When has she ever suffered such injustice?
Moreover, Shen Hui's legs were trembling when she walked. Zhao Xuning lay on the bed watching her, his heart aching. He reached for his hair tie from the side of the bed, tied his hair up, and then called out to Shen Hui in his clear, cold voice, "Come back."
Shen Hui ignored her and said petulantly, "What? You're not going to buy it for me either."
Zhao Xuning quickly put on his clothes, carried Princess Shen Hui back to bed, bit her lip in anger, then took off her clothes and covered her with a blanket. "Grandma, you rest, I'll go buy it."
Lying in bed, Shen Hui said, "I want the mushroom filling."
Zhao Xuning frowned. "This stuff doesn't smell good at all, and I don't understand why you like to eat it."
Mushrooms and cilantro, foods whose names contain the word "fragrant," were not included in Zhao Xuning's diet.
But Shen Hui liked it very much; she also liked fennel.
When Zhao Xuning first met her, she introduced herself by saying, "My name is Shen Hui, the 'Hui' in fennel."
Although Zhao Xuning complained, he still went out and bought it for Shen Hui. Then, without letting her get out of bed, he squatted down next to her and served her food like a human table.
Shen Hui has a small mouth and can't finish one in one bite, so Zhao Xuning fed the remaining half to himself.
Shen Hui said to her, "Don't you dislike eating shiitake mushrooms?"
“After you tried it, I didn’t think it was so bad,” Zhao Xuning said.
Shen Hui kicked her, saying that she was stealing food from her.
Zhao Xuning smiled but remained silent.
Shen Hui said she wanted to eat, but she didn't eat much. When Zhao Xuning picked up some food and put it to her mouth, she shook her head and said she was full.
Zhao Xuning then coaxed her, "Be good, have one more."
Shen Hui then ate it.
Then one after another, they ate until Shen Hui shook her head. Zhao Xuning then coaxed her, "Wife, the last one."
Back then, she would always call Shen Hui "wife," "baby," "darling," "Huihui," "Ahui," and many other affectionate nicknames.
Shen Hui liked to call her Ningning, Zhao Xuning, Ningning's wife, Ningning's baby, whatever was more intimate.
Even when Zhao Xuning was very angry, he didn't dare to shout when calling Shen Hui's name, nor did he dare to call her by her full name.
Every time Zhao Xuning called Shen Hui by her full name, it was in bed. When things got intense, she liked to snuggle up to Shen Hui's ear and whisper, "Shen Hui, I love you so much."
She only does this after drinking too much; she always speaks the words "Chen Hui" in a tender and romantic tone.
Nian De Shen Hui really wanted to kiss her, and then the two began a dissolute life.
That day, after Shen Hui finished eating, Zhao Xuning cleaned up the mess and went back to bed. Shen Hui snuggled into her arms, and Zhao Xuning bit her nose in anger, "Why can't people say you're being pretentious?"
Shen Hui gave a coquettish humph, "I'm starving and feeling so wronged, and you're still criticizing me."
Zhao Xuning laughed, "My wife is just being dramatic."
"So, do you like it or not?"
Zhao Xuning hugged her tightly, then gently bit her lip and said in a muffled voice, "If I didn't like you, would I have gone so far to buy you breakfast?"
Shen Hui then laughed.
Later, Zhao Xuning bought breakfast for Shen Hui many times. Every time he bought it, when Shen Hui couldn't eat anymore, he would always coax her in a low voice, "Baby, have one more."
"Wife, this is the last one."
"..."
She had heard these words thousands of times, but this was the first time she had heard them say, "Shen Hui, have another one."
There was a time when, whenever the name Shen Hui came out of Zhao Xuning's mouth, it was always followed by "I love you so much."
Now, things have changed.
Shen Hui was stunned for two seconds. Zhao Xuning picked it up and put it to her mouth. Shen Hui subconsciously opened her mouth and bit it, leaving half of it.
Zhao Xuning kept it tucked in.
Liang Shi was eating breakfast with a guilty conscience when Xu Qingzhu reached under the table and pinched her waist. Liang Shi glanced at her, and Xu Qingzhu frantically winked at her.
When she looked up, she saw Zhao Xuning treating her like an ancestor. While Shen Hui was eating, he was gazing at her with deep affection, not daring to relax his hands at all.
His eyes were practically bulging with spittle.
Liang Shi: "..."
My feelings are complicated.
But is this thanks to her impressive acting skills just now?
Liang Shi didn't know, he only knew that he seemed to have been fed dog food.
Then she picked one up and held it to Xu Qingzhu's mouth.
Xu Qingzhu: "?"
"What are you doing?" Xu Qingzhu said, "I'm already full."
