After Shen Qingli went to the bathroom, Zhou Yanchen faced the two children alone.
This time, Zhou Yanchen truly realized that these two cute and clever little guys in front of him were his own children.
Completely different from the uncertainty he had when he first vaguely doubted, this realization filled him with complex emotions, more of a sense of responsibility and nervousness as a human being, and even a bit of helplessness.
The two children stared at Zhou Yanchen with their big round eyes without blinking. There was a childish curiosity and inquiry in their eyes, which made Zhou Yanchen inexplicably uncomfortable.
He cleared his throat and tried to make his voice sound gentle and friendly: "Do you have something to say to me?"
Shen Jinnan first turned his head to look in the direction of the bathroom, and after making sure that his mother was not there, he mustered up the courage to speak: "Have you been pursuing your mother recently?"
This question came directly and suddenly. Zhou Yanchen was slightly stunned. He didn't expect the children to be the first to ask such a straightforward question.
However, he reacted quickly and nodded frankly, "Yes, I am pursuing her."
He answered firmly, his eyes revealing his persistent love for Shen Qingli.
"I saw on the Internet that you are your mother's ex-husband, so you were married before. Why did you get divorced later?" Shen Jinnan asked questions one after another.
Zhou Yanchen was suddenly at a loss. He never thought that a child of only 16 years old could ask such complicated emotional questions in the adult world so directly and sharply.
He took a deep breath, tried to organize his thoughts, and tried to explain to the children the past that was full of misunderstandings in the simplest and easiest way: "There were some misunderstandings between me and your mother at that time, but now the misunderstandings have been resolved."
There was a hint of guilt in his tone, which was the regret for hurting Shen Qingli in the past.
At this time, Shen Jinxi, who had been quiet all this time, interrupted with a serious look on her face:
"So your love for mom is conditional, right? You and mom divorced because of a misunderstanding, and now the misunderstanding is gone and you want to be with her again. Uncle Zhou, have you ever thought about how mom feels?"
She emphasized the three words "Uncle Zhou" very much, and her tone was filled with pain for her mother.
After hearing this, Zhou Yanchen was struck by lightning. He sat there for a while, not knowing how to answer.
A child could actually say such profound words. Even a child could understand this truth, but as an adult, it took me a long time to understand that he was full of self-blame and regret.
"My dears, I'm sorry. I hurt your mother." Zhou Yanchen looked at the two children sincerely, his eyes full of guilt and determination. "I swear, I will take good care of her and love her in the future."
However, Shen Jinnan said expressionlessly: "It is said that men's words are the least trustworthy."
These words were like a small stone, stirring up thousands of waves in Zhou Yanchen's heart.
He smiled helplessly, as if a flock of crows flew over his head. He really didn't expect that these two little clever kids, although young, knew so much.
"What I said is true. You can be my witnesses." Zhou Yanchen looked into the children's eyes with sincerity. "If I do anything to hurt your mother in the future, you can do whatever you want to me."
When Shen Jinnan wanted to say something, Shen Jinxi reminded him: "Brother, Mom is back."
Hearing this, Shen Jinnan shut up.
As soon as Shen Qingli sat down, Zhou Yanchen noticed that she looked unhappy. "Xiao Li, are you feeling unwell?"
Hearing this, Shen Qingli's thoughts were pulled back, "No."
Shen Qingli turned around and asked the children, "Are you all full?"
"If we are full, we will go home."
Shen Weiwei came out of the bathroom and saw Shen Qingli leading the two children, preparing to leave, and Zhou Yanchen was not with them.
A hint of cruelty flashed across Shen Weiwei's eyes, but she quickly hid it.
She adjusted her facial expression, replaced it with a friendly smile, and walked quickly in front of Shen Qingli and the children, blocking their way.
"Hello, little friends," Shen Weiwei bent down slightly and looked at the two children with a smile on her face, "I am your aunt."
Seeing this, Shen Qingli subconsciously protected the two children behind him, and his eyes turned cold in an instant, like a deep pool in the cold night, which made people shudder.
"Shen Weiwei, what do you want to do?" Her voice also turned cold, with a hint of vigilance.
The smile on Shen Weiwei's face did not fade at all, "Sister, I don't want to do anything."
She stood up, her eyes wandering over Shen Qingli's face, her tone carrying a hint of blame, "Sister, you disappeared for so many years and didn't contact your family. If I hadn't met you today, I wouldn't have known that you actually had two such lovely children abroad."
Shen Weiwei looked at the two children again, her eyes full of false tenderness, "My two little darlings, do you want to go back with your aunt to see your grandpa?"
"You haven't met your grandfather yet, have you?"
Shen Jinnan blinked his eyes, his young face showing a calmness beyond his age. He looked at Shen Weiwei and said clearly, "Auntie, did you recognize the wrong person?"
After a pause, he added, "Also, grandma has only one daughter, mom, so whose family are you from?"
Shen Weiwei's smile faltered for a moment, but she quickly adjusted herself, "Baby, of course I and your mother are a family. Haven't you heard your mother mention your grandfather?"
Shen Jinnan's face was calm, and his clear eyes showed determination, "Didn't our grandfather also pass away?"
Shen Weiwei's expression suddenly turned ugly. She looked at Shen Qingli angrily, and her voice unconsciously rose a few notches. "Is this how you teach your children?"
"You actually said that Dad died?"
Shen Qingli looked at her coldly, without a trace of warmth in his eyes, "How to teach a child is his own business, what does it have to do with you?"
Shen Weiwei took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She put on a smile again and softened her tone, "Sister, I know it's not easy for you to be alone out there for so many years. You must have suffered a lot of grievances."
"I just want the kids to see their dad. He misses you a lot. He's been under a lot of pressure lately. Seeing these two cute kids will definitely make him happy."
Shen Qingli was unmoved and sneered, "Remembering? Have you forgotten what happened back then? Don't you think it's ridiculous to talk about this now?"
Shen Weiwei bit her teeth and said, "Sister, the past is in the past. Why are you still holding on to it?"
"Aren't you tired of keeping it like this?"
Shen Qingli looked at Shen Weiwei with disdain in his eyes, "Those things are in the past for you, but they will never be in the past for us here."
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