Ni Sitian was stunned for a moment, then realized he was talking about her, and snorted: "Who's jealous?"

Xu Tingchuan smiled but remained silent, his gaze fixed on her with a deep intensity.

Ni Sitian felt as if he could see right through all her little anxieties.

“Jia Yue wasn’t lying,” Xu Tingchuan said suddenly, putting down his small teacup.

Ni Sitian was slightly taken aback, and immediately realized that Xu Tingchuan already knew about her conversation with Jiayue. His sentence was a reply to Jiayue's statement that she hadn't had a girlfriend because she couldn't let go of Su Yan.

Since Jia Yue said he wasn't lying, then he's admitting it.

The west wind howled past the window, but it seemed to blow into Ni Sitian's heart, and she instantly felt cold all over.

She bit her lip, turned her body around, and faced away from Xu Tingchuan.

Although she knew the matter was over, she still felt a pang of sadness because another woman had left such a mark on her heart.

Xu Tingchuan stood up, sat down behind her, pulled her into his arms, and sighed softly, "Do you really not trust me that much? Tell me, how many times has this happened? Am I really that unreliable in your eyes?"

Ni Sitian sniffed and said sullenly, "You've kept this from me about Shen Muzhi."

"Yes, I admit I was wrong about this. I had my own selfish reasons and didn't want you to get involved." Xu Tingchuan frankly admitted his selfish reasons. "It's not because I'm biased towards Mu Zhi, but because I know that although Mu Zhi uses Xiang Zhilan as a substitute for Su Yan, he won't hurt her."

"But have you ever thought about another kind of hurt? If Zhi Lan likes Shen Muzhi, but later finds out that she is being used as a substitute for another woman, wouldn't that be a great hurt?" Ni Sitian still couldn't get over the fact that he had kept it from her.

“Uh,” Xu Tingchuan had only considered telling Shen Muzhi not to touch Xiang Zhilan when he advised him, and hadn’t thought of this, so he frowned slightly: “Does she like Muzhi’s type?”

"Of course not, but what if she falls for Shen Muzhi's face every day?" That's what Ni Sitian is most afraid of.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tingchuan frowned even more deeply. "You think Mu Zhi is very beautiful?"

Ni Sitian didn't understand why the topic had turned to this, so she nodded: "Aside from his slightly twisted personality, he's pretty perfect in every other way."

"Perfect?" Xu Tingchuan's face darkened. "What about me?"

Ni Sitian understood now. She turned to look at Xu Tingchuan, suppressing a laugh, and said, "You just called someone a little jealous, but I think you're the one who's jealous."

"Don't praise other men in front of me next time," Xu Tingchuan said seriously and frankly. "I'll get jealous."

Ni Sitian never expected Xu Tingchuan to admit it so directly, and her cheeks flushed and felt hot.

But she quickly realized that the topic had gone astray and hurriedly brought it back, "Anyway, you were inconsiderate in this matter concerning Zhi Lan. You said I don't trust you, but do you trust me either? Why didn't you tell me? It's just because you were afraid I would act impulsively and anger Shen Muzhi. But you see, I know that Mingming can hold her temper, so you didn't need to hide it from me in the first place."

Xu Tingchuan smiled slightly and reached out to pat Ni Sitian's head. "How come my wife is so smart?"

Ni Sitian couldn't maintain her serious demeanor and chuckled, then suppressed her laughter and suppressed the corners of her mouth: "We're talking about serious matters, don't deliberately change the subject."

"Okay, I admit I was wrong about this." Xu Tingchuan took her hand, gently squeezing her soft, boneless little hand, his voice low, "Then, will you forgive me?"