You are my wife, don't doubt it!

*This chapter is also called "In Your Father's House"

"You're going too far!" Xiao Yao said angrily, "Not only is this a trial for thought crimes, but it's also a trial for prophecy..."

"I'm not judging you," Shen Hongsheng touched his nose, looking a little confused. "I thought you invited me to examine your soul?"

Xiao Yao's mind was in a mess for a moment. He didn't even know how to refute this completely unreasonable accusation.

"Xiao Yao," Shen Jie said with a complicated expression, "Did that fat monk also say that he could observe qi?"

Xiao Yao: "..."

If Shen Jie hadn't seemed to have been influenced by her "shadow father", he would have ignored it.

...No, actually it is not necessarily possible to ignore it.

When Xiao Yao heard Shen Hongsheng's shadow say the name "Gu Cheng", he was actually startled.

Shortly after he came to Shanghai to study and his love letter was made public by Wang Ming, he wrote four lines of so-called modern poetry to cope with his composition assignment.

"The sky is gray, the roads are gray, the tall buildings are gray, and I am gray too."

Teacher Yuan's comments were: "First, no points for poetry. Second, read less Gu Cheng."

From then on, Xiao Yao heard the name "Gu Cheng" for the first time.

Thanks to Mr. Yuan for his reverse recommendation, he admires Gu Cheng's works and also sighs for his fate.

It was from this opportunity that he began to develop a keen interest in the modern poetry genre of "Misty Poetry" and the poets there.

I still remember that when I first dated Shen Jie in Gongqing Forest Park, I talked to her about Gu Cheng.

Unexpectedly, I would be linked to this poet again here, and the keyword was "killing his wife".

……

Xiao Yao recovered and heard Shen Jie ask her "father": "Is this also the reason why you don't like him in reality?"

"Yes and no." Shen Hongsheng answered honestly, "At least not necessarily the main reason. The main reason is that Shen Hongsheng in that world doesn't know how to read qi. He only has intuition, the kind of intuition a man has. He can sense at a glance that this person might hurt my daughter."

"You are trying to sow discord!" Xiao Yao said, unable to bear it any longer.

"So-called intuition...is actually the exploration of the inner shadows, right?" Shen Jie asked thoughtfully, "The awakening of the subconscious mind?"

"Shen Jie, don't let him run away!" Xiao Yao was a little panicked.

"Don't worry, I didn't. I won't." Shen Jie had recovered from her earlier panic. She turned to smile at Xiao Yao gently and comforted him.

Xiao Yao suddenly felt that he had been tricked by Yu Bo and Teacher Yao. The idea of ​​"talking to his father" was simply lame.

The topic between the father and daughter did not always stay on "Gu Cheng", but soon moved on to other aspects.

So, Xiao Yao was once again inexplicably placed by Shen Hongsheng in the position of a "spectator", no, a "listener".

"...If you go down there, I can use ten thousand ways to get you back up here. But if I also go down there, it will be extremely difficult for you to come back. Do you understand what I mean?" Shen Hongsheng talked to Shen Jie cordially.

"I can probably understand that," Shen Jie replied to her father's shadow, "So even if I was in danger, you could only use the red light from above to help me. I understand that, and I have no right to blame you for this."

"I'm glad you understand." Shen Hongsheng said, "In fact, what you said below really touched me."

"What did I say below?" Shen Jie asked curiously, "Which sentence are you referring to?"

"You thought that bee was the shadow of your father, so you were worried that Xiao Yao would hurt me," Shen Hongsheng said with a smile, "I am very relieved, I am very relieved..."

"Uh," Shen Jie said awkwardly, "No matter what you did, you are my father after all."

"Okay, okay, okay," Shen Hongsheng clapped his hands and smiled, "With your words, it's worth it to be a father."

……

"Xiao Jie, I don't know since when you started to get into the habit of closing the door as soon as you get home." Shen Hongsheng said, "Every time I hear the 'click' sound of the lock closing, my heart will go cold and then tremble."

"I'm sorry..." Shen Jie murmured.

"You are unwilling to stay with me for a while longer, to say a few more words, maybe that's my failure as a father," Shen Hongsheng sighed, "Sometimes, I feel confused and distressed, but someone told me that this is what my daughter will be like when she grows up, and when it's time to let go, I should let go..."

