Shen Zhiyi blushed instantly.

He wouldn't expect her to call him "husband" here, would he?

She glanced at the driver in front.

The driver quickly raised the barrier!

Shen Zhiyi: ...

The carriage was quiet.

Only the soft sounds of their breathing echoed.

Shen Zhiyi felt incredibly embarrassed.

She hadn't thought of it before, and the term of address had just slipped out unintentionally; she hadn't felt anything was off about it.

But now, if she has to call out to someone specifically, she feels like something's not right...

It's like... it's like I'm being affectionate with him...

She glanced at him.

Yan Jili's expression was indifferent as he slowly rubbed the jade pendant between his fingertips.

He was waiting for her to speak.

Shen Zhiyi felt inexplicably hot under his gaze.

I simply closed my eyes.

"Husband..." she almost bit her tongue.

Her sweet voice, even when shaky, still possesses a natural allure.

It sounds so soft and sweet, it makes your heart flutter.

Yan Jili paused.

She lowered her eyes to conceal the turmoil within them, and responded calmly without any outward expression.

"Um."

He handed the sign over.

Shen Zhiyi quickly took it, immediately turned to the side, and looked out the window.

The jade pendant in his palm still seemed to retain the warmth of his fingertips.

The heat made her face flush red.

Even her neck turned pink.

Yan Jili's gaze swept over the back of her neck, and he slightly curled the corners of his lips.

...

After returning to the Yan family.

Yan Jili took out the marriage agreement and placed it in front of her.

"What's this?" Shen Zhiyi took it.

Yan Jili walked over and sat down on the sofa opposite her.

"Since it's a marriage alliance, there must be an agreement."

"Although your Shen family needs my help..." He glanced at Shen Zhiyi, and seeing her smile freeze at the corner of her mouth, he inexplicably thought of her tears again.

He paused for a moment.

After making the decision, I will not mention this matter again.

He then changed the subject, saying, "In short, I will take care of your livelihood."

"You won't be shortchanged in terms of money."

"However, if you want extra care, or even love, I'm sorry I can't do that."

The word "love" has never existed in his dictionary.

Not to mention trying to understand other people's emotions and offering cheap concern.

That's a desecration of efficiency.

It is the most useless thing.

He had an indifferent expression, his legs crossed, and he leaned back on the sofa.

"I also want to advise you in advance not to have any unrealistic fantasies."

"Don't cause any trouble."

"And don't disturb my work."

He has already given the Shen family and her enough.

Hopefully she'll be sensible.

Be a qualified Mrs. Yan, whose life runs smoothly and predictably in his meticulously planned life.

Shen Zhiyi stared wide-eyed.

Look at him.

Let's take another look at the contract.

The clauses marked above are densely packed and use the most formulaic language.

It's like a book written in the heavens.

It hurt her eyes and gave her a headache.

She quickly covered it up.

"OK."

"Just like you said, no talk of feelings."

Dad is right.

He's just a worthless rock that only knows how to give money; he's rock hard inside and out!

Fortunately, she loves money.

And he is very rich.

She picked up the pen from the table, turned to the last page of the agreement, and signed it directly.

He dipped his thumb in ink and pressed it onto the name in one smooth motion.

She shoved the contract in front of him.

Is this okay?

Yan Jili pursed his lips, his expression slightly taken aback. "Aren't you going to take a closer look?"

Shen Zhiyi sat back down in her seat, somewhat dejected.

What's so interesting about it?

"I can't understand it even if I look at it."

Yan Jili: ...

He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"You can ask me if you don't understand."

Shen Zhiyi waved her hand and sighed.

"Since you've said that, you definitely won't write any overly unreasonable terms."

"Besides, given our family's current situation, how could I possibly negotiate with you?"

"Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who are wearing shoes."

"Anyway, I don't have anything you want."

He's been involved in so many lawsuits; she's not confident she can out-argue him.

Whatever he says goes.

Just pay me.

Yan Jili burst out laughing.

"You really have a big heart."

He picked up the agreement and signed his name on it.

"From now on, all contracts you sign outside must be shown to me first."

To avoid being scammed and ending up with nothing but your underwear.

"Did you hear that?"

After pressing his fingerprint, he looked up at her.

"knew."

After Shen Zhiyi finished answering, he slowly picked up a tissue to wipe away the marks.

Then I caught a glimpse of Shen Zhiyi's fingertips.

I picked up a piece of paper as if by some strange impulse.

He sat down beside her, took her hand, and carefully wiped away the red marks.

After finishing everything, I looked up and met Shen Zhiyi's astonished gaze.

His movements froze.

Throw the tissue into the trash can.

"Just something I did."

Don't overthink it.

Shen Zhiyi: "Oh."

Yan Jili coughed lightly and glanced around the living room.

"Did you pack everything yesterday?"

Although he arranged a guest room for her, it wasn't much smaller than the master bedroom.

That side is also close to the walk-in closet.

With so many dresses, she should be happy with that room.

Shen Zhiyi nodded.

"There wasn't much to begin with."

Her jewelry was either mortgaged or sold off.

Those familiar large items are even less likely to be brought over.

The houses were all connected and sealed off together.

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