I wanted to send a message to Su Qingyao, but after thinking about it, I decided against it.

Lin Yinuo suddenly grabbed Lu Qingzhou's sleeve, her skirt swaying gently with the movement: "Brother Qingzhou, look! It's Zhouzhou and Momo!"

Two little figures with pigtails skipped and hopped in the line. When their eyes fell on Lu Qingzhou at the school gate, they cheered and ran towards them. When they saw Lin Yinuo standing next to Lu Qingzhou, the two little girls obviously paused for a moment. Zhouzhou pulled Momo and whispered, "Why is Daddy picking us up with that older sister?"

Momo glanced at Lin Yinuo with her bright eyes, then immediately covered her face, "Our house is lively again."

Zhouzhou nodded. "It's so complicated. Let's go..."

Zhouzhou and Momo simultaneously opened their arms and called out in their childish voices, "Daddy!"

Lu Qingzhou crouched down and steadily caught the two little babies who rushed into her arms.

Zhouzhou tilted her head back, her bright, sparkling eyes curiously observing Lin Yinuo.

The little girl tugged at Lu Qingzhou's clothes and whispered, "Daddy, why did Sister Yinuo come with you to pick us up?"

Lin Yinuo was overjoyed to hear the two little girls call her "sister."

He laughed heartily.

She glanced at Lu Qingzhou with her beautiful eyes and teased, "They call me 'sister,' so should I call you 'Uncle Lu'?"

Looking at Lin Yinuo's mischievous eyes, Lu Qingzhou laughed and scolded, "Get lost."

Lin Yinuo immediately squatted down, took out two exquisite gift boxes from the shopping bag, and handed them to Zhouzhou and Momo: "Zhouzhou, Momo, quickly see if you like them!"

The moment the gift box was opened, the two little girls exclaimed in surprise—it contained a princess headband that could light up and a fairy tale book adorned with rhinestones.

Momo excitedly put the headband on her head, but it ended up crooked on her forehead. Lin Yinuo smiled and helped her adjust it, pinching her soft cheek: "Our Momo looks like the prettiest little princess when she wears this!"

Zhouzhou held the fairy tale book and carefully flipped through it. She looked up, her eyelashes fluttering, and asked, "Sister Yinuo, can you read a story to us?"

"Sure, I'll come and tell you stories whenever I have time, okay?"

"Okay, I'm tired of hearing Dad tell stories lately."

Lu Qingzhou wiped his face, speechless.

Lin Yinuo chuckled, then glanced at Lu Qingzhou.

The setting sun cast long shadows of the four people, and Momo leaned on Lu Qingzhou's shoulder.

Zhouzhou nestled beside Lin Yinuo, occasionally pointing to the illustrations in the book and asking questions.

As they passed the ice cream shop on the street corner, Momo suddenly pointed at the strawberry ice cream cone in the window and wiggled her body: "Daddy, I want to eat ice cream!"

Before Lu Qingzhou could speak, Lin Yinuo had already strode into the store: "My sister is treating today!"

"You'll spoil them like this,"

Lin Yinuo replied without turning her head, "They'll all be our family's treasures from now on. If I don't spoil them, who will I spoil?"

Lu Qingzhou

Watching the two children licking their ice cream with such satisfaction, Lu Qingzhou took out a tissue from his pocket and habitually reached to wipe the cream off Momo's nose.

Lin Yinuo, however, took the initiative and gently wiped Momo clean.

Momo looked up at Lin Yinuo and said, "Thank you, Sister Yinuo!"

Lin Yinuo's cheeks flushed instantly, and she hurriedly looked away when her eyes met Lu Qingzhou's.

Lu Qingzhou stared at the scene before him, his heart skipped a beat, and suddenly realized that life was just like this, and it was worth it.

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