Bai Yuejie had never expected to hear such words from the mouth of a fool!
She wouldn’t believe it if someone hadn’t taught her; she would bet her life on it!
A pain throbbed in Bai Yuejie’s chest, but what hurt her even more was that before she could say anything, the call had been disconnected.
At this moment, it felt like her chest was stuffed with cotton, and she couldn’t catch her breath.
Struggling, Bai Yuejie reached for the two heart-saving pills on the bedside table and swallowed them, finally feeling some relief.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Mei felt an unusual sense of satisfaction.
Such fake friendships weren’t worth maintaining.
She tossed her cellphone aside and turned around, just as the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.
Shi Mei took off her coat and sweater and crawled under the covers.
When Shi Lingyan came out, she poked her head out, blinked and said, "Hubby, are you cold? Do you want to come to bed and sleep?"
Shi Lingyan replied, "...I’m not cold."
The heater was on in the room, and the couch was big enough to sleep on without any discomfort.
Disappointment was written all over Shi Mei’s face, and then she said, "Sister Bai just called you, I answered and told her you were in the shower, then Sister Bai..."
Shi Lingyan was drying his hair and paused when he heard this.
Shi Mei wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, looking somewhat downcast as she said, "Does Sister Bai like you? It seems she really, really likes you."
Shi Lingyan frowned and sternly said, "Don’t talk nonsense."
"I’m not," Shi Mei pouted, looking pitiful, "Sister Bai told me so, I’m not making it up."
Seeing her , Shi Lingyan felt something was off and asked, "What exactly did she say to you?"
Shi Mei sniffled, looking like she might cry but holding it back, and said, "She said that she really likes you and that you really like her too, so you want to divorce me to marry her..."
Shi Lingyan’s brows furrowed deeper as he said, "What nonsense, that’s not true."
"But... but that’s what Sister Bai told me," Shi Mei blinked and a tear ’plop’ fell down, "Please, no, Sister Bai has a heart condition and could die, she can’t be your bride, why do you like her and not me? Shi Mei can be your bride, too; I can have babies, she can’t, why do you want to marry her!"
Shi Lingyan rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on, "Did she really say that to you?"
Shi Lingyan picked up his phone, checked the call log, and indeed, there was a call that lasted three whole minutes.
Far longer than any of their previous calls.
His brows knitted together as Shi Lingyan glanced at Shi Mei’s sorrowful face and directly dialed Lin Kerou’s number.
Bai Yuejie was in a terrible mood, lying on her bed, planning to call Shi Lingyan again later, when suddenly, he called her first!
Bai Yuejie was overjoyed and eagerly answered, calling out, "Brother Ling Yan?"
Shi Lingyan, hearing Bai Yuejie’s voice, cut straight to the point and asked, "It’s me, did you call me just now?"
That single question made Bai Yuejie’s heart ache; filled with grievances, she answered, "Yes, but Shi Mei answered the phone, she..."
"Stop calling in the future."
Shi Lingyan was very direct, cutting off all the complaints that Bai Yuejie had wanted to voice, choking her words in her throat.