Puppy

After the birthday party started, Su Luoyue received a call.

After that, she pulled Shen Mingzhou over, and the two of them were talking about something.

Just as Shen Chu was watching the two of them walk out together, he was hit on the head.

"oops!"

Chen Chu Xiaopang covered his head with his hands and turned back to glare at the person who hit him on the head.

Jian Xing squatted down with a smile, and pinched Chen Chu's chubby face as usual: "Fatty, did you miss me?"

Little Fatty tilted his head: "Who are you?"

Jian Xing narrowed his eyes instantly, then blew a breath into his palm, grabbed the little fat boy and started tickling him.

"Tell me! Do you know me?!"

"How dare you forget such a beautiful face of mine?!"

Chen Chu laughed and hid behind Xie Shiming, sticking out her tongue at Jian Xing: "Why are you as narcissistic as my second brother!"

Shen Yi: “…”

What does it have to do with him! He is really shot even when he is lying down... Humph.

Chen Yi also wanted to follow Jian Xing to catch people. Xie Shiming was already struggling to stop the little fat guy, and now it was even more difficult. He had no choice but to pull Chen Chu towards Chen Shuo, with a trail of tails and laughter all the way.

This was the scene Xiang Xinghe saw when he came in.

He paused for a moment, almost unnoticeably, and then slowly shifted his gaze to the children.

There were two about 10 years old, and two younger ones. One of them was clinging to the legs of a bigger boy, his chubby face shaking with laughter, and the other younger one was following beside to protect him, together with the boy.

Xiang Xinghe's gaze immediately fell on the chubby child.

I've seen it before...

"It's that child, right?" Xiang Xinghe whispered, without moving his eyes away.

Su Luoyue glanced over and hummed softly.

"Do you want to go over and take a look now?"

"Um."

Xiang Xinghe took a step forward and walked over there.

Su Luoyue pursed her lips, looked at Shen Mingzhou, and followed Xiang Xinghe. Xu Ronghua scratched the back of his head. Although he was still quite curious, he decided not to get close to him at this moment.

When I called Su Luoyue before, I could feel her complicated mood.

I'm afraid I can't calm down now.

After all, it was not easy to raise a child of this age. Now that relatives have come to find him, I don’t know what will happen next.

Xu Ronghua couldn't help but sigh, turned around and walked to the side.

The other side.

Shen Chu was still playing around with Jian Xing and Shen Yi, with Shen Sui standing beside them as an accomplice, offering advice.

In the end, the little fat boy was caught in Jian Xing's arms. Like a fat fish on a chopping board, he jumped up and down because of the tickling of Shen Yi and Shen Sui. In the end, he could only hide in Jian Xing's arms.

Originally, Jian Xing was squatting on the ground and holding him, preventing him from running away. But suddenly - Chen Chu felt Jian Xing's body stiffen, and then he sat down on the ground with his buttocks.

The big star leaned back and fell in an awkward position, taking Shen Chu with him.

However, the fat boy fell on Jian Xing, causing him to groan.

Shen Chu pouted, the baby wasn't that heavy.

But Jian Xing didn't take the opportunity to tease him.

Little Fatty looked up and saw that Jian Xing was actually like an idiot, staring blankly ahead with his head raised—

Um?

Who's coming?

Just as Shen Chu was about to get up, he felt a pair of big hands holding him up and picked him up in an instant.

"Huh?"

He didn't recognize these hands.

Shen Chu looked down, then tried to turn his little head to look back.

"Who is it......"

When he saw the person behind him clearly, Shen Chu's voice suddenly stopped and he gradually opened his eyes wide...

The man behind him was wearing a neat suit, tall and slender, with handsome features and deep contours. He was the type that could be noticed in the crowd at a glance. Such a face suddenly approached and enlarged, directly impacting in front of Shen Chu, making his past vague memories become clearer in an instant...

"Little Fat Rabbit, can you still recognize me?"

