Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Goodbye, Becky
The Shen family banquet happened to be on a Saturday, and Guan Mi was staying at Qingtao Garden. She got up early in the morning and went for a morning run with Shen Yanfeng, breathing in the fresh early autumn air.
When she tired, she stopped and walked slowly. The man in front of her also slowed down and ran backwards to wait for her. Looking at his face, she suddenly realized that almost a year had passed since she had been in Paris last year. It felt like the blink of an eye, so fast that it made her feel dazed.
Chen Yanfeng's pace was getting slower and slower, and he was basically walking. When Guan Mi got closer, he asked, "Tired? Do you want to go back?"
Guan Mi shook his head and rushed forward: "Let's run another two kilometers."
She didn't pay attention to whether Chen Yanfeng was keeping up. Each step was heavy and fast, and she gasped for air, filling her lungs with the cool morning air. Her sneakers pounded through the fallen leaves, as if she was trying to shake off the person behind her, or more like rushing towards a new life.
When she finally stopped from running too tired, she turned around and found Shen Yanfeng following her calmly not far behind.
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She turned and walked back a few steps, resting her face on his chest to calm her breathing. With her ear against his chest, she could hear his equally violent heartbeat.
Shen Yanfeng looked down at her: "What's wrong?"
She shook her head. "If I had known, I would have run away with you."
He rubbed the top of her head: "It's okay, I'm always behind you."
"You can't get rid of it even if you want to." He suddenly added.
Guan Mi suddenly felt a chill, raised his head and forced a smile: "If it were in the past, I might have had such thoughts. But now..."
She deliberately stopped talking and walked slowly forward again.
"Hmm? Keep going."
"One day at a time with you is one day at a time, and this is pretty good."
"Just muddle along?" Chen Yanfeng chuckled. "It makes me sad to hear you say that."
Guan Mi felt relieved, took his arm, and changed the subject: "I want to go get breakfast near the school later."
"Going to my high school?"
Guan Mi thought it was okay.
When he was in high school, Shen Yanfeng knew that there were several famous breakfast shops near the school. He had never been there, so he would tell the housekeeper what he wanted to eat the day before, and it would be on the table the next day.
Lu Kai and his friends were frequent customers, bringing breakfast treats like sugar-coated cakes and fried cakes to the classroom from time to time, filling the room with the aroma of fried food. Thinking back on it now, that smell was truly enticing.
Guan Mi sat in the corner of the breakfast shop, drinking soy milk without changing her expression, but she was thinking about where she was going.
Abroad? She still longed for the sunshine in the south of France, but she felt that the expenses would be very high. Half of the money in her card was to be left to Guan Tang before she left, and the remaining money could only barely sustain her initial life abroad.
Domestically? She wanted to go somewhere with beautiful scenery, ideally with green mountains and clear waters as soon as she opened the door, and breathe fresh air... It wasn't very realistic. Even if she was going there to hide, she still had to work and earn money. What could she do in the mountains or the countryside?
In short, she needed a place where Shen Yanfeng couldn't find her.
Looking up at the man serving her porridge, the thought seemed a bit naive. In the digital age, with his methods, she had no where to escape unless she completely changed her appearance.
Shen Yanfeng met her gaze and asked, "Where do you want to go for your birthday?"
"ah?"
"It's your birthday on the 29th."
Guan Mi then remembered: "Just keep it simple. If I really want to celebrate, just cook me a delicious meal."
"So easily satisfied?"
She said casually, "It's enough to be with the person you love. There's no need to go through so much trouble."
Hearing this, Shen Yanfeng was stunned. After he came to his senses, his eyes flashed with incredible ecstasy: "What did you just say?"
Guan Mi repeated it with a smile.
He suddenly stood up, ignoring the gazes around him, bent down and hugged her tightly in his arms.
"Can't we just go back and have fun?" She pushed him away embarrassedly.
After returning home, they inevitably had to make love in bed, and it was a torrential downpour. Shen Yanfeng was completely carried away, pinching her waist and demanding tirelessly.
Guan Mi secretly felt lucky that she had chosen to contact Shao Xin via text message. When she came out of the bedroom in the evening, her voice was so hoarse that she could hardly make a sound.
