Seeing her hurried explanation, Xu Tingchuan relaxed his brow a little and pinched her cheek, "I'm not blaming you."
Compared to the little thing she kept from him, the thing he kept from her was the real problem.
If she finds out what happened on the cruise ship, and that Xiang Zhilan is now pregnant and may have already had an abortion...
He felt a headache just thinking about it. Since Xiang Zhilan had been hiding it from her, then everyone should just keep it a secret for now.
"Are you worried about Shen Muzhi?" Ni Sitian saw that although his brows had relaxed, he still looked preoccupied, so she comforted him, "Call him back right away, he should be fine."
"Okay." Xu Tingchuan nodded, picked up his phone, and dialed Butler Chen's number.
He did not have Shen Muzhi's contact information in Syria, so he could only ask Butler Chen to relay the message.
It was only at this moment that Butler Chen learned that his young master had gone to such a dangerous place because of Xiang Zhilan. His mood became complicated, and he cautiously glanced at Chief Shen sitting on the sofa.
The call was made on speakerphone at the request of the leader, so the leader heard everything that the young master of the Xu family said.
He was drenched in cold sweat. No one expected that the commander would get the news of the young master's trip to Syria so quickly. They would all be in for a beating.
"Sir, I'll call the young master back right away." Butler Chen bowed his head respectfully as he looked at Shen Guoliang's dignified and solemn face.
Shen Guoliang, his face grim, hissed, "What are you yelling for? Just let him stay there. He can't even chase the right woman; he deserves to suffer a bit."
"But sir, fighting broke out again in Syria yesterday, it's really dangerous."
“If he can’t even withstand this little danger, what’s the point of chasing women? All of you, don’t worry about it. He’ll come back whenever he finds out.” Shen Guoliang stood up and strode outside.
Butler Chen saw Shen Guoliang off to the military vehicle, respectfully saying, "Take care, sir."
Only after the military vehicles drove away did the people in the villa breathe a sigh of relief.
"Uncle Chen, should we tell the master or not?" Afang asked Butler Chen with concern.
"Who dares to disobey the commander's orders?" Butler Chen shook his head slightly. Shen Guoliang held considerable power in his eyes. However, he changed the subject: "Although we cannot call Mr. Shen, we can give Mr. Shen's contact information to Mr. Xu."
"Uncle Chen, this is called being outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, hehe." Afang covered her mouth and laughed.
"Don't you want this mansion to welcome its mistress soon?"
"Think about it, when Miss Xiang lived here, this place was much more lively. After Miss Xiang left, the villa became deserted."
"Then I'll learn from it." Butler Chen smiled and picked up the phone to call Xu Tingchuan.
After receiving Shen Muzhi's contact information, Xu Tingchuan immediately called Shen Muzhi and told him that Xiang Zhilan hadn't gone to Syria. As for the child, he wanted to wait until Shen Muzhi returned to China before discussing it, fearing that he might have an accident on his way back if he was too anxious.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Tingchuan leaned back on the sofa and let out a soft sigh of relief.
The lights suddenly dimmed, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a faint candlelight.
Then Ni Sitian's singing began: "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."
The room was dark, and Xu Tingchuan could only see Ni Sitian carrying a small cake, singing a birthday song as she approached him, the faint warm yellow candlelight casting a soft glow on her face.
Ni Sitian walked to the sofa, knelt down beside him, presented the cake to him, and smiled brightly: "Happy birthday, honey, blow out the candles and make a wish."
Xu Tingchuan sat up, looked down at Ni Sitian's face, his fatigue vanished, and he felt a warm feeling in his heart.
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