Xiang Zhilan ignored his gloomy expression and maintained a serene smile.
Shen Muzhi stared intently at her face for a long time. Her calm demeanor seemed genuine; she appeared confident and no longer afraid of him.
She just called this little girl Xiao Kui.
Xiao Kui...
Shen Muzhi's lips tightened as she turned to look at the child in Luo Che's arms.
This is his daughter! His daughter!
He had just told this man that his daughter was adorable!
"Daddy." Xiao Kui turned her head and leaned back on Luo Che's shoulder, as if she was afraid of him.
Shen Muzhi clenched his fist into the shopping cart, his eyes cold as if he were about to shoot out icy arrows at Zhi Lan.
Xiang Zhilan felt a bit of a headache and helplessness. She could roughly guess what Shen Muzhi was thinking. He must have misunderstood. She had never taught Xiao Kui to call Luo Che "Dad".
However, this was not a convenient place to talk, so Xiang Zhilan immediately took Xiao Kui from Luo Che's arms. Seeing that Xiao Kui was sleepy, she said to Luo Che, "Go and queue up to pay first."
Luo Che glanced at her and Shen Muzhi with some unease, then slowly pushed the shopping cart away.
"Xiang Zhilan, you're really something!" Shen Muzhi's eyes were fixed on her bright and radiant face, his throat tightened, and he said through gritted teeth.
“Mr. Shen, you’re mistaken…” Xiang Zhilan hadn’t finished speaking when she noticed the engagement ring on his finger.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, recalling what Ni Sitian had told her: Shen Muzhi was about to hold his engagement banquet.
She swallowed back what she was about to say and put on a gentle smile again: "Xiao Kui is asleep. Let's talk about it another day."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and walked outside.
Shen Muzhi reached out and grabbed her arm. She turned to look at him, a slight smile playing on her lips. "I'm still living in my old apartment. Now that I'm back in Yihai, I have no intention of running away. Today isn't the right time. If you want to see the two children, I'll arrange it another day."
Her words were so natural and poised, like those of a couple who had just divorced peacefully, able to talk so freely upon seeing each other again.
"You remarried?" Shen Muzhi felt as if she was being choked when she asked this question.
Xiang Zhilan didn't answer directly. Her eyes swept over his hand, which he was holding. His engagement ring was quite unique in design. She smiled faintly and said, "I heard you're getting engaged. Congratulations."
Shen Muzhi's hand suddenly tightened. She really did come back with the child because he was getting married. She thought she was finally free. She was dreaming!
Xiang Zhilan felt a bit of pain from being grabbed, and her brows furrowed as she looked at Shen Muzhi, whose face was livid.
Just as she was about to tell him to let go, she heard a melodious female voice call out, "Muzhi, have you made your choice yet?"
The sound was followed by the clatter of high heels. Xiang Zhilan turned around and saw a woman in a white coat, as delicate and graceful as ice and snow, walking towards her.
She's a real beauty.
This was Xiang Zhilan's first reaction.
Her second reaction was to pull her arm away from Shen Muzhi's hand.
"Your friend?" The woman approached, took Shen Muzhi's arm, and asked softly.
Xiang Zhilan could smell a very faint orchid fragrance on her body, which was a very pleasant scent. No wonder Shen Muzhi, who disliked physical contact with others, could tolerate her linking arms so intimately.
"My ex-wife." Shen Muzhi ignored the woman beside him, his gaze fixed on Xiang Zhilan.
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