The sunlight after dark shines through the mottled leaves and sprinkles on the windowsill of the hospital ward, creating an irregular pattern of light and shadow.
Zhou Yanchen was half leaning on the hospital bed, the dim light from the mobile phone screen illuminating his slightly haggard face. He was immersed in a video.
Suddenly, a gentle knock on the door broke the silence in the ward.
Zhou Yanchen looked up subconsciously and saw Shen Qingli gently pushing open the door.
He put away his phone hastily like a child who had done something wrong, with a hint of nervousness and expectation on his face, and blurted out: "Is the child looking for me?"
Having said that, he prepared to get up from the bed, his movements showing a bit of urgency.
Seeing this, Shen Qingli quickly stopped him, "No, they just fell asleep. I just came to tell you that I plan to take the children back tomorrow."
"What are your plans?"
Her voice was very soft, but it was particularly clear in the quiet ward.
Zhou Yanchen was stunned for a moment, then replied without hesitation: "I will definitely go with you when you go back." He didn't care what the doctor said.
Shen Qingli nodded, then her eyes fell on his face, looking at the heavy bruises under his eyes. During these few days of getting along, she found that he really didn't seem to have had a good rest.
She felt a slight movement in her heart. Even a body made of iron would find it difficult to endure such high-intensity exertion.
After all, the man in front of her was the biological father of her child. She felt a little sorry for him. She considered her words and asked politely, "How long have you been suffering from insomnia?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yanchen's body stiffened slightly. After a long while, he slowly said, "It's been a few years."
"Didn't you take the medicine?" Shen Qingli asked.
Zhou Yanchen's thoughts drifted back to the past. At first, he was angry at himself for gambling and for letting Shen Qingli go so easily.
At that time, insomnia was just an occasional bother and was not serious.
Later, he looked for her everywhere but found nothing. The psychological pressure became greater and greater. Slowly, insomnia became the norm in his life, and he often couldn't sleep for whole nights.
He smiled bitterly and replied, "I have tried it, but it doesn't help. It's an old problem, and I'm used to it."
Shen Qingli did not ask any more questions, but took out his mobile phone, found Zhou Yanchen's WeChat, and shared a doctor's name with him.
"I just recommended you the name of an old Chinese doctor. When you have time, you can go and ask him about his condition. When he is free, you can go and see him. Maybe he can help with your insomnia."
Zhou Yanchen looked at the message that popped up on the screen of his mobile phone, and an indescribable joy surged in his heart.
He didn't expect Shen Qingli would take the initiative to introduce a doctor to him. Doesn't this mean that in her heart, she still cares about him?
In the past few years, he has been resisting going to the doctor. Every time, it was only when Grandpa Zhou threatened to go on a hunger strike that he would reluctantly go.
But this time, because of Shen Qingli's introduction, his attitude changed 180 degrees. He would definitely not let her down.
"Okay, I'll contact him then, thank you." There was a barely perceptible excitement in his voice.
"You're welcome. You take a rest. I'll go first." Shen Qingli said softly, turned around and walked out of the ward.
As soon as Shen Qingli came out of Zhou Yanchen's ward, her cell phone dinged. It was a message from Han Na.
Han Na told her that Su Xinyao had been discharged from the hospital, asked her when she would return to work, and told her in detail about Mr. Pei's condition in the past few days.
Shen Qingli replied to the message quickly, his fingers jumping on the screen.
After replying, she subconsciously turned around and glanced at the door of Zhou Yanchen's ward, with complex emotions hidden in her eyes.
In her heart, she didn't want to have too much contact with him, but now because of the child, she was afraid that they would have to see each other more often in the future.
Shen Qingli sighed softly. No matter what the future holds, let nature take its course!
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Ren Wan hadn't found any information about Shen Weiwei, and this time she really started to get scared.
With nothing else to do, Ren Wan gritted her teeth and contacted a private detective.
Ren Wan placed all her hopes on him, however, after a while, the phone was silent as if under a spell, and there was no movement from the private detective.
Ren Wan's heart was in suspense again. She paced back and forth in the room, with all kinds of terrible thoughts constantly emerging in her mind.
Suddenly, Ren Wan stopped abruptly as if she was hit by an electric current.
She thought of Shen Qingli's two missing children, and an inexplicable premonition arose in her heart.
She hurriedly took out her cell phone, quickly entered keywords, and frantically searched for relevant news.
The content that jumped out of the screen made her heart sink to the bottom in an instant.
No, not a single one, as if the disappearance of the two children had never been discovered.
How can that be possible?
Ren Wan's brows were tightly wrinkled. How could Shen Qingli not call the police?
Could it be that the two children have been found?
녦Weiwei said they had succeeded.
Ren Wan's eyes suddenly trembled. Could Shen Qingli know about the two children that Weiwei had someone kidnapped?
Could it be that Weiwei's disappearance is intricately related to Shen Qingli?
The more Ren Wan thought about it, the more frightened she became. She didn't dare to delay any longer, so she grabbed her bag and rushed to the garage.
She got in the car and drove directly to the hospital where Shen Qingli was working.
When she arrived at the hospital, this time, she walked straight to the nurses' station without hesitation.
"Is Shen Qingli in class today?"
The nurse looked up from the computer screen and glanced at her. "Doctor Shen didn't come today."
Ren Wan thought for a moment and asked, "Why didn't your doctor Shen come to class? I have something to talk to her about."
The nurse thought she was talking to a patient's family member, so she patiently explained, "Doctor Shen has asked for leave for something. What do you want to talk to her about? If you are in a hurry, you can also talk to other doctors."
Ren Wanxin was furious, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice rose unconsciously, "I know her stepmother, and I came here to ask her where she hid her sister."
"I couldn't find her. I was so anxious."
When the nurse heard this, her brows slightly furrowed, her eyes full of confusion, "Doctor Shen hid her sister? What do you mean?"
Ren Wan choked up and said, "You don't know, two days ago she came home and there was a big quarrel at home. She wanted to kick us out of the house. Her sister saw that she was so unfilial and wanted to kick her father out too, so she started a dispute with her."
"Just one day after they started the argument, my daughter disappeared."
"I've been looking for her for a day and can't get in touch with her. My phone is also unreachable."
"I just remember that she said she was going to the hospital to ask her sister to beg her not to be so heartless."
"After my daughter came out, she never went back."
I don’t know where Shen Qingli took her, and I’m really worried that something might happen to her.”
As Ren Wan spoke, she wiped her tears with her hands. Anyone who saw her would feel pity for her.
Her voice was quite loud and many passers-by heard it. They began to whisper to each other and cast curious glances at her.
Han Na finished her work and was about to go back to the office when she saw a lot of people gathered at the nurses' station from a distance.
Curiosity welled up in her heart, and she quickened her pace and walked over. "What happened?" She squeezed into the crowd and asked.
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