It was already noon when Shen Shuhe saw the old lady’s call.
She turned on her cell phone and saw that He Wanrong had called her five times. She frowned and quickly called back.
After a few seconds, the call was connected, and Shen Shuhe quickly said: "Grandma, I'm sorry, I didn't hear your call just now. Is there something wrong?"
He Wanrong had been calling for the whole morning, and it was not until half past twelve that she received a reply from Shen Shuhe.
Coupled with the incident with the photos, she was in a bad mood right now.
So the words that came out were not very pleasant to hear: "What are you doing? Why did you take so long to reply?"
"I'm busy……"
"What are you busy with? Are you so busy that you don't even have time to go home?" He Wanrong asked again.
Shen Shuhe paused, then he realized that the old lady’s attitude was not right.
There was obvious anger in his tone.
...
...
Just because she didn't come home?
But how did she know this...
Chen Shuhe didn't think it was Xiaoyu or Pei Jingmo who asked, because these two people wished she would never go back.
After thinking for two seconds, Shen Shuhe lowered his voice and tried: “Grandma, I’m sorry, I was training this morning and my phone was muted, so I didn’t receive your call.”
He Wanrong could hear the fatigue and weakness in her words, but she was still suspicious: "What are you training for? Aren't you at work?"
The next second, Shen Shuhe said something shocking: "Grandma, I resigned and am not working."
"What?!"
…
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Shuhe asked Xia Ying for leave and ran out to meet He Wanrong.
After she heard that she had resigned at noon, He Wanrong felt that she couldn't explain it clearly over the phone, so she asked for a meeting.
In the flower house on the corner of the street, Shen Shuhe pushed the door open and saw a figure sitting by the window.
She walked over and said, "Grandma."
He Wanrong looked up when she heard the voice, glanced and said, "Sit down."
Shen Shuhe nodded and sat down.
He Wanrong was thinking about those things, so she got straight to the point: "Let's talk about your resignation first."
"When did you quit?"
Shen Shuhe answered every question and replied quietly: "The few days I came back."
After hearing this, He Wanrong reacted instantly.
She looked at Shen Shuhe's calm face and said with certainty, "Is it because of Jing Mo?"
Shen Shuhe did not intend to hide the fact of resignation, but he just did not find the opportunity to tell the old lady.
As for the reason, Pei Jingmo played a big part.
But if you ask her, she has long been tired of such a life.
Every day when I open my eyes, I have meetings, social events, reading reports, and writing plans...
Day after day, there is no end in sight.
Before, it was because of Pei Jingmo and Xiaoyu that she could bear it and she was trying hard to persevere.
But when she came back this time, she realized that her previous persistence was a joke.
But things have come to this point, Shen Shuhe doesn't want to say anything more.
So she replied: “Not entirely.”
In the old lady's puzzled look, she added: "Grandma, I just feel that I have been doing this job for too long and I am a little tired, so I decided to quit and change my mood and life."
The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly, found the loophole in her words, and asked directly: "So, you want to change people too?"
"What?" Shen Shuhe was stunned, "Grandma, what do you mean?"
"Don't you know what I mean?" A hint of coldness appeared on He Wanrong's lips.
"Shuhe, if you really want to resign, I have no objection. I can even arrange another job for you. It's harmless. But you can't do anything to bring shame to our Pei family!" He Wanrong became furious when she thought of those photos.
In all these years at the Pei family, Shen Shuhe had never been scolded by the old lady. This time she was so angry and scolded her with such words, which made her frown.
"Grandma, please tell me what I did." She said patiently.
He Wanrong snorted coldly: "Then let me ask you, where did you live when you didn't go back to the mansion a few days ago? Who were you with?"
"I live at my friend's house and I'm with her every day."
"What friends? Male or female?" He Wanrong asked.
Hearing this, there was nothing Shen Shuhe didn't understand.
It turned out that the old lady thought that she didn't return to the mansion and suspected that she had a man outside.
Thinking of this, Shen Shuhe lowered his eyes and sneered in his heart.
It was just a moment, and when he looked up again, his gaze faded a little: "Female friend, my bestie."
"Her name is Wen Yu. Grandma, you have seen her."
"Wen Yu?" He Wanrong muttered, as if she had an impression of him.
But it cannot be ruled out that Shen Shuhe hired someone to cover for her.
"Where do you live? Can you take me there?"
Hearing this, Shen Shuhe knew that the old lady didn’t believe it.
So she took out the cell phone from her bag and made a call.
"Hey Shuhe, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered that there's no food in the fridge, how about we go out for dinner tonight?"
"Ah?" Wen Yu's puzzled voice came over: "Didn't we just go shopping at the supermarket yesterday? And you said in the morning that you would come back to eat hot pot in the evening. How come you forgot so quickly?"
"Or, if you want to eat something else, that's fine too. Let's go together in the evening."
Shen Shuhe glanced at the old lady's gradually stiffening expression and quickly replied, "Let's talk about it later."
After she hung up the phone, she looked at the old lady and said, "Grandma, you can find out where I live with my friend. I won't lie about this kind of thing."
"As for your suspicion, I don't know where you heard it, or who told you that I was having an affair with someone."
Shen Shuhe looked at the old lady seriously, his tone sincere and firm: “All I can tell you is that none of it is true.”
"I've been dealing with my resignation since I came back, including working on other jobs with friends recently. I really don't have the energy to think about or do those things."
"So what you said about losing face for the Pei family is simply impossible."
He Wanrong couldn't help but frown when she heard her sincere tone, and subconsciously said, "Then how did Le Yao take pictures of you with a man?"
Hearing this, Shen Shuhe was stunned for a moment and then laughed.
As expected, it was Pei Leyao who was causing trouble again.
But Shen Shuhe did laugh. She asked He Wanrong in return, "Excuse me, grandma, did those photos show me kissing or hugging a man, or doing anything else out of line?"
Although she didn't know who Pei Leyao took the photo of or when the photo was taken.
But she has nothing to fear and she is not afraid of anything Pei Leyao says about things she has never done.
"That's... not the case." He Wanrong thought back to the photos. Although Chen Shuhe and the man were standing together and laughing, they did not behave as she described.
Shen Shuhe pulled his lips: “In this case, please don’t speculate too much, grandma.”
"Although there is no love between Pei Jingmo and me, I remember my identity and position. Before our relationship ends, I will not do anything immoral."
"After all, I still have to save my face!"
As soon as she finished speaking, He Wanrong suddenly felt some pain on her face.
She looked at Shen Shuhe's clear and calm face, and her words were always humble and gentle.
But I always feel like this is referring to someone.
He Wanrong coughed twice unnaturally, thinking that she was too anxious today and was led astray by Le Yao.
What else is there to say now?
So she took Shen Shuhe's hand, and her face returned to her usual kindness: "Grandma was abrupt today, sorry, Shuhe girl."
"But, the relationship between you and Jing Mo should really be improved. Grandma thinks that you have been married for almost six years, and Xiaoyu is five years old. Why don't you have another child?"
Shen Shuhe: “???”
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