Shen Jinxi, who had sneaked over to observe, couldn't help but chuckle upon seeing this. He turned his head to see Chenchen, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Chenchen tilting his head and watching his daddy and mommy.
He just watched, making no sound to disturb them.
Shen Jinxi thought he was afraid to speak up, for fear of disturbing his daddy and mommy, so he rushed in with a loud voice, "Daddy, Mommy!"
Shen Qingqing turned to see the two children, and her gaze immediately softened. "Weren't you in the living room talking with Grandma? How did you get here?"
Shen Jinxi stood with his hands behind his back, his head tilted up. "Brother and I came to help you."
Shen Qingqing smiled. "We don't need your help. You two just play in the living room."
"We must, we must." Shen Jinxi said with a serious face. "We can't let Daddy and Mommy do all the work themselves. Brother and I are sensible children!"
Who praises themselves like that?
Shen Qingqing couldn't help but laugh. "Alright, since you want to help, come and wash vegetables for me."
Chenchen also hurried in.
Standing next to Xixi, two identical little faces wore completely different expressions, one bold and outgoing, the other reserved and shy.
Shen Qingqing hugged each of them, and immediately saw smiles on both their faces, her heart softening. "How about I make you sweet and sour pork ribs?"
"Okay!"
Shen Jinxi's voice was loud.
Chenchen nodded silently.
The two children had many differences, besides their looks, of course. They also had one similarity: they both loved sweet and sour pork ribs.
She looked up at Fu Jingshu. "Of course, there's some for you too."
These two children inherited their traits from him.
Fu Jingshu's lips curved slightly, and a gentle smile spread across his handsome face. "Okay."
The two children hadn't seen each other for a while, and they had endless things to talk about even while washing vegetables. Of course, most of it was Shen Jinxi talking, and Chenchen listening.
Shen Qingqing watched them from the side, a knowing smile on her face.
She didn't notice that at this moment, she had also become the most beautiful scenery in Fu Jingshu's eyes.
...
Sima Yucheng received a phone call.
It was from an unknown number. There was no sound from the other end for a long time, and after listening for a while, he decided to hang up.
Suddenly, someone spoke on the other end.
"Sima Yucheng."
This voice!
Sima Yucheng's eyes widened abruptly. "Fu Tingyi!"
"Do you remember the money you owe me?"
Sima Yucheng gritted his teeth. "Of course, I remember. Then you should also remember how this money was incurred. You tricked me into signing a gambling agreement!"
"That was voluntary," Fu Tingyi's tone was impatient. "I'm calling you to remind you of one thing: traitors have no good ending."
"How am I a traitor?" Sima Yucheng was so angry he laughed. "I was never your man. When I allied with you, I thought we were one of us, but in the end, you were the one who wronged me the most. If I had known, I wouldn't have allied with you even if you beat me to death!"
If everything had remained the same, and his identity hadn't been exposed, he wouldn't have been kicked out penniless, nor would he be burdened with enormous debt.
The more he thought about it, the more hatred filled his heart.
"It's all your fault. This is all because of you. You've driven me to this point, and do you expect me to continue to be your ally?" Sima Yucheng said hatefully. "I'll immediately go and tell Shen Qingqing that you called me. I'll have her find you as soon as possible! You just wait to be punished by law!"
He was about to hang up.
Fu Tingyi sneered. "I advise you not to hang up the phone, Sima Yucheng. Don't you want to know where your father is now?"
Sima Yucheng froze, pretending to be calm. "What are you saying? My father is of course at home!"
Fu Tingyi chuckled.
His laughter sent shivers down Sima Yucheng's spine. "I don't understand what you're saying! If you're looking for my father, go to his house and look for him. Don't come to me! We've already severed ties, he doesn't care about me anymore, and his business has nothing to do with me."
"Keep pretending," Fu Tingyi had seen through him long ago. Sima Yucheng was just a paper tiger, and it was too easy to control him.
"You!"
Fu Tingyi said coldly, "Sima Yucheng, let's be direct. I don't have time to waste with you."
Sima Yucheng tightly gripped his phone. He knew the other party was trying to use this as leverage to threaten him, but he still had to go along with what he said. "Where is he?"
"Do you want to know?"
"Isn't that obvious!" Sima Yucheng was annoyed.
"I can't tell you right now," Fu Tingyi was playing with him, deliberately saying this even though he knew he was desperate. "You promise me one thing. Then I'll tell you about him. This thing..."
Sima Yucheng's face grew darker and darker, until finally, he roared in unbearable rage, "You're too shameless! You don't even dare to admit what you've done!"
Fu Tingyi said unhurriedly, "If you agree, your father will naturally be safe. If you refuse..."
His threat was obvious.
Sima Yucheng gritted his teeth fiercely, even tasting the blood in his mouth.
On the other end of the phone, Fu Tingyi was not in a hurry at all. He even calmly took a sip of tea.
After a while, Sima Yucheng spoke, his voice hoarse beyond recognition. "I promise you."
The next day, Shen Qingqing received a phone call.
It was from Officer Wang.
"Miss Shen, do you know where Sima Yucheng is?"
Shen Qingqing poured herself a glass of water and took a sip. "I don't know either. I haven't contacted him for the past two days."
She had been so happy reuniting with her family recently that she hadn't thought of Sima Yucheng at all. However, she had already asked Ke Lin to send money to Sima Yucheng earlier.
Officer Wang said in a deep voice, "I wanted to talk to him about Fu Tingyi. He's the only one who has seen Fu Tingyi, but when I went to his hotel this morning, the hotel staff said he left last night."
"That shouldn't be right. Did you try calling him?"
"I did, but it's not connecting."
This was what worried Officer Wang.
Shen Qingqing also vaguely felt that something was wrong, so she said, "I'll have someone help look for him too. If I have any news, I'll tell you immediately."
"Alright, thank you for your trouble."
Shen Qingqing went downstairs to find Fu Jingshu, and Fu Jingshu immediately handed the matter over to Lin Mo.
Shen Qingqing turned to leave. "I'm going to see if the children are awake."
Fu Jingshu's lips moved slightly.
He understood her intentions, which were simply that she hadn't seen Chenchen for a long time, and now that they were reunited, she wanted to spend more time talking with him.
That evening, Shen Qingqing received a call from the old man, who brought her good news.
"I've confirmed the virus. I'm now researching the antidote, but it will take some time."
Shen Qingqing was overjoyed. "That's okay. As long as the antidote can be developed, that's good. Although people are struggling every day, their bodies can still withstand it."
"Then wait for my news," the old man said.
The old man hung up the phone, threw it on the table, and turned to look at the tall, handsome man.
"Have you really thought about it?"