"Have you cut ties?" Tang Huai Zhang looked at Shi i.
Shi i nodded, "Yes."
"How did they turn you into a fool?" Tang Huai Zhang asked curiously, then realized that he was unusually patient with this girl.
Shi i’s face showed little emotion as she said, "At that ti, I was in a car accident, and they were unwilling to pay for my hospital fees, so they removed my oxygen mask, trying to let fend for myself."
"The oxygen mask was removed, and nobody noticed?"
"Yes, the doctor noticed, so I was resuscitated," Shi i said with a hint of irony in her eyes, "They even blad the doctor for ddling. Later, soone warned them that it amounted to attempted murder, so it just faded away."
Tang Huai Zhang frowned, "What degenerates!"
Xia Country is too big, society too chaotic, and the quality of its citizens uneven; all kinds of people exist.
This wasn’t the first ti Tang Huai Zhang had heard of such a thing. He felt sowhat disappointed, then relieved as he said, "You did the right thing. Such people should not be indulged. But did they agree to it?"
"Whether they agreed or not, my household registration was already transferred to the Shi Family when I got married before. After the divorce, it beca an independent registration." Shi i shrugged indifferently, "After all these years, though they have the rit of raising , I’ve given them a lot too—billions in money alone. In the end, I gave them sixty million, which was quite generous."
Sixty million!
Such a large amount startled both Tang Huai Zhang and Jian Yun.
Jian Yun glanced at Shi Lingyan and asked, "Is that alimony?"
"Yes," Shi i smiled, "Alimony. Now I even get dividends from their company every month. Over a year, that adds up to a huge sum. Ah, Mr. Shi is really generous."
Shi Lingyan glanced at her sideways, taking her hand, "I’m so generous, and you still don’t plan to marry ?"
"We’ve already divorced, let’s just leave it at that," Shi i pushed his hand away, "Right now, I’m focused on developing my career and don’t have ti to take care of a family."
"Our family doesn’t need your care. We have grandparents at ho and I’m at the company; you can go ahead and chase your own career, it’s fine." Shi Lingyan didn’t care that Tang Huai Zhang was there. He leaned towards Shi i and whispered in her ear, appearing quite intimate.
Shi i snorted lightly, "No, bla yourself for giving too much alimony. Now that I have money, what do I need you for?"
Shi Lingyan couldn’t help but grin, "You ungrateful little thing!"
Tang Huai Zhang felt sowhat uncomfortable seeing Shi Lingyan and Shi i being so intimate.
Years ago, Shi Lingyan was almost his son-in-law. Although later his daughter was gone, seeing him after so many years, he couldn’t imdiately step out of the role of prospective father-in-law, whereas Shi Lingyan had moved on with soone else.
It seed, from the looks of it, deeper than what he had with Tang Wu.
This scene made Tang Huai Zhang see reality more clearly.
Nothing could go back to how it was.
Everyone needs a new life, Shi Lingyan needs it, and he and Jian Yun do too.
The takeout arrived shortly.
Ye Tiao went to pick up the takeout, while Tang Jingming brought out his homade dishes.
Everyone ate together. During the al, Jian Yun purposefully introduced Shi i to her husband. With the synergy between Tang Jingming and Ye Tiao, the al actually made Tang Huai Zhang feel sowhat fond of Shi i.
But having already been busy all day, Tang Huai Zhang beca more and more sleepy after eating.
Seeing the tiredness between Tang Huai Zhang’s brows, Shi i discreetly withdrew her gaze and said, "Aunt Jian, you must have gotten up early today too, didn’t you? Are you tired?"
Jian Yun was about to say she wasn’t tired but suddenly, turning to see her husband’s exhausted appearance, she understood Shi i’s intention. Surprised and touched by Shi i’s thoughtfulness, she quickly nodded, "Yes, my eyelids are fighting each other. Husband, let’s go ho."
"Alright." Tang Huai Zhang sighed in relief, patting his legs and standing up.
"I’ll walk you out. It will help digest the al." Shi i had already stood up and affectionately linked arms with Jian Yun, "Just so I can learn the route. Next ti, I can co for a visit."
Jian Yun was more than willing, "Yes, and about that video, I just ntioned to you, I can send it to you. You can practice it when you have ti. It’s very good for flexibility..."
Tang Huai Zhang was about to decline the offer, but seeing Jian Yun’s enthusiasm, he didn’t want to dampen her spirits.
Watching the two won walk ahead, Tang Huai Zhang helplessly followed.
Naturally, Shi Lingyan had to follow them too.
They stepped off the elevator and out onto the street, greeted by the spring wind, carrying the unique tranquility of the night.
People on their night runs slowly ambled past; Shi i and Jian Yun, imrsed in so lively conversation, laughed, carried to Tang Huai Zhang by the wind. His expression softened considerably as he watched their linked silhouettes, scenes from the past surfacing in his mind.
