Chapter 274: Suspicion

Su Man returned to Man Garden in a daze. It was almost midnight.

In front of the antique gate, there are two large lanterns hanging inside the lampshades, which are illuminated by modern electric lights. The light shines through the orange-red lampshades and is reflected on the stone lions standing on the left and right outside the gate, which looks a bit lonely.

It's very late at night.

Su Man was extremely tired and saw that there was someone standing in front of the door.

Because he was wearing a dark black shirt and black pants, in the night, he almost blended in with the color of the door.

Su Man looked carefully again and found that it was Qiao Shiyan.

She got out of the car, and Qiao Shiyan immediately came over to greet her. "I called so many times, but you didn't answer. I'm very worried and anxious... but I don't know where to find you, so I can only wait here."

"Feel sorry……"

Su Man was a little stunned.

On the way back just now, Su Man thought of her children and Chen Ma, but didn't think of Qiao Shiyan.

Countless thoughts flashed through my mind, but this was the only one:

Is the child hungry? Does he miss her? She misses him dearly. Will he be asleep by the time she gets home? She's exhausted, but just smelling the milky scent of his child can heal the day's pain...

The only one missing was Qiao Shiyan.

Logically speaking, he is her husband in the legal sense and also her partner in life.

She really went too far.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to wait for me... I didn't even have time to check my phone. How long have you been waiting? Did I waste your time?"

Qiao Shiyan seemed to have ignored her self-blame. He took a closer look at Su Man's clothes and asked with concern, "Why are your clothes wet? Did you get caught in the rain? Come inside."

He took off his coat and put it on Suman.

"Are you cold? Aunt Chen is waiting for you. Go take a hot bath and change into clean clothes. I'll ask Aunt Chen to make you a bowl of ginger soup. Drink it before going to sleep."

Su Man was half-pushed and half-led into the house. Although she had not yet recovered from Xiao Beisheng's shock, she felt warm.

"Senior..." Su Man suddenly stopped. Qiao Shiyan thought something had happened to her and looked nervous: "What's wrong?"

Su Man looked down at the ground and shook her head.

When she thought that when she was "hanging out" with Xiao Beisheng, Qiao Shiyan was at home, anxiously waiting for her to come back, she felt shameless and despicable.

Qiao Shiyan also stood beside her, accompanying her patiently, his tall and thin figure slightly bent over, so as not to miss any change in Su Man's expression.

"sorry……"

"Silly boy, there's nothing to be sorry about. I waited for you willingly, so don't feel burdened. As long as I know you're safe and sound, that's enough."

Qiao Shiyan's concern overflowed from his eyes.

Su Man also saw other emotions in his eyes.

Su Man couldn't describe the feeling in her heart, and her emotions were surging.

"Okay, stop talking so much and let's go in quickly." Qiao Shiyan broke the silent awkwardness.

When Aunt Chen saw Su Man, she finally felt relieved.

They all work as maids and have their own network of connections. After she resigned from the Shen family, a colleague from a housekeeping company took her place. That colleague was a fellow villager of Chen Ma, and naturally they often exchanged experiences in private.

Mother Chen heard from her fellow villagers that Shen Qing went to Xiao Beisheng to apologize but was harassed.

I also know that Su Lianshan asked Su Man to plead for Shen Qing, and Su Man agreed. Su Lianshan finally had a meal when he returned home.

Knowing that Su Man went to plead for Shen Qing, but Su Man did not return home, Chen Ma was very anxious.

Mother Chen didn't dare tell Qiao Shiyan, so she could only secretly call her fellow villager who worked in the Shen family and ask about the situation at the Shen family.

But in the end, I heard that Shen Qing returned home as early as eight o'clock in the evening.

Mother Chen was extremely anxious and absentmindedly tried to coax the child. Usually, it was around ten o'clock, which was her rest time, but tonight she didn't dare to sleep. Just when she was hesitating whether to tell Qiao Shiyan about this, Su Man finally came home.

"Miss, you are finally back. Is everything okay?"

Hearing Chen Ma ask this, Su Man knew that Chen Ma must know what happened, "It's okay, I made you worry."

"How can I not worry? If I don't see you come back safe and sound, I won't even be able to sleep." Aunt Chen held Su Man's warm hand and felt distressed.

Su Man asked, "Is the child okay? Did he make a fuss today?"

"The young master just went to bed. He played with his toys for a while before going to bed, but he didn't make much noise."

Qiao Shiyan came over and said, "Auntie Chen, please make some ginger soup for Manman to get rid of the cold."

Su Man pouted at Chen Ma: "I don't like the taste of ginger."

"I know you don't like it. It's just right. I stewed bird's nest for you tonight. I'll add ginger juice and milk and some brown sugar. I did this before and you didn't dislike it."

Qiao Shiyan praised, "It's because Aunt Chen is here. She knows Manman's preferences. If it were just me, Manman would probably force herself to eat something she doesn't like just to reassure me. Luckily, you're here and can take better care of her."

Mother Chen smiled innocently, rubbed her hands, and went to the kitchen.

Su Man went upstairs to take a hot bath, and immediately went to the nursery to see the baby.

Little Doudou was lying in a baby blue cradle, with her two little hands raised above her head, her eyes closed, and her eyelashes long and curled, just like Suman.

His little nose was straight and upright, just like...his father's.

I don’t know what kind of aggrieved dream he had, his pink little mouth was pursed straight, and his brows were frowning from time to time. Su Man couldn’t help but reached out to smooth his eyebrows.

The more Su Man looked at the soft and milky glutinous rice balls, the more she loved them. She felt like her heart was about to melt with the child.

There was only a small warm orange lamp in the room. The child's breathing was steady. Su Man stayed in this space, and her restless heart was gradually soothed and healed.

There is no sense of the passage of time.

It seems like it doesn't matter how many days and nights I stay here.

Until Chen Ma brought the ginger bird's nest over, "Miss, try it. I haven't made it since you left home. I don't know if my cooking skills have deteriorated."

Su Man took the bowl, and a strong milky aroma hit her nose. The spicy taste of ginger juice was diluted, and after being reflected by brown sugar and milk, a rich and mellow spicy aroma was mixed out.

"It smells healthy." Su Man giggled.

Mother Chen looked at her distressedly and said, "Eat."

Su Man scooped a mouthful with a spoon, put it in her mouth, and her eyes suddenly lit up, "It's a familiar taste!"

"That's good, that's good... There's still more than half a bowl in the kitchen. I'll give some to my son-in-law, and you can have a few more bowls."

Su Man nodded quickly: "When you are done with your work, go to bed. It is already very late."

Mother Chen looked at Su Man, wanting to ask something but stopping herself. Su Man lowered her head and ate a mouthful of bird's nest, then said calmly, "Mother Chen, I'm fine, really."

"Miss, Aunt Chen feels bad seeing you like this. You'll always be a little kid here. If you have any grievances, just tell me... There's something I've been thinking about, and I still feel I have to tell you." Aunt Chen said, "I heard from my new fellow villager who's going to work that your aunt suspects your son... isn't your uncle's, but your ex-uncle's."