Chapter 477: Sleepless Night

Shi Chen's voice was a little hoarse. Tang Qing looked at him and then his gaze moved around his body.

Shi Chen also came in wearing a newly bought bathrobe, revealing a part of his chest, with faint traces of muscles visible. They both used the same shower gel, and they smelled the same after taking a shower.

This made the air around even more ambiguous.

Shi Chen stood opposite Tang Qing generously and let her watch. After a while, he held her hand and led her into the collar of his bathrobe.

He leaned over to her ear and said, "Don't just look, check it out."

"Very hard." Tang Qing gave an objective two-word evaluation.

Shi Chen put his other hand around her waist and lifted her up with one hand, "There are harder ones."

As they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the bedside.

Shi Chen put Tang Qing on the bed and leaned over him. Tang Qing raised her arms and wrapped them around his neck, then took the initiative to kiss his lips.

The two of them were so passionate that they kissed each other and rolled around on the bed for several rounds.

In the bedroom, the sound of rapid and heavy breathing rose and fell.

——

Jiang Budu didn't sleep the whole night, and the next morning he came out of the bedroom before dawn.

He made a cup of coffee and drank it alone in the living room, his mind still filled with the scenes he saw last night.

Very unhappy.

He was unhappy about the difference in Tang Qing's attitude towards Shi Chen and him, and he was even more unhappy that he was upset about such a thing.

It's so unlike him.

Jiang Budu drank a cup of American coffee in one gulp, leaving a sour and bitter taste on the tip of his tongue, and the caffeine made his heart beat faster and faster.

Jiang Budu leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes. There was silence all around him.

It was getting brighter outside and the sun was rising.

He didn't know how much time had passed before the phone beside him started buzzing. His wandering thoughts gradually came back to him and he reached for his phone.

On the screen was Zhou Qisheng’s name.

Jiang Budu picked up the phone and his voice was surprisingly hoarse when he spoke: "What's going on so early in the morning?"

"Are you sick?" Zhou Qisheng on the other end of the phone immediately heard that something was wrong with Jiang Budu.

Jiang Budu cleared his throat, sat up straight, and forced himself to cheer up. "No, I just woke up."

Zhou Qisheng: "Do you remember what you promised Miki a few days ago? She is waiting for you."

After Zhou Qisheng's reminder, Jiang Budu suddenly remembered that on the day of Song Yi and Fu Xijing's wedding, he had promised Miki that he would take her to the fruit picking garden. Miki had a good memory, but he had forgotten about it.

Recently, too much attention has been paid to Tang Qing, which is really unlike him.

Jiang Budu didn't have any plans for the weekend, so he said, "Okay, I'll go pick up Xiaoye and Qiaoqiao later."

Xiaoye is Jiang Budu's nephew, the child of his eldest brother Jiang Mozhou, and is one year younger than Miki.

These three children are of similar age, go to the same school, and often play together.

After Jiang Budu finished talking to Zhou Qisheng, he contacted Jiang Mozhou and Fu Shanzhan respectively. Jiang Mozhou replied quickly, but Fu Shanzhan did not reply for a long time.

Jiang Budu made a voice call, but there was no response - Fu Shanzhan usually gets up very early, what happened today?

Unable to contact Fu Shanzhan, Jiang Budu went straight to Qiao Qiao and sent her a voice message on WeChat.

Qiao Qiao responded quickly. When she heard that we were going to the picking garden, she immediately agreed.

Listening to Qiao Qiao's cheerful voice, Jiang Budu felt more relaxed than before. He really liked children and often wondered what his own children would be like. Unfortunately—

Jiang Budu thought of the child that Tang Qing had killed, and his chest felt a little tight.

He raised his hand to his chest, took a few deep breaths, turned around and went upstairs to change clothes.

——

Around nine o'clock, Jiang Budu took Xiaoye to the Fu family to pick up Fu Xuqiao.

Fu Xuqiao is the oldest of the three children. She packed her things early, put on a tennis suit, a hat, and carried a backpack, waiting at the door of the old house.

As soon as Jiang Budu's car stopped, Fu Xuqiao opened the door and got in.

Jiang Budu looked out the window and found that only Fu Xuqiao was at the door: "Where's your dad?"

Fu Xuqiao: "He went out two days ago."

Jiang Budu: "Where did you go?"

Fu Xuqiao shook his head, "I don't know, he said he had something to deal with."

Jiang Budu was skeptical. What could Fu Shanzhan possibly be dealing with? As everyone knew, after his divorce, he'd been focusing on raising the children at home. He'd taken the dividends from Kelan and had basically never worked, rarely leaving North City.

"Uncle Jiang, you have dark circles under your eyes," Fu Xuqiao stared at Jiang Budu for a while, then pointed at his eyes and asked, "Have you been having trouble sleeping lately?"

Jiang Budu: "You figured this out."

Fu Xuqiao: "There is always work to do. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Eat and sleep on time."

She spoke these words with great seriousness, her big eyes sparkling as she stared at him, making Jiang Budu's heart soften.

He raised his hand and ruffled Fu Xuqiao's hair, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

For a moment, Jiang Budu was a little envious of Fu Shanzhan. Although his love life was bumpy and he had a huge fight with Qiao Yunxue, he was happy enough to have his daughter Qiao Qiao by his side.

…

Jiang Budu was driving and listened to the two children chattering all the way, but he didn't feel annoyed.

At ten o'clock, Jiang Budu brought Xiaoye and Qiaoqiao to meet Zhou Qisheng in the parking lot of the orchard, and the three children immediately gathered together.

Zhou Qisheng looked around and asked Jiang Budu, "Is Shanzhan not here?"

Jiang Budu: "He's not here. Qiao Qiao said he went out."

Zhou Qisheng looked a little surprised.

Jiang Budu: "Maybe he's found a second spring."

Zhou Qisheng: "Why are your dark circles so heavy? Didn't you sleep well?"

Jiang Budu: "Annoying."

Zhou Qisheng: "Who is bothering you?"

Jiang Budu chuckled and didn't answer his question.

At this time, Miki ran over and called out "Uncle Jiang". Then, noticing his dark circles, he said with a grin, "Uncle Jiang, you look like that panda!"

Jiang Budu was amused by her description: "Okay, if you say it's like it, it's just like it."

He usually puts on airs and has a bad temper, but he is very tolerant towards children, so he has always been popular with children.

Jiang Budu and Zhou Qisheng took their three children, took woven baskets, and went into the picking garden together.

This orchard is very large and grows many kinds of fruits. It is strawberry season now, and the three children are not interested in other fruits, so they went straight to the strawberry garden.

Jiang Budu and Zhou Qisheng each took a woven basket and followed them to pick strawberries.

The three children were having a great time. Jiang Budu listened to their laughter and was a little fascinated by it. He thought of the child that Tang Qing had aborted.

"Are you in a bad mood?" Zhou Qisheng saw that Jiang Budu was distracted and came up to pat him on the shoulder.

Jiang Budu came back to his senses and shook his head.

Zhou Qisheng: "I heard that Tang Qing went to work for Gu Zhongzhou."

When Jiang Budu heard this name, his expression changed immediately.

Zhou Qisheng smiled faintly, "Are you losing sleep because of this?"