Shen Qingli tried her best to remain calm, her voice as indifferent as before: "Mr. Zhou, I don't know what to explain to you."
At this moment, her thoughts were already in a mess, and those memories that she had deliberately sealed were suddenly torn open.
"Xiaobao, come to mommy, we are going home."
Seeing that she said nothing, Zhou Yanchen's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible pain and anger, and he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Aren't you going to explain to me about the child?"
These few words seemed to fill the air around them with a heavy atmosphere.
Shen Qingli avoided his burning gaze and looked at the two children. Seeing that their eyes were full of doubt, she said softly:
"Mr. Zhou, thank you for speaking up for the two children today. I'll treat you to dinner some other day when you're free."
This seemingly ordinary gratitude was actually a line of defense she built in panic, trying to cover up the turmoil inside with this polite distance.
At this time, Shen Jinxi said softly: "Uncle, are you familiar with my mother?"
Zhou Yanchen looked at Shen Qingli deeply, his gaze seemed to penetrate her soul and explore the secrets buried by the years: "We are old friends."
Behind these few simple words, there are countless stories and emotions, which are now transformed into this seemingly indifferent sentence.
When Shen Jinxi heard this, an innocent smile appeared on her face: "That's great, it turns out that mom and uncle know each other, then can my brother and I go to play with you in the future?"
The world of children is always full of beautiful expectations. They are ignorant of worldly affairs and do not understand the complex and intertwined emotional entanglements between people.
"Can't."
"Can."
Zhou Yanchen and Shen Qingli spoke almost at the same time, but gave completely different answers.
Shen Qingli knew very well that the more she got involved with Zhou Yanchen, the more likely the children would fall into unknown danger and harm.
This little world that she tried her best to protect cannot have even the slightest mistake.
Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi's eyes shuttled back and forth between the two people, trying to read people's thoughts from this complex atmosphere.
Shen Qingli didn't dare to look directly into Zhou Yanchen's eyes. That look seemed to have a magical power that could instantly disintegrate the strength she had pretended to be for many years.
"Xiaobao, come down. Mommy will take you home." She just wanted to escape from this place that made her panic as soon as possible.
Although Shen Jinxi has an inexplicable liking for Zhou Yanchen, she is more sensitive to her mother's uneasiness.
She nodded obediently: "Okay, Mom."
Zhou Yanchen bent down and gently put her down. This action was filled with indescribable tenderness and reluctance.
Shen Qingli held a child in one hand and thanked Zhou Yanchen again: "Mr. Zhou, thank you for today. We are leaving first."
She turned around and tried to leave, but Zhou Yanchen grabbed her arm.
"Shen Qingli, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation. I'll wait for you to tell me."
The force seemed overbearing, but in fact it concealed a trace of barely perceptible panic and helplessness. "I'll take you there."
After saying that, he took the lead and stepped forward, not giving Shen Qingli any chance to refuse.
Shen Qingli looked at his back, feeling confused.
Why did I meet him at this time?
How can she protect her children in this complicated situation?
Shen Jinnan tugged at her hand and asked softly, "Mom, do you dislike uncle?"
Shen Qingli bit her lips tightly and did not answer.
This question is too complicated for her to answer with a simple "yes" or "no".
"Let's go." She tried to cover up the struggle inside with these simple words.
When Zhou Yanchen saw them coming, he hurriedly got out of the car and walked quickly to the side to open the back door for them.
Shen Qingli turned a blind eye and walked away with the child.
Seeing this, Zhou Yanchen quickly chased after her and stood in front of her, his voice full of unquestionable firmness: "Shen Qingli, take the children to the car."
Shen Qingli looked at him expressionlessly: "No, we can take a taxi back by ourselves."
She knew that once she got on the car, it would be like stepping into a vortex full of unknown variables, and she didn't dare to take the risk.
Zhou Yanchen half lowered his head and touched his cheek, his eyes flashing with determination: "Shen Qingli, if you want this, then I can only take them to be married... for identification."
Although he didn't say the last few words completely, Shen Qingli knew clearly what they meant.
That was the situation she had always been most afraid of facing. Once the truth was revealed, all her years of concealment and protection would come to nothing.
She glared at him fiercely: "Zhou Yanchen, you..." Her words were full of anger and helplessness.
"What about me? Didn't you say you would treat me to a meal?" Zhou Yanchen's lips curled up with a slightly bitter arc, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day, let's do it now, I happen to be hungry too."
At this moment, he is no longer the decisive Zhou Yanchen in the shopping mall, but a man who has been tortured by emotions and has lost his mind.
Trying to keep her in this seemingly shameless way.
In five years, he had seen through his inner self, and he fell in love with her.
Shen Qingli doesn't know how Zhou Yanchen has become a rogue now. He was not like this before.
"The children were frightened today. I'm going to take them home first and have dinner another day."
She absolutely could not let the child have too much contact with him at this time. The similar habits of Xiaobao and Zhou Yanchen were like a time bomb. As long as they came into contact, Zhou Yanchen would definitely know.
Seeing that she was still hesitating, Zhou Yanchen said directly: "Shen Qingli, I don't want to argue with you in front of the child."
"You know the child is frightened. Take them out to eat something delicious to distract them."
Zhou Yanchen also felt very guilty. If the child was really his, then he was responsible for the situation they encountered today.
Thinking of how Shen Qingli had been raising two children by herself over the years, he began to feel secretly sad.
He slowed down his tone and said, "Let's go. We have been here all the time and it is inevitable that we will be photographed by some reporters. You don't want to expose their identities now, do you?"
Shen Qingli pursed her lips and took the child out of his car.
Zhou Yanchen raised the corner of his lips and walked briskly towards the driver's cab.
Su Xinyao found Su Hao and brought him back to the office, only to learn from the teacher that Zhou Yanchen and the others had left.
And told her what Zhou Yanchen said.
Su Xinyao was so angry that her eyes turned red. Zhou Yanchen actually asked Haohao to apologize to those two bastards.
She didn't believe it. It definitely couldn't be Zhou Yanchen's child.
It's obviously a bastard!
At this moment, Su Xinyao felt as if her lungs were about to explode, and her chest was heaving violently.
She clenched her fists tightly, digging her nails into her palms, trying to control the rage surging within her.
When she walked out of the kindergarten angrily, she happened to see Shen Qingli taking her two children into Zhou Yanchen's luxury car.
Looking at the car moving further and further away, Su Xinyao gritted her teeth and said, "Shen Qingli, don't be too proud too soon!"
"I will never allow you to have any chance of getting back together!"
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