"Is he that strict with you, or with everyone in the Shen family?" Xiang Zhilan asked with some curiosity.
“He’s only strict with people who make mistakes.” Shen Muzhi paused, then added, “Except for my mother, she can do whatever she wants.”
Xiang Zhilan was a little surprised that someone as ruthless as Shen Guoliang would spoil his wife. Suddenly, she became curious about Shen Muzhi's mother.
I had heard before that Shen Muzhi’s mother was the only daughter of Xiao, the leader of the Qinghong Gang, and there were many legends about her. How she ended up marrying Shen Guoliang was also a mystery.
“My mom is on vacation abroad with her friends.” Shen Muzhi saw the curiosity in her eyes about his mother and said, “You should be able to see her soon.”
"Oh." Xiang Zhilan withdrew her gaze and lowered her eyes.
The two remained silent for a while, then Xiang Zhilan suddenly spoke up: "Are you able to go out tomorrow?"
Shen Muzhi didn't understand why she asked that, but he still nodded. He wasn't the kind of person who would stay in bed to recuperate over a minor injury.
Xiang Zhilan lay down, turned to her side with her back to him, and said, "Come with me to pick up my parents tomorrow."
Shen Muzhi immediately realized the underlying meaning of those words: her willingness to let him go with her to pick up Xiang's parents meant that she would introduce him to them.
She chose to stay! She chose that the certificate be valid!
"Thank you." Shen Muzhi didn't know how to say it, so she uttered these words in a slightly hoarse voice.
"I didn't stay because of you." Xiang Zhilan was a little awkward. She didn't know if her choice was right. She said stiffly, "I didn't want to disappoint Sitian. She had already booked two hundred tables at Jinsha Bay. The wedding candy and invitations were already in the preparation stage. Now that I'm not getting married with her, all her plans and happiness for so long will be for nothing."
Shen Muzhi's lips twitched. He was the father of the child in her belly, but he wasn't as important as her best friend. This wedding banquet was really all thanks to Ni Sitian. She didn't know whether to thank her or be jealous of her.
After resting for a while, Xiang Zhilan got up and had dinner. She was almost fully recovered and went into the darkroom when she had nothing else to do.
This darkroom was cleaned up by Shen Muzhi after she moved in. She didn't give any instructions, yet the darkroom was cleaned up very professionally and in a way that suited her habits.
She hasn't taken any new photos lately, so she dug out some old film to develop.
She accidentally came across the photo that showed Chen Mu's back in the washing machine. She took it out to dry and looked at it, feeling a mix of emotions.
All her ill-fated relationship with Shen Muzhi started with this photo; it's an unbreakable bond, and now they're tied together in marriage.
However, thinking about it this way, I suddenly become a little curious as to why Shen Muzhi cares so much about this photo.
Xiang Zhilan took down the dried photo, carried it out of the darkroom, and returned to her bedroom.
She had been studying the photo with her head down when she suddenly looked up and saw Shen Muzhi applying medicine shirtless, his arms unable to reach his back, looking rather disheveled.
She walked behind him, put the photo down first, picked up the ointment next to her, and said, "Let me apply it for you."
Since she chose to stay, she should now fulfill her duties as a wife. Whether the future holds good or bad fortune is not up to fate; it all depends on how they choose to live their lives.
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