Chapter 9: Afraid of Being Seen by Him?

He slowly walked up to Shen Heyu's side.

Shen Heyu thought he was coming to get medicine for Bai Sheng'er and voluntarily moved aside to make way for him.

She had just moved two steps when her delicate wrist was suddenly grabbed.

Shen Heyu looked down and saw Pei Yansi's broad fingers holding her, a wave of coldness spreading from his palm.

She frowned, "In public, Mr. Pei should be mindful of his image. It wouldn't be good if this got out."

After all, no outsider ever knew about their marriage.

Pei Yansi sneered, "What's wrong with that? Are you afraid Doctor Lu will see?"

Shen Heyu thought he was crazy. She didn't want to explain and struggled against his grip, but instead of breaking free, he grasped even tighter.

Feeling pain at her wrist, she said with a pale face and a stern voice, "You're hurting me, let go."

Pei Yansi's grip loosened slightly as he stared at her face.

Her face was still pale, the bottoms of her dark eyes colorless, ashen, like a still, cold spring, devoid of any color, except for the cold.

Pei Yansi's lips curved into a meaningless smile, "What is your relation with Doctor Lu?"

"Does it concern you?"

"Doesn't it?"

Shen Heyu pursed her lips and remained silent. Seeing Lu Yi picking out medicine in the pharmacy and about to come out, she didn't want others to know about her relationship with Pei Yansi, as it would lead to the dredging up of that unbearable past.

She pulled her hand free from Pei Yansi's grip.

Pei Yansi noticed and his smile turned chilling, "It seems you have a good relationship with him, you're very charming, even attracting someone of his prestigious status."

Shen Heyu smiled, "Not as much as Mr. Pei, so full of masculinity, even tempting a young intern like Bai Sheng'er."

Pei Yansi's handsome face tightened, his eyes clouding over with layers of menace.

At that moment, Lu Yi came out with the medicine, handing it to Shen Heyu, saying, "Apply this blue one in the morning, the red one in the evening. Take this capsule in the middle at noon. Remember not to let the wound touch water, wear loose clothes to allow it to breathe, this helps the burn heal faster."

Shen Heyu took it, smiled politely at him, "Thank you, Doctor Lu."

"No need to thank me," Lu Yi also smiled warmly, "I have an academic conference soon and can't help you apply the medicine. I'll find someone…"

"No need, I'll help Miss Shen."

Pei Yansi interrupted Lu Yi and once again grabbed Shen Heyu's wrist, aiming to take her away with an assertive stance.

Lu Yi frowned and stopped him, "Mr. Pei, do you know Heyu?"

Shen Heyu was about to speak, but Pei Yansi interjected, "Not just know her, very familiar. Right, Mrs. Pei?"

Shen Heyu's scalp tingled, unsure of his intentions in saying this.

Could it be that he wanted Lu Yi to know her past, then to also deem her a killer? In college, Shen Heyu had been close friends with Lu Yi's sister and had been quite close to him as well.

It was after he went abroad on a scholarship that their contact had broken off.

But the memories he left her with were good, and due to that incident, she had been deserted by everyone around her; Lu Yi was the only one who still didn't know and continued to treat her kindly.

So, she didn't want him to know.

Hearing the title 'Mrs. Pei,' Lu Yi froze for a few seconds, forgetting how to speak, thinking she was still single and that he still had a chance...

Pei Yansi saw the expressions on Shen Heyu's face, conflicted, distressed, unwilling, reluctant… all emerging after Lu Yi learned of their relationship.

The smile on his lips turned colder, a hint of dangerous malice showing through as he pulled her by the wrist and started to walk outside.

Shen Heyu didn't even get a chance to say goodbye before following Pei Yansi out of the elevator and snapping back to reality.

She clenched the medicine in her hand, pulled her hand free, her voice raised angrily, "I need to go back to work at the company."

"Go home, I'll apply the medicine."

"I don't need it, there are colleagues at the company..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Shen Heyu suddenly felt her feet leave the ground.

Pei Yansi directly scooped her up and carried her horizontally, walking out through the hospital lobby under everyone's gaze.

Curious and gossipy looks were cast their way from all around.

The sudden lift had made Shen Heyu feel very insecure and frightened, instinctively wrapping her arms around his neck as if afraid he would drop her.

Her action seemed to please Pei Yansi, as the coldness in his eyes dissipated somewhat.

Pei Yansi put her in the car and drove away.

Shen Heyu knew she couldn't resist him, so she simply stayed still, letting him take her back home.

As he pushed open the master bedroom door, Pei Yansi pushed her onto the bed, "Take off your clothes and lie down properly."

Shen Heyu tried to get up, supported by her hands on the bed, his words triggering all sorts of implications.

Pei Yansi, noticing her intention, pressed his hand on her derriere to keep her from rising and then gently unbuttoned her shirt.

He was gentle in his actions, taking care not to touch her wounds.

It was rare for him to be so gentle, and she felt his carefulness; Shen Heyu was slightly embarrassed, yet her heart fluttered for a moment at his touch.

It seemed he had always been this gentle.

But never towards her.

This was the first time such a scenario had occurred since they had been married.

The clothes were pulled aside, revealing the burn beneath, significant but not extensive, with small blisters forming on her overly fair skin, making the burns appear even more fierce.

Pei Yansi's pupils constricted as he unscrewed a small blue tube of ointment, dabbed a bit with a cotton swab, and then carefully applied it to her burn.

The moment he touched her skin, he heard her inhale sharply.

It was from the pain.

He unconsciously lightened his touch further, his voice deep, "Why didn't you say you were hurt?"

Shen Heyu felt the pain on her back, initially a burning sting which when the cream was applied turned into a cool sensation, greatly relieving the pain.

She buried her face in the pillow and said, "Would you have believed me if I told you? In that situation, you only had eyes for someone else."

"Why bother saying it and make myself suffer if you wouldn't believe it?"

Somehow, her last words made Pei Yansi furrow his brow.

Pei Yansi didn't say anything else, gently treating all her wounds on her back, then tidied up the medicine and found her a looser set of clothes to change into.

After everything was taken care of and the pain in her back significantly lessened, Shen Heyu felt much relieved and planned to go back to work at the company.

Pei Yansi sat on a sofa next to her, watching as she took a step forward, he then suddenly spoke, "You haven't answered me yet, what is your relationship with that doctor?"

Shen Heyu frowned, unsure why he was so persistent on this, she said, "Our marriage was a contract from the start, as you yourself said. I don't meddle in your affairs, you shouldn't meddle too much either."

"Heh," Pei Yansi, upon hearing this, let out a very low chuckle from his throat, his laughter filled with endless sarcasm, "I meddle too much?"

"What else?"

Shen Heyu was unyielding, her tone cold and distant: "I don't meddle in your life, and you shouldn't meddle in my personal relationships either. You've said it yourself, I'm just a nominal Mrs. Pei."

"Well then, I hope you also remember that you are merely a nominal..."

Before he could finish, he saw Pei Yansi shift slightly, standing up from the sofa.

His tall figure slightly swayed as he walked towards her.

The sense of aggression emanating from him was extremely pronounced, and the light in his eyes was ominously dark.

Shen Heyu paused, stopping what she was about to say, and instinctively stepped back, ready to flee.