Shi Nian was immersed in sadness, when she suddenly heard Feng Sihan say, "You will be able to see them on my birthday next week."

Shi Nian perked up and said absentmindedly, "Well, this is the first time your parents and I will formally meet. I'll prepare gifts in advance. It will be better to visit them in person rather than greet them through video."

Although there is still some time before Feng Sihan's birthday, Shi Nian's heart beat faster when she thought about the scene of the two parties meeting.

She leaned back in her seat, staring out the window at the street scene passing by.

What gift should she prepare for the two elders?

There were many people and cars on the streets at noon. Feng Sihan stared at the road conditions and did not notice Shi Nian's strange emotions.

"Nian Nian, we're here."

Shi Nian was brought back to reality by Feng Sihan's voice. Seeing that the car had stopped at some point, she quickly unbuckled her seat belt and got out.

She lowered her head and took two steps forward, when her wrist was suddenly grabbed by a burning hand.

Her heart trembled, she stopped, tilted her head and asked, "Si Han, what's wrong?"

Feng Sihan was puzzled, "Didn't you say that we should go to your sister's house for lunch?"

Shi Nian was stunned for a moment, "Sorry, I forgot."

"fine."

Feng Sihan held her hand with his backhand, took her hand and walked towards the corridor.

Shi Nian pursed her lips, looking completely different from her usual cheerful self.

She was talking and laughing with him just now, why is she so quiet now?

Feng Sihan felt that she was a little abnormal and couldn't help but look at her twice more.

He asked tentatively, "Nian Nian, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"

Shi Nian turned her head to meet his concerned gaze, and the complicated emotions in her heart began to surge again.

Her lips moved, but as she thought about arriving at Shi Wei's house soon, she couldn't express the concerns in her heart in a few words, so she swallowed the words back.

She forced a smile and pretended to be relaxed. "I'm not unhappy. I'm just... the store is too busy and I'm a little tired."

"Then wait until we finish lunch, and then you can go back and get some sleep before going to the store."

Shi Nian nodded, and then heard him say, "If you have something unhappy, don't worry, you can tell me at any time."

She looked away, her eyes burning.

Shi Nian responded in a muffled voice. Not wanting Feng Sihan to see through his flaw, he took two steps at a time and strode in front of him, leaving him with only the back of his head.

"I'll go up first!"

Shi Nian stopped in front of Shi Wei's door, breathing heavily, and knocked on it.

“Here it comes!”

Shi Wei's response came from inside the door, but it was someone else who opened the door.

When Shi Nian saw the familiar face, he instantly forgot about the unpleasantness just now.

Her beautiful eyes widened with surprise, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise, "Mr. Zheng, what a coincidence, we meet again."

She joked, "If I had known that the natural gas pipeline in your kitchen hadn't been repaired yet and you were still eating at my sister's house, Si Han and I wouldn't have come here."

Zheng Hai laughed and stepped aside to let Shi Nian and Feng Sihan, who had followed him, enter the house.

Shi Nian saw Shi Wei busy in the kitchen and gently touched his arm with her elbow. "Hey, I think with your current progress, you don't seem to need my help?"

Zheng Hai coughed lightly, "It is still necessary."

Shi Wei turned off the fire and walked out, "Nian Nian, brother-in-law, you are here."

As soon as she turned around, Zheng Hai noticed it and took a step to the side, putting some distance between himself and Shi Nian.

Shi Nian responded, blinked at Zheng Hai with an ambiguous expression, took Feng Sihan's arm, and nodded at Shi Wei with a smile.

"Brother-in-law, we have everything at home, so don't buy anything when you come over next time."

Shi Wei asked everyone to sit down first and the meal would be served in three minutes.

Feng Sihan put the bought fruits on the coffee table. Seeing Shi Nian's cheerful expression, a faint smile on her lips, and chatting with Chenchen, the doubts in his heart gradually disappeared.

Maybe he was overthinking it, Shi Nian was really just exhausted from work.

Shi Nian secretly observed Zheng Hai and Shi Wei getting along with each other. Seeing that they got along well, she didn't want to be a light bulb, so she took Feng Sihan and ran away after lunch.

They stayed at the police station for a while at noon, and it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon when they finished their meal.

Feng Sihan saw Shi Nian passing by the corridor on her way home without stopping, and asked in confusion, "Niannian, where are you going?"

"Let's go to the store."

"Aren't you tired and want to rest?"

Shi Nian was confused, "Ah? When did I say that?"

Feng Sihan helped her recall. Shi Nian thought about the reason behind claiming to be tired, and the smile on her lips faded a little.

She pretended to check her phone and lowered her head to avoid Feng Sihan's gaze. "There's another big order this afternoon. I can't rest. I have to go to the store quickly, otherwise Xinyue won't be able to handle it alone."

"Do you need me to take you there?"

"It's okay, I can go by myself."

Shi Nian left after she finished speaking. Feng Sihan stopped where he was, watching her gradually disappearing into the distance. He suddenly felt a little unsure of her emotions.

Shi Nian returned to the store and started to get busy, suppressing the worries in her heart.

In the afternoon, Zhao Xinyue pushed the door open and saw Shi Nian wiping the windows non-stop. She was puzzled, "Niannian, we just wiped this window this morning. It was already very clean. Why are you wiping it again?"

Shi Nian was upset, put down the rag in his hand and sighed.

Zhao Xinyue sensed something was wrong and walked over to ask, "What's wrong? Did you have a fight with your husband?"

Shi Nian slumped down on the sofa, holding her face and asked, "Xinyue, what do you think I should do if my mother-in-law and father-in-law don't like me?"

"If they didn't like you, would they let you marry your husband?"

"But we haven't met yet."

Shi Nian relayed the conversation she had with Feng Sihan in the car at noon to her best friend, and her best friend fell silent.

Seeing that she remained silent, Shi Nian shrugged and said self-deprecatingly, "See, if you put yourself in my shoes, you will think so."

Zhao Xinyue comforted her, "Niannian, your husband doesn't let you video call them, maybe it's just because his parents are busy. I think Officer Feng is always straightforward and doesn't have so many deep thoughts. Besides, Grandma Feng's attitude towards you says it all. If Officer Feng's parents really don't like you as much as you guessed, how could Grandma Feng not be influenced by them and treat you like her own granddaughter?"

She said firmly, "In my opinion, you are overthinking it."

She bumped her shoulder against Shi Nian, "Think about it carefully. If they really didn't like you, why would they meet you formally on such an important day as your husband's birthday? They should have secretly asked you out without your husband's knowledge, and then gave you a wad of money and asked you to leave your husband immediately, right?"

Shi Nian was amused by Zhao Xinyue's lively voice and appearance, "What you said seems to make sense."

"That's exactly what I said, it's correct!"

Zhao Xinyue glanced at her, "Nian Nian, why are you so sentimental now? You are not like you in the past. If you are really worried, just ask Officer Feng what is in your heart!"