He Lingchuan was almost late that day. He ran all the way, his shirt was sticking to his body, and his hair was sticky. When Shen Yanxi saw this, she helped him fix his hair and wipe the sweat from his face, just like before.
He Lingchuan turned his head away somewhat awkwardly and took the tissue from Shen Yanxi's hand: "I can do it myself."
Zhou Mingyan witnessed their interaction. He gritted his teeth and couldn't help but walk over to Shen Yanxi, asking her with concern, "Xixi, are you tired?"
Zhou Mingyan held a bottle of mineral water in his hand, speaking gently.
"Not tired."
The other children's parents turned around with curious expressions when they saw the three of them standing together.
Shen Yanxi glanced at Zhou Mingyan somewhat awkwardly and pushed his hand away: "Go wait for me outside. Everyone's watching, it's not appropriate."
"Why is it not good?"
Zhou Mingyan looked at Shen Yanxi with some dissatisfaction: "Xixi, do you dislike me?"
He looked very sad, pouting and muttering, "If you don't like me, I'll leave right now."
He Lingchuan couldn't stand his childish behavior, especially in front of the children.
Before Shen Yanxi could speak, he said, "Then you should leave."
Zhou Mingyan pulled his leg back, staring at He Lingchuan in disbelief: "What did you say? You're kicking me out?"
Before He Lingchuan could respond, he became agitated: "Why are you kicking me out? Xixi hasn't even said anything yet."
Zhou Mingyan looked at Shen Yanxi with anticipation, trying to join in: "Xixi, let me join you. Mr. He doesn't seem to be very good at these games. Although Nan Chen and Bei Chen didn't say it directly, they definitely want to win."
Zhou Mingyan really didn't hide his thoughts at all. He Lingchuan turned to look at Shen Yanxi, waiting for her answer.
Shen Yanxi took a deep breath and slowly said, "Mingyan, this is a parent-child activity after all. You are not the children's biological father, so it is indeed not appropriate for you to stay here."
She initially agreed to let Zhou Mingyan come along because he looked so pitiful; she never expected him to be so tactless.
Shen Yanxi gently pulled Zhou Mingyan's hand to comfort him, but Zhou Mingyan shook her off: "Xixi, since you dislike me so much, why did you ask me to come here?"
Zhou Mingyan was a little annoyed. This was the first time he had been angry with Shen Yanxi since he came back. However, even though he was angry, he pouted and looked aggrieved, as if Shen Yanxi had bullied him.
Shen Yanxi looked at him helplessly. With so many students and parents around, she couldn't very well kick He Lingchuan out.
She grabbed Zhou Mingyan's hand and led him to a corner, patiently soothing him: "I don't have any other way. How about this, next time, I'll definitely bring you here, okay?"
Seeing Shen Yanxi's furrowed brows, Zhou Mingyan knew he was being unreasonable. Worried that Shen Yanxi would be angry and ignore him, he first sighed with a wronged expression, and then pretended to be understanding, looking at her and saying, "Xixi, I really feel sorry for you. Look at He Lingchuan's attitude towards you. How can you not understand my feelings for you?"
He looked at Shen Yanxi with some anxiety, his affection deep.
“I understand, but I really have no choice. The main problem is that Nan Chen and Bei Chen insist on He Lingchuan coming.”
Shen Yanxi did consider bringing Zhou Mingyan over at first, but after thinking it over, he felt that he should respect the children's opinions.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyan suddenly understood: "So it was the children who requested it."
Although he was still a little unhappy, he was fine as long as Shen Yanxi didn't ask him to bring He Lingchuan over.
He gave a wry smile, which made Shen Yanxi feel very sorry for him: "Don't worry, I won't come in and bother you anymore. I'll wait for you outside."
Zhou Mingyan voluntarily stepped outside the playground, and Shen Yanxi watched his figure gradually disappear into the distance, feeling extremely melancholy.
"Stop looking, they've all gone far away."
He Lingchuan appeared behind Shen Yanxi without anyone noticing, and he teased her with a disdainful expression.
He could sense Shen Yanxi's disappointment just by looking at her profile. In that instant, He Lingchuan suddenly felt like a clown who had inexplicably become a catalyst for the relationship between the two.
After composing herself, Shen Yanxi asked him coldly, "Has the next project started yet?"
The next project also required the child's parents to work together, and the actions were somewhat intimate, so He Lingchuan only glanced at it before decisively refusing.
"You can go talk to him a little longer; we won't be participating in the next project."
"Why?"
Shen Yanxi looked at the person behind her with some surprise, and even a bit of anger: "The child has already registered, why aren't you participating? Do you want others to laugh at us? You want me to back out at the last minute?"
Compared to Shen Yanxi's excitement, He Lingchuan remained calm as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
He rolled up his sleeves to his elbows and asked her casually, "Do you want to participate? The next activity requires me to hold you. Aren't you afraid Zhou Mingyan will get jealous?"
Hearing He Lingchuan say this, Shen Yanxi remembered what the project involved: He Lingchuan had to carry her around a pillar and then walk to the finish line.
She suddenly looked at Zhou Mingyan. No wonder Zhou Mingyan wanted to come and participate in the event with them just now; it turned out that was the reason.
Shen Yanxi frowned in dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Her gaze drifted towards Zhou Mingyan, her mind wandering.
He Lingchuan pointed with his finger: "You can go find him now, I won't stop you."
After saying that, He Lingchuan's tone gradually became a little impatient: "Anyway, it's not like I can't participate in this activity myself."
Anyway, he didn't come here to play games; he just wanted to spend time with the children.
After He Lingchuan left, Shen Yanxi glanced at the time again, hesitated for a while, and finally walked towards Zhou Mingyan.
She just needs to come back before the next project starts; she should have enough time.
When He Lingchuan returned, he saw Nan Chen and Bei Chen sitting obediently in their seats, waiting for him.
He Lingchuan asked them gently, "Why don't you go and play with the other children?"
"Dad, where did you go? Why didn't Mom come back with you?"
Nan Chen looked at He Lingchuan with a puzzled expression. He looked around, as if trying to find Shen Yanxi.
"Mom is a little late, she'll be here in a bit."
"It's also possible she won't come back," He Lingchuan chuckled self-deprecatingly. "She's already gone to find Zhou Mingyan, how could Shen Yanxi bear to come back to him?"
"Why?"
Nan Chen rested her face in her two small hands, looking completely puzzled.
He was clever and quickly guessed the reason: "Dad, wait for me a moment, I'll go find Mom right now."
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