Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

Back in the apartment, only a warm yellow floor lamp was on in the living room.

Tan Gui was sprawled out on the sofa, looking like a fish with its bones removed. Hearing the door open, she sprang up with a start.

"Zhizhi! You're finally back!"

She was really exhausted today.

She had been performing surgeries non-stop since last night, working until dawn this morning. She finally managed to catch her breath and take a short nap, but then another emergency came in this afternoon. Without saying a word, she rushed into the operating room, and after a series of resuscitation and examinations, she finally managed to pull the person back from the brink of death.

Since the proposal she made for Xu Jing was favored by the senior executives brought by Lu Zichuan, her status in the institute has risen even higher.

Although her professional title is still director, the hospital just happened to have a vacancy for the director of a large department, and she was the most popular candidate offline.

But she's too young, and the hospital has piled up her workload many times over so that she won't be criticized. In addition to her daily consultations and surgeries, there are various meetings, reports, and case reviews. It's common for her to leave early and return late every day, often not getting home until the early hours of the morning. She's lost a lot of weight.

Fortunately, she has a deep love for medicine, and no matter how hard or tiring it is, she never complains.

As Shen Zhiyi changed her shoes, she asked, "Are you getting off work so early today?"

Although it was already 10 o'clock, it was indeed early compared to when she usually came back in the early hours of the morning.

Upon hearing this, Tan Gui immediately perked up and sat up from the sofa:

"Zhizhi, we really have to thank your CEO Lu! He came to the hospital at noon today, and the hospital director specifically reported my work situation to him. As soon as he heard that I had been working non-stop, he immediately said that everyone needs rest. I was supposed to go back to the hospital for a meeting tomorrow, but after the director heard him speak, he exempted me from it on the spot!"

Her eyes lit up like light bulbs, and she exclaimed with admiration, "Wow, that CEO Lu is not only handsome, but also so kind! He's so much better than that Xu Zhesheng! Zhizhi, you should get together with him right away, I'm all for it!"

She lay back on the sofa, raising both her hands and feet as if she were voting.

That being said, Tan Gui understood Shen Zhiyi; she hadn't completely recovered from the shadow of her marriage with Xu Zhesheng.

Although she no longer cares about it psychologically, the trauma left behind cannot be erased so quickly. She definitely cannot go out and meet new people so soon.

Tan Gui was waiting for her to refute as usual, but to her surprise, Shen Zhiyi remained silent, which was unusual for her.

As her best friend of many years, Tan Gui sensed something was up.

She immediately leaned over the sofa, staring intently at Shen Zhiyi: "Zhiyi, why aren't you saying anything? What's going on?"

It was at this moment that she noticed Shen Zhiyi's burgundy dress and the pink diamond necklace around her neck that sparkled in the warm light.

Tan Gui's eyes lit up instantly.

"Holy crap, Shen Zhiyi?!"

She leaped barefoot from the sofa, darted straight to Shen Zhiyi, grabbed her wrist, and scrutinized her repeatedly, her head practically touching her eyes:

"Wow! Bestie, you look amazing! I've seen this dress in a magazine! It's the only one in the world! And this necklace is a limited edition too! Seriously?! Mr. Lu is just taking you to a banquet, does he really need to go to all this trouble?!"

She released her grip, took a half step back, and pointed at Shen Zhiyi with a determined expression:

He's definitely interested in you!

If Shen Zhiyi still harbored some doubts when Tan Gui said that last time, she had no doubts at all this time.

She had personally witnessed Lu Zichuan confront He Shuyun head-on for Pei Jin's sake, even protecting Pei Jin in front of his mother. Later, he proposed that collaboration to her, asking her to be Pei Jin's shield. Why would someone go to such lengths if they weren't truly in love?

Moreover, she had already noticed clues about the relationship between Lu Zichuan and Pei Jin while she was in the office.

Tonight was simply a matter of confirming it with my own eyes.

Shen Zhiyi reached out and pinched Tan Gui's cheek, gently pressing her back onto the sofa: "Alright, don't say things like that anymore. President Lu has someone he likes; I saw it with my own eyes."

Tan Gui's eyes widened instantly: "What? He has someone he likes? Who is it?"

She scratched her head, looking incredulous. "I checked his information; he hasn't had a single woman in his life all these years. He can't possibly like female flies, can he?"

Shen Zhiyi rolled her eyes at her: "Don't you think about it? Why hasn't he had a single woman around him all these years? Is it possible that he simply doesn't like women?"

Tan Gui's previously droopy eyelids suddenly snapped open, and she sat bolt upright on the sofa as if she'd been electrocuted.

"What do you mean? Lu Zichuan... he likes men?! No way! Really?!"

She covered her mouth, her voice low but unable to hide her gossipy excitement: "If this gets out, how many women in the industry will have their hearts shattered!"

Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips.

She was about to tell Lu Zichuan everything she had seen by the pavilion that night, but she swallowed the words back. She had promised Lu Zichuan that she wouldn't tell anyone about what happened that night.

Although Tan Gui was the person she trusted most, she would never tell anyone.

But once she agreed, she couldn't go back on her word.

So she only talked about what she could say: the rumors about Lu Zichuan and Pei Jin in the office, and his request for her to be his "contract couple".

After Shen Zhiyi finished speaking haltingly, Tan Gui's eyes were already wide open like copper bells.

"So..." Tan Gui concluded, emphasizing each word, "you're Lu Zichuan's girlfriend now?"

Shen Zhiyi sighed, "Didn't you hear what the important point is? It's the contract! It's fake!"

"That's the key point!" Tan Gui slapped her thigh, leaned closer, her eyes shining brightly. "Whether it's a contract or not, real or fake, you're his girlfriend now, right?"

Shen Zhiyi remained silent for a moment, seemingly unable to refute Tan Gui's summary, at least nominally it was indeed so.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Tan Gui tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped her thigh and exclaimed excitedly, "She's my girlfriend now, so won't she become my wife later?"

"Holy crap, Shen Zhiyi, you're going to be Mrs. Lu!"

She excitedly hugged Shen Zhiyi tightly, rubbing her face against Shen's smooth, soft dress: "My best friend, if you ever become successful, don't forget me!"

Shen Zhiyi felt her best friend's head, already swollen with romance novel-like thoughts, was about to explode again. Helplessly, she pushed her away, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. How could I possibly become Mrs. Lu?"

However, Tan Gui's eyes lit up even more: "Why not? Isn't that how it is in novels? He pretends to be your girlfriend first, slowly gets to know you, and once you lower your guard, he takes you straight to get the marriage certificate!"

"This Pei Jin's appearance is too coincidental, it must be fake! Lu Zichuan will use any trick to get you, waaaaah, it's so sweet!"

Shen Zhiyi felt that she had become obsessed with reading novels, so she pushed her away again, stood up, and said, "Try to read less novels! I'm going to wash up; I have to go to the hospital tomorrow!"