Chapter 539 Everything else is fine, except this.

Shi Nian laughed so hard that tears were almost coming out.

"So domineering?" she teased him on purpose.

Huo Yanmo gripped her waist and said with displeasure, "That's just how domineering I am!"

"I finally became your legitimate husband, and I won't allow you to rekindle your old flame with him," Huo Yanmo said sourly. "Otherwise, I'll be insanely jealous."

Shi Nian smiled as she looked at Huo Yanmo's tense expression, then she leaned in and kissed him.

"What are you thinking about?" Shi Nian said softly. "Mo Mo, we've been married for so long, it's not like that."

Upon receiving her answer, Huo Yanmo's tense body relaxed, and his brows unfurrowed.

He kissed her forehead.

“Anything else is fine, Niannian, but not this,” he whispered in her ear.

As Shi Nian listened to Huo Yanmo's heartbeat, she sensed his emotions.

This was the only request he made that was non-negotiable during all the time they had been together.

Feelings are always possessive and exclusive.

She wouldn't betray his feelings.

Her relationship with Lu Yanzhi had already ended long ago.

No matter what misunderstanding it was, they can never go back to the way things were.

Thinking about it, Shi Nian held Huo Yanmo's hand and said, "It's my fault, I didn't give you enough security."

The next moment, Huo Yanmo kissed her lips, stealing her breath.

After a long while, the two finally separated.

She leaned against him, feeling a little embarrassed.

“Niannian, it’s not your fault,” he said. “It’s my problem.”

He knew very well that it was his own insecurity that made him afraid that the feelings between the two of them would not be able to withstand the seven years she had spent with Lu Yanzhi.

Throughout this relationship, he was always in a subordinate position.

Shi Nian understood his thoughts.

After a long silence, she whispered, "Fool."

The night was deep, and the moon in the sky was very bright.

On the other side, in an apartment next to the Lu Group building.

Lu Yanzhi sat here as usual, gazing into the distance alone.

Thinking back on everything that had happened in recent days, he felt a sense of loss.

Although Shi Nian no longer felt completely resistant towards him as she once did, she was still a stranger to him.

It seems that all that remains between her and him now is ordinary business communication, or merely nodding acquaintances.

He knew in his heart that this state was already very rare.

but……

His heart remained bitter.

"Buzzing..."

Lu Yanzhi's phone vibrated.

He glanced down and saw it was a message from Yu Yiyang.

Yu Yiyang: What are you doing now, Brother Lu? Are you free? I'll come find you.

Lu Yanzhi thought for a moment, then replied, "I'm at my apartment."

Yu Yiyang replied to the message quickly.

Yu Yiyang: Okay, I'll be right up now.

A moment later, the apartment doorbell rang, and Lu Yanzhi, controlling his wheelchair, pressed the button to open the door.

Yu Yiyang came in with a smile.

"Brother Lu!" Yu Yiyang called out.

"Okay." Lu Yanzhi nodded and let him in.

Yu Yiyang closed the door, and the two went into the living room together.

"How's Brother Lu's leg lately?" Yu Yiyang asked as he placed the things he had brought on the table.

"It's the same as before," Lu Yanzhi replied, and he also went to the side to get his things.

Yu Yiyang quickly tried to help him, but he refused.

“I can move normally,” Lu Yanzhi said.

It's been a year, and he's long since gotten used to it.

He is used to the wheelchair and usually gets up and walks around, but he is a little slow when he walks and his legs hurt when it rains.

Yu Yiyang didn't force himself to help; he simply followed Lu Yanzhi.

"You came all this way so late, is there something you need?" Lu Yanzhi asked after the two returned to the living room.

Yu Yiyang thought for a moment, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Want to have a drink?" Yu Yiyang changed the subject, saying, "I'll have someone bring some wine over."

Lu Yanzhi did not answer, but just looked at Yu Yiyang.

“Okay…” Yu Yiyang scratched his head.

He thought for a moment before speaking, "Brother Lu, Shi Nian has been awake for many days now, and I... I want to know what you think."

Lu Yanzhi was still looking at him, urging him to continue.

Yu Yiyang sighed deeply, picked up the notebook he had brought, and handed it to Lu Yanzhi.

Lu Yanzhi didn't open it; he was still looking at Yu Yiyang.

“This is what I think,” Yu Yiyang finally spoke up. “Shi Nian’s attitude is very clear. She doesn’t seem to want to break up with Huo Yanmo. I have a group of young ladies from various families here. Take a look and see if there’s anyone you like.”

As Yu Yiyang spoke, he smiled and opened the notebook, turning the pages one by one for Lu Yanzhi to see.

"Look, this is Miss Zhou, she's beautiful and a nice person. But Miss Zhou and Huo Zhiyao are quite close."

As he spoke, he turned to the next page: "This is from the Wang family. If you like girls who can sing and dance well, Miss Wang would be perfect."

"And this one," Yu Yiyang continued, "This one belongs to the Zheng family. Although they are from a humble background, their appearance is similar to Shi Nian's..."

Yu Yiyang wanted to continue speaking, but Lu Yanzhi had already reached out and pressed down on the booklet.

He closed the booklet and set it aside.

“Yiyang, there’s no need,” Lu Yanzhi said. “I have no such intention.”

Yu Yiyang was getting anxious.

He quickly said, "Brother Lu, are you still thinking about Shi Nian? If she never separates from Huo Yanmo in this lifetime, do you really want to live like this forever?"

If life goes on like this...

Lu Yanzhi calmly looked at the wall on one side.

"Perhaps," he said.

Yu Yiyang became even more anxious.

"Then what about the Lu family?" Yu Yiyang immediately said, "Brother Lu, you can't be without an heir! Who will inherit the Lu family business? It's such a huge enterprise!"

Lu Yanzhi remained silent.

"We'll see," Lu Yanzhi said after a long while.

But what appeared before him was Sisi's face.

Although they are not related by blood, he is not even his child in name.

But for some reason, ever since Shi Nian adopted Si Si, he has been convinced that Si Si is his daughter.

However, Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo wouldn't allow it, would they?

Yu Yiyang wanted to say something more, but Lu Yanzhi waved his hand, telling him to stop talking.

“There’s no need to force yourself to get closer to Shi Nian,” Lu Yanzhi said. “Whether it’s her looks, personality, or anything else, she’s unique.”

"Yiyang, I don't have too many thoughts right now. Perhaps the current state is the best."

Yu Yiyang wanted to say something, but Lu Yanzhi's phone vibrated.

He looked down.

Then Yu Yiyang saw that although Lu Yanzhi's expression seemed unchanged, there was joy in his eyes.

Yu Yiyang glanced at it and noticed that Lu Yanzhi's phone was displaying Shi Nian's latest text message.

Shi Nian: Yan Mo and I have some things we need to discuss with you. Are you free tomorrow?