Chapter 1267: The Mysterious Woman in the Hotel Room

Under his attentive care.

By the second half of the night, Shi Ran's fever had broken, and by the next morning, she was completely recovered.

It had backfired.

Shi Ran would never admit that it was her own misjudgment that led to failure and catching a cold.

But she couldn't do it again, so she gave up.

She had her pride; she could never bring herself to be too proactive, even if it killed her.

But for some reason, Yun Qitian was completely oblivious; she had dropped hints several times over the past few days, yet he didn't pick up on them at all, like a block of wood.

Where had his usual cleverness gone?

Shi Ran even wondered: had he started liking someone else?

After all, he was so outstanding, and there were so many women who liked him.

She had been thinking about this all day for the past few days, feeling very anxious and unsettled.

Her father-in-law returned from a business trip, so her mother-in-law went back home, and Yun Qitian logically moved into the guest room.

Shi Ran wanted to ask him to stay, wanting very much to say, "Don't stay in the guest room anymore, I want to be a real married couple with you."

Unsurprisingly, she still couldn't bring herself to say such words!

The company had a project that required Shi Ran to handle it in person.

The project was in another city, requiring a business trip of four or five days.

Shi Ran felt this was an opportunity, so she said to her husband, "Qi Tian, pack your things, come with me on this business trip."

When a married couple goes on a business trip together, the Secretary naturally books one room when booking the hotel.

Given Shi Ran's status, she should be staying in a Presidential Suite on business trips.

But the place they were going to wasn't large, and even the best hotel didn't have a Presidential Suite.

While checking in, Yun Qitian frowned upon hearing there was only one room and took it upon himself to decide: "Open another room. How can one room be enough? I'll affect your rest when I'm handling chores."

Shi Ran grumbled in her heart: *Blockhead. *

Yet she didn't show any displeasure on her face, echoing his words: "Exactly, Secretary Xiao Li is a fresh graduate and really lacks work experience; she's not as good as when you were my Assistant."

If it were any other time, Yun Qitian would have climbed up the pole and said, "How about I go back to being your Assistant?"

But now, he didn't.

He smiled and said: "It's not that Xiao Li isn't good, it's that I'm too outstanding. If you compare her to me, of course she can't compare."

It was very immodest, but it was the truth.

By this time, the front desk had already finished the check-in procedures for the two, handed over the room cards and identification, and the two went upstairs.

Their rooms were next to each other, but Yun Qitian frowned when he saw they were two adjacent rooms, looking quite unhappy.

"What's wrong with you?" Shi Ran asked: "Your room and my room are next to each other, you look quite unhappy."

Yun Qitian explained: "Nothing of the sort, don't overthink it. I just feel this place is too crude and I'm worried you won't be used to staying here."

This reason was acceptable enough.

Shi Ran was truly a workaholic; she didn't even rest after putting down her luggage before dragging Qi Tian to the construction site to take a look.

He wasn't very willing: "Going now? A friend is coming to see me in a bit, can we go later?"

She didn't think much of it and asked quite naturally: "Who is coming to see you? Do I know them?"

She basically knew all of Yun Qitian's friends.

It was just a casual question, but his expression turned flustered: "You don't know them... Go do your work, or why don't you go by yourself? Can I not accompany you?"

Shi Ran:...

"Fine!"

Besides agreeing, what else could she say?

The entire afternoon.

Shi Ran was absent-minded at the construction site; Yun Qitian's flustered appearance kept surfacing in her mind, which was very abnormal.

What does it mean for a husband to act so abnormally in front of his wife?

He had someone else on the outside.

Shi Ran felt empty inside, a bit distracted.

Fortunately, she had a high IQ and could multitask, so even though her attention wasn't very focused, she quickly resolved the issues.

The other party wanted her to stay for dinner to fulfill the duties of a host.

Shi Ran declined, claiming she wasn't feeling well.

She sped back to the hotel, wanting to knock on Yun Qitian's door; her hand was already raised, but she hesitated and didn't knock.

What would she say if she knocked the door open?

On the way back, her mind was full of thoughts: was his "friend" a man or a woman?

It must be a woman.

What kind of woman would she be?

Is she very pretty?

How long have they known each other? To follow him all the way on a business trip, their relationship must be deep—how far had it developed?

Shi Ran had countless questions in her heart, urgently wanting to figure them out one by one.

It wasn't until she was ready to knock that she remembered she needed a reason; otherwise, what would she say after the person opened the door?

She stood at the door for five minutes just like that, yet still couldn't think of a suitable reason.

It wasn't that there were no reasons, but rather that she thought of them one by one, only to refute them one by one.

In the end, Shi Ran was still timid and gave up.

She could be proactive in other matters, but she was very passive when it came to feelings.

She returned to her room, lay on the bed, and stared at the ceiling.

Her mind was filled with every little detail of the time spent with Yun Qitian; when did he walk into her heart?

She did not know, but he had indeed walked in.

Now, thinking of him chatting with his girlfriend next door, she felt a bitter taste in her heart—sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, it was a mix of everything.

Just at this moment, a sound came from next door: a woman's delicate voice, acting spoiled and coquettish toward a man.

The hotel's soundproofing was not very good; through the wall, one could actually make out the general meaning of their normal conversation.

The woman's meaning was that if his wife didn't like him, she was blind, and that such an excellent man as him was liked by many equally excellent women, such as herself.

If you are willing to be with me, I will make you the happiest man in the world, I will listen to everything you say, and I will be good to you for a lifetime.

She also expressed that she did not care about status, as long as she could be by his side, she would be satisfied.

"Bitch." Shi Ran could no longer stand it.

Seducing her husband right next door to her, did she think she was air?

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The door was pounded with a thudding sound.

The voices inside stopped immediately.

Yun Qitian asked cautiously, "Who is it?"

"Me."

The person inside clearly recognized her voice, but did not open the door immediately; instead, he asked, "It's so late, is there something you need?"

Late?

It was clearly only seven o'clock in the evening, how late could it be?

Shi Ran could have righteously demanded he open the door and then barged in to tear the bitch apart!

But her pride did not allow her to do so; even though she was about to explode with anger, Shi Ran still said in as calm a voice as possible, "I have something to say, open the door."

"It's not convenient."

Although he said it was not convenient inside, he still opened the door; Shi Ran went in, and the room was empty.

"Where is the person?"

"What person?"

Yun Qitian smiled and handed her a glass of lemonade: "Drink some water to cool your temper."

She did not take it; since she had already come, she naturally had to ask for a clear explanation.

"You know better than I do who it is—the woman who was just talking; she is so infatuated with you, how can you bear to let her be a mistress? Let's get a divorce, don't let it affect your happiness."

She held back, not letting her tears fall.

But her complexion was very poor, pale as paper.

Yun Qitian, with a mix of caution and secret joy, asked, "Are you angry?"