"Shen Muzhi, I saw you! Come out here!" Xiang Zhilan was now extremely certain that the person she saw was him. She didn't know what he was up to, but she was furious at being followed like this.
"Shen Muzhi, are you a coward? What kind of man hides like this!" she shouted as she looked around, but couldn't see him. She frowned, and finally her gaze settled on the painting on the wall. She took a step and walked straight over.
When Shen Muzhi didn't hear her voice again, he sensed something was wrong and decided to leave from the other side.
Xiang Zhilan walked behind the map wall and saw him about to run away. She sneered, "Shen Muzhi! Go ahead and run! I'll tell Xiao Kui and the others in a bit that their father is a tortoise! An ostrich! Not the lion they imagine!"
Shen Muzhi stopped in his tracks, turned around to look at her, his face expressionless.
Xiang Zhilan strolled leisurely toward him, raising an eyebrow slightly: "Why did you stop running? Weren't you running with great enthusiasm? Shen Muzhi, I really didn't expect you to be a stalker. Is it fun to spy on others?"
"You're overthinking it. Can't I just decide to go to the zoo myself?" Shen Muzhi said coldly.
"Going to the zoo by yourself? Mr. Shen, you have quite the refined taste. Do you even know what day it is today? Do you know that Hengheng and Xiaokui ask every day when we're coming to the zoo?" Xiang Zhilan smiled sarcastically and said, "But that's very much in line with your style. You've always liked to break your promises to us, mother and son. You did it more than two years ago, and you still do it now. Do you think that's funny?"
Shen Muzhi looked down at her; she was so close to him that her scent filled his nostrils.
He wanted to embrace her, but he couldn't. He clenched his fists to control his emotions.
"And what about you? What did you promise me? What is this relationship between you and Luo Che now?" He was so jealous he was almost going crazy. He shouldn't have said that, but he said it anyway.
"Your ability to turn the tables on me is truly masterful! What right do you have to question me now? Who are you to me? Are you trying to talk about that promise of exchange? Anyway, promises are worthless in your eyes. You've never kept them, so why should I keep them?" Xiang Zhilan vented her pent-up emotions, becoming increasingly out of control: "Even if I marry Luo Che tomorrow, it's none of your business!"
Shen Muzhi knew she was angry with him, but when he heard her say she was going to marry Luo Che, the fire of jealousy in his chest still surged, but he had no right or qualification to object.
"What's wrong? Feeling guilty?" Xiang Zhilan scoffed, her eyes reddening. "Shen Muzhi, the worst thing that's ever happened to me is meeting you! Please get out of my life right now! I feel disgusted just looking at you!"
A bitter feeling welled up in Shen Mu's heart; he really was going to disappear from her world completely from now on.
Xiang Zhilan bit her lip, trying not to cry, and turned around to walk quickly outside.
Shen Muzhi watched her retreating figure, then raised his hand to wipe his face. He had made her cry again; he always made her cry.
Just as she said, meeting him and getting to know him in this lifetime was the worst luck she could have ever had.
He stood there, stunned, until she disappeared.
His phone rang, and he took it out to answer. It was Dr. Chen calling: "Mr. Shen, when will you come for a detailed examination? Your illness cannot be delayed; you need to start treatment early. If you wait until the terminal stage, there will be no chance left."
"I'm not going." Shen Muzhi hung up the phone.
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