Forty minutes later, Xia Zhiqian and Zhou Miaoying drove downstairs, and Gu Yunting went down to meet them. While in the elevator, Gu Yunting explained the general situation to them.

Pei Shizhou and Xia Yichu stayed together. After they came up, Gu Yunting came over to call for help, and then Pei Shizhou and Xia Yichu went out together.

He Jiaying was left standing in Gu Yunting's office, where two people were watching her and preventing her from leaving.

"Let me out. I want to see your CEO Pei and CEO Gu."

He Jiaying had completely lost patience and went to Zhou Miaoying's house yesterday to find her. She overheard the couple talking about Xia Yichu's pregnancy, and today she couldn't wait to bring photos to the company to find Pei Shizhou.

After showing the photos to Gu Yunting, he told He Jiaying to wait there. He Jiaying knew Pei Shizhou would definitely come to see her, and sure enough, Gu Yunting had just said that Pei Shizhou was delayed by something and would be coming soon.

However, He Jiaying waited for almost an hour and Pei Shizhou still hadn't arrived, so He Jiaying regretted it.

She should have taken the photos to Xia Yichu to ask for money, not come here to find Pei Shizhou. She desperately wanted to go home, but the two people here wouldn't let her leave no matter what she said, and she was on the verge of a breakdown.

"Let me go, or I'll call the police and report you for illegally imprisoning me."

Left with no other option, He Jiaying threatened them, but the two men were Gu Yunting's assistants and were not afraid of her threats.

"Ms. He, that's absurd. Didn't you come to our company to see Shi Zhou yourself? How can you say we're imprisoning you!"

Gu Yunting's voice preceded his arrival. He waved to his two assistants, signaling them to leave first. The two assistants nodded and left.

When He Jiaying saw Gu Yunting and Pei Shizhou walk in together, her eyes were fixed on Pei Shizhou. Even though she was married now, she still blushed and her heart raced when she saw Pei Shizhou again.

At the same time, I was amazed at how lucky Xia Yichu was to be able to marry Pei Shizhou, who was both handsome and rich.

Pei Shizhou didn't bother looking at He Jiaying. If it weren't for Zhou Miaoying's sake last time, he would have dealt with He Jiaying long ago, making it impossible for her to stay in Kyoto. He wouldn't be letting her live so comfortably now.

"Miss He, I've brought Shi Zhou with me. Now you can tell me what's on your mind!"

Gu Yunting crossed his arms, looking like he was watching a show.

"I'd like to speak with Shi Zhou alone."

He Jiaying called Pei Shizhou's name shyly, but Pei Shizhou's expression was one of undisguised disgust. Thinking of the people at the door, Pei Shizhou suppressed his temper.

"Yunting, you can go out now."

Hearing Pei Shizhou's words, He Jiaying was overjoyed; Pei Shizhou was willing to spend time alone with her.

"Okay! Call me if you need anything."

Gu Yunting had seen plenty of women harassing Pei Shizhou, but this was the first time he'd ever seen a woman lay a hand on Xia Yichu. Gu Yunting didn't know why Pei Shizhou wasn't angry when he heard Xia Yichu went to a hotel with a man, but he knew He Jiaying was definitely in big trouble today.

"Shizhou, I..."

He Jiaying looked at Pei Shizhou with adoration, striking what she thought was her most beautiful pose in front of him.

These were the poses she practiced in front of the mirror yesterday. From Pei Shizhou's angle, she looked absolutely stunning. She had also put on exquisite makeup and sprayed on plenty of perfume.

"Don't call me by my name, it's disgusting."

Pei Shizhou took a few more steps back, keeping a full three meters away from her.

"you…"

He Jiaying couldn't control her expression; her face contorted with anger.

"What kind of good person does Xia Yichu think she is? Going to hotels with men. I heard you've been married for less than a month, and she's already two months pregnant."

As He Jiaying spoke, she took out the photos and showed them to Pei Shizhou.

"Look, I saw her and this man walking into the hotel together, chatting and laughing."

He Jiaying deliberately chose some unique angles to take the photos, which made the two of them look quite intimate.

"Also, the two of them went into the room early in the morning and didn't come out for several hours. It's obvious what happened between them."

"Why did you take pictures of my wife? Why were you stalking her?"

Just as Pei Shizhou had thought, the photo in He Jiaying's hand was of Yao Jingshen and Xia Yichu.

"What"

He Jiaying was dumbfounded. A normal man wouldn't react like this when he finds out his wife is cheating. Does Pei Shizhou not understand? Instead of thanking her, he's questioning her.

"Answer me, why are you stalking my wife?"

Pei Shizhou's eyes were sharp, and his face carried an aggressive aura.

"You, you stay away! I didn't mean to. I just happened to see Xia Yichu laughing and talking with a man. It seemed really strange, so I..."

He Jiaying only now realized how terrifying Pei Shizhou was; he looked like he was ready to attack her at any moment. Pei Shizhou had been a soldier before, and his hands were stained with blood.

The aura emanating from him was overwhelming, and He Jiaying turned pale and trembled all over.

"Tell me, have you been stalking my wife lately?"

"No, I didn't."

Pei Shizhou gave her a deep look, making sure she wasn't lying, before looking away.

He strolled over to Gu Yunting's office chair and sat down, asking in a mocking tone, "He Jiaying, what exactly is your purpose in coming to the company to see me today?"

"I'm not lying to you. I saw Xia Yichu and the man go to the hotel with my own eyes. I don't know how long they stayed in the room. Anyway, I stood at the door for more than ten minutes, and they still hadn't come out when I left."

He Jiaying quickly and diligently smeared Xia Yichu. She regretted it immensely earlier, wishing she had taken the photos to Xia Yichu and extorted a large sum of money from her.

Once she has money, she can have any kind of man she wants, why does she have to come here and suffer at Pei Shizhou's hands? He Jiaying had heard Zhou Miaoying say before how good Pei Shizhou was to Xia Yichu and how much he doted on her.

"Take out the photos and negatives, don't force me to do it."

"I...I only brought two photos with me."

He Jiaying pointed to the two photos and said that she actually carried them with her. She was worried that Pei Shizhou wouldn't believe her, so she brought the three negatives of the photos she had secretly taken of Xia Yichu that day, including the ones she had developed.

"I heard your husband's surname is Zhang, and he works at a restaurant, where he's a manager."

Pei Shizhou has just investigated He Jiaying's family situation, especially her husband's family.

"What do you mean? What do you want to do?"

He Jiaying looked terrified. Despite her husband's family's poor treatment of her, and the fact that their circumstances were certainly not comparable to Pei Shizhou's, they were still locals from Kyoto.

Countless women desperately want to marry someone from Kyoto but fail, yet He Jiaying is the first person in her area to marry someone from a big city. Her neighbors are incredibly envious, and her parents are extremely proud of her.

She got to know her husband because she helped out at Zhou Miaoying's fruit stand. The stall next to Zhou's parents' was run by an older woman selling vegetables. The woman saw how hard-working she was and introduced her to her nephew.

The old lady's nephew fell in love with her at first sight, and the two got married after dating for a little over two months. Things were fine at first, but then He Jiaying hadn't gotten pregnant even after almost a year of marriage.

Gradually, their relationship became increasingly strained, to the point that He Jiaying didn't even want to go home after get off work. She felt that her mother-in-law was too controlling and wouldn't let her eat many things.

For example, when she eats ice cream in the summer, she says it's too cold and bad for her health, and that eating too much makes it harder to get pregnant.

"It doesn't mean anything, it's just unfortunate that the restaurant belongs to my maternal grandparents."

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