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They stayed in Hainan for a week.
After a week, work was calling and it was time to return to Beijing.
Qiao Lian had paid close attention in the last few days, so she was certain that Shen Liangchuan was indeed able to go to sleep without help. It was a relief for her.
The psychologist was right, it was good to leave Beijing and have a relaxing break.
The day they were leaving Hainan, the three of them went to the airport first. There, they waited for Shen Zihao and Xia Nuannuan.
Dad Xia and Mom Xia arrived at the airport with Xia Nuannuan to send her off.
Her eyes were red as she looked at them.
After she left, Dad and Mom would have to move out and into their rental home.
Her heart ached to think about how their lives would be in the days that followed.
She took out a wad of notes from her bag and gave it to her mother. “I have my own savings for the Xia family, it has got nothing to do with the Shen family. Dad, Mom, please take this money.”
Mom Xia didn’t want to take the money.
However, Xia Nuannuan said, “Mum, don’t reject this please, this is what you deserve.”
Mom Xia sighed.
With red eyes, Xia Nuannuan gave Dad Xia a hug. Then as she turned around to leave, Shen Zihao poked at her arm.
She thought that Shen Zihao had gotten impatient waiting, so she quickly straightened up to bid her parents goodbye. “Dad, Mom, we’ll be on our way then.”
She turned around and walked next to Shen Zihao.
To her surprise, he suddenly placed a card in her hand.
She paused.
He said, “Tell Dad and Mom that we’ve left a card under the pillow in the bedroom. There’s 100 000 in the account and it’s my monthly allowance. We haven’t really brought them any gifts for our visit. The money is a small gift.”
Xia Nuannuan looked at Shen Zihao with great surprise.
She had not expected him to be this meticulous.
Actually, it was quite obvious.
For a normal family to get 1.11 million for the dowry, it would mean being left with little money.
And recently, Xia Nuannuan had been looking worried, he was sure her family had financial issues.
He looked at her, staring at him in a daze, and cleared his throat. She snapped back from her thoughts and said, “It’s ok.”
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Zihao frowned and said, “We’re husband and wife now, there’s no need for formalities.”
Xia Nuannuan choked back on her emotions.
That was right, there was no need for formalities.
She immediately smiled and nodded at him. “Right. I won’t be so polite with you then!”
She turned to tell her parents about the bank card and then left to board the plane.
When the plane took off, she pressed her nose up against the window by the seat and looked out. She surveyed Hainan from a distance and committed those details to her memory.
She knew that once back in Beijing, things would be different.
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A few hours later, the plane landed in Beijing.
The moment they landed, Song Cheng’s call came in. “Brother Shen, there’s a traffic jam in Beijing and I’m still trying to get out of the city. You might need to wait for a while.”
Shen Liangchuan nodded and said, “Ok.”
Because of his identity, it wasn’t possible for him to take a cab or appear in crowded places. The best they could do was look for a quiet corner and lay low while waiting.
Song Cheng, however, was still making his way out of the city and it would take him another hour and a half to get to the airport.
Upon hearing this, Xia Nuannuan lowered her gaze.
The moment the five of them walked out of the arrival hall with their suitcases in tow, they heard someone yell, “Zihao!”
They turned at once and saw Mei Feng standing there.