As the time drew closer, Xiang Zhilan's initial excitement turned into increasing nervousness.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If she gets caught, it will be even harder for her to leave him in the future.

On Thursday, Ni Sitian came to the Shen family villa to keep Xiang Zhilan company.

She knew that Zhi Lan was planning to leave tomorrow, and she felt even more reluctant to part with him, but she couldn't say much here.

"Where is he?" Ni Sitian realized that she hadn't run into Shen Muzhi during her visits here, as if he didn't live here at all.

"What do you think?" Xiang Zhilan asked back with a slight smile.

Ni Sitian bit her lip, suppressing the urge to swear. She must have gone to keep Su Yan company again.

"He said he'd come with me to the class reunion tomorrow," Xiang Zhilan said casually to Ni Sitian.

"What should we do then?" Ni Sitian asked anxiously, worried that failing at the last minute would be too much of a blow to Xiang Zhilan.

"I've got a plan. Don't worry, it'll definitely succeed. There's no way it won't." Xiang Zhilan clenched her fist, as if to encourage herself.

Ni Sitian nodded affirmatively, and when she saw the maid bring in tea and snacks, she started talking about other things.

Xiang Zhilan reacted quickly and immediately changed the subject.

Ni Sitian really couldn't bear to part with Xiang Zhilan, so she spent a little longer with him today, chatting about many things from their childhood.

Xiang Zhilan found an opportunity to give Ni Sitian a letter, telling her to deliver it to Xiang's parents in a few days. The letter explained some things and put their minds at ease.

"I will definitely give it to them," Ni Sitian said solemnly as she carefully put away the letter.

“They will understand me.” Xiang Zhilan’s eyes were slightly red. “I’ll have to trouble you to take care of them from now on.”

“Okay.” Ni Sitian nodded in agreement.

The two chatted for a while, and as dusk fell, Shen Muzhi still hadn't returned.

Ni Sitian was about to get up and leave when she felt more and more that Zhi Lan's choice was correct. It was better not to have such a husband. In the end, he was still thinking about other women. His heart was only so big and so small. The little bit he gave her wasn't even enough for Zhi Lan and her two children to squeeze into.

Ni Sitian walked out of the villa and just happened to see Shen Muzhi returning.

She didn't even want to greet him, acting as if she hadn't seen him, and went straight to her car.

Shen Muzhi frowned and walked through the gate.

He went upstairs and saw that Xiang Zhilan was tidying up, which was rare for her; she used to always leave things in a mess.

"Why did you decide to tidy up?" He walked in and glanced at the neatly arranged comic books and snacks.

"Just killing time, huh?" Xiang Zhilan smiled faintly and continued arranging the things.

Speaking of these comics, she really misses them, even more than she misses Shen Muzhi. It's a pity that some of them took her a lot of effort to find, and they're not available in mainland China. They're either Hong Kong or Taiwan editions, and some are even out of print.

Sigh, she went to run away, so she definitely can't take her with her. It's such a good deal for Shen Muzhi.

"I'll take care of it, you rest." Shen Muzhi went over and took the things from Xiang Zhilan's hands.

Xiang Zhilan didn't want to appear unusual, so she gave it to him and sat down to eat the plums herself.

"Did you say something bad about me to Ni Sitian today?" Shen Muzhi asked, looking up as he tidied up.

Xiang Zhilan was so startled she almost swallowed the plum. Clutching the packaging, she forced herself to calm down and gave an awkward laugh: "Why did you suddenly say that?"