195: Chapter 157: Seeking but Not Obtaining 195: Chapter 157: Seeking but Not Obtaining Tang Xi hadn’t seen Fu Tingzhou for a month.

The time passed quickly, the stray dog Zhouzhou she had taken in had grown a lot bigger.

Tang Xi lived quite comfortably; although she couldn’t go out, she had come to terms with it and learned to find joy amidst the hardship.

When she heard from Nie Xiaoyun that Fu Tingzhou had taken in another woman, she was actually quite pleased.

How wonderful that was – wouldn’t this free her from him?

It would be best if this man forgot about her and let her go.

In his heart, she was nothing more than a dispensable toy.

He grew tired of this toy and didn’t like it anymore, but even if he discarded it, he wouldn’t allow others to have it.

So, he simply locked the toy away in a display cabinet, taking it out to glance over when the mood struck him.

Tang Xi was no more than that toy.

During her leisure time here, she would read books, take care of flowers and plants, and even asked Nie Xiaoyun to bring seeds and a couple of Styrofoam boxes so she could grow Chinese cabbages on the balcony.

Nie Xiaoyun thought she was going to lose her mind.

“Tang Xi, do you realize what you are doing?

Have you given up on yourself?

You’re growing vegetables at home?

With everything that’s going on, you still have the mood to do this…

You must have gone crazy.”

Tang Xi simply raised an eyebrow, “Back in my hometown, when I lived in the orphanage, I used to enjoy busying myself with these things in the yard.

Dean Tang, Jingyun, and the children all used the space to grow vegetables.

We were self-sufficient.”

Nie Xiaoyun faintly knew about Tang Xi’s past and was speechless for a couple of seconds, “Fine, do as you please.

I’ve told you, Mr.

Fu is keeping a woman in building No.

8, from the kitchen window, you could probably see that unit.”

She dragged Tang Xi into the kitchen, “Look, that’s the place.

I heard they’re on the same floor as ours.”

With a flower spade in one hand and a watering can in the other, Tang Xi stood in the kitchen, being pulled by Nie Xiaoyun, and through the kitchen glass, she clearly saw on the opposite side, on the same floor, the silhouette of a woman on the balcony.

Nie Xiaoyun said, “See, you’ve seen it, right?

That’s Mr.

Fu’s new woman.”

Nie Xiaoyun watched Tang Xi’s face, this beautiful and pale face showed almost no expression, only her pupils slightly constricted, as she heard Tang Xi say with a faint smile, “That’s nice.”

Nie Xiaoyun sighed, “What’s so good about that…”

“Sister Xiaoyun, can you do me a favor?” Tang Xi calmly looked in the direction of the kitchen window.

“What favor?”

“Can you help me buy some food and daily necessities and check on my family and those kids at the orphanage for me?

If I don’t show up for too long, they will miss me.”

Nie Xiaoyun hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

This was actually against her work regulations, but…

deep down, she wanted to help Tang Xi.

That afternoon, Nie Xiaoyun went to the orphanage that Tang Xi mentioned.

Because there were many children, she bought a lot of snacks, clothes, and some daily necessities.

When she arrived, Tang Jingyun was out in the yard hanging clothes to dry.

Hearing Nie Xiaoyun say that she was sent by Tang Xi, Jingyun immediately welcomed her with enthusiasm.

Nie Xiaoyun said that Tang Xi had been busy with work and had gone out of town, so she couldn’t return for a while, that’s why she had come to deliver some things.

Tang Jingyun paused, her face showing a worried expression, she looked at Nie Xiaoyun, “How is Tang Xi doing…

has she been well recently?”

“She’s doing well.”

Tang Jingyun murmured a nod, “That’s good, that’s good.”

Nie Xiaoyun looked at everything there, an old orphanage, the dean with graying hair, and several children.

She found it hard to imagine that Tang Xi had grown up in such an environment.

No wonder, she appeared gentle but was actually covered in thorns.

“Dean Tang, here is my contact information, if you have any difficulties, you can contact me.

I’m sort of a friend of Tang Xi’s, let’s see if I can be of any help.” Nie Xiaoyun was not a woman with a weak heart, on the contrary, having gone through specialized training in her early years, she was tough and strong-willed, and decisive in action, but seeing the situation before her, she couldn’t help but feel compassion.

Tang Jingyun licked her chapped lips.

She had a vague idea of Tang Xi’s current situation; she must be facing a huge issue, otherwise, she wouldn’t have disappeared for so long.

Hesitantly, she pleaded, “Nie…

could you take a photo, a photo of me and the children?

Tang Xi must miss us a lot.

Just show her a photo of us…”