Chapter 58: Chapter 58: The Phone Call
 

Shen Jiangli still hadn’t reacted when the call had already been disconnected. He stared at the darkened screen on his phone, furrowing his brows.

Could she really be married… But the information his assistant had found showed that she was clearly single.

Unless the other party was very influential and made it so that the only information he could find was what they wanted him to discover. All other personal information, including emotional status, could be concealed.

Shen Heyu on the hospital bed was still in a coma, unaware that someone had touched her phone. She remained unconscious until the afternoon when she gradually came to.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Pei Yansi not far away.

He was leaning back in the sofa, the spacious and soft couch slightly indented under his weight. His eyes were closed, and his long lashes cast a shadow over his face.

When he slept, the sharpness of his presence was greatly diminished, making him appear much gentler, a stark contrast to the unapproachable sharpness of the past.

Now he was even more attractive, especially with his envy-inducing features, which, even without a smile, were enough to bewilder many women’s hearts.

Shen Heyu quietly observed him and, for a brief moment lost her senses, and couldn’t help but think, wasn’t it this face that led to her own downfall in the end?

As she was thinking, the man suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards her.

Shen Heyu felt like she had been caught peeking and quickly averted her gaze, staying silent.

Pei Yansi read the expression on her face and guessed what was on her mind in no more than two seconds. His voice, still husky from just waking up, said, “What, you’re spying on me?” It’s as if she had done something wrong by looking and felt embarrassed, as if he wouldn’t allow it.

Shen Heyu was already embarrassed at being caught peeking, and his comment made her even more embarrassed. Her face turned red, and she stayed silent.

Pei Yansi quietly watched her, noticing her blush that resembled a delicate flower blooming under the sun, shy and unexpectedly charming. He was startled by his own realization and quickly looked away, pretending to be calm, “Are you hungry?”

You’ve been asleep all day.

Prompted by his words, Shen Heyu felt a hollow sensation in her stomach and nodded her head. Pei Yansi made a phone call, and shortly after, Zhao Jin came in with food.

Among the items were many expensive nutritional products and even a carefully stewed nutritional soup. The small table in front of her was piled high, and she looked at Pei Yansi with suspicion, “What’s the occasion today?” Why was she being treated to such a lavish meal?

The fact that Mrs. Pei was malnourished had already been an embarrassment to Pei Yansi, and her question made him feel even more ashamed, as if he really hadn’t fed her well before…

Pei Yansi’s face darkened, and his tone was not too pleasant, “Just eat, why so many questions?”

Shen Heyu was used to his inexplicable anger and outbursts, so she just gave a faint acknowledgment and began to eat seriously.

However, her stomach was small, and she felt full after eating very little. She put down her utensils, not wanting to eat more, but then she caught the man’s cold gaze with a warning look, as if the words ‘eat a bit more’ were about to materialize on his face.

Shen Heyu forced herself to continue eating, but eventually, she really couldn’t eat anymore, “I can’t manage anymore.”

Pei Yansi watched her for a while before instructing Zhao Jin to clear everything away. Then he scrutinized Shen Heyu, thinking it was no wonder she was malnourished, eating so little. If he fed a cat, it would eat more than she did.

“I feel much better, I want to be discharged and go home.”

“Go home? No, the hospital is fine. Why do you keep thinking about going home?” Pei Yansi said gravely, almost directly reminding her she had no home left.

Shen Heyu paused for two seconds, lowering her eyes before saying, “When people get older, they really start to miss these things, don’t they? Even if it’s just the house where Grandma lived, I still find it better than here.”

Pei Yansi listened to her slightly despondent words, imperceptibly furrowed his brows, and for some reason felt quite disturbed inside.

He said, “Zhao Jin will handle your discharge procedure, and you can go back tonight. Just in time for Grandma’s birthday, too.”

Shen Heyu seemed surprised that he would agree so easily and was momentarily stunned.

Pei Yansi saw her reaction and felt displeased again, as if he were always harsh to her on normal days.

It didn’t take Zhao Jin long to complete the discharge procedures, and he even came over with the car, so Shen Heyu left the hospital at the fastest speed possible.

When they arrived back at the family home, the old lady had already gone to bed, because she was in poor health, and the family wasn’t informed about this matter.

Once Shen Heyu returned, she lay down on the bed at once; her IV was finished, and she had eaten dinner, the only thing left was to take her medicine.

But she felt so weak, unable to get up, and was considering whether to call for a servant or to get up on her own, when Pei Yansi walked in.

He came in holding a cup of hot water in one hand and a packet of medicine in the other, approaching the bed and saying to her, “Get up and take your medicine.”

Shen Heyu did want to get up, but her body was truly too weak, devoid of any energy due to illness, wishing she could just meld into the bed.

So she didn’t muster the strength to get up for quite a while, and after waiting for some time, Pei Yansi, seeing her motionless, impatiently popped the medicine into his mouth, bent down to meet her lips, passed the chewed pill into her mouth, and then took a sip of water, kissing her and transferring the water to her all at once.

Shen Heyu strongly resisted this method of taking medicine, but she had no strength to fight him off. It took about ten minutes of this back and forth to finally get all the pills down.

After finishing, Pei Yansi took the empty cup away and said as he was leaving, “Rest on your own, I won’t be coming back tonight.”

Shen Heyu found nothing strange about this, she just gave a faint smile and let it go.

He had been giving her the cold shoulder lately, barely spending a few days at home, mostly staying at Bai Sheng’er’s place.

Shen Heyu rested at home for two or three days, and once she had gradually recovered and could go downstairs, she discovered that a lot of maids had arrived at the house.

She was somewhat surprised and asked Aunt Zhang, whom she was most familiar with, “Why have so many new people suddenly appeared?”

“It was Mr. Pei’s doing; he said you, Mrs. Pei, are malnourished. These are the new nutritionists he’s hired, who will be in charge of your dietary nutrition from now on.”

Shen Heyu was taken aback, never having expected Pei Yansi to actually consider her well-being.

After thinking for a while, she politely sent him a text message from her phone, simply two words: “Thank you.”

Pei Yansi was in a meeting at the company, and for some reason, seeing her formally worded message, his face darkened suddenly.

Chen Bo seemed to have a closer relationship with him than she did… This woman always had a way of using trivial things to irritate him.

After sending the text message, Shen Heyu noticed, to her surprise, that there was a twenty-second call record on her phone.

It was from Shen Jiangli, but she clearly didn’t recall answering any calls from him.

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