"Didn't you say before that you didn't want to live in a heart that harbors other women?" Ni Sitian still remembered what Xiang Zhilan had said to her before, and this sudden change was really too strange.
"I'm capable of pushing her out of the way," Xiang Zhilan shrugged and laughed easily.
Ni Sitian couldn't help but smile. This confident and invincible Xiang Zhilan was the one she knew, but she couldn't help but worry about her.
A woman who remained in Shen Muzhi's heart for ten years even after her death, coupled with their childhood friendship, is probably deeply rooted. Can she really be pushed away?
"Didn't your parents go on a trip? Did you tell them?" Ni Sitian put aside her worries and changed the subject.
"Not yet. I'll give them a surprise when they come back. They're really looking forward to me getting married." Xiang Zhilan smiled. Now that she had decided to become Mrs. Shen, she wouldn't dwell on her resentment anymore. She tried to smile more, which would be good for the children.
"I don't know if it was a pleasant surprise or a shock." In any case, she was more shocked than pleasantly surprised.
"Was your dad surprised or shocked when he heard you were getting married?" Xiang Zhilan teased in return.
Ni Sitian's smile vanished instantly. She lowered her eyes, stirred her coffee, and said bitterly, "They're back."
"Huh? Didn't they say the overseas assignment would be at least three years?" Xiang Zhilan asked in surprise, her brows furrowing.
"Something happened over there, and he was fired from headquarters and had to come back," Ni Sitian said calmly. Xu Tingchuan had told her all of this, and naturally, he had his own ways of knowing.
When Xiang Zhilan heard this, she wasn't surprised. Ni Qianshan's work ability was originally very limited. He had been a junior section chief in China for more than ten years without being promoted. It was only because of Ni Ziqi and Qin Mubei's matter a few years ago that he had the opportunity to be promoted rapidly. It was only right that he was brought back to his original state now.
"They met with Xu Tingchuan?" Xiang Zhilan was a little worried for Ni Sitian. None of the three in her family were easy to deal with; they would probably cling to Xu Tingchuan like bloodsucking leeches.
"Yes, he told me not to worry, he'll know what he's doing." Ni Sitian certainly trusted Xu Tingchuan, but she didn't trust the greed of those three people.
Xiang Zhilan took Ni Sitian's hand and patted it gently.
After chatting for a while, Ah Chao came in, bowed slightly and respectfully said to Xiang Zhilan, "Young Madam, the young master instructed Chef Wang to stew a white fungus and mandarin orange soup."
"I understand." Xiang Zhilan frowned almost imperceptibly, feeling that this was one of Shen Muzhi's ways of monitoring her.
Ni Sitian was somewhat surprised that Shen Muzhi was such a considerate person, and she felt relieved. She smiled and said to Zhi Lan, "Then you should go back now."
"Let me take you home first," Xiang Zhilan said, noticing that Xu Tingchuan's driver wasn't with Ni Sitian today.
"No need, I'll sit for a while longer. I still need to go to the bookstore later."
Seeing that Ni Sitian said that, Xiang Zhilan naturally didn't insist.
After leaving the coffee shop, they drove back to the villa. Xiang Zhilan was sullen the whole way and hurried to the study on the second floor.
She slammed open the study door and walked up to Shen Muzhi, who was reading a book. "I'm just meeting with Sitian. Do you have to pressure me like this?"
"What do you mean?" Shen Muzhi raised his eyes and frowned.
"What kind of white fungus and citrus soup is this? Is it really necessary to drink it at this time?" Xiang Zhilan was particularly sensitive because she was strictly controlled when she took Jinji out before, and she felt that Shen Muzhi's desire to control was abnormally strong.
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