Emerging from the garden path, the surroundings were eerily quiet. Xiang Nanzhi tiptoed, wanting to hug the man's neck. He lowered his head slightly to let her hug him. As Xiang Nanzhi raised her hands to hug him, the man supported her and gently lifted her up in a princess carry.
"ah……"
"I won't let you fall."
He lowered his head to kiss her, gently biting her lips.
He had been holding it in for so long that he had forgotten what it felt like.
Xiang Nanzhi hugged the man's neck tightly with both hands.
Even knowing there's little chance of a future, and with a clear mind, I still couldn't help but succumb...
Upstairs, Xiang Jingyi saw two intertwined shadows from a distance, her mind buzzing, and she quickly drew the curtains.
His hands were trembling slightly, so he quickly lit a cigarette for himself.
He closed his eyes, his mind filled with images.
No matter who was by Xiang Nanzhi's side, whether good or bad, whether they were a good match or not, he couldn't seem to be happy.
Xiang Nanzhi kissed Shen Shixun for a long time, until he was dizzy, and then Shen Shixun carried him into the car.
When they arrived, he unlocked the door with his key, and Xiang Nanzhi followed him inside. As soon as they reached the door, he pressed her against it and kissed her.
Kissing can cause oxygen deprivation, and her mind went blank, yet she became more and more excited the more she kissed.
As the pregnancy progressed, Shen Shixun dared not make any rash moves and limited himself to kissing.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiang Nanzhi lay in his arms and said, "I'm hungry."
What would you like to eat?
"It will be all right."
For a fleeting moment, Xiang Nanzhi thought that it would be fine to spend her whole life with him, even though the place they lived wasn't good and it was vastly different from her past life. But she was happy, a kind of happiness that money couldn't buy.
Her extravagant spending was merely a habit, and that habitual consumption brought her no pleasure.
But it's okay to be with Shen Shixun.
The man was cooking when Xiang Nan, wearing a long-sleeved nightgown, stepped forward and pressed herself against his back.
"There is cooking smoke."
"Shen Shixun, will you cook for me for the rest of your life...?"
"meeting."
"If I lose everything, will you support me for the rest of my life?"
"meeting."
"If I were framed, would you believe me?"
The man froze, turning to look at her with a deep, enigmatic gaze. He took a deep breath, "If..."
What do you think?
"I think you'll believe me."
She knew she was in the wrong. She had been blinded by greed and acted on impulse. Her actions, words, and even her reactions made her feel incredibly foolish and stupid.
She reached out and touched his face. "Shen Shixun, I haven't had many relationships. I don't know what to say or do to avoid hurting others. I always habitually..."
"I see."
Everyone revolves around her; she is extremely self-centered, and once she has made up her mind about something, she insists that the other party give in to her and explain themselves to her.
Shen Shixun turned around and continued stirring in the pot. He added a few dumplings and prepared the dipping sauce.
Xiang Nanzhi kept asking for food, but his eyes were bigger than his stomach; he only ate a few bites before brushing his teeth and going to bed.
She spends more and more time sleeping each day.
Shen Shixun helped finish the remaining dumplings, then took a dictionary and lay down next to her to read.
He has been constantly learning, learning to recognize more words, and catching up on anything that needed to be crammed.
Xiang Nanzhi was wearing a thin cotton dress, which was very soft. He looked at the dictionary while stroking Xiang Nanzhi's belly.
She is willful but not malicious, arrogant yet innocent, and though her words are sharp, her actions are always heartwarming.
It makes you angry, yet you can't help but like it; even when you've made a firm decision, you keep softening your heart.
He took the woman's soft, boneless hand and gently kissed it.
“Li Luchuan…”
The name slipped out of her mouth, and Shen Shixun was immediately stunned. In the darkness, all that could be heard was the sound of the man closing his book.
——
The Xiang family's decision to do charity by planting trees on a site previously used for coal mining caused a sensation in the ancient city.
In a media interview, Xiang Zhengyi was asked, "As the chairman of the Xiang family group, doesn't Chairman Xiang think it's a waste of resources to use land where coal mines are buried to plant trees?"
"Resources belong to humankind; every bit used is a bit less, and overexploitation will eventually lead to depletion."
"Mr. Xiang, will this coal mine be mined later?"
“No,” Xiang Zhengyi said earnestly. “Since we’ve decided to use it for planting trees, it will produce some agricultural products, but in the first year, I will use the proceeds for charity and donate them to children in impoverished mountainous areas across the country.”
"What about after that? Will there be mining? Like next year, the year after, or a few years from now..."
"As long as this land remains in the hands of the Xiang family, it will never be used for mining."
"What is the point of you doing this, Dong?"
"I also want to do some good deeds, without any ulterior motive."
A round of applause erupted from the audience. Xiang Zheng smiled, waved to everyone, and got up to leave the venue.
The matter spread like wildfire, earning him a good reputation.
Song Duocai turned off the TV. "That piece of land is right next to the forest planted by Sun Xing. Mining it would drain the groundwater. He's afraid Sun Xing will cause trouble, and he's also afraid that if Li Ran Group really takes over that land, it will threaten the Xiang family's position in the ancient city."
In any case, this move was absolutely a last resort, but it further solidified the Xiang family's image and status in the ancient city.
It is indeed a formidable opponent.
Zhou Lan asked, "What's Zhai Ying saying now?"
"I have already signed the contract, I will provide the funds, and the shares will be transferred to me as scheduled."
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