She liked to suppress her voice when they were intimate, but Chen Yanfeng refused to let her suppress it. The more she sobbed uncontrollably, the more he clung to her.
Chen Yanfeng was immersed in the feeling of having his love reciprocated all day long, and he always had a smile on his face no matter what he did.
Before leaving, he went to the cloakroom to get a coat. When he came out, he saw Guan Mi sitting on the sofa with his phone in his hand. He walked over while getting dressed and stopped behind the sofa. "The food will be ready soon. I'll be back soon."
Guan Mi was startled by the sudden sound, quickly turned off the screen, turned around and replied: "Okay."
Shen Yanfeng saw all of her unnatural reactions. He raised his eyebrows slightly, leaned over and placed a light kiss on her hair, then turned and left without saying anything.
It was not until the sound of the door closing did Guan Mi breathe a sigh of relief with the surveillance camera behind him.
She picked up Becky and walked into the master bedroom, locking the door.
She clicked on the message she hadn't had time to read.
Shao Xin: [Is Yan Feng spying on you?]
Guan Mi replied: [Yes, from the beginning of the year until now.]
Shao Xin: [What is your purpose in looking for me?]
Guan Mi: [I want to leave him and don't want him to find me. Can you help me?]
Shao Xin: [How can I help? I found out not long after you two started dating. I wanted to talk to you, but he was watching me too.]
Seeing this, Guan Mi's face was full of surprise and his heart sank.
If even Shao Xin was helpless, she was afraid she really had no way to escape. She fell on the bed in despair and buried her face in the quilt.
At this time, Shao Xin sent another reply: [Wait two days.]
Hope rekindled in her eyes, and she quickly typed: [OK.]
Shao Xin: [I thought you would enjoy your current life very much. He has done a lot for you.]
Guan Mi: [Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.]
Shao Xin: [How do you plan to avoid his eyes and ears?]
Guan Mi replied after a while: [I will think of a way.]
The Shen family's old house.
Shen Cunyi arrived late just before dinner started and sat down in the empty seat next to Shen Yanfeng with an indifferent expression.
"The contrast between you two brothers is too stark." Shao Xiayu joked, "One is lifeless, and the other is beaming with joy. I say, Chen Yanfeng, what good things have happened recently that make you so happy?"
Shen Yanfeng just smiled and said nothing.
Shao Xin put down his phone, walked out of the living room, and sat down in the dining room.
Shen Minyan then signaled the housekeeper to start the meal.
After the meal, Shao Xin went into the study alone.
When Shen Minyan came back after answering the phone, he saw that the light coming through the crack of the door was brighter than usual, and he knew who was inside.
He always turned on only a few dim lights, while Shao Xin had preferred bright light since his youth, and always said that this was a perfect reflection of the incompatibility between them.
He pushed the door open and locked it, then walked to the desk and looked at the woman with her eyes closed, "What's going on?"
Shao Xin opened her eyes and her gaze fell on the man's deep and handsome features. "Do you know what Yan Feng has been doing recently?"
"He always does things as he pleases. I'm not interested in knowing." Shen Minyan walked around the table, stood in front of the bookcase, and picked up a document to look through.
"Where did you hide Vince Yi?"
"Did Shen Cunyi ask you to come and ask?"
Shao Xin said: "She has been with me for several years. I should know whether she is dead or alive, and how she is doing now."
"Where to go is her own choice. Whether to tell you or not is also her wish. I just helped her." Shen Minyan put down the documents, walked to the window, and fiddled with the green plants on the windowsill. "What trouble did Yan Feng get into?"
Shao Xin gathered her shawl and said calmly, "He and Secretary Guan are in love."
After he finished speaking, the study became deathly quiet.
"It was your son who forced her to break up with her boyfriend of several years," she added calmly.
Shen Minyan snapped a leaf and said, "This bastard! He's getting more and more lawless!"
As he said this, he was about to walk out.
Shao Xin didn't stand up to hold him back, but just said coldly: "Can you please listen to what I have to say?"
"What else is there to say? This rebellious son always refreshes my understanding of him every time he does something!"
"Secretary Guan wants to leave him." Shao Xin raised his eyes, "Let me help. You have experience in this kind of thing, you can handle it."
Shen Minyan turned around, his brows furrowed: "Is there such a thing?"
