Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

Yuan Song was startled and immediately turned around.

Shang Shijin, wearing a nightgown, stood by the door, frowning as she asked, "It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Who are you talking to on the phone?"

Yuan Song's heart was pounding, and he didn't know for a moment whether she had heard anything.

He suppressed his inner turmoil and forced a smile: "There's something urgent at work, and I'm discussing it with them right now."

Shang Shijin crossed her arms: "Your magazine isn't very big, but you seem to have a lot going on. Why do you seem so busy lately?"

Yuan Song hung up the phone, walked over, and put his arm around her shoulder: "Are you angry, wife?"

Shang Shijin glanced at him sideways: "We agreed before that after Shen Yan returned to the company, we would go on a vacation to an island, but you can never find the time. Now you're not even resting late at night. What exactly are you busy with?"

Yuan Song smiled ingratiatingly and led her back to the bedroom: "It's my fault. If we had acquired that piece of land in the south of the city back then, there wouldn't be so many problems now."

"What's the connection between these two things?" Shang Shijin asked, somewhat puzzled. "Why are you so interested in that piece of land? You've been mentioning it to me countless times. What does whether or not we acquire that land have to do with you? Or did you invest in it behind my back?"

Yuan Song's eyes flickered. He sat on the edge of the bed, held her hand, and lowered his head with some guilt: "I'm sorry, Shi Jin, it's my fault for not telling you sooner."

Shang Shijin asked in surprise, "You really invested?"

Yuan Song quickly explained, "I didn't mean anything by it. You know my mother's health has always been poor, and the magazine doesn't make much money at all. I want to send her to the best nursing home, but I don't have enough money. A friend suggested that I invest in that piece of land in the south of the city."

"That land was guaranteed by the government for the construction of elderly care facilities. Shops around there selling elderly care products would definitely be profitable. I was thinking that if we could get this project, in addition to building the facilities, we could also operate shops around it. But since Kyushu got that land, the better-located shops definitely won't be available to outsiders..."

Shang Shijin understood: "You invested money in those health care projects in advance? But now you can't find suitable shops?"

Yuan Song nodded.

Shang Shijin was speechless: "How could you be so stupid? You've already invested the money before anything's even settled. Shen Yan doesn't care about that land at all, and you didn't even bother to find out anything."

Shang Shijin has a straightforward personality and doesn't hide her emotions when she speaks: "You're just not cut out for business. You've invested so many times before and never succeeded. Why are you still thinking about doing this?"

"Also, if you need money, just ask me. Why are you messing around with it yourself?"

Yuan Song's hands, hanging by his sides, clenched quietly, but he smiled apologetically as he held her hand: "It was my fault. Several friends were voting, and I saw that they were talking so logically, so I took the liberty of voting a little myself."

Shang Shijin didn't want to pursue the matter any further. The money she had invested was gone, and she didn't care about the amount. "Shen Yan really doesn't want to put in any more effort for this land. I'll make up for the money you're short. I'll have someone arrange for Mom's nursing home. You don't need to get involved."

"Alright, let's leave it at that. Go to sleep early."

Shang Shijin was a little annoyed, so she pulled the blanket over herself, turned over, and faced away from him.

Yuan Song turned off the light and stood by the bed for a long time before lifting the blanket and lying on the other side. In the darkness, his expression was particularly gloomy.

*

Shi Ying rested at home for two days, and Shang Chenyan didn't go to the company either. He was worried about leaving her alone at home, so he worked online at home to keep her company.

In the afternoon, Shang Chenyan had an international meeting that would last for several hours. Shi Ying felt bored, so she took the kitten to a nearby pet store to give it a bath.

After giving the kitten a nice, fragrant bath, Shi Ying put it on the flower bed to bask in the sun. Just then, she suddenly saw a familiar figure appear in her field of vision.

Shang Yu saw her too and raised his hand to greet her: "Auntie, what are you doing here?"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the cat in Shi Ying's arms.

"You raised it?" Shang Yu, who had absolutely no resistance to furry creatures, squatted down and teased the cat.

Shi Ying nodded: "My friend found it. She couldn't keep it as a pet, so I took it home."

She hadn't expected to run into Shang Yu today, so she figured there was no better time than today and decided to take this opportunity to push the mission forward a little.

However, Shi Ying still remembered the jealous person upstairs, so she quickly took out her phone and sent a message to Shang Chenyan: 【Husband~】

A short notification sound suddenly rang out in the quiet study.

The eyes of everyone on the screen subtly turned to someone.

Shang Chenyan picked it up without changing his expression and glanced at it. When he saw those two words, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

She only calls him "husband" so obediently when she needs something from him.

Shang Chenyan: [What's wrong?]

Shi Ying: [I ran into Shang Yu.]

Shang Chenyan's brow began to twitch. Soon after, Shi Ying sent another message: [Just letting you know in advance, I'm going to talk to him for ten minutes.]

Shang Chenyan's knuckles turned white as he gripped his phone. He took a few deep breaths before managing to type out a single word: 【Okay.】

Ying was happy to receive a reply and started chatting with Shang Yu using the kitten as an excuse.

But before he could say two sentences, Shang Yu's phone rang. He answered it, his brows furrowing even more.

After he hung up, Shi Ying casually asked, "What's wrong?"

"Something came up at school, and my advisor told me to go back immediately."

Shang Yu angrily fed all the cat treats he had just bought to the kittens: "It must be my uncle again. Last time when we went to the concert, he deliberately had the instructor invite me to some seminar."

"Does my uncle just not want me to be idle?"

After hurriedly feeding the cat, Shang Yu quickly prepared to leave: "I have to go now."

Shi Ying stood there, bewildered.

That scoundrel Shang Chenyan! He promised not to stop her from talking to Shang Yu, but he's sabotaging things behind her back again!

Shi Ying angrily picked up the kitten and rushed home.

*

Villa, study.

The meeting had ended, but Shang Chenyan remained seated motionless in his chair, staring blankly at the screen in front of him.

He couldn't resist again and found a way to get rid of Shang Yu.

Shang Chenyan was somewhat annoyed. He knew that Shi Ying wouldn't have any feelings for Shang Yu, and Shang Yu wouldn't dare to do anything inappropriate to her. But when he thought about the scene of the two of them chatting happily, he felt unbearable.

But by the time he calmed down, he had already called Teacher Yang.

Shang Chenyan leaned back in his chair and took out the photos of him and Shi Ying from the drawer, placing them one by one on the table.

Even though he knew the whole truth, he still couldn't shake the fear that Shi Ying would leave.

On the contrary, he became even more panicked, fearing that something unexpected would happen as soon as Shi Ying left home.

His condition still did not improve.

Before, there were no obstacles between them.

downstairs.

Shi Ying stormed into the house, placed the kitten on the sofa, and then ran upstairs.

The study door was ajar.

But as she approached, she heard a low, suppressed gasp.