Qiao Wanwan glanced at the bathroom subconsciously, saw that the door was closed, and then went to lie down on the bed.
She closed her eyes, but couldn't fall asleep for a while.
After an unknown amount of time, Qiao Wanwan opened her eyes and turned to look in the direction of the bathroom.
She picked up her phone, checked the time, saw the WeChat message from Zhan Yin, and replied to it.
Zhan Yin: [You actually replied? Still awake?]
Qiao Wanwan: [Awake.]
Zhan Yin: [Tell the kitchen to prepare more food, I've gotten so thin from hunger!]
Qiao Wanwan: [Understood, thank you for your hard work.]
Zhan Yin has been abroad searching for Xiao Jiu's whereabouts and hasn't returned yet.
Qiao Wanwan chatted with Zhan Yin for a few more minutes, and when they finished, she realized that twenty minutes had already passed.
Qiao Wanwan subconsciously glanced at the closed bathroom door, then hurriedly got up and went to knock on it. "Jingting, are you in there? Jingting?"
There was no response from inside.
Qiao Wanwan frowned and was about to open the door when someone opened it from the inside first.
The man's complexion had returned to normal, and he looked at her gently with his deep eyes. "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong with you?" Qiao Wanwan asked. "Why have you been in there for so long? Is your stomach upset?"
"A little."
"...Did you eat something bad? That's unlikely, the food at home is always very clean."
"Maybe it's because I've been away from home for so long that I'm not used to the clean food at home anymore."
Qiao Wanwan felt a pang of heartache. "I'll go get you some medicine."
"No need, it's all better now." Zhan Jingting took her hand and led her outside. "Is the baby asleep?"
"Yes, he's sleeping soundly." Qiao Wanwan smiled slightly. "Our Xiao Jiu is very brave. I was a little worried at first, but he's doing very well."
"Then you should be more at ease and not be woken up like this."
Qiao Wanwan nodded, "Okay, I'll brew some calming tea before bed tomorrow, that should make me feel much better."
"good."
Qiao Wanwan leaned into the man's arms. "Jingting, I don't plan to send the child to school until we find out who's behind this."
"You can decide."
"Yes, we rescued Xiao Jiu and thwarted his plan. He'll definitely be furious and try to attack us again. We need to protect everyone in the family and then hurry up and find him!"
"Okay, I'll arrange it, don't worry too much."
"Okay, go to sleep."
"good."
After falling asleep again, Qiao Wanwan slept soundly until dawn.
Zhan Jingting wasn't in the room. After she finished washing up and left the master bedroom, she heard sounds coming from the nursery.
Qiao Wanwan walked to the door and saw Zhan Jingting feeding the third child with a baby bottle, while Eleven and Xiao Jiu watched from the side.
A mist welled up in Qiao Wanwan's eyes.
This scene had appeared countless times in her dreams.
When I woke up, there was nothing but excruciating pain.
"Mommy!" Eleven exclaimed happily when she saw Qiao Wanwan standing at the door, "Come and see, the third child isn't drinking his milk properly!"
Qiao Wanwan forced back the tears in her eyes and stepped forward with a smile, "Really? Let Mommy see."
The third child probably wasn't used to Zhan Jingting, so he kept resisting the bottle.
“He can drink by himself now, he doesn’t need to be fed,” Qiao Wanwan reminded him.
“I know.” Zhan Jingting looked at the child in his arms. “Wanwan, I once told myself that I would never miss the growth of Lao San, even if I missed the growth of Shiyi and Xiao Jiu, but I still couldn’t do it.”
"I wasn't there for him when he spoke his first words, when he took his first step; he didn't even want to acknowledge me..."
“That’s how kids are. Sometimes I don’t see him for a day or two and he ignores me, let alone you two who have been separated for so long,” Qiao Wanwan comforted him. “Jingting, you will have plenty of time to be with him in the future. You can watch him grow up and start a family. We have plenty of time, there’s no rush.”
A hint of something unsettling flashed in Zhan Jingting's eyes, but Qiao Wanwan didn't notice it. She simply responded with difficulty, "Mm."
Qiao Wanwan changed the subject, "I'm hungry."
"I'll go with you to breakfast."
"good."
......
Zhan Yin arrived home in the evening, just in time for dinner.
"Uncle!"
As soon as Zhan Jingting saw him, he hugged him tightly, crying, "I missed you so much, waaaaaah..."
Zhan Jingting: "......"
"Let go."
Zhan Yin cried and sniffled, "I won't let go! Let me hold you tight!"
"If you don't let go, I won't be polite," a low, cold warning voice rang out.
Zhan Yin shrank back, then let go, complaining aggrievedly, "Why are you being so fierce? I've been looking for you abroad for months; even if I haven't done anything great, I've still put in the effort..."
Qiao Wanwan couldn't stop laughing.
Zhan Jingting sighed silently, "Haven't you been saying you've been starving yourself? Go wash your hands and eat."
"Okay!" Zhan Yin did as he was told.
Cheng Zaozao also went home early today, so the whole family is now together.
"I toast to everyone." At the dinner table, Zhan Jingting raised his wine glass, his attitude as polite yet distant as ever. "During my absence, I appreciate everyone's help in taking care of Wanwan and the children."
"Why are we talking about this as a family?" Old Master Huo said. "Jingting, you've suffered. If there's anything to do next, you can leave it to Shiqian. If that's not possible, Zhan Yin can also help. Your main task now is to recover your health."
"I'm fine," Zhan Yin said while eating. "Uncle, you should rest well. Just leave any chores to me."
"Hmm." Zhan Jingting took a sip of red wine and remained silent.
He was always a man of few words, and no one minded. They started eating in a lively atmosphere, chatting only about everyday things and nothing else.
After dinner, Zhan Yin was about to go back to his room to catch up on sleep when Zhan Jingting called him to the study.
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
Zhan Jingting tossed him a key.
Zhan Yin caught it precisely, and upon closer inspection, he was both surprised and delighted, exclaiming, "My dream girl!"
"Here's your reward, park it in the underground garage."
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Just as Zhan Yin was about to rush to the underground parking garage, he was stopped.
"Wait, I have something to tell you."
"Uncle, let's talk about this later. I'm going to see my baby!"
Zhan Jingting frowned. "If you're so impatient, I think I should take it back."
Zhan Yin: "......"
"No, please." He obediently sat down on the sofa, casually pouring a glass of red wine that had somehow been poured from the coffee table. "Uncle, what's wrong? Tell me."
"You've been with the Imperial View Group for a while now, how are you feeling?"
Zhan Yin's heart skipped a beat!
He didn't know why Zhan Jingting suddenly asked that question, but he couldn't very well say that the Imperial View Group was bad, could he?
Thinking of this, Zhan Yin immediately began his flattery!
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