When the two got married, the study on the second floor was Xu Yisen's office, and he spent most of his time at home in the study.
After the divorce, Qin Muni remodeled the study, and when she had nothing to do, she would curl up on the chaise longue in the study to read.
The crystal chandelier above cast a soft warm light, like water, spilling over Qin Muni who was half-lying on the chaise longue, covered with a blanket.
Her long, jet-black hair casually draped over her shoulders, glistening with dazzling specks of light under the illumination.
The phone beside her suddenly rang. Qin Muni put down the book, picked up the phone, glanced at the caller ID, and her smile unconsciously brightened a bit.
She answered the call teasingly, "Pregnant woman, you're almost due, and you still have the mind to call me?"
The next second, Wu Yuchen's dissatisfied complaint came from the other end: "Don't even mention it, I've almost been driven crazy by my husband recently. He won't let me touch my phone, saying there's radiation. I don't understand, this is our second child, and he's still making such a fuss."
Though she was expressing her dissatisfaction with her husband, Wu Yuchen's tone was laced with sweetness.
"Tsk tsk, are you complaining or showing off your love? Don't you know I'm still single? Is it really nice to hit me ?"
Wu Yuchen couldn't help but laugh, "I couldn't tell you're still single, especially with all the attention you've been getting lately."
Qin Muni naturally heard that she was probing into the gossip about her and Yuan Chengmo, and Xu Yisen these past few days.
"Things that are completely unrelated get written by reporters as if they were real."
Knowing Qin Muni wouldn't lie to her, Wu Yuchen changed the topic when she denied it.
"Is Xu Yisen really going to invest in your restaurant? You're divorced, yet still keeping such a close distance, is this really okay?"
The slightly worried voice of Wu Yuchen came from the other end, making Qin Muni's lips curl up into a bitter smile.
The study door was slightly ajar, and just as she was about to answer Wu Yuchen, she faintly heard footsteps approaching.
She lifted the blanket off her, got up, and walked to the large glass window, expressionlessly overlooking the bustling city below.
"Yu Chen, do you know how they laugh at me? They say, Qin Muni's father is gone, she's divorced from Xu Yisen, let's see how long she can pretend to be aloof without such powerful backing.
In the three months right after divorcing Yisen, there were almost daily visitors wanting to see me, they were the company's directors wanting me to voluntarily sell my shares.
Once... someone even threatened me with a knife, saying if I didn't sell my shares, I would have to experience the sharpness of that knife.
I really shouldn't keep such a close distance with Yisen, I should indeed avoid him, but... I need Yisen as support."
Even though she was a company director and shareholder, compared to the other directors and shareholders of Fanshu Group, wasn't each one a sly fox that leaves nothing behind?
Without the Xu family's protection, it wouldn't be long before she would be forced to hand over all her shares, and those cunning old foxes might directly get rid of her to prevent potential future retaliation, after all, why worry about a woman without backing?
Or if they have some humanity, they would send her abroad, never giving her the chance to set foot on this land again in her life.
Wu Yuchen sighed lightly, she could completely imagine Qin Muni's precarious situation, "Aren't you worried Xu Yisen might fall for you?"
The glass reflected Qin Muni's delicate face, an ironic smile flitting across her exquisite features, "Do you know how many years I've pursued him? If he were to fall for me, it would have happened long ago."
"People only learn to cherish after losing, what if he's just that kind of stubborn person?"