Tong Minzhi saw the look of shock on Mrs. Chen's face and felt that his attitude just now had been a bit too harsh, so he leveled his tone and said, "Just focus on taking care of yourself and stop letting your thoughts run wild." Mrs. Chen looked at him, stammering, and Tong Minzhi walked over to sit beside her, then stretched out his arm to pull her into his embrace, speaking softly, "Let's just live our life properly. Having you is enough for me; I don't need, and don't want, anyone else to serve me."
Such words and such a thing were something Mrs. Chen had never even thought about. She tried to ask, "But…" Tong Minzhi cut her off: "No buts. I said I don't need it, so I don't need it."
Her hand was held in his; his tone was so resolute that Mrs. Chen was sure she hadn't misheard—Tong Minzhi truly didn't want it!
