Apparently sensing that her presence had been discovered, the girl sitting on the carpet looked up, a bulky hat obscuring half of her face, revealing only one eye and the lower half of her face.
Upon seeing Shi Lingyan, the girl with the clear, sparkling features broke into a silly, goofy grin, showing her white, clean teeth.
The only eye that was exposed shone like a crystal lamp, improbably bright, with a purity that was too clear, making Shi Lingyan feel it incongruous with the object she clutched in her hands.
Yun Du said something on the other side, but Shi Lingyan didn't hear it at all, only replying, "Have Tang Jingming come over."
The incessantly babbling Yun Du was flustered, "What?"
However, the call was abruptly ended.
Shi Lingyan set his phone aside, crouched down, snatched the object from Shi Mei's hands, and tossed it casually into the trash can.
Seeing this, Shi Mei's mouth puckered, her large eyes welling with moisture, looking at him with an aggrieved expression.
Shi Lingyan, with a headache coming on, stood up and, with some impatience, lifted her by the broad hat on her back, saying, "Get out."
The thing Shi Lingyan detested the most in life was seeing a woman cry.
Even more so when the woman was an ignorant fool.
A vein in Shi Lingyan's temple throbbed, and he lifted her straight up like carrying a small chicken, throwing her out of the room.
Shi Mei was tossed onto the sofa, her wailing growing louder.
Shi Lingyan suppressed the urge to throw her right out the front door and slammed the room door shut, blocking out the noise.
Leaving Shi Wuzhou happily in their car, the Shi Family drove away, but halfway through, Wang Quanxia suddenly clapped her hands, exclaiming, "Oh no, I've forgotten Shi Mei back there!"
This wasn't the first or second time this had happened.
But this time, everyone's faces turned pale.
"How could you forget that? How are you taking care of the child?" Shi Xuebai panicked.
Wang Quanxia looked as though she was about to cry, replying, "I don't know, Shi Mei is just too quiet, she hardly makes her presence felt, how could I remember her all the time, you all forgot too, didn't you!"
"Enough, let's decide who's going to pick her up, or else if we upset Mr. Shi, we're all doomed!"
Everyone understood the logic, but who was willing to step up and take responsibility?
After exchanging looks, it was ultimately Shi Yunchang who showed a struggle on his face, saying, "I'll go."
By the way, he also wanted to ask Bai Yuejie some questions.
Shi Yunchang quickly exited the car and turned back toward Shi Wuzhou, spotting Bai Yuejie's car moving slowly in the distance.
"Yuejie," Shi Yunchang called her, running over, "Wait a minute."
Bai Yuejie's car came to a quick stop, the rear window lowering slightly.
Bai Yuejie revealed half of her face from inside the car, looking at Shi Yunchang.
Shi Yunchang, his face full of reluctance, asked, "Are you really... in that kind of relationship with Shi Lingyan now?"
Bai Yuejie just looked at him, silent.
That expression, in Shi Yunchang's eyes, equated to an affirmation.
Shi Yunchang gave a bitter smile, "Shi Lingyan won't be able to divorce any time soon, his grandfather wouldn't agree, are you willing to be his secret lover?"
Bai Yuejie remained silent.
Shi Yunchang, even more unwilling to accept this, took out a brown paper bag he had picked up in the morning, asserting, "You want to use us to blow this up, right? That's why you left this at our doorstep, to make us push things into the open!"