Xiang Xinghe put the child down, and when the child turned around, he knelt on one knee in front of Chen Chu.

"We just met a few days ago."

Shen Chu blinked, and his pair of dark, round eyes slowly opened wider.

The bearded man with red eyes...turns out to be my uncle.

uncle......

At this time, in this place, being able to see Xiang Xinghe was something that Shen Chu had never thought of. Including his previous encounter with Xiang Xinghe, he had not realized at all...

The main reason was that in his impression, his uncle shouldn't have appeared at this time.

The time has actually been advanced?

But...seeing Xiang Xinghe at this time and recognizing him, Shen Chu was still at a loss but also somewhat happy.

No, I'm very happy.

This is his uncle.

He had not chosen to leave with his uncle before, and even because of inexplicable resistance and timidity, they had not met each other many times... Now, he finally saw him again.

But suddenly I didn’t know what to say.

Chen Chu even hugged the legs of Chen Shuo beside him shyly, pouting on his chubby face and looking at Xiang Xinghe with pursed lips.

After a while, he said, "I recognize it..."

“Are mooncakes delicious?”

"tasty."

Xiang Xinghe blinked, and his eyes became a little moist.

He was so lucky that he met the little fat rabbit that day, which made his Mid-Autumn Festival less lonely.

"I......"

Xiang Xinghe's voice choked up, and he didn't know what to say next.

I don't know how to introduce myself...

"Baby."

At this time, Su Luoyue also squatted down, touched Shen Chu's head, took a deep breath, and then spoke again——

"This is your uncle, baby."

"Your uncle."

"His name is Xiang Xinghe, and he's here to see you."

Shen Chu finally knew why his uncle showed up early. It turned out that Director Xu brought him here.

Is this the butterfly effect?

Because Director Xu's movie did not go wrong, we had the opportunity to invite my uncle, so he was able to return home early?

The little fat boy looked inquisitively. At this moment, Xiang Xinghe was talking to Su Luoyue, Shen Mingzhou, and Xu Ronghua alone. Shen Songguo was also there, and no one knew what they were talking about.

After Su Luoyue finished speaking just now, he didn't feel comfortable calling him "uncle".

I don’t know why, but I can’t open my mouth.

Suddenly I didn't know how to speak.

However, Xiang Xinghe did not force him. Without waiting for Chen Chu to adjust his mentality, he patted his head and asked Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou to lend a hand to talk. Chen Chu could only watch Xiang Xinghe go aside.

Maybe I didn't want to put too much pressure on him.

Well, actually he didn't have much pressure, it was just that they met suddenly and he was just too embarrassed to speak up.

However, seeing Xu Ronghua and his uncle seem to be so familiar with each other, Shen Chu was really surprised.

My uncle returned home early, it turned out he had a job in the country.

As he was looking over there, someone suddenly came up to him and held his little hand.

Shen Chu looked back and saw that it was Xie Shiming.

"What's the matter?"

Xie Shiming shook his head and said nothing.

But his expression seemed to be hesitant to speak.

In fact, it was not just Xie Shiming, but also Chen Shuo, Shen Yi and Shen Sui. After hearing that Xiang Xinghe was his uncle, the expressions on their faces changed at the same time, and now they all looked like they were hiding something.

Chen Shuo was older, so he went over to listen, then walked back.

"Brother, what are they talking about?"

Unexpectedly, the person who asked the question was Xie Shiming.

"Nothing."

Shen Shuo shook his head, glanced at Shen Chu, and then continued speaking——

"Even if there is anything, we will talk about it after the birthday party is over."

Several people had some thoughts, but no one said anything in front of Shen Chu.

Shen Chu also had some thoughts. On the one hand, he was indeed happy to see his uncle at this time, but on the other hand, did it also mean that they were about to part? After all, there was one thing he remembered very clearly -

My uncle will not stay in the country.

