Chapter 254: Who Said She Didn't Accept Me?

All of Yuan Fengye's interest vanished abruptly after Song Ci poured a basin of cold water over him.

He wore a cold expression as he slowly pried away the hand Song Ci had hooked around his neck. "Fine, Song Ci, you really have guts!"

Song Ci fell back onto the bed, and before long, she heard the sound of the bedroom door opening and then slamming shut.

After a few minutes passed, the sound of a car starting up drifted in from downstairs.

Yuan Fengye had left.

Song Ci was too tired to even roll over; she looked at the several checks with amounts written on them on the nightstand and smiled silently.

It turned out that the feeling of making money while lying down was actually quite good.

Besides, Yuan Fengye's physique was truly not bad—nearly 1.9 meters tall, broad shoulders and a narrow waist; those muscles felt quite good to the touch.

Having a good time and getting paid, this deal wasn't a loss.

She was too lazy to move, so she just slept on the messy, large bed and didn't wake up until the next day.

She was still preoccupied with the matter regarding Zhu Yuan.

After eating her fill, she went out to buy and take the Medicine for the morning after, borrowed a phone from someone at the pharmacy, and called Zhu Qi to ask if Zhu Yuan had contacted them in the past two days.

"Yuanyuan called me yesterday," Zhu Qi said.

Song Ci frowned slightly. "Did she mention Sheng Yu?"

"No." To this day, Zhu Qi was still being kept in the dark; if he knew that Zhu Yuan had been pregnant with Sheng Yu's child, had aborted it, and had done such harmful things to her body, he would be heartbroken.

And how could Zhu Yuan easily forgive Sheng Yu's deception? If she did, the efforts she had made for her freedom would have been in vain.

Song Ci didn't explain too much over the phone, nor did she dare tell Grandpa Zhu about those things; she only told him to wait for Zhu Yuan to explain it herself later.

At least Zhu Yuan was safe and sound for now.

With the Second Master of the Pei Family protecting her, she was absolutely safe; Song Ci wasn't worried about that, she only worried about Zhu Yuan being found by Sheng Yu.

That madman Sheng Yu might do something even crazier than imprisoning her.

However, it seemed now that the person Yuan Fengye spoke of was not Zhu Yuan.

Yet Yuan Fengye didn't know, and Qi Jing didn't know that the person wasn't Zhu Yuan; one could even say that apart from the parties involved—Sheng Yu, Pei Ling, Zhu Yuan, herself, and the Zhu family—everyone else believed the woman Sheng Yu was keeping in Fengcheng was Zhu Yuan.

Could it be that Sheng Yu was truly so overcome with longing for Zhu Yuan that he found someone who looked very much like her?

In her opinion, Sheng Yu didn't seem like that kind of person.

……

Zhu Qi told Zhu Jingyao about Song Ci calling him.

"What else did she ask?" Zhu Jingyao's eyes darkened; Song Ci had only just been to the Zhu house the day before yesterday—what had happened that she was asking such questions again?

"She didn't ask anything else."

As he spoke, Zhu Qi grabbed Zhu Jingyao's hand uneasily and asked nervously, "Has something happened to Yuanyuan?"

Thinking this, Zhu Qi's heart was in a panic.

He immediately let go of Zhu Jingyao's hand, took out his phone, and made a call.

Zhu Jingyao did not stop him, because in the next second, he heard a mechanical female voice coming from the receiver of Zhu Qi's phone: The number you have dialed is not in service.

The number Zhu Yuan used to call every time was a virtual number.

Zhu Jingyao was well aware of this.

Otherwise, he would have long since followed the clues to find Yuanyuan.

"Grandpa, nothing has happened to Yuanyuan. She just doesn't want to be with Sheng Yu anymore. You also know that Sheng Yu has immense power; the reason Yuanyuan hasn't returned is that she is afraid of being taken away by Sheng Yu. The way we can protect Yuanyuan now is to contact her as little as possible to reduce the probability of her being exposed."

