Back at her apartment, Zhang Moyan sat on the sofa from afternoon to evening, searching her memories for something. But racking her brains, she could only confirm that it was a dream—no, it wasn't a dream, it was a memory, to be precise. Besides confirming that the woman in her memory was her mother, the young woman in Xiao Guoxi's photograph, her mind was blank.

My head aches slightly, and my chest feels irritated. I can't let myself think about it anymore!

Zhang Moyan found a few movies that she had been wanting to watch for a long time but never had the time to watch. She kept playing them one after another until the sunlight came through the gap in the curtains. She was shocked to realize that she had been watching them all night long.

I wasn't sleepy at all, but my brain was probably on strike. I couldn't even remember the name of any of the protagonists in the several films I watched.

She is not suitable for watching foreign art films.

Today was Sunday, the day she had agreed to go home for dinner. This home had been the place that had given her love and warmth for over twenty years. If she hadn't stumbled upon her adoption certificate as a child, she would never have believed that she wasn't Zhang Feng and Huang Qin's biological child.

Yesterday's chaos made her forget to prepare gifts, so Zhang Moyan bought two large boxes of strawberries and cherries at the fruit shop on the road. She chose the highest-end varieties, the kind she would never be willing to buy to eat herself.

Since being caught cheating in her own room a month ago, Zhang Moyan hasn't seen Huang Qin in person. She's called her a few times, but Zhang Feng always answered. Not very good at building relationships, she resorted to sending Huang Qin daily WeChat messages, catering to her preferences with messages like "Good morning, best wishes to you" and "Have a wonderful day, peace and happiness." At first, Huang Qin ignored her, but after two weeks, she began to change. But her replies were limited to "All the best, peace and health," and "Relaxed, happy, and follow fate," emojis that weren't easily forwarded.

Looking at their WeChat chat boxes, there is not a single word, it is simply a picture-battle interface.

Therefore, Zhang Moyan still doesn’t know what Huang Qin’s attitude towards her is now.

For more than 20 years, she has been cautious. Although she has never been the top student in her grade, has not been admitted to a 985 university, and has not had a lucky life after graduation, her saving grace is that she has always been well-behaved, obedient and sensible. From childhood to adulthood, she has always done whatever her parents told her to do, never disobeyed, and has never had a rebellious period. Therefore, she has always been the good child of other people's families that adults envy.

Being "caught cheating" with Xiao Xingyu was the first time that Zhang Feng and Huang Qin were disappointed in her. Therefore, she didn't know how to face them for the past month, and now, she didn't know how to face them even more.

However, the situation seemed to be much better than she thought.

When they knocked on the door, Zhang Feng was still as enthusiastic as ever. Grandpa and grandma were also smiling happily. Huang Qin ran out of the kitchen to tell her: "Doudou is back. We are having swimming crabs today. Mom went to the market to grab them this morning. They were just shipped from Zhoushan and they are so good!"

Everything is as usual.

Only then did Zhang Moyan feel a little relieved.

Grandma took out some Belgian chocolate she had kept specially for her from her room and gave it to her. Grandpa looked at her and, like a mischievous old boy, poured cold water on her: "A little girl wants to have a good figure. She doesn't want to eat your chocolate. It's fertilizer!"

Unsurprisingly, his rude remarks were immediately met with a barrage of ridicule from his grandmother. Zhang Moyan smiled quietly and gently, sipping a piece of chocolate.

"Dou Dou, have you finished picking the beans? Mom is going to start roasting the meat!" Zhang Feng's inquiring voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

Zhang Moyan came back to her senses. The TV was showing a news story about a 25-year-old woman in Zhejiang who had been unable to conceive after marriage. After a medical examination, it was discovered that she was actually a man! Zhang Moyan was so engrossed in watching this bizarre incident that she forgot she was still picking vegetables.

"Oh, it's almost done." Zhang Moyan quickly sped up her hands.

Zhang Feng walked over and bent down to take a good look at her face: "Doudou, did you not sleep well last night? Why do you have dark circles under your eyes?"

"Oh really? I watched TV too late last night."

"That won't do. Sleep is very important. After dinner, go to our bed and rest for a while!"

"Yeah, okay."

"When grandpa and grandma get a new house next year, you should move back in! We're still worried about you living out there alone."

“Okay, will grandpa and grandma be able to get the house next year?”

…

Before midnight, Huang Qin had prepared a table full of dishes. Following her grandmother's careful arrangement, she sat down next to Zhang Moyan. The family happily began to eat. Zhang Feng, noticing his wife's good mood, asked for some Wuliangye liquor. This suggestion was enthusiastically received by his grandfather, and Huang Qin, in her good spirits, readily agreed.

"Doudou, your dad said your boyfriend is on a business trip out of town. When will he come back? Bring him back to show us as soon as possible!" Grandma asked Zhang Moyan expectantly.

Grandpa, who had just clinked glasses with Zhang Feng, stopped drinking when he heard this and said, "Yes, your dad said the young man you found is very good-looking, tall, and a handsome man. Grandpa can't wait to see him!"

Zhang Moyan looked at Zhang Feng. She was very surprised that he would speak well of Xiao Xingyu to others in private.

Zhang Feng smiled shyly. Everyone was very happy, but Huang Qin's eyes showed a trace of sadness. "It's a pity that he's a famous chemistry teacher. It would have been better if he was a physical education teacher."

Zhang Feng sipped half a glass of white wine and said cheerfully, "I see that Xiaoren is tall and big, and he feels very safe. He will definitely have no problem protecting and taking care of our Doudou!"

Huang Qin felt like arguing after hearing this, but after thinking it over, she gave up and sighed softly, "Alas, adults are worrying in vain. What's most important is that my daughter likes it! Doudou, you really like this Xiao Xiao, don't you?"

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