"Yes, that's good too, the old couple will have each other's company."
"They've decided to stick together, and now they're both focusing their energy on helping me find a partner." Xiang Zhilan was frustrated. She had been receiving calls from the elderly couple frequently these past few days, and their conversations revolved around arranging blind dates for her.
Ni Sitian smiled. Xiang Zhilan had no shortage of suitors, but she herself was unwilling to pursue them, choosing instead to wait for her childhood sweetheart who might never appear.
Thinking of this, Ni Sitian couldn't help but ask, "Zhi Lan, don't you think childhood sweethearts, growing up together since they were little, is a particularly beautiful kind of relationship?"
"Of course." Xiang Zhilan answered directly, lost in her own memories: "Otherwise, why do you think I would wait for Brother A-Xian for so many years?"
Ni Sitian's smile froze, and she sighed with a sense of loss, "That's true."
Xiang Zhilan sensed that Ni Sitian's tone seemed a bit off, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, just curious." Ni Sitian brushed it off casually, changing the subject: "So how are you going to explain your stay at the Shen family's house to your parents?"
Ni Sitian remembered that Xiang Zhilan had already terminated the lease on her original apartment and bought a new house but had not yet started renovations, so she had already moved back home to live with her parents.
There must be a reason why I haven't been back for so long.
"I told them I was on a business trip out of town." Xiang Zhilan sighed helplessly. If they knew she was living with a man, they would definitely break her legs.
Although they kept urging her to get married, they were very conservative and traditional in their thinking. In their view, dating was at most just holding hands and kissing.
You know, even if she shares a bed with a man and nothing happens, they'll still go crazy.
"Then you'd better be careful when you go out. Yihai isn't that big, but it's not that small either. You mustn't let them catch you in the act." Ni Sitian chuckled.
"Pah, you jinx." Xiang Zhilan spat and then said, "Actually, there's no need to worry about this. Shen Muzhi said he wants me to go to America with him in a couple of days and won't be back until after Christmas."
"You're going abroad? Did you say what you're going to do?" Ni Sitian asked curiously.
"No, I think he's been acting weirder lately. Maybe his period is coming," Xiang Zhilan complained.
These past few days, he has often stood by the window in the middle of the night. At first, she thought he was having suicidal thoughts, but after a few times, she realized that he had severe insomnia. He used to drink red wine before bed to help him fall asleep, but she didn't know why his condition had been getting worse recently.
She couldn't understand what could possibly cause him to lose sleep. Given his status, wealth, and power, what could possibly be causing him such distress? She could only conclude that he might have done too many things that made him feel guilty.
Ni Sitian listened to Xiang Zhilan's complaints, smiled, and said, "Then you should be careful. Men who are on their period are the most terrifying. They are a third kind of person, besides men and women."
Xiang Zhilan chuckled, "You're right, perverts belong to the third race."
Ni Sitian chatted with Xiang Zhilan for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.
After chatting on the phone with Xiang Zhilan for so long, it was getting dark. Her exhaustion turned into sleepiness, and she didn't have the energy to think about anything else. She grabbed a cushion from the sofa and lay down to sleep.
She closed her eyes and fell asleep shortly afterward.
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