NOVPUBChapter 284: Unfortunately, he is already married.
Chapter 284: Unfortunately, he is already married.
Shi Yuhuan’s words instantly filled Zhan Jie’s heart with tender emotions, making it as soft as cotton, as if she could see a glimmer of hope in their relationship.
She felt that perhaps it was the right moment to strike while the iron was hot.
“Shi Yuhuan, I want to ask you, we…” Her heart suddenly pounded as a rush of adrenaline filled her.
She hesitated for a moment, even before she had fully sorted out her thoughts, and blurted it out.
Because she was afraid that after this fleeting moment of impulse, she would never have the courage to speak up again.
But she never got to finish her sentence as Shi Yuhuan’s phone started ringing. He signaled with his hand and answered the call.
Throughout the call, he only spoke one word, “Speak”.
After listening to the caller, he hung up and turned to Zhan Jie, “I need to leave now, I’m sorry I can’t have dinner with you, please take your time. I’ll arrange for someone to take you home later.”
Zhan Jie looked at him with wide eyes, her face a mix of disappointment and unwillingness, but she still managed to say in an understanding tone, “Okay, go ahead with your business.”
“I truly apologize,” Shi Yuhuan said sincerely.
Zhan Jie gave a faint smile, “Why are you being formal with me? You owe me a dinner now, you’ll have to make up for it another day.”
Shi Yuhuan nodded, then he picked up his coat, turned around and walked out, brushing past the waiter who was about to serve the food.
With a smile on her face, Zhan Jie watched Shi Yuhuan walk to the corner. As soon as his figure disappeared, she snapped out of her smiling facade and sternly ordered the waiter, “Clear the table, don’t serve anymore!”
The waiter hesitated, “This…”
A deep male voice chimed in, “He left his lady friend here even before the meal started. Our boss Shi is quite aloof!”
Zhan Jie raised her eyes only to see Shi Mu, looking at her helplessly, “It’s you, Assistant Shi.”
She knew Shi Mu because Shi Yuhuan had once dined in her restaurant with him.
Shi Mu first ordered the waiter to serve the food, then took the seat previously occupied by Shi Yuhuan. “Miss Zhan, after all these years, you’re still not over our boss Shi. It’s a pity…”
After the waiter left, Zhan Jie looked at Shi Mu and asked, “What’s a pity?”
Shi Mu gave a faint smile, “It’s a pity that our boss Shi is now married!”
“What?” Zhan Jie couldn’t believe it. Her heart felt like it had been savagely stabbed, with raw, unbridled pain flooding out. 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
“Impossible, you’re joking.” She tilted her head, trying her best to soothe the intense pain in her chest while smiling lightly.
Shi Mu gave a small laugh, then innocently explained, “I’m not joking. Shi’s wife is a young girl, probably around 20 that just graduated. She doesn’t even wear makeup yet. She’s not exceptionally beautiful, but she does have this natural, unadorned beauty on her face. Oh yes, she also works at our company. But no one knows about it, they probably like to keep it secret.”
Her slender fingers gripped tightly on her clothes, the pain in her hand was excruciating.
Suddenly, Song Qinghuan’s pure face flashed in her mind.
No, Zhan Jie didn’t want to believe it, she couldn’t accept it. She felt that it was impossible, but she also knew that Shi Mu wouldn’t lie to her.
As another night descended upon the city, Song Qinghuan took slow steps, silently walking into the villa complex on her own.
A car was parked under the shadow of a tree, with someone inside intently watching her.
(ps: Only five chapters have been updated today, one more will be added tomorrow. The lucky reader will be announced tomorrow.)
