Chapter 306 Small Scene
"Yingying, I have never liked her."
Liang Yizhi's eyes were calm, revealing no emotion, but Ji Ying knew he was unhappy.
But she didn't intend to coax him.
“That’s an older brother’s ‘affection’ for his younger sister, not the lust between a man and a woman. I understand. Gu Yanchen has taught me a lot of lessons. I don’t need you to give me any deeper understanding.”
Liang Yizhi suddenly pursed his lips and remained silent.
Yue Zheng glanced at the rearview mirror, and the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. Jiang Ran raised the partition for her.
It's a minor incident, nothing to worry about.
Seeing the deep look in Liang Yizhi's eyes, Ji Ying once again turned her gaze to the window.
When she said those words, she didn't sound angry at all. It was as if she was talking about what dishes to have for lunch tomorrow, as if she had already accepted the fact that she had married another "Gu Yanchen".
It took Liang Yizhi a while to suppress all his surging emotions.
A moment later, he took her hand in his, his fingertips tracing her reddened palm.
"This time she was a little smarter, knowing how to deal with the other person and making them not dare to utter a sound. That's a superior method, but not particularly clever. If she can use someone else to beat her next time, then my wife will be even more formidable."
Ji Ying hadn't expected him to say those words, but she remained calm.
“Liang Yizhi,” her voice unconsciously softened, “if you have a better option, I really don’t mind…”
Before she could finish speaking, Liang Yizhi's fingertips were already pressed against her lips.
"My divorce observation period is not over yet, you can't just draw conclusions about me like this, it's not fair to me."
A hint of weariness flashed across Ji Ying's eyes as she removed his hand from her lips.
She was tired, unable to love anymore, and didn't want to love anymore.
Liang Yizhi pulled her into his arms. "If you're tired, lean on me. I'll do the things you don't want to do, as long as you ask."
The person in his arms did not respond, and a look of worry appeared between the man's brows.
Back at No. 17 Dingbu Street.
Ji Ying pushed open the car door and got out, the evening breeze carrying the chill of late autumn hitting her face.
She stood in the night, took a deep breath of the cool air, and tried to leave all the turmoil behind.
But when she closed her eyes, the inappropriate image of Xu Zhaoheng's "naked ape photo" kept flashing through her mind...
Liang Yizhi felt that she might not be interested in sleeping in the same bed with him tonight.
He always knew how to keep his distance at the right time, so he said, "Get some rest. I'll have the kitchen make you some wild matsutake mushroom porridge tomorrow morning, so you can eat it when you get up."
After saying that, he patted her face and walked towards the study alone.
As Ji Ying gazed at his tall yet somewhat forlorn back, she suddenly realized that perhaps the best way to erase that nauseating image from her mind was...
"Liang Yizhi!"
She suddenly called out to him, causing the man to stumble.
He turned to look at her, his gaze calm yet questioning.
Ji Ying asked without batting an eye, "Don't you find it boring to take a bath alone?"
Liang Yizhi paused for a second, then immediately turned around, picked her up in his arms, and strode towards the master bedroom.
The dinner party has ended.
Xu Zhaoheng left alone.
Shen Ruofu returned to the Shen family home, citing a desire to spend time with her parents.
Madam Shen felt that her interaction with Xu Zhaoheng was a bit strange today, so she asked, "Have you and Zhaoheng been having some issues lately?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Ruofu's eyes flickered noticeably. "It's alright, he... is very outstanding, it's easy for him to win a girl's heart..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jingxiu knew that she was trying to pin the blame on her daughter.
So before Madam Shen could react, he calmly said, "Then you really should keep a closer eye on him. If he's seeing young girls outside, at most it's just that he can't control his lust; but if he's deliberately trying to ruin other people's families..."
He paused deliberately.
"...The Xu family will only think that you can't even hold onto a man."
Every word, though devoid of any derogatory intent, struck Shen Ruofu like a slap in the face.
Her face turned pale.
