Shen Muzhi's lips twitched slightly as he stared intently at her.
Xiang Zhilan bit her lower lip. What was wrong with her? She was usually eloquent, but today she kept making mistakes.
It's definitely better not to talk when you're with him.
Xiang Zhilan simply picked up her water glass and drank it without saying a word.
The only sounds inside were the heating and the howling wind outside.
Just then, her phone vibrated. The caller ID showed it was a real estate agent friend she had contacted before.
She answered the phone and walked to the French windows on the balcony to listen to the call.
Before returning to China, she asked this friend to help her find a suitable place to use as a photography studio. A few days ago, she received an email with several places for her to choose from. She selected one, and they had originally arranged to meet the owner tomorrow afternoon. However, the owner said that he would be going on a business trip tomorrow and might not be back until after the New Year, so he asked if they could reschedule for today.
Xiang Zhilan frowned. Luo Che had something to do today, and her parents had gone to a wedding. The two children had no one to rely on. But it was too late to finalize the studio after the New Year. Even if they found a suitable studio now and signed a contract, they would still need to do renovations and hire staff. She wanted to start work in March, as spring is the peak season for photography.
"Can't we change it to tomorrow morning? I'm a bit busy right now," Xiang Zhilan replied with difficulty.
Her voice wasn't loud, but Shen Muzhi heard it clearly. She must have something to do, but she couldn't leave because she had to take care of the children.
He got up and went over to her, patted her shoulder from behind, and whispered, "Go ahead if you need to. You've already been here. They need to take a nap for an hour or two. I'll play with them when they wake up, don't worry."
Xiang Zhilan glanced at Shen Muzhi, and when she heard the person on the other end of the phone say that it wouldn't work tomorrow, she could only nod and say into the phone, "Then I'll go over now."
After hanging up the phone, she looked at Shen Muzhi and said, "Then I'll trouble you for now. I'll be back as soon as possible."
"Of course, I am the child's father." Shen Muzhi disliked her distant politeness towards him, as if they were not even ordinary friends. In fact, they had once had a relatively close and harmonious period.
He was injured while saving her at that time, and she was unusually gentle with him, and they were always fooling around in bed.
Does she still have such physical intimacy with that man now?
Shen Muzhi's expression darkened slightly, but Xiang Zhilan didn't notice. She quickly went upstairs, took off the hoodie, changed into a sweater, and then quickly came downstairs to pick up a coat from the coat rack and put it on.
"I'm heading out now. Call me if anything comes up." Xiang Zhilan, carrying her bag and putting on her shoes, was still a little worried and instructed, "Hengheng can climb onto the chair and open the door by himself now. Try not to let them out of your sight for more than five minutes."
"Okay, I understand." Shen Muzhi saw her off at the door, feeling a sense of intimacy as if they were family.
After closing the door, he saw Luo Che's leather shoes on the shoe rack, and his expression changed slightly again.
He turned around and walked back into the house, went into the bedroom, sat on the edge of the bed and watched the two little ones sleep.
Suddenly, he realized something was off; there didn't seem to be any of Xiang Zhilan's belongings in this bedroom.
He got up with a puzzled look on his face. Although it wasn't a good idea, he couldn't help but open the wardrobe. Apart from the children's clothes, there were only men's clothes inside.
The child sleeps with Luo Che? What about Xiang Zhilan?
Shen Muzhi opened the drawer and looked inside; there really wasn't a single thing belonging to Xiang Zhilan.
Xiang Zhilan went upstairs to change clothes just now, could it be...?
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