After the concert, Xia Wensheng offered to take Xia Wenxi's two classmates back to school, since it was too late to let the two girls go home alone.

But Xia Wenxi pointed to her phone and said to him, "You can take Minghuan back. Lin Shen is already here. We can ride in his car."

"Lin Shen? Didn't you say he went to see a friend?"

“He just told me that he had dinner with friends nearby and had just finished, so he came to pick me up.”

Xia Wenxi lowered her head and gave him her seat, then said to Xia Wensheng, "It's Saturday today, Xia Wensheng, you should make the most of your time to go on a date with Sister Minghuan, okay?"

"You're really getting involved."

As they were talking, Minghuan came out after changing her clothes, carrying the two bouquets of flowers they had given her that day. Xia Wensheng turned around, saw them, and strode over to help her take them.

"It's getting late, Wenxi. Have your brother take your friend back to school later so she doesn't miss curfew."

Before Xia Wenxi could speak, Xia Wensheng said, "There's no need for me to deliver it; someone else will."

After saying that, he gestured with his chin towards the front, "Look, the person is here."

"Wenxi, brother, Minghuan, classmate Zhang, classmate Li."

Lin Shen greeted everyone and then said to Ming Huan, "I'm sorry, Ming Huan, I was supposed to come to see your performance today too, but something came up and our schedules clashed."

“Our Huanhuan is even younger than you, so why are you calling her ‘sister’?” Xia Wensheng deliberately picked a fight.

Xia Wenxi retorted, "I can call Lin Shen whatever I want, why can't I? Sister Minghuan didn't say anything!"

After listening, Minghuan smiled and said, "Wenxi is right. We can just call President Lin the same way Wenxi does."

It was quite late, so the group didn't say anything more. Xia Wenxi, Zhang Jiayi, and Li Mengting got into Lin Shen's car and left first. Even after walking a long distance, they could still hear Xia Wensheng "whining" to Ming Huan.

"Huanhuan, you're siding with Wenxi now instead of me, and I'm so sad~"

The four people who heard the sound quickened their pace silently.

Xia Wenxi felt inexplicably embarrassed, while Lin Shen was surprised that Xia Wensheng was like this when it came to dating, and then he wondered if he could learn this trick.

Zhang Jiayi and Li Mengting were simply shocked: He looks like a domineering CEO, but it turns out he can be affectionate with his girlfriend when they're in a relationship.

After the four of them walked away, Minghuan pushed Xia Wensheng away impatiently: "Can't you be more careful when you're out? Don't talk nonsense."

What did I say?

Xia Wensheng looked completely innocent, leaving Ming Huan speechless. She had been fooled by his demeanor in public.

By the time they boarded Xia Wensheng's pirate ship and discovered his "true colors," it was too late.

The concert hall wasn't very close to the school, so by the time we got to the school gate, it was already past ten o'clock.

Since private vehicles are not allowed to enter the school at night, the two got out of the car at the school gate.

"Thank you, Wenxi, and thank you, President Lin, for bringing us back."

After waving goodbye to her friends, Xia Wenxi turned to her boyfriend and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Lin, driving such a long way."

"It would be my pleasure to serve Miss Xia."

Xia Wenxi looked at his left hand, where he was wearing the watch she had bought for him. She was extremely satisfied with the gift she had given him.

He complimented, "This watch suits you perfectly, especially when you're turning the steering wheel."

Lin Shen glanced at her while driving. Judging from her expression, the girl seemed to be thinking about something again, and she was smiling... very cutely.

“You have good taste. Wei Shaoan even asked me today who bought this watch. I said, of course, my girlfriend bought it.”

Upon hearing this, Miss Xia waved her hand generously and said, "I'll buy you a few more later, so you can wear one every day from Monday to Sunday."

This tone suggested that he had completely forgotten the slight tremor in his right hand when he paid earlier.

Are you having dinner with your friends tomorrow night?

"No, Zheng Huai has something to take care of tomorrow."

Then, Lin Shen told Xia Wenxi what Xu Zhenghuai had told them that day.

"So tomorrow he's going to the village to see the child. He's only heard about him from people nearby before, and he can only make a final decision after seeing him in person."

Xu Zhenghuai's idea was that if the child was doing well, he would leave some money behind as a token of his family's goodwill.

If that family really treats her badly, then this matter needs to be considered carefully. Even if she is to be adopted, the other party is still her guardian, and there is still a lot they need to do.

"Wenxi, when I heard about this, I thought I should thank Uncle Xia and Aunt Ke."

Anyone who hears about this child's fate will feel heartbroken.

Xia Hengyuan and Ke Shurong are truly wonderful adoptive parents. Not every child without biological parents, or abandoned by their biological parents, can meet people like the Xia family.

“I dreamed about my childhood in the orphanage. I was young and didn’t like to talk, so no one wanted to play with me.”

I thought couples who wanted to adopt children would prefer lively and cute kids, but I was skinny and small as a child, and rather quiet and reserved. I never expected my parents would be willing to adopt a child like me.

Lin Shen thought for a moment and told her, "Perhaps this is your destiny. You were originally destined to be a family, but unlike in the usual case, you were not born by them. Instead, you met through a special way."

Xia Wenxi nodded vigorously after listening.

It was truly fate that allowed her to return to this world after going to another, and reunite with them.

——

"I'm so angry at that family! You have no idea how they treated that child."

On Sunday afternoon, Lin Shen received a call from Xu Zhenghuai. As soon as he answered, he heard Xu's angry voice.

Early this morning, Xu Zhenghuai rushed to the village where Chenchen is now. He first went to the village officials and showed them some proof that his mother and Chenchen's grandmother were good friends, such as photos.

He then told the village officials that he wanted to visit Chenchen and see if he could sponsor her.

The village officials could tell at a glance that Xu Zhenghuai was a wealthy man who could easily provide Chenchen with a better life than he was now, so they took him there without hesitation.

When they got home, they found no one there. After asking several neighbors, they finally learned that the person had gone to the fields.

"Hurry up! Your grandma is dead, no one's going to feed you. If you don't work hard, I won't want you either."

Looking towards the sound, in the sweet potato field, a small child, barely taller than a person's waist, wearing clothes whose original color was indistinguishable, was wiping his face while picking up sweet potatoes.