Fang Xihe specially set an alarm, planning to wake up early the next morning to make breakfast and soothe Shang Chenzhou.
But when she woke up, the alarm time had long passed.
There was movement coming from the kitchen.
Fang Xihe threw off the blanket and got out of bed, walking to the kitchen door.
Shang Chenzhou happened to be coming out with breakfast. He glanced at her—cold and indifferent.
He placed the plates on the dining table, turned around, and went back into the kitchen.
Fang Xihe pressed her lips together.
“Did you turn off my alarm?”
Shang Chenzhou, with his back to her, was pouring milk.
“Yes.”
“……”
Even a fool could tell he didn’t want to talk to her.
Understanding the situation, Fang Xihe turned and went to wash up.
They ate breakfast in silence and left for work together.
All day, Fang Xihe was out of sorts.
Sun Shasha leaned over and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
Fang Xihe turned to her. “Do you have any way to cheer up a man?”
Sun Shasha looked at her in shock. “What man?”
“My boyfriend,” Fang Xihe thought for a moment and said.
Better not say husband.
Their marriage wouldn’t last long anyway. It would be too troublesome to explain later.
Better to keep things simple.
Sun Shasha had assumed she didn’t even have a boyfriend since she was always going on blind dates.
She was surprised.
“When did you get a boyfriend?”
“Recently.”
Fang Xihe lied again.
She felt like she had told more lies in the past few days than in her entire previous life.
What a sin.
Sun Shasha quickly accepted it.
“How did you make your boyfriend angry?”
“It’s… some misunderstanding.”
“Then just explain it clearly.”
“I can’t explain it clearly.”
“How could you not? If it’s a misunderstanding, it can be explained—unless it’s not.”
“……”
“Forget it, I won’t talk to you anymore.”
But Sun Shasha leaned in again.
“Actually, men are very easy to appease. Hug him, kiss him, or give him some surprises in bed—they’ll calm down quickly.”
“……”
Fang Xihe stared at her.
She looked so innocent, but she knew so much…
Sun Shasha opened her phone and showed her some colorful items from an online store.
“Pick one. Once you wear it, your boyfriend will definitely like it. He won’t even have time to stay angry—you could practically take his life.”
“You’re trying to kill me,” Fang Xihe said.
She pushed the phone away. “Take it away. I’m not wearing that kind of thing.”
“Come on, we’re adults, don’t be shy.”
Fang Xihe moved away.
“Don’t corrupt me.”
Then Sun Shasha suddenly realized something.
“You and your boyfriend… haven’t done that yet?”
Fang Xihe nodded.
Sun Shasha fell silent.
That explained it.
“If that’s the case, you don’t need to prepare anything. Just strip and pounce on him. He’ll definitely stop being angry.”
Fang Xihe didn’t want to talk to her anymore.
This woman only talked about selling her body.
Absolutely not.
……
After work, while everyone else still lingered at their desks, Fang Xihe grabbed her bag and left.
She went to buy groceries and planned to cook dinner to wait for Shang Chenzhou.
Breakfast had been made by him.
Dinner would be her turn to perform.
She cooked two dishes and a soup.
After setting the table, she checked the time.
It was already seven.
Why wasn’t Shang Chenzhou back yet?
She sent a message:
【When are you coming back?】
Half an hour later, he replied:
【Overtime.】
Fang Xihe’s face fell.
So her performance was wasted.
Without him, she didn’t even have an appetite and only ate half a bowl before stopping.
She packed the leftovers into the fridge.
……
Han Junshao picked up his coat and was about to leave when he saw Shang Chenzhou still sitting in front of the computer, staring at his phone.
He walked over and patted his shoulder.
“Why aren’t you leaving yet?”
Shang Chenzhou turned off his screen.
But Han Junshao still saw it—WeChat chat with Fang Xihe.
“Did Fang Xihe do something to upset you again?”
Shang Chenzhou said nothing.
“I really don’t understand you. What’s so good about her? Why are you so into her?”
“She’s not as simple as she looks—she’s just playing you.”
“She even borrowed money from Fu Tang to rent a place and buy a diamond ring. Is she really worth your sincerity?”
In Han Junshao’s eyes, aside from being pretty, Fang Xihe had nothing worth Shang Chenzhou’s devotion.
Shang Chenzhou turned to him, his gaze turning cold.
Han Junshao immediately shut up.
“Fine, I won’t say anything. Do whatever you want. When you get played, it’ll be your loss.”
Shang Chenzhou asked quietly:
“What is she supposed to be deceiving me for?”
“Your feelings, of course.”
A faint bitter smile appeared on Shang Chenzhou’s face.
“I only have my feelings to be deceived with anyway.”
Han Junshao fell silent and patted his shoulder.
“Don’t be like this.”
Shang Chenzhou stood up, grabbed his coat, and walked out.
……
After washing the dishes and cleaning up, Fang Xihe took a shower and curled up on the bed scrolling her phone.
Then her mother sent voice messages.
She opened them casually.
“Xihe, did you register on more dating sites like I told you?”
“There’s a relative of Aunt Zhang whose niece married into Jiang City. Their conditions are good—villa, Mercedes. They also have an older son, 38, not married yet.”
“I showed your photo to Aunt Zhang, and she passed it on. They’re very satisfied with you and want to meet.”
“It’s Saturday tomorrow, you don’t work. I’ll send you the location later. Go meet him.”
Fang Xihe was stunned.
A 38-year-old man?
She was only 22!
Angrily, she typed back: 【Not going.】
Her mother called.
She hung up.
More voice messages followed.
At that moment—
The door opened.
She looked up.
It was Shang Chenzhou.
She froze.
Wasn’t he working overtime?
Her phone continued playing her mother’s voice:
“Even though he’s older, he’s stable and knows how to take care of people…”
“I’ve sent you the location. You must go tomorrow—”
Panic struck her.
She hurriedly turned off her phone.