"It's just that I didn't realize it at first."
"so……"
He paused, his expression becoming more solemn.
"So, I didn't dare to make you any other promises at the beginning. I only dared to promise you that I would take good care of you and give you a worry-free life for the rest of your life. But now, Linglan, I want to grow old with you. , I will never let you down."
He said it very emotionally, and even his eyes turned red without realizing it.
But he couldn't understand how afraid Shen Zhixi was of hearing such a promise. She was so scared that she wanted to run away, and she even couldn't help but want to refute it.
However, Tang Zhou still emphasized to her again: "I can do it."
Shen Zhixi averted his eyes and laughed secretly, as if he didn't believe it.
"Husband, it's better to be careful with your words. I heard you talk about your family's affairs before, and I can guess that your family is well-off. How can a rich man like you only have one wife in his backyard, and he has to have two wives? Concubine. It sounds nice now, but in the future when the freshness is over and you have someone else, wouldn’t it be a slap in your face? How can you guarantee that you can do it? "
"My dad can do it, and so can I."
"Your father?"
Tang Zhou nodded repeatedly and said to her sincerely: "My mother died when I was young. Let alone taking concubines, my father has never thought of marrying a second wife in so many years. It turns out that love and loyalty will not As people die, my father gave me the courage to love, and I am willing to give all my courage to you.”
“……”
Shen Zhixi smiled and said nothing, his raised lips still showing caution.
Even with living examples like Tang Zhou's father, she still couldn't believe it easily.
Moreover, the courage his father gave him may have all been destroyed after he went through this. At that time, he may even scold himself for being stupid, and he will regret what he said to her today. .
"I don't necessarily want you to believe me. It's just that at this moment I really want to tell you what's in my heart. I just want you to understand my feelings. I'm not just repaying my kindness to you."
Shen Zhixi understands this.
She believed that Tang Zhou had feelings for her, she had always believed it, otherwise he wouldn't have blocked the arrow for her last night.
In the end, there was only one thing she cared about, and that was that the relationship would not last long.
She never wanted to taste the bitter pill of disappointment again.
"Okay." She pretended to be happy and patted the back of Tang Zhou's hand. "I know your husband's thoughts. I'm very happy to hear your inner thoughts. As for you saying you wanted to leave just now, okay, let's take care of it then. I'll be ready to leave in the next two days, it's up to you."
Tang Zhou's eyes lit up and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Before going to bed, Shen Zhixi changed Tang Zhou's medicine. The weather was hot, so he had to clean the injured area frequently to avoid inflammation.
She and Tang Zhou fell asleep hugging each other, and they didn't fall asleep for a long time.
Tang Zhou had been sleeping for too long and couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he forced himself.
As for Shen Zhixi, it was because of panic.
When I thought about leaving soon, I felt very panicked.
I pretended to be sleeping until late in the night before slowly becoming sleepy.
*
Near noon the next day, Cui's mother came.
She came with news, saying that she had found a place for Tang Zhou to stay, and that if she was quick, she could send Tang Zhou away tonight.
"So fast?" Shen Zhixi was surprised.
We just talked about it yesterday, but it has already been arranged today.
Yuanyang was also surprised and sighed for the first time that Cui's mother was fast at doing things.
But when this matter will be done, Shen Zhixi still has to say it. The three of them stood outside the fence courtyard, Yuanyang and Cui's mother were waiting for Shen Zhixi's response. Shen Zhixi looked at the main room inside and said nothing for a long time. Tang Zhou fell asleep just before dawn, and was woken up when Shen Zhixi got up in the morning. He went to catch up on his sleep after breakfast and was still asleep.
Seeing that the atmosphere was so depressing, both Yuanyang and Cui's mother were worried that Shen Zhixi would be reluctant to make a decision.
In the end, Shen Zhixi let out a long sigh and said, "Mother Cui, help me get some intoxicating drugs. If you want some good ones that won't be noticed, just bring them to me before dinner."
"Hey, I understand." Cui's mother agreed and left quickly.
At this point, there is no need to worry anymore.
Shen Zhixi turned around, looked at Yuanyang and said again: "You go and prepare pen and ink, I want to write a letter."
"Okay." Yuanyang didn't ask much, turned around and walked into the courtyard.
Shen Zhixi was left standing outside, looking at the bamboo forest and the bamboo house inside with indifference, thinking that the bamboo house could no longer be kept. Since everything was to be cut off, it should be cleaned up.
When he returned, Yuanyang had prepared pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
Shen Zhixi did not go back to his own house, but went to the house across the street where Tang Zhou originally lived. He dipped his pen in ink and started writing a letter, which he planned to leave to Tang Zhou.
She had already thought about how to write this letter, so it was not difficult to write it and she finished it quickly.
After drying the ink, stuff it into an envelope.
When Yuanyang was preparing lunch, Tang Zhou happened to wake up. Shen Zhixi pretended to be natural and had lunch with Tang Zhou. It was fine at first, but by the end of the meal, Yuanyang couldn't help it anymore and burst into tears. Go into the bowl.
Even Yuanyang, a bystander, could feel reluctant to give up. Shen Zhixi asked herself, what about her, the authority?
She couldn't answer, and she didn't want to.
Fortunately, Yuanyang concealed it well, pretending that he was choked and found an excuse to leave the table.
After lunch, everything went smoothly without any problems. Shen Zhixi was very calm and showed no flaws.
Before dinner, Cui's mother came back with the poison as expected.
The drug is colorless and odorless, and will not be noticed at all when mixed with water. It takes half a cup of tea to take effect.
After delivering the medicine, Cui's mother was not in a hurry to leave. She still needed her help to take Tang Zhou away at night.
Shen Zhixi returned to the house with dinner and medicine.
Tang Zhou was standing in front of the window, playing with the pot of lily of the valley flowers.
"Husband, it's time for dinner." She said with a smile, trying to pretend until the last moment.
Tang Zhou smiled and turned around, sat down at the table, and suddenly said: "Madam, my health is no longer serious. Since I have decided to return to Yuejing City, it should be sooner rather than later. Let's leave tomorrow, okay? , just clean it up at night, just bring a few clean clothes with you on the way, and everything else is available at Yue Jing’s house.”
tomorrow……
Shen Zhixi was just about to hand over the jelly beans in his hand, but was stunned after hearing what he said.
"Is it too fast?" Tang Zhou asked.
She opened her mouth, but there seemed to be something blocked in her throat, and she couldn't make a sound.
Tang Zhou reached out for her, pulled her to sit down and said, "Then it's up to you. We can leave when you want."
“Tomorrow, the day after work.”
Shen Zhixi pretended to have a relaxed tone and handed him the jelly beans in his hand.
This is the sixty-seventh one.
Also...the last one.
"We'll leave early tomorrow morning." She smiled.
What was actually on his mind was that Tang Zhou would no longer be able to see her tomorrow morning.
It was all over, and she and Tang Zhou would never see each other again.
