klisemfg Chapter 278 If there's nothing else to do, let's focus on preparing for the wedding.
Chapter 278 If there's nothing else to do, let's focus on preparing for the wedding.
Zou Xinyi quickly dialed the phone. She stood under the streetlight without going far. Shen Feiwan sat on the bench, watching her quietly. The night breeze carried her voice clearly.
"Dad, there's something I'd like to ask you for help with..." Zou Xinyi's voice was hesitant and tentative. "I have a friend whose surname is Shen, and his older brother is named Shen Xubai. He's my brother's colleague..."
"Why? I haven't even said what it is... Why can't I mention it?... Why can't I associate with the Shen family..."
"Dad, you can't do this! I haven't finished speaking yet... But... Hello? Dad! Dad!"
Zou Xinyi's phone call didn't last long. Although Shen Feiwan didn't hear what the person on the other end said, the result was not hard to guess—Zou Xinyi failed; she had no ability to help her at all.
In fact, this result was within Shen Feiwan's expectations from the beginning. The reason she did this was simply to make Zou Xinyi realize the truth as soon as possible.
But Zou Xinyi seemed unwilling to give up; she turned her back to Shen Feiwan and raised her phone again.
Shen Feiwan rubbed her ears, which were red from the cold, and got up to walk towards her.
Hearing Shen Feiwan's footsteps, Zou Xinyi immediately turned around. "Wait a moment, I'll make another call..."
"Who are you calling? Your brother?" Shen Feiwan interrupted her directly. "Even your father can't do anything about it and doesn't want you to get involved. Do you think your brother can do anything about it?"
Zou Xinyi stubbornly pursed her lips, "But how will I know if I don't try..."
Shen Feiwan smiled and shook her head. "Considering we're all women, I'll give you three more minutes." As soon as she finished speaking, Zou Xinyi's call was answered.
The call came quickly and went even faster.
Zou Xinyi had only said a few words when the call was abruptly cut off.
Judging from Zou Xinyi's conversation, it seemed that she had been ordered by the other party not to associate with the Shen family again.
This time, Zou Xinyi stopped struggling and finally put her phone away.
"I can't help you." Zou Xinyi turned to look at Shen Feiwan, her brows furrowed slightly.
Shen Feiwan glanced at her indifferently. "Yes, you can't help me, so I'm really at my wit's end." She pulled her coat tighter. "If I hadn't run out of ideas and resources, I wouldn't have ended up like this. You can go back now."
After saying that, Shen Feiwan turned and walked towards the car.
"Wait!" Zou Xinyi suddenly called out to her, "Shen Feiwan, you've told me all this, aren't you afraid I'll tell Lin Xiaoyan? If he finds out you're being insincere with him, what do you think he'll do!"
Shen Feiwan turned around and stared at Zou Xinyi, looking into her eyes. "I've been honest with you, and you're going to betray me? Are you that kind of person?"
Zou Xinyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "You talk as if you know me very well. We're not that close. You're my rival in love."
"Then I won't tease you anymore." Shen Feiwan raised an eyebrow. "Lin Xiaoyan knows much more about this than you do. You can go and tell him I don't care."
After saying that, Shen Feiwan left.
Just as she opened the car door, Zou Xinyi suddenly took a few steps forward and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell him what happened tonight."
Her voice lowered, "Could I... add you on the contact list?"
Shen Feiwan paused, somewhat surprised. "Why? Why did you add me on WeChat?"
“What if…” Zou Xinyi lowered her head, “What if one day you change your mind and don’t want to be with him anymore? Please let me know, okay?”
"You're so naive?" Shen Feiwan chuckled. "Didn't I tell you he's not a good match?"
Zou Xinyi stubbornly looked up, "It's not up to you."
“Alright,” Shen Feiwan sighed, “I’ve said everything I needed to say.”
"Let's add each other on WeChat," Zou Xinyi suddenly said, pulling out her phone. "You might need my help sometime in the future."
Shen Feiwan stared at her for a few seconds before finally taking her phone out of her pocket.
Zou Xinyi's sudden appearance was nothing more than an insignificant interlude for Shen Feiwan. When she drove back to the Shen family home, all she could think about was how to discuss her mother and older brother's affairs with her father.
Back home, Shen Mo and his son Shen Xingyan were both in the living room.
When Shen Mo saw his daughter drive Lin Xiaoyan's car back alone, he frowned slightly. "Why did you drive back alone? Did your talk with Lin Xiaoyan not go well?"
The first thing Shen Feiwan did when she entered the house was to take off her old shoes and throw them in the trash can before sitting down on the sofa.
She answered Shen Mo with a solemn expression, "I met with the second secretary of number three tonight. I got some information from him, but it's bad news."
Shen Mo's expression changed instantly. "What bad news?"
Shen Feiwan said seriously, "I just found out that Mom and my eldest brother were implicated. There are problems with the people around them, and things are not as simple as I originally thought." She looked up at her father, "Dad, the reason you and my second brother were able to come back is because the people around you are also clean, and there is no problem to be found to drag you down."