"dad……!"

"As a father, I don't even know how to communicate with my daughter." Shen Hongsheng continued, "How I wish you would trust me and rely on me like when we were little... Daddy is sorry for you and made you lose trust in me..."

"dad……!"

"In this sense, I should thank you," Shen Hongsheng seemed to suddenly realize that there was another at a loss audience at this touching parent-child ethics drama, and turned to him: "Thank you for sending Xiao Jie up to me, and thank you for giving us this opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk..."

"Uh... you're welcome?" Xiao Yao said, "It's my honor."

“I also want to thank you,” Shen Hongsheng continued, “for showing mercy to the bee after listening to Xiao Jie’s words. Of course, you couldn’t defeat it even if you didn’t hold back, but I took that as a gesture of kindness from you—for whatever reason, you put yourself in further danger.”

"Well, how should I put it? After all, you are my... my... Shen Jie's..." Xiao Yao said.

Since Shen Hongsheng was speaking politely, Xiao Yao certainly couldn't be arrogant. Unexpectedly, he heard another unpleasant remark right after that.

"So, my only curiosity about you right now comes from this question," Shen Hongsheng said: "With such a nature, why would you imagine yourself as a knight?"

"dad……!"

What kind of words are these? What does "this is my nature" mean? Xiao Yao suppressed his unhappiness and replied in a neither arrogant nor humble manner: "Thank you for asking me this question."

"Oh?" Shen Hongsheng said.

"I always thought that I was a man with no ability," said Xiao Yao.

Shen Jie glanced at Xiao Yao.

"I have been asking myself, can someone like me make Shen Jie's life better?" Xiao Yao continued, "And our future children?"

"Hmm...hmm?" Shen Hongsheng said.

"So I might have subconsciously thought at that time," Xiao Yao said, "Maybe the only thing I could do was to stand in front of them."

Shen Hongsheng: “…”

"This is my answer." Xiao Yao told Shen Hongsheng.

"It's...quite interesting." Shen Hongsheng pondered for a long time and actually gave a positive evaluation.

It really makes me feel flattered, Xiao Yao thought.

"And," Xiao Yao added, "this was just my initial thought, but now I know that I can do more - far beyond what I thought at the beginning."

"Oh?" Shen Hongsheng raised his eyebrows.

"I, I am now sure that I am capable of bringing happiness to your daughter," Xiao Yao declared forcefully, "Not only that, I can also tell you responsibly that I will bring positive benefits to Miwei Group, your company, and the 31,785 mouths that you need to feed, far more than what District Chief Zhang and his precious son can bring to you."

"Xiao Yao!" Shen Jie screamed.

"It's a good thing for young people to be determined," Shen Hongsheng said after a moment's silence, "but you should know that in the outside world, you can't accomplish anything practical just by bragging and fantasizing."

"I know this very well," Xiao Yao told Shen Hongsheng, "but you can also imagine, if someone has all the information for the next 30 years, what can he bring to your business?"

"What——" Shen Hongsheng said.

"Xiao Yao!" Shen Jie frowned slightly and called out again.

"Shen Jie," Xiao Yao turned to look at the girl, "We are already sitting at the negotiation table. If we want to solve this problem peacefully, I think I need to play my trump card now."

"But..." Shen Jie said hesitantly, "Okay then."

"Even if you are eloquent and speak in a flowery way," Shen Hongsheng said somewhat firmly, "given your flawed nature, my assessment is that the risk is still too high for the time being."

"I thought you were reasonable. I thought you were different from the previous ones. I thought that even if you wanted to discredit me based on your position, you would at least use some traditional tricks like 'groundless' and 'intentional'." Xiao Yao said with anger in his tone: "I didn't expect you to directly judge the future."

"I'm not a judge and this is not a court, so I don't need any evidence to find you guilty," Shen Hongsheng said slowly.

"You don't need evidence, but that doesn't mean there is no justice here." Xiao Yao said angrily.

"Hey, what's going on between you two?" Shen Jie quickly tried to smooth things over. "You were fine just now, why are you both so angry now?"

