Chapter 30: I Never Imagined You Were Like This, Shen Yanzhi!

Shen Yanzhi had never intended to involve Chi Yu.

In his mind, this phone spirit was a newborn, pure, kind, naive, and completely oblivious to the malice of the world or the darker side of society. His original plan was to print the photos and find a suitable opportunity to expose the matter in front of Huang Yuwan.

However, once Chi Yu learned of his intentions, she volunteered to take on the task.

Her approach was simple and brutal: she sent an anonymous text message to Huang Yuwan. To ensure Huang Yuwan would actually open it, she deliberately chose a subject line that no married woman could resist.

The result was immediate. No sooner had Huang Yuwan opened the message than Chi Yu received a delivery confirmation. Neither Shen Yanzhi nor Chi Yu cared that Huang Yuwan would soon realize the message wasn't some provocation from a mistress; achieving the objective was all that mattered.

Chi Yu skillfully opened a game on the phone and said, relaxed, "If nothing goes wrong, we can just wait for Shen Yuanzhong to show up now."

In the quiet office, Shen Yanzhi sat upright at his desk, processing documents, while the phone beside him silently played a game, brilliant special effects flashing across the screen. The two of them did not interfere with each other, yet they existed in a strange, harmonious balance.

...

On the weekend, Shen Yanzhi invited Jiang Chang, Zhou Jingqi, and Zhan Guangnian. The former was a close friend who had grown up in the same residential compound, while the latter two were his college classmates.

Like Shen Yanzhi, Jiang Chang had returned to his family business after graduation, though his father had yet to relinquish control, leaving him only with a manager position.

Zhou Jingqi was a local from Beijing, while Zhan Guangnian, though from elsewhere, had chosen to stay in Beijing for his career after graduation.

Back in college, even though Jiang Chang had attended a different school, he frequently visited Shen Yanzhi and hung out in his dormitory. Jiang Chang had an outgoing personality and enjoyed a great relationship with both Zhou Jingqi and Zhan Guangnian. Their friendship had lasted from graduation to the present, and they made a point to meet several times a year.

Shen Yanzhi arranged for the four of them to meet at the Fragrant Hill Hotel.

"Brother Yan, did the sun rise in the west today? You actually invited us out to hang out?" Jiang Chang was cradling a lively, large turtle. As soon as they met, he peered around. "Brother Yan, where's your pet?"

Shen Yanzhi replied concisely, "I don't have a pet."

"Huh?" Jiang Chang’s eyes widened, his expression one of utter shock. "Brother Yan, you don't have a pet?!"

"Haha, I won! I told you, there’s no way Yanzhi would keep a pet." Zhou Jingqi and Zhan Guangnian stepped out of the car one after the other.

Zhou Jingqi smiled at Jiang Chang, "Twenty thousand, remember to WeChat transfer it to me later."

Jiang Chang howled, casting an accusatory glance at Shen Yanzhi.

The previous night, Shen Yanzhi had messaged their group of four to suggest a weekend gathering, specifically telling Jiang Chang to bring along the turtle he had kept for over a decade. Knowing that Shen Yanzhi had never paid any attention when Jiang Chang took his turtle out for walks in the past, Jiang Chang had naturally assumed that Shen Yanzhi had also started keeping a turtle.

Zhan Guangnian walked up to Shen Yanzhi and said, "The two of them were betting on the way here. Jiang Chang said you must have started keeping a turtle or something else, and Zhou Jingqi said it was impossible. They bet twenty thousand on it."

Jiang Chang hugged his large turtle, pretending to be heartbroken as he wailed at it, "My twenty thousand! Think of how much turtle food that could have bought you!"

"Oh, save it. I know you; that’s just the price of a morning tea for you," Zhou Jingqi teased.

As they walked inside, Shen Yanzhi suddenly interjected, "I don't keep a turtle, but I do keep something else."

At his words, the three of them stopped in their tracks and turned to look at him.

Shen Yanzhi held up his phone, tapped the screen a few times with his other hand, and gestured, "It's inside the phone."

Zhou Jingqi: "..."

Zhan Guangnian: "..."

Jiang Chang: "...???"

The three of them immediately jumped to the wrong conclusion.