Lu Yi stood up angrily, his tone becoming uncontrollably sharp and loud, causing Shen Heyu to silently frown.
Even though she had just wolfed down a large bowl of porridge, why did she still feel so empty inside her stomach at this moment? She felt as if she had been hollowed out, and only an empty shell was sitting here now.
Shen Heyu still chose to be silent, but this time her silence was explosive. She firmly repeated one sentence, expressing her stance.
"But you knew all along that this was all fake, didn’t you? It’s just a game, how long will you continue to deceive yourself!" Shen Heyu kept questioning Lu Yi, how long he was going to torture himself. It was because she trusted Lu Yi that she had chosen to play this game with him, but she had never expected that Lu Yi would take the role too seriously, unable to distinguish reality from the act.
"I don’t care if it’s true or false, you’re my lawful wife. As long as the law recognizes you as my wife, then it is real."
Hearing his words, Shen Heyu bitterly smiled.
"You just said that Pei Yansi is going to marry Chen Lingmeng within a month, how do you know they are going to get married within a month?" Shen Heyu stared intensely at Lu Yi, her heart skipping a beat when he mentioned this earlier.
One month was the deadline that Chen Wenzhou had given Shen Heyu. He wanted her to figure out a way to facilitate the marriage between Pei Yansi and Chen Lingmeng within a month, then he would hand over Yuexue’s antidote to her.
Up until now, Pei Yansi had reminded Shen Heyu to be wary of Lu Yi’s potential betrayal and to be especially cautious of his collusion with Chen Wenzhou. At the time, she defended Lu Yi, believing him incapable of such acts. But upon hearing Lu Yi’s words now, she thought anything was possible.
"One month is the deadline set by Chen Wenzhou, and I didn’t tell you about this matter, so how do you know they are going to get married within a month?"
Earlier, Lu Yi was too angry that he momentarily lost control and let something slip. At this moment, he felt a chill in his limbs. He just looked at Shen Heyu in a panic, worried that she would find out everything.
"I heard from the Chen Family that they have already booked the hotel and written the invitations; they are planning to get married within a month."
When Shen Heyu heard his lame excuse, she couldn’t help but coldly curl her lips. She threw off the covers, got out of bed, and stood in front of Lu Yi. Being shorter than him, she had to look up at him.
"You’re lying, aren’t you? Have you joined forces with Chen Wenzhou? When did you two join hands? After joining hands, what did you do? A lot has happened recently, which incidents are related to you? The plans behind my and Lu Yi’s injuries, they weren’t orchestrated by you too, were they?"
Shen Heyu took steps toward Lu Yi, one after another. Never before had Lu Yi felt such a powerful aura from Shen Heyu, so much so that each step forward she took made him instinctively step back.
"I have already told you about this, I got the news from the Chen Family. Why would you suspect me of working with Chen Wenzhou? He has hurt you so many times, I hate him so much, not to mention he nearly caused a disaster last time."
At this very moment, the words Lu Yi spoke had no persuasive power in Shen Heyu’s eyes. She didn’t believe a word he said and continued to close in on him.
"Long ago, I noticed you seemed like a different person. Did you start working with Chen Wenzhou when you changed your personality? Tell me the truth, you can’t hide it forever. If I find out one day that you two are in collusion, I will never forgive you."
Shen Heyu was giving Lu Yi a chance to spill everything, but Lu Yi kept evading, clenching his fists and stamping his foot, refusing to admit it.
"How many times do I have to say it, can’t you trust me for once? Am I so unworthy of trust in your eyes?"
"I have nothing to do with Chen Wenzhou, we are enemies, and so are you and him. How could I possibly choose to work with him?"
"Shen Heyu, do you realize how you’re interrogating me right now? I’ve never felt you to be so alien."
Hearing Lu Yi bite back and accuse her, Shen Heyu couldn’t help but laugh.
"And do you realize that the Lu Yi I knew has become a completely different person? The one I knew was not you, but someone gentle and kind-hearted, not like you at all."
"What do you mean by ’like you at all’? Am I not the way you like? Isn’t it Pei Yansi you like, the obsessive who stops at nothing to achieve his goals and tie you down, capable of anything? Why is it that Pei Yansi can do that, and I can’t?"
Lu Yi couldn’t hold back anymore, he raised his hand and tightly grabbed Shen Heyu’s shoulders, shaking them violently.
Shen Heyu was scared by his words for a moment, watching Lu Yi in disbelief before forcefully getting his hands off her shoulders.
"What nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever said I liked Pei Yansi being an obsessive, I don’t like someone who completely disregards my wishes." Shen Heyu lowered her head.
"Is it I who’s talking nonsense, or you? Do you have any idea what you were saying in your sleep? You kept calling out Pei Yansi’s name, asking him not to leave. Have you forgotten what you’re supposed to do?"
"You need to completely sever your ties with Pei Yansi, from now on we won’t interfere with each other’s lives. He will go with Chen Lingmeng, and you will lead a peaceful life with me."
"You’re talking nonsense. When have I ever called out for Pei Yansi in my dreams? Besides, I’ve already made it clear between us, and I don’t need your reminder. I know better than anyone to stay far away from him." It didn’t matter that Shen Heyu denied it, Lu Yi took out his phone and played a recording.
Shen Heyu’s voice came through the recording, sending shivers down her spine as she listened. She simply couldn’t believe that she had indeed called out Pei Yansi’s name in her sleep, asking him not to leave.
"Pei Yansi, don’t leave."
Shen Heyu took a deep breath, denying, "That wasn’t me!"
Upon hearing her denial, Lu Yi only let out a cold laugh.