Shen Yin finally gave in. Who could resist the little one's sweet voice? She just couldn't help but be tempted.
After Shen Yin agreed, the little one stood up from the sofa and ran to her side.
"Mwah!"
A quick kiss, and then he ran off.
Xu Xiuhe was stunned. He hadn't even kissed her yet, and he didn't think he had ever kissed Shen Yin in front of Xu Yunzheng before.
The next day, the little one indeed hadn't forgotten what was said yesterday.
He woke up even earlier than Shen Yin, and his first words upon waking were to find his dad.
Xu Xiuhe got up early, washed up, and went to the kitchen.
When Shen Yin opened her eyes, Zhengzheng was lying in front of her. Only the two of them were in bed.
"Mommy, let's find Daddy," the little one said again.
Shen Yin didn't know where Xu Xiuhe had gone. During the time the family of three stayed in Yun City, they always woke up when it was already bright outside. She hadn't adjusted her sleep schedule yet. If Zhengzheng hadn't called her, she would have kept sleeping.
"Can you hand Mommy her phone, sweetie?"
Shen Yin asked with her eyes closed, not wanting to stretch out her hand.
The phone was on the bedside table.
Hearing this, the little one crawled past Shen Yin, got off the bed, walked to the bedside table, picked up the phone, and handed it to Shen Yin.
Shen Yin reached out to take the phone, groggily opened it, and dialed Xu Xiuhe.
"Hello, Xiuhe, where are you?"
Shen Yin's voice was clearly that of someone who had just woken up.
"I'm in the kitchen. You're both up so early?"
Xu Xiuhe held the phone with one hand while using the other to transfer the fried egg from the pan to a plate.
"Our son woke up asking for you."
"The son knows to look for me when he wakes up. Do you know to look for me when you wake up?"
Xu Xiuhe chuckled in the kitchen.
Early in the morning, Shen Yin couldn't handle his flirting and hung up the phone directly.
"Mommy, where's Daddy?"
"Daddy's downstairs."
Shen Yin hadn't even gotten out of bed yet, but Zhengzheng was already running out of the bedroom door.
"Since when did he become so attached to his dad?" Shen Yin muttered to herself.
She then got out of bed, walked to the closet to change clothes, and only then went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.
Xu Yunzheng, wearing little pink slippers, went down the stairs one step at a time.
"Daddy."
Zhengzheng trotted into the kitchen, hugged Xu Xiuhe's leg, and called out, "Daddy."
"Where's your mom?"
"Mommy hasn't gotten up yet."
"Then why did you come down? Shouldn't you wait for Mommy?"
"Then Zhengzheng will go back up to wait for Mommy."
Xu Yunzheng let go of Xu Xiuhe's leg and turned to run back out.
Shen Yin had just come down the stairs.
"Mommy's here, Zhengzheng doesn't need to go back upstairs."
"Mommy, come, let's eat breakfast."
Xu Yunzheng walked to Shen Yin's side, tugging at her hand to pull her towards the dining table.
"Will you come with me to the company today?"
Before Shen Yin could answer, Xu Yunzheng raised his little hand and said loudly, "Yes, I'll go with Daddy to the company."
What could Shen Yin say? Zhengzheng had already agreed, how could she refuse?
[I've been discharged from the hospital. The air outside is so fresh.]
[I was just about to ask you how you're feeling. I heard you slept and woke up back in Rong City from Tibetan City.]
[Yin Yin, I'm feeling much better, but why did you return to Rong City so quickly?]
Shen Yin didn't know how to explain. The person before wasn't her, and she wasn't clear about the things that had happened.
[When I wasn't in my right mind, I was tricked by a woman. I've come back to deal with it.]
The group chat remained silent for several minutes.
Hearing this, Shu Yi could guess the situation, but didn't know what to say.
Qi Ji was very shocked to see the message. She hadn't thought that someone as smart as Shen Yin could be tricked.
[It's all in the past now.]
[Bad people will surely face justice.]
Qi Ji only thought of the most superficial meaning, that bad people would surely face karma.
In the top-floor assistant office area of Heyuan Group, it became quiet again. The boss's wife had arrived, and they didn't dare to chat as freely as usual.
Shen Yin sat in Xu Xiuhe's office. Xu Xiuhe was working, dealing with documents from the past period.
Zhengzheng had brought a coloring book and was quietly coloring at the coffee table. Looking at this scene, Shen Yin felt she was the most bored.
She even thought about going back to the studio. The students at the martial arts hall hadn't had classes for two weeks. During these two weeks, the students had been practicing basic skills in the small building opposite the studio on their own.
As their martial arts instructor, she should go and evaluate their progress this week.
[So, how was your trip to Tibetan City?]
Bored, Shen Yin inquired about Shu Yi's love life.
[Tibetan City is beautiful, but it's not suitable for me. Just like Chang Zhiyuan is great, but not suitable for me.]
[Stop right there. How can you compare a person to scenery? You still care about him. I didn't even ask how things were between you two, and you brought it up yourself.]
Shu Yi was almost in tears. Why did she have to be so conflicted? She didn't want to be, but sometimes emotions can be defeated by reality.
[Follow what your heart tells you.]
Shen Yin had learned a lot lately. People grow. As someone once said, life is probably filled with more disappointments than satisfactions.
Many things don't go as smoothly as we'd like; we always encounter various problems.
When there's a problem, we need to solve it, not avoid it. In Shen Yin's view, Shu Yi was avoiding her relationship problems, both when filming and when traveling to Tibetan City.
People, ah, being able to see others clearly is wisdom, but being able to see oneself clearly takes courage. Most people have wisdom, but few have courage.
[His sister came to see me yesterday. I don't even know in what capacity I should face his sister.]
[How was it? I think Chang Zhiyuan's sister seems quite nice - decisive, brave, and wise.]
[I used to think his sister was too tough and hard to get along with, but later he told me about his sister's story. That's when I realized that behind every strong exterior, there's a hidden vulnerability that others don't see. His sister has had it tough too. I really admire her now.]
[Oh? Her career? Her personality?]
[His sister has loved someone for 13 years!]
[Goodness, that long!]
Qi Ji finally found a topic she could chime in on.
[Yes, and they've never been together.]
Sometimes love can be complicated, and sometimes it can be simple.
After Shu Yi sent the message about 13 years, the group chat fell into a brief silence.
[Shu Yi, the topic has drifted. We were talking about your relationship issues, how did we end up discussing Chang Ningjing?]
[Alright, let's get back on track and continue discussing my problem. I don't even know what I'm thinking right now. I'm conflicted and troubled. He's done so much for me and has been really good to me. During the film shoot, he specially made a moon for me, and he even came to find me in Tibetan City. My heart is in such a mess. There's always this hurdle I can't seem to get over. My family background is so ordinary; I'm not good enough for him.]
