Ever since Si Yiheng mentioned the word "girlfriend" just now, everyone in the lab had been holding their breath and pricking up their ears, trying to catch any clue about his girlfriend from their phone call.
They really wanted to know who Si Yiheng was dating.
Then, they heard a very soft and gentle voice on the other end asking Si Yiheng why he bought so many phone cases, and why they looked so similar to hers.
Si Yiheng's junior labmate was speechless.
So it literally meant one for each of them.
It seemed Si Yiheng's girlfriend had no intention of giving her phone case to him either.
Otherwise, why would Si Yiheng buy eleven phone cases himself?
The junior labmate stared at Si Yiheng and shook his head, never expecting his senior to be this kind of guy.
Si Yiheng's gaze landed lightly on his junior.
He spoke unhurriedly, "Yes, I bought them."
Shuyu clutched her chest. "Iron Egg, Si Yiheng is definitely secretly looking at my Weibo. Oh no, oh no, oh no..."
Just as Shuyu was looking down, unsure of how to reply, Si Yiheng's voice, as clear as jade, came through again. "My junior labmate asked me where you bought the phone case you gave me, so I bought some online."
Shuyu was confused.
She put down the hand clutching her chest. "I see."
So it was because his junior labmate wanted the same style that Si Yiheng bought them. That made sense.
Shuyu looked down at the eleven phone cases and hesitated again. "Then why did they send you eleven? Do you have eleven junior labmates?"
Si Yiheng paused. "The seller said, fake one, compensate ten."
Shuyu was speechless.
She chuckled softly, her voice clear and melodious. "Si Yiheng, how did you get scammed too?"
Actually, it was easy to understand why Si Yiheng got scammed. These kinds of phone cases were purely handmade, and some sellers would use false advertising when they saw particularly nice designs.
Si Yiheng didn't usually pay attention to these things, so of course he was easily scammed.
Si Yiheng replied slowly, "Probably because I look easy to fool. Without you, I couldn't even buy a genuine phone case."
Si Yiheng's words were clever, instantly making Shuyu's sense of accomplishment soar. She felt much more willing to give him her phone case.
Shuyu was happy. "That's true, I am a bit harder to fool than you."
After all, she had scammed Si Yiheng out of over sixty-five million. There was no one in the world easier to fool than him.
Happy now, Shuyu spoke with a brisk tone, the end of her sentences carrying a slight, playful hook.
Si Yiheng: "Mhm."
Si Yiheng: "Baby Yu, you are amazing."
Shuyu put away Si Yiheng's eleven phone cases. "I'll send you a link. Have your junior labmate buy it from there."
Si Yiheng: "Mhm."
The junior labmate, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, went through a hundred expressions in a single second.
Oh wow, Baby Yu, you are amazing, without you I couldn't even buy a genuine phone case!
Si Yiheng really wasn't acting human. With a simple twist of information, he had smoothly glossed over the situation.
He had indeed asked Si Yiheng where he bought the phone case, but that was after Si Yiheng came into the lab. The package had already arrived, so he clearly bought them a long time ago.
But to say Si Yiheng was lying wouldn't be entirely accurate either; he didn't technically lie.
He was also even more curious about who Si Yiheng's girlfriend was. She sounded like she had such a good temper and was so well-behaved.
Their cold and unapproachable senior was really having the time of his life dating.
The junior labmate smiled and teased him, "Senior, where is my phone case?"
Since he was used as an excuse, shouldn't he at least get a phone case out of it?
Si Yiheng cast a cold glance at his junior. "On your phone."
The junior labmate was speechless.
Si Yiheng really treated everyone with equal coldness, except for his girlfriend.
He changed faces just like that.
The junior labmate asked again, "Senior, when can we meet our sister-in-law?"
Si Yiheng stared at him with cold eyes. "Have you finished your experiment? How many papers have you published in core journals? Or are you planning to delay your graduation?"
The junior labmate instantly retracted his grinning teeth and turned to leave. Si Yiheng was directly attacking his diploma.
How hateful.
How did a guy like Si Yiheng manage to find such a cute girlfriend?
Meanwhile, Yening, with nothing to do at home, ran down to the family's underground wine cellar.
In a corner of the cellar, she found two bottles of red wine. Yening looked at them and realized they weren't famous wines available on the market.
There was a line of small text at the bottom.
wenyu2007.3.18
Yening guessed that "2007.3.18" was the vintage of these two bottles.
