At first, she assumed Shazhu’s changes were simply due to his sudden happiness and that he had yet to fully adjust to this new stage of life. Consequently, she chose not to press him too hard, deciding to give him time to settle in. But as days turned into weeks—nearly a month had passed, and the Lunar New Year was fast approaching—Qin Huairu noticed Shazhu’s growing distance from her. It dawned on her then that things might not be as simple as she had imagined.
It was only at this moment that the realization hit her: Shazhu, like everyone else, was only interested in taking advantage of her. He had no intention of ever marrying her. He simply lacked the audacity and the methods of someone like Xu Damao. This discovery left Qin Huairu feeling disappointed, yet she was not about to give up on Shazhu so easily. After all, given her current circumstances, she had no better options. If she were to go through the Neighborhood Office to arrange a match, it would be nearly impossible for someone with her background to find a man better than Shazhu. Furthermore, she knew him inside and out; she was absolutely certain that once they were married, she would have total control over him. She lacked that kind of confidence regarding any stranger she might meet through a matchmaking service. If her luck were poor, she might end up with a mother-in-law even more formidable than Mrs. Jia, or a husband even more useless than Jia Dongxu. Her life with the children would become unbearable.
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