18: I want a divorce.
When Pei Wang was taken away by Liang Shuyin, his expression was very calm, and he didn't care about the comments from others at all.
"It's not necessarily a bad thing. I hope this matter can end here." On their way home, Shang Zhi and Lu Xingqi said softly.
"By the way, Zhi, did you hire the person who jumped in to help you today?"
"It wasn't me, it was Pei Yanxiu."
How did you know?
"I can't think of anyone else but him."
“The last few times I’ve come out with you, I’ve felt like someone is following us. I used to think it was just my imagination, but now that I think about it, it’s probably someone arranged by President Pei.”
"But don't get too excited, Xixi. I think President Pei is doing this because he's worried about your safety."
"He's worried about my safety? I think he's a psychopath! He can't stand not watching me for a second!"
When Shang Zhi arrived home, she got out of the car and closed the door. Lu Xingqi could feel the anger that was about to burst forth from her.
"Old man, are you spying on me?"
Shang Zhi entered the house, threw her bag at Pei Yanxiu, and stood in front of him, pointing her finger at his nose.
"Xixi, calm down."
Pei Yanxiu did not refute, and Shang Zhi knew that he had admitted it, which made her even angrier.
"Old man, it's one thing for you to bully me openly, but at least you do it in public! Now you're spying on me behind my back. What are you trying to do? Don't you think you've gone too far?!"
"What else can I do? Of course, I'll protect you and prevent you from getting hurt because of impulsiveness, like in today's situation. Didn't I tell you not to go? Why didn't you listen to me?"
"I'm not your pet, and you're not my master, so why should I listen to you!"
"XiXi, I think we should both calm down."
"What do you mean by calm! It's precisely because I'm too calm that you've bullied me like this!" Shang Zhi completely ignored Pei Yanxiu's words, grabbed a glass from the table and started smashing it at him. The last glass accidentally hit his head, and blood flowed down his forehead. Only then did she stop, panting heavily.
Pei Yanxiu stood there, without saying a word.
"The security guard I sent was someone I trust from Wan Jia, Xixi. I don't mean anything by it, but a lot has happened since you returned to China, and I'm a little worried. Maybe I'm just being overly anxious, but I always make the worst-case scenario plan."
"So I arranged for someone to be by your side. I just thought they could help you if you needed them." Pei Yanxiu let the blood drip from his forehead onto the floor, ignoring it. He stepped forward and took Shang Zhi's hand, but she shook him off.
"Don't say any more of this to me! Pei Yanxiu, once Tiancui is finished, we'll split the profits and then get a divorce!" Shang Zhi was in a fit of anger and didn't want to listen to his explanation. She walked out on her own.
Shang Zhi felt that she had become much more composed since getting back together with Pei Yanxiu. She had learned to understand things that she couldn't understand before, but she just couldn't stand what happened today.
Perhaps the two of them are really not suited to be together.
Pei Yanxiu sighed softly in the night, took his first-aid kit and went to his room to treat his wounds alone. He picked up his phone to send a message to Shang Zhi, but sat there for a long time without knowing what to say.
He wanted to explain something: that Liang Jingwei and his group had actually been hiding in the shadows all along; that he wasn't sure if Shang Can was up to something behind the scenes; and that Shang Zhi's mother had been reminding him to protect her safety. This was the only way he could do it.
He couldn't put it into words; explanations were never his style.
He's not used to making excuses for himself.
【XiXi, I'm sorry.】 That was the only message he sent her in the end, and she didn't reply.
"Azhi, what should I do? My mom still wants me to marry Pei Wang." Shang Zhi's phone rang, and Lu Xingqi's voice was trembling with tears.
"Azhi, come quickly, I really don't know what to do."
"I'll go right now, Xingqi, don't cry."
When Shang Zhi entered Lu Xingqi's house, Shi Yuchuan was also there, helping her treat the injury she had sustained when Pei Wang pushed her away at the restaurant earlier that day. When Shi Yuchuan saw Shang Zhi arrive, he greeted her politely.
"Star, what's going on?"
"I don't know what's going on. After today, my mom still told me to prepare to marry Pei Wang, saying that Pei Wang was just pretending today and that I shouldn't care. Ah Zhi, why am I so unlucky!"
"Yu Chuan, how about we elope? Take me away, leave this place, let's go to Los Angeles, to Europe, or somewhere else, just get away from here."
"I don't want anything anymore, let's start our lives anew, okay?"
Shi Yuchuan's face stiffened, and he looked embarrassed.
"Did your mother tell you why she wanted you to marry Pei Wang?" Shang Zhi glanced at Shi Yuchuan and frowned slightly.
"I don't know much, but it seems that the company has discovered a new mine in Myanmar with extremely high value. The related business is difficult to handle. Pei Wang and Pei Qing'an used to spend a few years in Southeast Asia together. They probably want to join forces with Wan Jia to develop it together."
“I disagree, but my mom keeps telling me to prioritize the bigger picture. Ah Zhi, what should I do?”
"To be honest, I don't know what to do either." Shang Zhi wanted to comfort Lu Xingqi, but she really didn't know what to say. Such things were common in their circle, and most people would eventually have no choice but to compromise.
Love is not a prerequisite for marriage; self-interest is.
"Isn't it a bit ridiculous if marriage and love become tools for families to exchange benefits? Such family education, such values, are really..." Shi Yuchuan suddenly spoke up, and Shang Zhi caught the faint sarcasm in his eyes.
"How could you say that!" Lu Xingqi wanted to refute, but couldn't think of a rebuttal for a moment.
"So what do you want me to say? Am I wrong?"
"Yu Chuan, I called you here to ask you to help me find a solution. If you don't have one, just say so. Don't talk nonsense, okay?"
"What do you want me to say? Do you want me to calmly give you up? Xingxing, you're not really going to agree to this, are you? Do you really want to marry that Pei Wang?"
"I don't know, I said I don't know!"
After a minor argument with Lu Xingqi, Shi Yuchuan left with his things.
"Xingxing, I don't think Dr. Shi is a good fit for you." Shang Zhi didn't spell it out explicitly, but subtly hinted at her concern. In reality, she felt Shi Yuchuan was a bit petty. His first instinct when faced with a problem wasn't to find a solution, but to blame his girlfriend.
"Azhi, was I too impulsive today? Was I too harsh on Dr. Shi? Should I go and win him back?"
puff--
Shang Zhi almost spat out her soda.
"Xingxing, have you gone mad from being in love?"
"This wasn't your fault in the first place. A normal man should comfort you, not stand by and make sarcastic remarks."
"He wasn't being sarcastic! He was just in a bad mood! Besides, the doctor's family isn't poor, but they can't solve our problems. He had no other choice!"
"Xixi, what should I do? How about I get pregnant? That way my mom won't be able to do anything about it!"
"Lu Xingqi, are you crazy! Do you know what you're saying?"
"By the way, where's your older brother? Does he know about this? I remember he loves you the most, so he should be on your side, right?"
“He’s been working in France lately, and I don’t want to bother him with my problems. Besides, although my older brother loves me, he listens to Mom more, and even if he comes back, he might not speak up for me. Ah Zhi, will you stay with me tonight?”
"Great, that's perfect, I just had a fight with that old man and I don't want to go home right now."
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