He ran up to the man who had just hit him, holding the orange he had just peeled, broke it in half, and handed it to Ye Yun.

"Aunt Yun, eat."

The little hand, no bigger than an orange, was offered to Ye Yun, its eyes gleaming with hope.

Ye Yun felt a warmth in her heart, took the orange he offered, and smiled, "Thank you, Xiao Hai. What did you mean by 'understand' just now?"

Xiao Hai turned his head and glanced towards the door.

There was no one left at the door.

Perhaps after Xun Xiangbin tripped and fell, he knew that Ye Yun and Qin Zheng inside had discovered him, so he had already limped away.

Xiao Hai stared at the empty doorway for two seconds, then sadly lowered his head.

“My mother said my father’s name is Xun Xiangbin, my name is Luo Jiahai, and my mother’s name is Luo Xiujuan.” He raised his little head and looked at Ye Yun seriously.

For such a young child to remember so much information shows that Luo Xiujuan had been teaching him all along.

"What does our Xiao Hai know?"

"That guy just now, I heard you call him yesterday, is he...?"

He stopped there, his large, fluttering eyes staring at Ye Yun, afraid to hear the answer.

He seemed afraid of whatever the answer might be, but he still bravely asked the question.

Ye Yun's feelings were slightly complicated. She patted Xiao Hai's head and forced a smile, saying, "Auntie doesn't know yet, but I'll tell you as soon as I have the results, okay?"

Xiao Hai nodded emphatically, "Okay."

Living in the city for a while washed away some of his eccentricities, and he listened to whatever Ye Yun said.

Ye Yun nodded and told him to go play with Dongdong.

Xiao Hai pointed earnestly to the orange in her hand and said in his childish voice, "Aunt Yun, remember to eat it."

"good."

Seeing that Ye Yun agreed, Xiao Hai left satisfied, pulling Dong Dong to find Qin Zheng to build a snowman together.

Chen Zhenxing looked shocked.

He didn't expect that Xiao Hai really knew these things. Such a young child actually deduced that the person at the door was his biological father.

"You might think that children don't understand anything, but actually, they are all very clear-headed."

Ye Yun slowly took a sip of tea, talking to Chen Zhenxing, and glanced at Xiao Hai, who had built a snowman again, and couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Zhenxing was also taken aback.

While Ye Yun was looking at Xiao Hai, he was also looking at Dong Dong, wondering if Dong Dong knew everything.

In fact, Dongdong is a few years older than Xiaohai.

In terms of intelligence, Dongdong should know more than Xiaohai. If Xiaohai can understand so many things, then what about Dongdong?

Does Dongdong know how despicable his mother is?

Did he know that his father had personally sent his mother to prison...?

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Chen Zhenxing lowered his head and silently drank the tea in his hand, only to find it bitter on his tongue.

"By the way, what's Xun Xiangbin's situation now? Is he married and has a child?"

...

Ye Yun originally thought that Xun Xiangbin's visit once was enough, but she didn't expect to see Xun Xiangbin at the factory gate every day for the next few days.

The security guard also reported to her:

"This person is strange. He came in and didn't say anything. He just stood at the door and looked into the factory."

"If it weren't for the fact that he only stayed for a minute or two and then left, and there was no danger involved, I would have really called someone to take him away!"

Ye Yun remained noncommittal.

Just as Xun Xiangbin appeared at the factory gate again, Ye Yun happened to be going out on errands and bumped into him.

Xun Xiangbin looked embarrassed, seemingly unsure how to explain his presence. He fumbled around for a while, then grinned and managed to stammer, "Director Ye, are you leaving?"

Ye Yun: ...

"What are you doing here?" she asked, glancing at the time in the guardhouse.

It's a little past 5:30.

These past few days, Xun Xiangbin has been appearing either before 8 a.m. or after 5:30 p.m., which shows that he comes to check on things during his commute to and from get off work.

Xun Xiangbin seemed stumped by her question. He scratched the back of his head and stammered for two or three seconds before saying, "I... I wanted to come and see Old Cat. Are they alright now?"

"fine."

"That……"

"Do you want to go in and take a look?"

"No, no, no, that won't be necessary."

Xun Xiangbin quickly waved his hand, but his eyes still couldn't help glancing into the factory.

Ye Yun smiled slightly, "If you really miss the cat, you can go in and take a look. Or do you have something else to do?"

"Director Ye..."

Hearing her say that, Xun Xiangbin also became serious and said, "It's just... the child who was with you the other day, why haven't I seen him lately?"

oh……

Ye Yun pretended to suddenly realize something and spread her hands: "Children need to go to school. The garment factory is far from the school, so I sent him to live with a friend."

After saying that, she didn't say anything more and looked at Xun Xiangbin with a smile.

Xun Xiangbin breathed a sigh of relief.

So that's how it is. He thought the child had gone back to the countryside.

"Mr. Xun, is there anything else? If not, I have to go out and take care of some business."

Xun Xiangbin immediately shook his head, "No, that's all."

Ye Yun's expression turned slightly cold, and she pressed him, "Really, there's nothing left?"

"..."

Xun Xiangbin keenly noticed the odd expression on her face, opened his mouth, and forced an awkward smile.

"Director Ye, I don't understand what you mean..."

"I thought you were a smart person. I figured I had made myself clear enough that night, and you kept an eye on Xiaohai outside the next day, so you must have guessed the truth. And your loitering around outside these past few days confirms my guess. You know Xiaohai is your son, right?"

Xun Xiangbin's face turned pale.

Even though he had his suspicions, Qin'er couldn't accept the truth immediately after hearing Ye Yun tell him.

A faint hint of mockery flashed in Ye Yun's eyes, and she scoffed, "But I didn't expect that you wouldn't have the courage to admit it. Now that I'm asking you so directly, you don't even dare to say a word to me."

Xun Xiangbin's mouth moved slightly.

After a long while, he seemed to have finally processed his emotions, and stammered, "Xiao... Xiao Juan... where is she now?"

"She is dead."

Ye Yun said softly.

What? !

Xun Xiangbin's face suddenly turned ashen, his eyes widening as he stared at Ye Yun in disbelief.

"W-what did you say..."

Ye Yun remained expressionless.

“I said she was dead.”

As if recounting something trivial, she said calmly, "After you left, Luo Xiujuan found out she was pregnant. You should know the consequences of being pregnant out of wedlock, right?"

"Initially, her family needed a continuation of their lineage, so they allowed her to give birth to Xiao Hai."

"But later, her brother and sister-in-law also had their own children, and she and Xiao Hai became a disgrace. The two of them were kicked out of their home by their family and could only beg for food and wander around."

"This autumn, the mother and son caught a cold and fell ill at my doorstep."

"Xiao Hai has been rescued."

"As for her..."