Xiang Zhilan scrolled down and dialed Butler Chen's number.

After finishing her call with Butler Chen, Xiang Zhilan handed the phone back to him and whispered, "Where did you get this photo?"

“Ni Sitian gave it to me.” Shen Muzhi took the phone, looked down and swiped the screen to look at it, and said in a low, hoarse voice, “At that time, when I saw you all laughing so happily in the photos, I wavered for a moment and thought about whether I should give up. It seems that you are happier without me. But when I thought about ending it like this, my heart felt like it was being squeezed. I couldn’t give up.”

Xiang Zhilan pursed her lips and remained silent. She and her children had truly enjoyed those two years in New Zealand. In fact, if her parents and Ni Sitian hadn't still been in Yihai City, she might never have returned.

These are the three most irreplaceable people in her life besides her children, encompassing her family and friends.

"Fortunately, I didn't give up." Shen Muzhi raised his head and smiled at Xiang Zhilan.

Xiang Zhilan didn't know what to say, so she avoided responding to him, stood up, and said, "I'll go ask the doctor if you can be discharged."

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked out. Shen Muzhi watched her back and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

The fact that she ran away from him actually shows that she was wavering. Otherwise, she could have rejected him with cold words as before, and told him righteously that he should stop dreaming about her forgiveness.

Butler Chen was right when he said that she was actually very soft-hearted and easily swayed by the slightest injury.

Shen Muzhi felt that the injury was well worth it; they hadn't had such a peaceful atmosphere between them in a long time.

Xiang Zhilan went to ask the doctor and came back to Shen Muzhi, saying, "Your finger is fractured, so don't bend it recently. You have to keep this splint on. The doctor said it can only be removed when it's taken off. You also have to be careful about what you eat and come for a follow-up appointment on time."

As Shen Muzhi listened to her long string of words, a slight smile appeared on her lips, and her gaze softened even more.

Xiang Zhilan felt uncomfortable under her gaze and stopped her rambling explanations. He had so many people taking care of him, and even a family doctor. Why did she need to go on and on with all that unnecessary stuff?

"Go on, is there anything else you want to tell me?" Shen Muzhi looked at her with a smile.

“Today is Lunar New Year’s Eve. I’ll go to the Shen family’s house to pick up the children later. I told my parents that I’ll spend the day with them and we won’t go out on the first day of the Lunar New Year. We’ll take them to the Shen family’s house to wish your parents a Happy New Year on the second day. Also, if you feel you need to see your maternal grandfather, you can arrange a time then.” Xiang Zhilan paused after saying this and then said, “Also, last night’s statement was just a simple one. Officer Chen said that we need to go to the police station on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year for a more detailed statement. You’ll have to go with us.”

"Mmm." Shen Muzhi found her voice very pleasant, even more melodious than a nightingale emerging from a valley, and a faint smile remained on his lips.

Xiang Zhilan was used to his cold, expressionless face, so his sudden constant smiling made her feel strange.

She stopped talking, turned her head away, and let the ward fall silent, because she wasn't embarrassed at all.

Shen Muzhi stared at her profile, his smile deepening. She looked like she was having a little tantrum.

In short, he could never get enough of listening to her talk or looking at her face.

Just as he was about to reach out and take her hand, the door to the ward suddenly opened.

As soon as Butler Chen entered, he was glared at by Shen Muzhi, as if he had ruined something good.