Xiang Nanzhi stubbornly refused to look up, which made the man a little flustered. "Xiang Nanzhi, what's wrong?"
"I'm fine, you can go out now."
Are you still angry with me?
Shen Shixun, fearing that something was wrong and she was feeling unwell, frowned slightly and helped her up.
"Shen Shixun, no, Shen Shixun, just go out for a moment, just for a moment."
The man immediately tensed up, lifted her hand, but Xiang Nanzhi was no match for him and couldn't stop her at all.
Destroy it, my makeup's ruined. Let him look if he wants to.
Xiang Nanzhi was furious and stood up abruptly. "See? Does it look good? I told you to leave because your makeup was ruined, and I was just going to touch it up, and you're deliberately trying to mess with me!"
She hadn't seen him or contacted him for a week, so she thought she should dress up nicely to leave a good impression. However, she messed up her lipstick with a bowl of bird's nest soup, resulting in a rather mismatched and awkward look.
Xiang Nanzhi wiped her lips until they were red with a tissue, but her makeup was still exquisite. She looked fair and soft in the middle of her pink dress. She glanced at Shen Shixun, then looked in the mirror, and hurriedly touched up her lipstick.
He's not perfect, but you can't tell from his big, burly appearance.
Shen Shixun belatedly realized what she had been doing lying down, and the man couldn't help but laugh out loud. Xiang Nanzhi's eyes snapped to him, "What are you laughing at?"
Her spoiled, princess-like demeanor made the man feel both strange and familiar. "You look quite good dressed like this."
"I've been dressed like this for the past few days, going out clubbing every day."
Xiang Nanzhi, fearing he wouldn't believe her, gave him a slightly provocative smile, "I've been doing fine these past few days without you contacting me."
The man placed the money that his neighbor had entrusted to him to pass on to Xiang Nanzhi on the table. It was exactly the right amount, not a penny more or less.
Xiang Nanzhi watched his actions without saying anything. The man wasn't good at initiating conversations either. "I'll be back at the end of the month. Take care of yourself. I'll be back soon."
Whether you come back or not is none of my business.
She deliberately acted stubbornly, refusing to look at him and gazing at the scenery outside the window.
Shen Shixun didn't say anything more, nodded, and turned to walk towards the door.
"Wait a moment."
The man turned around, called out to her, then regretted it. He grabbed a pink fan with intricate double-sided embroidery and a tassel knot at the bottom that swayed with her movements.
Xiang Nanzhi also wanted to go back to the grassland with him, but she was too embarrassed to say it.
"Shen Shixun, we can see the child's face now. Do you want to see it? If you do, I can show it to you."
Of course he wanted to see it. It was his first time being a father, and technology is so advanced these days.
Xiang Nanzhi's belly was only this small, yet the baby's face was already visible.
The man seemed to be possessed by some kind of sorcery. He walked back and sat down, then took a bag from a drawer. Inside were all the medical records she had obtained during her pregnancy.
After searching and searching, he found the form, handed it to Nan Zhi, and then fanned himself with a fan.
Actually, it wasn't hot with the air conditioning on, but having a fan in my hand at all kept me occupied and helped ease the awkward silence.
Shen Shixun looked at the form, a gentle smile appearing in his eyes. He touched the form, seemingly lost in thought.
Xiang Nanzhi found it a bit strange that he hadn't said anything. Didn't he think the child was ugly?
She stole a glance at him, and when the man looked up, she deliberately looked away. Shen Shixun took a picture, and Xiang Nanzhi heard the click.
Are you filming me?
Shen Shixun put down the photo in his hand. "No, I'm taking this one."
Xiang Nanzhi clearly felt that he caught the sound of the shutter in his peripheral vision.
"Just say you want to take my picture, don't sneak around taking ugly photos of me."
Shen Shixun didn't actually take a picture of her. As the saying goes, if you're upright, you have nothing to fear. He wasn't guilty, so he didn't care what Xiang Nanzhi said.
Xiang Nanzhi glanced at the car keys he had placed on the table, picked them up and played with them.
A few minutes later, the man suddenly said, "Leave the things here, I'm leaving."
Shen Shixun got up and left, and Xiang Nanzhi put the key back on the table.
Damn it, she's dressed so beautifully, and that jerk treats her like she's invisible.
Xiang Nanzhi picked up the form after he left, and a card fell onto the carpet with a crisp sound. She looked down and saw it was a bank card.
Shen Shixun was walking downstairs when he suddenly received a call from Xiang Nanzhi, "Come up here for a second. What do you mean by giving me money?"
"I'm going back at the end of the month, so keep some money on you for emergencies."
Do you think I care about that little bit of money?
"Let me tell you, I've made up my mind since last time. I'm going to live off my parents. Even my dad doesn't look down on me, so how dare you look down on me?"
Xiang Nanzhi said unhappily, "Come up here yourself and take your money back. I don't even want your little bit of money."
"Keep it, Xiang Nanzhi, I'm leaving."
He was still worried about her being alone in the old city, but as her older brother, he couldn't not go back for Gila's wedding.
Xiang Nanzhi touched up her makeup in front of the mirror and smiled. She had accidentally taken the key to his room while she was playing with his keys. If he couldn't get in, he would come back to find her.
Having finished this task, Xiang Nan felt confident and could continue drawing with peace of mind. He also enjoyed his lunch very much.
Shen Shixun went to help Master Zhou with his business and had a cup of tea at Master Zhou's residence.
His house was like a huge treasure trove, containing everything imaginable. Shen Shixun suddenly had a strange feeling that most of the steel produced by the regular coal mines in the ancient city went to the Xiang family, while the natural jade stones of any quality were all in the possession of Master Zhou.
"Miss Rachel is coming to the antique market to do some design work."
Uncle Zhou suddenly said, "She said she'll come as soon as possible. You need to keep an eye on the antique market from now on."
Don't let her find out.
Shen Shixun paused, then asked, "When did this happen?"
"Don't you know?"
He had no idea.
Master Zhou smiled and said, "You two are quite interesting."
As the man emerged from Zhou Erye's residence, a faint aroma of tea still lingered on his breath. He lit a cigarette, only realizing it later.
Xiang Nanzhi said he wanted to rely on his parents, but on the other hand, he was inquiring about antique market shops from Zhou Erye. He didn't understand design, but he had seen her design drawings. At least he couldn't draw such a drawing, and most people couldn't draw it either.
Xiang Nanzhi had mentioned occasionally that she could make jewelry, but he had never seen it, so he couldn't imagine it.
He may have left Xiang Nanzhi too little money.
Shen Shixun stopped by the project site as he passed by and found Xiang Ciyuan drinking coffee. "What brings you here? Aren't you supposed to be resting?"
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