"So what if she comes back? The person she likes is Tingchuan." When Shen Muzhi said this, his emotions were no longer as complicated as before, and he had a sense of relief.
"Uh." Xiang Zhilan didn't know how to tell him for a moment. He still didn't know that Su Yan took that flight to find him, and that they were the ones who were in love.
When Ni Sitian told her, she said that Xu Tingchuan had kept this secret because he was afraid that Shen Muzhi's obsession was too deep and she couldn't get over it. So, can we talk about it now?
However, even if it is permissible to say it, it should not be said by her.
"What's wrong?" Shen Muzhi squeezed Xiang Zhilan's slightly cold hand and asked in a low voice.
"It's nothing." Xiang Zhilan smiled slightly and continued her walk in the courtyard.
As the sun began to set and they were about to go inside, Xin Zikai returned.
Xiang Zhilan noticed that Xin Zikai's expression was very unpleasant, and she thought of his argument with that woman on the roadside.
For some reason, she felt uneasy whenever she thought of that woman.
"Zhi Lan, I have something to say to you." Xin Zikai walked up to her, looking very serious, without even glancing at Shen Muzhi.
Shen Muzhi frowned slightly, and Xiang Zhilan pulled her hand away from his, nodding to Xin Zikai.
Xin Zikai walked towards the banyan tree in the courtyard, glanced at Shen Muzhi with Xiang Zhilan, and then followed, standing under the banyan tree.
"What do you want to say?" Xiang Zhilan asked first, noticing the strange look in his eyes.
“Perhaps this is abrupt, but I really need to know.” Xin Zikai paused, pursed his lips, his gaze complex, and hesitated before asking, “You’re not your current parents’ biological child?”
Xiang's parents had visited her here several times, so Xin Zikai had met them before.
When Xiang Zhilan saw that he had asked this question, she couldn't help but chuckle: "You can tell that I don't look like them? Actually, you don't need to be so embarrassed to ask this. I was indeed adopted by them, and I have no intention of hiding it."
"Do you know your biological parents?" Xin Zikai stared at her and continued to ask.
Xiang Zhilan smiled again: "I don't know, and I'm not interested in knowing. I'm living a good life, and I love my parents very much."
“You don’t want to see those family members at all, do you?” Xin Zikai looked at her as if he was expecting something.
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Xiang Zhilan found him a bit strange and couldn't help but joke, "You're not going to tell me you're my brother, are you?"
Xin Zikai shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "If any of your blood relatives needed help, would you be willing to help them?"
"It depends on what kind of help it is. Actually, it's the same for me as helping a stranger, so the premise is that I have to take on the responsibility," Xiang Zhilan said rationally and calmly.
In fact, she doesn't particularly hate the people who abandoned her, nor does she particularly want to see or forgive them. For her, family ties are not just about blood relations; her parents are her father and mother.
“Then…” Xin Zikai grabbed Xiang Zhilan’s shoulder, about to say something, when he saw Shen Muzhi approaching.
He reluctantly released Xiang Zhilan, swallowing back his words.
"It's getting windy, let's go inside," Shen Muzhi said softly, draping a silk scarf over Xiang Zhilan's shoulders.
Xiang Zhilan looked up at him and smiled. "You're worried about her getting blown away by such a little breeze? Really."
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