Zhu Qianying, who was watching her son's friend and Yan Shao from the side, heard this clear voice and subconsciously looked up in the direction of the sound.

Then she saw a little girl with two braids running excitedly towards her, dragging a pink Hello Kitty suitcase. Before Zhu Qianying could react, the little girl dragged the suitcase forward and bumped straight into her friend Bai Shao's leg.

Zhu Qianying instinctively reached out to pull her friend away to avoid the attack, but Bai Shao did not dodge or avoid it. Instead, she reached back and pulled the little girl to her chest, smiling at Zhu Qianying.

“Shadow, this is my girl, named Bailu. Yes, Bailu as in egret, but you can call her Xiaolu, the kind of path she walks on.”

Zhu Qianying opened her mouth and stared wide-eyed, remaining motionless like a statue.

Bai Shao waved her hand in front of her and laughed carefree, "Okay, it's my fault for keeping it from you."

After saying that, he put away his smile and said very seriously, "This really is my biological daughter, half a year older than Zizai!"

Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao looked at each other, but Zizai was the quickest to react, reaching out his chubby hand to the little girl in front of him who was pouting and looking unhappy, and who was about the same height as him.

"Hi, Xiaolu, my name is Zizai, and my full name is Yanxu."

The little girl's gaze fell on Zizai's face, his small face, no bigger than a palm, was full of determination.

"Call me 'sister'!"

The three adults' attention was now completely drawn to the two little kids.

Zizai, who usually addresses Beibei and Guoguo with great politeness as "brother" and "sister," seemed to be at odds with the little girl in front of him, who was about the same height as him, for some reason today.

"Little Lu! Little Luzi, Lulu!"

Zizai spoke provocatively, then poked the little girl's eyes, stuck out his tongue, and made a face.

Zhu Qianying knew that this was not the time to question her friend about the girl's background, so she patted Zizai's head and smiled.

"Zizai, stop fooling around, call me sister."

Although it was only for a little over half a year, she is still my older sister.

"Mommy, Xiaolu and Grandpa were born in the same year!"

From these words, it's clear she doesn't want to call me "older sister."

"Call me 'sister'!" the little girl insisted inexplicably, standing in front of the little guy with her hands on her hips.

"Hmph!" The young master was stubborn, tilting his head back and snorting with his nostrils pointing to the sky. He said he wouldn't call out, and he meant it!

Knowing her son very well, Zhu Qianying saw that this contest was unlikely to be decided in a short time, so she ignored the two little brats and directly took Bai Shao's hand and walked out.

"Let's go, let's find a place to sit down and talk it over!"

The bodyguards that Yan Shao brought had already taken over Bai Shao and her daughter's luggage. The young master and the little girl watched their mother walk hand in hand in front of them, then turned their heads away and strode after them.

Yan Shao followed behind, watching his son and Bai Lu's antagonistic relationship, and found it inexplicably amusing.

It was funny, but also strange.

Mingming, my precious son is very friendly to other children, not to mention Beibei and Guoguo, he is even excessively kind to Qin Xiu's two children, Nannan and Tingting.

But why is it that it's so unfriendly to this egret it just met?

Actually, judging from their appearance, the two are quite well-matched. They look about the same height, or, strictly speaking, Bailu, the older sister, is indeed a little bit taller than Zizai. Moreover, they are both very beautiful.

Of course, Vic Zhou has a masculine, handsome, and striking beauty, while Bai Lu has a delicate and lively beauty, like a girl.

Because of his son's relationship with Bailu, Young Master Yan has completely ignored the fact that he is being neglected by his wife and son.

Zhu Qianying walked ahead, her arm linked with Bai Lu's. Finally, she asked the question that had been lingering in her heart for a while.

"Xiao Shao, tell me honestly, was your sudden decision to go abroad because of Xiao Lu?"

Bai Shao forced a bitter smile. "Of course not. I really did go abroad to study. As for Xiao Lu, it was just an accident!"

Zhu Qianying paused, then turned and stared intently at her. "So, like me, you also ran away pregnant without knowing the truth?"

Bai Shao nodded honestly.

Zhu Qianying let out a long sigh. "Is this our destiny? Even having a child is so similar!"

This time, Bai Shao remained silent.

Zhu Qianying looked at her and felt sad too, so she stopped asking about Bu Lu.

Little did anyone know, after a while, Bai Shao took the initiative to say, "You guessed right, the father of the child is my bastard boss."

Zhu Qianying was aware of her friend's romantic history with her boss.

As for why his friend kept Bai Lu's affair a secret for so long, he must have had his reasons.

"Yes, Xiao Shao, it's good that you're back. We can talk about the rest later!"

Zhu Qianying, having been through it herself, knows the hardships of being a single mother, especially for single mothers like Bai Shao who are alone in a foreign country, having to pursue their studies and raise their children.

Looking back now, Zhu Qianying finally understood why Bai Shao seemed to have disappeared for almost a year after she met Yan Shao and they got married.

It must have been the most difficult time of her life.

"Um!"

When the topic of painful memories came up, Bai Shao lost her carefree demeanor from before.

"What are your plans next? Are you going back to live with Uncle Dong, or are you going to live on your own?"

As a friend, Zhu Qianying didn't want to delve into her friend's past or pain; she only cared about her current situation.

“My dad still doesn’t know Xiaolu exists. I need to take her back to see him first before making a decision.”

Zhu Qianying nodded and said, "If you want to move out, I'll help you find an apartment. Yan Shao's company has many nice apartments for rent."

"I know I'll be troubling you a lot then!" Bai Shao didn't stand on ceremony with Zhu Qianying.

Upon learning that Chen Jing had opened a private restaurant, Bai Shao suggested that they have lunch there.

"I haven't tasted Aunt Jing's cooking in many years, I really miss it!"

Not only did Bai Shao feel nostalgic, but even Zhu Qianying was reminded of many things from the past because of Bai Shao's return to China.

After the three adults and two children got into the car, Yan Shao, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, finally learned from their conversation that Bai Shao was two years older than Zhu Qianying and was Zhu Qianying's high school classmate. She had gone abroad to study a month before he met Zhu Qianying and had only returned to China by then. Therefore, he had never met Bai Shao before.

Zhu Qianying and Zizai only learned of Bailu's existence today.

So, even if they're best friends, do they share the same instinct to hide children?

Yan Shao thought so.

I guess the little girl's father is probably just like him, completely unaware that he's been a father for several years.