After returning home, Shen Mingzhu put the business license away, then picked up her bag and went out to buy groceries. She planned to treat Pei Wenping and the classmates who helped to make the connection to her to a thank-you dinner in the evening and to celebrate at the same time.

After Shen Mingzhu left, Pei Wenping pulled Pei Ziheng aside to talk in private.

"Xiao Heng, has your mother contacted Uncle Yan recently?"

Pei Ziheng shook his head, "No."

Pei Wenping looked at him, "Maybe they met outside and you didn't know?"

"Impossible. Mom tells me everything. She never hides anything from me about who she meets."

Seeing her nephew's decisive answer, Pei Wenping knew that she couldn't get any more answers and decided not to ask any more questions. However, she didn't expect Pei Ziheng to ask her back.

"Aunt, why are you asking this? Did something happen to mom?"

In Pei Wenping's eyes, his nephew was just a five-year-old child who didn't understand the complexity of adults. He just said, "Xiao Heng, remember what I told you before. Your father is not at home, so you have to take good care of your mother, okay?"

Pei Ziheng nodded obediently, but secretly wondered why Pei Wenping suddenly asked about Yan Yi.

When Shen Mingzhu came back from buying groceries, she ran into Shen Baolan chatting with a few women of the same age at the gate of the staff quarters.

Seeing her carrying chickens, ducks and fish, Shen Baolan couldn't help but joked: "Shen Mingzhu, have you made a fortune? You bought so many delicious dishes."

"none of your business."

Staring at Shen Mingzhu's slender and graceful back, Shen Baolan looked down at her own thick waist, feeling sour in her heart.

If she could have as good a figure as Shen Mingzhu, Zhou Shuhuan would not be unwilling to have sex with her, right?

Not only Shen Baolan envied Shen Mingzhu's figure, but several women beside her also envied her -

"Those who haven't given birth are different. Look at that tiny waist. She looks good in anything she wears."

"It's strange. She goes out all the time, but she doesn't get a tan. Her face is as white as tofu."

"What do you know? When they go out, they have cars to ride in. When they go into their rooms, they draw the curtains and lie down on the bed. They are not exposed to the sun, so they naturally cannot get tanned."

After saying this, several women burst into ambiguous laughter.

Only Shen Baolan couldn't laugh, and even envied Shen Mingzhu in her heart.

Although Shen Mingzhu's husband is not at home, she still lives a comfortable life.

As for her, she slept in the same bed with a man every day, but lived like a widow like a nun.

She used to complain that Zhou Shuhuan's stuff was useless, but now it's useless.

If she had known this earlier, she would have married Pei Yang.

Even if she became a widow, she could still find a strange man like Shen Mingzhu did.

The more Shen Baolan thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Even the thought that Zhou Shuhuan would become rich in a few years and she would become a wealthy wife didn't seem so good to her anymore.

She is now like a dog that has been hungry for three days and three nights, and she is almost going crazy because of her desire for men.

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In the evening, Shen Mingzhu cooked six dishes and a soup. Knowing that Li Bing liked wine, she specially bought a bottle of red wine.

Li Bing is Pei Wenping's high school classmate, and also the benefactor who helped Shen Mingzhu to make the connection this time. The flavors of the table tonight are all prepared according to Li Bing's preferences.

Li Bing is a foodie herself, and Shen Mingzhu is an excellent cook, so this meal really made her happy. She also drank some wine and got into a good mood. She talked to Shen Mingzhu from the bottom of her heart, as if she wanted to be good sisters with her. If she hadn't been forcibly dragged away by Pei Wenping, she would probably have chatted with Shen Mingzhu all night.

Pei Wenping first sent Li Bing home before turning around on her motorcycle and heading back to her own home.

Smelling the alcohol on her, Chen Yi cut a small plate of watermelon from the refrigerator for her.

While eating watermelon, Pei Wenping talked to Chen Yi about the loan in the afternoon.

"...I always feel that this matter is not that simple. You didn't see how enthusiastic the bank people were towards Mingzhu. I have been dealing with banks for such a long time, and I know best how realistic these people are in flattering the powerful and bullying the weak."

Chen Yi looked at her with a half-smile, "So, you suspect that it was the man named Yan who was helping Mingzhu behind the scenes?"

Pei Wenping took a bite of the watermelon and said as she ate, "Mingzhu has only been in the city for a short time and doesn't know many people. I can't think of anyone else who can do this except him."

"So what?"

Pei Wenping glared at her husband. "What do you think? This man has bad intentions! What does he want to do?"

Perhaps it was because of the gender difference or the difference in thinking, Chen Yi did not agree with his wife's idea.

"Even if Shen Mingzhu has contact with Yan Yi, she is an adult, not a slave of the Pei family. She has the freedom and right to socialize."

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"Even if she really has an affair with Yan Yi, half of the responsibility lies with Pei Yang. Mingzhu and Pei Yang have been married for a year, and they have only lived together for two months in total. It is easy for a relationship to have problems when they are apart for a long time."

Pei Wenping was very unconvinced, "My mom has been taking care of my dad all his life, and the relationship between the two old people has always been good."

Chen Yi looked at her and said, "You can't expect every woman to be like my mother-in-law, willing to endure loneliness. Besides, times have changed. In the past, people worried about filling their stomachs every day, but now they don't have to worry about food and clothing, and everyone pays more attention to spiritual needs and satisfaction."

"Wenping, think about what you were doing and what you wanted to do when you were 21 years old?"

Pei Wenping was brought back to her memories by her husband's words: she had just gotten married, and she and Chen Yi were living a sweet life together, wishing they would not be separated for even a moment.

Thinking of this, Pei Wenping looked at her husband with some depression, "Should I just ignore it?"

"Take care of what you should take care of, and ignore what you shouldn't take care of."

"So what should we care about? What shouldn't we care about?"

"If she needs your help as an elder sister-in-law, or if she is bullied, you should intervene. Try not to interfere in other matters. If you interfere too much, the only result is a thankless effort."

Pei Wenping took a bite of the watermelon and couldn't help thinking of her younger brother Pei Yang. She hoped that he could come home earlier so that she wouldn't have to worry about their family.

At this time, Pei Yang was thousands of miles away in the Pacific Ocean.

It was afternoon here, and the scorching sun shone on the sea, making the entire sea area glow with dazzling golden light.

Pei Yang stood on the deck of the small search and rescue boat, holding binoculars in hand, and surveyed every spot on the sea with calm and focused attention.

Suddenly, the ship under my feet shook violently and then stopped.

Under the influence of inertia, Pei Yang was thrown off the deck. The safety rope tied around his waist prevented him from falling into the water, but his body collided heavily with the hull, making a dull sound.

With the help of two search and rescue team members, Pei Yang successfully climbed back to the deck.

Although he was not injured, the collision still made him feel slightly uncomfortable.

He sat on the deck, resting while instructing his team members, "Go to the cockpit and ask what happened and why the ship stopped."

The team member came back quickly, "Captain Pei, the boat has a problem and the engine won't start."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yang gave the order to inspect the main engine and send out a distress signal without hesitation.

This sea area is unknown and dangerous. Staying there for another quarter of an hour would pose a greater threat to the lives of everyone on board.