As she left the room, Shen Yanxi considerately closed the door for He Lingchuan.
Zhou Mingyan quickened his pace, eager to leave He Lingchuan's room right now.
Shen Yanxi followed behind him with a puzzled look. When she saw him about to go upstairs, she stopped and looked at him with some dissatisfaction: "Mingyan, just say what you want to say. I'm going to go in and rest in a bit. I have a parent-child activity to participate in tomorrow."
Zhou Mingyan bit his lower lip and slowly asked, "Can't I go?"
His lower lip was bright red, as if it were bleeding.
Shen Yanxi felt as if someone had stabbed her in the heart, and she instinctively touched Zhou Mingyan's lips.
"What are you doing? You're bleeding."
"Will you feel sorry for me?"
Zhou Mingyan grabbed Shen Yanxi's hand and brought it to his chest: "Can you feel my heart breaking? Xixi, how could you be so cruel? You called me back, but then you don't want me anymore."
Zhou Mingyan looked like a girl who had been abandoned. He looked at Shen Yanxi with a wronged expression and tears glistening in his eyes.
"When did I stop wanting you?"
Shen Yanxi seemed to have completely forgotten what happened a few years ago, as if someone else had lied to her before.
Every time Zhou Mingyan tries to play the victim, she softens.
Zhou Mingyan knew exactly what was wrong with him, which is why he kept making excessive demands.
Faced with Shen Yanxi's question, Zhou Mingyan deliberately steered the conversation toward the two children: "You won't even let me help you take care of the children, isn't that like you're trying to kick me out?"
Zhou Mingyan looked at Shen Yanxi with a pitiful expression: "Xixi, I really like children, and I like taking care of them. Why can't you give me a chance? I really want to help you and be good to you."
Shen Yanxi was so smart that she understood immediately why Zhou Mingyan was in such a low mood.
Unlike Zhou Mingyan's roundabout probing, she went straight to the point and asked him, "Are you angry that I took He Lingchuan to the school's parent-child activity instead of you?"
Upon hearing Shen Yanxi's words, Zhou Mingyan pretended not to care and looked to the side, but in reality, the expression on his face had already betrayed him.
He remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Shen Yanxi sighed helplessly: "I would like to take you, but the problem is that the children wrote He Lingchuan's name when they wrote their parents' names. You know their school is very strict; they require parents' ID cards and photos."
Shen Yanxi raised her hand and gently rubbed Zhou Mingyan's head: "Next time, I'll have the children write your name, okay?"
Is this okay?
Zhou Mingyan looked at Shen Yanxi with some anticipation. At first, he was very annoyed and had the illusion that Shen Yanxi was about to leave him.
It wasn't until Shen Yanxi explained things to him that he realized he had misunderstood her.
Zhou Mingyan grabbed Shen Yanxi's wrist excitedly: "When is their next parent-child activity?"
"I don't know either, I'll ask tomorrow."
Shen Yanxi held Zhou Mingyan's hand: "Although you can't participate in the activities with us, don't worry, I will definitely take you in."
Zhou Mingyan was relieved after hearing Shen Yanxi's words.
His previous sullenness was not because the children were not close to him, but because Shen Yanxi's attitude towards He Lingchuan made him feel very threatened.
Fortunately, Shen Yanxi is not someone who easily falls in love with someone else; his heart is still with her, and that's enough.
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The next morning, Zhou Mingyan got into the car before them.
He Lingchuan, with his two children, had just opened the car door when he saw Zhou Mingyan in the back.
He Lingchuan pulled the two children by the shoulders to prevent them from touching Zhou Mingyan: "What are you doing here?"
His tone was unfriendly, and even Nan Chen sensed something was wrong. He swallowed back the words he was about to say because of He Lingchuan's question.
In order to intimidate He Lingchuan, Zhou Mingyan stood up, pointed at him, and said, "Xixi asked me to go with you."
He had an arrogant look on his face, like a favored soldier.
He Lingchuan turned to look at Shen Yanxi: "Did you ask him to come with us?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
Sitting in the passenger seat, Shen Yanxi gestured with her chin toward He Lingchuan and the children: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get in."
"There probably isn't enough room in this car."
He Lingchuan didn't want to sit with Zhou Mingyan. He looked at the two children, who nodded in agreement.
He Lingchuan pushed open the car door and turned to leave.
Shen Yanxi grabbed his clothes, her face turning pale: "Where are you going?"
"I'll take a taxi."
As He Lingchuan spoke, he grabbed the arms of the two children and started to leave.
He had just turned around when Shen Yanxi stopped him: "Why take a taxi when you have your own car?"
Shen Yanxi grabbed the two children's hands: "Even if you don't care and can adapt, can the two children?"
He Lingchuan looked at the children on either side of him and let go of their hands: "I'll take a taxi myself. You take the children there."
He refused to get into Shen Yanxi's car no matter what she said. Shen Yanxi wanted to persuade him, but seeing his expression, she had no choice but to agree.
When He Lingchuan arrived at the school, Shen Yanxi had already been waiting for a while.
She looked at He Lingchuan with some dissatisfaction: "I told you a long time ago not to take a taxi, just come with our car."
He Lingchuan was jolted so badly by the taxi driver that he almost threw up.
He bent over, accepting Shen Yanxi's judgment, his tone cold: "Don't you even look at how much space there is in the car? Can it fit so many people?"
With a cold expression, he took the two children's hands and led them into the school.
The three of them walked together, one in front of the other, like a beautiful sight, but He Lingchuan didn't like it at all.
After Zhou Mingyan came in, he casually found a corner to squat down. He looked at Shen Yanxi and He Lingchuan with envy, and his expression was very sad and somewhat solemn.
The teacher looked at He Lingchuan with some confusion: "What's going on here...?"
He Lingchuan glanced at Zhou Mingyan and slowly said, "These are our bodyguards."
The teacher was relieved after hearing his words.
After the teacher left, He Lingchuan and Shen Yanxi quickly found their spots. Looking at the parents participating in the triathlon on the playground, they were somewhat uneasy: "Is this what you called a parent-child activity? Why does it feel like a sports meet?"
You can understand it that way too.
These parent-child activities usually involve several groups of people playing games together. When He Lingchuan and Shen Yanxi stood back to back and held a balloon between their legs, He Lingchuan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
He looked up, about to back out, but saw the children's expectant eyes, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and cooperate with Shen Yanxi.
Shen Yanxi shouted slogans, and soon they transported the balloon to the finish line on the other side.
The moment He Lingchuan put down the balloon, he broke out in a sweat. He took a deep breath, intending to change his clothes later. Suddenly, a hand reached out in front of him, and Shen Yanxi gently wiped the sweat from his face. He Lingchuan was a little stunned, thinking of how they first met.
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