The older couple had been so determined from the start that neither would leave the other. Why was the girl so eager to escape when she came to the younger son's place?
"Come and sit down." Shao Xin raised his eyes and looked at him. "Yan Feng left a long time ago. Do you still want to chase him to Qing Tao Garden?"
Shen Minyan walked back with a stern face, picked up the woman and placed her on his lap. He lowered his head to her neck and took a deep breath. The familiar body fragrance gradually calmed the anger in his chest.
Late at night, Shao Xin was carried into the bedroom by Shen Minyan, her body wet and limp.
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The next morning, a text message from Lawyer Xiao came into Chen Yanfeng's phone: [The equity transfer and the transfer of the Siheyuan property have been completed. I will send you the documents this afternoon.] After reading it, he threw the phone back on the table. He lifted Guan Mi's head, looked into her eyes, and whispered, "I promise you, I will come out before work."
…
Guan Mi went to wash up, and Shen Yanfeng picked up her phone that she had left outside. He checked everything from call records, text messages to WeChat, and found nothing unusual.
So what was she feeling guilty about yesterday?
He clicked on the surveillance playback and carefully reviewed the video footage after he left.
Everything in the picture is normal.
In the morning, Guan Mi received a text message from Shao Xin while she was in a meeting with people from the project department. At this time, Shen Yanfeng was sitting next to her and listening. She glanced at it calmly and turned off the screen.
She knew she couldn't go on any longer and needed at least a few days' rest. She knew it when Shen Yanfeng checked her phone in the morning.
After get off work in the evening, Guan Mi still walked alone to the "old place" and got into Shen Yanfeng's car.
She fastened her seat belt, took the hot tea he handed her and took a few sips.
"Delay or advance is possible," she said.
Shen Yanfeng frowned: "Let's go to the hospital now?"
She shook her head: "No. Let's wait and see."
She was talking about her menstrual period, which came on the 18th last month, and now it's the 20th and it hasn't come yet.
She took safety precautions very seriously every time, and the condoms were of good quality, so they never broke. Guan Mi felt that the delay was due to her recent mental stress, and she didn't think she was pregnant.
This coincidence came at the perfect time, as Shen Yanfeng's attention was completely drawn to her menstrual period.
Shen Yanfeng turned the steering wheel and said, "If you don't come tomorrow, let Fu Qinghe come over and take a look."
"Okay." Guan Mi drank the warm tea, his eyes fixed on the windshield, thinking about something in his mind.
The next day, she still didn't come. In the evening, Fu Qinghe came to Qingtao Garden. He first took Guan Mi's pulse, pressing his fingertips lightly on her wrist, concentrating on feeling the subtle changes in her pulse. After a while, he asked her to switch to the other hand.
He suddenly looked up at her and asked, "Have you been staying up late lately?"
Guan Mi nodded: "The project is in the final stages, so I slept quite late."
"The pulse is fine, indicating insufficient Yin blood." Fu Qinghe withdrew his hand. "The liver qi is also somewhat stagnant. Have you been under a lot of pressure recently?"
Guan Mi glanced at Shen Yanfeng who was standing beside him and said softly, “It’s okay.”
Fu Qinghe nodded. "The delay in menstruation is mainly caused by staying up late. I'll prescribe a prescription to soothe the liver and regulate qi. Take three doses first and see."
He took out the prescription pad and wrote the medicine on it, then heard Guan Mi asking Shen Yanfeng to go out and pour some water.
As soon as Shen Yanfeng left, he lowered his voice and asked, "What's the matter?"
Guan Mi quickly stuffed a folded note into the compartment of his half-open medicine box and said hurriedly, "Please be sure to read this when you get back."
When Shen Yanfeng returned with the cup of water, the two people in the room had returned to normal, and Fu Qinghe was calmly writing down the precautions for the prescription.
Not long after, he paid and prepared to leave.
"You need to be more restrained," he said to Shen Yanfeng with a serious face, "You keep her busy with work and don't let her rest well."
Shen Yanfeng smiled and pushed this man who had been single for more than 30 years out the door: "Too much talk."
At night, Guan Mi drank the medicine and fell asleep in Shen Yanfeng's arms. The moment before she fell asleep, she was still thinking about whether there were any friend requests on her newly registered WeChat.
