As soon as she hung up the phone, Luo Qingyuan sat by the window for a long time.
Summer was approaching in Kyoto, and the weather was getting warmer, but at that moment her limbs felt cold.
The phone screen was already black, but as soon as you turned it on, you would see a chat window with Duan Ye.
Duan Ye's message was: I'll be back in Kyoto soon. Can you come pick me up? I want to see you.
Luo Qingyuan did not reply for a long time. When the sunlight slowly shone on her legs, body and face, she finally lowered her head and crystal tears fell silently.
Duan Ye was so tired that he fell asleep in his seat after sending the message.
He'll probably arrive in Kyoto around 5 or 6 pm, so he can take a nap.
It hasn't even been a week since they decided to investigate Nanxing, but everyone has made very fast progress in the last few days.
But the faster it goes, the more one feels a sense of exhaustion and powerlessness.
Luo Qingyuan sat by the window for a while, then the maid pushed her down to eat something quickly before she set off to pick up her child.
Kindergarten children usually get out of school early, especially today, which is Friday.
While waiting for her child outside, Luo Qingyuan's thoughts were constantly drawn to Liang Mo's words.
Liang Mo didn't explain in detail, but Luo Qingyuan could guess some of it.
It's normal for best friends to talk about anything, and she and Shen Niannian rarely kept secrets from each other.
This answer ultimately matched the one she feared most.
She didn't wait long at the kindergarten gate before the teacher brought her child over.
Luo Qingyuan: "Go to the high-speed rail station."
"Yes, miss."
Duan Luo: "Mommy, where's Daddy?"
Duan Chen also opened his big, round eyes, looking around, but he couldn't see Duan Ye in the car.
Luo Qingyuan ruffled their hair: "Aren't we taking you to pick up your dad?"
Duan Luo burst into laughter, clapping her hands and exclaiming, "Great! Let's go pick up Daddy!"
Duan Chen smiled happily and said, "That's great, I'll be able to see Dad soon!"
Luo Qingyuan smiled and said, "Yes, so sit down quickly. It'll be a while before we get there. Are you hungry?"
The two children said in unison, "We're not hungry!"
"Okay, then let's wait for Dad to eat together, okay?"
Okay~
This time of day is rush hour, so Luo Qingyuan was stuck in traffic almost the entire way from the kindergarten. At first, the two children were very excited, but after a while, they got sleepy and started dozing off in their high chairs.
Luo Qingyuan turned to look at the scenery outside the window, her mood inevitably becoming somewhat heavy.
Meanwhile, Shen Niannian woke up in the hospital, lying on her bed groaning, "Ouch, it hurts so much..."
He Yan glared at her: "You still know pain? You know it hurts, so why didn't you go out with Xiao Ze?"
With teary eyes, Shen Niannian said, "He had to go home, and I had to pick up the kids. I never knew I'd be so unlucky..."
Seeing her pitiful appearance, He Yan couldn't bear to scold her and fed her some warm water.
Shen Niannian looked at her phone for a while: "Hmm, Qingyuan went to pick up Duan Ye..."
He Yan: "Your best friend, should you tell her...?"
Shen Niannian's face was pale, but she still shook her head: "No, her situation is not much better than mine. She is busy with a lot of things, and I don't want her to worry."
"I'll tell her when I'm feeling better, so she won't have to take care of two children and think about me every day."
When Shen Niannian said these words, a hint of heartache inevitably welled up in her eyes.
Back then... Luo Qingyuan didn't tell her when her life was hanging by a thread, probably because she thought the same thing as her.
This guy always reports good news and never bad.
He Yan sighed, "That's true, but the doctor said you can eat some liquid food later. What do you want to eat? Mom will make it for you."
"I don't want to eat, I have no appetite."
"By the way, let's take Ziyuan back to the Shen family for the next couple of days. Mom, can you take care of him for a while? I'll pick him up when I'm better."
He Yan: "You have to eat whether you want to or not. I'll go get some congee later. As for Chenchen, leave him to me."
"But what's wrong? Didn't you always take Chenchen back to the Duan family whenever you had free time?"
Shen Niannian sighed: "They've been a bit busy lately."
He Yan felt something was off, but seeing that Shen Niannian was unwilling to say more, she didn't press the matter further.
At 7 p.m., Duan Ye also came out of the high-speed rail station.
He felt somewhat disappointed that he hadn't received any news from Luo Qingyuan, so he picked up his bag, lowered his head, and followed the crowd out.
As soon as he stepped out of the high-speed rail station, he heard a familiar voice.
"dad!!"
"dad!!"
As soon as Duan Ye looked up, he saw Duan Luo and Duan Chen reaching out their little hands and running towards him, their little faces full of joyful smiles.
Duan Ye was overjoyed. He quickly put down his bag, squatted down, and picked up the two children, one in each arm.
"When Daddy isn't around, do Chenchen and Luoluo listen to their teacher and Mommy?"
The two children answered eagerly.
Duan Luo: "Yes, today the teacher also gave my brother and me little red flowers as rewards. My brother got one more than me."
Duan Chen: "Yes, my sister and I are both very obedient."
The two children's chatter warmed Duan Ye's heart.
Luo Qingyuan sat in a wheelchair in the distance, pushed by a driver behind her.
Despite the surging crowd, Luo Qingyuan attracted countless eyes simply by sitting there.
Duan Ye, carrying the child and a bag, walked towards her.
I thought you weren't coming.
Luo Qingyuan chuckled softly: "If I didn't come, someone would probably be secretly heartbroken, wouldn't they?"
Duan Luo and Duan Chen exchanged a glance and smiled secretly.
Duan Ye was a little embarrassed: "No way."
"Alright, get in the car. We've booked the food at the Crescent Moon Hotel. We can eat as soon as we get there."
"good."
The family got into the car.
Duan Luo and Duan Chen played with Duan Ye for a while, and then slowly fell asleep.
Duan Ye then took a moment to ask her, "Did something happen?"
Luo Qingyuan was surprised by Duan Ye's keen insight, but still said softly, "It was Xie Congjing who told Nanxing about Grandma's matter. Guess how Xie Congjing found out?"
Luo Qingyuan decided to stop there and said no more.
But Duan Ye was jolted awake; he knew his mother could never have done such a thing...
Wait a minute, Duan Ye suddenly remembered a detail from many years ago.
That day, he went home to get something. His mother saw him rushing out the door and asked him where he was going. He said, "Oh, Qingyuan's grandma isn't feeling well. Qingyuan is planning to take her to the hospital to get her medicine and have her checked out. I'm going with her, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
Ding Yifen: "Oh, I see. I'll make some soup tomorrow, you can take it with you. Aunt Xie just brought up a big rack of spare ribs, the meat is really good."
Before leaving, Duan Ye gave his mother a smile and a hug: "Thank you, Mom, I love you."
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