He Ruchu thought about it and actually felt a bit of sympathy for Zhao Zhiyá. With such a good family background, she could have had any kind of man she wanted.
Why did she, like the original host, stubbornly fixate on the male lead?
In the novel, Zhao Zhiyá and the original host didn’t have much interaction. First, because the original host died early.
Second, Zhao Zhiyá had already seen that the original host posed no real threat to her at all, so she never took her seriously.
Because of that, there was no real grudge between them.
So He Ruchu didn’t bother dealing with her. She simply walked past, ready to leave.
Zhao Zhiyá stepped sideways and blocked her again.
“He Ruchu, I don’t care where you came from, and I don’t care how you managed to marry Shen Siyuan.”
“In short, remember this: what I want has only two outcomes either I get it, or it disappears.”
“Oh.”
He Ruchu casually brushed her off and continued walking forward.
She didn’t take Zhao Zhiyá’s provocation or threat seriously at all, nor did she take Zhao Zhiyá herself seriously.
As a supporting female character, why bother with all these irrelevant people? She’d leave them for the male and female leads to deal with.
The afternoon passed in the blink of an eye.
Near the end of work, Shen Siyuan and Feng Jianye had already arranged everything. They were only waiting for nightfall to take action and wipe out the enemy spies in one sweep.
With rare free time, Feng Jianye rubbed his chin and suddenly asked, “Old Shen, don’t you think today is unusually quiet?”
Shen Siyuan looked at him, confused, signaling him to get to the point.
Feng Jianye glanced at the phone beside him and said, “The phone. Didn’t you notice? That girl from the He family hasn’t called you once today.”
At that, Shen Siyuan paused and looked at the phone before casually nodding.
Indeed.
Normally, when he was at the unit, that woman would call him every ten minutes or so.
Although he would hang up immediately every time after hearing her voice, it still annoyed him endlessly.
But today she hadn’t called once. That was indeed not like her usual behavior.
“Hey, Old Shen…” Feng Jianye, very familiar with how often the He family girl called him, couldn’t help but worry.
“Do you think… now that she’s gotten what she wanted, she doesn’t care about you anymore?”
Shen Siyuan couldn’t be bothered to respond to that nonsense. His long, well-defined fingers tapped lightly on the desk.
After a moment, he still couldn’t resist picking up the phone and dialing.
He wasn’t worried about that woman he just feared she might be up to some new trouble.
For convenience at work, his home was also installed with a telephone.
However, the ringing sound in the receiver went on for a long time without anyone answering.
Shen Siyuan frowned. Was she not at home?
But she had just come to the unit where could she possibly have gone?
“Old Shen? What are you doing? Don’t tell me you’re calling that girl from the He family?” Feng Jianye leaned over teasingly.
Earlier, when the girl kept clinging to him, this guy ignored her coldly.
Now that she had stopped bothering him, he was the one actively looking for her and still couldn’t find her.
How ironic.
Shen Siyuan glanced at him but still said nothing. He hung up the phone and stood up.
“I’m going home. The rest is on you.”
Feng Jianye: “…Hey, wait, why do you get to go see a girl while I’m stuck doing all the work?”
And just like that, without a trace of hesitation, his good brother walked away without looking back.
Feng Jianye felt like his heart was breaking.
When Shen Siyuan returned home, the courtyard gate was locked. Clearly, no one was inside.
His already furrowed brows deepened.
This woman really couldn’t stay put.
The military unit wasn’t a place for someone unfamiliar to just wander around aimlessly.
He turned, about to go search for her
when he saw a figure walking toward him from a distance.
She was carrying large bags and packages, her slim body almost overwhelmed by the weight, her usually straight posture slightly bent.
He paused, then quickly walked forward and took the bags from her.
He Ruchu, who had been walking with her head down, suddenly felt the weight lift. She looked up and saw the man beside her.
He stood against the light tall, sharp, perfectly dressed in his military uniform, strikingly attractive.
His angular face remained cold and restrained, carrying a noble, distant aura.
She blinked, then smiled brightly.
“Shen Siyuan, you’re back?”
Shen Siyuan’s gaze lingered on her smiling face for a few seconds before he calmly looked away.
She was already good-looking, but when she smiled, it was even more dazzling so bright it made something in his chest tighten slightly.
Expressionless, he nodded and walked back carrying the bags.
Seeing that, He Ruchu quickly followed.
“Let me carry some.”
She had hauled all of these things back herself and knew exactly how heavy they were.
It didn’t feel right letting him carry everything alone while she walked empty-handed.
Shen Siyuan glanced at her outstretched hand and stepped aside.
“Go open the door.”
Alright.
She withdrew her hand, lowered her eyes, and glanced at it.
The veins on the man’s hands stood out as he carried the bags strangely… attractive.
No wonder so many women wanted to marry him.
With looks like that, a good family background, and a decent character who wouldn’t like him?
She walked ahead and opened the courtyard gate.
Once inside, she changed her shoes and went straight to the sofa.
She had spent the afternoon noticing that the house especially the kitchen was missing a lot of things.
Since there was still time, she went out to buy supplies.
It was extremely hot, and she was unfamiliar with the area. She had to ask around before finally finding a small shop.
After buying everything, she carried it all the way back, completely exhausted.
Thankfully, although the shop was small, it had everything she needed.
She lay on the sofa, grabbing a newspaper and fanning herself hard.
No air-conditioning. Not even a fan.
She felt like she was melting.
Shen Siyuan saw that most of her purchases were for the kitchen and took them there himself.
When he came out, he saw her slouched on the sofa, fanning herself desperately.
She was wearing a light pink dress that made her look soft and delicate.
Maybe because she was hot or for some other reason she had lifted her skirt slightly, revealing a long stretch of fair legs.
Shen Siyuan glanced over indifferently and quickly looked away, only then noticing the room had acquired many new female items.
A pair of small leather shoes by the shoe cabinet, a pink water cup on the table, a sunhat casually placed on the sofa…
His brows furrowed slightly.
He withdrew his gaze.
Then, as if remembering something, he turned and went back into the room.