"What do you want to eat later? I'll make it for you." Xiaoling said as she took off the apron hanging in the kitchen and wrapped it around her waist.
Seeing Xiaoling's youthful beauty and gentle nature, she always spoke kindly to him. Every time he came here, no matter how late it was, Xiaoling would get up to cook him something delicious, always feeling sorry for him because he worked too hard and couldn't take good care of himself.
Shen Yanshan suddenly realized how wonderful it was to have a warm family. Thinking about his family's situation, he felt a lump in his throat.
"Xiaoling, don't do it anymore. I've already ordered food from the restaurant, and it will be delivered in a little while. I've booked a month's worth in advance, and they'll send you different dishes every day. I've already picked out a week's worth of dishes for you based on your usual preferences. If there's anything you particularly like, or anything you don't like, we can adjust it."
Shen Yanshan stepped forward and gently removed her apron. "So don't do it anymore, I'll take it off for you."
Xiaoling obediently listened to him, but still held his hand and said hesitantly, "I don't want to cause you any trouble. Actually, I'm still early in my pregnancy, and I can still cook for myself. I've checked, and it won't have any major impact."
“But I can’t bear to part with it.” Shen Yanshan affectionately stroked Xiaoling’s long hair, pulled her to sit on the sofa, and then looked around and said, “This apartment is a bit small. It’s fine for you to live in by yourself, but it will definitely be inconvenient when you have children. Here, take a look at the surrounding neighborhoods. If you see one you like, just tell me and I’ll buy you a bigger one.”
"No need. I'm with you not for these things." Xiaoling shook her head, rejecting Shen Yanshan's suggestion.
"I know." Shen Yanshan pursed his lips, feeling even more affection for Xiaoling. "But these are all things I wanted to give you, and I was afraid I would mistreat you. Never mind, don't worry about it, I'll choose them and tell you when I've picked them out."
Xiaoling rested her head on Shen Yanshan's shoulder and said gently, "Shan, you're so good to me." However, the gentle smile on her face froze the moment she lowered her head.
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The capital city.
"Yan Yan, come and eat!" As soon as Aunt Zhao put the dishes on the table, Shen Zhi Qiu called Yan Yan, who was watching TV in the living room, to come and eat.
As she spoke, she nudged Lu Jia, who was standing next to her, and said, "Go and help Yan Yan; she's still having trouble walking."
"It's alright, I'll do it." Rong Mo happened to be walking out of the stairwell and heading towards the living room. "I'll go and help Yan Yan over."
Rong Mo extended his hand to Yan Yan, who took his arm to stand up and whispered, "Thank you."
The moment she stood up, Yan Yan reached out and took off her hair clip, then pinned it to her right side, facing Rong Mo.
Rong Mo glanced at it and praised, "It's quite a unique hair clip. Although it's just a simple bow, it looks very lively and has a lifelike feel. It suits your temperament very well."
"Thank you." Yan Yan reached out and stroked it again, smiling as she said, "I heard from Chairman Rong that his wife used to have a very similar hair clip, almost identical."
“My mother?” Rong Mo paused for a moment. “I’ve never seen my mother wear it. Maybe I was too young at the time and don’t remember.”
But because of Yan Yan's words, Rong Mo couldn't help but take another look at the bow hair clip. He felt a surge of emotion, thinking that his mother must have looked beautiful wearing it back then.
After helping Yan Yan to a seat in the restaurant, Rong Mo looked around but didn't see Shen Zhi Qiu and Lu Jia. He asked with some confusion, "Where are they?"
"Mr. Lu just received a phone call, and his expression suddenly changed drastically. I vaguely heard that it was related to Miss's maternal grandmother."
It sounded like someone was trying to take Grandma away when no one was looking, or something like that. I didn't quite understand what they were saying and wanted to ask them, but Mr. Lu and Miss Lu hurried upstairs. Aunt Zhao nervously rubbed her fingers.
"Yan Yan, I'm sorry, you should eat first, I need to go upstairs and take a look." Rong Mo hurriedly ran towards the stairs.
In the nursery.
Shen Zhi Qiu held Zhou Xiao Ran's hand, looking apologetic. "Xiao Ran, thank you so much for staying here to help me look after the child. I will definitely come back as soon as possible."
"I understand, Zhi Qiu, you go ahead, leave this to me." Zhou Xiaoran stepped forward and hugged Shen Zhi Qiu, patting her back with some concern and gently comforting her.
"Yes, I feel at ease when you're here. Thank you." Shen Zhi Qiu looked longingly at the two sleeping babies in the crib, made up her mind, and pulled Lu Jia to leave, just as she bumped into Rong Mo who had reached the door.
"Brother?" Shen Zhi Qiu was taken aback.
"What happened?" Rong Mo asked with a serious expression and a somewhat urgent tone.
“Grandma’s address has been discovered. Zhong Yi caught a middle-aged man carrying a camera and a young man who was about to attack Grandma,” Lu Jia briefly explained the situation.
South of the city, in the countryside.
"Who sent you? Will you talk or not?" Seeing that the man still didn't say anything, Zhong Yi raised her hand and hit the young man hard with the stick again.
At this moment, the young man was already tied up by Zhong Yi, while the man carrying the camera was also tied to a chair by the bamboo forest, unable to move. Seeing the young man being hit again, he couldn't help but shrink his neck, not daring to make a sound, for fear of being implicated.
"I've told you a thousand times, I was just passing by when I saw the old lady dressed nicely and looked like she came from a wealthy family, so I had a crooked idea to rob her."
The young man gritted his teeth, the blood on his nose still wet, and flinched back in fear.
"Oh? Is that so? You still won't tell me." Zhong Yi raised the stick again. "It seems you won't tell the truth without suffering a bit."
Just as the stick was about to strike him, the young man quickly begged for mercy, "Brother, I was really wrong, I admit my mistake! I just saw him sneaking around in the field over there taking pictures here. He must be the bad guy you're looking for. I really didn't orchestrate this!"
"Damn it, what nonsense are you spouting? I already said, I'm just a photographer, I often travel around taking pictures, I'm a photography blogger, I make a living by taking beautiful photos! What bad guy or what? I was just hiding to take more natural photos!" the middle-aged man quickly retorted.
"Hand over your phone." Zhong Yi began searching for the phone on the middle-aged man's body.
"What are you doing with my phone? Didn't I already show you the camera? It only had some footage of the bamboo forest." The middle-aged man shouted. Luckily, he had deleted all the photos of the old lady beforehand, keeping only some landscape pictures.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man's cell phone rang in his pants pocket, and his expression immediately changed.
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