Ni Sitian cried on and off for a long time, explaining to Xu Tingchuan how Zhi Lan had started planning things more than ten days ago.
Upon hearing Xiang Zhilan's meticulously planned scheme, Xu Tingchuan realized that she was determined to leave, and that Mu Zhi would likely have a difficult time finding her this time.
"Alright, now that she succeeded, shouldn't you be happy for her?" Xu Tingchuan felt sorry for her, her eyes were all red from crying, and gently comforted her.
"I don't know if she can escape. I bought too little time for Zhi Lan. If she gets caught... if she gets caught..." Ni Sitian shuddered, unable to imagine how desperate Zhi Lan would be at that time.
"No, no, you always say Xiang Zhilan is very smart. She's so smart, she must have come up with a foolproof plan." Xu Tingchuan lowered his head and licked away her tears, saying, "Don't worry too much, nothing will happen."
Ni Sitian nodded, and after calming down, she asked with some worry, "Will Shen Muzhi break off our friendship because of me?"
Ni Sitian was still very concerned about this. Although Shen Muzhi was hateful to her and Xiang Zhilan, he had been Xu Tingchuan's friend for more than 20 years, and they were closer than brothers. If he caused them to break off their friendship, she would feel sorry for Xu Tingchuan.
"No, you're overthinking it. When Su Yan had her accident, he didn't break off our friendship, did he? Now Zhi Lan has just run away and is living a good life outside. He probably knows in his heart that he'll be happier with Zhi Lan like that." Xu Tingchuan patted Ni Sitian's head and said, "Don't cry anymore, it's not good for the baby."
Ni Sitian nodded vigorously; she couldn't cry anymore.
Xu Tingchuan fastened her seatbelt and started the car.
Ni Sitian cried so much that her head ached, she was exhausted, and her eyelids were swollen and heavy. She closed her eyes after a short while.
Xu Tingchuan glanced at her and sighed deeply. Judging from Shen Muzhi's appearance tonight, he feared that if they couldn't find Xiang Zhilan, there would be more trouble ahead.
However, he felt that Ni Sitian's words made sense. Xiang Zhilan might be happier if she left, and it was Shen Muzhi who should let go.
When the car arrived at the garage, Xu Tingchuan carried Ni Sitian out of the car. He felt as if there were eyes on his back, so he turned around and looked.
The lights in the garage flickered, and there was no one else there.
Xu Tingchuan withdrew his gaze, carried Ni Sitian into the elevator, glanced at the car again to make sure no one was there, and pressed the close button.
Perhaps he's been overthinking things lately because he's been dealing with too many things.
Xu Tingchuan carried Ni Sitian home, put her on the bed, wrung out a towel, wiped her messy face, and put menthol tablets on her eyelids so that they wouldn't be swollen like she had been abused when she woke up tomorrow morning.
He had just finished taking care of Ni Sitian when his phone rang. It was Pei Yang calling, and he went out of the bedroom to answer it.
Before he could even speak, Pei Yang said, "What's gotten into Fifth Brother today? He's making me go and ask about the departure status of ships at various ports in the middle of the night."
"He's probably really gone mad." Xu Tingchuan sighed, turned around and glanced at the small lump on the bedroom bed, and said, "His wife ran away, and my wife was an accomplice."
"What?! Xiang Zhilan ran away?! Are you sure she didn't go back to her parents' home?" Pei Yang was startled.
“She knows about her background and Su Yan’s matter.” Xu Tingchuan had already mentioned these things to Pei Yang a few days ago.
"Why is she running away? Fifth Brother wouldn't be so foolish as to operate on her stomach." Pei Yang suddenly stood up. He hadn't taken Shen Muzhi's madness seriously before, but now he really had to go and ask her.
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