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

Mentioning this, Shen Zhiyi thought of Lu Zichuan and Pei Jin coming to help tomorrow.

She didn't have many things to begin with, so she didn't really need that many people.

"No problem, your work is more important. Besides, I was planning to move this afternoon anyway. I've worked hard all week, so I can sleep in." Shen Zhiyi gave an "OK" sign and smiled.

"Oh, right, two more friends are coming to help me out tomorrow. It's my new house, so consider it a welcome-back party to start my new life!"

Thinking about this made Shen Zhiyi feel incredibly happy.

Yes, she's moving to a new house tomorrow. Aside from a few familiar faces, no one will know her address then, so Xu Zhesheng and his family won't be able to bother her anymore.

As for Xu Jing and Shen Ji, Shen Zhiyi was determined not to care about their opinions; she would make her own decisions about her life.

"Oh? A friend?" Tan Gui immediately perked up her ears, staring at her suspiciously, her eyes shining as if she had sniffed out some incredible gossip: "Which friend? It wouldn't be that incredibly handsome CEO Lu I met last time, would it?"

She took a step closer, her eyes clearly saying, "You've got something new going on."

Shen Zhiyi patted her arm: "Yeah, he's free tomorrow. He'll bring another friend with him, who's also one of our colleagues."

"Oh~ He's free tomorrow~ so he can come over and help you with your luggage?" Tan Gui smiled and drew out the words, practically pressing herself against Shen Zhiyi: "You actually believe that?"

"He's a big CEO, why would he have to come and help you with your luggage when he could be doing anything else?"

Shen Zhiyi was both amused and exasperated, and pushed the person away from her: "You'll find out tomorrow."

Tomorrow, Lu Zichuan will bring Pei Jin along, so Tan Gui can see their intimacy firsthand and stop constantly associating her with Lu Zichuan.

"Then I'll have to leave work early tomorrow to go home and see for myself."

Tan Gui's smile was incredibly meaningful.

Shen Zhiyi glanced at her sideways: "You can also ask your ambiguous boyfriend if he's free tomorrow and have him come along. It'll be more fun with more people."

Upon hearing this, Tan Gui's expression froze for a moment, her gaze darting around. "He...he has something to do tomorrow, he can't come."

"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore, I have to go back to work overtime!" Before she finished speaking, Tan Gui had already slipped away.

Shen Haozhi also said, "Then, Zhizhi, I'm leaving too."

"Let's go, let's go, I'll go get food for Mom and Dad." Shen Zhiyi waved her hand.

After taking the nutritious meals back to Shen Ji and Xu Jing, Shen Zhiyi sat for a while longer.

Perhaps because her attitude had been too firm, Xu Jing and Shen Ji tacitly refrained from mentioning Xu Zhesheng again, and the atmosphere in the ward became more relaxed than before.

"Zhizhi, how are things going between you and that CEO Lu?"

During their casual conversation, Xu Jing suddenly spoke up, seemingly casually, her gaze falling on her daughter's face with a hint of probing.

Shen Zhiyi was peeling an apple with a fruit knife when she heard this and her heart skipped a beat. The tip of the knife veered off course, and the long strip of fruit peel broke off from the blade with a soft "snap" and fell into the trash can at her feet.

"Nothing much, we're just boss and subordinate." She paused for two seconds, then lowered her head again to continue peeling, deliberately keeping her movements steady, her voice calm and expressionless.

Xu Jing and Shen Ji exchanged a glance, tacitly pretending not to have noticed her momentary panic.

Xu Jing leaned back against the headboard, her tone tinged with emotion: "Speaking of which, after you left last time, President Lu specially sent someone to give your father a full-body checkup. I heard they used the best machine on the market right now, and a single checkup costs tens of thousands of yuan, but he didn't charge a single penny."

"Really?" After peeling the last piece of fruit, Shen Zhiyi handed it to Xu Jing. "I didn't know about this. I'll ask him later. We should pay whatever it is. We can't owe people money."

"How is Dad's health?" She seemed to casually change the subject, but only she knew that her heart was beating faster for no reason, as if a small drum was gently beating in her chest.

"Apart from a slight herniated disc, he's in excellent health."

"That's good."

Shen Zhiyi stood up, rinsed the fruit knife under the tap, and instructed, "You two are not young anymore, so you need to take better care of your health in the future. You need to be careful about your diet, especially not to eat leftovers. Many bacteria are not visible to the naked eye."

"I know, I know." Xu Jing took a bite of the apple, the juice sweet and refreshing, and shook her head with a smile: "It's just that I've been sick, and your dad has been trying to cook for himself at home all the time, afraid that food from outside might not be clean. He used to not even know how to fry an egg, but now he can actually cook two dishes. People, you know, they're not what they used to be..."

Looking at the gentle smile on her mother's face, Shen Zhiyi felt a chord in her heart. She nodded, "That's good. It's getting late, I have to go back. You should all get some rest too."

At 10 p.m., after I got home and took a shower, my phone screen lit up.

Pei Jin sent a message: "Zhi Zhi, when are you moving tomorrow?"

She wiped her fingers and replied, "How about this afternoon? Let's both get a good nap~"

Pei Jin replied almost instantly: "Okay, Zichuan and I will come down this afternoon. You don't need to do anything, just wait."

He unintentionally implied that he was staying at Lu Zichuan's house that night, followed by a winking cat emoji, which was both irritating and adorable.

Shen Zhiyi stared at the screen, the corners of her mouth involuntarily turning up, as if she could see Pei Jin himself hovering in front of her.

She browsed through her emoji library and picked out a cute little bear nodding GIF to send: "Okay."

The next day, Shen Zhiyi didn't wake up until ten o'clock.

Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains, casting a warm dappled light at the foot of the bed.

Tan Gui was indeed nowhere to be seen early in the morning.

She's been incredibly busy with work lately, juggling promotions and research, working non-stop like a donkey pulling a millstone.

Shen Zhiyi rubbed her sleepy eyes and muttered to herself, "She's so busy, I don't know where she finds the time to date."

I probably slept too much yesterday, because my body felt a little weak and heavy when I woke up.

She followed the video on her phone and did a few simple stretches to loosen her muscles and bones, and then she felt her blood flow back to normal.

He then got up and went into the kitchen, fried himself an egg, toasted two slices of bread, heated a cup of milk, and slowly finished his late breakfast.

Just then, the phone rang again, and the screen lit up with the words "Zhang Feng".

Shen Zhiyi's brows furrowed instantly. She brought her food yesterday and called her again today. What did she want to say?

After hesitating for a while about whether to answer, I finally pressed the answer button: "Feed?"

I just can't bring myself to say "Mom."