When Xiang Nan arrived, Shen Shixun was having dinner with his two children.
Xiang Nian developed some princess syndrome due to Xiang Nanzhi's upbringing, and she disliked Xiang Yun. She always complained that Xiang Yun had no manners when eating and didn't know how to use utensils.
Shen Shixun actually liked his son's more casual attitude.
Xiang Nian also wanted to sit a little further away from Xiang Yun. "Dad, I don't want to sit with him."
Shen Shixun didn't say anything, "What do you want to eat? I'll get it for you."
"I want to eat strawberry cake."
Xiang Nian is a picky eater, but Xiang Yun is not picky at all. He will eat whatever is given to him, and he will eat a big bowl of food until his stomach is heavy.
When Xiang Nanzhi arrived, the two children had almost finished eating. Shen Shixun waited for Xiang Nanzhi to join him, but he hadn't touched his chopsticks.
"Are you done with work?"
The man wiped his hands, sat down in front of Nan Zhi, and nodded.
"Mother……"
"Mommy, hug me."
Xiang Nanzhi went to hug Xiang Yun first, leaving no hands to hug Xiang Nian. Xiang Nian felt very wronged, with tears on her face, looking pitiful.
"Xiang Nian, you are the older sister. Mom will hold your younger brother first and then hold you later."
Compared to missing someone, one's own son is naturally closer to them.
Xiang Nian stood pitifully to the side, pouting, and Xiang Nanzhi then went to coax her, "Alright, you and your brother are both Mommy's children, and Mommy loves you both equally!"
"You guys go play after you've eaten your fill. I have something to talk to my dad about."
After saying that, Xiang Nanzhi watched the two children head towards the restaurant's children's playground. Her gaze lingered for a moment before she looked up at Shen Shixun and asked, "You and Zhang Yandong have always been in contact, right?"
She wasn't sure either; it was just a casual question, a way of testing the waters.
Shen Shixun suddenly fell silent. Could he tell her this? Obviously not. Telling her would be tantamount to betraying Zhang Yandong.
No, no, no, he can't do something that would offend his friends.
"Shen Shixun, I hope you can answer me honestly, it's very important to me."
She wasn't concerned about whether Zhang Yandong had helped her take Tangyuan away from her before; she was worried about something else.
Xiang Nanzhi doesn't like to bring up old grievances anymore, but he's a little worried about Zhai Ying, who is a very nice person.
If he could tell Zhang Yandong about this and ask Zhang Yandong to keep an eye on Zhai Ying, she would feel a little more at ease.
"Shen Shixun, I've already let bygones be bygones regarding what happened before."
He didn't want to keep it from her any longer, so he said, "Yes."
Xiang Nanzhi glanced at him. "Has it always been like this?"
"It has always been there."
After he left with Tangyuan, no matter how much she inquired or who she looked for, she could not find any trace of him. It turned out that a master was helping her, and he was right beside her.
Xiang Nanzhi suddenly let out a cold laugh, which sent chills down Shen Shixun's spine.
Didn't we agree not to get angry?
"You, Shen Shixun, you lied to me like this! You colluded with Zhang Yandong to trick us all!"
Xiang Nanzhi reached out and pinched his face. The man winced in pain but didn't dare to say anything. He simply raised his hands obediently and said, "Zhizhi, have mercy on me."
"Shen Shixun, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for lying to me like this?"
"Tell me, when did it start? When did you start planning to take Tangyuan away and leave me all alone? Tell me!"
She wouldn't let go no matter what, so Shen Shixun had no choice but to surrender, saying, "I was wrong, I know I was wrong."
Xiang Nanzhi gently bit his lip before letting go.
The movement was so fast that he didn't even have time to react.
Xiang Nanzhi realized that she wasn't as magnanimous as she had imagined. She had promised herself she wouldn't get angry, but at this crucial moment, she still couldn't help herself...
"never mind."
She paused for a moment to calm down, then asked, "You and Zhang Yandong have always been in contact, so is your relationship still the same as before?"
"It's better than before."
Having partnered up to do something so big, how could it not be better than before?
Xiang Nanzhi took a deep breath. "Then please go find him for me and tell him something. This matter is crucial for the Zhai family. If he is willing to help, he might be able to help the Zhai family discover the problem and overcome this difficulty."
"The Zhai family, Zhai Ying?"
"Um."
Xiang Nanzhi told Shen Shixun, who fell silent for a moment. "I will definitely tell him."
"Based on your understanding of him, do you think he will help?"
"meeting."
Are you sure?
Shen Shixun nodded.
He remembered that Zhang Yandong was drunk and crying the day Zhai Ying married Song Ze. Now that such a good opportunity was presented to him, how could Zhang Yandong possibly let it go?
Later that night, Shen Shixun drove Xiang Nanzhi back to the old house, intending to meet Zhang Yandong by car. Xiang Nanzhi chased after him, coming out of the house, and asked, "Shall I go with you?"
"you go?"
Zhang Yandong had helped him with those things, keeping it a secret from the Xiang family. If Xiang Nanzhi were to go there again, not to mention Zhang Yandong, even he himself would feel a little awkward.
Xiang Nanzhi scoffed, "Is it not allowed? Is he too embarrassed to face me?"
What do you think?
"If you're embarrassed, you should face it even more."
Xiang Nanzhi fastened her seatbelt and smiled slightly. Shen Shixun reached out and patted her head, helpless.
He can only apologize to his brother Zhang Yandong for the time being.
On the other hand, Xiang Ciyuan had a few drinks and hadn't been able to get through to Jiang Yao after returning home.
He had a bit of a headache and wanted to ask her when she would get off work and whether he wanted her to come pick him up, but Jiang Yao had completely disappeared.
This was the first time he had called repeatedly without anyone answering, and he was quite puzzled.
"Cao Mingyuan, go find someone, go to the teahouse and bring him back to me."
Xiang Ciyuan's first thought was that Jiang Yao was busy at the teahouse; otherwise, he couldn't say for sure where she might be.
"Jiang Yao, let's go home."
I sent a message to Ciyuan.
Meanwhile, in a dark corner, Jiang Yao's phone suddenly lit up briefly before going dark again.
No one noticed that a passerby stepped on her phone screen.
A faint ripple spread across the river's surface...
When Xiang Ciyuan received Cao Mingyuan's call, Cao was already asleep.
"Brother Li, we couldn't find him. There was no one at the teahouse; they said he left a long time ago."
"That's impossible. Where else could we go besides a teahouse?"
Xiang Nanzhi and Shen Shixun were with Zhang Yandong, and Zhang Yandong felt quite heavy-hearted after hearing this.
"Is this news for real?"
When Xiang Nanzhi came with Shen Shixun, he wished he could disappear into a hole in the ground. He even suspected that Xiang Nanzhi was holding a grudge and was deliberately trying to use this incident to get back at him.
"Of course it's true. When has Shen Shixun ever lied to you?"
"He didn't."
But it's true that he prioritizes women over friends.
If he weren't so focused on romance over friendship, he would never have brought Xiang Nanzhi to his side.
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