Emotions surged in He Yanchen's dark eyes.
At this moment, the cell phone in Lin Zhixing's pocket rang.
She glanced at the caller ID on the screen and shook the phone at the man. "It's a call from the department. I have to go get busy first."
She waved at the man and was already walking towards the door when she answered the phone.
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The next day, Lin Zhixing left Beicheng by plane.
During the three-day business trip, she and He Yanchen had almost no contact.
She spoke to Lin Zian on the phone several times, and her son always said, "Dad is very busy. I haven't seen him."
On the last night before returning to North City, Lin Zhixing hesitated for a long time before saying, "An An, you're a big kid now. Mommy has decided to tell you something."
"Well, mom, tell me, I will keep it a secret!"
The child obviously didn't understand what Lin Zhixing wanted to say and thought he was going to tell a little secret.
"It's not something that needs to be kept secret." Lin Zhixing explained, "An An, grandma, your dad's mom, passed away. Dad has been busy with grandma's funeral arrangements these days, so he doesn't have time to pick you up."
"Grandma?" Lin Zian asked in a childish voice, "Which grandma? The one I saw a few days ago?"
"Well, yes."
Lin Zhixing said.
After a brief silence on the phone, Lin Zian asked again, "Mom, 'passed away' means dead, right?"
Lin Zhixing thought for a moment and explained, "Yes, it means leaving this world and living in another world, but we will never see her again."
Children have only a vague understanding of "death".
Lin Zhixing told him in a way that the child could understand.
"oh……"
The child's voice came, and his tone was obviously confused.
Lin Zhixing discussed with He Yanchen before going on a business trip, and both of them decided not to bring Lin Zian to the funeral.
There are many reasons.
Although Zhou Qiaohua's funeral was small, there were still many people coming.
He Yanchen is in a high position and has great power. As his only son, Lin Zian might not be able to live an ordinary life like he does now if he is noticed too early.
They wanted Lin Zian to grow up like an ordinary child.
You can go wherever you want and do whatever you want.
No one with bad intentions paid attention to him.
"Also, Dad just lost Mom and is very sad. If you see him, remember to give him a hug."
Lin Zhixing said.
"OK!"
The child's voice was cheerful and firm.
He didn't quite understand why his mother asked him to do this.
But he liked this task.
Shortly after the phone call ended, He Yanchen went home.
Lin Zian heard the noise downstairs and quickly ran down the stairs in his slippers.
Seeing the man coming towards him, he ran over quickly.
When He Yanchen saw his son coming over, he subconsciously bent down and picked him up. Although he was a little tired, he still tried to smile.
After Lin Zian was picked up, he put his little arms around the man's neck and gave him a big kiss on the face.
Because of using too much force, a "smacking" sound was heard.
Then, she rubbed her little face against the man's cheek and said in a milky voice, "Daddy, I love you."
He Yanchen didn't understand why his son suddenly said that.
He looked at his son in confusion.
"Mom said that grandma passed away and dad was in a bad mood. She asked me to give you a hug when I see him."
The child repeated his mother's words in a baby voice.
When He Yanchen heard his son's words, he could already imagine the tone Lin Zhixing used when he said these words.
They haven't been in touch these days.
He was afraid that he would be in a bad mood and would not be able to control his tone when speaking, thus conveying negative emotions to the woman.
And Lin Zhixing also cares about him.
"Thank you." He Yanchen took a step forward holding his son and said, "Thank you, Mom too."
The father and son went upstairs together.
When they reached the second floor, Lin Zian asked to go on his own.
He put his feet on the ground, turned around and waved to He Yanchen, "Dad, I'm going to bed. Auntie can take me to kindergarten tomorrow. I can take care of myself. You and Mom don't have to worry about me."
The child is over one meter tall, with baby fat on his face, but he speaks like a little adult.
Without waiting for He Yanchen to speak, he said "good night" and ran back to his room.
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The next day was Zhou Qiaohua’s funeral.
Lin Zhixing took the earliest flight back to North City.
The weather forecast says there may be heavy to torrential rain in the north city today.
Due to weather reasons, the plane arrived in Beicheng two hours later than expected.
After Lin Zhixing got off the plane, he didn't care about anything else and took a taxi directly to the cemetery.
When she arrived, the funeral should have been over.
After she got off the car, she was about to walk inside with her suitcase.
Someone called her, "Zhizhi."
Lin Zhixing looked in the direction of the voice.
He Mingyu and his parents, a group of three, were all dressed in black and had serious expressions.
Lin Zhixing didn't care about anything else and asked directly: "Is He Yanchen still in there?"
"Yeah." Yin Ruyun glanced at the suitcase in her hand, "You just got back, right?"
"Aunt Yin, I don't have time to explain now. I'm going to find He Yanchen first."
Lin Zhixing didn't have time to answer Yin Ruyu's question, and walked in dragging his suitcase.
He Mingyu stood there, looking at Lin Zhixing's back.
The woman must have just got off the plane. She was wearing ordinary clothes, and her face was still tired from the journey.
Even so, her every move and everything seemed no different from before.
He Mingyu suddenly recalled the first morning of a semester in high school many years ago.
He woke up after Yin Ruyun called him more than ten times.
From the bedroom window on the roadside, I saw Lin Zhixing wearing an ordinary T-shirt and jeans, carrying his discarded old schoolbag.
When she saw him, she couldn't help but say, "Master He, if you don't come down, I'll leave first."
He leaned against the window and said nonchalantly, "As long as I don't ask, my driver won't give you a ride. Otherwise, you can just run there yourself."
The school is a few kilometers away from here.
How long will it take to run over there?
I would definitely be late if I went there now, so I might as well wait for him for a while.
At that time, he naturally thought that she would give in.
But Lin Zhixing turned around and ran out without even thinking.
He was on the second floor at the time, with a look of shock on his face. Before he could call out to her, the girl had disappeared from his sight.
It seemed like she had intended this from the beginning.
"Son, son."
Yin Ruyu called out several times before He Mingyu came to his senses.
Looking at her son's expression, she couldn't help but sigh, "Let's go."
He Mingyu was still standing there. He could no longer see the woman's back. He said self-deprecatingly, "Next time we meet, I won't really have to call her little aunt, will I?"
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