Xiao Yao swallowed his saliva and said in a calm tone: "Shen Jie, if I understand correctly, your father planned a future for you to become a noble slut, and he also very politely arranged a position as a concubine for me, and it seems that we must be grateful, because if we choose to live an ordinary and normal married life, the result will be that you will be chopped to death by my axe, and I will be hanged by myself - is there anything else to add?"

Shen Jie: "..."

"Is this the life you can accept?" Xiao Yao asked Shen Jie: "If you think it's acceptable, I will now--"

"Xiao Yao, you clearly know--" Shen Jie said anxiously.

"I'm just repeating your father's point of view."

"Father," Shen Jie turned to Shen Hongsheng and said, "I can understand your concern for me and your thoughts about the future, but as Xiao Yao said, your judgment is still too arbitrary and... self-righteous."

"It doesn't matter," Shen Hongsheng replied tolerantly, "I don't expect you to stand here and accept my point of view immediately. I just ask you to think about it carefully. Think about it carefully."

"...Okay." Shen Jie said with some reluctance.

"I hope you will enjoy your time here as guests," Shen Hongsheng announced, "as honored guests."

"What do you want to do? Are you showing your true colors?" Xiao Yao said vigilantly: "Our friends are still waiting for us outside--"

Shen Hongsheng didn't say anything, and his figure gradually began to become translucent.

"If I can prove that I have enough foresight and ability, can I take Shen Jie away from here and receive your blessing for our love?" Xiao Yao said.

"Let's talk about it after we can escape, young man. Although the sword in your hand is good, it can't do anything to this palace." Shen Hongsheng knew that the scroll of returning to the city could not be used in this room, so after saying this, he disappeared completely.

"Thank you for the compliment. I accept your blessing." At this time, the yellow gem on Xiao Yao's hilt began to emit a bright halo.

Shen Jie hesitated to speak.

Xiao Yao stretched out his right hand to Shen Jie: "Do you want to go with me, or stay in your father's house?"

Shen Jie sighed.

The few seconds of waiting seemed like centuries.

Finally, Shen Jie reached out and grabbed Xiao Yao's hand.

Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment, the two disappeared from the palace.

……

Xiao Yao and Shen Jie returned to the "entrance" of the hall, and this time, Shen Jie passed through the mirror smoothly.

All the friends were waiting anxiously in the hotel room that Xiao Yao had booked in advance. When they saw Shen Jie emerge from the mirror, they all cheered in unison.

"He let us go," said Shen Jie.

"No, it's your own determination that has strengthened." Xiao Yao objected.

"Maybe." Shen Jie did not comment.

Shen Jie had said before that she would treat everyone to a meal, and although a few people politely declined, Xiao Yao still took everyone to "Xiao Nan Guo" in the western suburbs commercial district and asked for a private room.

"What are your plans next?" Yu Bo asked Shen Jie during the meal.

"I don't know." Shen Jie shook her head in confusion.

"If you have nowhere to go..." Yu Bo said hesitantly, "Well, forget it."

Of course Shen Jie wants to live with me, Xiao Yao said silently in his heart.

Of course, this should not be said in front of Yu Luying's uncle.

She probably can't go back home. In real life, after Shen Hongsheng found out that his daughter was missing, he would definitely set up a tight network and focus on surveillance at grandma's house.

In this case, wouldn't it be very inconvenient to meet Shen Tianyun? Xiao Yao was a little annoyed, thinking that he should have explained everything to Tianyun before leaving.

This meal was supposed to be a celebration banquet, but Xiao Yao and Shen Jie were both worried.

What will happen in the future?

Letter of apology

2023-07-08

I can't do it today.

I made an appointment with two friends to have hotpot in the evening for my birthday, but I ended up having to work overtime at the hospital during the day, which was a Saturday. The overtime work was to attend meetings, which is what Wang Xiaobo called "working hard".

I have been working on it from 9 o'clock in the morning until almost 6 o'clock now. I didn't even have lunch during the one-hour lunch break and wrote 1000 words.

While I was in the meeting, I pretended to be fully focused on taking notes and wrote another 1000 words.

I still have 2000 words left and I really don't know where to squeeze them in. Guys, I've tried my best.

I have always tried to avoid taking leave at the beginning of the month. Firstly, I might be suspected of running away, and secondly, I would lose 6 monthly tickets at the beginning of the month - everyone's monthly tickets at the beginning of the month are still very valuable.