There was a ti when the mother and daughter he rembered also often chatted happily, hand in hand.
Like old friends with endless topics.
And he could only ruefully follow behind, exchanging glances with Shi Lingyan, the two n both averting their gazes.
Apart from the young girl who had changed, everything else was not much different than before.
"They get along very well," Shi Lingyan suddenly said, "Don’t you think so?"
"Indeed."
Jian Yun hadn’t been this happy in a long ti; since Tang Wu left, she rarely smiled like this.
Shi Lingyan took a step forward and said softly, "Since they get along, there’s no need to reject her. She is very much like Tang Wu, both in personality and talent."
"You chose her because she resembles Xiao Wu?" Tang Huai Zhang furrowed his brows, obviously displeased, "Shi Lingyan, although I am no longer your superior or your father-in-law, we still know each other, and I am your elder. I must give you a piece of advice here."
Shi Lingyan turned his face and noticed Tang Huai Zhang’s temple gray hair was more evident from this angle, paused a mont, then said, "Go ahead."
"Everyone is their own person, and no one wants to be soone else. If you just see her as a replacent for Xiao Wu, I advise you to clarify things with the young lady."
Shi Lingyan lowered his eyes and chuckled lightly, "She indeed resembles Xiao Wu, you noticed it, didn’t you? At dinner, I saw you constantly watching what she ate. Perhaps you also noticed what she likes and dislikes. When we left the dining table, it seed like you even glanced at what was left on her plate."
Caught in his small movents, Tang Huai Zhang felt a bit embarrassed.
His stern face imdiately beca rigid, saying, "Being picky is indeed not good."
"But she happens to dislike the sa things Tang Wu didn’t like, don’t you find that coincidental?" Shi Lingyan spoke up.
"Did you tell her that?"
Shi Lingyan shook his head, "I hadn’t thought that much about it, but as we spent more ti together, I found more and more similarities with Tang Wu, even her way of speaking, especially after she beca lucid, after our divorce, she changed how she addressed ."
"Changed how she addressed you?"
"In our marriage, she called ’husband,’ and after the divorce, she called ’Ah Ling.’"
Ah Ling.
This title made Tang Huai Zhang’s brows tighten, and he couldn’t help but picture Tang Wu’s face.
She always held her cheeks with both hands, tilting her head and calling out with a laugh, "Ah Ling, Ah Ling."
Tang Huai Zhang had never heard anyone else call him that.
Shi Lingyan continued, "Does this seem like fate’s arrangent?"
Tang Huai Zhang frowned, "This isn’t a reason to treat her as a replacent..."
"She is not a replacent," Shi Lingyan interrupted him, "She is Tang Wu."
Tang Huai Zhang’s face turned abruptly grim, "I think you’re drunk!"
He had only had a couple of drinks at the table, nowhere near enough to get drunk.
Shi Lingyan didn’t care and chuckled lightly, "Why don’t you try calling her Xiao Wu?"
Tang Huai Zhang looked at him angrily, then turned away and left.
Ridiculous!
Tang Huai Zhang quickly caught up with Jian Yun and Shi i, quickly surpassing them.
Both won quickly sensed sothing was off with Tang Huai Zhang and turned back to look at Shi Lingyan.
Shi Lingyan slightly curved his lips and shrugged.
After bringing Jian Yun and Tang Huai Zhang ho, Shi i noticed that their building was older than theirs, and there were more elderly people moving around.
After going up, Jian Yun copied the dance video for Shi i before reluctantly saying goodbye.
After sending them to the elevator, Jian Yun reluctantly returned to her apartnt.
Tang Huai Zhang had already taken off his uniform, which was neatly folded on the sofa. Seeing his wife coming in, he asked, "Why do you care so much about the Senior Sister?"
Hearing this, Jian Yun walked towards Tang Huai Zhang, her steps a bit quick and her tone sowhat cheerful, "Don’t you think she resembles our daughter?"
Tang Huai Zhang furrowed his brows, "Absolute nonsense, you all have been bewitched by her!"
Seeing this, Jian Yun knew Tang Huai Zhang was sowhat angry and quickly tried to calm him down, "Look at you, what’s wrong? Have a glass of water."
She poured him so wolfberry and date health tea from the thermos, Jian Yun said, "You know , I don’t like anyone being compared to our daughter, but Huai Zhang, you know what, she really..."
"Enough," Tang Huai Zhang drank a glass of water with a straight face, "Don’t talk like that in the future. You all treat her as a replacent for Xiao Wu. What do you think she feels? You’re approaching her because of Xiao Wu; this would be hurtful to any normal person, don’t you understand that!"
But if it was an act this girl deliberately put on, that would be another matter!
Thinking she might be using Tang Wu’s image to trick them into closeness and trust, Tang Huai Zhang’s barely ford good impression of Shi i completely dissipated at that mont.
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