn’t match Pei Yansi.

Shen Jiangli’s gaze remained on her, and he, of course, noticed her evasive eyes.

His gaze turned colder, "Oh, so in your eyes, he’s tougher than I am."

His words were tinged with a strong hint of jealousy, unnoticed by himself. Han Manyin, having reached her goal in this test, was certain in her heart that he indeed had feelings for her.

Han Manyin deliberately said, "That’s not what I meant,"

"What do you mean, then?"

Shen Jiangli lifted her chin, forcing her to look him in the eye, unrelenting.

But she didn’t want to make things too clear with him, at the moment, a veil of ambiguity over their relationship was for the best.

Moreover, it was evident from the current situation that he was unaware of his feelings.

Then, she needed to provoke him.

Maybe only by doing this could he recognize his own emotions and also solidify her position by his side.

Therefore, she said, "I’ll go find Lu Yi tonight."

"What do you want with him?" Shen Jiangli actually seemed a bit displeased, just unable to ascertain the source of this dissatisfaction for the moment.

Han Manyin said, "Wasn’t it you who told me to go to him?"

"If it gets any later, it won’t be good, right? You should go meet Shen Heyu now."

He was silent for a few seconds, eventually nodding his head, acquiescing.

Shen Jiangli changed his clothes and found the restaurant that Han Manyin had booked.

He arrived at the place during lunchtime.

Having arrived before Shen Heyu, he quickly found the private room they had agreed upon, based on the information from Han Manyin.

He pushed the door and went in, waiting for about ten minutes before Shen Heyu finally arrived late.

Shen Heyu didn’t have the intention of apologizing to Han Manyin for being late. She just wanted to settle things swiftly and then leave, but she didn’t expect to see Shen Jiangli when she pushed the door open.

"Why is it you?" She looked at him in surprise, taking step by step into the private room and sitting down across from him.

Shen Jiangli laughed twice and said, "She arranged to meet you but then had a little accident and found it inconvenient to come see you, so she sent me instead."

Shen Heyu felt something was off and asked, "If it’s inconvenient, why not just tell me to cancel?"

Why insist on sending someone else to apologize no matter what? How could this kind of thing continue with a substitute?

The more Shen Heyu thought, the stranger it all seemed. From the moment she received her phone call today, she had felt that something was amiss.

Especially considering the man before her had hurt Shen Fanshuang. Although there was no evidence to fully confirm it, it was like a thorn, subtly lodged in her heart, changing all her past friendship towards him.

For instance, now as she looked at him, she felt increasingly uncomfortable. So she stood up and said, "Since she’s not here, I will leave first. We can meet another time."

She still maintained her politeness.

After all, the person opposite her had been a good friend for so many years.

Shen Jiangli caught a glimpse of avoidance in her eyes. He also quickly stood up and said, "You’ve made the effort to come over, and it’s only been five minutes."

"Sorry, I have a daughter to take care of." She tried to round off her excuse as smoothly as possible.

Seeing her ready to leave, Shen Jiangli quickly grabbed her wrist. He poured a cup of hot fruit juice from the side and handed it to her saying, "You’ve come all this way, to leave just like that, as if you’re avoiding me."

"Have some hot drink to warm yourself up before leaving."

Shen Heyu looked at the hot fruit juice in his hand and hesitated.

He noticed her indecision and said proactively, "What are you still worried about? You don’t think I would put something in it, do you?"

Shen Jiangli chuckled, yet through this incident, he deeply realized how guarded she was against him now, and he didn’t know why she had suddenly become like this.

Several years of friendship, and now she was suddenly so wary; something he didn’t know about must have happened. To prevent her from drifting farther away from him, he had to take extreme measures.

Seeing her skepticism, not even daring to drink a cup of juice, he poured himself one as well, drinking it down before saying, "Does this settle it?"

Shen Heyu blinked and finally reached out to take the hot fruit juice from his hand.

Although she still felt something was off, she hadn’t guarded herself against him to this extent. It was just a cup of juice, and besides, he had drunk some himself.

Shen Heyu drank the juice and said, "I’ll be going now."

Shen Jiangli followed her steps, "I will see you out. When are you going back, or are you staying in Jiang City now?"

While casually chatting to divert her attention, he was covertly observing her reactions, waiting to see when the drug would take effect.

She responded to him seriously, walking up to her car, saying goodbye to him, and when she was about to get in, she felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and her legs went soft.

She felt she was about to fall.

Shen Jiangli hurried forward, supporting her so she wouldn’t fall, and then asked, "What’s wrong?"

His voice was full of concern, with no hint of a plot.

Shen Heyu still didn’t suspect him. She rubbed her temples, "I just feel suddenly dizzy and weak."

"Do you have a fever?"

Shen Jiangli took her hand, "Come on my car, I’ll take you to the hospital."

Shen Heyu nodded, and even at this point, she still didn’t suspect him.

She followed him into his car, and he quickly started the engine.

The car slowly moved forward, and Shen Heyu felt her strength ebbing away, her vision blurring, unable even to make out the road outside the car window.

Until the car had been driving for a long while and still hadn’t arrived at the destination, she suddenly realized something was wrong.