Under Shao Dong and the others’ gazes, Shao Qihai felt guilty and had no choice but to lower his head and give in. “If… If you think it’s not a good idea for me to wear it, I’ll wear it less often in the future.”

  After saying that, Shao Qihai was so aggrieved that he almost cried. However, the children were still dissatisfied. “You mean you still want to wear it in the future?”

  He hadn’t said he would stop wearing it, but that he would wear it less often. These were two different concepts.

  Shao Qihai felt even more aggrieved upon hearing that they wouldn’t allow him to wear it at all. “I… Then I’ll only wear it again if you say I can.”

  Shao Xi was still unhappy when he heard that. Noticing the stiff atmosphere, Mu Jingzhe quickly pulled Shao Xi aside, thinking that she could just buy them new outfits in the future. That wasn’t the crux of the matter. The main point was that the gift Shao Qihai had given them wasn’t simple!

  After appeasing the kids, Mu Jingzhe said, “Shao Qihai, let’s talk.”

  Shao Qihai’s heart skipped a beat. “Alright.”

  The kids looked at Shao Qihai and immediately became vigilant. All of them grabbed Mu Jingzhe and looked at Shao Qihai as if he was some kind of human-eating demon that would devour Mu Jingzhe.

  Shao Qihai’s heart had only skipped two beats, yet it instantly no longer had the strength to continue beating. “I won’t do anything.”

  His explanation reminded the children of Mu Jingzhe’s strength. They thought to themselves that he wasn’t capable of doing anything to her anyway and then relaxed.

  Before Mu Jingzhe could speak, Shao Dong stood up. “Mommy, you talk. We’ll go back to our room.” He took the initiative to leave the kitchen to them.

  Shao Nan looked at the kitchen knife in the kitchen and stood up as well. Mm, the kitchen was indeed a good place to talk. If Shao Qihai had any bad intentions, Mommy could grab the kitchen knife at any time.

  He pulled Shao Xi up. “Let’s go.” As he walked out, he gave Mu Jingzhe a look to show her the kitchen knife.

  Mu Jingzhe saw Shao Xi’s gaze but couldn’t understand for a moment. She wanted to ask what he meant, but Shao Xi had already left.

  Dismissing it as something that probably wasn’t important, Mu Jingzhe didn’t ask any further questions and waited to talk to Shao Qihai about the most important matters.

  Now that only the two of them were left in the kitchen, Mu Jingzhe looked at Shao Qihai and asked, “Shao Qihai, did you return previously or secretly follow us around?”

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  Shao Qihai hadn’t expected Mu Jingzhe to ask this right away and was thus flabbergasted.

  As he was wondering how to answer, Mu Jingzhe added, “You don’t have to find excuses anymore. Don’t think of hiding this from me. These can’t be mere coincidences.”

  Shao Qihai could only nod and admit it, choosing his words carefully. “Actually, I accidentally met you guys before… I was in a bit of a situation at the time and couldn’t quite acknowledge you guys, so…”

  “When? Where?” Mu Jingzhe asked. “Why didn’t I see you before?”

  If she had, she would have recognized him. Also, any of the kids could have recognized him.

  “I disguised myself at the time, and it wasn’t convenient for me either.”

  Mu Jingzhe nodded. “I see. You haven’t told me when. Or where? How many times did we meet? Based on what I saw, it should have been more than once, right?”

  Shao Qihai stiffened again. He hadn’t expected Mu Jingzhe to be so sharp.

  Seeing that he wasn’t going to answer, Mu Jingzhe went on to ask, “Now that you’re back, you can answer my questions, right?”

  “Yes…” Shao Qihai thought about the things he had brought back. “In Ocean City…”

  When he mentioned Ocean City, many memories of the city flashed across Shao Qihai’s mind. Back then, he had even saved Mu Jingzhe. However, Mu Jingzhe had gotten in trouble because of him. He didn’t know if Jingzhe would blame him if she found out or if she would feel close to him because he had saved her once.

  As Shao Qihai thought about it, he saw Mu Jingzhe frown. “Ocean City?” She had beautiful memories of going to Ocean City but also many bad ones.

  When Shao Qihai saw Mu Jingzhe frown, he suddenly thought of the ‘old pervert’ who had helped her then. Oh right. He had stayed close to Mu Jingzhe and been kicked so hard that he had almost been crippled.

  This wasn’t a good memory at all. If Mu Jingzhe found out that he was that old man, she would definitely look at him strangely.

  Shao Qihai corrected himself as quickly as he could. “I’ve been to Ocean City before, but I didn’t meet you. Instead, I saw you in the capital when you were shopping…”

  Mu Jingzhe understood. “So it was back then. No wonder. What happened before and after? Did you see us again?”

  “After that…” After that had been the train trip. They’d even worked together and caught some pickpockets.

  However, Shao Qihai immediately recalled that they had been scolded for being ‘an adulterous pair’ at the time.

  Shao Qihai was instantly speechless. It was only upon recalling this that he realized that his interactions with Mu Jingzhe and the children previously had made some good memories. However, these good memories were accompanied by bad and strange memories, even embarrassing ones.

  Shao Qihai changed the words that had been about to come out of his mouth again. “After that, I came back.”

  Most of the things Shao Qihai had bought had also been sold in the capital at the time, so it made sense.

  Mu Jingzhe didn’t continue harping on this issue. She frowned and didn’t dwell on it. Instead, she turned around and talked about another important matter, a truly important one.

  “What are your plans now that you are back? Our marriage could have been considered annulled previously, but now that you’re back, is it still valid? Should we get a divorce?”

  This was what Mu Jingzhe thought of after calming down. She didn’t know the specific rules of this era. It would be fine if they were deemed completely unrelated now, but if they were still considered a married couple, they might have to get a divorce.

  She had read many transmigration novels about rebirth. When the female protagonist came back, she would always have to leave the scumbag and get a divorce. In her case, after she’d transmigrated, although the situation at first had been very complicated, she had thought that since her husband was already dead, there was no need for a divorce.

  She hadn’t expected that after going around in circles for a year, she would still have to think about getting a divorce. What a sin.

  Mu Jingzhe looked helpless, while Shao Qihai was shocked.

  He’d guessed that Mu Jingzhe had many things to tell him and many questions to ask him. Over the past year, he had considered many situations that Mu Jingzhe might be in. He had even considered what he would do if she remarried.

  It hadn’t been easy for him to finally overcome all those obstacles. He was finally back, and she had yet to remarry. He was ecstatic, really. In the end, the second thing she had brought up on his first day back was actually a divorce.

  Divorce?!

  Mu Jingzhe actually wanted to divorce him!

  Shao Qihai knew very well what divorce meant, but in this day and age, basically no one would get a divorce. To them, divorce was a big deal, an even bigger deal than death.

  However, Mu Jingzhe had casually said the word ‘divorce’ and had even brought it up in a discussion.

  Shao Qihai didn’t know how to describe his feelings for a moment. “Why would you think of getting a divorce? Why do you want a divorce?”

  Before Mu Jingzhe could answer, he couldn’t help but answer first. “No, I won’t get divorced.”

  “Why not?” Mu Jingzhe asked curiously.

  Shao Qihai was also puzzled. “Why do you want to get a divorce? Why did you think of asking me for a divorce? If you have anything to ask or if there’s anything bothering you, you can tell me. We can discuss things nicely. There’s no need to talk about a divorce.”

  “But shouldn’t we get a divorce because of our current situation? Back then, you married me because my mother and I used rumors to trap you. You weren’t willing to do it, and I was also confused. Now that you’ve survived and returned, I’ve also thought it through. We should sort out our situation and get a divorce.”