He lifted his gaze, his eyes as dark as ink staring at her. Xiang-Nuan met his gaze, her fingers gripping the spoon turning white.

It felt as if time had suddenly frozen at this moment.

He snorted coldly, "Don't flatter yourself."@@novelbin@@

Xiang-Nuan was taken aback, "Huh?"

"It has nothing to do with you. When I went to find you that day, the old man made a surprise visit to the company and happened to find evidence of my dealings with the Ming family. That's how it got exposed. The old man was furious and punished me."

He said it lightly.

Xiang-Nuan was stunned. So that was the truth? Had she overthought it?

"Don't think you're that important. The world doesn't revolve around you."

Shen Yanshi's tone was casual as he glanced at her, seeing her quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiang-Nuan was someone with a strong sense of guilt, always worried about dragging others down. Even with a high fever, she wouldn't dare ask for leave from the crew.

If she knew this was because of her, who knows how long she'd feel guilty and blame herself. He did want her to feel more guilty towards him, so she wouldn't think of escaping from him.

But thinking about how many sleepless nights and days of self-reproach it would cause her, he couldn't bear it.

Moreover, he wasn't sure if she knew the truth, whether she would immediately advise him to obediently go back and marry into the Xie family. He didn't want to suffer that, so he decided not to bring it upon himself.

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