Chapter 160 Being stood up
Heavy rain in Kuala Lumpur today.
The sky was overcast, and everyone was stuck in the hotel.
Fortunately, the six-star hotel had all the recreational facilities in the world. The men gathered at the pool bar, while the women went to the spa.
After finishing several international video conferences, Shen Jingsi tidied himself up and went downstairs.
"Where's Zhenzhen?" he asked, looking around the spa's members' lounge.
Xia Feifei, who was getting a full manicure, shook her head. "She's not coming down from her room. Go upstairs and find her."
Just as Shen Jingsi was about to leave, Shi Yiqiao called out to him, "Here's my room card, otherwise how will you get in?"
What a joke! The group of girlfriends all had a crocodile bag, and in the end, even Bei Tingwan and Feng Manman had one.
As the saying goes, it's not that I'm afraid of my best friend being love-struck, it's that I'm afraid of the man she chooses who isn't right for her.
The beautician took it from Shen Jingsi and said, "Thanks."
The two girls saw the man off with reverent eyes, but the way he walked today didn't seem quite right.
"I have a feeling that Mr. Shen's right leg isn't very flexible."
Xia Feifei replied casually, "Because I was injured, didn't you know?"
Seeing Shi Yiqiao shake her head, she explained, "Nine years ago, Duan Xier and Zheng Yaozong staged a car accident. Our infatuated General Shen was thrown out of the car and rolled down the cliff, suffering a comminuted fracture of his right lower leg."
Shi Yiqiao was stunned. "But you ran faster than anyone else when we played ball yesterday."
"Otherwise, do you really think he's a superman? Even a major general was exhausted and lost focus, how could he possibly recover?" Xia Feifei said. "He's probably just tired and it's raining, so his leg flared up."
Shen Jingsi arrived on the 26th floor, hesitated for a moment in front of the closed door, and then knocked on it first.
But a male voice came through.
With a series of jumps, Feng Jinzhou's face appeared behind the door.
"..."
Their eyes met at the edge of the dimness.
Glancing around the living room, seeing only Feng Jinzhou, Shen Jingsi asked expressionlessly, "What are you doing here?"
"I can ask you that same question," Feng Jinzhou said, arms crossed, leaning against the doorframe with a smile. "Besides, why can't I?"
Shen Jing was speechless with emotion.
She touched the tip of her tongue to her cheek and smiled, "Where's Zhenzhen?"
"Something's been happening in the bedroom."
Shen Jingsi could have walked right in, but he didn't.
For some reason, the moment the door opened from the inside and revealed Feng Jinzhou's face, he no longer had the courage to lift his throbbing right leg and step into the room.
"I have a date with her tonight, please let her know for me."
Feng Jinzhou raised his eyebrows with interest, "Why don't you go in and talk to her yourself?"
Go in?
say what?
He didn't want to be the one to spoil their fun.
If this were the old Shen Jingsi, his fist would have already smashed into that face in front of him, which might be secretly gloating.
So what if he's a highly skilled major general? What is there that he wouldn't dare to fight? No matter how good his physical condition is, yesterday he still managed to beat him beautifully, even with his right leg that was numb from running.
Shen Jingsi wasn't afraid of spoiling his mood; he just didn't want Lu Zhenyu to be caught in the middle and put in a difficult position.
He chased after his wife with all his might, and he was lucky to win her back.
He couldn't get her back; someone else stole her away—that was his own doing.
Even if you love someone deeply, you won't force them to stay by your side; you'll still offer your blessings generously, even though it's all an act.
But it doesn't matter. Shen Jingsi knows that good or bad is his retribution. He accepts his fate, he has accepted it for a long time.
They left the restaurant address and then left.
Feng Jinzhou, half of his body shrouded in darkness, silently watched the departing figure.
The bedroom door behind her opened, and Feng Manman came out first, supporting her pregnant belly. "Honey, I'm never eating ice cream again. The bloating is more painful than childbirth."
"You should say that after you actually give birth," Lu Zhenyu said as she came out.
The two sisters stopped facing the back of the figure at the door. Feng Manman asked, "Second brother, what are you looking at?"
