Shen Muzhi glanced at Xiang Zhilan with a complicated look in his eyes, and did not take the towel offered by the maid.
"What are you standing there for? Are you going to get stupid from being in the rain?" Xiang Zhilan took a towel from the maid, raised her hand and placed it on Shen Muzhi's head, quickly wiping the rainwater off his hair.
Shen Muzhi raised his hand and covered Xiang Zhilan's hand.
Xiang Zhilan paused; his hands were too cold. She frowned and said, "How long have you been standing in the rain? If you catch a cold, you can't leave my bed."
She is pregnant now and cannot take medicine, so she absolutely cannot catch a cold; otherwise, she will have to rely on her immune system to tough it out.
Shen Mu's hand slowly dropped from hers, then rose again to press against the towel, and he said in a low, hoarse voice, "I can do it myself."
Xiang Zhilan had no intention of serving him; if he wanted to do it himself, so be it. She turned and instructed Afang, "Go and prepare the bathwater."
"Yes, Madam." Ah Fang hurried upstairs.
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and take off your clothes, it's gotten colder today." Xiang Zhilan pushed Shen Muzhi upstairs, then turned around and ordered some ginger tea to be made.
Seeing Shen Muzhi moving slowly, he said, "Are you addicted to getting soaked in the rain? Do you have to catch a cold to count?"
Shen Muzhi entered the room, and Afang had just finished running the bathwater and left.
"Go inside first, I'll get you some clothes." Xiang Zhilan walked to the wardrobe and took out his pajamas.
Shen Muzhi stood in the bathroom, unbuttoning his shirt. After taking it off, he stepped into the bathtub, closed his eyes, and submerged in the water.
His mind was in a mess, and the pain from the torrential rain hitting him didn't make him any clearer.
When Xin Zikai approached him, he thought it was a fantasy. How could Xiang Zhilan be Su Yan's mother's illegitimate daughter?
He remembered that Su Yan's mother, Mu Qing, was a quiet and gentle person. She and Su Chengwen had a very good relationship, which could be described as a deep and loving marriage. She even gave birth to a daughter behind Su Chengwen's back.
He initially refused to believe it, but after visiting Su Chengwen in the afternoon and asking him questions, he learned that it was true.
Later, he remembered that Mu Qing had indeed disappeared for nearly a year before her death. At that time, the Su family claimed that she was ill and had returned to her hometown to recuperate.
Mu Qing's health has never been very good, so this explanation is certainly acceptable to people.
When she returned, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight and looked even worse.
At that time, Xiang Zhilan had just been born, and Su Chengwen had her taken away and abandoned. Mu Qing seemed to have compromised and agreed to the marriage.
However, Su Chengwen still had an extramarital affair with Su Yan's mother, a quiet and gentle elementary school teacher, and she not only had an affair but also got her pregnant.
Of course, this matter was kept well hidden. When Su Chengwen married Su Yan's mother, everyone thought that Su Chengwen had specially chosen a kind woman with no background or family connections in order to take care of the young Su Yan.
Even Shen Muzhi originally thought so.
Looking back now, something seems off. Mu Qingxin passed away, and Su Chengwen got a marriage certificate with another woman. However, since they didn't even have a wedding ceremony and only got the certificate, outsiders had no idea that Su Chengwen had gotten married so quickly. They all mistakenly thought that the wedding banquet three years later was the actual wedding date.
Whether Mu Qing's death was due to the child being abandoned or to Su Chengwen's infidelity leading to illness remains unknown.
Shen Muzhi couldn't hold his breath any longer, so he emerged from the bathtub and opened his eyes.
Xiang Zhilan and Su Yan are actually half-sisters...
However, how did Xin Zikai know these things, and why did he tell him?
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