It was like this before. After Xiang Xinghe found him, he asked him if he wanted to live abroad with him.

Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou must have said something at that time, but Xiang Xinghe just shook his head and waited for his answer.

At that time, Shen Chu was still young and didn't understand much. He only knew that he didn't want to leave Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou, nor did he want to leave with Xiang Xinghe, who was still a stranger to him, so he must have refused.

Although his memories of the past were vague, even Xiang Xinghe's face was blurred, but he was still deeply impressed by the look of Xiang Xinghe's eyes that drooped for a moment after hearing his answer. It was still bothering him and brooding over it until he grew up.

Every time I think of it, I feel more guilty and sad.

He didn't even dare to imagine what kind of mood Xiang Xinghe was in when he left the country.

In particular, he realized later that Xiang Xinghe had just learned about the death of his family members not long ago.

However, as Xiang Xinghe's only relative, he was unwilling to leave with Xiang Xinghe, and even felt some resistance.

I guess Xiang Xinghe could feel it at that time.

Although Shen Chu didn't quite understand why his uncle didn't want to stay in the country, he really didn't want to let Xiang Xinghe leave alone this time. He also couldn't bear to leave Su Luoyue, Shen Mingzhou, and others, but what could he do?

Shen Chu sighed softly, Xiaopang held his face in his hands, and thought to himself, he is so young now, why should he think so much.

It's really annoying.

When I looked over there again, I realized that they had finished the conversation without me noticing.

And his uncle...

Hmm? Where is his uncle going?

And the one accompanying him was...Brother Jian Xing? !

What's going on? Do these two know each other?

Thinking about Brother Jian Xing’s reaction just now...for a moment, the little fat boy became curious!

He needed to change his mood urgently, so he wanted to follow and see -

However, when he moved, he realized that Xie Shiming had been holding his hand, and when he saw him trying to move forward, he even pulled him.

"Going to——"

"Shh!"

Chen Chu put his short and fat index finger to his mouth: "Brother, don't talk, come with me."

He took Xie Shiming to follow Xiang Xinghe and Jian Xing, and found that the two were heading towards the back garden of the old house.

And I found a secluded corner.

Tsk tsk, this is not a simple matter.

Shen Chu tiptoed into the flowers and found the "best viewing position" on purpose. Then he squatted down and saw Xie Shiming was still standing. He quickly reached out and pulled him - quick! The two puppies are in position!

Xie Shiming: “…”

I could only squat obediently.

Then he looked forward with Shen Chu——

The back garden of the old house was decorated with lights today and was brighter than usual. I could clearly see the expressions on the faces of the two people opposite me, but I couldn't hear what they were saying. It was like watching a pantomime and I had to guess.

Chen Chu saw his uncle light a cigarette and remained silent, standing face to face with Jian Xing. His tall figure was very oppressive, and he lowered his eyes. The light cast a shadow on half of his deep facial features.

Jian Xing was in a brighter place, talking about something, and his emotions seemed to be getting more and more out of control.

Huh?

What is the relationship between these two people?

Shen Chu touched his chin with his chubby hand, turned his head and blinked at Xie Shiming.

Xie Shiming also winked at him.

Well, he doesn’t understand, he doesn’t understand even more.

Chen Chu held up his chin and continued to watch. His small butt and short legs were a little tired from squatting, and he couldn't help but lean towards Xie Shiming.

When he looked back, his uncle did speak, but it seemed that although he had a smile on his face, he was mocking something. He also took a puff of cigarette and blew it on Jian Xing's face, then approached Jian Xing, and the two of them were face to face...

Oh!

The little fat boy couldn't help but cover his little mouth.

Is my uncle so bad?!

Brother Jian Xing’s eyes are red!

After that, Xiang Xinghe said something else, and Jian Xing's face turned even paler, as if he couldn't bear it anymore. After Xiang Xinghe showed a gesture of refusing to talk again, he just glanced at him and turned away.