Zhu Qi's brow furrowed deeper and deeper. "Why?"

Sheng Yu had even proposed to Yuanyuan; he knew his granddaughter very well—if she hadn't agreed, she wouldn't have willingly put on the engagement ring. Since she had agreed, she wouldn't change her mind.

"Sheng Yu has an illegitimate child." Zhu Jingyao looked grave.

Zhu Qi was startled and suddenly raised his voice. "What did you say!"

"Just as you heard, Grandpa. You know Yuanyuan's temperament well; this is the reason she had to leave Sheng Yu."

Zhu Qi looked at Zhu Jingyao, his eyes instantly turning red.

How much grievance must Yuanyuan have suffered?

His Yuanyuan had never suffered such humiliation before.

That Sheng Yu!

He had misjudged him, thinking he was treating Yuanyuan with sincerity, which was why he had felt at ease handing his granddaughter over to him.

Who knew he had actually made Yuanyuan suffer such great grievances.

After soothing the old man's emotions, Zhu Jingyao returned to his room and sat quietly by the bed, his mind processing various pieces of information.

Yuanyuan had been hidden away by the Second Master of the Pei Family; he now had to find her while avoiding not only the eyes and ears of the Pei Family but also the eyes and ears of that person.

Otherwise, Yuanyuan would have to face another life-or-death trial.

And how could he bear to push her into the spotlight?

He did not regret the matter he had agreed to with Sheng Hongyao back then; Yuanyuan leaving Sheng Yu was the correct choice.

Who knew that after one Sheng Yu, there would be a Pei Ling.

If he had known so many complications would arise, he should have negotiated more conditions with Sheng Hongyao back then and gotten out of prison sooner; then he wouldn't have let Yuanyuan come into contact with those two men.

……

Pei Ling had planted people to keep an eye on every move Sheng Yu made.

Whatever Yuan Fengye could find out, his people naturally received news of as well.

"Second Master, there are already some rumors outside saying that Sheng Yu is keeping Miss Zhu in Fengcheng." Pei Li relayed the news from his subordinates to Pei Ling.

Pei Ling toyed with the charm on his phone. "Don't pay it any mind; that is bait thrown out by Sheng Yu."

"You mean..." Pei Li was shocked. "Sheng Yu is trying to flush out Shen Yijing?"

As for Shen Yijing and Sheng Hongyao, Pei Ling had no desire to pay them any mind.

But it had to be said, they were the greatest threat endangering Zhu Yuan's life.

Sheng Yu had already arranged a car accident to leave Sheng Hongyao crippled.

That left only that disgusting woman, Shen Yijing.

Sheng Yu wanted to root her out, and he did not want to get involved, but what was disgusting was that Sheng Yu's second-hand goods actually dared to use Zhu Yuan's name to leave marks on his own body.

He was not worthy!

Pei Ling looked down at the Sun Wukong pendant held in his palm and said meaningfully, "Of course, he also wants to bluff us."

He was not unaware of how many pairs of eyes were watching him from all around.

Once he made any move to find Zhu Yuan within these two days, Sheng Yu would certainly notice, and it would then be very easy for him to discover Zhu Yuan.

He had planned to go find her tomorrow, but it would have to be postponed.

Ever since that afternoon when he couldn't help but hold her and kissed her ear through her hair when she wasn't paying attention, she had not welcomed him, so he had no choice but to leave.

And he had also been busy cleaning up the aftermath of Pei Shaoshen's affairs, working around the clock every day.

In the blink of an eye, a month had already passed.

He had not expected that he would miss her so much that his heart would tremble.

Pei Li advised, "Second Master, the doctor suggests that your surgery must be done as soon as possible. If you won't think of yourself, you should at least consider Miss Zhu. She may not have accepted you yet, but what if she accepts you one day? Can you bear to leave her all alone?"

"Who says she hasn't accepted me?" Pei Ling said with a cold face; could a friend's acceptance not count as acceptance?

Pei Li did not point it out, "Yes, but can you bear it?"