“Enough…”
Shu Yi struggled, trying to crawl toward the foot of the bed, but her slender ankle was pulled back by the man.
“Don’t think you can run again.”
His hoarse voice was low and magnetic, exuding an intoxicating sexiness.
Shu Yi’s scalp tingled, and she couldn’t hear clearly what he was saying.
That passionate kiss fell over her skin like a storm.
It was like a dense net, making it hard for her to breathe.
Unlike three years ago, the man’s eyes, once calm and unreadable, now reflected her face, burning with a flame that could ignite her instantly.
No one knew that the now-famous Jing circle tycoon had lost his sight in a car accident and once had no will to survive.
Even fewer knew that she had engaged in a year-long secret romance with him for money.
The man seemed to sense her distraction and kissed her even more deeply.
Shu Yi’s lips went numb from the kiss; she frowned and tried to push him away but was left breathless under his kiss.
Pei Yanli didn’t drink alcohol. Shu Yi had been following him as his secretary for months; he was completely abstinent.
Yet tonight, she didn’t know why, he was drunk to the point of stupor.
Shu Yi felt the oxygen in her chest growing scarce, her body floating in midair, with only him to rely on.
As she blacked out, one thought flashed through her mind:
I should have never given him Viagra while he’s drunk!
She had thought Pei Yanli, like the first time, wouldn’t last more than once.
Unexpectedly, after three years apart, he was like a wolf starved for decades, wanting to devour her completely.
…
At 3 a.m., Shu Yi returned home from the hotel, her legs no longer feeling like her own.
She didn’t shower and climbed straight into bed.
She’d heard that not showering after could slightly increase the chance of pregnancy.
Tonight, Pei Yanli, acting as if it were his first time, had gone through countless positions back and forth.
This time, she was sure she would get pregnant.
If it weren’t for her baby having leukemia and needing another child with the father, Shu Yi thought she might never appear in Pei Yanli’s presence again in her life.
Shu Yi was waiting for a call, but tonight she was too exhausted and soon fell asleep.
She didn’t even know why she dreamed of things from years ago.
In the dream, Pei Yanli was gentler than tonight.
“Zhi Zhi, I can’t see, will you guide me?”
“I… I don’t know either.”
“…If it hurts, tell me, and I’ll stop.”
The scene shifted. An elderly man stood before her holding a check.
“Miss Shu, you’ve worked hard this year. This is your payment. This money is enough to save your grandmother.”
“But he…”
“You also don’t need to worry that he’ll come after you. After his surgery, I’ll tell him Jiang Zhi is dead. From then on, even if you stand in front of him, he won’t recognize you. Miss Shu, if it weren’t for this incident, he would have married long ago. A man like him would never…”
“…”
Shu Yi floated in and out of sleep all night, unable to distinguish dreams from reality.
Her phone vibrated on the bedside table. She reached for it and instinctively spoke.
“Baby.”
At this hour, only her dear one would call.
On the other end, hearing the soft, slightly tearful voice of the woman, he froze for a few seconds.
“Baby, don’t be mad…”
“Shu Zhu.”
It was the man’s low, deep voice.
Hearing him, Shu Yi’s sleepiness vanished instantly, and her fingertips clenched the sheets in the dark.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Pei.”
She hurriedly sat up. The bedside clock showed 3:10 a.m.
When she left, Pei Yanli had been sleeping soundly.
But now… how was he awake?
“Did you forget something?”
Shu Yi was startled by his words, heart racing as she nervously made her way to the hotel, pushing open the door with trepidation.
Pei Yanli, wearing the suit she had helped him put on when she left, sat on the sofa. His icy gaze fell on her as she entered.
That look felt as if he wanted to devour her.
“Mr. Pei.”
Every time she stood before him, Shu Yi couldn’t help but feel nervous, even though she knew Pei Yanli wouldn’t recognize her.
Because the woman who had been in a year-long secret romance with him, Jiang Zhi, had indeed existed.
Moreover, Pei’s father had once worried he might linger in thoughts of her, so he had her record a breakup audio.
Later, that Jiang Zhi had died unexpectedly in a car accident.
“How old is Shu Zhu’s husband?” the man’s hoarse voice asked suddenly.
Hearing this, Shu Yi’s breath froze instantly.
She hadn’t expected Pei Yanli to ask this, her fingers unconsciously rubbing the folds of his suit.
“Twenty-six.”
She lowered her eyelashes, casting delicate shadows under the dim hotel light.
Workplaces have rules, especially for women her age with a child.
She had lost count of how many times she’d been warned against being unmarried and pregnant in her career.
So this time, to reduce complications and smoothly join the company, Shu Yi created a fake resume.
On the resume, her husband, Lu Shaoting, worked abroad long-term, while she and her daughter lived in the country.
Coincidentally, Shu Yi originally joined the legal department, but Pei Yanli happened to be hiring a personal secretary to handle every aspect of his life. Because Shu Yi was married, Chen Chi chose her, and she accidentally became Pei Yanli’s personal secretary.
Having spent over a year interacting with him, she knew everything about Pei Yanli. The past month’s work had gone relatively smoothly—except tonight.
“Why did Mr. Pei suddenly ask this?”
Her heart trembled. In the middle of the night, for her boss to call about her husband… could it be that he discovered something?
Pei Yanli suddenly stepped forward, his cologne mingled with whiskey.
“Do you love him very much?”
Shu Yi was too nervous to hear his words clearly.
“Mr. Pei, what did you say?”
Pei Yanli’s expression darkened.
Shu Yi panicked. Could it be that the drug hadn’t worn off yet?
Such a drug lasts at most four hours; this was about that time.
Could it be… the alcohol hadn’t worn off?
Thinking of what had just happened, she instinctively took a step back.
Seeing her avoid him, Pei Yanli’s face darkened.
“Come here.”
Shu Yi met his eyes, saw his deliberate steps, and instinctively moved to support him.
But somehow, it became a hug.
The man’s suit-clad body, burning like hot iron, pressed tightly at her waist.
Her powder-covered face brushed against his black suit, leaving a faint mark.
Her heart pounded violently, as if it wanted to leap out of her chest.
But soon, he let go.
Even so, in just a few seconds, Shu Yi’s face burned bright red.
“Take me to the hospital.”
If Pei Yanli hadn’t closed his eyes on the way due to discomfort, she felt he would have seen her guilt at a glance.
Shu Yi waited in the ward for more than ten minutes until Pei Yanli’s secretary, Chen Chi, arrived.
“Shu Zhu, leave the rest to me. You have a child at home, go back first.”
Shu Yi nodded, about to leave.
“Your blood test showed sildenafil, basically Viagra. But without sexual stimulation, it doesn’t work. Whoever gave you this, couldn’t they tell you’re not interested in women? Even if a naked woman stood before you, you still…”
Not interested even if naked?
Then what about all that happened to her…?
Although she had initiated it, later Pei Yanli had pressed her repeatedly, over and over.
What a scumbag.
“Wait… what’s on your neck?… You touched a woman? Weren’t you always…” Chen Chi hadn’t finished.
The man’s thin lips parted, his hoarse voice echoing in the ward.
“Check it. The woman in my room last night.”
Shu Yi’s heart sank.
She accidentally bumped into a stool at the door, dropping her bag.
A bottle of folic acid and a booklet fell out.
Chen Chi picked up the booklet before her.
The man glanced at the words and frowned. “Shu Zhu has been preparing for pregnancy recently?”