Nanzhi frowned and pushed the person to sit on the bed. "Get some rest. You'll feel much better after a good night's sleep."

Under Nan Zhi's gaze, Gu Ying slowly lay down, and Nan Zhi carefully covered him with the blanket. "Close your eyes."

The man obediently closed his eyes, but a slight smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

Nan Zhi put her hands on her hips, looked down at Gu Ying for a while, and then turned and left the bedroom.

After she left, the man on the bed opened his eyes, sat up, and reached out the hand that Nanzhi had held earlier, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

Interesting. He originally planned to stay here for a few days, but he found that being Gu Ying's life was quite nice.

Let's keep doing it that way then.

On the other side, after Nan Zhi came downstairs, she was intercepted by Shen Xingmian and pulled into his arms. He looked down at her and asked, "Where did you go?"

Seeing that no one was around, Nan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and broke free from the man's embrace. "Aying has a cold. I'll take him upstairs to rest."

Shen Xingmian frowned and said unhappily, "Why do you care about him? He's not that delicate."

Nanzhi: "......"

He reached out and gently rubbed Shen Xingmian's temples, smiling sweetly, "You're his brother, why do you still like to argue with him so much?"

Shen Xingmian turned her head away. "Who's his brother?"

Nan Zhi: "......Okay, I misspoke. A-Ying is my younger brother, okay?"

Shen Xingmian: "......" Not wanting to discuss Gu Ying anymore, Shen Xingmian pulled Nan Zhi and walked to the hall.

Shen Feiang was led along by Hu Lai, and he felt that this uncle was unreliable at all.

"Fei'ang, you must be good to your parents in the future. It wasn't easy for them to raise you."

Hu Lai earnestly explained his thoughts to the child, "Especially your mother, she was in a car accident and her body was damaged, so you should take good care of her, understand?"

Shen Feiang's eyes widened as he looked up at Hu Lai, his face full of disbelief. "Uncle, you said my mother was in a car accident?"

Hu Lai looked down into the child's dark eyes and nodded. "But now that she has you, all the hurt she suffered shouldn't matter anymore."

Upon hearing this, Shen Feiang flung away Hu Lai's hand, glaring at him angrily, "What do you mean by saying that with me around, those injuries don't matter?"

The boy's face was cold, his eyes filled with hostility and disapproval towards Hu Lai. "Uncle, what makes you say that? Mom's car accident may not mean much to you, but for me and Dad, it's worse than losing our lives."

After saying that, Shen Feiang left Hu Lai directly. Just then, Shen Xingmian and Nan Zhi came over. Shen Feiang ran over and hugged Nan Zhi's leg, "Mom."

The word "Mom" carried a strange emotion. Nanzhi was taken aback, looked down at him, ruffled the child's hair, and smiled:

"What's wrong? Missing me?"

Shen Feiang raised his head, his eyes sparkling with starlight, all of which were of Nan Zhi's image. He held back the tears welling up in his eyes and nodded, "Yes, I miss my mother."

Just thinking about the car accident that happened in Nanzhi not long ago makes Shen Feiang feel sad and want to cry; that feeling is really unbearable.

Nanzhi smiled and patted his head, "I've never seen you so clingy to me before."

Shen Feiang smiled, then his collar was grabbed by Shen Xingmian, who pulled him in front of her and said in a very displeased tone, "What kind of behavior is this in public?"

Shen Feiang pretended not to understand Shen Xingmian's meaning. He pursed his lips, then a glint flashed in his eyes. He turned to look at Hu Lai and said aggrievedly, "Dad, Uncle bullied me and said bad things about Mom."

Shen Xingmian paused, then looked at Hu Lai.

Hu Lai: "........" What happened?

When Hu Lai met the boy's gloating gaze, she immediately felt uneasy.

He wanted to turn around and get away from the family of three, but then Shen Xingmian called out to him, so it seemed like he couldn't leave any further.

He walked over and stared at Hu Lai with a half-smile. Hu Lai swallowed uncomfortably. He knew Shen Xingmian to some extent; whenever this happened, it was never a good thing.

"Old Shen, Ji Fan is calling me over, so I'll be going now."

After saying that, he quickly turned around and left, as it was more important for him to leave.

He had only taken one step when someone grabbed his shoulder. Hu Lai turned around, smiling, "Is there something you need from your cousin?"

Shen Xingmian smiled: "What do you think?"

However, to Hu Lai, that smile was like a death warrant.

"To give you a better platform for development, Ji Fan and you will switch positions. I'll let him know later."

After saying that, he patted Hu Lai on the shoulder and walked towards Ji Fan.

Nan Zhi pulled Shen Fei'ang along. Shen Fei'ang saw Hu Lai standing there in a daze and looked up to ask:

"Mom, is Uncle frozen in place?"

But he knew in his heart that Hu Lai must be unhappy at this moment.

Nanzhi looked at Hu Lai with amusement, "It should be, Mom untied him."

As she spoke, she reached out and slapped Hu Lai hard on the shoulder. Hu Lai snapped back to reality, hissing in pain, "Ouch, Nan Zhi, are you trying to murder me?"

"I'm not trying to murder you. I just find it amusing to see you standing here like a statue."

Hu Lai: "......."

Then, remembering what Shen Xingmian had just said, he spoke with a bitter expression:

"Nanzhi, I was wrong, okay? Please don't let Lao Shen send me to Xiyue, that place is a den of demons."

Nanzhi raised an eyebrow and laughed, "How did it become a den of demons?"

Hu Lai looked left and right, and seeing that no one was around, he said to Nan Zhi, "My mother is the leader over there. She's practically a ruthless nun. If I go there, do you think I'll survive?"

Nan Zhi didn't know this, and she had never met Shen Qing before, only seeing her once. Shen Qing seemed like a very cold person, completely different from Hu Lai's personality.

"She is very demanding. You can get scolded if you're not careful. You have to be perfect in your work. If you make even the slightest mistake, you have to start all over again."

Thinking back to that kind of life, Hu Lai felt a chill run down his spine. The worst part was that not only did his mother not give him any conveniences, but she also had extremely strict requirements for him. Compared to working under Shen Qing's supervision, Hu Lai would rather go to a branch in another country.

"So you have to help me. If you help me this time, I will definitely remember your great kindness."

Upon hearing this, Nan Zhi smiled and looked down at Shen Fei'ang, "Fei'ang, what do you think?"

Shen Feiang's gaze swept between Nan Zhi and Hu Lai before he addressed Nan Zhi:

“We can’t interfere too much with what Dad decides, otherwise how can we manage the company?”

Hu Lai: "......."

Nan Zhi: "...You do know quite a lot. Fine, we'll leave it at that this time."

“No, Nanzhi, how could you listen to a little kid? He’s talking nonsense.”

Hu Lai clung to his last shred of hope, while Nan Zhi glanced at him indifferently, "Just because of what you said..."

Hu Lai's eyes lit up. Was this someone going to help him?