Can Can hugged her, tears streaming down her face, her little face all scrunched up from crying. She buried her face in Wen Shu Qiao's arms, looking like she was about to cry out a whole ocean.

Not to mention Shen Jiazhou, even Wen Shuqiao was a little confused. Cancan usually doesn't cry, and when he occasionally sheds small tears, he does so quietly without making a sound. He had never cried like this before. His crying gradually became uncontrollable and reached the ears of the two adults, which suddenly woke them up.

Shen Jiazhou took a tissue, and Wen Shuqiao patted his back and pulled him out of her arms to prevent him from having difficulty breathing.

Shen Jiazhou also sat closer and took a tissue to wipe away his tears.

Wen Shuqiao said, "Your aunt didn't abandon you."

Can Can looked at her with a pout, her whole face red from crying, her little shoulders trembling. She was about to speak when she let out a sob.

Wen Shuqiao quickly patted him on the back to help him catch his breath: "Okay, okay, don't cry anymore."

Can Can buried her face in her shoulder again: "Waaah, Auntie... Auntie..."

He doesn't want to live with his uncle! He wants to live with his aunt!

The system was also stunned by this: [Stop crying, you're even hiccuping from crying.]

Can Can shut his mouth, but only for a second. He was so heartbroken!

I told the baby from the beginning that I wouldn't abandon the baby, but now I'm going to break my promise!

He hates his uncle! His uncle must have lied to his aunt!

[...]Even the system was exasperated: [What does this have to do with your uncle? Why don't you just say you hate your aunt?]

"You stinking double standard brat!" the system cursed, but ultimately succumbed to his nagging. It said, "Why don't you just tell your aunt that you two should move in with your uncle? His house is so big and spacious; it could easily fit ten of you, let alone just the two of you."

[...] Can Can blinked, it seemed, it seemed to be like that.

If the younger brother can stay at their house, then they can stay at the younger brother's house too!

They're family! Being family means living together!

"Yes, yes, yes, don't cry." The system replied perfunctorily.

Wen Shuqiao held Can Can to help him catch his breath, wanting to talk to him slowly after he calmed down. But Can Can was crying so hard that he couldn't listen to her at all.

She sighed helplessly and looked up at Shen Jiazhou sitting beside her.

Shen Jiazhou was clearly more bewildered than her. He sat silently beside her, clutching a ball of paper soaked with tears in his hand, his eyes slightly lowered, his gaze fixed on Cancan's profile.

Because she was wiping Can Can's tears, the two of them were now shoulder to shoulder, very close. She could see a hint of unease hidden beneath Shen Jia Zhou's facade.

Wen Shuqiao freed one hand, took the damp tissue from Shen Jiazhou's palm, and threw it into the nearby trash can. Shen Jiazhou came to his senses; he wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

Can Can was still crying, but she wasn't as devastated as before. Her crying gradually subsided, but nestled in Wen Shuqiao's arms, she kept hiccuping from sobbing.

He twitched his fingers slightly, then said, "I...I'll have someone find you a hotel. Use my card."

Shen Jiazhou was about to get up when Wen Shuqiao grabbed his wrist.

He looked down at the hand holding his, then looked up along the hand and met Wen Shuqiao's eyes. Wen Shuqiao withdrew her hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry."

She patted Cancan's bottom again: "Baby, let Auntie see your face."

Can Can reluctantly lifted her head from under her shoulder, looking at Wen Shuqiao with a pitiful expression. Seeing this, Shen Jiazhou handed Wen Shuqiao another tissue.

Wen Shuqiao wiped away his tears. He had calmed down quite a bit by now, and the crying had probably subsided.

She said softly, "Auntie doesn't abandon you. It's just that Auntie needs time to find a new home, and it wouldn't be safe for you to stay with Auntie. So Uncle will take over taking care of you. Once I find a new home, Uncle will send you back."

Can Can turned to look at his uncle, then quickly looked at Wen Shu Qiao and asked, "Auntie, hotels aren't safe, why don't you stay at Uncle's house?"

My aunt needs protection just like the baby! My uncle is so tall, he can definitely protect them well.

He thought for a moment and said, "My uncle can stay at the hotel with us too. That way, he can protect us!"

Wen Shuqiao looked at him helplessly and said, "Uncle has his own home, he doesn't need to stay in a hotel."

Shen Jiazhou looked at Wen Shuqiao and Cancan and said softly, "It can also be your home."

Wen Shuqiao originally wanted to comfort Cancan a little more, but after hearing Shen Jiazhou say that, she swallowed the words in her mouth, turned her head to look at him, and waited for him to speak.

Can Can also turned her face to look at her uncle, her face flushed, looking extremely pitiful.

This time, he reached out and pinched Cancan's cheek before saying, "The children's room I prepared for Cancan is big enough for both of you."

Wen Shuqiao has also been to the children's room. The room is very big; it can fit not only the two of them, but also another person.

Wen Shuqiao felt a little awkward. She wasn't used to bothering others, especially a man. Whether in her past life or this one, she was used to going it alone.

Shen Jiazhou naturally took in her expression and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, I have other places. You and Cancan can stay in the apartment, and I will stay somewhere else."

Moreover, it's much simpler for a grown man like him to go to a hotel than for the two of them. Alternatively, he could sleep at the company. In comparison, he has many more options.

“You don’t need to go to all that trouble,” Wen Shuqiao said. “Besides, how can you ask the host to leave their home for a guest to stay in? Can Can cried because we’ve never been apart, not because he doesn’t like you.”

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