At this moment, Shen Xingyan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "Then what should we do? What can the person you struck up a conversation with do?"
Shen Feiwan shook her head. "No, to be precise, they are unwilling to provide help." She smiled bitterly. "We have nothing to offer them that is equivalent to or even more valuable in return."
"So only Lin Xiaoyan is willing and capable of this?"
“Yes.” Shen Feiwan nodded readily. “I will marry him before the end of the year, the sooner the better. He promised to let my mother attend my wedding.”
"No way!" Shen Xingyan immediately objected. "Just for taking advantage of someone in distress, he's no good."
“There’s nothing we can do, Second Brother.” Shen Feiwan interrupted Shen Xingyan. “It seems you didn’t know that Mom has a heart problem.”
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Shen Mo, "Dad, am I right?"
She looked at her father, her voice suddenly tightening, "Why have you never mentioned that Mom has a heart condition?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mo visibly became anxious. "How did you know? Is your mother having a relapse inside?"
Shen Feiwan nodded, "So my mother can't stay in that place any longer."
“Yes…” He looked worried as he recalled the days of the investigation. “The pressure in there was too great, and your mother’s health couldn’t take it.”
“Hmm,” Shen Feiwan returned to the topic of marriage, “Lin Xiaoyan should start preparing for the wedding soon, and we just need to cooperate. There are only twenty-odd days left until the New Year, so hopefully he can get things moving quickly.”
Shen Xingyan was still unwilling to see his sister trade her body and her happiness for the rest of her life. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something more.
But Shen Feiwan had already sensed his intention and stood up directly, saying, "I'm so tired today, I'm going back to my room to rest."
Her gaze swept between her father and brother. "The most important thing now is to get Mom home. As for my eldest brother, things are probably more complicated. For now, we can only take it one step at a time."
After returning to her room, Shen Feiwan opened a bottle of water to take her medicine for treating her endometritis.
She opened the foil packaging and found that there were only two pills left of each type of medicine.
As she gently traced the edge of the pill with her fingertips, she suddenly remembered the doctor's instructions.
The doctor told her to come back for a check-up in two weeks, so that's all the medication she was prescribed. I just didn't expect time to pass so quickly; the medication is already almost gone.
Shen Feiwan frowned, thinking that she had to make time to go to the hospital soon, otherwise the inflammation would directly affect her subsequent abortion plan.
After taking this last dose of medicine, Shen Feiwan quickly took a hot shower.
The warm water washed over her tired body, but it couldn't wash away the heaviness in her heart. Just as she lay down on the bed, her phone screen lit up; it was a call from Chen You'en.
Chen Youen came to ask Shen Feiwan about the progress of the matter, and Shen Feiwan then reviewed with Chen Youen everything that had happened that night.
After listening, Chen Youen couldn't help but sigh, "Then we really have no choice this time. Even if we can hack into the top-secret system, it's useless. It's a classic case of a hero having no place to use his skills. And we still have to get a letter of recommendation for that chief secretary's son."
Shen Feiwan tilted her head back, resting it on her arm, and let out a long sigh. "Yes, this time we're really at our wits' end."
"So what are you planning to do next?"
"If there's nothing else to do, just focus on preparing for the wedding." Shen Feiwan's voice was so calm that no emotion could be detected.
Chen Youen suddenly remembered something, "Wait, wasn't Lin Xiaoyan's mother always against it? Do you think you can get married smoothly before the end of the year? I have my doubts."
Shen Feiwan chuckled, "His mother brought the Zou family's daughter to the Lin Group's annual meeting this time, and said a lot of inappropriate things regardless of the occasion. Even if Lin Xiaoyan doesn't analyze the pros and cons with her, his father will definitely have a good talk with his mother. But I don't need to worry about these things; Lin Xiaoyan will handle them himself."
"Too……"
The two best friends chatted for a while longer before ending the call.
Shen Feiwan really had nothing to do.
The next day, she went to a nearby hospital, registered at the gynecology department, and got medication to treat her endometritis.
She had just picked up her medicine and was about to leave when she received a call from Lin Xiaoyan.
"I had my assistant select a few hotels and sent them to you for your review. You can make your final decision later." Lin Xiaoyan's voice on the other end of the phone carried a hint of amusement. "Also, please send me your guest list as well."
Just as Shen Feiwan was about to answer, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
She looked up and met Zou Xinyi's gaze.
What a coincidence! We just saw each other last night, and now we've run into each other again at the hospital today.
And she seemed to have something to say.
Shen Feiwan then quickly spoke into the phone.
"I'm outside now, just about to meet someone I know, so I'll hang up now. Oh, by the way, I need to discuss the guest list with Dad. It would be even better if Mom were here; it would be best to discuss it with her as well. Wait for me to send you a message."
After saying that, Shen Feiwan ended the call.
She put away her phone and looked at Zou Xinyi.