"Have another one," Liang Shi said in a low voice. "Teacher Xu should have the same treatment as everyone else."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
"Is it because of how Teacher Liang treated my friend when she cheated on me?" Xu Qingzhu whispered in her ear, "Teacher Liang is indeed quite willing to sacrifice for Dr. Zhao."
Liang Shi: "..."
What did she do wrong to deserve this socially mortifying scene first thing in the morning?!
However, Xu Qingzhu also took a bite. There was still half left on her chopsticks. Xu Qingzhu shook her head: "I really don't want to eat anymore."
Liang Shi looked at it and felt that it shouldn't be wasted, but... Xu Qingzhu had already taken a bite.
"If you're a germaphobe, just throw that half away..." Before Xu Qingzhu could finish speaking, Liang Shi had already stuffed the half into his mouth.
Xu Qingzhu pursed her lips but said nothing.
As for Zhao Xuning and Shen Hui, the two were eerily silent, yet they possessed an aura that made others afraid to disturb them.
After Shen Hui finished eating that one, Zhao Xuning said in a low voice, "You're too thin now."
Shen Hui glanced at her lightly, "You're not much better."
Zhao Xuning smiled wryly, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"
Both of them spoke in low voices, but Shen Hui seemed to be lost in thought for a moment. After that, her attitude towards Zhao Xuning was no longer as cold as before. Instead, she spoke with an indescribable tenderness, and the tense atmosphere between the two disappeared in an instant.
Shen Hui said coldly, "I have no intention of wishing my ex-girlfriend to die after we break up."
“Even if I did, it doesn’t matter,” Zhao Xuning said. “I brought it on myself.”
"It's good that you know," Shen Hui said.
The two chatted casually, while Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu sat opposite them watching.
Suddenly, Liang Shi couldn't help but speak up: "Why can't people who love each other be together? In this world, it's already difficult enough for two people to love each other."
Zhao Xuning kicked her under the table, not wanting her to speak anymore.
Shen Hui glanced at her and said, "You seem quite smart."
Liang Shi: "..."
The implication is—I didn't expect him to be so stupid.
"I just feel sorry for you two." As someone who has already died once, Liang Shi feels the most keenly the impermanence of life. So she wants to encourage the two of you to love each other wholeheartedly while you are in love, otherwise it will be a lifelong regret if one of you disappears or dies.
"No one knows how much longer they have to live in this world, so why not do what you love?" Liang Shi said gently. "Love the person you love, and do what you want to do. How regrettable would it be if the person you love suddenly died one day?"
Although it expresses an opinion, it has no preachy tone and will not cause people to feel disgusted.
For a moment, however, you could follow her train of thought.
If someone you love very much suddenly disappears from this world, you will probably feel pain and miss them for a lifetime.
Nothing is more unforgettable than death.
Zhao Xuning suddenly looked at Shen Hui, but Shen Hui lowered her eyes and refused to meet her gaze.
All four remained silent until Shen Hui broke the silence first, "But some people didn't even get to see this world, and I think that's the most regrettable thing."
“And I need to spend my whole life making up for that regret,” Shen Hui added.
Her voice was cold, yet it carried a hint of sadness.
"Ah Hui..." Zhao Xuning called her softly.
“Dr. Zhao.” Shen Hui pulled herself out of her reverie and said coldly, “We’ve already broken up, there’s no need to call me that so affectionately. After all, you already have someone you love.”
Zhao Xuning explained: "No..."
Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu were both surprised. How come they didn't know that Zhao Xuning had a new girlfriend?
As a result, Shen Hui looked at Xu Qingzhu and said, "Beautiful lady, let's change your wife."
Xu Qingzhu: "Hmm?"
“An Alpha who doesn’t respect himself is like a rotten cabbage,” Shen Hui said. “You’re so good, she doesn’t deserve you.”
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
Xu Qingzhu couldn't help but laugh.
"By the way," Shen Hui continued to Xu Qingzhu, still feeling that she hadn't gotten her revenge enough, "Miss Liang said that the person she loves most is Dr. Zhao. I think you can give them your blessing. With your good qualities, what Alpha can't you find? If all else fails, I'll get a second differentiation, and you can be with me."
Liang Shi: "?"
"Sister." Liang Shi was taken aback by her words and couldn't help but say, "You actually steal people like this? I'm still here."
Shen Hui glanced at her indifferently, "Who's your sister? Don't make up relatives."
“Zhao Xuning and I are the same age,” Liang Shi said. “And I called you ‘sister’ purely to express my apology… I shouldn’t have done that just now. I’m sorry for hurting your heart that still loves Dr. Zhao.”
Shen Hui: "?"
"Where do you get the idea that I still love her?" Shen Hui scoffed, retorting sharply, "Don't meddle in other people's relationship problems, thank you."
Liang Shi: "..."
She began to regret what she had done that morning.