Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

"N-nothing!" Her voice was barely audible, her gaze darting nervously between the car window, the windshield, and the door handles—anywhere was fine, but she dared not look at his face again. "Thank you for fastening my seatbelt."

Lu Zichuan's gaze lingered on her face for two seconds, confirming that she was indeed just shy and not uncomfortable, before slowly retreating.

He sat back in the driver's seat, as if nothing had happened, turned the key and started the car, his voice calm: "You're welcome."

What Shen Zhiyi didn't notice was that the moment Lu Zichuan stepped back, a very faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

She wasn't completely indifferent to herself.

The car slowly drove out of the mall's underground parking garage.

The street scene outside the window slowly moved past me. It was almost time to get off work, and the number of cars was gradually increasing, though they weren't driving very fast.

Shen Zhiyi sat in the passenger seat, her fingers unconsciously twisting together in front of her. The seatbelt still carried the warmth left by Lu Zichuan when he had fastened it for her, and her heartbeat had not completely calmed down.

The two hadn't spoken since they came out. She cleared her throat and asked, "What did Xu Zhesheng mean just now?"

Lu Zichuan's hand on the steering wheel paused slightly, his profile shifting between light and shadow: "Hmm?"

"He said it was all your doing... Knowing him as I do, he wouldn't say something like that for no reason."

Shen Zhiyi said.

Lu Zichuan: "If I had to say, I just added fuel to the fire."

"What do you mean?"

"The literal meaning," he said calmly. "For example, I'll give you information about how he transferred his assets, and the conditions under which he agrees to a smooth divorce with you."

Shen Zhiyi turned her head sharply: "Conditions? What conditions did you offer him?"

No wonder Xu Zhesheng said he didn't want anything anymore; it turns out it was because Lu Zichuan offered him a deal.

"He will receive 10% more of the profits from all his future films than the market price." Lu Zichuan turned the steering wheel, and the car smoothly drove into the left lane. "But the condition is that he must agree to your conditions and register his marriage with Su Manman."

He quietly concealed the 50% of assets he helped Xu Zhesheng make up.

Shen Zhiyi was stunned, looking at him with puzzled eyes.

She had expected him to help her, but she never imagined he would do it this way, using his most prized interests to make Xu Zhesheng let go in exchange. He couldn't possibly refuse; no wonder Xu Zhesheng married Su Manman even though he knew the child wasn't his...

But......

Why?

Shen Zhiyi tilted her head. "Why did you help me like that?"

"You know perfectly well that without my editing, Hsu Che-sheng's films would never have achieved their previous success. You bought them for 10% above market price; isn't that practically giving them away for free?"

It happened to be a traffic light. Lu Zichuan lightly applied the brakes, and the car body swayed slightly, but the interior of the car felt no bumps at all.

He turned his head to look at Shen Zhiyi, his extremely indifferent eyes focused solely on her: "Want to know the reason?"

His eyes seemed to possess a captivating power; under his gaze, Shen Zhiyi nodded slowly but firmly.

Her eyes were clear and bright. Under her gaze, his Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and the words "Because I want you to belong to me completely" swirled on his tongue before he swallowed them back down.

Telling her would definitely scare her away.

"Beep"

The light turned green. Seeing the car in front not moving, the car behind impatiently honked its horn.

Lu Zichuan withdrew his gaze and looked back at the road ahead, his voice low and steady: "On one hand, I hope you can leave him completely and come to be my editor."

"On the other hand, I don't think he'll be able to find investors before filming begins."

Most importantly, if I don't let him get a complete divorce and marry someone else, how will I have the chance to make you mine?

He only silently repeated these words to himself, without showing any emotion on his face.

Shen Zhiyi had no doubts about his answer, after all, he had extended an olive branch to her from the very first time they met.

In fact, countless directors have tried to poach her over the years, but she has never thought of leaving Xu Zhesheng, and therefore has never considered it.

And the fact that he appeared on that day just when she was at her lowest point and most wanted to leave Xu Zhesheng certainly added fuel to the fire.

only......

Shen Zhiyi was still puzzled: "Then why do you insist that he and Su Manman get a marriage certificate?"

She didn't pity Xu Zhesheng. After all, even if he was set up by Su Manman, everything that followed was his own choice. Apart from the fact that the child in Su Manman's belly wasn't his, everything else was his own doing.

Lu Zichuan kept his eyes fixed ahead and said, half-jokingly, "Because I'm afraid you'll go back again."

After saying that, he added, "Then I won't have an editor."

It seems that her previous image as a love-obsessed person was very deeply ingrained in people's minds, even Lu Zichuan knew about it.

Shen Zhiyi's face flushed slightly for a moment, and she smiled awkwardly, "It's not that bad, it's not that bad."

"Since I promised you, I can't go back on my word."

As she spoke, she realized she didn't want to continue the conversation and asked, "So, are your family members easy to get along with?"

"If I go today, you've already told them, right?"

"What kind of personalities do you all have? Do you think you might not like me?"

As she spoke, she added with some concern, "What if I mess it up for you?"

Lu Zichuan kept his eyes fixed ahead, but the image of his family's reactions after he told them he was going to bring Shen Zhiyi back flashed through his mind.

Needless to say, He Wenshu was so happy that his eardrums almost popped out on the phone. Before he could finish speaking, he ordered, "Hurry up and do a thorough cleaning of the house. Put out all those old antiques and collectibles. My daughter-in-law is coming. Let's show her our family's wealth."

Lu Jianzhong obediently followed his wife's arrangements and contributed his collection, which he usually wouldn't even let others glance at.

Lu Ziyang and his wife originally lived on the other side of the city. This morning, after receiving the news, he drove directly to the old house with Bai Qinghua and their daughter Lu Han, who originally had tutoring classes, halfway through the meeting.

As for Grandpa Lu Zhentian and Grandma Lu Xiaojing, they started asking Shen Zhiyi what she liked to eat from noon onwards, whether she preferred spicy or non-spicy food, and whether she could eat seafood. The elderly couple, who hadn't cooked in a long time, went to the supermarket to buy groceries. They originally planned to cook for themselves, but He Shuyun and Lu Jianzhong stopped them. Helpless, the elderly couple could only stay in the kitchen and watch the servants cook.

The whole family treated Shen Zhiyi like a VIP. There was no way Shen Zhiyi could mess things up. Although Lu Zichuan didn't say anything, He Wenshu knew that the day she learned about Shen Zhiyi, she had already dug up her background information and studied it with the whole family.

The more she looked at him, the more she liked him, and the more satisfied she became. If he hadn't repeatedly emphasized that he was not allowed to appear in front of Shen Zhiyi, she would have wanted to tie him up and take him back as her daughter-in-law.