Even Zhu Qianying herself didn't realize that there was a real difference between her feelings for Cheng Ye and Yan Shao.
When Yan Shao asked her to give him a gift, she agreed without much thought. Even though her relationship with Yan Shao was in a very tense and sensitive phase at the time, she still agreed to his excessive request without much consideration.
But Cheng Ye had made similar requests countless times over the years, yet Zhu Qianying always made excuses to avoid them.
Zhu Qianying only stayed in the jewelry store for about half an hour before saying goodbye to Cheng Ye and leaving. It was Zizai's first day of school, and she and Yan Shao had promised the little guy that they would pick him up from school together.
Even though the child is young and knows that his parents are divorced, he still longs for his parents to appear together in front of his new classmates.
No one understands this feeling better than Zhu Qianying.
When she was the same age as Zizai, she also hoped that her parents could come to the school gate to pick her up in person.
But she never saw her parents appear together, and even her mother only appeared a handful of times throughout her entire school life. Those few times were only because Zhu Qianying deliberately caused trouble, and the homeroom teacher called her mother, forcing her mother to come to school.
Recalling her childhood, Zhu Qianying couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat, her gaze fixed on the outside of the car window, her eyes slightly blurred.
Lately, for some reason, she seems to have become particularly sensitive and sentimental. Could it be that she is also indulging in the affected sentimentality that only literary figures would do?
"Brother Chen, could you stop at that ice cream shop at the intersection ahead in a bit?"
To be honest, she is the young mistress of the Yan family, and she shouldn't be so polite when talking to the Yan family's servants or drivers. However, she still remembers that she is only temporarily staying at the Yan family's house. It is only natural for her to be polite when she troubles others.
"Okay, are you buying ice cream for Zizai?" The driver was still not used to her politeness and formality, but he didn't say anything.
"Okay!" When getting out of the car, Zhu Qianying asked the driver, "Brother Chen, what flavor do you like to eat? I'll bring you a serving."
The driver shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, I don't like sweets."
Even though he said that, Zhu Qianying still bought a large bag of various flavors of homemade ice cream and put it in the car refrigerator.
All the cars that came to pick up and drop off students were parked in the parking lot outside the school. A few minutes ago, Brother Chen received a call from the driver who was picking up and dropping off Young Master Yan, saying that he had already brought Young Master Yan to the school gate and asked Brother Chen to drive the car to Area B1.
As the car entered the parking lot, Zhu Qianying could see Yan Shao standing beside the car, craning his neck to look into the school.
It has to be said that Yan Shao is becoming more and more of a good father.
Zhu Qianying felt very gratified; at least, her own regrets would not be repeated in her son.
Brother Chen drove the car to stop next to Young Master Yan. Young Master Yan, who had been looking into the school, walked around and opened the door for her in a very gentlemanly manner.
Zhu Qianying got out of the car, looked up at him and smiled, "Thank you! Have you been here long?"
Yan Shao reached out and gently took her arm. "No, I just arrived!"
Zhu Qianying was used to being independent and wasn't used to being taken care of by a man like this. After getting off the bus, she naturally wanted to shake off Yan Shao's hand.
Yan Shao glanced down at her and whispered a reminder, "Look at the other parents, they're all holding hands. Don't make Zizai feel embarrassed..."
Zhu Qianying looked around and saw that, just as Yan Shao had said, most of the young parents waiting outside were behaving intimately, either holding hands or with the man embracing the woman. In short, most of them looked extremely affectionate.
Zhu Qianying sighed silently, knowing full well that Yan Shao was trying to take advantage of her, but she had no choice but to comply with him.
Zizai was assigned to Class 3 of Grade 1. Yan Shao was tall and had a relatively wide field of vision. He saw the children of Class 3 of Grade 1 walking out holding small signs with white backgrounds and red letters earlier than Zhu Qianying.
"Ying'er, Zizai is out."
Zhu Qianying instinctively grabbed his arm and stood on tiptoe to look into the school.
"where?"
Zhu Qianying's gaze had not yet caught sight of Class 3, Grade 1.
"See that big tree over there?" Yan Shao pointed inside, then a smile appeared on his face. "Zizai is right behind the student holding the sign. Looks like the little guy is the shortest in the whole class!"
Zhu Qianying saw her son at this moment, but she didn't like people calling her son a little one. She raised her face slightly and protested to Yan Shao, "Zizai is not a little one. He is a year or two younger than other children!"
Young Master Yan quickly patted the back of her hand and said with a smile, "Yes! Yes! Look at our genes! How could our son be a little one!"
Zhu Qianying was speechless at how Young Master Yan never missed an opportunity to pat himself on the back. She turned her face away and looked towards her son's classroom.
As the children of Class 3, Grade 1 had already reached the school gate, Zhu Qianying carefully compared them again, pointed to the short ones at the back of the class, and said indignantly to Yan Shao.
"Look, the boys in the middle and back of the line are clearly shorter than Zizai. Obviously, this line isn't arranged by height, but by age from youngest to oldest, or it's just randomly arranged!"
Yan Shao now had a profound understanding of this, and he secretly warned himself that in front of Zhu Qianying, he could say anything, but he could not say anything bad about the little thing!
Having realized this, Young Master Yan obeyed all orders from then on. When Zhu Qianying told him to stand, he stood; when she told him to go and pick up his son, he walked in step with Zhu Qianying to the front of his son's class line.
The first-grade students of Class 3 lined up outside the school, their little faces upturned as they shouted at the top of their lungs, "Goodbye, teacher! Goodbye, classmates!"
After yelling, Zizai spotted his dad and mom at a glance and immediately hopped and skipped towards them. The little guy was wearing a smart school uniform and leather shoes today, and his little backpack swayed as he ran. He looked so proud that Zhu Qianying squinted and smiled.
"Mommy! Daddy!"
The little guy shouted as he charged toward the two of them like a rocket.
Yan Shao squatted down and opened his arms to the little guy. When the little guy rushed over, he picked him up first.
Although the little guy was in Yan Shao's arms, he turned around and hugged Zhu Qianying's neck, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Mommy, I miss you so much!"
Zhu Qianying patted his bottom, pouted and kissed him on the cheek, "Baby, is school fun?"
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