Chapter 111 - Trapping Shi Fengju

The test passed without any trouble. An hour later, Mo Roulan stepped out of the room and was startled to see the teary Shen Youlin sitting in front of the room.

She walked towards the bench Shen Youlin was sitting on with a frown.

"Youlin…what are you doing here?"

Shen Youlin raised her head and looked at Mo Roulan with a put on her lips. A tear slipped out from her eyes as she whispered

"It was so difficult, Roulan."

Mo Roulan sighed as she sat down on the bench beside Shen Youlin.

Actually, she had already known that Shen Youlin won't be able to pass the test just with one day's hard work. 

She knew that Shen Youlin doesn't even know some basic things so it would be difficult for her to understand many other things..

However, she didn't want to blow out the burning enthusiasm in Shen Youlin. But when she found Shen Youlin sitting on the chair and studying earnestly today's morning, her heart had felt a pang of pain.

At that moment, she had wanted to tell Shen Youlin so that she would not get disappointed after attempting the test but she still stopped herself.

Holding Shen Youlin's shoulder, she hugged her sideways and said softly

"It's normal, Youlin. It was your first time and every test would go bad this time since you have just started."

Shen Youlin put her head on Mo Roulan's shoulder and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.

"I know. I'm just a little upset after seeing the test paper. I felt as if I am an illiterate person."

'That's good.'

Mo Roulan wanted to but suppressed herself from saying it.

Actually, she knows that feeling.

"Do you need anything?"

In her past life, He Jian had asked her this question when he had spoken to her for the first time after she was brought from the orphanage to him.

"I want to study."

She had answered timidly under his cold blue eyes.

That was the only thing she could think of at that time. When he had asked her till what standard she had studied, she couldn't answer his question.

She was afraid to reveal her inferiority not knowing that she had already revealed it by not answering his question.

The same evening, he had appointed a hoe school teacher for her.

She had been blank during her first test paper.

Even when the teacher had checked her test, she could notice the change in her eyes when she looked at her.

But after that, she had strived hard to learn as much as she could. Unfortunately, life didn't give her much time. 

Sighing Mo Roulan patted Shen Youlin's shoulder silently as both the friends found comfort in each other's embrace.

Certainly, life is not a bed of roses.

To live a good life, one needs to learn how to lie on the thorns with a smile on their lips.

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Shen Yiling dropped the files on the table rather very harshly and sat down on her chair breathing heavily.

Her colleagues who were sitting on the nearby tables glanced at her once and then moved their eyes away after looking at each other once.

For them, it was no longer a rare occurrence.

Shen Yiling's eyes were red as she bit her lips while whispering

"What does he think of himself? He dared to scold me. Does he even know who I am?"

Today, the senior assistant scolded her very harshly saying that she doesn't work at all and always roams around the office here and there without doing any work.

"She must be jealous of me."

Shen Yiling whispered while comforting herself.

She had seen many people who had been jealous of her beautiful appearance. Although the senior assistant looked decent she was not beautiful as her.

Every man in the office always looks ready to help her whenever she needs to do any work so she must be jealous of her. 

"Anyways I was not here to do all this work. I was here for Brother Jian."

Remembering this, Shen Yiling felt more wronged.

She has not done any progress in getting closer to He Jian.

'I need to think of something.'

She stood up from her chair and picked the file that she needed to get photostat.

As she walked across the large and empty hallway, her sight stopped on the man who was walking in her direction. He didn't see her as he was busy talking on his phone.

Her eyes brightened as she thought of a plan.

She opened the file in her hand and pretended to look at it while walking continuously. From the corner of her eye, she noticed him getting closer and intentionally started to walk in his direction.

"Ah…"

And in the next few moments, she was on the floor because of colliding against the man who had been walking towards her,

"Miss, are you alright?"

Shen Yiling didn't raise her head and answered in a choked voice.

"Yes, I'm alright. Sorry, I was not careful"

Saying this, she was about to pick up the file from the floor when she heard the surprised voice from above her head.

"Yiling, is it you?"

She pretended to be surprised and raised her head.

"Brother Fengju"

Her face held the exact expression of surprise as if she had noticed Shi Fengju only at that moment.

Her eyes were red and her face was a little pale. Shi Fengju frowned when he saw this. He kneeled down and helped Shen Yiling in picking up the scattered documents from the floor.

Shen Yiling took them from him mumbling a small 'thanks brother Fengju' and then put them in a file.

Shi Fengju watched as she tried to tie them together in a file but was unsuccessful. He sighed gently and whispered

"Give it to me."

Shen Yiling looked embarrassed but gave the file in his hands.

"Sorry for troubling Brother Fengju."

Shi Fengju frowned seeing her behavior. He put the documents inside the file properly and asked without raising his head

"What are you doing here?"

Shen Yiling lowered her head when Shi Fengju raised his head to look at her waiting for her answer. She looked hesitant to answer his question.

Shi Fengju smiled a little and said

"What? Now you have started to hide things from me."

At his words, Shen Yiling raised her head. Shi Fengju saw that she was smiling but her smile was bitter.

"I just don't want to trouble Brother Fengju like last time."

Last time…Shi Fengju remembered that last time both of them have talked on the phone and after that Shen Yiling never called him back.

He remembered that he had asked her to give up on He Jian.

As soon as he remembered this, he seemed to realize what Shen Yiling was doing here.

With shocked eyes, he looked at Shen Yiling and said

"You are here for He Jian. But how did you get…."

He didn't complete his words in fear of hurting Shen Yiling but cursed because he realized that he had already done that when Shen Yiling lowered her head and he saw a teardrop falling on the ground.

"Yiling"

Shi Fengju eyes were full of panic as he tried to raise Shen Yiling's head forcefully.

"I am sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

He whispered while wiping her tears. His heart clenched seeing her condition. 

Shen Yiling shook her head and said

"It's not brother Fengju's fault. I am just too weak and useless. I joined He corporation to get closer to Brother Jian but I couldn't do anything in the past few weeks. I am too useless. I wish I could stop my heart form loving brother Jian as brother Fengju have said but I can't. Even that senior assistant is not at fault for scolding me. I can't even do the office's simple work. "

Shen Yiling clutched the sleeve of Shi Fengju's shirt and said while crying

"But brother Fengju, I really don't know how to do all this. How can I do all this? I have never done anything like this in my life. I just…"

The next moment, she stopped amidst her words and hurriedly left Shi Fegju's shirt.

"I'm sorry, Brother Fengju. I didn't mean to bother you. You can just forget whatever I said. "

She took the file from Shi Fengju's hand but Shi Fengju didn't let her.

Instead, he held her arm and dragged her closer.

"Yiling, do you love him so much?"

His heart hurt as he asked this question even after knowing what the answer would be.   

And, sure enough, Shen Yiling lowered her head. Her cheeks were red as she nodded her head and whispered

"Yes"

Shi Fengju sighed and whispered

"Then I'll help you."

Shen Yiling eyes were brought when she raised her head and asked

"Really?"

Shi Fengju sighed with a smile and said

"Really"

Shen Yiling hugged him tightly the next moment. Shi Fengju was startled and his whole body was stiff.

His hesitant hands raised and hugged Shen Yiling's waist gently.

On his shoulder, Shen Yiling felt this and her eyes were full of disgust. But she silently endured everything. 

After all, Shi Fengju was the only person who could help her in getting He Jian.