After the mandarin ducks left for a long time, Tang Zhou didn't move the spoon.
At first, the bowl of sugar porridge on the table was still steaming, but eventually it passed with time. By the time he moved the spoon, the porridge was almost cold. Yuanyang passed by the door several times and wondered why he still sat down and didn't finish it.
No one knew what he was thinking, but it was probably related to Shen Zhixi.
His expression became dazed, only after hearing that Shen Zhixi was going to marry that hunter.
I slowly finished a bowl of porridge, and it was already cold when I reached the bottom.
Before lunch, Shen Zhixi came back as expected.
But unexpectedly, he came back smelling of alcohol.
She just passed by the door, Tang Zhou smelled it, and she passed by him without saying hello. At that time, Tang Zhou was standing at the door, and he could hear footsteps even if he couldn't see him.
"Lily of the Valley." He was sure that the footsteps were different from Vanilla's.
Shen Zhixi paused, brushed the loose hair from his forehead, and smiled.
Of course, the smell of alcohol was caused by her deliberately spilling the drink on her body.
She smiled, but her brows were furrowed, and her tone was still crying, "I just went to the kitchen, and Vanilla said that lunch will be ready soon, please wait a moment."
After saying that, he turned his head, ran up the steps in front of the house, entered the door and closed the door.
She leaned against the door and listened to what was going on outside.
Across the door, Tang Zhou clenched his fists slightly and frowned because of Shen Zhixi's crying tone.
An alcoholic hunter with a bad temper...
With a little thought, he could understand a little bit.
And she smelled so strongly of alcohol and was crying, so she was obviously being bullied.
How could he turn a blind eye to the favor he received from her?
He walked down the steps and slowly walked towards the opposite side. Although he had never set foot there once, he knew that Shen Zhixi lived opposite. After going up, he reached out and groped around, and stopped when he touched the door.
He didn't push the door rashly, but knocked lightly.
Shen Zhixi, who was leaning against the door inside, had a deeper smile on his face. As expected of her various designs, Tang Zhou finally lived up to her expectations.
"I have something to tell you." Tang Zhou said.
She suppressed her smile and still said in a choked tone, "I know what you are going to say. Just now my sister told me that she has told you about Orion. I understand what you mean. Why don't I myself? I understand, but this is all my own choice, and I will bear the consequences no matter what."
Tang Zhou was silent, not knowing how to answer.
He wanted to respect her choice, but he knew it wasn't a good one.
"It's not good to marry an old man in his fifties. Is it good to marry a drunkard with a bad temper?"
With a creak, Shen Zhixi opened the door.
"What do you know?" she shouted.
"That member Liu already has more than a dozen concubines, but you know what happens to those concubines. He can give those concubines to his friends for fun at any wine shop. Instead of doing this, it is better to marry a mourner. Orion has lost his wife, even if he has a bad temper, I don’t have to be frightened every day, afraid that I will be used as a gift, given back and forth to others as a pleasure thing."
“……”
Tang Zhou's face became increasingly ugly, and his words were stuck in his throat, making it difficult to speak.
The more I know, the more I understand her sadness.
Indeed, rather than being treated as a thing that has no dignity and can be sent away at any time, it seems like marrying an Orion is a better choice.
One is good and the other is bad, that’s not a choice.
No fool would choose a bad one. Both are bad, but you have to choose one. This is the most painful thing.
"No matter what, you are my savior. Naturally, I don't want you to have a bad life."
His face was solemn, and he looked very sincere.
Shen Zhixi stared at him carefully.
His appearance is really heart-warming. If she was just an ignorant girl, she might really be tempted by him.
It's a pity that now she really can't trust men anymore.
No matter how good the relationship is, it will eventually fade away like falling flowers and running water, and it is not worth it.
"Whether it's good or not, it's like that. I have no choice, or there's another way. I'll destroy my appearance and die alone. But I'm just a layman. I don't have the courage to bear the bitter consequences of dying alone. I can't imagine myself lying in bed alone when I get old. , without children around to take care of you, the misery of dying alone."
"Can……"
"Actually, that Orion is usually pretty good, but he has a worse temper after drinking. Nothing happened in the morning, except that he was drinking again and insisted on dragging me to drink with him, so the wine was poured over him. It doesn't matter. .”
"Lily of the Valley..."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I have already decided. Lunch is almost ready. Let me help you go back first. Wash your hands and get ready to eat."
Shen Zhixi stepped out of the threshold, supported Tang Zhou and took him down the steps.
Tang Zhou didn't move, just standing with the end of his pen.
She was confused, looked at his very cold face and asked with a smile: "Why, you don't want me to marry that hunter so much. Do you have a better way? Or do you want to marry me?"
He raised his long eyelashes as if he was shocked.
Shen Zhixi laughed beside her, and whispered twice, which seemed to be mocking and self-sarcastic, "I was joking, don't think about it. Your biggest task now is to heal your injuries. If possible, I will also I hope you can attend my wedding banquet."
She waited for Tang Zhou's reaction, but Tang Zhou pursed his lips.
Although he didn't reply, his expression was still solemn and solemn, and his frowning eyebrows seemed to be frozen and never open again.
"Let's go."
Shen Zhixi used some force and then helped Tang Zhou turn around.
After helping him back to the house, Shen Zhixi went to the kitchen to bring food. As he was leaving, he was stopped again.
"Is the marriage settled?" he asked in a deep voice.
Shen Zhixi turned around, staring at him to observe his emotional changes at any time, "It's settled, in half a month. That member Liu will be leaving for about a month, just before he comes back."
Therefore, Tang Zhou did not have much time to hesitate.
Half a month, if he still doesn't succeed...
Then we can only use a cup of medicine to force him to sacrifice himself.
Otherwise, when his injuries are healed and his eyes are healed, it will be difficult to do anything else.
"You..." Tang Zhou opened his mouth again, but was speechless.
"What do you want me to think about carefully? Don't worry, I have already thought about it very clearly."
She left quickly, and Tang Zhou, who was left alone, felt uneasy and did not take down his chopsticks to eat. I finally picked up the chopsticks, but immediately put them down.
How could he eat when the person who saved his life was suffering physically and mentally?
But no matter how uncomfortable he was, nothing could be changed.
The days that followed were peaceful. The bossy aunt didn't come to make trouble again that day, but the two sisters were also affected. They were afraid that something would happen again, so they didn't go to the town to set up a stall for a while.
Seeing it, the half-month deadline is coming soon.
Except that Tang Zhou's health was getting better day by day, the moods of the three of them were getting lower and lower day by day.
Shen Zhixi and Yuanyang were pretending, but Tang Zhou was really unhappy.
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"Mr. Tang Zhou, has my sister ever come back?"
On this day, it was already dark, and Shen Zhixi, who had gone out to do errands and promised to come back in the afternoon, still did not return home.