After Jian Xing left, Xiang Xinghe was still standing there.

But he stopped smoking and kept staring at the cigarette in his hand, frowning subconsciously.

Shen Chu simply smelled the smell of dog blood.

Tsk, are you regretting spraying cigarettes at others? What were you doing before?

Tsk tsk tsk.

Big bad uncle.

"Isn't there a place to throw away cigarettes?"

Xiang Xinghe waved the smoke in front of him and asked in a hoarse voice.

ah?

The little fat boy blinked.

Before he could react, he saw Xiang Xinghe looking accurately at the hiding place of him and Xie Shiming.

Oh no.

When was it discovered?

Xiang Xinghe plucked a leaf and put out the cigarette, then walked over with the extinguished cigarette in his hand. When he met Chen Chu's gaze, he couldn't help but smile. The child was squatting in the flowers, like a little fat cat that had been caught, and was still a little dazed.

"Come out."

Xiang Xinghe waved at the two of them and asked, "Aren't you afraid of being bitten by mosquitoes?"

As Shen Chu came out, he subconsciously asked, "Uncle, what is the relationship between you and Brother Jian Xing?"

Xiang Xinghe suddenly stopped, squatted down, and asked slowly, word by word -

"What did you call me?"

Chen Chu looked at Xiang Xinghe, blinked, and suddenly laughed: "Uncle."

"Aren't you my uncle?"

"Uncle, can you give me a hug?"

The little fat boy opened his arms, and as soon as he finished speaking, he was hugged into a broad embrace.

"Yes, uncle will hold you."

The last three words seemed to carry an endless sigh.

It was like I had finally found a small but warm comfort.

Xie Shiming was watching nearby and couldn't help but lower his eyes.

"This is my brother who lived with my mother."

Shen Chu patted Xiang Xinghe on the back like a little adult, then came over and pulled Xie Shiming's hand.

The mother he mentioned here naturally refers to Xiang Xingyue.

Xiang Xinghe looked at Xie Shiming, and smiled as he rubbed Xie Shiming's head: "I know that when my sister passed away, you should have been by her side. Thank you for not leaving her alone."

Xie Shiming shook his head, looked at Xiang Xinghe, and suddenly said: "Auntie was thinking of you when she died."

"Yes, I know."

Xiang Xinghe paused, as if swallowing back a choking sound, but his eyes were still red.

"She has always been thinking about me as her younger brother. It's my fault that she never came back..."

"Then uncle, why don't you return home?"

Shen Chu shook Xiang Xinghe's hand and asked.

But Xiang Xinghe looked at Chen Chu and smiled, a smile that seemed a little bitter, and in the end he didn't say anything.

The birthday party was over and everyone left, only Xiang Xinghe stayed.

The whole family sat in the living room.

Many people were looking at Shen Chu.

The little fat baby looked around and squeezed obediently next to Xie Shiming.

Why does it feel like a three-court trial?

"In fact, we have briefly talked about it before—"

Xiang Xinghe paused, then continued, "I returned to China this time only to accept Director Xu's invitation. I will not stay in China for long after the work is finished. After all, my current work is all abroad and I cannot get away at all."

"In that case, I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of the child."

Su Luoyue said directly: "I have inquired about your job. You always have to travel all over the world, and the places you go to are sparsely populated. Moreover, you don't know how long it will take to shoot a photo, and the people you meet are all-"

"Ah? Sparsely populated?!"

Shen Chu didn't know what he was thinking, and subconsciously said when he heard this -

"Does my uncle do some shady job?!"

Xiang Xinghe: “…”

Even Su Luoyue: "......"

Suddenly I didn't know how to continue.

They both looked at Shen Chu.

The little fat boy shrank his neck.

Oh, he didn't know why this was his first thought...

I said it subconsciously...

Don't blame the baby.

The baby doesn't understand anything.

The baby knows nothing!