Chapter 26 Do you know me?

Lin Yan'an felt utterly speechless.

Just as he was about to complain, his phone suddenly rang.

Lin Yan'an reached for his phone, glanced at it, and said to Zhong Wan, "I'll take this call first. It's my senior. He probably knows we just went to the store."

"OK".

Zhong Wan understood. She turned around and looked at the food street in front of her, saying, "Then you go back to the car and chat slowly. I'll go for a stroll and buy some food for the two of them."

"Okay, sure."

Lin Yan'an's fingers twitched slightly as he answered the phone. Looking at Zhong Wan's back, a smile appeared on his face: "Hello, senior."

"Haha, junior, long time no see! I heard you just took a girl to the secluded mountain retreat? Who is she?"

Hearing the hearty laughter from the other end, Lin Yan'an's lips curled up slightly, and he softly hummed in agreement: "Yes, it's my... wife."

He murmured the unfamiliar name, but his mind was filled with images of her voice and appearance.

It cannot be denied that the couple's initial intentions for their whirlwind marriage were not good.

But he didn't intend to deal with it casually. He didn't know Zhong Wan's thoughts, but he thought...

Isn't marriage just about eating, sleeping, and raising kids together?

Now that I have a baby, I've eaten, and I've even slept... well, I guess I've slept.

How can they not be considered a couple?

Moreover, for him, getting a good night's sleep every day is such a rare thing.

"What?! Your wife?! You're married?! When did you get married? Why didn't you tell me?!"

His casual words were like a landmine, instantly exploding on the other side.

Hearing his senior's shocked roar, Lin Yan'an quickly moved his phone away. After he finished speaking, his voice carried a hint of amusement: "We just got our marriage certificate a couple of days ago, and we haven't had a wedding yet."

Lin Yan'an glanced down at the coat in her hand, smiled, and continued, "Also, keep your voice down, my little one is sleeping."

"A kid?! You have a child?!"

"Yes, my wife's son."

"What?! You became someone's stepfather?!"

"Ha ha."

Lin Yan'an instantly sensed the fun Zhong Wan was having teasing him.

He explained with a smile as he opened the driver's side door: "It's Little Cat, Senior has been..."

Upon noticing the distance between the driver's seat and the steering wheel, Lin Yan'an paused for a moment, then couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle before continuing, "How have you been lately, senior?"

"The usual, what about you?"

"Me too."

Lin Yan'an bent down and adjusted the seat before getting into the car and settling in.

While on the phone, he reached into his pocket and carefully took Zhong Suisui out, placing her on the passenger seat.

With Zhong Wan not by his side, it seemed as if chaotic, disordered noises were ringing in his ears again.

Lin Yan'an became somewhat irritated. He rested his arm holding his phone on the car window and rubbed his forehead with his other hand.

He glanced at Zhong Suisui, who had just opened her eyes, and picked her up, placing her on his lap. He gently stroked her chin with his index finger, watching her comfortably tilt her cat face up and listening to her soft purring. A smile flickered in his eyes.

In a daze, some of the noise around me dissipated.

Lin Yan'an wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but it was clear that as she played with the soft, fluffy kitten, sniffing the familiar scent inside the car...

His mood improved slightly, and he would patiently chat with his senior when he showed concern.

"Yes, I'm in the university town right now. I'm in the car waiting... for my wife to buy some food."

"Meow!"

Hua Hua suddenly appeared on the dashboard, picked up the still-sleeping baby, and was about to run away when she saw Lin Yan'an sitting in the car.

It stared with its round cat eyes at Lin Yan'an, then at Zhong Suisui lying on his lap.

After hesitating for a moment, she turned around and jumped into the passenger seat, placing the baby next to Zhong Suisui.

"Meow!"

Hua Hua reluctantly lowered her head and licked the baby again, then turned around and decisively disappeared into a black shadow.

Lin Yan'an's expression immediately turned serious upon seeing this.

[Meow!] Daddy, watch the baby! I'm going to find Mommy!

It wasn't just Hua Hua who disappeared quickly; Zhong Sui Sui, who suddenly woke up on his lap, also disappeared.

"Sui Sui!"

Lin Yan'an moved quickly; he clearly grabbed Zhong Suisui's body, but...

He looked at the faint mist remaining on his fingertips.

"Hey, Lin Yan'an, what's wrong?"

Lin Yan'an snapped out of her daze and quickly got out of the car: "Something came up, I have to hang up now."

As I hung up the phone and was about to close the car door, I saw the kitten sleeping on the seat.

Lin Yan'an hesitated for a moment, then decisively reached out and picked up his clothes, stuffing the kitten into his pocket.

He closed the car door, grabbed his clothes, turned around, and quickly ran towards Zhong Wan's direction.

He was on the phone with her while he was running.

The sudden ringing of the bell startled Zhong Wan.

Already feeling guilty, she glanced up at the person not far away, hurriedly and frantically reached out to hang up, but unexpectedly the call was answered...

"Hey, Zhong Wan, where are you?"

Zhong Wan hurriedly looked up, and after making eye contact with the barbecue restaurant owner, she quickly turned around and ran: "Lin Yan'an, help! It's at Lao Shao Barbecue, call the police quickly!"

"Quick, grab her!"

"Hurry, don't let her get away!"

"Damn it! What are those waiters doing? How did they let someone in here?!"

"Hurry up, if she gets away we'll all be dead!"

"You brat, stop right there!"

As Zhong Wan listened to the curses and hurried footsteps behind her, her heart pounded wildly, as if it were about to leap out of her chest.

The messy kitchen and the cluttered hallway hindered her escape, and similarly, the things she haphazardly rummaged through on the floor also affected them.

We were about to cross the corridor and enter the lobby.

Looking at the light before her, a glimmer of hope flashed in Zhong Wan's eyes.

"Help! Call 11 quickly..."

"Bang!"

Unexpectedly, a figure suddenly appeared around the corner, and Zhong Wan lost control of her speed, crashing into it instantly.

"sorry,"

Zhong Wan apologized hastily, and as soon as she regained her balance, she tried to run forward again, but unexpectedly, someone grabbed her by the neck.

"call……"

Zhong Wan then realized that the person who had just bumped into her had grabbed her arm with one hand and choked her neck with the other as she passed by.

Zhong Wan's uncontrolled hand gripped tightly, her nails digging fiercely into his wheat-colored skin, yet he remained motionless, leaving only a few pale crescent moons.

The air seemed to thicken instantly.

Zhong Wan struggled fiercely: "Let me go!"

Her breathing was unsteady, and as she caught a glimpse of the two figures approaching, her anxiety grew.

"Let you go?"

A gentle, somewhat familiar voice rang in her ear: "Tell me, what were you doing in the kitchen?!"

"Shao Kaifeng?!"

The person who came probably didn't expect to hear their own name from her.

Zhong Wan only felt him pause when he heard her call his name, and turn his head to look at her from behind: "You know me?"