Feng Jinzhou turned around and looked at Lu Zhenyu. "My brother Shen just came to see you."
Thinking of that Hermes bag, Feng Manman's eyes lit up when she heard those three words. "Then why didn't you make him wait?"
With the door open, Feng Jinzhou limped back to the sofa. "How do you know I didn't call? He said he was afraid of disturbing our fun, so he asked me to tell Zhenzhen that it's CK Restaurant, table 403 by the window."
Seeing Lu Zhenyu staring blankly at the door, Feng Manman poked her waist with her finger, "Could it be that your ex-husband is jealous because he thinks you and my second brother are alone in a room together?"
Lu Zhenyu didn't speak, her gaze slowly shifting to the emerald on her left wrist.
Feng Manman pursed her lips. "Why don't you go and explain it to him?"
Pursuing a wife is one thing, but don't create unnecessary misunderstandings, that's just disgusting.
In particular, I heard from Shen Jinchuan last night that his brother had worked himself to the bone all day and swallowed five painkillers before going to bed.
Everyone felt it was unbelievable that a pampered and domineering CEO could win against the army's youngest and most promising lieutenant general, who braved wind and rain.
But no one knew that for Feng Jinzhou, that match was nothing more than a pastime.
For Shen Jingsi, however, it was fate.
In front of his beloved wife, he lost not only the game, but also his self-esteem as a husband and the little pride he had left in his wife.
Therefore, he couldn't afford to lose, even if it meant death.
…
The agreed time was 3 p.m., and Lu Zhenyu, who had been strolling around outside alone with an umbrella, arrived 20 minutes early.
I sat down at the table that Shen Jingsi had reserved in advance, by the window. The rain was getting heavier now, and large raindrops hit the surging sea and disappeared in an instant.
Lu Zhenyu waited for a full two hours, but Shen Jingsi did not arrive.
She was certain that she had been stood up.
The restaurant wasn't far from the hotel, but the strong winds and heavy rain stopped Lu Zhenyu in her tracks. Since she was already there, she decided to eat her fill before leaving.
Shen Jingsi had booked the meal well in advance; it consisted entirely of the restaurant's signature dishes. Without a reservation, the wait would have been at least four hours.
I ate while waiting, and as a result, I ate enough for two people. My stomach was so bloated that I didn't know if it was from being too full or from being angry.
The rain still hadn't stopped, so she decided not to wait any longer and simply walked back in the pouring rain, leaving everyone at the door speechless.
Her long, flowing hair, freshly styled and permed, became a mess in an instant, and her soaked blue dress clung tightly to her curvaceous figure.
Lu Zhenyu went directly to the 25th floor, but there was no one there, so she went to the 24th floor.
Shen Jinchuan opened the door and was surprised to see Lu Zhenyu soaked to the bone. "Sister? How did you get so wet? Come in quickly, I'll get you some..."
"Where is Shen Jingsi?" Lu Zhenyu asked bluntly.
Shen Jinchuan blinked at her twice, "I... shouldn't my brother be on the 25th floor?"
No, I've already looked for it.
"Really? Brother Siwei, you didn't go look for him..."
Are you sure he's not with you?
Capturing the fleeting moment of Adam's apple swallowing, Lu Zhenyu remained silent. "Alright, I understand."
She turned and walked away quickly, stopping after only a couple of steps. "Tell him that if he thinks playing tricks on people is fun, then he'd better hide it for the rest of his life."
Lu Zhenyu left without the slightest hesitation.
Having not performed well, Shen Jinchuan let out a long sigh, closed the door, and went to the tightly closed bedroom.
"Brother, sister is gone. She must have found out I was lying to her. She seems quite angry."
After a long pause, a voice finally came from inside: "Understood."
His voice was weak and ethereal, and Shen Jinchuan's brows furrowed even deeper. "Have you recovered by now?"
In the pitch-black bedroom, the man lay supine in the narrow passageway between the bed and the floor-to-ceiling window.
After a fit of terror, the person was tormented to the point of collapse, covered in sweat, with lifeless eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, and skin that was eerily white in the dim light.
He swallowed several times before finally managing to squeeze out, "It's nothing."
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