The next morning, while Chen Yanfeng was washing up in the bathroom, Guan Mi couldn't wait to log into the new WeChat.
Paid up and added her! This means he is willing to help her.
He also said: [I felt guilty for not being able to help you last time.]
[I can get you something you want. It's a specially made tranquilizer that's harmless to the body and can help you sleep soundly for two or three hours. It's colorless and odorless when mixed with water.]
[We have to make a deal, don't betray me. He's capable of putting you under house arrest. If he knew I helped you, he'd go crazy. I can't handle his wrath.]
Guan Mi immediately replied: "Dr. Fu, thank you. Don't worry, just give me the things and I'll pretend you never did me a favor. But if I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay your kindness today."
After replying the message, she immediately switched back to her main WeChat account. When Chen Yanfeng came out of the bathroom, he saw a faint smile on her face and asked what made her so happy.
Guan Mi walked over and took his arm affectionately: "It seems that Doctor Fu's medicine is really effective. I feel comfortable all over after drinking it. I guess my period will come in a day or two."
She found that she could now lie almost effortlessly and without thinking.
Shen Yanfeng lowered his head and hugged her, and asked in a low voice: "What if she is pregnant?"
"Pregnancy..." She hesitated for a moment, then looked up at him, "You want me to be pregnant?"
He shook his head: "No."
He just wanted to see Guan Ya's reaction.
Obviously, she didn't want to get pregnant either.
Guan Mi leaned against him quietly and did not continue the topic.
At noon, Shao Xin sent a text message: "If you don't want to go abroad, then go to Sanya, which is near where the two old people live. Yan Feng would never think of you going there, and he doesn't have anyone there."
[You must keep a low profile under your new identity and cut off all contact. Since you've chosen this path, don't look back. I don't want to hear about you two getting entangled again.]
Guan Mi replied: [I will keep your words in mind. I have another humble request.]
Shao Xin: [Your family?]
Guan Mi: [Yes. If anything happens to them, please let me know immediately.]
Two days later, Fu Qinghe took Guan Mi's pulse again.
It happened that Shen Yanfeng received a call, so he went to the balcony to answer it, facing the bedroom.
After taking the pulse, Fu Qinghe opened the medicine box and handed over the medicine package: "Take two doses after your period is over."
Guan Mi keenly noticed that there was an inconspicuous small paper bag attached to the medicine bag.
She nodded calmly, quickly took the small package away and hid it.
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On the morning of the 29th, Guan Mi received a birthday gift from Chen Yanfeng.
A courtyard house and Fengbo’s equity transfer certificate.
After reading it, she carefully put the documents back into the file bag, returned to the dining table, picked up a chopstick of longevity noodles and put it into Shen Yanfeng's mouth.
"Those things are too valuable. I can't accept them."
Shen Yanfeng stroked her cheek gently, "I prepared it carefully for a long time, and you're just going to accept it?"
Guan Mi looked at him and couldn't help but put down his chopsticks and half-lay in his arms.
Sorry, she still wants to be free.
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The lovemaking during the day was very crazy. Guan Mi wore a thin skirt and sat on Yan Feng actively and enthusiastically, using all kinds of tricks to eat him. He reached the extreme orgasm again and again.
It was past three in the morning when Guan Mi cried out that she was hungry, and Chen Yanfeng carried her, who was drenched in sweat, to wash her.
When passing by the mirror, Shen Yanfeng saw that his back was covered with scratches left by her.
He put her on the sink and lowered his head to clean it carefully: "What do you want to eat?"
Guan Mi thought about it seriously: "I want to drink soup and eat braised short ribs."
"Okay." He said, "Would you like to soak for a while? I'll go get ready first."
But she shook her head, lifted her foot, and pressed it against his body, feeling the burning temperature. "It seems it's not full yet."
Shen Yanfeng's eyes darkened, and he was instantly distracted by her appearance at the moment.
The meal was ready at daybreak.
Becky had been meowing around Guan Mi since she appeared in the living room, as if she sensed something.
Guan Mi looked down at it, barely controlling his emotions.
It would be nice if I could take it with me.
Forget it. Following her would only bring hardship, and she couldn't bear to leave.
