Xiang Ciyuan didn't speak, but after a moment of contemplation, he said, "You're now helping me out, so I can't let you go out and embarrass me."
"oh."
Xiang Ciyuan cleared his throat. "Tell me, who's causing you trouble and scaring you like this?"
Jiang Yao shook her head, knowing full well that loose lips sink ships. "It's nothing, I'm just a little scared thinking about some things from the past."
She went inside to take a shower, while Xiang Ciyuan lit a cigarette in the living room.
They said it was nothing, but then they asked about Xiang Yunduan. Could it be that they have some connection with Xiang Yunduan?
Once curiosity got the better of him, he couldn't suppress it and asked Ciyuan to have someone look into it.
Since Xiang Zhenggang's downfall, Wei Xia took Xiang Yunduan abroad. The two have been living under assumed names and are now living a life almost completely isolated from the world.
Wei Xia hooked up with a slightly wealthy businessman and extracted a considerable amount of money from him.
Although there were few opportunities for personal improvement, Xiang Yunduan's life was very stable, and Wei Xia would spend almost all the money she earned on her.
In recent years, Xiang Yunduan has not had any contact with anyone in mainland China, so naturally he has no connection with Jiang Yao.
Nevertheless, Xiang Ciyuan still called Xiang Yunduan.
"Hello."
"It's Sister Yun."
"Secondary source?"
"I'd like to ask you about something, but I don't know if it's convenient for you."
He coldly said to Yun Duan, "Go ahead and speak."
"You went to see Jiang Yao and caused her trouble?"
"What?"
"Yes or no?"
Are you sick?
"Did you look for it or not?"
He hung up the phone directly into the cloud.
After entering the room, Jiang Yao was already lying on the bed, having taken her medicine and fallen asleep.
Xiang Ciyuan didn't want to bother her, so he lay down beside her and asked, "What's wrong? Talk to me. Who upset you? Who made you unhappy?"
"sleep."
Jiang Yao closed her eyes, and the man slightly curled his lips, "So now you get to decide everything?"
He pulled the blanket off her, but Jiang Yao shrank back under it. "Don't do that, it's cold..."
Xiang Ciyuan had no choice but to stop bothering her. Jiang Yao closed her eyes and fell asleep shortly afterward.
She thought to herself, "I hope Song Ze doesn't know it was her, I hope Song Ze didn't hear anything."
As night fell, Xiang Nanzhi sat in the courtyard drinking tea. The children were all asleep. Shen Shixun came downstairs with some fruit.
"Not planning to sleep yet."
"I can't sleep."
Xiang Nanzhi still harbored resentment towards the woman on the grassland.
"What's your relationship with that Sona we met before?"
"It's nothing."
She took a bite of fruit, glanced at him, and clearly didn't believe him.
The man found it somewhat amusing, but said seriously, "If I had anything going on with her, why would I have gone back to the ancient city with you?"
"Still no affair?"
"Zhizhi, we're husband and wife, can't we even have this much trust?"
Xiang Nanzhi also felt that she was being overly sensitive, but the more she thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed. Seeing that she was still suspicious, Shen Shixun took out his phone and said, "Look, I called her and explained my relationship with her."
"If you don't believe me, let's go back again."
"No, I don't want the hassle."
Xiang Yun had been in the high plateau for a long time and was not able to adapt to the environment here. He was quite energetic when he first arrived, but after a day or two he became weak and hungry. The doctor said he needed more time to adapt.
So I eat less and go to bed early.
Shen Shixun sat down and asked, "When are we going back to where we were before?"
"where?"
What do you think?
Xiang Nanzhi leaned against him and said, "No rush, I've already bought it. I just want Xiang Yun to spend more time with Xiang Nian these next few days. Xiang Nian is a girl, so I usually leave her here."
"I'm afraid she won't be used to it if she goes there."
Shen Shixun nodded, his eyes slightly narrowed.
I used to think she wouldn't be a good mother, and I couldn't help but worry about leaving Xiang Yun with her. But now, I see that she takes good care of the child.
"You take care of Xiang Nian's daily needs?"
"No, it wasn't... it was Xiaorong who took care of me."
She only provided the money and would come to see Xiang Nian when she missed her child terribly, as if the child were right beside her.
Li Qingyuan had called Shen Shixun several times, but Shen Shixun had refused each time. Li Qingyuan had no leverage over Shen Shixun...
"As long as you come back, you will have the right to inherit the Li family business. I mean what I say."
“Sehun, I’m giving you my mother’s surname so you can take hers. This shows how much I value you. If you want to take the surname Li in the future, you can do so anytime. I’ll respect your wishes.”
For someone like Li Qingyuan to say such a thing, he had already lowered his stance considerably, but Shen Shixun did not budge an inch.
"I don't need you."
"Once you become the son of the Li family, no one in the Xiang family will look down on you; everyone will respect you."
"I don't need it."
Shen Shixun once lost himself and resorted to any means necessary, which caused him and Xiang Nanzhi to be separated for so long.
Now he gradually understands that what attracts the other person is definitely not any external factor, and he is already very content with what he has achieved so far on his own.
Xiang Nanzhi was gazing at the stars in a daze when Shen Shixun suddenly said, "I will not return to the Li family. No matter who tries to persuade me, I will not waver. If I acknowledge Li Qingyuan, then my mother's years of hardship will be a joke."
Do you lack fatherly love?
How old am I this year?
Xiang Nanzhi looked at him and realized that he was indeed past that age, so it didn't matter whether he was there or not.
"I'll say it again, you can do whatever you want."
Xiang Nanzhi felt a chill run down her spine. If he really went back to the Li family, wouldn't she be Li Luchuan's sister-in-law? Just thinking about that scene made her feel uneasy and completely lost...
It would be better if Shen Shixun had no connection with the Li family at all.
The night passed very slowly. Shen Shixun's unyielding attitude suited Mao Yuling's wishes. She was watching him closely, and seeing his attitude, she didn't need to interfere too much.
Mao Yuling wasn't afraid to confront Li Qingyuan directly, saying, "The Li family belongs to Lu Chuan and has nothing to do with the Shen family. Since he has already rejected you, why bother trying to win him over?"
"Can you bring back the woman from the grasslands?"
She stood up. "I haven't cared about you all these years. As a man, I think you should be content. If you want to break the current deadlock, I will do my best to protect my interests. Then no one will have an easy time."
"threaten?"
“Li Qingyuan, this is not a threat, this is the reality before us. You are trying to disrupt their lives and the lives of our family, just because of the mistakes you made when you were young.”
“I understand you want to make amends, but right now the best way for you to do so is to go along with his wishes. If you do the opposite, no one will be comfortable, and it will just create chaos!”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
