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Chapter 13. I Love You, Wife
-Morning-
Yi Ruo opened her eyes slightly, the sunlight coming in from the window pierced her eyes. She squinted her eyes and felt her whole body go soft. She picked up her phone from the bedside, looked at the time, and found that it was almost half past 11.
Looking at the empty bedroom, the heat on the bed next to her had long since disappeared.
Yi Ruo half closed her eyes, thought for a moment, stood up and walked out the door, she saw a bowl of porridge on the dining table, and a note next to it that said: "Remember to heat it up and have a good rest today."
She picked up the note and guessed that Shen Xi had probably gone to work. She let out a sigh, picked up the porridge, put it in the microwave to heat it up, then sat quietly at the table and started eating.
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In the office
Secretary Chen saw Shen Xi's brows relaxed early in the morning, and he sat comfortably on his desk with a smile on his face. The whole person is very different from before. Although there is a smile on his face before, his brows have never been so relaxed, and his posture has never been so relaxed.
Thinking about the two people who disappeared yesterday, and thinking about the fact that Shen Xi asked him to take leave for Yi Ruo today, Secretary Chen felt that he had discovered some secret.
It wasn't until the afternoon that a phone call broke the smile on Shen Xi's face.
Shen Xi looked at the incoming call, paused, and picked up the call.
"Hey, husband." The girl opposite called gently.
"Wife." Shen Xi said gently, but his eyes were gray.
"Is your company going to have annual leave in a few days? Do you want to come and see me?" the woman on the other side smiled sweetly. Although it was a question, she was sure that her husband would not refuse.
"Of course, I've already booked the flight, I'll send you the time later." Shen Xi listened to his wife's tender voice, his eyes softened.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you here. I'm hanging up! I love you, husband." A sweet voice came over.
"...I love you too, wife."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Xi lay down on the recliner tiredly, closed his eyes and rested for a while.
Looking up at the clock slowly approaching 5 o'clock, Shen Xi rarely worked overtime. He picked up the car keys and walked downstairs.
The car drove to a building. Shen Xi stopped at the side of the road and turned off the engine. He got out of the car and looked at his phone. After a pause, he loosened his tie uncomfortably and walked into the building.
While waiting for the elevator, Shen Xi looked at the elevator door reflecting his own figure and smiled self-deprecatingly.
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‘Knock knock.’
Stopping in front of the door of No. 19, Shen Xi raised his hand and knocked on the door. It opened in a moment.
When Yi Ruo saw Shen Xi standing outside the door in a suit, she knew that he had come straight to the apartment from get off work early today.
His brows were furrowed, unlike his usual gentle expression, and she was not surprised. The topic between the two of them today would definitely not be light-hearted, but it was within her expectations. Yi Ruo remained silent on the surface, opened the door, and stepped aside to let Shen Xi in.
The two people sat on the sofa facing each other, neither speaking to each other.
After a moment of silence, Shen Xi asked, "Have you eaten?"
"I drank the porridge."
Shen Xi saw Yi Ruo sitting on the sofa with a tense face and a stiff back, and he knew that she had guessed what he wanted to say.
"I'm sorry about what happened yesterday."
Yi Ruo looked at Shen Xi's dark eyes that were slightly apologetic but determined, and his hands that were lowered on his legs. She then looked up at the ring that was still firmly stuck on his ring finger, shining with silver light.
She opened her mouth: "Do you want to pretend that nothing happened?"
Shen Xi was paused by her straightforward words, and said with a little embarrassment: "I have a wife."
After a pause, he continued: "I will not be separated from her."
Yi Ruo looked at Shen Xi's cold eyebrows, her hands tightly grasping the hem of her skirt, her eyes gradually filled with tears, and she said slowly:
"Do you love her?"
Shen Xi looked at the hurt and tears in Yi Ruo's eyes, pursed her thin lips but said without hesitation: "Love, love very much."
Yi Ruo stared at Shen Xi with eyes full of tears, her body trembling slightly, but there was an imperceptible darkness in her eyes and even some sarcasm.
She walked forward, hugged Shen Xi's waist, buried her head in his shoulder, her shoulders trembling, and pounded Shen Xi's chest hard with one hand, saying in a hoarse voice: "You love her very much, but what about me? What am I?!"
Shen Xi quietly hugged her, lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Yi Ruo didn't hear his answer. She raised her head. Her eyes were no longer as bright as before and were filled with mist. She looked at Shen Xi's indifferent eyes with slightly red eyes. Seeing his calm and composed appearance, Yi Ruo's lips trembled, as if she understood his answer.
She fell to the ground, her eyes dazed by tears.
Shen Xi took out a black card from his pocket and handed it over.
"I have nothing to give you. Just tell me what you want. I haven't set a limit yet."
Yi Ruo looked at Shen Xi in shock and stammered, "What do you mean? Do you think I slept with you just for money?"
Looking at Yi Ruo's heartbroken eyes, thinking that she was only twenty three years old, more than ten years older than him, he still remembered her telling him about her ambitions with bright eyes, watching her clear admiration that he could not hide when he was working, and the two months of getting along with each other, his heart finally ached and he couldn't bear it.
Shen Xi stepped forward to help her up, but Yi Ruo slapped his hand away.
"Don't touch me!"
Shen Xi paused, withdrew his hand, and said:
"That's not what I meant. I just heard Xiao Li say that you were in urgent need of money, so he asked to introduce you to a job. I don't think I have anything to give you. If you are in urgent need of money, I can..."
Before Shen Xi could finish his words, Yi Ruo interrupted him and reached out to snatch the black card from Shen Xi's hand.
She felt the warm black card in her palm and said sarcastically, "I didn't expect General Manager Shen to be so generous. This gold card can be used to pay for a lot of things. I am grateful for General Manager Shen's kindness." Before she finished speaking, tears were already falling. I wanted to speak again, but I found that my heart was aching so much that I couldn't make a sound.
"Don't say that about yourself... I didn't mean anything else." Shen Xi looked at Yi Ruo's shoulders trembling slightly, and wanted to hold her in his arms but could only keep his body stiff.
"Just get out when you're done." Yi Ruo turned sideways and stopped looking at Shen Xi. "Don't worry, I won't disturb the lives of you and your wife." After saying this, her voice was still slightly choked.
Shen Xi stood up silently, took out a bag of medicine from his pocket and put it on the table. He paused for a moment and walked out. Before he walked out the door completely, he heard the increasingly desperate crying from inside.
Shen Xi clenched his fists, slowly closed his eyes, and walked out the door without stopping.
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