After finishing his meal, Chu Fang returned to the courtyard and asked his mother, "Mom, today is your birthday. How do you want to celebrate?"

Today is Chu's mother's birthday, and he came home early to celebrate his mother's birthday.

"Can I make a request?" Chu's mother asked.

"Of course, you're the boss today."

"Then you'll spend the day with me."

"Huh?" Chu Fang was somewhat surprised.

Chu's mother pouted and said, "Since you went to university, we've seen each other much less often. We can only see each other during winter and summer vacations. And now that you're in the workforce and dating bad women, you've spent even less time with me."

In the past, Chu Fang would often spend time with his mother, either playing mahjong, going shopping, or taking a walk...

In the past, during those hot summers, as the sun set, Chu Fang would accompany his mother for a walk, play with his classmates and friends, run around everywhere, and play until he was covered in sweat. His mother would fan him while wiping the sweat off his face.

However, nowadays, he spends much less time with Chu's mother.

Chu Fang remained silent for a few seconds.

It was only then that he suddenly realized that he had neglected his mother. However, Chu Ma knew about his neglect and did not say anything. Only today, when Zhong Tingyue was not around and it was his birthday, did she make a request.

"I'm sorry, Mom, I was wrong." Chu Fang came to his senses. "I'll... ..."

Chu's mother interrupted him, "Hey, don't talk about these things."

"Since you've promised me, you have to stay with me today. I want to go into town today, and you have to come with me."

Chu Fang naturally nodded in agreement.

Overjoyed to receive her child's answer, Chu's mother hurriedly went upstairs to change her clothes. She came out shortly afterward, pulling Chu's father along with her.

"Today is a day for our family of three to reunite, so naturally we should be together."

The three then headed to the city, and the first place they visited was an amusement park.

Chu's mother pulled the two boys toward the roller coaster: "You're here to play with me today, so you're not allowed to be unhappy."

"You have to laugh!"

Chu Fang and his father looked at each other, and a bright smile appeared on their faces.

The family of three arrived at the roller coaster and sat down. Chu's mother and the child next to her made funny faces at each other.

"The way someone dies after falling off a roller coaster is horribly gruesome."

"Wouldn't it look even worse than this?" Chu's mother made an extremely terrifying face, which immediately frightened the child.

The child's mother quickly shielded her child, watching Chu's mother warily, while the latter gave an awkward smile.

It seemed quite by chance that Chu Fang and his family of three encountered the mother and son several times. Each time, Chu's mother would tease the child, which would arouse the mother's suspicion.

Privately, the child's mother said, "Don't play with that middle-aged woman. They don't seem like good people; they might be human traffickers."

The child's mother lowered her head, her heart pounding, unable to see her child beside her: "Where's my son?"

The child's mother immediately thought of Chu Fang's family of three, and Chu's mother's quirky and mischievous ways.

Her face turned deathly pale.

They're human traffickers!

The child's mother was frantically searching for her son.

Finally, she saw her son at a street stall designing a shooting range project, where he was having a shooting contest with his mother.

"Yangyang!" The child's mother rushed over and hugged her child tightly. "You know how hard it was for your mother to find you."

Chu's mother prepared to explain: "Just now..."

But after she had only said two words, the child's mother looked at her angrily: "I'm warning you, don't you dare have any bad thoughts in broad daylight, or I'll show you what a mother's anger is."

"I'm glad my Yangyang didn't go missing today, but if it happens again, I will definitely call the police."

After saying that, the child's mother took her son Yangyang and left the place.

The family of three was left completely bewildered.

The mother held onto her son tightly, refusing to let go: "Yangyang, you can't leave my sight today. If it really is a human trafficker, how dangerous would that be? How could I live?"

The child's mother looked down and saw a model in her son's arms. It was her son's favorite model, which was very expensive, worth more than five or seven thousand yuan, but she had never been willing to buy it.

"Hey? Where did you get this model? Did you steal it?" the child's mother asked seriously.

"No." The child hugged the model tightly. "It was bought for me by that auntie who had a shooting contest with me. I won."

The child's mother stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.

... ...

Despite experiencing some baffling events, it did not dampen the good mood of Chu Fang and his family of three.

The three of them played at the amusement park until noon, then left, had lunch, and then accompanied Chu's mother to go shopping in the city's commercial street.

Chu's mother was buying various things in front, while Chu Fang and Chu's father carried the packages behind.

"Dad, how did you fall for Mom?" Chu Fang asked, puzzled.

Chu's father and mother are completely different kinds of people; the former is very mature, while the latter is extremely naive.

How did these two end up together?

Chu Fang suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Is it because my mom is so easy to fool?"

Chu's father rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to his son.

Women are all shopping creatures. Whether it's Zhong Tingyue or Chu Ma, once they enter a shopping mall, they can't leave, and by the time they come out, it's already dark.

Chu's mother put her hands on her hips and said, "What a fulfilling day."

The three of them didn't rush home. Instead, they ate at a nearby Haidilao hot pot restaurant. Chu's mother asked a waiter to take a family photo of the three of them, which she then posted on her WeChat Moments with the caption:

This is our family of three (bad women will never be allowed in).

Zhong Tingyue immediately replied below.

[Wang Shu: One of them is my husband.]

[A little fairy: That's my son!]

[Wang Shu: Your son is my husband, and he will be with me until the end of my life, while you are just a passerby in his life.]

[A little fairy: That's my son!]

[Wang Shu: Yes, he is your son, but you can only be with him for a while. And once we get married, you will become dispensable.]

Zhong Tingyue replied to several messages in a row, and just as she was about to reply again, she saw a red exclamation mark.

Zhong Tingyue smiled, her lips slightly parted.

Chu's mother put down her phone and took a deep breath: "Don't be angry. That bad woman is trying to provoke you. You need to maintain a good attitude. You are the best."

A smile spread across Chu's face, and then she went to the restroom with the help of the waiter.

About ten or twenty minutes passed, and she still hadn't returned. Chu Fang and Chu's father looked at each other and hurriedly went to the women's restroom to look for her, but they couldn't find Chu's mother anywhere.

They panicked immediately.

Could it be that she ran away from home again?