The driver first took Luo Yifan and Chen Jing back to their apartment, and then took Zhu Qianying and her family of three back to the Yan family home.

Given that Zizai behaved well all day, Zhu Qianying thought that Zizai's behavior last night was just an accident.

But once she got home, she quickly realized that she had been too optimistic.

"Honey, it's getting late, go take a bath and go to bed."

"oh!"

Zizai readily agreed and ran upstairs by himself.

Yan Shao went to his study to have a video conference with his executives, while Zhu Qianying went to the kitchen to check on the supplies and prepare to make breakfast for the father and son early the next morning.

I opened the refrigerator and took a quick look around. Then I came out and, while pondering how to make a breakfast that both my husband and I would love with the limited ingredients, I slowly made my way up the stairs, holding onto the handrail.

Just as I stepped onto the second floor, the door to one of the bedrooms on the left opened, and a small figure rushed out.

"Mommy, can I take a shower in your room?"

As they spoke, Zizai, clutching his pajamas and underwear, rushed up to Zhu Qianying.

Zhu Qianying looked at him strangely and reached out to touch his head. "What's wrong? Is your bathroom faucet broken?"

Zizai shook his head frantically, "No, no..."

"Then why do you need to shower in our room?" Zhu Qianying asked, looking puzzled.

Zizai didn't explain further, and simply pulled Zhu Qianying away with his little hand. "Mommy, hurry up! It's getting late, we need to go to bed after our bath!"

Zhu Qianying checked the time and indeed, it was almost ten o'clock. Usually at this time, Zizai would already be fast asleep under the covers.

Thinking this way, she stopped arguing with her son and took his hand to her bedroom door.

The little guy stretched out his chubby finger and pressed it on the fingerprint scanner, which was the same height as him. The door opened with a "beep".

"Mommy, I've grown taller!"

Zhu Qianying hummed in response and looked down at him.

Zizai pointed to the fingerprint scanner, "Before, I had to stand on tiptoe to press this scanner, but now, I can just raise my hand like this!"

Zizai seemed very proud, which made Zhu Qianying reluctant to discourage him. "Yes, Zizai has really grown a lot taller."

After receiving Zhu Qianying's approval, Zizai skipped and hopped into the room. He was so happy that he didn't even notice that his underwear had fallen to the ground.

Zhu Qianying smiled and shook her head, bent down to pick up the panties, and walked over to wave them in front of him.

"Little boy, your underwear fell down!"

Zizai grinned and snatched the underwear away. "Mommy, I'm not a little kid anymore. I've grown taller. If I grow a little taller, I'll be an adult, and I can take a plane to find Bai Xiaolu by myself!"

Zhu Qianying was taken aback. So, the reason he had been in a good mood all day was actually this?

It seems that Teacher Xiao said something similar to him.

"Yes, that's right. Once Zizai grows a little taller, he can go play with Xiaoluzi by himself!"

Zhu Qianying didn't dare to say that she didn't even know where Xiao Luzi was right now.

Zizai hummed an off-key tune as he went into the bathroom, while Zhu Qianying sat on the sofa outside, secretly praying that her friend would send some news soon.

After taking a bath, Zizai climbed into bed without asking any questions. "Mommy, I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep now!"

As she spoke, she crawled into the covers and obediently lay down in the middle.

Zhu Qianying felt both heartbroken and amused. She walked over and kissed him on the cheek. "Mmm, goodnight, baby!"

It seems that he was putting on a brave face most of the day.

When Yan Shao returned after finishing his work, Zhu Qianying was holding a book and hugging a pillow, sitting on the balcony reading.

Yan Shao first saw his son sleeping soundly in the middle of the bed, so he went over, propped himself up on the bed, lowered his head and kissed his son's rosy lips, then tucked him in.

Then, he strode to the floor-to-ceiling window, bent down, and sat down next to her, supporting himself on the carpet.

"Are you done with your work?" Zhu Qianying closed her book and turned to look at him.

Yan Shao responded, leaned over, and kissed her lips passionately. After that, Yan Shao embraced Zhu Qianying in his arms, and the two of them faced outwards with their backs to the bed.

The two watched the swaying shadows of the trees outside in silence. After a while, Zhu Qianying finally snapped out of the ambiguous atmosphere ignited by their passionate kiss.

"Zizai wants to grow up quickly so he can fly to find Xiaoluzi by himself..."

Zhu Qianying's words were not without concern.

Young Master Yan laughed and said, "That's ambitious!"

He lowered his eyes and gently combed her hair from the top to the ends with his large hand.

Zhu Qianying was furious. "What kind of logic is that? Is this what you call having ambition?"

Yan Shao remained unmoved, his fingers moving freely through her hair.

“Baby, don’t always say that he’s too young and doesn’t understand many things. Actually, we’ve underestimated him. He actually understands everything.”

Yan Shao's hands never stopped moving, and he spoke casually, but his words made Zhu Qianying take notice.

"I don't quite understand..."

"You and I both feel that it's not a good thing for Bai Shao to take Xiao Luzi back, right?"

Zhu Qianying nodded. "Yes, I always felt that the Zong family was too complicated. Xiao Shao's personality is really not suitable for living in such a large family."

"Yes, these are our views. And Zizai clearly feels that Xiaoluzi's departure might be the beginning of hardship, which is why he's so determined to grow up quickly and see Bai Xiaolu. That's why I think Zizai is ambitious and responsible, and there's nothing wrong with that, right?"

After Yan Shao's explanation, Zhu Qianying thought about it carefully again and it seemed that the matter was indeed true.

If it were just a simple separation, given Zizai's personality, he wouldn't have reacted so strongly. For example, he spent a period of time with Beibei and Guoguo, and they had a very good relationship. When they parted, they were also reluctant to separate, but he had never been so heartbroken.

Perhaps it was because he knew that his separation from Beibei and Guoguo was only temporary, and that he could see her anytime he wanted.

However, when it comes to Bai Xiaolu, Zizai seems to be more perceptive than his parents.

Or perhaps, after hearing the news that Bai Xiaolu was leaving, he subconsciously assumed that Bai Xiaolu would never come back.

That's why he was so heartbroken and disappointed.

Yan Shao took out his phone and handed it to her. "Jiang Qi just sent me another video. He said it was taken a few minutes ago, and it was during the day."

Zhu Qianying immediately understood, "You mean, Xiao Shao and the others are abroad now?"

Yan Shao nodded. "Yes, I just had Qin Xiu check the recent entry records, but we found nothing."

Clearly, the Zong family used a similar method to send Bai Xiangdong abroad for treatment before, sending him abroad to be treated.