As Xia Zilu spoke, her face grew paler and paler, as if she were gripped by immense fear. Layers of sweat poured from her forehead, and she looked as if she were about to faint.

Shangguan Wu saw this, reached out and slowly waved his hand in front of her eyes, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"No, I can't die, I don't want to die..."

Xia Zilu suddenly became agitated, looking at Shangguan Wu with her body trembling violently, pleading, "Please, don't hurt me, please..."

"Xia Zilu, what's wrong with you?" Shangguan Wu met her gaze, her gentle voice carrying a soothing power: "It's safe here, don't think about it anymore, those are all fake, just your imagination, they don't exist, you know?"

Xia Zilu stared at Shangguan Wu, repeating, "Is it fake? Is it fake?"

Shangguan Wu said definitively, "Of course it's fake. What you're saying is all your imagination. As the saying goes, what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. Just know that this place is safe now and no one is bullying you, that's enough."

Xia Zilu remained silent, but her eyes were fixed on Shangguan Wu, as if she were judging whether it was true or false.

She had actually been hypnotized.

Shangguan Wu seemed to be comforting her, but he was actually deepening the hypnosis, making Xia Zilu completely regard what was said today as a dream, and that when she woke up, she would forget everything.

Only if Xia Zilu forgets will her past life's events not be dug up.

So even though she knew there was surveillance, she had no choice but to hypnotize Xia Zilu, and she didn't regret it even if she was discovered.

Shangguan Wu had only one goal: to let bygones be bygones.

Gradually, Xia Zilu took a few deep breaths and slowly recovered from her fear.

Therefore, when Xia Zilu looked at Shangguan Wu, she was clearly stunned for a moment, and then blurted out, "Are you here to rescue me?"

Shangguan Wu frowned slightly: "This joke is not funny at all. I haven't seen you for a long time. When you suddenly contacted me, I thought you were worried about your mother living alone outside and didn't feel at ease with her."

Xia Zilu was stunned for a moment: "My mom..."

Suddenly, her expression changed drastically, and she asked sharply, "You're here to laugh at me, aren't you?"

Shangguan Wu calmly replied, "If it's just a joke, why would I waste my time? You know I hate trouble."

Xia Zilu laughed bitterly: "Hahaha, so you don't even care to do anything to me. I used you to make money back then, and you blocked me without saying a word, cutting all ties with me. Later, when I slandered you and smeared you, you didn't even give me a second glance..."

At this point, Xia Zilu suddenly changed the subject: "Shangguan Wu, I'm jealous of you, you know that? I've been jealous of you ever since before I met you."

I really don't know.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Shangguan Wu casually remarked, "Then you hid it very well."

A malicious smile flashed in Xia Zilu's eyes as she deliberately said, "You really want to know why, don't you? Unfortunately, I don't want to say it now. Maybe next time."

After Xia Zilu finished speaking, she turned her head to look towards the door: "I don't want to talk anymore."

The prison guards came in and took Xia Zilu away.

Shangguan Wu silently watched Xia Zilu's retreating figure.

There won't be a next time.

Of course, she didn't intend to do anything to Xia Zilu, but there was no need to meet again. From now on, she would only look forward, cherish the present, and cherish every day of the future.

Xia Zilu thought Shangguan Wu would ask her why, but Shangguan Wu didn't say anything until she walked out of the visiting room. She couldn't help but look back, but she couldn't see anything anymore.

When Shangguan Wu came out, the sun had already set.

"Let's go to the Ji family."

Shangguan Wu and Du Wei traveled by carriage to the Ji family.

At the same time, Gu Yunzhen was almost driven to the point of vomiting blood by Ji Mingjing's relentless barrage of criticism.

"What good is it if you can make money? You're useless when it really matters. You don't even have as much power as your wife."

"Tsk, it's obvious he doesn't want to answer your calls, that's why his phone is off. What's the point of you calling him?"

"This is my daughter's ultrasound image. Isn't she adorable? Hehehe..."

When Ji Mingjing talked about his daughter, he smiled like a simpleton.

Gu Yunzhen, however, had no mood to mock him.

If he could, he would love to smile like a goofball.

Ji Mingjing was tired of performing a one-man show. Seeing that Gu Yunzhen remained silent, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is it really necessary to see that woman? Why are you two vying to see her? What's the matter?"

Gu Yunzhen glanced at him with a cool look, as if she had five words written on her face.

If I'm not in the mood, please don't bother me.

"Gu Si, you'll get beaten up sooner or later."

Before Ji Mingjing could finish speaking, he was hit by a pack of tissues.

Gu Yunzhen threw it.

"Damn it!" Ji Mingjing threw the tissue back on the coffee table, stood up and said, "You can sit here by yourself forever, I'm leaving."

Gu Yunzhen suddenly spoke up: "Wait a minute."

Ji Mingjing stood still without moving or speaking.

Gu Yunzhen pressed her temples, her voice hoarse: "Can your people get the surveillance footage?"

Ji Mingjing glanced at the time and clicked his tongue: "You really overestimated me this time. I don't have the ability to get my hands on the surveillance footage from that place. You two should have a proper talk when your wife arrives."

After a pause, Ji Mingjing walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

What are some things that couples can't talk about?

"If you're a man, you should be more accommodating. Sometimes being a little oblivious might not be a bad thing."

He and Gu Yunzhen had known each other for many years and understood each other very well. Although they seemed to be sarcastic and a bit cheeky, and often stabbed each other in the back, he knew that they would always be each other's strongest support and brothers for life.

They speak their minds freely and engage in a love-hate relationship because they know that neither of them is petty or calculating.

Gu Yunzhen's expression froze slightly.

He never expected Ji Mingjing to say something so sentimental.

But he's right, sometimes being a little confused isn't a bad thing.

Would he question Shangguan Wu's love for him because of this?

That's impossible.

He knew her feelings for him better than anyone else.

He trusted his own judgment.

He trusted his own heart.

"Thanks, bro."

Gu Yunzhen stretched out her fist at him.

Seeing that he had come to terms with it, Ji Mingjing also extended his fist and bumped it with his fist three times.

He then put his hands in his pockets and said, "Since everything's alright, stop pretending to be depressed here. Go out, my wife is still in the living room."

Gu Yunzhen couldn't stand his smug look and raised an eyebrow: "Are you waiting for me to serve you?"

"I'm willing, I'm happy."

Ji Mingjing walked towards the door first. After leaving the study, he didn't forget to dig a hole for him: "Do you have a problem with your wife?"

Gu Yunzhen's temples throbbed, and she scoffed, "You're so childish."

Ji Mingjing chuckled: "Then why did you stay in the study and not come out just now? If you have any opinions, you should speak them up. If you don't speak up, how will your wife change, right?"