After Gu Shinan left, Peng Kai sat motionless on the sofa, hands holding his phone, as if waiting for something.
An hour passed, and his phone still showed no activity.
He let out a long sigh. Yue Fu really wasn’t angry.
The last sliver of hope in Peng Kai’s heart vanished completely.
He had thought that Yue Fu might be giving him face, being considerate of Gu Shinan’s presence, which is why she acted magnanimous during the video call and didn’t cause a scene.
Maybe after hanging up, she’d send a message expressing her displeasure.
But she didn’t.
An entire hour went by without a single reaction from her.
Peng Kai’s mind was in turmoil. He immediately searched for flights and booked a ticket for just after six the next morning.
Right now, all he wanted was to get back to Yue Fu as soon as possible and find out if she even cared about him!
He had dialed the video call tonight with some hesitation, wanting to test her reaction; otherwise, he could have just made an excuse not to pick up, waited until Gu Shinan left, and called Yue Fu again.
But the test didn’t go well.
Gu Shinan was eating in his room late at night—just the two of them, a man and a woman, and Gu Shinan was still his ex-girlfriend—and yet Yue Fu didn’t care at all.
If it were any other girl, they would have probably blown up by now.
But she hadn’t. She made him feel like she didn’t love him, didn’t even like him.
The thought was agonizing.
Lan Hui was already asleep at this point, completely unaware of Peng Kai’s thoughts.
She had system information and knew nothing beyond the fact that Peng Kai and Gu Shinan were on a business trip together.
Even seeing Gu Shinan working in Peng Kai’s room didn’t make her angry.
Peng Kai had hurriedly explained at the time, even opening the door, so what could happen between the two of them?
Besides, if Peng Kai truly had feelings for Gu Shinan, it would have been easy in his past life after he recognized his ancestry.
He would just reveal his identity, and Gu Shinan would cling to him like a lost puppy.
But in his past life, he never married until his death. That said everything.
Gu Shinan wasn’t someone Yue Fu needed to be jealous of.
That night, Peng Kai couldn’t sleep. He checked out of the hotel at five in the morning without informing Gu Shinan and went straight to the airport.
On the way to the airport, Peng Kai sent Zhong Sheng a message, requesting to be transferred out of Gu Shinan’s group.
“Manager Zhong, after careful consideration, I’ve decided to transfer to the Product Department to learn under the Product Department Manager.
I’ve researched him; he was previously the Project Department Manager. Due to his outstanding capabilities, the higher-ups valued him and transferred him to be the Product Department Manager.
I believe working alongside him, I can learn a lot more.
Please don’t feel pressured by this—I will explain personally to the Chairman.”
At this moment, Peng Kai didn’t care about others’ opinions. He didn’t even inform Gu Shinan about the transfer.
From their interactions these past few days, he could tell Gu Shinan had other intentions.
Since he already had a girlfriend, even if she didn’t care who he worked with, he wanted to keep himself clean and avoid giving others any chance.
This trip was mainly to accompany Gu Shinan on the business trip, familiarize himself with the contract signing process.
Whether he was there or not didn’t make much difference, which was why he felt comfortable making such a direct decision.
He didn’t want to pretend anymore. He was sick of this feeling.
After a two-hour flight, Peng Kai arrived in S City. By the time he got home, it was past nine in the morning.
Yue Fu had already gone to work. The house was empty and quiet. He slumped on the sofa, completely motionless.
Gu Shinan got up, washed up, and dressed carefully.
She was just about to go to Peng Kai’s room to call him for breakfast when Zhong Sheng called and told her that Peng Kai was already back in S City—and that he had requested a transfer to the Product Department.
Gu Shinan froze completely. Her mind went blank. Zhong Sheng’s comforting words didn’t register.
***
After hanging up, she stood in front of the bathroom mirror, looking at the beautiful, captivating girl reflected back at her.
Her eyes involuntarily reddened, her nose stinging sharply.
Did Peng Kai really dislike her that much? He returned to S City and didn’t even send her a single message!
He once gave all his affection to her.
Now he gave her nothing but coldness.
It was cruel.
Delete!
Gu Shinan wasn’t ready to give up. She took out her phone and sent Peng Kai a message again.
A red exclamation mark appeared in front of the green message bubble. Peng Kai had blocked her.
Gu Shinan couldn’t hold back and burst into tears. How could he be like this!
Even if he transferred to the Product Department, they would still be colleagues.
No, no, no—he wouldn’t be so ruthless.
It must have been his girlfriend who made him delete her.
That woman was jealous of her.
Seeing Gu Shinan working in Peng Kai’s room last night, she must have gotten suspicious and made Peng Kai buy a plane ticket back overnight, forbade them from contacting each other, and even pushed him to transfer departments to cut ties.
It had to be that way.
Around six in the evening, Lan Hui came home from work as usual.
She turned on the lights and was changing shoes by the entrance when she suddenly saw Peng Kai sitting on the sofa, staring straight at her. She instantly became alert.
“Brother Kai, when did you get back? Why didn’t you turn on the lights at home? And you didn’t say a word when I came in. You scared me!”
She set down her bag, hurried over, and sat beside him, affectionately linking her arms through his.
“Didn’t you say you’d come back tomorrow? I was going to pick you up!” Lan Hui smiled brightly. “Or are you planning to surprise me?”
Peng Kai’s expression was tense and serious. Something was off.
Lan Hui’s smile faded as she looked at him curiously. “Brother Kai, what’s wrong? Did something happen?”
Peng Kai’s tone was unusually earnest. “Yue Fu, do you like me?”
Yue Fu? Using her full name signaled the seriousness of the situation!
Lan Hui replied seriously, “Of course I do. Why would you ask that?”
Peng Kai looked at her suspiciously. “If you really like me, then why could you stay so calm last night when you knew Gu Shinan was in my room?”
Lan Hui raised an eyebrow. So he came back early not to surprise her, but to confront her.
She couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. Being a woman these days was so hard—if you get petty and jealous, men don’t like it; if you’re magnanimous, they think you don’t care or don’t love them.
She squeezed Peng Kai’s hand tightly and spoke earnestly.
“Brother Kai, you’re misunderstanding. I wasn’t indifferent; I trusted you. A healthy relationship is based on trust. Since I chose to be with you, naturally I believe in your character.”
Peng Kai asked, “Aren’t you afraid I might be swayed by other women?”
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