Having said that, Pei Yang couldn't refuse and could only agree with a smile.

After finding a simple restaurant to have a meal, Zhou Shuhuan drove the two back to the hotel to rest. He also told them that he had arranged a dinner for the evening and that he would pick them up to have dinner and meet some friends after they had rested.

Pei Yang did not refuse the dinner invitation, but declined Zhou Shuhuan's offer of a ride and directly asked for the address of the hotel. In the evening, he and Shen Mingzhu took a taxi there.

After arriving at the hotel, Shen Mingzhu washed up, changed into a dry nightgown, and turned on the cool air conditioner. Only then did she feel alive.

I kind of want to call the children. Although I called them when I got off the plane, I still miss them and want to hear their voices.

I looked at the time, it was half past one. I guess the kids are taking a nap. I'll play with them after they wake up.

Shen Mingzhu got up and pulled the blackout layer of the curtains, then turned off the lights, leaving only the bedside lamp on one side on. Then she lay back on the bed, covered herself with the quilt and began to take a nap.

After a while, Pei Yang came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, climbed onto the bed and hugged her in his arms along with the quilt.

"Asleep?"

"Yeah, tired."

Hearing her complaining about being tired, Pei Yang stopped arguing with her. Instead, he adjusted the way he held her, then laid his head against hers and closed his eyes beautifully.

Being able to hang out with my wife alone makes me feel sweet even when I sleep.

…

Shen Mingzhu was awakened by a burst of talking. She opened her eyes and found the bed next to her was empty. The bathroom door was closed and she could faintly hear someone talking through the door. It must be someone making a phone call.

She turned over and prepared to take a nap, but the bathroom door opened at this moment.

"woke up?"

Pei Yang pressed his body against her. It felt heavy, but not that heavy. It was obvious that he was not putting all his weight on her.

"What time is it?"

Shen Mingzhu asked with her eyes closed, her voice full of sleepiness and a little delicate.

Pei Yang felt itchy in his heart and couldn't help but bent down and kissed her cheek.

"It's almost five o'clock, get up. Shuhuan called and said everything has been arranged and asked us to go there early."

Shen Mingzhu opened her eyes and glanced at the man. "What good programs have been arranged that make you so eager to see them?"

"How could I? You are wronging me!"

As he said this, he bit her on the face as a punishment.

Shen Mingzhu covered the painful part of her body and said angrily, "Are you born in the year of the dog?"

"Mm. Woof, woof woof woof~"

Shen Mingzhu was so amused by the man's shamelessness that she lost her sleep, but she was too lazy to get up. "You go, I don't want to go."

"Shuhuan specially hosted a banquet for the two of us, so why am I going alone?"

As he spoke, he took her hand and kissed it, "Go ahead, honey, just give me some face. If you don't like Qiao Ya, just ignore her."

Although Shen Mingzhu didn't say it, Pei Yang could sense that she disliked Qiao Ya, and guessed that she didn't want to go to the banquet because of Qiao Ya.

Although Zhou Shuhuan didn't say it explicitly, both of them could see that there was something wrong with the relationship between Qiao Ya and Zhou Shuhuan.

As a woman with normal values, Shen Mingzhu really does not like Qiao Ya's identity and does not want to have too much interaction with such a person.

"Let me ask you something. You and He Tao, are you secretly envious of Zhou Shuhuan? The red flag is flying high at home, and the colorful flags are flying outside?"

Shen Mingzhu sneered, "So, you knew about this a long time ago? You're pretty tight-lipped, keeping it a secret."

Pei Yang confessed honestly: "I don't know, we just have private speculations. Shuhuan revealed last year that he wanted to divorce, but Shen Baolan disagreed, and he didn't go back to Fengcheng, so the couple has been wasting time like this."

Of course Shen Baolan refused to divorce.

At the beginning, Shen Baolan plotted to make the original owner fall into the water and locked onto Zhou Shuhuan, a potential stock. What she wanted was wealth and glory.

After enduring for so many years, Zhou Shuhuan finally became rich. Would he be willing to make room for other women? ...

By the time the two arrived at the dining place, the lights were already on.

In addition to Zhou Shuhuan and Qiao Ya, there were about ten men and women sitting at two tables.

Men sit on one seat and women sit on the other.

Compared to the men, there were slightly fewer women. Including Qiao Ya and Shen Mingzhu, there were six people in total, and they opened a bottle of red wine.

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Qiao Ya is very good at socializing. She constantly brings up topics to liven up the atmosphere, but she also doesn't steal the show and ignore her guest.

To be honest, when it comes to dealing with people, Qiao Ya is more than one level better than Shen Baolan.

If it were Shen Baolan, she would probably only ask you which store you bought your skirt from, what her husband does, how much he earns a month, or she would start chatting with you about some trivial gossip.

It’s not that you can’t gossip. It’s a woman’s nature to gossip, but it depends on the occasion and the person.

During the dinner, people kept wanting to toast Shen Mingzhu with wine, but she rejected them all with the excuse that she was preparing for pregnancy.

When the dinner was almost over, Shen Mingzhu went to the bathroom, and Qiao Ya insisted on accompanying her, saying that she was afraid of neglecting her.

"Sister-in-law, here, wipe your hands."

"Thanks."

While wiping her hands, Qiao Ya looked at Shen Mingzhu in the mirror.

Today, Shen Mingzhu was dressed more casually than usual, wearing a loose white T-shirt, denim shorts, and black sandals. She looked like a typical southerner, but her snow-white skin was particularly eye-catching, especially her two straight, slender legs. She attracted a lot of attention when she walked on the street.

"Sister-in-law, you have taken good care of yourself. You can't tell at all that you have given birth to a child."

Shen Mingzhu smiled at the other party and said, "I'm old, I can't compare to you young girls."

"No, if you stand with me, people will believe you are my sister."

Shen Mingzhu looked at the other person's young face and couldn't help asking, "Do you know the situation at Brother Zhou's home?"

Qiao Ya smiled knowingly, "You mean Sister Lan, right? I know, we've met before."

Shen Mingzhu originally guessed that Zhou Shuhuan might have deceived Qiao Ya about her marital status, so she tested him, but she didn't expect Qiao Ya to be the one who knew the truth.

"Brother Zhou has already proposed divorce to Sister Lan, but Sister Lan has always refused. But it will be soon. Brother Zhou will resolve this matter within this year."

"Sister-in-law, I know how you see me and think I'm an immoral woman. To be honest, I don't care about these views. For me, the process is not important, what I want is the result."

"Brother Zhou will stay in Focheng, marry me, and build our own family. He already has two sons, and I just need to give him a girl."

In this regard, Shen Mingzhu only wants to say one thing: I don’t understand, but I respect.

After dinner, Pei Yang was taken to the bar by Zhou Shuhuan. Shen Mingzhu declined Qiao Ya's suggestion to go to karaoke and returned to the hotel on the pretext of recuperating. (End of this chapter)