Inside the examination hall, preparations for the examination were in full swing.
Chi Yan retrieved his belongings, which had been inspected, and went to his own cell.
This was where he would be staying for the next few days—a square, narrow space separated by two walls, with a wooden plank in the middle serving as a table.
It eats, drinks, relieves itself, and even sleeps inside; it can only sit, and can't even straighten its legs.
He sighed with a sense of melancholy and went inside.
The invigilators were inspecting the cells one by one, their faces serious.
Chi Yan glanced up and saw two examiners he had never seen before. He rested his chin on his hand and stared at them with such directness that the examiners also looked over. Upon seeing him, they immediately revealed an indescribable expression.
The two examiners quickly looked away and whispered a few words to each other.
Chi Yan could guess with his toes what those two were saying about him behind his back!
There's no way around it; Young Master Chi is always the center of attention wherever he goes.
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Meanwhile, Shen Tangning wasn't exactly idle at home either.
She wasn't too worried about Chi Yan, but Madam Chi the Second couldn't calm down. She even said she wanted to burn incense and pray to Buddha, hoping that her ancestral graves would emit auspicious smoke.
Madam Chi Er approached Shen Tangning with a hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself: "Tangning..."
The latter realized, "Does Mother want to talk to me about something?"
Madam Chi blinked shyly, "Even if Ayan doesn't pass this time, could you give him another chance and not divorce him? Just once!"
Shen Tangning smacked her lips, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes, and she couldn't help but laugh and cry: "When did I ever say that I would divorce my husband if he failed the exam?"
Without thinking, Madam Chi blurted out, "You and that boy haven't finished your marriage after all this time... well, isn't that what you mean?"
She realized what she was saying halfway through and hurriedly changed her words, but Shen Tangning had already understood.
She paused slightly, a faint blush rising to her cheeks, and awkwardly turned her face away: "Mother, you misunderstand. I didn't mean it that way."
Madam Chi was also extremely embarrassed and said dryly, "I...I didn't mean to rush you. I know that marrying Ayan is a disservice to you, but of course, it depends on your thoughts."
She was starting to regret it. It made her seem like she, the mother-in-law, was watching what was going on in their room all day. What would her daughter-in-law think of her?
Shen Tangning cleared her throat and changed the subject: "Isn't Mother going to burn incense and pray to Buddha?"
I still need to find something for my mother-in-law to do, so she won't be too stressed and overthink things.
Madam Chi descended the steps, her eyes widening as if in sudden realization: "Oh right, I'll go right now!"
Madam Chi left in a hurry. Watching her figure disappear into the distance, Shen Tangning shook her head and smiled.
She knew her mother-in-law was straightforward and didn't mean to criticize her.
When they first got married, she and Chi Yan didn't know each other well, and she didn't know if her hasty decision was right. She was still observing Chi Yan.
Adding to the unresolved issues from her previous life, she felt somewhat resistant to this matter.
Chi Yan did not express any such thoughts, so the two of them just made do.
Now that I think about it, if it were with Chi Yan, perhaps she wouldn't have been so averse to it.
But ultimately... it was a natural progression.
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