Hearing his grandfather's words, his heart was shocked, and he instantly realized that he had missed such a key person and was responsible for the accident.
"Grandpa, I understand. If you still want to leave, remember to tell me. Take good care of yourself. The company still has some things to deal with. I'm going back first."
Mr. Zhou looked at him lovingly and said slowly, "It's already dinner time. Do you want to leave after dinner?"
Zhou Yanchen's eyes flashed with apology, and his tone was gentle but somewhat helpless: "Let's eat today, Chang You is still waiting for me at the company."
"Grandpa, please have a good meal. I will come back to accompany you when I am done with this."
Mr. Zhou naturally understood that being in his position meant that he had to do things on his own many times.
"It's okay, just go ahead and do your thing. I have your Uncle Lin to take care of me, don't worry!"
Zhou Yanchen leaned back slightly, "Grandpa, I'll leave first."
Grandpa Zhou looked at his leaving back, tears welling up in his eyes. Chen'er is now a father too.
How happy his parents would be if they were still alive!
…
After returning to the company and stepping into the spacious and bright office with simple yet stylish decoration, Chang You hurried in before Zhou Yanchen even sat down.
Chang You looked a little nervous, and there seemed to be a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
"Boss, I just received a call from the police station. Su Xinyao has been released on bail."
Hearing this, Zhou Yanchen frowned slightly, "Who bailed her out? Didn't you tell the police?"
His tone was calm, but one could sense the hidden pressure.
"I've already been beaten, but I don't know why he was still released on bail."
"Boss, what should we do now?"
Zhou Yanchen tapped the tabletop with his fingers, making a rhythmic sound, as if he was thinking, or as if he was trying to relax.
He did not answer Chang You's question immediately, but changed the subject: "Why haven't I seen the news of Su 꿻's bankruptcy? How did you deal with it?"
Chang You lowered his eyes and answered truthfully: "Boss, it will be very soon. Su 꿻 will be declared bankrupt tomorrow morning at the latest.
Su's funding chain has been completely cut off, and they are holding on, so they haven't announced it yet, but this is just their last struggle."
Zhou Yanchen nodded slightly, "Go check who bailed out Su Xinyao."
Chang You responded and turned to leave.
When they reached the door, Zhou Yanchen spoke up: "Chang You, ask someone to find out where the driver who came out now lives. I want to see him."
Chang You turned around and said, "Hello, boss."
…
Zhou Yanchen glanced at the time and saw that the clock was slowly moving towards the end of the working day.
His eyes fell on the document, but his thoughts drifted elsewhere.
He knew that Shen Qingli sent her two children to the same kindergarten that he had carefully selected before. Although she did not accept his kindness, the result was the same.
At this moment, she should be getting off work and picking up her children.
Zhou Yanchen raised his hand and signed his name on the document. His movements were smooth but a little distracted.
After signing, he picked up the car keys, got up and walked out of the office.
In the elevator, he watched the floor numbers go down, and inexplicably he felt a surge of nervousness and anticipation.
When he arrived at the kindergarten gate, the children were still in school.
He parked the car, leaned back in his seat, took a cigarette from the box and lit it.
If he wants his children to accept him in the future, he knows that he has to slowly build a good relationship with them.
Surrounded by smoke, he looked through the car window at the kindergarten gate, and the cute faces of the children emerged in his mind.
Before he finished his cigarette, he accidentally saw that familiar figure in the rearview mirror.
Seeing Shen Qingli getting out of the taxi, Zhou Yanchen instinctively raised his hand, wanting to open the door to find her, but his hand stopped on the door handle, and after hesitating for a moment, he slowly put it down.
It's better to go down, lest she gets angry.
She must be very tired during this period!
He thought silently in his heart, his eyes full of helplessness.
He knew that because of all the things that happened in the past, Shen Qingli had built a wall against him, and he needed time to slowly tear it down.
Shen Qingli stood at the entrance of the kindergarten, looking into the kindergarten with eyes full of expectation and tenderness.
Zhou Yanchen put out the unburned cigarette in his hand, and then his eyes fell closely on her.
While waiting for the children to come out, Shen Qingli's cell phone rang. She picked up the call and a smile instantly broke out on her face.
That smile was like the warm sunshine of spring, lighting up Zhou Yanchen's world, but it also left him with mixed feelings.
When will he be able to bring her happiness?
This question has been lingering in his mind for a long time.
If he had not gone abroad at the beginning, and had lived with her after getting the marriage certificate, then would they be able to stand together to pick up the children from school now?
They would watch their child grow up together and share every bit of life, but like now, he can only watch her from afar, his heart full of guilt and longing.
After a while, a car slowly stopped by the roadside.
Zhou Yanchen looked up subconsciously, and saw Pei Xiao and Pei Yike getting out of the car.
His brows wrinkled slightly, and a trace of doubt arose in his mind: What are they doing here?
Seeing Shen Qingli warmly welcoming Pei Xiao and Pei Yike, the smile on her face was completely different from the coldness when she was facing herself.
Zhou Yanchen felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and jealousy spread like wild weeds.
She secretly thought in her heart, is Pei Xiao too idle recently? Why does he always appear in front of her?
What does he want to do?
Pei Xiao and Shen Qingli stood there, talking and laughing. Every expression and every movement of theirs pierced Zhou Yanchen's heart like needles.
He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles in the car. His hands unconsciously tightened on the steering wheel, and his knuckles turned slightly white from the force.
This feeling of being excluded made him sit still even more. He wanted to get off the bus urgently to break this seemingly harmonious but tormenting scene.
Just as he took a deep breath and was about to open the door and get out of the car, the gate of the kindergarten slowly opened.
The two little guys, Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi, walked out holding hands.
Zhou Yanchen's attention was instantly attracted by them. However, when he saw Shen Qingli, Pei Xiao and Pei Yike interacting closely with the children, with laughter and joy all the time, the scene looked extremely harmonious.
As if Pei Xiaocai was the father of the two children, Zhou Yanchen held Xiang Pan's hand tightly, his heart full of bitterness and sweetness.
Just as they were about to get into Pei Xiao's car, Zhou Yanchen could no longer hold back. He quickly opened the door and called out, "Dabao, Xiaobao."
His voice was particularly clear in this small area, and Shen Qingli and the others all looked at him.
Seeing that it was Zhou Yanchen, the expressions of several people changed slightly.
When Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi saw him, they no longer had the warmth they had when they met before.
Although the two little guys are still young, they are very thoughtful. They have already vaguely guessed that this person is very likely their father.
But he never showed up during their growing years, which inevitably made them feel lost and isolated.
Shen Jinnan was the first to come to his senses. He gently pulled his sister's hand and said, "Sister, let's get in the car first."
Shen Jinxi nodded when she heard that. She glanced at Zhou Yanchen with a hint of confusion and doubt in her eyes, then got into the car with her brother.
Zhou Yanchen looked at the two children's actions, a flash of loss flashed across his eyes, and he paused consciously, as if he was frozen in place.
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