After toasting Jiang Yubai, Director Zhang picked up the teacup enthusiastically and turned his gaze to Shen Qingli: "Here, this second cup, let's toast to Doctor Shen!"
"If it weren't for Dr. Shen's valuable advice, we wouldn't have come across such advanced testing equipment. This has solved a big problem for the department!"
Shen Qingli has never been good at dealing with such occasions. A barely perceptible blush appeared on her face. "Director, please don't be so polite."
"I didn't do anything."
Jiang Yubai was well aware of Shen Qingli's discomfort with such social occasions, so he raised the corner of his mouth with just the right amount of smile and cleverly changed the subject.
After dinner, someone suggested singing some songs to relax.
Shen Qingli didn't want to go, she wanted to go home to be with her children.
But Director Zhang said enthusiastically: "It's a rare occasion for us to get together. Everyone has been working hard recently. Let's relax together!"
She looked around and saw that her colleagues all responded. If she asked them to go back at this time, it would undoubtedly spoil everyone's fun.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Qingli followed everyone to a nearby KTV.
As soon as he stepped into the KTV room, Shen Qingli took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Zhou Yanchen while everyone was ordering songs: "I will finish here later, so you should take Dabao and Xiaobao to bed early and tell them not to wait for me. ］
At this time, in the living room of his home, Zhou Yanchen was playing with building blocks with his two children.
The phone made a "ding dong" sound, and he picked it up. Shen Jinxi immediately raised his head and asked curiously: "Dad, is this a message from Mom? When will she be back?"
Zhou Yanchen touched the child's head and said, "Well, Mom is still busy. Let you go to bed early. She may be back later. She can take you to school tomorrow morning."
The two children seemed to be accustomed to this. Shen Jinxi nodded sensibly: "Okay, let's finish this building block and go to bed."
Zhou Yanchen felt a warm feeling in his heart when he saw the well-behaved children. He couldn't help asking, "Big Treasure, Little Treasure, when you were in Man Country before, who would accompany you if your mother had to work overtime?"
Shen Jinxi tilted her head and tried to recall: "Mom found an aunt to take care of me and my brother, but when we were in Man Country, Mom was not so busy, and she was with us most of the time."
After a pause, she added: "But I heard from my aunt that when we were very young, our mother was sick for a long time, and she always cried at that time."
Zhou Yanchen's heart suddenly tightened, and his voice unconsciously raised: "Did Auntie tell me what disease she had?"
Shen Jinxi shook her head, with a hint of confusion on her face: "I don't remember much, I heard Auntie talk about depression."
depression?
Postpartum depression?
The two words 눕 instantly appeared in Zhou Yanchen's mind.
After coaxing the two children to sleep, he went to the balcony, lit a cigarette, and dialed Chang You's number in the smoke: "Send someone to Man Country to find out everything that happened to Shen Qingli in the past few days, no matter how big or small."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yanchen felt full of self-blame. He remembered that Shen Qingli's life was hanging by a thread when she gave birth to the child. Now he learned that she might have suffered from postpartum depression. He wanted to slap himself to death.
Thinking of how he had been indifferent to her because of a momentary anger, that night, not only did he fail to give her the care she deserved, he even showed anger towards her.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yanchen's heart was filled with regret.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Qingli returned home after the party.
Pushing open the door, she saw Zhou Yanchen standing on the balcony. The dim street lights shone on him, outlining his lonely figure.
Shen Qingli changed her shoes gently and walked behind Zhou Yanchen, "Are Dabao and Xiaobao asleep?"
When Zhou Yanchen heard the sound, he quickly put the unfinished cigarette in his pocket into the ashtray.
He turned around and looked at Shen Qingli, his eyes slightly red. Without hesitation, he stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly: "Xiao Li, I'm sorry."
Shen Qingli frowned slightly, his heart full of doubts.
What's wrong with him?
She sensed something was wrong with Zhou Yanchen, "What happened?"
Zhou Yanchen hugged Shen Qingli tighter, his voice a little hoarse: "No, Xiaoli, let's make peace, okay?"
Shen Qingli stretched out her hand and gently pushed Zhou Yanchen away, with a trace of struggle in her eyes: "Why are you suddenly saying this?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, Zhou Yanchen, give me some more time."
Zhou Yanchen's eyes flashed with disappointment, but it was quickly replaced by anticipation: "How long?"
Shen Qingli met Zhou Yanchen's expectant gaze and pondered for a moment: "In half a month, I will give you a definite answer."
Zhou Yanchen nodded slowly, with a hint of determination in his voice: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Shen Qingli didn't want to continue wasting time like this, she also felt very tired.
During this period of time, she saw everything Zhou Yanchen did.
Maybe he really recognized the wrong person at that time, so...
Zhou Yanchen raised his head and touched the top of her head. "Go and have a rest. It's getting late."
"Um."
Shen Qingli walked back, and after two steps she stopped again, turned around and looked at Zhou Yanchen, "By the way, have you boiled the medicine?"
"not yet."
"I'll stay up tomorrow and forget about it tomorrow."
Shen Qingli said: "I will take it to the hospital to boil it tomorrow, remember to drink it then."
After saying that, she walked towards the bedroom.
As soon as I opened the door, a strong scent of roses hit me in the face.
She flipped the switch and saw a large bouquet of roses on the bedside table.
Did Zhou Yanchen buy it?
She closed the door, walked over, held the flower in her arms and smelled it. Could it be that Zhou Yanchen came to pick her up just to give her flowers?
Shen Qingli's thoughts drifted away. What answer would she give him in half a month?
She doesn't know now.
The next day, as soon as Zhou Yanchen arrived at the company, Chang You told him that the man had been brought back.
"Boss, do you want to go see him?"
"Of course I'll go." Zhou Yanchen said coldly.
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