[No, no, how could I have been so hasty in proposing? I want to give my wife the best, and of course, I need to make the best preparations. This place is beautiful, but it's still a bit simple, and it wasn't something I carefully arranged.]

[Yeah, that's it! I almost got led astray by them. But I really should start preparing sooner. Will my wife say yes if I carefully plan a proposal? Will she think it's too fast?]

After all, they haven't been together for very long. If he proposes now, his wife might refuse. Maybe they should wait a little longer?

…

…

Around 8 p.m., Wan Ge realized that the other party had not returned to his room yet, so she thought about looking for him. As a result, she saw Madam Sheng when she went out.

"Wange, is it okay if I call you that?"

"Of course, Auntie, you can call me whatever you like." After all, she is an elder, so this respect should be shown.

"Thank you." Madam Sheng's eyes reddened slightly.

"Why is Auntie suddenly thanking me?" Wan Ge asked, somewhat puzzled.

Mrs. Sheng sighed helplessly: "My husband and I went through a lot together when he was little, so we care a lot about each other's feelings. The child came suddenly, and my husband and I were both confused."

Later, I felt that the old man was very reliable, so I entrusted the child to him without worry.

The old man did raise him very well, but because he lacked parental companionship, he is distant from me.

When she realized that her child was becoming distant, she began to regret not spending more time with him and neglecting him by leaving him in the care of others.

But she didn't know how to make amends, and could only look at him helplessly.

She bought a lot of things she thought her child should like, but Sheng Jingshi just glanced at them calmly and told her that she didn't need to buy them for him, as he was long past the age of playing with those things.

Later, she prepared clothes for the child, the size that would have fit Sheng Jing at the time.

However, she realized it was unsuitable in less than six months. She seemed to realize that her child was growing and that she had only considered whether it was suitable at the moment when she bought it.

Although designers would come to the house to make custom-made clothes if they didn't fit, Mrs. Sheng already felt that she was not a qualified mother, and she didn't even realize that the clothes for her child's growing body needed to be ordered a little larger.

So when she tried to make amends but always felt it backfired, she felt ashamed to face him.

She began to feel pain and anxiety, and when her husband saw her like that, he couldn't bear it and took her away, leaving their child behind once again.

This time, however, the other party didn't react much to her.

If they were puzzled when they were young, they are truly unmoved when they grow up; they are like the most familiar strangers.

Seeing Sheng Jing's perpetually indifferent demeanor made her truly sad.

Even now, she felt a light in Sheng Jingshi's eyes; it seemed he had found the one he loved. He was always happy when he watched Wan Ge.

Wan Ge seemed to treat him quite well, but it was obvious that she was very affectionate towards him, which was why he was so happy.

…

"I want to thank you, thank you for being there for him."

"No need to thank me. It's my luck to have met him, and it's my responsibility as his girlfriend to be there for him."

When Wan Ge said the last sentence, Madam Sheng's face suddenly turned pale.

Perhaps the words "fulfilling one's responsibilities" provoked her, because she left after saying only a few words.

Wan Ge didn't mean it; she was just telling the truth.

It's not that I dislike the other person, after all, they are an elder, and Wan Ge felt that the other person's behavior was familiar, but not the same.

She was just feeling sorry for Sheng Jingshi, who was saying thank you but hadn't actually fallen for her.

He seemed to owe Sheng Jingshi a lot, but what he sensed wasn't that genuine.

It's clear that the couple is very much in love, but Sheng Jingshi doesn't seem like the fruit of their love; rather, it's more like a derivative of their relationship, something that's not so important.

For some reason, a picture suddenly appeared in Wan Ge's mind: a man holding a child, and the child seemed to particularly like his father and preferred to be close to him.

Wan Ge shook her head again, wondering what she was thinking and why such strange images were appearing in her mind.

…

Perhaps because of the unfamiliar environment, Wan Ge found it hard to fall asleep. She carefully got out of bed, not wanting to disturb the people around her.

She went to the kitchen alone and found a bottle of wine that wasn't a rare edition. She took two sips before preparing to go back.

I had already reached the elevator when I heard a sound coming from the second floor.

Perhaps the door wasn't closed, which is why Wan Ge, who was on the first floor, could hear the sounds from the second floor. Moreover, the other party's voice wasn't very loud; if the room hadn't been so close to the elevator, she probably wouldn't have heard it at all.

"It's all your fault! Now even the baby hates me. He doesn't like me anymore. It's all your fault!" The other person said this, but it sounded more like they were being coquettish.

A deep male voice quickly replied, "Then let's create another alt account. We'll raise it ourselves, so we won't feel estranged..."

"Stop messing around..." The other person's words didn't sound like a refusal. After listening, Wan Ge went back to the kitchen and took away the wine she had opened.

…

When Wan Ge came out of the elevator, she saw Sheng Jingshi waiting at the door.

I don't know when the other person arrived, and I don't know if he heard the voice I heard.

Why did you get up?

"I can't sleep when I feel you're not here," Sheng Jingshi said honestly, his eyes filled with sincerity.

Since Wan Ge didn't hear any other thoughts from him, she knew that the other person wasn't lying and that this was indeed what he was thinking.

"I might be having trouble sleeping because I'm in an unfamiliar environment." Having been an actress for so long, she must have been to many unfamiliar places, so how could she not be comfortable?

Perhaps it was the conversation with Madam Sheng that affected her sleep, which is why she didn't sleep well.

Wan Ge switched the drinks in her hand again: "Would you like a drink too?"

Having known him for so long, I don't think I've ever seen him drink.

Sheng Jingshi looked at the wine in her hand and finally nodded.

…

But five minutes later, Wan Ge looked at the person who had collapsed into her arms after drinking a glass of wine. Wait, did she just collapse like that? She got drunk way too fast!

Unable to do anything about it, Wan Ge helped the other person to bed. As soon as the other person lay down, they opened their eyes again and instantly became happy when they saw her: "Wife, is it really you? You came to see me."

"Honey, I miss you so much. I haven't seen you in so long."

"Honey, do you love me? I love you so much!"