After Chang You and Bai Heng left, Zhou Yanchen stayed in the children's ward without moving a step.
Inside the ward, the lights were dim and quiet, but they could not conceal the underlying anxiety and tension.
As night fell, the two children's condition took a turn for the worse.
Fear was like a tide, enveloping their small bodies tightly. Their panicked cries echoed in the ward, tugging at their heartstrings.
Zhou Yanchen and Shen Qingli each coaxed a child, and it took a long time for the two children to gradually calm down.
Shen Qingli was very worried about the current condition of the two children. She didn't know how long it would take for them to no longer be frightened.
Zhou Yanchen straightened up, looked up inadvertently, and saw Shen Qingli's face full of fatigue.
There was a deep sense of weariness in her eyes, and she seemed to have lost all her strength.
Zhou Yanchen's voice unconsciously softened, as if he was afraid of disturbing this hard-earned peace: "You haven't slept much all night, you should get some sleep too!"
"I'll take care of them."
Shen Qingli was indeed exhausted. From the moment her child was kidnapped, her nerves were like taut strings and never relaxed for a moment.
Even though the danger has been temporarily lifted, the string is still tightly tied.
She shook her head lightly, her hair swaying slightly, "Thank you for accompanying them tonight. It's getting late, you should go back and rest!"
Zhou Yanchen looked at her trying hard and felt a little sad.
After a long while, he gently opened his lips and said, "Shen Qingli, you really don't need to be so stubborn. You can really try to get help from the people around you."
"Rest when you're tired, eat when you're hungry, buy whatever you want, I can be your support now."
Hearing this, Shen Qingli smiled self-deprecatingly, and that smile hid many unknown stories and pains.
"Zhou Yanchen, haven't you heard this saying?" She paused, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly, "If you rely on a mountain, the mountain will fall; if you rely on a tree, the tree will shake; if you rely on people, they will run away. In the end, you will find that the only person you can rely on is yourself."
Her voice was very light, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Zhou Yanchen's body.
“So don’t expect anything from anyone.”
Zhou Yanchen looked at her, his heart full of pity.
Is it because of him that she has become like this?
She should have a happy and loving family, instead of bearing everything alone in this long dark night.
For so many years, he has always felt guilty.
If it weren't for me, her mother would still be by her side.
Zhou Yanchen looked at Shen Qingli, his eyes quietly tinged with a hint of bitterness, a color that was a mixture of pain and guilt.
"Shen Qingli, if you keep going like this, you'll collapse tomorrow. What will happen to the two children then?"
After a pause, he spoke softly: "Will you let me take care of them?"
Shen Qingli was about to speak, but Zhou Yanchen seemed to be afraid that she would refuse, and immediately said anxiously: "If you don't let them go, then go and rest for a while while they are asleep."
He knew very well that the child was her softest spot and the only reason for her to let down her guard and choose to compromise.
When Shen Qingli heard this, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, and her gaze lingered between the sleeping child and Zhou Yanchen.
After a long while, she nodded gently, her voice a little tired and hoarse: "I will sleep for an hour, and then I will take your place."
After saying this, she dragged her heavy feet to the sofa and sat down. She leaned against the sofa and soon fell into a deep sleep.
At this moment, the ward was so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was the children's even breathing.
Zhou Yanchen looked at her without blinking. Only at this quiet moment did he have the chance to stare at her so carefreely.
After a while, Zhou Yanchen slowly stood up, moving very gently as if he was afraid to disturb a fragile dream.
He carefully took off his coat and gently covered Shen Qingli with it, his movement full of cherishment and care.
At this moment, Shen Qingli's body fell to the side uncontrollably. Zhou Yanchen was quick-witted and quickly reached out to hold her.
The moment his body touched hers, it was as if an electric current passed through him, and his body trembled violently.
Then, he sat down gently beside her, let her lean on his shoulders, and adjusted her to a comfortable angle, fearing to hurt her.
Zhou Yanchen's eyes fell on Shen Qingli's drooping hands. Those hands were slender and pale, as if they were carrying too much fatigue and vicissitudes.
He hesitated for a moment, then slowly stretched out his finger and lightly touched her body.
His movements were extremely gentle and slow, not daring to use any force for fear of waking her.
Zhou Yanchen used to disdain such scenes.
At that time, he felt that no one would really love him, and he never cherished the warmth around him.
It was not until he personally pushed happiness away and lost Shen Qingli that he woke up from his dream and began to examine the past that he had neglected.
He thought back to those two years when she had silently solved all his worries.
She keeps the house in order and takes good care of her grandfather's health.
But at that time, he turned a blind eye to all this, took her care for granted, and squandered her love wantonly.
Zhou Yanchen slowly closed his eyes, his heart filled with deep regret.
He had missed so much in the past, and the hurt he had caused her was like a sharp thorn that pierced his body.
He swore to himself that for the rest of his life, he would use all his love to make up for and protect the woman who had been hurt by him.
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On the mountain shrouded in the night, the silence was depressing, with only the breeze blowing through the leaves, making a slight rustling sound.
Bai Heng and the others crouched in a secluded corner, their bodies slightly curled up. He spoke in a low voice, with a hint of barely perceptible doubt in his voice: "Chang You, we've been waiting for two hours, and the person hasn't come yet?"
His eyes were fixed on the winding path at the foot of the mountain, as if he was afraid of missing any figure.
Chang You frowned slightly and was about to answer, but at this moment, his sharp eyes caught a glimpse of light coming from afar.
Chang You immediately perked up and quickly pressed the intercom, "Someone is coming."
When Shen Weiwei was halfway there, she felt like giving up and wanted to turn around and go down the mountain.
However, the strong uneasiness at the bottom of my heart burned like a flame again.
The location that the person told her before should be around here.
She gritted her teeth and made up her mind that since she had already come, she would make sure to go down.
Shen Weiwei turned off the flashlight and stood quietly in the darkness for a while, allowing her eyes to adjust to the thick darkness.
She carefully observed her surroundings, not missing any tiny movement.
Seeing that there was no suspicious light, she walked out of the bushes cautiously.
She searched the ground and soon found traces of turned over soil.
Her heartbeat suddenly quickened, and a mixture of nervousness and excitement surged into her head.
She was sure that it should be here.
She hurriedly took out a portable digging tool from her backpack, moving quickly and skillfully.
There was determination in her eyes, and she had only one thought in her mind: she had to make sure today whether the two children had gone to school.
Bai Heng and Chang You, who were not far away, witnessed all of this.
Bai Heng's eyes widened, his face full of surprise.
He never thought that the person who came here alone so late at night was a woman.
He subconsciously asked Chang You with his hands and feet: Do you want to take action?
Chang You observed Shen Weiwei's every move calmly. He raised his head slightly and waved it gently, signaling Bai Heng to be patient.
Shen Weiwei climbed up with so much effort, we have to let her lie down for a while before catching her.
Otherwise, wouldn't her trip be in vain?
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