Zhou Yanchen went back to Repulse Bay, took a shower, changed into clean clothes and then went to the hospital.
Pushing open the door of the ward, under the warm yellow light, Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi were sitting on the bed, concentrating on assembling new toys.
Seeing this scene, he was even a little dazed. He didn't expect that he also had a child of his own blood.
Zhou Yanchen leaned against the door, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, his eyes full of tenderness. Only now did he feel that all this was not his fantasy.
In those five years, he imagined countless times that Shen Qingli married someone else and had a child with someone else. Every time he thought of this, he felt particularly uncomfortable.
He never thought that Shen Qingli would give birth to his child, and she was the daughter of his savior.
Shen Qingli, the bond between us cannot be severed.
Zhou Yanchen collected his thoughts, walked over with a smile, and asked softly, "Did mom buy you new toys again?"
Hearing this, Shen Jinxi raised his head, his eyes sparkling like two black gemstones, and said crisply, "Dad, Mom didn't buy it. Mom said it was given to us by Uncle Jiang Yubai."
Jiang Yubai?
When Zhou Yanchen heard the name, his heart suddenly tightened, as if he was stabbed by something.
When did he come back?
Have you gone to the hospital to see Shen Qingli?
As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Zhou Yanchen's eyes darkened slightly. He tried his best to sound calm, "Where is your mother? Where did she go?"
"Mom went out to get some water." Shen Jinnan answered without even raising his head, still busy fiddling with toy parts.
"You guys play by yourselves for a while. I'm going to find mom. Dad will be back with you guys in a while." Zhou Yanchen touched the two children's heads, turned around and walked out quickly.
He closed the door of the ward, looked up, and saw Shen Qingli walking towards him with a cup of water.
The light shone on her body, outlining a familiar outline, and Zhou Yanchen's heart suddenly beat faster.
He walked a few steps to her, trying to make his voice sound natural: "Did Jiang Yu come to see you during the day?"
When Shen Qingli saw him, she was slightly startled, and then she realized that he mentioned Jiang Yubai because he must have seen the toys that Dabao and the others played with.
She nodded gently, "He came back from a business trip and brought toys for Dabao and his friends, and he came to the hospital on the way."
Zhou Yanchen opened his mouth, jealousy and worry swirling in his throat, and for a moment he didn't know how to say it out loud.
He felt very uncomfortable. How could Jiang Yubai get to Shen Qingli's class?
But he knew that if he said it directly, Shen Qingli would think he was being unreasonable.
After a long while, he managed to utter: "You should not see him anymore in the future. He has no good intentions."
After the voice fell, Shen Qingli was speechless for a while. She frowned slightly, "I came here to give toys to Dabao and his friends, how can I have bad intentions?"
Zhou Yanchen chuckled and looked at her deeply, "My real intention is not to drink. No one is as stupid as you, but you act smart in front of me."
Shen Qingli didn't know what was wrong with him. "I'm too lazy to talk to you. Go back. I'll be here tonight."
She was about to leave, but Zhou Yanchen reached out and grabbed her arm, "Shen Qingli, are you sure you can handle both of them tonight?"
He knew how hard it was to take care of two children, especially in a hospital setting.
"The doctor said that their condition has improved. I was alone before..." Shen Qingli stopped talking halfway.
The difficult days of taking care of the children alone flashed through her mind. Although Zhou Yanchen's joining made her feel a lot more relaxed, she was very tired.
She glanced at him, stopped talking, pulled her arm away from his grasp, and walked toward the ward.
Zhou Yanchen hurriedly followed her and said in a hurry: "I didn't know that before, but I won't leave you alone in the future. I'm here, you can leave the care of the children to me."
After hearing this, Shen Qingli stopped, turned around, and looked at him calmly: "Zhou Yanchen, I think it's better for us to have less contact. After you are discharged from the hospital, you can come to see them every weekend!"
Zhou Yanchen felt bad when he heard this. He thought their relationship had improved a little during this period of companionship, but he didn't expect it to be still at the same point.
He looked into Shen Qingli's eyes, which contained fatigue, helplessness, and a hint of alienation that he couldn't understand.
"Xiao Li, I know it was my fault that I made you suffer so much in the past."
"But now I want to make up for it and really contribute to this family." Zhou Yanchen's voice trembled a little, "I don't want to see them only on weekends. I want to accompany them every day as they grow up, and accompany you."
Shen Qingli's eyes moved slightly, but soon returned to calm.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips: "Zhou Yanchen, some things can't be made up just by saying so."
"Allowing you to recognize the child is already the biggest concession I have made. Don't force me."
Shen Qingli didn't hear clearly what Zhou Yanchen said next.
She has always been a person who doesn't open her heart easily to love. She originally thought that her married life with Zhou Yanchen would be happy, but the reality...
Seven days had passed, and she had already let it go.
Shen Qingli's figure disappeared from his sight, and Zhou Yanchen felt that the air around him became thinner, making it hard for him to breathe.
His gaze lingered in the empty corridor for a long time before he slowly turned around and went to the rooftop.
Standing at the fence, the noise of the city spread under his feet and the neon lights flashed, but they could not dispel the haze in his heart.
He took out a cigarette from the box, placed it on the table slowly, and took a deep breath. The stimulation of nicotine could not ease the pain in his heart. Between his brows was a deep and insoluble sorrow.
After a while, he rubbed his fingers on the phone screen and finally dialed Bai Heng's number.
"Bai Heng, is there any way you can get her to pay attention to me?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and Bai Heng's voice was a little surprised: "You and your sister-in-law haven't reconciled yet?"
Zhou Yanchen smiled bitterly and looked at the night sky. "No, she promised me to be with the child, but our relationship is still stagnant."
Bai Heng thought for a moment and said, "Old Zhou, based on my experience, you now have the method of pestering her. Just hang around her whenever you have time and pay more attention to her."
"Don't they say women like to be favored? You know that unique feeling."
"Also, don't you still have the most capable helper? Children are your sister-in-law's weak spot. If you can take care of the two children, I guarantee that you and your sister-in-law will reconcile."
When Zhou Yanchen returned to the ward, Shen Qingli was washing up in the bathroom.
He came to the two children and asked a particularly childish question, "Big baby, do you like your daddy?"
Shen Jinnan and Shen Jinxi looked at him with doubtful eyes, and then nodded.
Zhou Yanchen was very satisfied with their reactions. "Then which one do you like better, me, Uncle Jiang, or Uncle Pei?"
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