Chapter 158 What Lay Underneath

• “If that is the case, why don’t you tell Shaochen the truth? From what I can see, he had fallen for you. He would be happy, and you three would be able to get together as a family for a happily ever after, so why are you hiding it?”
• Shen Beiyi pursed her lip before curving her lips to reveal a faint smile. How I wish I could do just that. But... She stopped herself from pursuing that line of thought as she spoke again. “He has a fiancee, so it’s impossible between us.” She had no intention of telling He Fei about her own mother’s wish for her to not show Ning Shaochen her true appearance. Although she didn’t know the reason behind it, she believed that her mother wouldn’t bring harm to her.
• “Do you mean Gao Wen? Shaochen and my brother-in-law were foolish to have chosen marriage as a means to settle their debts with each other out of all the other methods that they could’ve chosen. They knew full well that Gao Wen was—” He Fei suddenly stopped herself from going any further. She covered her mouth with her slender fingers before coughing lightly.