"Qi, I still preferred dealing with the old you," Shen Shuyu said with a sigh.
Qi Si's face darkened. "Was that polite?"
Shen Shuyu chuckled softly from the other end of the phone. Perhaps because she knew she had been thoroughly exposed, she simply stopped pretending.
"You don't need to see me as an enemy. I won't hurt you, and I have no reason to hurt you."
No reason?
Qi Si's gaze darkened.
"Can I trust you, Shen Shuyu?"
"Yes." Shen Shuyu answered without the slightest hesitation.
Qi Si looked at the tree outside the window. After a moment of silence, the corner of his lips slowly lifted.
"Shen Shuyu, prove it to me. Otherwise, I won't believe a single word you say."
Someone seemed to be looking for Shen Shuyu on the other end. She spoke to them in a low voice, but Qi Si could not make out much of it.
He vaguely caught that it concerned her work arrangements.
Qi Si was in no hurry and waited for Shen Shuyu to finish explaining things to the other person.
During that time, his gaze fell once more on the tightly shut door to the director's office.
His intuition told him there was an important clue inside.
Including Shen Shuyu's behavior just now, it all seemed like she had been deliberately preventing him from entering this room.
Maybe he was overthinking it, but since he was already here today, he had to go in and find out what was inside!
"Sorry, my assistant just came in to remind me that my schedule has changed." Shen Shuyu's clear voice brought Qi Si's attention back.
"As for the proof you mentioned, how do you want me to prove it?"
Qi Si suddenly pulled a preserved plum candy from his pocket. He