Chapter 920: Chapter 920 At these words, Xiao Shen’s cold eyes turned slightly sarcastic: "Since you were a child, you’ve had impure thoughts, selfish and domineering. Tell me, how many men would like a woman like you? Pursuing nothing but your own desires and neglecting your children for years..." "They are all bastards!" The woman instantly became emotional: "I didn’t strip them of their right to be in this world, I’ve already done right by them. Why should I sacrifice my whole life for them?" "If you’re done, please leave." Not wanting to say another word, Xiao Shen’s eyes returned to their cold demeanor. He withdrew his gaze from the woman and looked out the window again, lost in thought. "Don’t think you can get rid of me!" Wiping the tears from her face, the woman left those words behind and turned to leave. Xiao Shen’s lips were pressed into almost a straight line. In his life, he only ever loved one woman... Her name was Qin Zhen, and she was his wife. Unfortunately, their love was deep but their fate was short. A few years after moving to the countryside, she died in childbirth, leading to one death becoming two. Because losing her made it unbearable to stay where they used to be, he used family connections to return to North City, but he didn’t expect to be entangled once more. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦 With no other choice, he decided to work in Hu City. Who would have thought that she would follow him here and even become his colleague... If not for the friendship between the two families, he would have acted against her long ago. But it didn’t matter to him whether she was a woman! As for the matter between him and Xuexue... it was his fault. That day was his late wife’s death anniversary, so he drank a little more than usual. Unexpectedly, the teacher’s granddaughter, Xuexue, came to find him for some reason, and then the unthinkable happened between them. He doesn’t remember the process, only when he came to his senses... Xuexue was getting dressed, and when she saw him open his eyes, like a startled rabbit, the young girl ran away from him. If not for the red stain on the sheet, he wouldn’t have believed he did such a thing to Xuexue. He thought about taking responsibility and acted on it, but Xuexue refused to see him and demanded he not speak of what happened between them, including to her grandparents or anyone else. Seeing her firm stance, he thought of taking an indirect approach, revealing the matter to the teacher and asking him to marry Xuexue to him. Unexpectedly, when he went to the teacher’s house again, he found it already empty. This separation lasted for several years. Recently, when he met the teacher, he wanted to ask about how Xuexue had been these years, but seeing the teacher’s white hair and obviously deteriorated health, he swallowed back his words. He thought he would wait until everything stabilized for the teacher, then inquire about Xuexue’s life these years. If she was married and happy with her husband, then the past incident would remain a permanent secret. But if she was still single or in an unhappy marriage, he would take up the responsibility he owed, help her with a divorce, and take care of her for the rest of her life. Sighing quietly, Xiao Shen gathered his thoughts, yet his mind drifted again to his family in North City, thinking of his parents and brothers, wondering how they were doing. North City. Xiao Family. In the study, Father Xiao had just finished discussing business with his eldest son, Xiao Jin, and couldn’t help but think of his second son he hadn’t seen in years, saying: "Make some time to call your younger brother, ask him if he’ll be coming home for the New Year this year. He’s been in Hu City for several years now, never coming home for the New Year. Has he forgotten that he has a family?"