The implication of letting him go was obvious: the Xiang family no longer needed him, only the children.
Shen Shixun had long known in his heart that this was his fate. Even though Xiang Nanzhi protected him, the Xiang family looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts.
It was still early before, and Xiang Nanzhi had treated him well, perhaps even intending to give his heart to him, which is why Xiang Zhengyi and Xiang Jingyi were more polite to him.
Now that the child is born, they no longer need to maintain a superficial relationship with him.
If he even frowned at Xiang Nanzhi, they would consider him ungrateful.
Seeing this, Xiang Ciyuan was afraid that Shen Shixun would be embarrassed. "Dad, let's wait until Zhizhi wakes up before we talk about anything else. If you kick him out now, and Zhizhi wakes up looking for someone, how are you going to explain it to him?"
"If it weren't for him, your sister would have fallen at the construction site. Would she even go to a place like that?"
Xiang Zhengyi frowned, pointing at Shen Shixun's nose, "You want your pride, you're unwilling to bow your head, but Zhizhi is my darling. I absolutely will not allow you to act superior in front of her, and I'll make my daughter personally coax you..."
The two had completely reversed their positions. To Xiang Zhengyi, Shen Shixun was nothing but a spineless coward who lived off a woman.
Shen Shixun stood up, looked directly at Xiang Zhengyi, glanced at his own child in Xiang Zhengyi's arms, and the thought of leaving had already begun to creep into his mind.
He should leave on this day. What else can he do but leave, or wait for the Xiang family to kick him out?
It was after Chen Moli's incident that he gradually realized that no matter how hard he tried to close the gap between him and Xiang Nanzhi, the gap would always exist.
He couldn't catch up with the efforts of the Xiang family over generations in just a few years, and they didn't really intend for him to be with Xiang Nanzhi for long.
This is considered a very long time until the child is safely born.
He was going to leave, and he had guessed that he would eventually leave this place, but at this moment, it felt as if his feet were stuck to something, and he couldn't move.
He wanted a child, but it was clear that the Xiang family would never give him one.
"Aren't you leaving yet? Or are you waiting for me to kick you out?"
"I want to wait until Zhizhi wakes up before I leave."
Xiang Jingyi narrowed her eyes slightly, "Shen Shixun, face the facts and stop having any inappropriate thoughts. Understand your own position and see if you are worthy of Zhizhi."
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Xiang Nanzhi was exhausted and covered in sweat. The doctors and nurses cleaned her up and wheeled her out of the ward.
Everyone was very careful, and the whole family was very careful as they went together to the most prestigious ward.
The top floor had been decorated in advance with champagne roses that Xiang Nanzhi liked. Looking out of the window at the ward, the roses on the rooftop were in full bloom and beautiful, exposed to the late autumn.
Champagne roses have a very short shelf life this season, so Xiang Jingyi has them replaced every day to ensure that the roses she sees are always in their best condition.
Separated by a screen, Xiang Nanzhi was resting inside, while everyone outside was crammed onto a small sofa. A stroller was placed to the side, but there was no baby inside.
Xiang Zhengyi held the child and reached out his hand; the child instinctively gripped his fingers tightly.
"He's holding on tight; this kid's got strength."
Xiang Zhengyi's smile never stopped, and Xiang Jingyi was also anxious, "Dad, you've been holding him for so long, let me hold him for a while."
Ma Xiaorong stood at the door with two nannies who were dedicated to taking care of people, waiting for Xiang Nanzhi to wake up.
Watching the child from a distance, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous; thankfully, everything turned out alright.
Shen Shixun seemed to be from a different world than them. He had just come from the construction site, covered in dirt. He only held the baby once when it was born, and at other times he was nowhere to be seen.
He gazed at his son from afar, lost in thought.
Ma Xiaorong couldn't help but blame him, "You really disappoint the master. He trusted you so much at the beginning, but look at you, you always make Nan Zhi angry."
"It's not shameful for a man to bow down for a woman."
It's not shameful, but he's not the type to bow down to anyone by nature, and if he did bow down, it would only make him seem like he has ulterior motives.
Xiang Nanzhi had unloaded her cargo. She looked very small, wrapped in a blanket, revealing a pair of slender arms covered by cotton long sleeves and a clean, delicate face.
Xiang Nanzhi was awakened by pain. Her stomach didn't hurt anymore, but she had gone through childbirth, and the shadow of that experience was still there, making her unconsciously afraid.
Moreover, she shrank back towards Nan Zhi, and Ma Xiaorong and her people quickly went up to her.
Are you feeling better?
"pain……"
"Miss, let us take a look."
The postpartum caregivers were all professionals, but when Xiang Nanzhi took one look, she noticed they weren't wearing doctors' uniforms and shook her head, "No, get out!"
Ma Xiaorong helped her up, and Xiang Nanzhi realized that she couldn't sit up at all; she could only lie down. Even the slightest exertion caused her pain. "Where's my baby? My baby..."
"Master, Master!"
Xiang Nanzhi saw Shen Shixun standing beside the screen. Afraid of upsetting her, Shen Shixun simply stood at the doorway.
Xiang Zhengyi arrived immediately, carrying the child, followed closely by Xiang Jingyi and Xiang Ciyuan. "Zhizhi, you're awake."
"dad……"
Ma Xiaorong helped her lift her head slightly and smiled at Zhengyi, "Zhizhi, look, he really looks like you. Your older brother also said he does, especially his eyes."
"It doesn't look like it."
The child has double eyelids, but the double eyelids are not very obvious; one of them looks like a single eyelid.
She wasn't as pretty as Xiang Nanzhi had imagined, but she wasn't as ugly as she had imagined either. Xiang Nanzhi softened and touched the child's face with her finger.
“Dad, he looks very small.”
“When you were first born, you were very small. Your father was worried about leaving you with other people, and your mother couldn’t take care of you, so she could only hold you and breastfeed you…”
Xiang Nanzhi smiled, her eyes glistening with tears; she couldn't believe how she had given birth to this child.
Shen Shixun hadn't come over yet. Xiang Nanzhi looked up and met the man's cold eyes, "Shen Shixun..."
It was only then that everyone noticed this person. "Come here."
Xiang Nanzhi remembered what she said before giving birth. In a fit of anger, she said whatever came to mind, but now she regretted it. Actually, it was quite nice for the three of them to be together.
The child is still so young.
“Shen Shixun, look at her, I think her nose looks a bit like yours.”
The man stepped forward, glanced at the child, and a hint of emotion flickered in his eyes, but he forced it back.
Xiang Nanzhi reached out his hand, but Shen Shixun didn't move. Xiang Zhengyi stared at him intently, and he reluctantly offered his hand, grabbing Shen Shixun's hand.
"What's a good name? What do you think it should be?"
“The children of the Xiang family should naturally take the surname Xiang.”
Xiang Nanzhi didn't think it was a big problem; it was just a surname, so be it. "Dad, what about the given name?"
She essentially tacitly agreed that the child would take the surname Xiang. Shen Shixun looked at her calmly, his eyes deepening.
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