She Asks for a Divorce Again

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 The wound has completely healed
 

After two days, the wound on Bai Sheng’er’s foot had completely healed.

Originally, she had intentionally inflicted the injury on herself, so naturally, it wasn’t very severe. On the third day, she was discharged from the hospital and returned to the company to work.

She put on the outfit she had bought that was identical to Shen Heyu’s. The moment she entered the floor of the president’s office, all her colleagues’ eyes were drawn to her.

Bai Sheng’er could see jealousy and envy in their eyes, and she held her head even higher.

She took a seat at her workstation and started by applying lipstick as usual, touching up her makeup.

Several female colleagues gathered around her, pulling up the video on the Da Yan software and showing it to her face-to-face.

They asked collectively, “Shengsheng, isn’t this you?”

Bai Sheng’er glanced at it; her pride wouldn’t allow her to show any emotion, and she answered evasively, “Haha, what do you think?”

Upon hearing her tone and seeing her outfit, what else was there for her colleagues to misunderstand?

They all concluded that she had caught Pei Yansi’s eye. If they could ingratiate themselves with her, their lives at the company would surely be easier from now on.

For a while, nearly the whole office crowded around her to curry favor, either by speaking nicely to her, giving her gifts, sharing snacks and gossip, and some even badmouthed Shen Heyu right in front of her.

Bai Sheng’er relished the feeling of being flattered. She felt somewhat elated internally, but externally, she maintained a pretense of humility and understanding, politely declining and speaking coyly.

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During the mid-morning break, Bai Sheng’er stood up to make herself some coffee in the pantry.

There was a company meeting scheduled for later, and she had plans to bring Pei Yansi coffee in his office.

But she hadn’t expected to run into Shen Heyu in the pantry.

Shen Heyu glanced at her and, of course, recognized her own clothes. She looked Bai Sheng’er up and down, and faced with such scrutinizing eyes, Bai Sheng’er felt a bit awkward, but she feigned ignorance saying, “Why are you staring at me?”

Shen Heyu smiled, her eyes void of any real amusement, “I find your outfit quite attractive. If you like my clothes, you could’ve just said so—I would have given it to you. It’s unnecessary to waste money buying it.”

“After all, a single piece of my wardrobe is worth several months of your salary. Isn’t that a pity for you?”

Bai Sheng’er’s face turned shades of red and white with embarrassment.

She knew that Shen Heyu’s clothes were indeed expensive; after all, she was Pei Yansi’s wife. But what made her more uncomfortable at the moment was the feeling of being caught red-handed.

She braced herself and said, “So what if it’s expensive? President Pei would foot the bill for me, wouldn’t he? He’s even willing to give me a house, let alone money. You are the one to be pitied, unable to control the finances even within your own marriage.”

Shen Heyu’s expression remained unchanged, clearly unaffected by Bai Sheng’er’s words.

She had never been interested in Pei Yansi’s money anyway.

Shen Heyu stopped engaging with Bai Sheng’er and turned to leave the pantry.

Bai Sheng’er watched her leaving back, fuming with resentment; her words had hit a sore spot.

She became increasingly determined to remove Shen Heyu from the company.

The company meeting was about to start soon. Bai Sheng’er didn’t dare to delay any further and not long afterward, she too left the pantry and went to the meeting room.

The room was already full; she was the last to arrive.

Pei Yansi merely gave her a fleeting glance and said nothing. The meeting was about a PR crisis involving a major celebrity that would require traveling out of the province for resolution. Normally this would be the public relations department’s duty, but this particular PR issue was so severe it had escalated to the president’s office.

Some staff would need to be sent out.

When Pei Yansi asked who was willing to go, no one spoke up. Normally with this type of work, willingness would be solicited first, and if no one was willing, then a superior would forcefully select someone.

The meeting room fell silent.

Seeing this, Pei Yansi prepared to call on someone, when Bai Sheng’er suddenly said, “President Pei, didn’t Director Shen handle Meng Ru’s PR last time? I think she’s quite capable in that area, why not let her go?”

Hearing this, Pei Yansi turned his head to look at Shen Heyu.

He would see what she thought, and if she didn’t want to go, he wouldn’t force her.

Shen Heyu casually nodded and said, “I’m fine with either.” She then added formally, “Thank you for the company’s trust.”

Pei Yansi didn’t say anything more, quickly made the decision, and asked her to depart that very night; this PR matter was very important.

As a result, Shen Heyu was allowed to leave work early. She left the company and returned to Lu Yunlan’s villa.

After entering through the door, she saw that Lu Yunlan wasn’t home, only to find Lu Yi preparing to leave with a suitcase.

“Doctor Lu? Where are you headed?” Shen Heyu took the initiative to ask.

Lu Yi hadn’t expected her to come back at this time and was equally surprised as he replied, “I have an academic exchange at the hospital that I need to attend in Yun City.”

“Yun City?”

Shen Heyu thought for a moment, today the city she was supposed to handle PR in was the very same. She asked, “What time is your flight?”

“Seven in the evening.”

“What a coincidence, mine is too. My company also has work that needs to be done in Yun City. Wait for me, we can go together.”

Lu Yi was, of course, happy with the arrangement, as it gave him another chance to spend time alone with her.

Shen Heyu didn’t have much to pack, just a few changes of clothes and basic skincare products, and it took her only a few minutes to get ready. Then, she followed Lu Yi out the door.

Lu Yi drove to the airport.

The route and schedule for a business trip needed to be reported to administration initially to prevent reimbursement disputes. When the administration found out Shen Heyu had not reported any travel expenses, they learned upon asking that she had left with Lu Yi.

Pei Yansi’s assistant vaguely knew of this Doctor Lu and always felt something was amiss. After some thought, he still decided to report the matter to his boss.

Upon hearing that Shen Heyu had left on the same flight as Lu Yi to Yun City, Pei Yansi showed no change of expression, but his heart was already in turmoil.

How interesting.

Even on a work trip, the two could bump into each other.

Pei Yansi asked his assistant, “What’s scheduled for me later?”

“Nothing significant.”

“Book me on the same flight to Yun City.”

The assistant was taken aback, as if he hadn’t expected him to make this decision. However, quickly regaining composure, he found it was too late to book the same flight and ended up with a time that was two hours later than Shen Heyu’s original flight, heading to Yun City.

When Shen Heyu and Lu Yi arrived in Yun City, it was nine-thirty at night.

Lu Yi had assisted her with her luggage all the way out of the airport, and the two then booked a hotel, staying in different rooms on the same floor.

Shen Heyu went to her room, took a shower, and then looked over the PR files for the star. Traveling had been exhausting, so she casually ate a cup of instant noodles before going to bed early.

The next morning, Shen Heyu left early to meet her PR contacts and happened to run into Lu Yi, who was also heading out.