While eating, Shen Qingli reached out to pick up some food.

At this moment, the sharp-eyed Pei Yi suddenly discovered that there was a circle of thick gauze wrapped around her fair wrist!

Pei Yi was startled and couldn't help asking, "Ali, what happened to your hand? Is it injured?"

As soon as the words fell, the originally relaxed and happy atmosphere at the table suddenly became solemn, and everyone's eyes fell on Shen Qingli like a spotlight.

Facing everyone's concerned eyes, a hint of panic flashed across Shen Qingli's eyes imperceptibly.

But it only took a moment for her to adjust herself quickly, her expression returned to normal, and she smiled and said, "It's nothing serious, I just got scratched by something by accident."

However, seeing them all staring at him so nervously, Shen Qingli felt a little flustered and quickly explained:

"Don't worry, I'm really fine. It's just a minor injury and it's almost healed."

Pei Yi, who was sitting next to him, frowned and said worriedly, "Ali, that hand of yours is for holding a scalpel, you must not hurt it."

Then, she turned to look at her brother beside her and said, "If you need to do some physical work in the future, you can ask us and my brother to help."

Hearing this, Shen Qingli couldn't help but reveal a grateful smile, "Okay, but I'm really fine, it's just a minor injury."

In order to prevent them from asking further questions, Shen Qingli quickly changed the subject and said, "We finally got together today, how about we drink some red wine?"

Pei Yi nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I just want to drink a little wine."

When Zhou Yanchen learned that the person who took Shen Qingli away was a woman, his heart, which had been hanging for a long time, finally settled down a little, and his mood became happier.

As night fell and the lights came on, Zhou Yanchen finished a busy day of social events and drove back to Donghu County, dragging his slightly tired body.

He came downstairs to the community where he lived, then raised his head and looked in the direction of Shen Qingli's home.

There was a warm light coming through the window, but he had no idea what she was doing inside at the moment.

After much hesitation, Zhou Yanchen finally gave up the idea of ​​calling Shen Qingli directly.

Because he knew very well that if he just called her like that, given her attitude towards him, she would most likely not answer the call.

At this moment, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning. He remembered that he had his daughter's phone number!

He could not wait to take out his cell phone from his pocket, quickly found the number, and pressed the dial button without hesitation.

After the phone rang a few times, Shen Jinxi's clear and childish voice soon came from the receiver: "Uncle, hello."

Just this greeting made Zhou Yanchen feel his heart instantly touched, as if all his fatigue and worries disappeared at this moment.

He quickly responded: "Hello, Xiaobao, have you eaten?"

"My brother and I have finished eating. Uncle, have you eaten?"

Zhou Yanchen quickly replied: "I ate. What are you doing at home now?"

Shen Jinxi replied in a baby voice, "My brother and I are playing with building blocks in the living room."

Zhou Yanchen sat on the lounge chair with a smile on his lips, "Uncle will buy toys for you and your brother someday."

"Uncle, you don't need to buy toys for my brother and me. We already have plenty of toys."

Zhou Yanchen chatted with her for a while, hesitated for a moment and asked: "So... has your mother come back?"

Hearing this question, Shen Jinxi turned her head and looked in the direction of the restaurant, and then answered obediently: "Mom has come back. She is having dinner with Uncle Pei and my aunt and aunt in the restaurant."

Uncle Pei?

Zhou Yanchen couldn't help but be slightly startled, thinking to himself, could it be that this 'Uncle Pei' is Pei Xiao?

Are they on such a good relationship?

Zhou Yanchen sat quietly on the bench, looking into the distance with a dazed look.

Suddenly, memories flooded back to him, reminding him of the first time he saw his daughter.

At that time, it was Pei Xiao who came and took her away.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yanchen's heart suddenly tightened.

Could it be that they were already very familiar with each other at that time?

Once this thought came into his mind, it grew wildly like weeds in his heart, and a strong sense of crisis instantly swept over him.

At this moment, a soft voice came into his ears.

It turned out that Shen Qingli was asking Shen Jinxi who she was talking to on the phone.

Shen Jinxi said something hurriedly to Shen Qingli and hung up the phone.

Zhou Yanchen subconsciously tightened his grip on the phone in his hand, his thoughts drifting further and further away involuntarily.

When will he be able to truly recognize his own children?

If he were to mention this to Shen Qingli now, I'm afraid she would not easily allow him to see the children.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Zhou Yanchen just sat there in silence, not knowing how much time had passed.

Finally, when his sight caught a very familiar figure, he slowly stood up.

I saw Shen Qingli carrying a garbage bag and walking towards a trash can not far away.

She expertly threw the trash into the bin and turned around.

At that moment, she was completely stunned, as if she had been cast under a spell.

Because what came into view was the face that she wanted to hide from day and night.

"You...why are you here?" Shen Qingli asked in surprise, eyes wide open.

Facing her question, Zhou Yanchen just stared at her silently and did not respond immediately.

After a moment of silence, he seemed to come to his senses and asked, "Are your injuries better?"

"They are just minor injuries. I'm fine now." Shen Qingli said calmly.

However, what she was really curious about at the moment was why the man in front of her was here.

For a moment, both of them fell into silence, and no one took the initiative to speak, and they just stood there quietly.

Zhou Yanchen was very confused, but he couldn't help but break the silence and asked, "So... you and Pei Xiao have a good relationship?"

His eyes were fixed on Shen Qingli, trying to catch some clues from the changes in her expression.

Hearing this, Shen Qingli couldn't help but frowned slightly, "It's fine, what's wrong?"

Her tone seemed very natural, and she didn't notice the different emotions hidden in Zhou Yanchen's words at all.

Zhou Yanchen felt a surge of bitterness when he saw this.

Because when Shen Qingli mentioned Pei Xiao, his attitude was completely different from when he faced himself.

This obvious difference made him feel extremely lost.

One Jiang Yubai is not enough, and now there is another Pei Xiao.

Shen Qingli was about to leave when Zhou Yanchen suddenly asked, "How close are you and him?"