Shi Yu smiled and said, "Big Bowl, you have to trust my digestive system."
Shi Wan opened the millet porridge and handed it to Shi Yu: "Okay, you're the strongest. Then ask your most powerful digestive system what it wants to eat for lunch. I'll go buy groceries later."
"Don't buy any more, you go about your business, I'll just order some takeout," Shi Yu said as she picked up a spoon to drink her porridge.
Shi Wan frowned and stared at Shi Yu: "You just had your appendix removed, and you still dare not eat properly?"
Shi Yu lowered her head, stirring the porridge, her voice somewhat low: "Sister...did you run into Sikong Jingyu last night?"
Shi Wan remained expressionless and replied calmly, "Yes, I ran into her."
"How about it?"
"What do you mean, how?" Shi Wan's tone remained calm, showing no sign of anything unusual.
"Did he... humiliate you?" Shi Yu gripped the spoon tightly; this was the question he cared about most.
"No."
Shi Yu didn't believe it, her expression grave: "Sister..."
Shi Wan patted Shi Yu on the shoulder and chuckled softly, "Really, he didn't even recognize me."
"real?"
“You know I don’t lie,” Shi Wan said.
Seeing this, Shi Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
Still feeling uneasy, he pressed further, "Then how did you get the contract?"
Shi Wan shook her head and sighed softly, "You're really that insecure about your own proposal? He's willing to give me a contract, so it must be because your proposal is good."
Hearing this, Shi Yu felt guilty. Having worked in the workplace for many years, he knew how difficult it was to secure a contract. Shi Wan's casual words must have been hiding something, and among those things, there must have been grievances. She returned to the ward last night reeking of alcohol.
Since she was unwilling to elaborate, Shi Yu had no choice but to give up and bring up another issue he was very concerned about: "Sister, since he can't even recognize you, why not get a divorce? This marriage has wasted four years of your life. You deserve someone better. Even if you don't meet the right person in the future... I'll take care of you in your old age."
Shi Wan lowered her eyes, concealing any extraneous emotions, and smiled gently: "Okay."
“It would be better to arrange a meeting with him to discuss the divorce as soon as possible. After all, the marriage was just to honor the betrothal agreement made between Grandma and Grandma Sikong when they were young. You and he had no emotional foundation at all. He looks down on us because we are from the countryside, and we don’t bother to curry favor with him. We don’t need to humiliate ourselves by getting involved in their upper-class world. Let’s leave with nothing and go back to our own lives,” Shi Yu said.
The ward had a cold and desolate feel to it. Shi Wan looked up at the window and saw that the sun was shining brightly outside, but it couldn't reach the desolate place in her heart.
Just like her marriage.
No matter how optimistic she is, if she claims she has no thoughts about a marriage that has been neglected so soon after the wedding, who would believe her?
Shi Wan didn't even know what she had done wrong. It was Sikong Jingyu who agreed to the marriage first. If he didn't want to get married, he could have resisted, and Shi Wan could have resisted too. Maybe then they wouldn't have had to get a marriage certificate and avoid becoming a resentful couple.
Shi Wan withdrew her gaze and nodded gently: "Okay, I'll do whatever you say. You're not allowed to work after you finish eating. You should rest well. I'll go buy groceries."
After saying that, Shi Wan walked out of the ward.
As the ward door gently closed, Shi Wan's smile gradually faded.
In this marriage, neither Sikong Jingyu nor Shi Wan made any mistakes. Let them, who are both innocent, return to the right path.
Now, at least Shi Yu supports her divorce, so she is not alone.
Shi Wan turned and walked out of the hospital building. Standing in the bright sunlight, she took a deep breath and tried to let the tightness in her chest dissipate under the sunlight.
When Shi Wan returned to the ward with the food, Shi Yu's bed was empty. The ward was deserted and lifeless. Shi Wan had no idea when Shi Yu had left.
Perhaps it was because she had just left the ward that morning, and Shi Yu left shortly after.
Shi Wan dialed Shi Yu's number. The phone rang for a long time, so long that Shi Wan thought Shi Yu wouldn't answer. Then the call connected, and Shi Yu's low voice came through the receiver: "Sis, my boss is urging me to go back to work. I've been discharged from the hospital early. Take care of yourself. I'll cook for you when I get back this weekend."
After saying this, Shi Yu hung up the phone hastily without giving Shi Wan any chance to speak.
During the call, Shi Wan could hear someone talking on Shi Yu's end. The conversation sounded very professional, probably a meeting. She could imagine how busy Shi Yu was right now.
As Shi Wan left the ward, she sent Shi Yu a message: "Even when you're busy with work, remember to take care of yourself. Eat well, move slowly, and don't tear your incision. Come see me the day after tomorrow for a dressing change. This isn't a request, it's an order."
Shi Yu quickly replied to the message: 【Understood, Boss. I'll be careful! I need to keep my health in order for your retirement.】
Upon seeing Shi Yu's joking words, Shi Wan couldn't help but smile and curl her lips.
Others raise children to provide for them in old age, but she has a younger brother to provide for her.
Shi Yu has been working very hard these past few years, and part of the reason is her own. Shi Wan knows that Shi Yu works so hard because she doesn't want the Sikong family to look down on her family, and consequently, on Shi Wan.
No matter how busy she is, Shi Yu will still come to her public rental apartment once a week to see her, cook a simple home-cooked meal, chat about everyday things, share their recent situations, and keep her company.
Shi Yu has been trying her best to make up for the parts that were missing in her marriage and to reduce her psychological gap. For Shi Wan, marriage is not a place for her to settle down; Shi Yu is.
He truly tried his best to be her safe haven and her strongest support.
Time does not fail those who keep moving forward. Over the past few years, Shi Yu and Shi Wan have been getting better and better.
Thinking it over, Shi Wan typed and sent another message: "I believe in you. I'm waiting for you to take care of me in my old age."
**
The atmosphere at Yunqi was tense.
Li Shijun never expected that Sikong Jingyu would appear in their company.
When Shi Yu told him that the contract had been signed that morning, Li Shijun thought for a moment that he was hallucinating. How could Shi Yu, who had no connections or background, have managed to secure a project that even a senior manager like Chen Qin couldn't get?
Until he saw the contract.
Until Sikong Jingyu arrived.
Compared to everyone else's tension, Shi Yu only felt angry. Because of Shi Wan, Shi Yu actually had a lot of opinions about Si Kong Jing Yu, but due to the need for cooperation, Shi Yu could only suppress the urge to leave.
Sun Yang smiled and nodded: "President Li, there's no need to be nervous. Everyone, please continue with your own tasks. We're here mainly to discuss the details of our upcoming cooperation with you."
Li Shijun bowed and scraped, completely losing his usual air of authority: "Mr. Sikong, please feel free to tell us what you need, and we will do our best to fulfill it!"
Sikong Jingyu glanced around casually, but didn't see the woman.
Did they hide because they knew he was coming?
He wanted to see how she would back down after making those bold statements last night.
Does this mean we don't want to cooperate?
Should I take the initiative to apologize to him?
He felt that the latter was more likely.
Sikong Jingyu's lips curled up slightly.
He was waiting for her to apologize to him.
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