After a torrential rain, the sky was exceptionally clear the next day, the clouds were particularly white, everything looked as if it had been washed clean, and the air smelled fragrant.
Xiang Zhilan slept very soundly last night, and woke up early this morning. After breakfast, she went for a walk in the yard full of energy.
At this moment, the workers were removing the windproof tarpaulin that had been put up the night before. Xiang Zhilan saw the swing set and slide that had been set up, and she could almost imagine the scene of her two children playing and frolicking in the yard when they were a little older.
Xiang Zhilan lowered her head and touched her belly, and someone draped a coat over her from behind. She turned around and smiled slightly at Shen Muzhi.
"The temperature difference is big now, you should wear an extra layer in the morning." Shen Muzhi lowered his hand and touched her hand. It wasn't cold, so he felt relieved.
As the two were talking, Xin Zikai came out carrying a suitcase.
Xiang Zhilan was stunned. He hadn't come back last night, and when he returned this morning, he was carrying his suitcase and ready to leave.
"Zikai, what happened?" she asked with concern as she walked over.
"It's nothing. I've been bothering you for a long time, and I'm thinking of moving out." Xin Zikai glanced at Shen Muzhi, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
"You're not going back to the US yet, so why don't you continue living here? Where are you going to move to?"
"Don't worry, I've already found a place. I might stay in Yihai for a while longer, and I'd feel bad if I stayed here with you all the time." Xin Zikai wanted to take care of Su Yan as soon as possible, even though Su Yan hadn't agreed yet.
"Is there something we did wrong?" Xiang Zhilan still wanted to keep him here. He had saved Ni Sitian, and she still owed him such a huge favor. How could she let him leave like this?
Xin Zikai shook his head and offered a few explanations.
Shen Muzhi narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that Zhi Lan felt indebted to Xin Zikai, and he was afraid that Xin Zikai would ask for something in return, which would be risky.
"Then I'm leaving." After Xin Zikai finished speaking with Xiang Zhilan, he waved to her, grabbed his suitcase, and walked out.
Xiang Zhilan originally wanted to ask A-Chao to take him, but he didn't give him the chance, as a taxi had already been called and was waiting.
After watching him leave, Xiang Zhilan turned to look at Shen Muzhi and smiled, "Why are you still so sullen? Didn't Zikai leave as you wished?"
"I didn't chase him away."
"I know, you're just secretly jealous," Xiang Zhilan said with a light laugh as she walked inside.
Shen Muzhi followed her into the house. That afternoon, he called Ayu and asked him to find someone to investigate who Xin Zikai had been in contact with recently and who he was close to.
He had just hung up when he received a call with devastating news.
Su Chengwen has passed away.
He visited him yesterday. Although he was relatively lucid and could stammer a few words, his hands were shaking, which made him realize that something was wrong.
I never imagined it was just a last gasp before his life was over; now he's exhausted and his life is truly over.
Shen Muzhi put down his phone and remained silent for a long time.
Now that only Madam Su remains in the Su family, they should, in principle, be the ones keeping vigil over Su Yan's body.
However, his feelings toward Su Chengwen are somewhat complicated. On one hand, he is Su Yan's father and the elder he has called Uncle Su for many years. On the other hand, he feels that Su Chengwen was too cruel to abandon Xiang Zhilan back then.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Muzhi called Xu Tingchuan to discuss it.
After receiving the call, Xu Tingchuan remained silent for a long time before saying that they would arrange to go to the Su family with Pei Yang today to see if they needed any help.
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