She immediately took both bottles out and called the housekeeper, asking her to mail one bottle to Shuyu while she drank the other one herself.
Surprisingly, the wine was quite good. Yening got a bit tipsy and lay on her bed, messaging Shuyu.
Golden Corn: Baby, I sent you some wine. You must drink it, it's super delicious.
Golden Corn: Drink it secretly, don't let my brother have any. This little bit isn't even enough for you.
Shuyu saw Yening's message and smiled.
LittleFishSwimming: Are we really not going to let our brother drink it?
Golden Corn: Only let him have a little bit.
Golden Corn: If only I could trick all the good wine out of my brother's cellar. He has collected so many good wines down there, but it's a pity he won't give them to me.
LittleFishSwimming: I understand.
Seeing Shuyu say this, Yening knew she was just waiting to drink the wine. Having spent so much time with Shuyu, Yening knew that although Shuyu seemed quiet and a bit shy, her underlying personality wasn't that weak or passive.
There were some things Shuyu really dared to do.
She was just waiting for Shuyu to empty out Si Yiheng's wine cellar.
Si Yiheng surely never expected that his future girlfriend would be her best friend, who would conspire with her from the inside.
After drinking the wine, Yening hugged her blanket and fell asleep. She slept straight through to the next day, waking up to her mother's voice. "Yening, you little brat, why did you drink my bottle of wine?"
Mother Ye dressed very youthfully. Because she took good care of herself and had never truly suffered in life, she and Yening looked like twin sisters.
Yening stared blankly, still a bit hungover. "I already drank it. Otherwise, I can throw it up for you."
Mother Ye was speechless.
How did she raise such a cheeky daughter?
Is there really no twenty-two-year unconditional return policy? She wanted to return her!
Mother Ye: "Where is the other bottle?"
Yening's eyes darted away. "I drank that one too."
"Mom, why can't I even drink two bottles of wine? Do you not love me anymore? If you don't love me, I'll run away from home right now. I'm going to find my baby sister-in-law." Yening said, pretending to head for the door.
Mother Ye was speechless.
She exasperatedly grabbed Yening's clothes. "If you want to go find your sister-in-law, just say so. Stop putting on this act."
"Did you give the other bottle of wine to Baby Yu?"
Yening looked at her mother warily. "You can't do this, you know. You can't ask for things back once they're given away. It's just a bottle of wine. What kind of wine is this anyway, that I can't even touch it?"
Mother Ye looked at Yening in exasperation, picked up the wine bottle, and pointed to the bottom. "Here, do you see this?"
"It says Wenyu, 2007.3.18."
"It was the wine your Auntie Song specially had someone brew when her daughter, Song Wenyu, was born. If your Auntie Song hadn't given this wine out as party favors to the guests at Wenyu's second birthday, I wouldn't even have a single bottle right now. And you? You just had to go and drink it all."
Ye Ning racked her brains but couldn't recall who her mother was talking about. "Who is Song Wenyu? Why don't I have any impression of her?"
Mother Ye was even more speechless. "When you were little, you used to hug Wenyu, drooling as you kissed her cheeks, telling her, 'Baby, you smell so good, won't you come home with me?' You rubbed your spit all over her face, and you don't remember any of that?"
Ye Ning stared blankly. She really didn't remember!
However, it did sound exactly like something she would do.
Mother Ye took a deep breath and explained further, "Wenyu is Song Wenzhao's younger sister."
Ye Ning was shocked. "Song Wenzhao's sister? Since when did Song Wenzhao have a sister? You're lying to me."
Mother Ye replied, "Wenyu went missing when she was two years old. Your Auntie Song, Uncle Song, and Wenzhao have been looking for her for seventeen years but still haven't found her. It's as if she vanished off the face of the earth without a single trace."
Speaking of this, Mother Ye couldn't help but sigh emotionally. "Who knows where Wenyu is now? Your Auntie and Uncle Song loved her so much. Right after she was born, twenty percent of the Song family's shares were put under Wenyu's name. At the time, even Song Wenzhao only held eighteen percent."
"Wenzhao is ten years older than Wenyu and doted on his little sister to pieces. He couldn't even bear to let her walk. Wherever they went, he would carry her in his arms."
"Who knows where Wenyu is out there suffering right now."
Ye Ning drew in a sharp breath. That was true. Given Song Wenyu's family background, no matter where she ended up, she truly was a wealthy heiress left wandering out in the cold.
