In the car, Su Xinyao's thoughts were as complex and changeable as the street scene that was constantly receding outside the window.
Her eyes flickered as she secretly plotted how to test whether Zhou Yanchen knew that Shen Qingli had returned.
However, when she was about to speak, Zhou Yanchen's cell phone in his pocket rang suddenly, and the crisp ringtone broke the slightly solemn silence in the car.
Zhou Yanchen quickly took out his cell phone. When he saw the incoming call, his eyes softened instantly. He pressed the answer button without hesitation, "Hello, Xiaobao."
The doting and tenderness in that tone seemed to be able to melt my heart.
"Uncle, are you busy? Can I listen to your story now?"
"Okay, wait for me." Zhou Yanchen answered without any hesitation.
He immediately covered the receiver and said to Chang You in the driver's seat: "Chang You, pull over and get me another storybook."
Then he added: "Come pick me up after you send Xinyao home."
After saying this, he opened the car door, stepped out of the car steadily, took the storybook from Chang You, and walked to a quieter corner.
Su Xinyao sat in the car, her eyes full of shock and confusion, as if what was happening before her eyes was beyond her cognition.
She stared at Zhou Yanchen's back, asking herself: What is he doing?
Who is 께宝?
Is he holding the storybook to tell a story to that little kid?
This series of questions swirled in her mind, colliding with her thoughts in a chaotic manner.
It was not until Zhou Yanchen's figure disappeared from her sight that she slowly withdrew her gaze, but the confusion in her heart surged like a tide, becoming more and more intense.
"Chang You, what is Brother Chen doing?" Su Xinyao suppressed her curiosity and asked Chang You, "Who is Xiao Bao?"
Chang You looked embarrassed, remembering his boss's instructions in his heart, knowing that he must not reveal a single word to Su Xinyao.
He frowned slightly and pretended not to know, "Sister Su Xiao, I know it too, but the boss didn't tell me."
The helplessness and sincerity in that tone made it difficult for me to detect the flaw.
After Su Xinyao heard this, the clouds of doubt in her heart grew heavier, like layers of fog, enveloping her tightly.
The Zhou family had no relatives with such a child, so who was he telling the story to?
For a moment, an absurd thought flashed through her mind: Could it be that Zhou Yanchen had secretly had a child with someone else these days?
But as soon as this idea came to her mind, she quickly rejected it.
At the same time, Zhou Yanchen was standing on the side of the road, telling Shen Jinxi a wonderful story without paying any attention to anything else.
After the story was finished, Shen Jinxi's voice rang like a silver bell: "Uncle, thank you. I just want to listen to one story today. My brother and I need to go to bed early because we have to go to kindergarten tomorrow."
Zhou Yanchen was slightly startled, and then asked: "Xiaobao, did you say you wanted to go home? Are you back now?"
"Well, Mom said she would work here for a while. Uncle, let's talk. Mom is back." After Shen Jinxi finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Zhou Yanchen looked at the hung up call quietly, with a smile rising unconsciously.
That smile was filled with doting and helplessness, as if telling us that his love for this child had penetrated deep into his bones, and even made him feel a little unbelievable.
He closed the book gently, tucked it under his arm, then took a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
He took a deep breath, and white smoke slowly came out of his mouth, swelling up and blurring his face.
He looked through the thin layer of smoke at the bustling scene of traffic on the street, but his thoughts were like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, drifting away gradually.
Shen Qingli, where are you?
I just found you and you ran away again!
The first thing Shen Qingli did when he came back was to go see Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi.
When she gently pushed open the door, she saw that the two children were already asleep. She slowly walked to the bed and carefully tucked in the quilts for them.
Then she retreated quietly.
At the moment the door was closed, Shen Jinxi's childish voice broke the silence in the room: "Brother, was the story uncle just told you good?"
“Nice.”
"Brother, let me tell you, uncle is very handsome and polite. If you see him, you will like him too."
Shen Jinxi's words were full of love and admiration for Zhou Yanchen. They were the purest expression of a child's emotions, without any impurities.
Shen Jinnan said softly, "I see. Go to sleep, sister. We have to get up early tomorrow."
After Chang You sent Su Xinyao home, he immediately stopped and hurried back to pick up Zhou Yanchen.
In the car, Zhou Yanchen's face was slightly gloomy, and his tone revealed a hint of anxiety: "Haven't you found out where Shen Qingli is yet?"
Chang Youxin was nervous, and answered cautiously: "Not yet, there should be news soon."
"If you have enough hands, find more."
"Okay, boss, I understand." Chang You responded quickly.
…
The next morning, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains and poured into the room. A burst of rapid alarms broke the tranquility and woke her up from her sweet dream.
Last night, in order to find an important document, Shen Qingli was busy until two in the morning.
Despite her exhaustion, she set an alarm for herself at 6:30 in the morning.
She must send the children to kindergarten on time before half past nine.
She had already paid the tuition online yesterday, so all she had to do today was send them over.
After breakfast, Sister Chen also went to the kindergarten with them.
When they arrived, teachers Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi were already waiting at the entrance of the kindergarten.
Seeing them, the teacher took the initiative to step forward and said, "Hello, my two little babies. I am your teacher Xu."
Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi greeted politely: "Hello, Teacher Xu."
Teacher Xu liked them both the first time he saw them. Their looks alone would have made it hard for Teacher Xu to like them.
Shen Qingli chatted with the teacher for a while and then hurried to the hospital to work.
After finishing his breakfast, Mr. Zhou said, "Lao Lin, pack up and accompany me to the hospital to see Mr. Pei."
"Okay, Master. I'll go get the supplements and leave."
Shen Qingli rushed to the office just two minutes before work.
Doctor Hao smiled and said, "Doctor Shen, you are so surprised. You almost arrived late."
Hearing this, Shen Qingli smiled awkwardly, "There was a bit of a traffic jam on the road."
She walked to her desk, picked up her medical records, and began to make her rounds.
When he arrived at the door of Mr. Pei's ward, he saw two familiar figures at a glance.
Why are Grandpa and Uncle Lin here?
At the same time, Mr. Zhou also raised his eyes and looked at her.
There was shock in his eyes, but more of it was joy. "Xiao Li, when did you come back?"
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