She opened two cans for Becky, watched her finish her food, and then went into the kitchen.
Shen Yanfeng was busy at the cooking table when Guan Mi walked over and put her arms around his waist from behind.
He looked back at her and asked with a smile, "Are you hungry?"
"Well, is the soup ready? I'd like to have a bowl first."
"Right away." Shen Yanfeng said, "Wait in the restaurant. It smells bad here."
After a while, a bowl of hot soup was placed in front of Guan Mi.
"Drink first, the other dishes will be ready soon." After saying that, Shen Yanfeng turned around and went back to the kitchen.
Guan Mi took two sips, put down the spoon, reached into his pocket and touched the small paper bag.
The moment her fingertips touched the paper, her heart nearly jumped out of her chest. Listening to the sound of chopping vegetables coming from the kitchen, she took a deep breath, quickly opened the paper package, and, staring intently at the kitchen door, poured the white powder into the soup.
Her hands were shaking so badly that she stirred the soup spoon vigorously.
Chen Yanfeng, you locked me up for seven days, and I'll give you the next dose of medicine, and we'll be even from now on.
Noticing Guan Mi coming into the kitchen again, Shen Yanfeng stopped what he was doing and asked her, "Have you finished drinking?"
"No." Guan Mi walked closer and held out her hand holding the soup. Her little finger was shaking constantly, but fortunately it was hidden under the bowl. "I feel that the taste is not enough. Would you like to try it?"
"Not enough?" Shen Yanfeng had clearly tasted it, and it was just the right saltiness.
Despite his doubts, he still decided to wash his hands and try it.
When he took the bowl from Guan Mi, his eyes passed over her trembling little finger and he frowned: "What's wrong with your hand?"
Guan Mi froze, his blood running cold. He resisted the urge to swallow and said calmly, "I held Becky for too long, and my hands are numb from the pressure. I don't know why I started shaking."
Shen Yanfeng stared at her for two seconds, then slowly scooped a spoonful of soup, “There are still three months left this year, and it must lose two kilograms.”
Guan Mi didn't dare to look at the spoonful of soup in his hand. He just smiled and said, "You need to give cats less dry food. It's full of carbohydrates."
Shen Yanfeng lowered his head, the soup spoon touched his lips, and he slowly drank the soup into his mouth.
"It's quite strong, you really can't taste it?"
Guan Mi caught a glimpse of his rolling Adam's apple, and a huge stone dropped from his heart. He leaned in and sniffed: "What's going on? It really tastes light to me."
Fu Qinghe said that just drinking one sip will have an effect.
"Try it again?" Shen Yanfeng scooped a spoonful and handed it to her lips.
She closed her lips tightly and shook her head repeatedly: "No, I'll drink from the pot later. Just add a little more salt.
"Hmm." He drank another spoonful.
Seeing that he was about to continue, she took the soup bowl and poured it directly into the sink: "This bowl is cold, don't drink it."
Shen Yanfeng looked at her slightly abnormal behavior, and a strange feeling flashed through his mind.
After dinner, I rested for a while and then went back to my room to sleep.
Guan Mi lay in Shen Yanfeng's arms, every minute and every second like being tortured on fire. It was not until his breathing became even and long that her tense body relaxed a little.
After waiting patiently for another ten minutes, she gently turned over to face him and called out softly, "Chen Yanfeng?"
Under normal circumstances, he would have woken up when she turned over just now.
She called out several more times.
Seeing that he was still asleep, she couldn't help but reach out to touch the tip of his nose.
Live, live.
She threw back the quilt, got out of bed quietly, quickly put on her clothes, and took out the small bag that had been packed long ago from a hidden corner of the cloakroom.
She glanced at the time and saw that there were still ten minutes until the appointed time. Guan Mi walked back to the bed and stared at the sleeping person. Finally, she tucked the corner of the quilt for him.
Then he picked up his backpack and walked out without looking back.
When the door opened, Becky was squatting at the door.
Tears instantly welled up in my eyes.
She choked and bent down, her hand almost touching its furry little head, but she forced herself to pull it back at the last moment.
"Goodbye, Becky," she whispered, and walked past it.
Even though Becky kept chasing her and meowing at her, she never looked back and walked straight out of the house.
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