Chi Yu took out his phone from the bag, and seeing the name on the caller ID, he didn’t hesitate to press the phone to his ear.

Sheng Yi’s cheerful voice came through the receiver: "Yuanyuan, I’m coming to your place for dinner tonight."

Chi Yu: "Don’t you have any shame? All you do is freeload at my Yuanyuan’s place for meals every day!"

Sheng Yi who was already driving on the way to the Gu Mansion: ???

"Who are you? Where’s Yuanyuan?" asked Sheng Yi.

Though he indulged Sheng Yi frequently, Chi Yu still knew when to be cautious and understood not to offend her easily. Sitting lazily with his long legs casually crossed, he said to Sheng Yi on the other end of the line: "She’s in a meeting, hasn’t finished work yet."

"You’re Chi Yu, aren’t you?" Sheng Yi on the other end suspected this person was Chi Yu.

Judging by that cheeky tone, there’s a good chance it’s him.

Moreover, the only one who would dare to answer Yuanyuan’s phone without asking would indeed be Chi Yu!

Chi Yu: "Of course, it’s me."

Once she confirmed it was Chi Yu answering the call, Sheng Yi’s attitude was notably less friendly: "Seriously, I ask you, how can you take Yuanyuan’s calls without permission?"

Chi Yu: "Why can’t I take it?"

Sheng Yi: "Please, do figure out, who are you to Yuanyuan? What gives you the position to answer her calls, an ex-boyfriend or an ex-husband?"

Chi Yu: "..."

—This one’s a tough cookie!

Even the punctuation hit his sore spot!

Sheng Yi laughed heartily several times: "Oh, how nice my speech is!"

Chi Yu got up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, gritting his teeth as he spoke to Sheng Yi on the phone: "An ex-husband is only temporary, don’t get too happy too soon."

Sheng Yi harbors considerable prejudice against Chi Yu, always speaking rather rudely, and she straightforwardly retorted on the call: "Have you seen anyone who looks back and has a happy ending? Yuanyuan is so rational, she knows when to hold on and when to let go. It’s been almost a year, hasn’t it? Haven’t heard her say she wants to remarry you, so stop daydreaming all the time!"

Those words truly poked straight into Chi Yu’s wounds.

On this side of the phone, he was nearly infuriated to the point of disfigurement, all sense of clarity thrown to the wind.

"I say, why is your mouth so venomous? You’ve probably poisoned away the incense your family has burned for eight generations! Let me tell you, Sheng Yi, things are good between Yuanyuan and me. It’s really not a big deal to get remarried; is it because Yuanyuan doesn’t want to? No, it’s just me holding back from clearly saying it to Yuanyuan, really sorry to disappoint you."

The same way he was infuriated is the same way Chi Yu retorted back.

Sheng Yi was of course uncertain, knowing that Yuanyuan deeply loved this man.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been entangled with him until now.

What’s more, there’s a little Suisui between them.

"Alright, alright, you win, don’t you! Wait for me; I’ll come over to argue with you! Arguing over the phone impairs my performance." With that, Sheng Yi hung up the phone first.

Chi Yu listened to the busy tone coming through the receiver, scoffing coldly, realizing he shouldn’t have answered the phone, only bringing trouble upon himself. Reflecting on those poignant words Sheng Yi just said, they weren’t entirely unjustified.

Gu Yuan is an extremely rational person.

She could indulge his little faults and whims and could allow him to do as he pleased while staying by her side.

But after all this time, she clearly sees his efforts.

Yet there has never been any intention to remarry him.

The more he thought, the heavier his heart felt.

He could even acknowledge last night’s indulgence with Yuanyuan was merely a grown woman’s physiological need, plainly said, he was just something to fulfill her needs, nothing more.

Sigh... shouldn’t he be grateful his extraordinary talent still keeps her coming back?

What if Yuanyuan grows tired of him, what then?

"What to do..." Chi Yu sighed heavily, rubbing his forehead: "The sense of crisis is growing."

...

When Sheng Yi drove to the Gu Family, Gu Yuan’s meeting hadn’t ended yet.

Whenever she came to the Gu Family, there was no need for any protocol, her face was the pass. She pushed the door straight into Gu Yuan’s office, seeing Chi Yu sitting there with a worried face, sighing. Even hearing her voice, he just glanced at her and withdrew his gaze, pretending not to see her.

Turning a blind eye.

"As soon as I come in, I see a face full of woes, truly unlucky." Sheng Yi commented as she entered the office, putting her bag casually on the sofa as if at her own home.

Chi Yu remained seated, not moving, looking at Sheng Yi with a stoic face, then withdrew his gaze and pretended not to see her, saying nothing.

Sheng Yi poured herself a cup of warm water and sat on the sofa opposite Chi Yu, seeing his grumpy face, she unkindly snickered.

Hearing the unrestrained laughter from the woman opposite him, Chi Yu glared at her coldly: "What’s so funny? Am I right on your laughing spot?"