Even though she had a precious son, Zhu Qianying still adored the little princess of the Ji family.
However, despite liking it, Zhu Qianying never had the idea of having a daughter herself.
Her brief marriage to Yan Shao wasn't exactly unpleasant, but it did leave Zhu Qianying with little interest in dating or marriage.
Over the past five years, she has been approached by many outstanding men, with Cheng Ye being the most obvious example.
But she seemed completely uninterested.
Sometimes, she even wondered if she was someone who had no desire for love.
Because no matter how outstanding or attentive the men who show her affection are, she will at most feel touched, but nothing more.
The feeling of first love that she experienced while reading romance novels has never returned to her in the past five years.
Occasionally, she would catch her mother looking at her with anxious eyes, and she understood the worries in her mother's heart.
My mom always thought that Yan Shao had hurt her deeply, so she was disappointed and desperate about love.
But actually, that's not the case.
She and Yan Shao never had any love from the beginning, so how could there be disappointment or despair?
...
"Mommy, you're so warm... Mommy, you're so soft..."
Zizai nestled in her arms, rubbing against her, unwilling to sleep.
Does Zizai sleep by himself?
Zhu Qianying guessed that the little guy mostly slept in the same room as Old Madam Yan or by herself.
"No...Zizai sleeps with...Daddy..."
Throughout the entire day, Zizai mentioned Yanhan very few times.
Even though the old bastard has been accommodating him in every way lately, he still can't like that old bastard.
Moreover, the young master would get angry for no reason every time he thought about him and Yi Wei.
But in front of his mother, he couldn't show too much hatred for the old jerk, otherwise, his mother would worry!
Zizai's answer surprised Zhu Qianying a little, "Sleep with him?"
"Yeah... I hate it so much..." the little guy muttered softly in Zhu Qianying's arms.
“Zizai, he is your daddy.”
Zhu Qianying herself couldn't understand it. From childhood, she had never said a bad word about Young Master Yan in front of the little guy. As for the little guy, Young Master Yan, his father, used to be dispensable. In any case, he only regarded "Daddy" as a symbol.
But after she said she would send him back to live with his dad for a while, the little guy's dissatisfaction with Yan Dashao as his father became increasingly apparent.
Now, after the father and son have lived together for some time, their dissatisfaction and hostility have not only not diminished, but seem to have intensified.
This is really not good!
"Hmph..." The little guy hummed softly, then snuggled into her arms a few more times, his little hands and legs tightly wrapped around her body.
"Zizai, did you hear some gossip? Or is it that Daddy is treating you badly?"
Between the two, Zhu Qianying leaned more towards the former, because she always felt that someone like Yan Shao wouldn't do anything outrageous to his own flesh and blood.
So, the little guy's dislike for him is more likely because he overheard something and then overthinks it, accusing Yan Shao of a whole bunch of things, or perhaps Yan Shao's temperament is a bit strange, making the little guy misunderstand that he doesn't like him.
No matter how Zhu Qianying tried to subtly find out the truth, she ultimately couldn't get a definite answer out of her son.
The three days and two nights of reunion passed in the blink of an eye. When it was time to leave, Zizai hugged Zhu Qianying with red eyes, but didn't say a word.
Zhu Qianying felt heartbroken and hugged him, whispering a promise in his ear, "Be good, Zizai, Mommy will come to pick you up soon."
"Hmm..." Zizai responded in a muffled voice, and then reluctantly let the teachers lead him out to the main gate.
After parting ways with Zizai, Zhu Qianying drove for several hours back to L City the next day. First, she went to Ying Jewelry, then visited a few real estate agencies. In the afternoon, she dialed a number she hadn't called in years.
"Hello, this is Xing Bolun."
A familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice came through the microphone.
Zhu Qianying closed her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and then said, "Aaron, I'm back!"
She had been wandering around L City for several hours after returning, but it wasn't until she heard Xing Bolun's voice that she felt the reality of returning to her homeland.
"Shadow?!" The voice on the other end of the microphone suddenly rose by countless decibels!
The other person's surprise made Zhu Qianying feel like crying.
"Yes, it's me!"
There was a long silence on the other end of the microphone! Then, Zhu Qianying heard a series of clattering sounds, as if something had been knocked over.
Immediately following was Xing Bolun's urgent question, "Shadow, where are you? I'm coming to find you right now!"
Zhu Qianying was sitting in a quiet coffee shop. Across from her was a real estate agency, from which she had just come.
"That cafe on Longquan East Road..."
This coffee shop must be newly opened, or at least opened during the five years she was away.
Anyway, this used to be a book bar. Occasionally, she would come here with her backpack, order a drink, and write and draw while watching the bustling traffic outside.
She is still sitting in her favorite spot. Although the store's decor has changed, the overall layout remains the same, and the angle from which she looks outside is exactly the same as before.
Outside the window, the traffic was as bustling as ever, but the woman sitting in that spot was different from before.
About half an hour later, a white Bentley stopped outside the coffee shop. A tall, thin man got out of the driver's seat, locked the car, and hurriedly ran into the coffee shop.
This person was none other than Xing Bailun, whom I hadn't seen for five years.
As soon as Xing Bailun entered the room, he looked around nervously. Zhu Qianying had originally planned to hide in a dark corner and tease him while he searched for her, but now she couldn't bear to do it.
"Aaron, over here!"
She stood up and waved to the man at the door.
Xing Bolun suddenly turned his head, and their eyes met across the distance.
Zhu Qianying clearly saw Xing Bailun's body stiffen for a moment, and then he strode over.
Contrary to Zhu Qianying's expectations, Xing Bailun strode over with a fierce and menacing look, as if he wanted to devour her.
Xing Bailun walked up to her, glaring at her angrily, and growled in a fierce tone that was extremely unfamiliar to her, "Zhu Qianying, I thought you were dead!"
Zhu Qianying's eyes were red-rimmed. She turned her face away, took a deep breath, blinked, and then turned back to Xing Bailun with a smile.
"Aaron, are you alright?!"
Xing Bolun stared at her intently for a while before finally saying, "Do you think I'll be alright?"
Meanwhile, Yan Han, far away in Country M, received a phone call from his subordinate.
"Master, we've found the young mistress!"
[Updated around 5 PM on the 4th or 5th of this month~]
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