A year later...
Time had completed another cycle, with spring, summer, autumn, and winter taking their turns once again. Yet, during this year's school celebration, Xia Jing was still receiving her husband's efforts just like before, without feeling any touch of emotion.
Throughout the year, he had continued to endure it all, and Zhang Zhentian had also kept on giving silently without any reward. For him, however, it had been the happiest year.
Because during the year, his wife had chosen to stay by his side, to inquire every day about his well-being, to care repeatedly about his health, and to accompany not just him but the entire family, showing great concern for every relative.
In this year, Old Master Zhang had watched his son giving foolishly just as he always had, while his daughter-in-law seemed indifferent. But in the end, none of it ever received an answer.