Pei Yansi stood there, accompanied by Zhao Jin.
As usual, after finishing their business at the company, they would come here to see Shen Heyu and Yuexue.
In fact, Pei Yansi made time to come every week. Today happened to be the weekend, and he knew Yuexue didn’t have school, so he specifically came to see the mother and daughter.
He just hadn’t expected Lu Yi to still be here.
Ever since he left last time, Lu Yi hadn’t left and had been constantly by the side of Shen Heyu and her daughter.
It was impossible for Pei Yansi to say he felt no turmoil, he had revisited that neighborhood later, and hadn’t even spotted Shen Heyu’s traces; it seemed like she had moved away from that place with her daughter.
Pei Yansi wanted to find her again, but didn’t know where to start; he didn’t want to disturb her just yet.
Because he hadn’t yet sorted everything out for the present.
He quietly watched the mother and daughter, who, under Lu Yi’s company, were smiling beautifully and seemed extremely happy.
Seeing them happy, even though the person beside his daughter and the woman he loved was not him, Pei Yansi felt consoled.
He was more eager to see the smile of Shen Heyu.
But watching her, though she was only a few steps away from him, he couldn’t step forward to talk to her.
He felt bitter inside.
Shen Heyu seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up in his direction; Pei Yansi’s heart skipped, and he quickly stepped back two paces, using the bushes next to him to hide his body.
The park was certainly not short of bushes—Pei Yansi had thought they were just ornamental plants but hadn’t expected they would be useful in situations .
In that moment, he both hoped Shen Heyu would notice him and hoped she wouldn’t.
Shen Heyu looked oddly at the bush, finding it unusual. She thought she had glimpsed a familiar figure flash by.
It looked like Pei Yansi, but she wasn’t quite sure.
This wasn’t the first time Shen Heyu had such an illusion; there was also that other time, at the corner of the street outside the residential area, where she saw that car.
But because she hadn’t seen him use it before, she wasn’t quite sure.
"What are you looking at?"
Lu Yi, noticing her distraction and following her gaze, saw nothing.
Shen Heyu shook her head, "Maybe I’m just seeing things."
Lu Yi looked at the bushes and didn’t say anything. It might be Yansi, or it might not; he didn’t know, but so far, he hadn’t sensed any signs from Shen Heyu that she wanted to reunite with Pei Yansi.
Pei Yansi watched her shift her attention before slowly standing up again.
He felt suffocated watching her with another man and couldn’t breathe, but there was nothing he could do to resolve it.
His only solution right now was to first resolve things with Lingmeng, before he could bring her over.
Zhao Jin said, "President Pei, it’s getting late, we should head back. You and Miss Chen have an appointment today to take wedding photos."
With such a reminder, Zhao Jin was actually very nervous. He knew that Pei Yansi didn’t care about Chen Lingmeng at all, and even had an aversion to her.
But looking at the time, it was already late, and they needed two hours to fly back to their original city, while their wedding photo appointment was at three in the afternoon.
Pei Yansi glanced at the wristwatch in his hand, noticing the time indeed was getting late. He then looked deeply one last time at Shen Heyu and his daughter, took out his phone to capture a picture of them, and led Zhao Jin away.
Ever since Shen Heyu had experienced that trace of so-called illusion, she had been somewhat distracted. She didn’t know why, but recently, it seemed like she could always see Pei Yansi’s figure invisibly around her.
There had been many times when she even felt that the man was not far from her side—a very strong intuition, but every time she went to look, she would not see him.
She sighed in her heart, ultimately attributing these emotions to an obsession.
Her obsession with Pei Yansi.
After returning to his original city, Pei Yansi headed directly to the photoshoot location for the wedding pictures as he had agreed.
It was a private photoshoot, not in a studio, but at an outdoor venue.
A small lake, an artificial lake constructed in recent years, had pigeons, aquatic animals, and plants added to it annually, creating a beautiful environment.
This, of course, was also a property of the Pei Family. Today, due to the wedding photoshoot with Chen Lingmeng, the place was closed off to the public, occupied only by the photography staff and the main participants.
When Pei Yansi arrived, Chen Lingmeng had already changed into her wedding dress and was waiting in a wheelchair.
With her makeup exquisitely done, she beamed a joyful smile when she saw him appear, and she reached out both hands towards Pei Yansi, seeking a hug.
"I thought your business would keep you busy and make you late."
After all, he was right on time. Before he arrived, Chen Lingmeng’s heart was frantic, worrying whether he would not show up, whether he would change his mind, or whether he would use his means to forcibly ruin this marriage.
Chen Lingmeng and he were not yet married, and they had not obtained the marriage certificate, so she felt uneasy.
Pei Yansi looked at the hands she extended towards him, unmoved, simply standing a few steps away from her, showing no reaction.
Chen Lingmeng called his name, attempting to draw back his thoughts. Actually, he was not distracted, no matter how she called, he remained silent.
He just looked at her, his gaze cold, as if looking at an inanimate object.
Chen Lingmeng felt panicked under his gaze.
"What’s wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"
She tried hard to lighten the mood.
Pretending not to see his neglect of her.
She had been discharged from the hospital over a week ago, and though her injuries had healed, her legs would never stand again, confining her to a wheelchair.
Now, she was just a disabled person, constantly relying on Yansi, requiring him to be responsible for her.
Pei Yansi looked at her legs, his eyes slightly darkening, knowing soon, he would learn the truth behind the car accident.
Pei Yansi said lightly, "How could I not come? I had already promised you, hadn’t I? Businessmen value integrity the most."
He suddenly bent down, closing the distance between him and Chen Lingmeng, so close that she could see the tiny fuzz on his handsome face and her own reflection in his eyes.
His eyes were very cold, his expression harsh, and he stared at her expressionlessly, saying word by word, "I won’t lie to you, and I believe you wouldn’t lie to me either. The thing I hate the most is deceit, you would not want to know what happens to those who deceive me."
Chen Lingmeng did not know why, but she felt there was a deeper meaning in his words.
It sounded like he was speaking to her, but it also seemed like a warning.
Forcing herself to remain calm, she chuckled, "Of course, I’ll soon be your wife, how could I possibly deceive you?"