Just as Madam Shen was about to say something, Shen Jingxiu turned his wheelchair around and turned his back to them.
"The things Aizhu did before her death have caused the Shen family to lose face. I urge you, Madam, to remind everyone in the Shen family to be more discreet when they go out recently. After all, I don't have that much face to give you!"
After saying that, he wheeled himself to the study.
Madam Shen thought for a moment, then patted Shen Ruofu's hand and said, "Your father is right. Recently, people's reputation about the Shen family has been bad. You must get along well with Zhaoheng and don't provoke Ji Ying, understand?"
Shen Ruofu nodded obediently.
"Go back to your room and rest. The doctor will be here soon," Madam Shen said.
"No need, Mom. I can clean it up myself, it's not serious."
After saying that, she turned and went back to her room.
It wasn't that she understood Madam Shen's concern for her, but rather that she had more important things to do.
Not long after she returned to her room, her phone rang.
Shen Ruofu locked the door to her room and went to the bathroom to answer the phone.
It was a virtual number, and the voice coming from it was Pang Shijun's.
As soon as the call connected, he started cursing.
"I told you not to use regular tools to contact me, why didn't you listen? You're increasing my risk of being exposed. Are you afraid others won't know we're in contact?"
Shen Ruofu quickly said, "Ji Ying has a problem."
Pang Shijun said angrily, "Of course I know she has a problem. If she didn't, how could she have gotten me into this mess? So you texted me and wanted to talk to me just for this?"
Shen Ruofu quickly said, "No, it's just that my father was acting very strangely tonight. Although it's not very obvious on the surface, I feel that he is favoring Ji Ying."
After a long silence on the other end of the phone, Pang Shijun finally said, "What's the use of your gut feeling? Where's the evidence?"
Shen Ruofu gripped the phone tightly. "Can't you marry her blood and have it tested? If he is the missing heiress of the Shen family, have your uncle bring her back immediately and torture her to death."
Pang Shijun snorted, "If I had that ability, how could I have ended up in this situation today?"
Shen Ruofu remained silent. Pang Shijun thought for a while and said, "Regarding the question of whether Ji Ying is your adoptive father's biological daughter, you have to verify it yourself. If you want help, go to Pang Xiao, the newly appointed president of Pantian Group. He has a strong obsession with a certain type of woman. If you can get him to be your weapon, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Shen Ruofu caught the key word in his words, "What do you mean by 'a certain type of woman'?"
Pang Shijun smiled and said, "If you can get close to him, why don't you just ask him?"
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
She had learned about the newly appointed president of Pantian Group from the sidelines.
His background is tainted, and his reputation is poor.
Pang Daiyao's decision to appoint him can be seen as an attempt to explore another avenue.
Pang Shijun's decision to have her come to him was clearly an attempt to use her.
She wouldn't be foolish enough to become someone else's pawn.
As Shen Ruofu frowned, pondering what to do next, there was a knock on the door.
Thinking it was Madam Shen who cared about her and brought her medicine, she quickly returned to her bedroom and opened the door.
But it was the butler standing at the door.
"Second Miss," the butler said with a smile, his tone respectful yet leaving no room for refusal, "the old master needs to be hospitalized for observation tonight. The master has instructed that you go to the hospital to stay with him and show your filial piety."
Shen Ruofu's heart sank. Shen Jingxiu knew she was injured tonight, yet he still wanted her to stay at the hospital with him.
This is not filial piety; it's clearly a deliberate attempt to make her life miserable.
She showed no emotion on her face, only responding gently, "Okay, I'll get ready and go."
The steward nodded and was about to return to report when Shen Ruofu called him back.
"Uncle Rong, please wait."
The butler paused, turned around, nodded, and asked, "What are your orders, Second Miss?"
“My sister’s birthday is coming soon, and Mother has been reminiscing a lot lately. I was thinking… if I knew if my sister had any special habits or characteristics from when she was little, I could imitate them and that would comfort Mother. Uncle Rong watched my sister grow up, so you must know her very well, right?”
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