Wen Shuqiao and Shen Jiazhou exchanged a glance. Shen Jiazhou raised his chin and asked, "Shall we take it out and see?"

Wen Shuqiao then reached out and picked up the top album. Can Can immediately squeezed into her arms, leaning against her leg and looking at the album curiously. Even Shen Jiazhou couldn't help but move closer.

Wen Shuqiao didn't linger and immediately opened the album cover. The first photo was a picture of Wen Zhixia and Shen Jiachen together.

The two were wearing the same short-sleeved shirts and taking a selfie while sitting on a bench.

Can Can exclaimed in surprise, "It's Mom! And Dad too!"

Wen Shuqiao hummed softly. There was only one photo on each page. She flipped to the next page and discovered that there were words on the back of the photo.

[Baby, this is the night Mommy promised Daddy we'd be together. It was a super beautiful summer night, and I wanted to share it with you~]

Can Can didn't recognize the characters and was about to ask when the system in his mind slowly read them to him. Not only that, Wen Shu Qiao also read them softly.

Can Can blinked and said, "Auntie, when summer night comes, let's go play together, okay?"

Wen Shuqiao nodded: "Okay."

Looking at the familiar handwriting, Shen Jiazhou felt a pang of sadness. He never expected that he would still be able to see Shen Jiachen's handwriting three years after his death.

Wen Shuqiao noticed Shen Jiazhou's silence and turned her head slightly to ask, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Shen Jiazhou said softly. "I just suddenly saw his handwriting and was a little taken aback. Let's keep reading."

Wen Shuqiao silently flipped through the photo album again. Behind each photo was a short text recording what happened at the time.

The first book is almost entirely composed of photos of the two of them together, while in the latter half of the second book, Cancan's figure gradually appears.

Can Can whispered, "Auntie, this is when I was a baby."

Wen Shuqiao praised, "The baby has been adorable since he was little."

Can Can smiled shyly, not forgetting to say to the system, "Brother, this is me when I was a baby, wasn't I cute?"

The system looked at the photos through its bright eyes and murmured, "Cute, really cute."

CanCan asked again, "Brother, do you have any photos of yourself when you were a baby? Let's share them and look at them together!"

The system didn't answer him, and Can Can didn't care about the system's silence, because as soon as he finished speaking, he heard his aunt reading the text on the back of the photo, and his attention was completely on the photo.

He should listen carefully!

The third photo book contains mostly photos of Can Can, with occasional photos of Wen Zhixia and him together. Each photo still has accompanying text, but the handwriting has changed, as Wen Zhixia has taken over Shen Jiachen's record-keeping.

[Baby, I brought you to the aquarium today. Daddy and I have been here before, and you really liked the turtles. Mommy thinks you're like a little turtle too, slow and steady.]

[...]

[Baby, today is your second birthday. Happy birthday! I bought you a cartoon cake, and you loved it. Your round eyes were all smiles like little crescent moons. When you went to bed last night, you secretly asked me, "Where did Daddy go?" Baby, Daddy went to a very beautiful place to wait for Mommy.]

[Baby, you started using baby chopsticks today! That's amazing and shows how smart you are! I'm taking a picture to remember this so you can look back on it later!]

[...]

There are five photo albums in total, so it really goes through them very quickly.

The last photo is a picture of Wen Zhixia and Cancan together. Judging from the background, it should be in an old house. They are both smiling happily, and the curve of their eyes is exactly the same.

This was Wen Zhixia's first and last public appearance since Can Can turned two. She looked completely different; she was very thin, as if only skin covered her bones. Although she was wearing makeup, her sickly appearance was still evident.

Can Can blinked, touched Wen Zhixia's face with her fingers, and didn't say anything.

Although Wen Shuqiao and Shen Jiazhou were somewhat prepared, they still couldn't bear to see Wen Zhixia suffering from illness.

Shen Jiazhou said, "Let's see what it says."

This is the last one.

Wen Shuqiao hummed in agreement. She had flipped through the photo before; there were more words on the back of this one.

"Auntie, why isn't Mom writing anymore?" Can Can asked, puzzled.

Shen Jiazhou glanced at it as well, then looked away: "Perhaps she feels that this photo is beautiful enough."

The mother and son stood in the sunlight, radiating warmth from head to toe.

What might be even more cruel is that Wen Zhixia could no longer hold a pen at that time, as the handwriting on the first ten or so pages had gradually become "deformed".

Can Can responded with an "oh," clearly accepting her uncle's explanation.

He also thought the photo was beautiful, even though his mother left him after the photo was taken.

Wen Shuqiao's fingers gripped the corner of the photo tightly. Wen Zhixia had actually written something, although the handwriting wasn't as neat as before, but you could still tell what she had written.

[Baby, I've done everything I can, but there's a high chance it will fail. Right now, you should be with your uncle. Mom hopes that while you experience love, you can also develop the ability to love and have keen perception. If possible, Mom hopes that you and your uncle can support each other, see the beautiful world, take good care of yourselves, and take good care of your uncle. I hope you can both break free from your predetermined paths and find new lives.]

"Shu Qiao? Shu Qiao?"

Shen Jiazhou frowned, keenly sensing that something seemed off about her.

Wen Shuqiao snapped out of her daze, looked at Shen Jiazhou, and suddenly said quickly, "She wrote it. She said, 'Baby, I've done everything I could...'"

The more she talked, the dizzier she became.

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