Chapter 32: Please don’t ignore me, sir?
With the experience from last time, this time after getting permission, Secretary Qin quickly handed the phone over. The meeting was still going on on the computer. Pei Yu lowered his eyes slightly, looking indifferent, and glanced at the new message casually.

Secretary Qin observed carefully, hoping that the content of the message would satisfy Pei Yu. If he returned to Huating today, he would not have to work overtime here.

It was impossible to tell what Pei Yu was thinking. He still had that indifferent look on his face, with an unlit cigarette between his fingertips. He moved his eyes away from his phone and looked out the window at the brightly lit night. He said nothing for a long time.

Still working until the early morning.

The multinational conference finally ended. It was still daytime over there, but it was already late at night in China. Secretary Qin packed up the documents and prepared to go off work.

"Contact the driver." Pei Yu threw the cigarette he held between his fingers into the trash can without lighting it. His eyes were filled with fatigue and his tone was low, and no emotion could be heard as he said, "Go back to Hua Ting."

It was already dawn when they arrived at Huating. Pei Yu sat in the car for a long time, until the ray of light in the sky gradually enveloped him, then he took his coat and went back to the main building.

The housekeeper had received the news of his return a long time ago, and also knew that he still had work to do today and might not stay long, so he made him a cup of hot tea to refresh himself.

Pei Yu glanced at him and lowered his eyes coldly, "Change to coffee."

He doesn't like tea.

The housekeeper stood still with a smile on his face, "This is the tea set that Miss Shen brought back yesterday. Sir, would you like to take a closer look?"

It was a set of white marble tea sets with a warm and delicate texture. Although Pei Yu did not like tea, it did not mean that he did not understand it.

He raised his eyes and met the butler's suggestive gaze, and then he realized that this set of tea set was actually bought for him.

After a long silence, Pei Yu drank the tea and went upstairs.

He went to the second bedroom first. The bedding was neatly arranged, as if no one had ever lived there. Pei Yu was slightly startled, as if he remembered something, and turned to look for the master bedroom.

The empty bedroom was extremely quiet. There was a faint scent of agarwood in the air, mixed with a hint of the sweet smell of women's perfume. Shen Zhiyi was sleeping soundly, with half of her face hidden under the dark grey quilt, making her skin look even whiter.

Not wanting to disturb her, Pei Yu sat down anywhere, leaned against the bed and looked at her sleeping face, and used his fingertips to gently brush away a strand of hair that was stuck to her cheek.

In the past, it took a lot of effort to get her to come and sleep with him, but now that he is not coming back, she is willing to run to this empty room.

"Slept soundly."

Pei Yu moved his lips silently, looking listless. He held her wrist loosely and whispered with a hint of resentment, "Don't you care about me at all?"

It’s okay not to go to the hospital to see her, it’s okay not to reply to her messages, it’s okay not to go back to Huating, does she not care about anything?
Because I don’t care, it doesn’t matter.

When Shen Zhiyi woke up, Pei Yu had already left. She glanced at the tea set on the table that had not been cleared away yet, and then looked at the housekeeper, "Didn't he say anything?"

In fact, she waited for him for nearly a whole night and fell into a deep sleep in the early morning. She slept so soundly that she didn't even notice that he had returned.

"Nothing," the housekeeper said worriedly, "I thought the master woke you up."

Otherwise, why would you stay upstairs for so long?

Shen Zhiyi sat quietly on the sofa for a while, thinking about Pei Yu's performance these days. Perhaps he was already annoyed and unhappy with her because of Huo Heng's incident. So what's next?
Would he end this relationship with her out of boredom?
Shen Zhiyi suddenly didn't know what to do. She sent a message to Pei Yu yesterday and sent him a gift, actually wanting to make him happy and calm down. But if she did nothing and their relationship could end like this, wouldn't it be better for her?

"Miss Shen," the housekeeper said helplessly as he bent over to put away the tea set, "please don't ignore Mr. Shen, okay?"

When he looked into her eyes, Shen Zhiyi had the illusion that his thoughts had been seen through. He pursed his lips and said nothing, struggling in his heart.

"The gentleman didn't come until dawn. I heard from Secretary Qin that he came here as soon as he finished his work. He didn't even take a break. He just sat upstairs for a while. Miss Shen, the gentleman wasn't that busy. He was just being mad."

The housekeeper sighed, "He has been in poor health after several years of treatment abroad. If he gets worse..." She said nothing more. Shen Zhiyi's heart softened and she couldn't help asking, "What disease does he have?"

"I don't know the details," the butler pointed to his chest, "I heard it's a heart problem."

heart?

Shen Zhiyi's breath was choked. Pei Yu's sometimes pale face appeared in front of him again. He couldn't bear it anymore and made up his mind, "What work does he have today?"

The crew has already wrapped up filming, and there are still two days before joining Director Meng's crew. Shen Zhiyi only has a magazine shoot today, so her schedule is not tight.

After leaving Hua Ting, she sat in the nanny car and discussed with Wang Feifei, "Can my magazine photo shoot this afternoon be moved up a little?"

"It's already early enough, why do we need to bring it forward even further?"

Wang Feifei was puzzled, "Do you have anything to do?"

The artists themselves know that Shen Zhiyi has few close friends inside and outside the circle. Her private life is very simple. Apart from work, she just rests at home.

"Well," Shen Zhiyi reported a name, "I want to go here."

Wang Feifei was impressed by the name, "Hot Spring Winery?"

It is a hot spring winery with high standards and entry barriers.

Guessing something, she didn't ask any more questions, "Okay, I'll contact the magazine and try to get it in advance."

The hot spring winery is too far away and the drive there is very long. Shen Zhiyi rushed there as soon as she finished filming. Secretary Qin said that Pei Yu would accompany a few elders to the winery to rest after the morning meeting, but he would not stay overnight and would fly to another province on a business trip after dark. If she wanted to see him today, she had to see him before he left the winery.

"Zhiyi, that's Song Ran's car."

The car window was lowered, and Song Ran greeted Shen Zhiyi in another car, "Where are you going?"

I didn't know her well, but I didn't know when her attitude became warm. Shen Zhiyi also said politely, "It's a personal matter."

"Are you going out to play?" Song Ran seemed very interested. "Can you take me with you?"

"Why are you trying to get close to me when we're not familiar with each other?" Assistant Xiao Dong was afraid that she would really follow him, so he refused in advance, "No, Miss Song, we can't go to the place we want to go without a reservation."

Song Ran didn't seem to notice her bad attitude, and still asked with a smile, "What place is it?"

Xiao Dong mentioned the name and emphasized again and again, "Let's go with Miss Song next time we have a chance."

This place really cannot be visited without a reservation, so Song Ran gave up and said, "Okay, Zhiyi, have fun."

After watching Shen Zhiyi's car drive away, she slowly dialed a number, "...I sent you the address. Don't blame me if you can't find anyone. By the way, I also sent you the bag I liked."

The man replied with something, and she smiled again, "I rushed to get close to him and gave him the cold shoulder just to get information from you, Director Xu, you must remember my kindness."

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