Chapter 261 She believed she would be alright.

The clouds on the horizon moved quickly.

Time passed slowly.

Shi Nian is slowly getting better day by day.

The concert date is getting closer and closer.

For the past few days, Huo Yanmo has been keeping Shi Nian company every night, and the two of them have been sleeping in each other's arms.

At first, Shi Nian's body was still stiff, but gradually, she seemed to have gotten used to him being by her side.

She also woke up less often at night.

Although the knot in her heart has not yet been untied, everything is like the wounds on her body, slowly scabbing over, waiting for new flesh to grow to fill the scars, until finally disappearing.

That morning, Shi Nian dressed up early and had breakfast with Si Si.

Huo Yanmo sat down beside her and looked at her.

"I'm taking Sisi to kindergarten today," Shi Nian said while wiping Sisi's hands.

She has been staying at home for many days, and she has a concert to attend and will be meeting many, many people. She can't stay cooped up at home forever.

Sending Sisi to kindergarten is the first step she needs to take.

Huo Yanmo looked at her, his eyes filled with worry, but he did not object.

“Okay,” he said. “I’ll go with you.”

Shi Nian looked up; this was what she liked most about Huo Yanmo.

He always understood what she was thinking, knew her concerns, and understood her motivations.

Instead of using "for your own good" as a reason, I respected her ideas and tried my best to help her.

Shi Nian lowered her eyes slightly and looked down to see Si Si's big, bright eyes staring at them.

Shi Nian smiled and reached out to poke Sisi's chubby cheeks.

Sisi grinned.

They look very cute.

The sunlight streamed in at an angle, warmly bathing them and casting their shadows on the wall to one side.

They seem very close.

Soon, breakfast was ready. Huo Yanmo carried Sisi's little schoolbag, held Shi Nian's hand, and they walked out of the house and got into the car together.

We arrived at the kindergarten.

The car came to a stop.

"Niannian, are you ready?" Huo Yanmo asked softly, looking at Shi Nian.

It's a busy time of day, with pedestrians coming and going outside the car, and various noises faintly coming through the car window.

Shi Nian took a deep breath and then nodded.

Since you've made up your mind, then go for it and face it.

Running away solves nothing.

“Okay, let’s do it together.” Huo Yanmo took her hand.

Shi Nian looked up and saw the pity and admiration in his eyes.

"Mmm," Shi Nian responded softly.

The two of them got out of the car with Sisi and walked towards the kindergarten.

Surrounded by people, Shi Nian walked forward step by step.

She walked through the corridor, step by step, getting closer to the intersection where Lu Yanzhi had abducted her.

At that moment, a wheelchair was pushed out from a corner in the distance, out of Shi Nian's sight.

The person sitting in the wheelchair is Lu Yanzhi.

He looked into the distance at the three people walking towards the kindergarten.

He had been trying to see her for the past few days.

However, Huo Yanmo guarded against him closely, preventing him from getting close to her in any way.

Even if he gets close to the Huo residence, someone will come and drive him away.

So, he has been staying at the kindergarten these past few days.

He misses her very much.

I want to see her, and I want to know how she is now.

He could only feel at ease after seeing her with his own eyes and confirming that she was alright.

Now, he finally saw her, from afar.

But he was not at ease.

Because she doesn't look well.

Despite the sweltering summer heat, she was wearing long sleeves and a silk scarf around her neck.

She seems to have lost weight again.

The little bit of weight I had just gained up a few days ago has all disappeared again.

He looked lightheaded and had a sickly pale complexion.

Lu Yanzhi opened his lips, wanting to call out to her and go over to say something to her.

But he ultimately kept quiet.

He just watched her from afar.

On the other side, Shi Nian was about to reach that intersection.

The events of that day resurfaced in her mind, and she began to feel nervous.

A surge of power came from her hand. Shi Nian looked up and saw Huo Yanmo's dark eyes.

This gave her a strange sense of peace.

Sisi skipped and hopped, pulling Shi Nian's other hand as they hopped into the kindergarten.

He pulled Shi Nian across the intersection in one go.

It was like crossing a mountain.

Shi Nian looked down at Si Si and saw Si Si smiling at her.

Sisi had no idea what had happened between the adults.

But these days, Sisi has been very worried about her and is now trying to help her get through this in her own way.

Shi Nian's eyes welled up with tears. She knelt down and cupped Si Si's face in her hands.

My nose stung, and I couldn't say a word. I could only look at Sisi through my blurry, tearful eyes.

"Aunt Xiaonian."

Sisi wiped away the tears from the corners of Shi Nian's eyes, then gave Shi Nian a soft, small kiss on the cheek, and then opened her little arms to hug Shi Nian.

Shi Nianhui hugged Sisi.

The two didn't exchange a single word, but the unspoken understanding between mother and daughter surpassed everything.

After hugging for a while, Shi Nian took Si Si's hand and led her to her class.

After standing there for a while, Shi Nian turned around and looked at Huo Yanmo, who had been quietly guarding her side.

She smiled.

This was the first time she had genuinely smiled in days.

Although the hurdle in her heart is still there and the knot in her heart has not yet been untied, she believes that one day she will be alright.

Huo Yanmo's eyes were slightly red. He reached out and touched her hair, then leaned down and kissed her forehead.

“I’ve increased security around the kindergarten,” he said. “What happened before won’t happen again.”

Both she and Sisi are people he would do anything to protect.

He will not allow the same thing to happen again.

A gentle breeze blew, and a strand of hair fell from her forehead.

He reached out and tidied it up for her.

“Go back,” he said.

"Okay." Shi Nian nodded.

So she followed behind him, all the way to where the car was parked.

She paused briefly as she passed the intersection before walking across.

Holding her hand, his palm was warm and dry, giving her a sense of security.

Shi Nian lowered her eyes slightly; she still had many things to do and couldn't let things continue like this.

Let's just keep moving forward without worrying about anything else.

Only by constantly moving forward and forging ahead can one achieve new breakthroughs in life.

Even now, her inner conflict remains unresolved, but...

She believed she would be alright.

Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo walked back to the Bentley together, and he helped her into the car.

The car turned around and drove away calmly, but Lu Yanzhi remained in the same spot.

The wind was blowing gently.

His gaze lingered on the line.

She seemed to have a better relationship with Huo Yanmo.

Even though Huo Yanmo had told him at the hospital last time that they hadn't had any relations.

But the natural intimacy between lovers can only be understood by those who have experienced it.

Lu Yanzhi gripped the armrests of the wheelchair so tightly that the veins bulged, but he remained silent.

Standing behind Zhou Zhiyu's wheelchair, Zhou Zhiyu quietly watched all of this.

He glanced at Lu Yanzhi, then at the direction Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo had just left in, sighed softly, and shook his head.