Zhan Xiu's deep, husky voice rang in Shi Nian'er's ears: "Yes, I will be sad. My relationship with my father has never been good. If my soon-to-be-married wife really chooses to leave me because of the ten million my father gave me, I will indeed be sad and heartbroken."
At this point, Zhan Xiuchen himself found it ironic.
That's why people are so strange!
Human nature is just that complex.
He was going to marry Shi Nian, but he was only using her.
But if Shi Nianzhen were to leave him because of Zhan Leiting's ten million, he would feel heartbroken and sad.
Humans!
That's it!
I only allow myself to let others down!
But they won't allow others to wrong them!
“So it seems I was right not to take ten million,” Shi Nian said. “Because I can’t let you be sad.”
"I'm not sad anymore, but what about you?" Zhan Xiuchen asked, "Shi Nian, aren't you sad?"
Shi Nian was taken aback.
In fact, she deliberately avoided mentioning Zhan Leiting's last words.
Unexpectedly, Zhan Xiuchen brought it up on his own initiative.
The man looked at Shi Nian, his eyes surging with hidden turmoil: "My father said that I'm only marrying you to use you. You're just a stepping stone for me. Shi Nian, are you heartbroken? Are you sad?"
Zhan Xiuchen was incredibly clever.
How could he not see through Shi Nian's avoidance?
Neither Shi Nian nor he mentioned it.
The two of them pretended that Zhan Leiting had never said those words.
That's the best outcome.
But by some strange twist of fate, he ended up touching on this topic.
Shi Nian fell silent.
The man's embrace made her feel increasingly suffocated.
She subconsciously pushed Zhan Xiuchen again, but still couldn't budge him.
This made Shi Nian feel instantly powerless.
The feeling of powerlessness that prevented Zhan Xiu from moving forward.
It is also a sense of powerlessness that comes from the depths of one's heart.
Is it heartbreaking?
Are you sad?
Yes, there are.
After the wedding designer came and talked to her, she realized that Zhan Xiuchen was going to prepare such a grand and solemn wedding for her.
In the countless days and nights spent with Zhan Xiuchen.
A man's gentleness, a man's meticulousness.
It almost made her lose her senses.
It made her almost forget why she had come here in the first place.
It was just a transaction!
Zhan Xiuchen saved her grandmother!
She came to repay this kindness.
She had known about Zhan Xiuchen's ulterior motives from the very beginning.
It's just that men are too gentle and too good.
This halo concealed his "ulterior motives".
It wasn't until Zhan Xiuchen's father said it so bluntly.
She suddenly realized.
It was as if she had been suddenly pulled back to reality from a dream!
But what can we do about it?
She came voluntarily.
Now she's being dramatic and crying again, saying that Zhan Xiuchen married her to take advantage of her?
No!
She wasn't that pretentious!
The next second, Shi Nian raised her head and looked at Zhan Xiuchen.
Her tone was relaxed.
It was so casual, as if it were something perfectly normal.
"So why should I be sad or heartbroken?" Shi Nian asked Zhan Xiuchen rhetorically.
Zhan Xiuchen was taken aback.
Shi Nian said, "Being used is also a form of my value. And since someone recognizes my value, why would I be sad or heartbroken? Or do you think I would believe that you truly love me and want to marry me?"
"No, I've never thought that way. I know my own limitations, so your father's words have no effect on me."
Zhan Xiuchen's pupils dilated in shock.
"Besides, whatever your reasons for marrying me, since I've agreed, we're husband and wife, so no one can use such words to drive a wedge between us, and I won't care."
"Therefore, it's useless for your father to try to ridicule and belittle me with these words in front of me. It's not just your father; it's useless for anyone to say such things, because I've always known very well why you want to marry me. However,"
Shi Nian chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Your father said I'm a stepping stone for your politics. I'm just a woman from the slums, how could I possibly have such a big impact? Are you sure I can really bring you that much value? Or have you chosen the wrong person?"
In his last sentence, Shi Nian was trying to ease the overly heavy atmosphere.
She noticed it.
The atmosphere between her and Zhan Xiuchen unconsciously became stagnant.
Zhan Xiuchen is a smart man.
Normally, if Shi Nian throws such a question at him, he can respond quickly.
Then, after a bit of lighthearted banter, the somber atmosphere will vanish without a trace.
But at this moment, Zhan Xiuchen said nothing.
He fell into complete silence.
Shi Nian couldn't continue speaking.
She nudged Zhan Xiuchen again.
This time, the man was easily pushed away.
Shi Nian crawled out of Zhan Xiuchen's arms.
She had intended to say something polite.
It's very late.
She wanted to rest.
She went upstairs first.
But when the words were on the tip of my tongue, I couldn't bring myself to say them.
In the end, these polite words lingered on his lips for a while, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything.
Shi Nian was speechless and lost her composure.
Zhan Xiuchen did not call out to Shi Nian.
And from this day onward, the relationship between Shi Nian and Zhan Xiuchen began to change imperceptibly.
........
On the day that Shi Nian and Zhan Xiuchen's relationship was changing without them realizing it, Xiao Cao's heart was finally at ease.
Zhou Jian made a special trip to the slums for Xiao Cao.
At the repeated pleas of the little grass.
Xiaocao was always worried that Grandpa Shi, Grandma Shi, and Shi Nian would be anxious for her.
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