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

"Mom, you really believed Xu Zhesheng after he only said a few words?"

Shen Zhiyi's voice unconsciously rose, with a trembling hint of grievance at the end.

Xu Jing and Shen Jiming had clearly seen how the Xu family had treated her before. If they had advised her to be tolerant and not to divorce because they thought she couldn't have children, she could have at least tried to understand from their perspective.

But now that the truth is out, they clearly know it's Xu Zhesheng's fault, yet they still stand by his side and try to persuade her to turn back.

She truly felt as if something had squeezed her heart tightly, and a dull pain spread throughout her body.

In their eyes, is not getting a divorce and continuing to live a miserable life with Hsu Che-sheng really the best choice for her?

They had witnessed firsthand how Zhang Feng pointed at her nose and cursed her, and how Xu Zhesheng remained silent in front of Su Manman.

Back then, because she couldn't have children, it was as if she were the biggest sinner in the world, and she had to tolerate and accommodate everything, and even serve tea and water to Su Manman, who could have children, and kneel down to apologize!

And now?

After learning the truth and discovering that Su Manman was not the daughter-in-law they were looking for, Xu Zhesheng came over, said a few kind words, and brought them a meal, and they softened their hearts?

But she was the victim, the one who was hurt the most!

Most importantly, she is their biological daughter!

How could they let her continue to entangle with someone who cheats, lies, and is two-faced?

"Zhizhi, Mom knows you're disappointed in Azhe right now, but isn't that how relationships are? Ups and downs, back and forth. When things are good, like when you insisted on marrying him, and when things are bad, like now. Once you get through this, maybe you'll even regret it?"

Xu Jing leaned against the headboard, her face slightly swollen from chemotherapy, her voice weak yet carrying a stubborn gentleness.

"Your parents know you've suffered a lot because of this, but Zhe has said he'll give you all his assets. From now on, you'll be the head of the family, and they'll listen to you in everything. You can get revenge for all the grievances you suffered before."

Xu Jing continued, implying that she and Shen Ji had already discussed it.

Shen Ji sat by her bedside, listening to her words. Although he didn't say a word, he kept nodding his head, clearly agreeing.

"You really believe him when he says he'll change? He even said he'd be good to me for the rest of his life and never cheat on me!"

Shen Zhiyi practically gritted her teeth as she uttered those words.

As the saying goes, a leopard can't change its spots; she did indeed like Xu Zhesheng back then.

In college, she thought he was ambitious. Despite coming from a rural background, he had dreams. At an age when everyone was dating, he stayed true to himself, didn't follow the crowd, and was willing to endure loneliness to achieve his goals. At that time, she genuinely thought he was a good person.

After marriage, he didn't care much about her, and was engrossed in his creative work all day long. She just thought he was career-oriented.

She could tolerate his indifference, his lack of romance, and his autocratic ways, and was even willing to pave the way for his career, sacrificing her own promising future.

But it wasn't until Su Manman appeared that she truly saw that Xu Zhesheng was an extremely selfish person from beginning to end.

He didn't date in college simply because he didn't want to spend time and energy taking care of his girlfriend's feelings. He might marry her because she had qualities that moved him, but more importantly, she could help his career.

After marriage, he didn't care about anything and left everything to her because he felt that those trivial matters were not worth his time.

It wasn't until Su Manman, who was pregnant, came to him that he needed what he needed most at that time: a child to carry on his family line, to give himself an explanation, and to give Zhang Feng an explanation.

So everything else has to give way, including his art, including her.

Now that he has discovered he can no longer have children, he wants a virtuous wife and loving mother.

It's clear from the fact that he went to great lengths to find Su Manman last time in order to avoid her that Su Manman doesn't meet his current needs.

His movies still need editing, and she can take care of his daily life and help him with his career, so naturally he doesn't want a divorce.

But who knows if his goals will change again in the future?

Does she have to spend her whole life revolving around him, constantly guessing what he'll want next?

Do not!

The thought of this possibility made Shen Zhiyi's heart scream wildly in her chest.

She cannot accept, and will never allow herself to return to that cage.

She has already given him five years of her life, and from now on, she only wants to live for herself.

Besides, she really didn't love him anymore.

Not a single one left.

Xu Jing opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but Shen Zhiyi's face had already turned completely cold: "I'll make the decision myself, so don't get involved. I'll go buy you some food, just wait."

Stepping out of the ward, the lights in the corridor were a bit glaring.

The nurses at the nurses' station saw her and greeted her warmly, "Sister Zhizhi, where are you going?"

Shen Zhiyi was still preoccupied with the argument, and her expression was not good, but she still forced a smile: "I'll go to the cafeteria to buy food."

"What's wrong?" The nurse quickly put down the registration book in her hand: "When we delivered the nutritional meals just now, Aunt Xu said that someone else had already delivered the food, so we returned it..."

Their VIP ward was specially arranged by their superiors, so they can't be neglected!

"I'll call them and have them deliver it right away."

As she spoke, she picked up the phone and dialed the hospital's internal line.

Shen Zhiyi thought about it and felt that the school meal might be better than the cafeteria meal, so she didn't object.

After hanging up the phone, the nurse looked at her apologetically: "Sister Zhizhi, it's lunchtime now, everyone's gone to eat, so it might take a while before it's delivered, is that alright?"

Shen Zhiyi waved her hand: "I'm free right now. Give me the spot where you got the food, I'll go get it myself."

"That works too!" Seeing that she wasn't angry, the nurse handed her the address with both hands. "Thank you for your help!"

Shen Zhiyi smiled, knowing that Lu Zichuan had made special arrangements; otherwise, why would an ordinary patient need such care?

She followed the signs toward the nutrition department. The night wind blew in through the corridor windows, making her hair flutter gently.

She reached up and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, the restlessness that Xu Jing and Shen Ji had stirred in her heart subsided somewhat with the cool breeze.

The garden lights downstairs came on, casting a warm yellow glow across the ground, as if a small patch of light had also entered her heart.

Her mood finally calmed down a bit, and she continued walking forward.

Just as I reached the entrance of the nutrition department, two familiar figures vaguely appeared at the end of the corridor.

"Brother, Sissi, what are you doing here?"

Only when she got closer did she realize that it was her brother Shen Haozhi and Tan You.

They walked side by side ahead, chatting and laughing, looking very familiar with each other.

Shen Zhiyi felt strange. How did the two of them suddenly become so familiar?

Hearing her voice, the two reacted as if they'd been stung in the back, jerking back almost simultaneously and instantly creating a distance of more than a meter between them. "Zhizhi!"

Tan Gui stepped forward and hugged her: "Why didn't you tell me you were coming to the hospital?"

Shen Zhiyi said, "I'm moving tomorrow, so I probably won't have time to come over this weekend. I thought I'd come over today."

"Oh, I see," Tan Gui nodded, pointing to Shen Haozhi beside her, "Your brother and I were just talking about this too!"

"I have to work overtime tomorrow morning, so I probably won't be able to come and help you until the afternoon."

Shen Haozhi nodded, a faint blush creeping up his ears: "Yeah, I think I can handle your stuff by myself. I was also thinking of telling you that you don't need to have Tan Yi come tomorrow."