Wen Qiao finished eating in the kitchen and tidied up a bit.

Just as they were about to go upstairs, they heard Shen Haiyang say something from inside his room.

"That would be wonderful..."

Although I don't know what they're talking about.

Upon hearing Shen Haiyang's words, Wen Qiao subconsciously felt that he was plotting against her.

According to the timeline, the events of my past life should have come to an end by now.

In her past life, Shen Haiyang disliked her intensely, just like he does now. However, she didn't want to leave Beicheng and stubbornly stayed in the Shen family.

However, in her previous life, she served as a slave in the Shen family in order to please Shen Haiyang.

She knew she wasn't very educated, so she did laundry, cooked, and cleaned for the Shen family.

Li Ling was more than happy to have someone do these things, and sometimes she even asked Wen Qiao to wash her clothes.

Wen Qiao was introverted at the time, which was also due to her mother's upbringing.

When you're out and about, do more and talk less; sometimes, suffering a loss is a blessing.

She showed absolutely no intention of resisting.

This indirectly led to Wen Qiao's tragic fate in her previous life.

Wen Qiao saw things clearly.

Even if he doesn't bother Shen Haiyang, Shen Haiyang's hatred for her will never change.

She thought back to her past life when Shen Haiyang drugged her, stripped her clothes, and had a strange old man sleeping next to her.

Wen Qiao felt nauseous and vomited.

She walked quickly up to the second floor.

Shen Jichuan glanced up at Wen Qiao unintentionally and saw that she looked unwell and was walking quickly upstairs.

He had doubts.

I was originally thinking of praising Wen Qiao; the food she cooked today was indeed quite good.

He ate well, and Zhao Minghan also enjoyed her meal.

They especially praised Wen Qiao's scallion pancakes.

"Ji Chuan, go ahead and drink! You don't have anything to do this afternoon, so it's okay if you have a few more drinks."

"Please pass on a message regarding my nephew's matter."

Shen Jichuan paused for a moment, his hand holding the wine glass still.

This is easy to talk about, but he's not sure if it will work out.

After all, it's an air force recruitment drive.

He's in the army; he can't reach that far or manage that much.

"Old Zhao, I can talk about this, but whether it works out or not is none of my business."

"Okay, just tell me, and you don't need to worry about the rest."

Perhaps after a few drinks, Zhao Minghan's alcohol levels kicked in, and he became much more relaxed in his speech.

They couldn't help but make a couple of teasing remarks about Shen Jichuan's continued single status.

"Ji Chuan, are you really not going to get married in this lifetime? To be honest, you're not that old. If you wanted, you could marry an eighteen-year-old girl without any problem..."

Shen Jichuan didn't speak, but fell into deep thought.

Marriage was never in his plans.

It's not true, as outsiders have rumored, that he has a girlfriend he can't have.

It's not that it's related to his family.

Zhao Minghan knew a little about Shen Jichuan's family.

"Your mother's matter happened so many years ago, you should let it go. It wasn't your fault back then."

Shen Jichuan downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.

"I've long forgotten about it."

"I didn't get married because I was busy with work, and the ocean was still small at the time."

When Shen Haiyang was first adopted, Shen Jichuan asked for his opinion out of respect for the child.

Shen Haiyang once said that he didn't want his father to get married.

Actually, at that time, quite a few leaders introduced potential partners to Shen Jichuan.

Out of consideration for his superiors, Shen Jichuan met with a few of them.

But Shen Haiyang seemed to be in a very bad mood.

He stopped going on blind dates after that.

If his supervisor tries to help him get a referral, he says he's too busy with work.

Shen Jichuan adopted Shen Haiyang out of wedlock years ago, and this matter even led to discussions with several leaders.

Everyone advised him against it, saying that he wasn't married yet, and if he had a child with him, how would he find a partner in the future?

He can get married first and then adopt.

Or they could provide financial assistance to the child.

The child is not without relatives. Even if there are no close relatives, there are distant relatives. You can try to find and contact them.

Shen Jichuan, however, seemed determined and directly adopted Shen Haiyang.

Because Zhao Minghan was close friends with Shen Jichuan, his superiors approached him and asked him to persuade Shen Jichuan.

When talking about the past, Zhao Minghan seemed to have endless things to say.

It's a pity about Shen Jichuan; why didn't he get married when he was doing so well?

They also said that if Shen Jichuan got married, he would probably have two or three children by now.

Shen Jichuan was too lazy to talk to him anymore and just gave him a few perfunctory replies.

Zhao Minghan had drunk enough, so Shen Jichuan made a phone call.

A car arrived quickly and picked Zhao Minghan up.

After Zhao Minghan left, Shen Jichuan sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Not long after, Shen Haiyang came out of the room.

He proactively brewed a cup of tea for Shen Jichuan and handed it to him.