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

"Thump"

"Thump"

"Thump"

Shen Zhiyi felt her heart suddenly race.

But she still clenched her fists tightly, her face showing no sign of guilt: "Yes, I went to a newly opened Western restaurant with Meimei, and the food was quite good."

As if to prove she was telling the truth, she looked back into Xu Zhesheng's eyes and teased, "If you want to know, I'll give you a tip. You can take Su Manman to eat there next time."

As she spoke, she picked up her phone and pretended to send Xu Zhesheng the restaurant's name.

A pair of large hands covered her phone. "No need."

Xu Zhesheng said.

He was just testing Shen Zhiyi; the figure he saw in the restaurant looked so much like Shen Zhiyi. But he was distracted by Su Manman and Lu Zichuan, so he didn't even notice when the woman disappeared from their sight.

Even though Assistant Wang had already said it wasn't Shen Zhiyi, Xu Zhesheng still harbored a deep-seated doubt in his heart.

Who exactly did Lu Zichuan have dinner with? Why is he being so mysterious?

But when he returned and saw Shen Zhiyi so calm, he felt relieved. After all, who is Shen Zhiyi?

Regardless of her identity as an editor or her status as a married woman, she is not worthy of sitting at the same table with Lu Zichuan.

Then, when Shen Zhiyi was about to introduce him to a restaurant, he felt a churning in his stomach.

Just now, Lu Zichuan's assistant insisted that he finish all the rest of their food before he could leave, worried that Su Manman would eat too much and affect the child, so he almost finished the rest of the food by himself.

Although he went to the bathroom to vomit immediately after finishing the meal, vomited again on the way back, and just now vomited again downstairs, his stomach still tastes like steak. After this experience, he will never eat steak again in his life.

Seeing that his face had turned green, Shen Zhi probably guessed why he was like this. Her lips twitched involuntarily; she wanted to laugh, but dared not laugh out loud.

She turned around and handed the red velvet box that was placed to the side to Xu Zhesheng.

"What is this?" Xu Zhesheng glanced at the box but did not take it.

Shen Zhiyi: "Didn't you want the Peace Jade?"

Xu Zhesheng seemed to have just remembered this. He reached out, took the box, opened it, and glanced at it. He didn't even pick up the jade before closing the box again. Then, he looked at Shen Zhiyi with satisfaction and said, "Thank you. I knew you were the best."

As if he had just thought of something, his expression softened, and he stepped forward to pull Shen Zhiyi into his arms. "You've had a hard time these past few days."

As soon as he got close, Shen Zhiyi felt the hairs on her body stand on end.

She raised her hand to block between herself and him, frowning as she said, "Just say what you have to say."

The look of disgust on his face was undisguised.

Xu Zhesheng's face stiffened for a moment, and his voice involuntarily rose several octaves: "You despise me?"

Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips: "The perfume you're wearing is too strong, I can't stand the smell."

Xu Zhesheng's expression softened, and he explained, "Manman wanted to eat at a certain restaurant last night and insisted on going, so I had no choice but to go with her. I guess she rubbed against me on the way back."

This explanation is even more like a blatant attempt to cover something up.

Shen Zhiyi wanted to roll her eyes, but she held back and simply nodded, "Oh."

It was clear that he had no intention of saying anything more.

Xu Zhesheng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Zhizhi, I still want to explain this to you."

"I met Manman at a celebration party. It was a really happy day. I accidentally got drunk, and Manman accidentally went into the wrong room. That day... I mistook her for you..."

"It wasn't until we were both fully awake the next day that we realized we had mistaken each other for each other."

"I initially intended to treat this as a misunderstanding, but who knew Manman would actually..."

"This is actually the first time..."

As Shen Zhiyi listened, she couldn't help but dig her fingers tightly into her palms.

She might believe this explanation.

This was partly the reason why Hsu Che-sheng married her back then.

That year, after graduation, they went to a party held by the college. Everyone was in high spirits that night, and they drank quite a bit. They then found a hotel nearby to stay in.

Shen Zhiyi and Xu Zhesheng's rooms were quite close, but Shen Zhiyi went to the wrong room.

In a daze, the two ended up sleeping together.

When Xu Zhesheng woke up the next day and saw the bright red stain on the bed, he was annoyed but did not shirk responsibility. He immediately knelt down and proposed to her.

He said, "I am not an irresponsible person. Even if this was not my intention, I did it, and I will take responsibility for you."

"Shen Zhiyi, will you marry me?"

At that time, Shen Zhiyi didn't really care about such things, but she was extremely moved by Xu Zhesheng's marriage proposal.

She had been searching for him for so long, waiting for this day.

She agreed almost without thinking, nodding and crying.

At that time, the two didn't even have an engagement ring.

After that incident, Xu Zhesheng almost gave up drinking altogether, only drinking when he needed to socialize. Shen Zhiyi knew that although he had taken responsibility for her in that incident, he was not entirely willing to marry her, which was a lifelong pain for him.

But she never expected that his relationship with Su Manman would start like this.

This moment was even more painful than when she found out he had cheated on her.

She bit her lip hard, forcing herself to suppress those emotions: "And then?"

Xu Zhesheng continued, "I gave her some money, hoping to let the matter drop. She's a generous girl and didn't intend to blackmail me. But who knew that a month later she would come to me and say she was pregnant."

"I wanted her to have an abortion, but the doctor said her health wasn't good, and if she had an abortion, she might never be able to have children again."

"She knelt on the ground and begged me. I really had no choice, Zhizhi."

Xu Zhesheng clutched his head in anguish as he recalled this.

But Shen Zhiyi felt only ice cold all over her body.

"You know, Zhizhi, I can't ruin a girl's life. Besides, we haven't had children for so many years, and Mom is pressuring us. I was thinking of just letting her have the baby. I've been wanting to tell you this for a while, but every time I see your innocent face, I can't bring myself to say it. Zhizhi, you understand me, right?"

Xu Zhesheng seemed to have been provoked by something today, and once he started talking, he didn't stop. He looked at Shen Zhiyi expectantly, wanting to hear her say that she understood him.

Little did he know that the more details he described, the more Shen Zhiyi felt her whole body tremble uncontrollably.

My stomach was churning with nausea.

Five years ago, his promise to her became the knife that pierced her most painful spot at this moment.

She had once fantasized that perhaps Xu Zhesheng married her partly because of her, but now she realized that no matter who the other person was, he would take responsibility.

She... was never special.

She bit her lip hard until she tasted the rusty, metallic taste of blood, which barely suppressed the chill that shot from her stomach to the top of her head.

She didn't cry; she had already cried all her tears.

She now resembles a soulless shell, even her fingertips are cold.

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Xu Zhesheng assumed that she was moved by his "deeply affectionate" past. He was about to reach out and touch her cheek when he saw Shen Zhiyi suddenly raise her eyes.

Those eyes, once brimming with starlight, are now nothing but lifeless ashes.

She looked at him as if he were a stranger, a... utterly ridiculous stranger.

After a long while, her almost hoarse voice finally rang out:

"Are you done talking?"