Hearing the sound coming from behind, Zhou Yanchen stood up straight, his eyes sharp as torches, and quickly looked in the direction of the source.
Pei Xiao's figure came into view, but his eyes fell directly on Shen Jinxi.
Seeing Shen Jinxi's red eyes, Pei Xiao's arms suddenly tugged, and he stepped forward without hesitation and hugged her, his movements gentle but full of care.
At the same time, his voice sounded low and gentle: "Xiaobao, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Jinxi sniffed and replied in a soft and aggrieved voice, "I just ran too fast and accidentally bumped into this uncle."
Hearing this, Pei Xiao looked worried: "Are you injured?"
Shen Jinxi shook his head and said, "No."
Zhou Yanchen raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of doubt and inquiry between his eyebrows. He spoke slowly, "Why haven't I heard when Mr. Pei had a daughter?"
Although there was no obvious emotion in these words, there was a hint of exploration.
Before Pei Xiao could respond, Shen Jinxi blinked her big watery eyes and said with a serious look:
"Uncle, I am not Uncle Pei's daughter, but if Uncle Pei is with my mother, he will be my brother and my father in the future."
Zhou Yanchen's gaze seemed to be attracted by a magnet and was always fixed on Shen Jinxi.
Hearing her words, his tip felt as if it had been pricked lightly by a very fine needle, and an indescribable feeling of discomfort quietly spread from the bottom of his body.
He tried his best to hide his inner turmoil, and raised the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a seemingly indifferent smile, "Really? Where is your own father?"
Shen Jinxi's lips curled up instantly, with a look of loss and confusion on her face: "I don't know, I haven't seen it..."
Pei Xiao was quick to notice Shen Jinxi's low mood, and quickly said, "Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry, the child doesn't understand the big things."
Zhou Yanchen saw that Pei Xiao did not explain that he wanted to be her husband. Could it be that he really had this idea?
Pei Xiao's gaze fell back on Shen Jinxi, his eyes full of doting and tenderness, "Xiaobao, let's go find mom. She will be worried if we stay out for too long."
Shen Jinxi nodded quickly after hearing this, with a hint of joy in her clear voice: "Okay, Uncle Pei."
Then, she raised her hand and waved it vigorously towards Zhou Yanchen, with a brilliant smile on her face: "Goodbye, handsome uncle."
"Goodbye." Zhou Yanchen responded softly.
Pei Xiaochong nodded slightly to Zhou Yanchen, then turned around and left with Shen Jinxi in his arms.
Zhou Yanchen's sight was like an invisible thread, tightly entwined around their receding figures until their figures gradually blurred around the corner and finally disappeared.
A wry smile appeared on the corner of his lips. What was he expecting?
But it was just a chance encounter.
Zhou Yanchen collected his thoughts and walked towards the room.
Seeing Pei Xiao carrying Shen Jinxi back, Shen Qingli's hanging body gradually fell.
She was really afraid that Xiaobao would meet Zhou Yanchen.
Pei Xiao carried Shen Jinxi back to his seat.
Shen Qingli asked openly: "Baby, why did you take so long to wash?"
Shen Jinxi's face was filled with a brilliant smile, and he said with a smile: "Just now I bumped into a handsome uncle and talked to him for a few words, which delayed me for some time."
Pei Xiao added calmly as he finished speaking: "I just ran into Zhou Yanchen at the bathroom door."
However, this simple sentence was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing thousands of waves in Shen Qingli's heart.
Her face turned pale in an instant, "What?" She exclaimed inwardly, her mind suddenly in a mess.
Did Zhou Yanchen see Xiaobao?
This thought haunted her like a ghost.
The five-year-old Shen Jinxi had some similarities with himself when he was young, but Zhou Yanchen probably didn't know what she looked like when she was young, so theoretically he wouldn't recognize Xiao Baolai easily.
But even so, she still couldn't calm down. What if she was discovered?
At this moment, Shen Qingli really wanted to return to Man Country as soon as possible, a place that was still relatively safe for her for the time being.
In Beijing, in just two or three months, she unexpectedly ran into Zhou Yanchen twice.
This frequency made her feel an unprecedented panic.
She was afraid that the gears of fate would inadvertently push them in front of each other, exposing the secrets she had tried so hard to hide to the sun.
During the following meal time, Shen Qingli seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes were wandering, and he had no taste for food.
Her thoughts had long since drifted away, and all kinds of worries and fears surged towards her like a tide, completely drowning her.
She mechanically fiddled with the cutlery, barely touching the food on her plate.
After finally making it to the end of the meal, Shen Qingli felt as if he had been pardoned.
Fortunately, they got into Pei Yike's car and did not see Zhou Yanchen.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but her tense nerves still couldn't relax.
Pei Yike excitedly suggested taking the two guys to see the night view, however, Shen Qingli was not interested at all.
Her heart was filled with fear and worry, as if a thick dark cloud was hanging over her mind and would not go away.
Shen Qingli found an excuse and asked Pei Yike to send them back.
Pei Yike originally wanted to live here, but when she thought about her interview at Fengxing tomorrow, she would not be able to go home.
When Shen Qingli returned home and gave Shen Jinxi a bath, she thought for a moment and asked, "Baby, did the uncle you bumped into today say anything to you?"
Shen Jinxi was having a lot of fun playing with bubbles. When she heard her mother's words, she tilted her head and thought, "Well... that handsome uncle thought I was Uncle Pei's daughter."
"But I told him that I am not Uncle Pei's daughter. However, I said that Uncle Pei is going to be with my mother, so he is the father of my brother and me."
Hearing this, Shen Qingli immediately said: "Xiaobao, don't say such things anymore."
Shen Jinxi blinked her big obsidian eyes and said, "Mom, I didn't say anything nonsense."
"When you eat, go to the bathroom. Uncle Pei said so himself. He said he would try hard to pursue you."
Shen Jinxi's eyes fell on Shen Qingli's face, "Mom, if Uncle Pei pursues you, will you agree to him?"
Shen Qingli: ... "Uncle Pei was joking. Xiaobao, please don't say these things in front of Uncle Pei in the future, okay?"
Shen Jinxi hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
It seemed that Zhou Yanchen did not recognize Xiao Baolai, and Shen Qingli secretly relaxed a little.
It’s better not to take the kids out to play these days. Zhou Yanchen didn’t recognize Xiaobao, but if Dabao appeared in front of him, he would definitely recognize him.
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