It was indeed very cold, Tang Xi breathed out the chilly air.
After finishing the midday shoot, the two of them went to the studio to check the semi-finished photos, with plans to take sunset sea view shots in the afternoon.
The orange hue of the setting sun slowly spread, parallel to the azure sea surface.
Tang Xi, dressed in a pristine white wedding gown, embraced Fu Tingzhou.
After taking the shots, even the photographer couldn’t help but exclaim, "This is so beautiful!"
Being the dedicated wedding photographer for Fu Tingzhou and Tang Xi was thrilling for the photographer, who spared no effort. They sought every possible angle, striving to reach the pinnacle of their career with this shoot.
The shooting only concluded in the evening.
Tang Xi had changed into nearly fifteen outfits throughout the day.
By the time she got home, she was completely exhausted.
After taking a bath and lying down, she discussed with Fu Tingzhou about moving out the next day and returning after the wedding.
The two originally didn’t plan to fuss over such matters, considering they had been together for so long, and had already been married once five years ago. However, Tang Jingyun suggested that according to tradition, they shouldn’t see each other before the wedding.
Fu Tingzhou couldn’t stand it.
"I’ll move in and stay with Mom Tang tomorrow."
"Don’t be upset, our wedding is only a few days away."
Tang Xi coaxed him softly while holding onto his arm.
Fu Tingzhou simply didn’t want to be apart from Tang Xi for a week. Not even for a moment did he want to leave her, but he had to compromise for the wedding.
"Grandpa visited Mr. Shu yesterday, and since you are the Shu Family’s precious daughter, all past estrangements have dissipated. The Fu Family will continue to collaborate with the Shu Family in the future," he said.
Fu Yuanshan and Shu Chong’an were also old friends.
It was the incident four years ago, when Fu Tingzhou sent Su Mengshu to prison, that soured the relationship between the two families.
Upon mentioning this, Tang Xi couldn’t help but ask, "Why did you send Su Mengshu to prison four years ago?"
Having been on the North Island for four years, Tang Xi was unaware of the affairs in Ningjiang City.
She knew even less that Su Mengshu had disappeared for four years and had been sent to prison.
Tang Xi remembered that Su Mengshu hosted some grand welcome banquet for her returning from studying abroad not long ago, publicly claiming to have come back from four years of studying abroad, for which the Shu Family had even organized a grand banquet.
It turned out it was not studying abroad, but imprisonment.
But Tang Xi never imagined that Su Mengshu’s imprisonment was related to Fu Tingzhou.
At this moment, she slightly turned her face to look at the man.
Fu Tingzhou slowly furrowed his brows, "I’m also curious, what happened between Su Mengshu and me that I ended up putting her in prison. But I’ve lost that part of my memory."
Seeing him frown, Tang Xi immediately lifted her hand to gently smooth over his brow, "Alright, don’t think about it anymore, it’s not something important."
Fu Tingzhou held her hand, "It is important, many memories from the past are related to you, of course they’re important."
Now, he could occasionally recall some of the past events, but these were just fleeting fragments.
Fu Tingzhou in his sleep.
Suddenly dreamt of Tang Xi.
At the same time, he also dreamt of Su Mengshu.
He dreamed of Su Mengshu crying and pleading with him, saying that she did not mean to deceive him.
The location seemed to be the Shu Family’s residence.
And himself, filled with rage, charged ahead, only to be stopped by the Shu Family’s bodyguards.
Old Master Shu also intervened, standing before him, questioning what he intended to do to Su Mengshu!
Su Mengshu hid behind Old Master Shu, crying and begging, proclaiming her innocence.
In the dream, scene after scene appeared, familiar yet strange.
Faces, their lips moving, speaking.
Su Mengshu cried out, claiming she too went to Ningjiang City to aid in earthquake rescue and never meant to steal Tang Xi’s credit; it was all a misrecognition on his part.
At three in the morning, Fu Tingzhou abruptly sat up.
Tang Xi, sleeping beside him, felt his movement and opened her eyes with a hoarse voice, "What’s wrong, why are you awake so early?"
Fu Tingzhou held her tightly, breathing heavily.
The man’s forehead was covered in sweat.
Fully awake now, Tang Xi also embraced him, gently patting his back, feeling the emotional swings of Fu Tingzhou, "What happened, did you have a nightmare?"
Then she heard Fu Tingzhou’s hoarse voice asking, "Tang Xi, do you remember, years ago, the earthquake in Ningjiang City?"
Of course Tang Xi remembered.
But that was already five years ago.
She couldn’t help asking, "Did you remember something?"
Fu Tingzhou clutched her tightly, "Five years ago, in Ningjiang City, was I trapped under the rubble during the earthquake?"