“Rushing to make space for someone else, are we?” The calmer she was, the more furious Shen Su felt. She was truly capable of pushing someone with his good temper to the brink. “I’ll ask again, who is Wen Zhouyuan?” Feng Feng couldn’t stand his pestering any longer, her tone growing colder. “I’ll say it again, my privacy has nothing to do with you.”
“Is it privacy, or are you too guilty to speak?” Shen Su touched her lips, looking at her tenderly, as if flirting. “If you won’t say it, I’ll say it for you.”
“Wen Zhouyuan is the person you’ve loved for so many years, but your affections are unrequited. He doesn’t like you, and he’s married with children. So, you spend your days pining after someone else’s husband.”
Shen Su revealed all the information he had. His words weren’t long, but every syllable was like setting fire to Feng Feng’s last nerve.
Feng Feng’s body grew colder by degrees. She stared into Shen Su’s eyes. “You investigated me.”
This was one of the behaviors she detested most. She truly regretted her blindness, thinking Shen Su was someone who played by the rules.
“Yes, I investigated you. So what?” Shen Su asked with a smile. “When you were beneath me, were you thinking of him too?”
Feng Feng’s lips tightened into a straight line, and she remained silent.
It was the first time Shen Su had seen her so enraged that she couldn’t speak. He finally felt a sense of vengeful pleasure. “He’s not young anymore, is he? Is he as good as me? You’re so wild, can he satisfy you? Hmm?”
*Slap!*
Before Shen Su could finish speaking, Feng Feng slapped him across the face.
She must have put all her strength into it. Shen Su’s head snapped to the side, and a metallic taste filled his mouth. He licked his teeth and smiled again. “So, you can get angry too.”
“Get out,” Feng Feng ordered him to leave.
“The calm and composed CEO Feng actually has a weakness. What’s next, are you planning to rekindle things with him?” Shen Su stood up and put on his pants, his well-defined fingers fastening his belt. He smiled and said, “I wonder if he needs a physical examination report?”
Shen Su was clearly mocking her. Feng Feng hadn’t yet figured out how to handle the situation with Wen Zhouyuan, but she didn’t need to explain anything to Shen Su. No matter how much Shen Su taunted her, she remained silent.
A few minutes later, Shen Su was dressed. Just as Feng Feng thought he was leaving, he suddenly said, “I have no intention of ending this.”
Feng Feng looked up at him, asking with her eyes what he meant.
“It’s simple,” Shen Su said. “Our partnership isn’t over. I’ll still come to find you in the future.”
“You don’t get to decide that,” Feng Feng said. “I hate people who pester me.”
“Is that so?” Shen Su adjusted his tie. “If I didn’t pester you, would you like me?”
Feng Feng frowned at Shen Su’s sophistry.
Shen Su: “CEO Feng, it’s been almost two years. Like or dislike, I must get one of them. Don’t you think so?”
He straightened his tie, walked up to her, and kissed her on the forehead. “I’ll be back next Friday.”
Shen Su left without giving Feng Feng any chance to resist. After he was gone, Feng Feng looked at the message Wen Zhouyuan had sent, but she still didn’t reply after reading it.
Regarding Wen Zhouyuan suddenly contacting her, sending gifts, and talking about divorce…
She wasn’t stupid. Wen Zhouyuan had never been this proactive in expressing himself before. Feng Feng already knew what this meant.
However, she hadn’t decided how to handle this relationship. She had loved Wen Zhouyuan, or rather, she still loved him.
But she didn’t have an obsessive need to be with him. Even back then, she wasn’t someone who would let love cloud her judgment.
Feng Feng sat on the sofa and pondered for a while, feeling exhausted, so she went back to the bedroom to sleep. She didn’t consider Shen Su’s side of things because she had already made a decision as quickly as possible.
It was just that she truly hadn’t expected Shen Su to have investigated her behind her back and to know about Wen Zhouyuan’s existence…
As the saying goes, the mind is active during the day and dreams at night. Feng Feng dreamt of many things from her student days that night, almost all of them experienced with Wen Zhouyuan.
He took her for internships, brought her to various forums, introduced her to many people, and generously offered guidance when she felt lost about her work.
When she woke up in the morning, the fluttery feeling from her dream still lingered. During breakfast, Feng Feng replied to Wen Zhouyuan’s WeChat message.
[Okay, got it.]
Despite the time difference, Wen Zhouyuan replied immediately. [Looking forward to meeting you.]
Feng Feng: [Did you stay up late again?]
It should be past midnight in London now.
However, Wen Zhouyuan had always had a habit of staying up late, sleeping around three or four in the morning almost every day. Feng Feng, in her early twenties, couldn’t keep up with him for long. It was hard to imagine how he managed.
Now that Wen Zhouyuan was nearing forty, he could still stay up like this. His health was truly good. Perhaps some people were naturally so energetic.
Wen Zhouyuan: [Not staying up, going to sleep now.]
Seeing that he was going to sleep, Feng Feng stopped replying.
Over the weekend, Feng Feng stayed at home and didn’t go anywhere, constantly considering Wen Zhouyuan’s matter. She liked to plan ahead. Although Wen Zhouyuan hadn’t explicitly said some things, she still prepared for the best.
The work week passed as usual. They hadn’t contacted each other since Shen Su left the apartment that day.
Even when they usually contacted each other, it was always Shen Su who initiated. Now that he wasn’t actively messaging, and Feng Feng had decided to end things with him, it was even less likely for her to contact him.
On this Friday, Feng Feng had arranged to meet Lan Lan after work. Feng Feng arrived at the restaurant first. Shortly after, Lan Lan arrived, carrying a gift from Wen Zhouyuan.
It was a ladies’ watch from a brand she used to like very much, worth a considerable amount.
Lan Lan teased, “The old man is really shelling out this time.”
Feng Feng didn’t show much emotional fluctuation after receiving the gift. She used to dream of buying a watch from this brand. After working for a few years, she was already quite wealthy among her peers and had bought several watches from this brand.
Feng Feng took a brief look at the watch and put it back into her bag.
While ordering, Lan Lan chatted with Feng Feng. “From what the old man implies, he wants to rekindle things. What do you think?”
Feng Feng shook her head. “I thought about it for two days last weekend, but I haven’t made up my mind.”
Lan Lan saw through everything. “The fact that you’re considering it for so long means there’s a chance.”
If she had no interest, she would have refused immediately. Lan Lan knew her too well, and Feng Feng had no grounds to refute her.
“Don’t worry, I don’t mind. After all, after so many years of feelings, no one can just let go.” Lan Lan understood Feng Feng very well. Back then, she and Lin Mei had watched Feng Feng’s unrequited love for Wen Zhouyuan. “But why did the old man suddenly want a divorce? Did you ask for the reason?”
Feng Feng shook her head. “If he really wanted me to know, he would have told me himself.”
Lan Lan nodded. That made sense.