The Rest of My Life

I nodded.

Zhou Xun muttered to himself, "I'll ask Ah Ning to go investigate."

My heart lurched.

He didn't expect that before I could ask for his help, he would take the initiative to take over the matter.

The reason why I called him over was indeed to discuss it with him, but … I didn't really think of asking him for help...

Now that I think about it, maybe I shouldn't have consulted him. After all, we have agreed to separate.

It was because I relied too much on him that I thought of him at the first possible moment.

I hastily replied, "No need for now. I will think of a way to get close to them."

Although I don't have much connections here in [The Emperor], I still have my grandfather's inheritance. With the money I have, I can always accomplish some things.

Zhou Xun looked at me deeply and said nothing.

I scratched my face in embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry …" I'm sorry to bother you with this kind of thing... "I will pay attention to this in the future …"

He looked at me for a while longer, then suddenly leaned close to me, almost touching my face, and said in a low voice, "Relax, don't think of me as an outsider."

I held my breath.

His eyes were deep and profound. His voice was even softer as he said, "At least right now, don't take me as an outsider. We are still husband and wife."

I pursed my lips and said nothing.

Although legally speaking, we are still husband and wife, but …

I avoided his eyes.

However, he cupped his face and asked, "Huh?"

I whispered, "I … I have to learn to rely on myself... "

He didn't say anything for a long time.

I still didn't look at him and didn't know what expression he had.

After a few minutes of silence, he sighed and said, "Nian, no matter what our relationship is in the future, you can continue to trust me."

I opened my mouth and stopped.

To tell the truth, I still trusted him, but I also saw clearly that I wasn't the only one in his heart, so I had to make myself stronger.

He didn't seem to notice my thoughts. He touched my face and said, "Leave it to me. There will be news soon."

I stammered at the corner of my mouth. In the end, I didn't reject his good will. "Thank you."

He took two steps back and smiled at me. "There's something …" You have to come home with me sometime and see Grandpa. "

Previously, he had discussed with him that he would temporarily keep it a secret from the public, as well as from the elders.

I didn't have any objections and said, "Then I'll head back with you in the afternoon."

His eyes narrowed and he replied, "Alright."

The sun was shining through the white curtains now, and the curve of his face made my chest throb.

I couldn't help but sigh.

After that we fell silent, and although Rui was also in the room, he was fast asleep, as if we were alone, and I felt embarrassed.

Just as he was thinking about what topic he should find to ease the awkwardness, there was a knock on the door.

I was afraid I would wake Rui up, so I hurried to open the door.

The servant said that a guest had arrived. Shen Fang wanted me and Zhou Xun to go down and meet him.

I frowned.

When the branch from the Shen family arrived in the morning, Shen Fang didn't specifically ask me to go meet them …

Could it be that a very important guest had come?

To be able to come to the Shen family on the first day of the new year, he must be close to the Shen family.

Is it someone from Shen Zixian's maternal grandfather's family?

I told the servant that I would be right there. After closing the door, I turned to Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun did not know what was going on, so he said softly, "Let's go down and take a look."

I nodded, called a servant to watch over Rui Rui, and went downstairs with Zhou Xun.

When he got to the main hall, he saw that it was Gucci.

I was surprised.

Although I vaguely sensed that the relationship between Gucci and the Shen family was very good from the last marriage banquet, I didn't expect it to be this good, so good that it would arrive on the first day of the new year.

It's just that I find it strange. Shen Zixian and Guqi don't seem to be familiar with each other. Previously, in Los Angeles, Shen Zixian and Tao Zhizhou intended to arrest Guqi.

I looked at Shen Zixian.

He narrowed his eyes, not knowing what to think, but it was clear that he was not very friendly with Gucci.

Shen Fang, on the other hand, had been enthusiastically conversing with Gu Qi the entire time.

Seeing Zhou Xun and I walking down the stairs, Shen Fang waved his hands at us and said, "Ah Xun, quickly come over. Let me introduce the young master of the Gu family to you."

Actually, Zhou Xun and Gu Qi were both from Venerable families, so there was no need for him to introduce them.

However, he probably only wanted to express his familiarity with Guqi.

Zhou Xun and I looked at each other and walked over.

Before Shen Fang could say anything, Gu Qi's lips curled up. He looked at Zhou Xun and said, "There's no need to introduce me. Young Master Wednesday and I are old acquaintances." His gaze landed on me, then slowly withdrew. His smile widened as he said, "Uncle Shen, you might not know this, but Young Master Shen once engaged to his little sister on Wednesday. He almost became my brother-in-law."

A glint flashed across Shen Fang's eyes.

I narrowed my eyes.

In the past, when Zhou Xun and GuQiong were engaged, the aristocratic families of [Emperor] were not very clear on what had happened. After they had cancelled their engagement, the Zhou and Gu families acted as if nothing had happened.

Especially after Gu Qiong was sent abroad, the Zhou family and the Gu family didn't have much contact.

At this moment, Gu Qi suddenly mentioned GuQiong and even leaked the news that GuQiong and Zhou Xun were engaged … What was he trying to do?

Zhou Xun calmly replied, "Mmm, it's a pity that Miss Gu is too outstanding. I'm not worthy enough."

This sentence held meaning.

The Zhou family was one of the top aristocratic families in the (Emperor) circle, and Zhou Xun himself was exceptionally capable. It was likely that there was no one that he was not worthy of.

By saying this, he was hinting that Gujinxin was too big.

Gu Qi's expression immediately changed, and his gaze turned sinister.

Shen Fang tried to smooth things over, saying, "If I can't be a parent, I can still be a friend …"

I couldn't help but admire him.

Under these circumstances, he could actually lie without batting an eyelid.

Gu Qi sneered, "It's not that you're not good enough for my little sister, it's just that you're not interested in her at all." He turned to Shen Fang and said, "You don't have much respect for me on Wednesday. How could you make friends with me?"

Zhou Xun smiled, but he did not say anything.

Shen Fang patted Gu Qi's shoulder and said, "Let's forget about the past misunderstandings. Ah Xun is very good, and you're also my favorite nephew. You two will definitely be good friends."

Then he pulled Gucci onto the sofa and began to chatter.

Shen Zixian did not speak the whole time, sitting on the other side of Shen Fang expressionlessly.

Zhou Xun and I sat across from them.

It was basically Shen Cui who spoke. Gu Qi's expression was not very good, but he did not interrupt Shen Fang.

After listening for a while, I realized that Shen Fang actually wanted to involve Guqi in the Zhou family's project in Africa.

This was simply too funny.

For the Zhou family's project, why should Gu Qi get a share of the spoils?

I don't even know where Shen Fang got the face to make such a request.

Honestly speaking, even if I didn't know that Shen Fang and that mercenary might be related, even if he really treated me well, if he were to take advantage of Zhou Xun in such a righteous manner, I would still think that there was something wrong with his brain.

Thankfully, Zhou Xun was able to maintain his composure and not show the slightest bit of displeasure on his face. Instead, he continued to smile.