Chapter 196 has been kept secret.

Shortly after the beginning of summer, the drama that Shen Zhiyi was filming entered its final stage. At this time, Pei Yu went to the United States for work. This time she was away for a longer time than the previous times. Fortunately, she had a heavy filming schedule during this period and had other announcements to catch up with, so she didn't suffer from insomnia every night like before, but she still missed him very much.

The two of them video chatted on time every night. In the first few days, Shen Zhiyi didn't notice anything because she was so busy that she didn't pay much attention to Pei Yu. It was not until she attended the wrap-up party and was on her way back to the hotel that she suddenly remembered that Pei Yu had been away for nearly ten days.

This number made her feel strange. She wondered what kind of work could take Pei Yu so long.

When they were video chatting at night, she looked at Pei Yu's figure on the screen and felt that he had lost some weight in the past few days. "When will you be back?"

It was pouring rain outside and the network was a little slow. Pei Yu seemed to hesitate for a moment before answering her, "I will definitely go back next week."

It was a very vague answer, considering that he used to be able to at least tell the time accurately to the date.

Shen Zhiyi was worried about him, "Is it difficult?"

She never asked about Pei Yu's work and didn't understand anything about it. The huge Pei Group had so many industries under it, and even if she wanted to find out, she didn't know where to start. Seeing that Pei Yu had stayed outside for so long this time, she suspected that he had encountered some difficulties.

"No," Pei Yu smiled at her, "Nothing, I'll be back next week."

"No specific date?" Shen Zhiyi thought about him very hard, "Is it Monday or Sunday?"

Pei Yu paused, looked up at the people outside the camera lens, and then said, "Friday, can you wait a little longer?"

Shen Zhiyi looked at him for a while and said, "Okay."

Shen Zhiyi slept alone again that night. He had been very busy during the day and had almost no time to rest. He should have fallen into a deep sleep now, but he suddenly woke up half an hour after falling asleep.

Her heart was beating fast and she had a very uneasy feeling. It was different from having a nightmare, it was just a fear for no reason.

It was a dark night, and it was raining heavily outside. There was no moon to be seen. Shen Zhiyi got up and sat for a while, but the fear and anxiety he felt still did not ease.

She started calling Pei Yu.

"Madam," Secretary Qin said the same thing as before, "President Pei is in a meeting."

Shen Zhiyi's heart was still beating fast at this moment. She would not feel at ease unless she saw Pei Yu. "Then can you bring your phone into the meeting room? I won't say anything. I just want to see him."

Secretary Qin obviously didn't expect her to ask this. He was stunned for a moment and said with embarrassment, "It's not convenient. I can't sit in on confidential meetings."

He is Pei Yu's most trusted secretary, and there are very few things he cannot hear.

Shen Zhiyi asked, "When will he finish?"

This time Secretary Qin answered even more slowly, "...about four hours."

Shen Zhiyi frowned, "Why would it take four hours?"

"Yes..." Secretary Qin seemed to want to explain to her, but he only started, as if giving up, and changed the topic, "Madam, Director Pei is in the operating room now."

In an instant, Shen Zhiyi's heart, which had been beating fast, slowed down. She closed her eyes, her throat was dry, "Is it a heart problem?"

There was a gunshot wound on Pei Yu's chest. Shen Zhiyi thought he was ill at first, but later he rarely looked sick in front of her, so she gradually forgot about it.

"Yes," Secretary Qin whispered, "the bullet grazed the heart and left some sequelae. President Pei has a checkup every year, and this year's results are not good, so he needs surgery. But don't worry, the success rate of the surgery is very high. It's just that President Pei's health has not been good during this period, and he didn't want you to know, so he kept it a secret." Shen Zhiyi didn't know what to say. She had been so busy these days that she didn't notice anything unusual. When Pei Yu left, she thought he was going to work as usual, but now she knew that he had been hospitalized for several days.

"Please book me a flight ticket," she said after a long while, "the nearest flight."

A few hours later, Shen Zhiyi received a message from Secretary Qin on the plane that Pei Yu's operation was successful and he is now in the observation period and will wake up in a while.

She was in a state of confusion. She had been keeping calm ever since she heard the news. She hadn't slept at all on the more than ten-hour long-distance flight. When she got off the plane, she felt a headache when the cool breeze wrapped in drizzle blew on her.

Secretary Qin sent someone to pick her up, and only when they arrived at the hospital did she feel a sense of reality.

"Madam," Secretary Qin helped her open the door to the VIP ward, "President Pei is resting."

It was already early in the morning, Shen Zhiyi responded softly, "Thank you for your hard work, go and have a rest."

Pei Yu's ward was simply decorated and looked like an ordinary apartment, so much so that Shen Zhiyi didn't notice anything wrong even after video chatting with him so many times.

She didn't turn on the lights, but sat quietly by the bed, looking at him in the moonlight coming in from the window.

No matter how relaxed Secretary Qin said it, this was a disease that required surgery. In just a few days, Pei Yu lost a lot of weight, his lips became pale, and he looked sick.

It was drizzling outside the window and it didn't stop until dawn. The effect of the anesthetic had completely worn off. Pei Yu was awakened by the pain from the surgical wound in the morning and frowned gloomily.

He heard the sound of water in the bathroom and thought it was Secretary Qin, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

After a while, I heard Secretary Qin's voice in my daze, "Boss Pei, breakfast is here."

Having no appetite and feeling upset, Pei Yu said in a cold voice, "Take it away."

The door of the bathroom was pushed open, and Shen Zhiyi walked out and said calmly, "Take away what I want to eat?"

In just one day, she seemed to have lost weight along with Pei Yu. There was no expression on her plain face. She didn't even look at him when she spoke and walked straight to the dining table.

Pei Yu's breath was choked. After making sure that he was not hallucinating, he frowned and looked at Secretary Qin.

"Don't look at him." Shen Zhiyi could guess his reaction even without looking up, and said with a slightly mocking tone, "If it weren't for Secretary Qin, I would have thought you were busy with work."

"Zhizhi," Pei Yu couldn't see her expression and felt uneasy, so he spoke in a very light tone, "I'm just afraid that you'll worry."

Secretary Qin left quietly, and only two people were left in the room. Shen Zhiyi finished his breakfast at the dining table outside and did not speak again during the meal.

Pei Yu was lying in bed and couldn't go find her. The waiting time became very long. He knew that Shen Zhiyi was really angry this time.

Shen Zhiyi did not appear in front of Pei Yu until the medical team came for a routine check-up. She listened to the doctor in silence, and until everyone left, she stood at the door without moving.

Pei Yu was really panicked and wanted to get out of bed.

"Don't move," Shen Zhiyi looked up at him, "Do you want to go into the operating room again?"

"Then can you come over?" Pei Yu softened his tone, "Zhizhi, please don't ignore me."