His heart ached, and he took two steps forward, pulling the two of them into his arms.
His voice was hoarse: "I'm sorry I'm late."
Song Yanzhi remained calm, showing neither anger nor joy.
She quietly pushed Pei Yuchen's hand away and said, "Let's find a place to stay first. I'm worried that Xiaobao will catch a cold."
Pei Yuchen paused for a moment, then looked at Xiaobao's red eyes and felt endless guilt.
Song Yanzhi didn't blame him, which made him feel suffocated.
But there was no time for him to reflect. The temperature was nothing to him, but it made the frail baby very susceptible to illness, not to mention that they had been walking in the wind for so long.
"Okay, let's go back first."
He reached out and grasped Song Yanzhi's hand. In the darkness, his expression was obscured, but his eyes were resolute.
"I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
Because of what happened to Xiaobao today, Song Yanzhi has become much more open-minded.
She no longer harbored as much resentment towards Pei Yuchen.
He may have neglected and wronged them, but he was not as bad as the characters in the novel.
I shouldn't always be so indifferent, lest Xiao Bao think there's a conflict between them.
So she nodded and said nothing more.
Xiao Bao was too tired. When he saw his father, he was initially upset. This little man, who was usually so strong in front of his mother, suddenly burst into tears.
He wanted to scold his father for being bad, but then he remembered that he had come here on his own initiative, and his father didn't know, so he didn't know who to blame.
He could only sob silently.
Pei Yuchen held his son tenderly, unable to comfort him, all he could do was apologize to Xiaobao.
Fortunately, he was just a child, and after no longer needing support, he cried himself to sleep in no time.
Being adults, the two walked quickly and returned to the dormitory building in about ten minutes.
The security guard was already feeling uneasy, but when he saw the woman return, he breathed a sigh of relief and apologized profusely, "I'm so sorry, lady, I really didn't mean to stop you from coming in."
Song Yanzhi said, "I know, I don't blame you."
Pei Yuchen glanced at Song Yanzhi and said, "Who answered the phone? Please have him contact me."
The gatekeeper nodded hurriedly.
Pei Yuchen didn't say anything more and led Song Yanzhi to the dormitory building.
He stayed in a single room, which wasn't big, but it was fully equipped.
It's much better than a typical dormitory.
Inside was a bed about 1.5 meters wide. Pei Yuchen put Xiaobao on the bed, pulled the blanket over him, and then looked at Song Yanzhi.
Seeing the undisguised exhaustion on her face, a pang of heartache flashed in his eyes.
"I'll go boil some water for you, so you can wash up and get some rest."
Song Yanzhi responded, took two steps, and then asked him, "Who told you we were coming?"
She didn't think Zhou Qiao would be so kind.
Pei Yuchen paused for a moment and said, "It's my colleague next door... I'm sorry, I was in a meeting at the time, and the person who answered the phone probably couldn't find me, so they notified Zhou Qiao."
Song Yanzhi understood; this matter was indeed not his fault.
"I'm sorry to have kept you and Xiaobao waiting outside for so long."
Song Yanzhi shook his head. "This is not your fault. Xiao Bao saw that someone had delivered a letter to you and wanted to come see you, so I brought him here. It was my fault for not giving you prior notice."
Pei Yuchen had already received the letter, but he had no interest in reading it.
Although Song Yanzhi didn't blame him, his heart still trembled and ached uncontrollably when he recalled the scene of finding the mother and child in the dark.
He pursed his lips, went inside, brought out the boiled water, and handed her a clean towel.
Song Yanzhi wiped her face, then wiped Xiaobao's face, and touched his forehead. He was relieved to find that it wasn't hot.
She glanced at the single bed again and paused.
Pei Yuchen seemed to understand something and immediately reassured her, "It's okay, you go to sleep, I'm going to my friend's."
Song Yanzhi was about to agree, but then she thought of something and shook her head. "No need. If you go out to sleep and someone sees you, I don't know what they'll say."
Indeed, the discord between the couple is something only the two of them know.
When Song Yanzhi arrived, instead of staying with his wife and children, he went to sleep elsewhere, which would inevitably draw criticism if word got out.
Pei Yuchen thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll sleep on the floor."
Song Yanzhi didn't say anything more.
She went to bed, thinking she wouldn't be able to sleep.
But as soon as I lay down, all the fatigue seemed to surge over me like a tidal wave.
She fell into a deep sleep shortly afterward.
Pei Yuchen sat at the table all night without sleeping. He had some dark circles under his eyes, but his eyes were very clear.
He got up, looked at his sleeping wife and children on the bed, his eyes softening. He lowered his head and secretly kissed their foreheads before quietly changing his shoes and leaving the house.
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