Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

Chapter 21 Looking for the truth

At this time in the Shen residence, Shen Zicen heard the news that her brother was being followed and immediately went to Shen Ziche's room to inquire about the situation.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Shen Ziche looked at Shen Zicen, who was anxious, and shook his head. A-Cen was still too reckless.

"Brother, I heard from Shen Yi that the woman you met today also followed you all the way."

Shen Ziche was a little confused. How come he didn't know about this?

Actually, it was Shen Zicen who heard about Shen Ziche being followed and asked Shen Yi about it.

He trusted the guards to handle the matter and didn't think much of it after returning home. He never expected her to be there too. Was she following him? Or was she worried about him?

Since Ah Cen brought this up, he also mentioned the matter of finding a wife.

Before Shen Ziche could speak, Shen Zicen took out a purse and handed it to him.

"This was given to me by that woman today. She said we should split it equally, and she even said you were a great contributor. What's going on?"

Shen Zicen sat down at the table, poured himself a glass of water, and waited to hear his brother's gossip.

"She gave you the money?"

Shen Ziche didn't expect that she would still split the money equally in the end.

Shen Zicen nodded guiltily, "Here is sixty-two taels."

Having lived together for so many years, Shen Ziche naturally noticed his younger brother's guilty conscience.

"Tell me, besides this, what other trouble have you gotten into?"

Shen Zicen knew she couldn't hide it from her brother, so she stammered, "Um, well, I hit her."

"What? You hurt Mo'er?"

Shen Ziche's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

Shen Zicen lowered his head even further; he hadn't expected his brother to react so strongly.

"It doesn't seem like anyone was injured."

He felt a little wronged, because his older brother had never scolded him loudly since their parents passed away.

Shen Ziche was so angry that he could hardly breathe. If A-Cen continued like this, wouldn't he be ostracized when he came to the wife's house in the future?

"What's going on?"

Shen Zicen then explained in detail, "I didn't know she was so delicate~"

Even now, when he thinks back, her soft cries of pain still echo in his ears.

Shen Ziche was speechless. A-Cen was strong enough to kill a bull with his bare hands, let alone the delicate Li Mo'er.

"Did you know that she answered the question her father left behind about finding a wife correctly?"

what?

That shouldn't be the case. She looks so silly, how could she possibly answer that question about finding a wife correctly?

Shen Zicen blinked, trying to get a negative answer from her brother.

So Shen Ziche recounted the events of the day in detail, from protecting their reputation to reciting ancient poems, and then to avoiding the question about finding his wife...

Shen Zicen finally understood why his wife called his brother a great hero.

"So she doesn't want to be our wife?"

Shen Ziche was also in a dilemma. He needed to talk to his younger brother first, and then go to Li Mo'er to confess.

I will discuss this matter with her.

"What is A-Cen's opinion on this matter..."

Shen Zicen recalled the scene of meeting her today. Although she was weak, she was interesting and not greedy for money. What moved him the most was that she was not afraid of the rumors that twins were bad luck for wives.

Moreover, judging from the affectionate look in his eyes, it was clear that he had fallen in love.

"I have no opinion."

Actually, Shen Zicen's thinking was simple: rather than finding someone else, he would prefer this delicate woman. If she dared to bully the two of them, he would definitely beat her to a pulp.

“In a few days, I will personally visit her to discuss the marriage.”

The thought of growing old with Li Mo'er brought a smile to Shen Ziche's face, and he was completely immersed in happiness.

"Brother, what's her name?"

"Huh? Who?"

Shen Ziche was a little confused by Shen Zicen's question, not knowing who he was asking.

"Who else could it be? The future wife, of course."

"Her surname is Li and her given name is Mo'er."

Shen Zicen murmured, "Li Mo'er, that's quite a nice name."

After Shen Zicen left, Shen Ziche began to think about how to tell Li Mo'er about this.

He could clearly see that Li Mo'er was not someone who valued money, but rather someone who needed to be moved by emotions.

"Boom boom boom——"

"Son."

It's Shen Shi.

"Young master, this is Li Mo'er's biography and related materials."

Shen Ziche waved his hand, dismissing Shen Shi.

He almost forgot that when he was at Feihua Pavilion, he had already sent people to investigate Li Mo'er, since she might become their wife in the future.

However, the more he flipped through the files, the more his brows furrowed, and he even doubted whether this was the Li Mo'er he knew.

She's already married, which is quite normal. After all, how could someone as outstanding as her not be married yet?

But what about alcoholism, gambling, and frequenting brothels?

This is not something she would do.

Although they only spent a few hours together, he was very good at judging people.

He naturally trusted Shen Shi and knew that this must be Li Mo'er, whom he was investigating.

But why is that?

He still couldn't figure it out; he didn't know whether telling Ah Cen this was the right or wrong thing to do.

Ah Cen is very sentimental; once she's decided on someone, she won't let go. If Li Mo'er is really as the investigation suggests, I wonder if Ah Cen will believe it.

Shen Ziche prayed silently in his heart:

Father, the wife you find will surely be a good wife, right?

Over the years, whenever Shen Ziche had something troubling him, he would consult his father, hoping that his spirit in heaven could guide him.

Father?

Suddenly remembering something, Shen Ziche rushed out the door, no longer caring about his manners.

He gently pushed open the study door, which had been locked since his mother left two years ago.

He remembered seeing his mother's diary in the study when he was a child, which seemed to describe his father's dramatic change in temperament.

This is exactly the same situation as Li Mo'er's, and he urgently needs to confirm it.

He kept apologizing to his parents in his heart, and although he was flustered, he carefully searched through his mother's diary.

It's been quite a while, and we can only find out what those logs looked like by flipping through them one by one.

The sky outside was beginning to lighten, but he still hadn't found anything.

He was somewhat dazed. Could it be that his memory was playing tricks on him?

He collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted, and buried his head in his knees in despair.

He heard a few roosters crowing outside the window, and knew it was already dawn; he should get ready to go to the money exchange.

After a busy night, his eyes were bloodshot, but he still hadn't found anything.

He had no choice but to pause, finish today's task, and come back to search in the evening.

However, just as he got up to leave, he noticed the box on top of the bookshelf.

He had a feeling that this must have been left by his mother, and that the diary must be in it too.

He carefully took the box down and gently wiped away the dust.

Upon opening it, a portrait of the father came into view, and at the bottom was the diary he had been searching for all night.