Chapter 163

Xie Jin's intensity faded a little. He stared at Shen Lantang, who still wore the trace of a smile, and suddenly asked:

"Why aren't you angry?"

Shen Lantang blinked. "Huh?"

Why would I be angry? What is he talking about?

Xie Jin stepped closer, his shadow falling over her in the dim light. He asked:

"Another woman confessed her feelings to your husband. Why aren't you angry?"

Shen Lantang blinked. "Oh, that—"

"I, I..."

Xie Jin's gaze was dark and intense. His presence was overwhelming, the air thick with a man's possessiveness toward his partner—or perhaps his territory. Shen Lantang felt an inexplicable flicker of panic and instinctively avoided his eyes, retreating half a step. The next moment, her mind cleared. Her eyes darted about as she scrambled for an explanation.

"Well, of course it's because... because I trust you!"

Shen Lantang stepped forward, took Xie Jin's hand, and looked him straight in the eye.

"Would you fall for someone else?"

Xie Jin shook his head.

"Would you divorce me and marry someone else for any other reason?"

"Absolutely not."

"Exactly! You won't have a change of heart, and you won't divorce me to marry someone else. If I still doubted you, wouldn't I be doing your devotion an injustice?"

"What happens between us concerns only us, not anyone else. If I got angry and jealous whenever someone showed interest in you, it would mean I didn't trust you. How could I not trust my husband? I've always trusted you!"

Shen Lantang delivered her argument with righteous conviction. Xie Jin nodded slowly, thoughtful.

"What you said makes a great deal of sense."

He said earnestly, "Now that I've married you, you'll be the only one for me all my life."

I know, I know. I believe you.

Shen Lantang smiled.