Although Shujun saved He Su back then, almost risking her own name for it, and Zhichen saved Lu Yinyin and got entangled with her, still... in life, things often don’t go as planned, seven or eight times out of ten. Though there is evil, those like He Su and Lu Yinyin are few and far between. For instance, the people around Liang Zhichen now, whether it’s Tie Yi, Lan Gu, or even Qi Xi, have all benefited from Liang Zhichen in the past and are wholeheartedly devoted to serving him because of those past favors. Lan Gu is already in her forties this year, yet she looks younger than her actual age. She gently asked, "Master, you can’t bury things in your heart when you encounter them. When you face a problem, the first thing you should think about is solving it, rather than indulging it. Because you must know, if you don’t take the initiative to solve it, the problem won’t go away." Liang Zhichen sighed, "I understand, I understand." But, having made a mistake, it’s ultimately still a mistake. He didn’t want to make any excuses for himself anymore; he just knew he had made that woman sad. And her sadness was more painful for him than his own. For the time being, he didn’t dare to appear before his wife; he feared she would be angry, he feared she would hate him, and moreover... feared she might resent him. Lan Gu smiled, "I’m not really clear about the things between you and the Mistress, but you must understand one principle. A woman is still a woman. Even though the women in Dayuan have to bear family burdens, those in the neighboring Dajin often laugh at the men here for not being manly and the women for not being like women, yet a woman’s nature is ultimately tender. There’s no overnight hatred between husband and wife. To put it bluntly, you, your face is still not thick enough! If you were like that youngster Qi Xi, you wouldn’t be so worried." "Qi Xi?" Liang Zhichen smiled bitterly, "That youngster is quite easygoing; if he fancies someone, he just goes after her directly." Lan Gu’s eyes were filled with laughter, "Why not indeed? Life is inherently bitter, why suppress yourself?" "But there are some things that must be suppressed." Lan Gu laughed, "Why not try to compromise, why be stubborn? In my opinion, now between you and Qi Xi, your status is quite equivalent, you both came later. Yet you, as the later arrival, want to monopolize the Mistress, for her to belong entirely to you, which is simply impossible." Liang Zhichen was stunned for a while, "In that case, I’m even more detestable than Qi Xi..." Lan Gu, understanding the importance of discretion, chose not to say more. Liang Zhichen, for his part, fell into contemplation regarding this. Is compromise about facing things calmly? Even if she is with other men, he can only persuade himself to accept it peacefully? Liang Zhichen did not know how other men in Dayuan viewed such matters, but he resisted it internally. Perhaps it is because he is inherently wild, or perhaps it’s the genetic makeup of the Liang Family Brothers, similar to how Mother Liang couldn’t accept Dayuan’s practice of one wife with multiple husbands and refused to marry too many husbands. Maybe it’s because they inherently carry the male-dominant blood typical of the Dajin Empire, so, by nature, their views differ from those of the local men. But regardless, Liang Zhichen knows that such matters cannot be prolonged. The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it is for him. He knows that his wife must still have feelings for him, despite him having broken her heart.