If You Could Hear My Heart

Xu Chaomu remembered it clearly, this spring’s April 18!

That was the first time in her life she went to negotiate a contract with a partner, the first major task after her internship!

The general manager said if she could land that contract and sign it successfully, he would agree to make her a permanent staff member and give her a raise.

April 18! She remembered it very clearly!

The partners she was drinking with were utterly merciless. Xu Chaomu, who naturally had a low tolerance for alcohol, had no choice but to steel her nerves and drink with several of the vice presidents in order to secure the contract.

After drinking for about fifteen minutes, she felt numbness in her scalp and weakness in her limbs.

The vice presidents from the other party had exceptional skills in encouraging her to drink, and no sooner had Xu Chaomu’s glass emptied than someone would enthusiastically refill it for her.

She drank until she was dizzy and wanted to escape, but every time this happened the general manager would whisper to her, “Hang in there a little longer. We’re about to sign the contract. Once it’s done, I’ll arrange for someone to take you to a hotel to rest.”

For the sake of the contract, Xu Chaomu thought, she clenched her teeth and persevered.

What’s a little alcohol?

She continued to drink through sheer willpower, going to the restroom to throw up many times.

But the other group simply wouldn’t call it quits, constantly coming up with new ways to ply her with more drinks.

Whenever Xu Chaomu tried to refuse, they would say, “Miss Xu, you’re really not giving us face.”

Alright, I’ll give face, not just a little but a lot.

So, that evening, she ended up puking her guts out…

By the end, everyone appeared to her as a blurry mess; she couldn’t distinguish eyes, noses, mouths…

Even when leaving, she managed to slam herself hard against a wooden door.

But she remembered the date of that day very clearly.

April 18, no mistake.

“What are you thinking about?” Shen Chi touched her head.

“Shen Chi, then why don’t you come clean about where you were on April 18 this year?” Xu Chaomu pulled back her emotions, pretending to be indifferent.

“I’ll confess, with nothing hidden. I was in Paris discussing a project with clients, and as it happened, Jian Sisi was there with me. So…” Shen Chi hesitated, his face full of guilt.

He didn’t know if Xu Chaomu could forgive him, after all, this was a very, very big mistake he had made.

Xu Chaomu was completely stunned!

Dammit! Paris! It really was Paris!

She had suspected as much; when she woke up that day, Nie Chenglang sat on the sofa, unreadable.

With a guilty expression, Nie Chenglang said to her, “Chaomu, I drank too much last night, I’m sorry. I’ll take responsibility for you.”

But when she left the suite with him, she noticed that there wasn’t a trace of alcohol on Nie Chenglang’s breath. At the time, she had thought maybe Nie Chenglang had already sobered up and taken a bath and changed into clean clothes.

So, he didn’t seem drunk at all.

Without much suspicion, her doubts were just a fleeting thought.

A few days later, Nie Chenglang proposed to her with a ring, even picking out a particularly auspicious day for the engagement.

Nie Chenglang’s family was in C City, and they planned to return to C City for their engagement.

But then, unexpectedly, just after she had landed back in C City, Shen Chi’s net had caught her.

Five years had passed and she had thought that Shen Chi had already started his own family and forgotten about her. After all, five years earlier, Bai Man was already carrying his child.

If she hadn’t miscalculated, his child would be five years old by now; she just didn’t know if it was a boy or a girl.

Yet to her surprise, not only had he not forgotten her, he had also taken liberties with her!

The moment they met, he misbehaved in the elevator, as if he was incredibly starved over the past five years!

“Mumu.” Seeing she wasn’t speaking, Shen Chi took it upon himself to admit his faults, “I know, this mistake is unforgivable, and I won’t try to defend it. Even though I was drunk, I truly couldn’t control myself. Mumu, you have no idea, that night, in my muddled state, I always thought Jian Sisi was you, but sadly she wasn’t.”

Xu Chaomu gnashed her teeth, dammit, how could it not be.

The time and place matched perfectly.

At this very moment, Xu Chaomu’s heart was almost collapsing; she couldn’t believe that after five years, she would fall for the same man again.

“Mumu, whether you forgive me or not, at least say something,” Shen Chi became a bit frantic, his brows furrowed.

Xu Chaomu came back to her senses, lifted her eyes, and stared at Shen Chi for several dozen seconds.

“Shen Scumbag, you haven’t yet told me how you and your little mistress went round and round,” Xu Chaomu laughed scoundrelly, shamelessly, and with utter disregard for decorum.

Shen Chi was speechless.

His face turned dark, and he really wanted to throw Xu Chaomu out!

“Xu Chaomu, I’m discussing a serious matter with you.”

“Shen Scumbag, I’m also talking to you about a serious matter.”

“Xu Chaomu, I’m very seriously apologizing to you.”

“Shen Scumbag, I’m very seriously asking you for advice.”

Shen Chi wanted to grab her by the clothes and throw her out the window, but he held back.

He grabbed her arm and pinned her to the bed, “Asking for advice? Are you sure you want advice? Do you want theoretical advice or practical experience?”

“Theoretical will do, it has to be detailed and lively,” Xu Chaomu blinked innocently, looking like a harmlessly natural little white rabbit.

“You! You’re not mad at me for telling you all this?”

“Why would I be angry? If you don’t tell me, then I’ll be angry.”

“Xu Chaomu, you truly don’t care about me,” Shen Chi’s eyes were filled with boundless sorrow, a sorrow that enveloped his gaze. For a woman to listen to all this and be indifferent, she truly didn’t care for him anymore.

If she had even a little bit of care for him in her heart, at least she would show some emotion.

But now, she was almost calm, even quite happy, as if she were listening to a joke.

“So many women care about you; you won’t miss one,” Xu Chaomu quipped with a glance in his direction.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, like delicate butterfly wings.

“Xu Chaomu, and another thing, because of that one time, Jian Sisi got pregnant. But when I found out that she was being instructed by someone, I kept her child, waiting to see who was behind her. Of course, if you don’t like it, I can have someone take care of her child at any time.”

“Wow, General Shen is really capable, even fathering a child.”

“Xu Chaomu!” Shen Chi was truly furious, “Don’t you have any reaction?”

“My reaction is, I’m very happy.”

“What is there for you to be happy about?”

“It shows General Shen you have no problems in that department. Also, you cheated during our marriage; shouldn’t I get a lawyer and discuss divorce?”

“Divorce! Divorce! Divorce! Is that all you think about? How to divorce?!”

“You just admitted it yourself, you cheated during our marriage, aren’t you ashamed not to divorce?”

“Yes, I admitted it.” Shen Chi’s eyes lost all their sparkle, becoming dim.

He knew, Xu Chaomu was determined to discuss divorce.