"Traditional painting."

"Young Master Shi, my name is now Zhihua."

"You can be called anything, it's good that you're back..."

The man's eyes were filled with deep affection, as if he and Zhihua were about to be reunited. Zhou Ning'an pulled Zhihua slightly closer to him, then gently put his arm around her shoulder and said...

"Young Master Shi, Zhihua is now married. I hope you will respect yourself."

"Fan Hua only chose you because she had no one else to rely on at the time. Zhou Ning'an, right? I've already sent people to investigate thoroughly. He's just a merchant who started out in a border town. To put it nicely, he's a rich young master. To put it bluntly, what's the difference between him and those ordinary people?"

"Fan Hua is a wealthy young lady. What do you think makes you worthy of her?"

Before Zhou Ning'an could refute, Zhihua interrupted him with a gesture, so he shut up and stood beside her.

Zhihua spoke.

"Young Master Shi, the man I chose is naturally the one I love."

"Although his family background was rather poor, when he met me, I was of low social status and a prostitute."

“I don’t think my husband is unworthy of me. In terms of appearance, he is no less than Mr. Shi. In terms of ability, if Mr. Shi hadn’t had the advantage of being born into a good family, you would not be as good as him.”

"Even if he's inferior to you in every way, so what?"

"I'm happy with what I like."

Zhihua bowed to him, mainly because the upbringing she received as a child was ingrained in her bones, so it was as if they were completely parting ways.

"Fan Hua! Back then... back then I wanted to find you..."

"But you didn't go."

The woman spoke calmly, then suddenly remembered something and asked again.

"Even if you come to me this time, I know perfectly well why. Don't use feelings as an excuse, it's disgusting."

After saying that, Zhihua pulled Zhou Ning'an towards the Prince's mansion, then turned slightly and said to the man standing at the door in a daze.

"Young Master Shi, it's best if we don't meet again in the future. Even if we do meet, let's just treat each other as strangers."