Chapter 236 Marry First, Love Later⑩

Shen Zhiyi was surprised by her own guess and began to review in her mind frame by frame what had happened since she and Pei Yu met, like watching a movie.

She and Pei Yu had known each other since they were very young, but she was only in her teens when they separated, and her memory was very vague. She was just a little girl at that time, and it was definitely impossible for Pei Yu to fall in love with her at that time.

Will it be after the reunion?
Shen Zhiyi recalled a birthday party she attended a few months before her marriage. She met Pei Yu again there. After that, they met on different occasions, but they rarely spoke, let alone spent time together in private. After thinking about it, she couldn't find a point that could make him like her.

Could it be that she misunderstood?
Shen Zhiyi inexplicably began to struggle with this question, and she had to get an answer. On impulse, she called Pei Yu.

Secretary Qin answered the phone and was surprised by the call. "Madam, Mr. Pei is in a meeting. Please wait. I will transfer the call to you."

Shen Zhiyi was startled, realizing how impulsive his action was, and immediately stopped himself, "No, no, I actually dialed the wrong number—"

Pei Yu's voice came over, "Wrong number?"

Shen Zhiyi had no time to complain about her poor excuse. She was silent for two seconds, and Pei Yu didn't even hang up the phone.

Her mind was a little confused, "Well... I just wanted to ask you, what time will you return to Hua Ting today?"

In the conference room, everyone watched Pei Yu show a slightly surprised expression after answering the phone. Soon, the other party said something, and his tone became very soft, "It will be a little later, what's the matter?"

Shen Zhiyi whispered, "Nothing, I just asked."

Pei Yu didn't care about the meaningless call she made at this time. Instead, he confirmed today's schedule with Secretary Qin again and gave her a specific time to go home.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhiyi's rapid heartbeat did not slow down at all. She pondered for a while and felt that her guess was not unreasonable.

Has Pei Yu ever been so patient with other people?

She thinks not.

Shen Zhiyi went home very early that day. He was absent-minded when reading the script. Later, he fell asleep while waiting.

When the housekeeper brought some fruit, he found that Shen Zhiyi had fallen asleep, so he wanted to go upstairs to get a blanket. When he turned around, he saw Pei Yu standing not far away with his coat still draped over his elbow.

She was about to speak when Pei Yu shook his head at her. The butler stopped talking and left with light steps.

Shen Zhiyi curled up on the large sofa, with a flipping script next to her hand. It seemed that she fell asleep while reading the script. Pei Yu was not so self-indulgent as to think that she was waiting for him to come back, but the phone call she made during the day did make him uncontrollably have some delusions.

He squatted down beside the sofa, intending to watch her quietly for a while, but Shen Zhiyi was not actually sleeping very soundly, especially when there was someone watching her next to her. She opened her eyes without warning, and her eyes, which were not yet clear when she just woke up, met Pei Yu directly, and both of them were stunned.

It was Shen Zhiyi who reacted first. He propped himself up on the sofa and sat up. He blinked blankly and said in a hoarse voice, "You're back?"

It sounded like she was really waiting for him.

Pei Yu responded lightly, not quite sure what to say.

Fortunately, Shen Zhiyi did not remain silent. She stared at Pei Yu for a while, stretched out her hand to him, and said to him in a coquettish tone, "Carry me back to the room."

Pei Yu was stunned for a moment because it was too unexpected. Shen Zhiyi's eyes were soft and clear when she looked at him, with obvious intimacy, just like how she treated Qin Xiaoran. This was an appearance that only appeared in Pei Yu's dreams.

Seeing that he didn't move, Shen Zhiyi tilted his head and said, "If you don't want to, forget it."

Before she finished speaking, someone had already picked her up by the knees. Pei Yu had just returned from outside, and there was a faint coolness and the scent of agarwood on his body. "Not unwilling."

He seemed to smile but no sound came out. "I'm just surprised. Why are you so close to me today?" She would never reach out for him to hug her before.

"Aren't we husband and wife?" Shen Zhiyi would never tell him that she was verifying her guess, so she asked back as a matter of course, "Does letting you hug us mean we're close? It's not like you haven't hugged before."

Pei Yu had a faint smile in his eyes, "Well, you are right."

He liked being so close to her, and it would be best if it could always be like this.

Although Pei Yu has returned, there is still some work to be done. After Shen Zhiyi woke up, she was no longer sleepy. She looked through the hot searches on Weibo to see if there was any new gossip recently.

There are new gossips, but they are all meaningless. Shen Zhiyi saw that her name was still under the trending searches. Everyone was still interested in her marital status and was still keen on digging up her scandals with male stars in the circle.

Shen Zhiyi was not as upset as before. She got some confidence from Pei Yu's attitude. She thought for a short time and ran to the study with her mobile phone.

She had never been to Pei Yu's study before. She stood at the door, knocked lightly, and then stuck her head out.

"Can I come in?"

Pei Yu nodded and took his hand off the mouse. "What's wrong?"

Shen Zhiyi ran over with his phone in hand, "Lend me your hand."

Pei Yu didn't understand, but still stretched out his hand. He was wearing a wedding ring on his right hand, and his hand shape was perfect with distinct joints.

Shen Zhiyi reached out and interlocked her fingers with his, then quickly took a photo of their hands holding together, and quickly let go.

"Okay, keep busy."

She came suddenly and left suddenly, leaving Pei Yu staring at the computer for a long time, which seriously affected his work efficiency.

Shen Zhiyi posted the photo of the two holding hands on Weibo. She struggled for a few minutes over the caption, and finally simply added a small emoticon without saying anything else.

Not long after the Weibo post was published, Qin Xiaoran called and was shocked and confused, "Is that really Pei Yu's hand?"

Shen Zhiyi: "..."

She laughed, "What else?"

"Wow," Qin Xiaoran sighed, "Brother Pei Yu made such a great sacrifice to help you clarify the matter."

Shen Zhiyi changed his posture and played with his phone. "What do you mean by sacrifice? He is willing to do it."

When she pulled her hand out, he subconsciously clenched it. Although it was only for a few seconds, Shen Zhiyi still noticed it.

"...You talk so strangely," Qin Xiaoran felt something was wrong, "What do you mean?"

"Actually," Shen Zhiyi hesitated and lowered his voice, "Actually, I think Pei Yu seems to like me."

Qin Xiaoran didn't say anything. There was a crisp sound of a cup being knocked over on the other end. After a while, she said in a horrified tone, "Is today April Fool's Day?"

Shen Zhiyi ignored her and continued, "I plan to give him a try."

See if you guessed wrong.