Song Wenzhao wanted to tap Shu Yu’s head through the screen and ask her why she had such a brain full of romance. But the words circled in his mouth and never made it out.
Forget it. There was no point in asking a question that would only make him look foolish.
Little love-brain.
Song Wenzhao sat in his office chair and turned to business with Shu Yu. “Baby Yu, Si Yiheng has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.”
“Like today, when he came to see me seemingly on impulse. He wasn’t that impulsive at all. He never expected to find you here just by showing up once.”
Shu Yu blinked slowly. Then why did Si Yiheng come?
Could he be stealing his brother’s corporate secrets?
That would be really bad.
Song Wenzhao said, “I think Si Yiheng used the excuse of looking for you to plant listening devices in my place.”
“After he leaves, if I call you, he might expose your location or something.”
Shu Yu: “…”
It really was two lotus roots going head-to-head.
If she tried to run on her own, she wondered if Si Yiheng would catch her red-handed.
Just as Shu Yu thought this, Iron Egg spoke up.
[If you run in the morning, you’ll be caught by afternoon. This lawless maniac Si Yiheng—if you buy a ticket, he’ll cling to you hard.]
[If you don’t buy a ticket, even worse. Stay in a hotel or rent a place, and he’ll same-day deliver someone to grab you.]
Shu Yu’s identity didn’t even have a driver’s license. And even if she did, renting a car to escape would leave a trail.
Shu Yu: “…”
Never mind. She wasn’t cut out for playing mind games with Si Yiheng.
Better let Song Wenzhao handle that.
Song Wenzhao noticed Shu Yu seemed a bit down and spoke again. “Little Treasure, what I mean is, if you like someone, you have to accept their worst side.”
“Don’t be so impulsive, saying true love can conquer all.”
“This time you left, Si Yiheng’s been hunting for you with that strong control of his.”
“Can you accept that level of control from him?”
Without a second thought, Shu Yu nodded. “Yeah, I can.”
Song Wenzhao: “?”
He thought he hadn’t explained it clearly enough, so he tried again.
“Little Treasure, but Si Yiheng’s control is even stronger than you think. He might take away your freedom to see anyone, take away your social life, forbid you from making new friends.”
“He wants you to have eyes only for him.”
“Can you accept that kind of sickness too?”
Shu Yu quietly watched Song Wenzhao’s expression, feeling like whatever she said next might upset him.
She spoke carefully. “I don’t like making new friends, and I don’t like socializing.”
“As long as Si Yiheng lets me see Ningning and meet with you, I can accept it.”
Song Wenzhao: “…”
Great. That bottom line was basically Shu Yu’s comfort zone.
Song Wenzhao steadied himself and continued. “Do you know how Si Yiheng’s parents died?”
He decided to lay everything out for her.
Shu Yu pressed her lips together before answering. “I know. Si Yiheng set them up, and both the Ye family and you helped push it along.”
Song Wenzhao: “…”
He felt both surprised and not surprised.
Shu Yu only looked dazed and docile, but she wasn’t stupid. She was sensitive and noticed a lot.
It’s just that sometimes, even if she knew, she wouldn’t say.
Song Wenzhao: “Don’t you think Si Yiheng and I are really bad people?”
Shu Yu lowered her eyes. “No. I just think Si Yiheng is so pitiful.”
“You’re doing this because Si Yiheng doesn’t want me to be bullied, and you don’t want me to be bullied either.”
It was just like when facing their father’s raised hand, Si Yiheng and their older brother would unhesitatingly step in front of her.
She knew in her heart how good Si Yiheng and Song Wenzhao were to her.
Song Wenzhao’s heart softened again at Shu Yu’s words.
He understood that Shu Yu truly liked Si Yiheng.
Even though she was about to leave Si Yiheng now, she had never truly considered not being with him.
So he hoped that after this, Si Yiheng would remain as devoted to Shu Yu as ever.
Even in this state of extreme unease for Si Yiheng, he could suppress that wild instinct and still be good to Shu Yu.
Song Wenzhao said, “Big Brother understands.”
Shu Yu smiled at Song Wenzhao and added, “And thank you, Big Brother.”
“For letting me hear Si Yiheng’s voice.”
Hearing Si Yiheng pretend to be angry, deliberately letting his emotions show, Shu Yu felt that even though they were far apart, they somehow seemed close again.
Song Wenzhao was about to say that he just wanted Shu Yu to see Si Yiheng’s true colors, when he suddenly received a photo.
It was sent by his assistant.
The boy in the photo bore a five-point resemblance to Si Yiheng, with a lively and energetic look in his eyes and brows.
In the second photo, set against the backdrop of a famous Chinese restaurant in B City, the boy was holding a bowl of rice, his head almost buried in it.
He looked like a simple, gullible glutton.
Even more innocent than his Baby Yu.
Song Wenzhao raised an eyebrow. “Little Treasure, Big Brother has prepared a gift for you. It’ll arrive in a few days.”
Shu Yu didn’t know what gift Song Wenzhao had prepared, but she knew she had to thank him for any gift.
Shu Yu said sweetly, “Thank you, Big Brother.”
After hanging up the call, Song Wenzhao carefully examined the boy’s information.
Si Jingwen.
Si Yiheng’s younger cousin, eighteen years old, studying in B City. His parents were a collateral branch of the Si family, running a company of moderate size. Recently, his father had been seeking a breakthrough to take their family business to the next level.
Song Wenzhao lifted his eyelids. Just as he was feeling sleepy, a pillow arrived.
Si Jingwen never imagined his own father would sell him out.
Si Jingwen fumed, “Waiting on some young lady? Is that the kind of thing you should be saying? How can you sell out your own son without any guilt?”
When he heard his father say he should learn from male escorts, Si Jingwen’s face turned red with anger. “Why don’t you go learn yourself?”
His father then claimed he had already learned—that he came home and treated Si Jingwen’s mother that way.
Si Jingwen nearly bit his tongue. Well, then maybe it wasn’t entirely off the table to learn.
But there was no way he was going to wait on some young lady.
“I’m not going. I’ll study hard and make it on my own, just like Cousin Si Yiheng. And I’ll find a cute, beautiful girlfriend, just like he did!”
The more Si Jingwen spoke, the redder his face got. He had seen his cousin’s girlfriend before at Grandfather Si’s banquet.
She was so cute.
Even her smile was soft and warm.
When she stood in front of her cousin and his uncle in anger, she looked like a timid but fierce little rabbit.
He wondered if they had broken up.
Ah, his cousin would never break up with that little rabbit.
With a girlfriend that good, only a complete fool like Si Yiheng would let her go.
And Si Yiheng was no fool.
But still, Si Jingwen couldn’t help wondering if Si Yiheng might suddenly lose a bit of his wits.
He thought about it and then shook his head frantically. How could he even have such a thought?
After being dumped, the little rabbit would definitely be heartbroken.
Because Si Jingwen absolutely refused to attend to the young lady, his old father ruthlessly cursed him out, saying he ate his fill without doing anything useful, a complete good-for-nothing rice bucket.
Si Yiheng unlocked Shu Yu's phone and opened it to look.
He saw the note Shu Yu had saved for him.
——ATM
