They hadn't been in contact for five or six days, so why would he think of sending her a message now?
Had Grandma said something to him?
Qin Si Ye then asked, "Has the scar on your leg healed?"
Shen Xi replied, "It has basically healed."
Qin Si Ye typed, "You don't need to accompany Grandma at the Qin family this weekend."
Shen Xi replied, "Oh."
Qin Si Ye said, "Rest early."
Shen Xi replied, "Okay."
Exiting WeChat, Shen Xi let out a long sigh, feeling that even through the screen, the conversation gave her a suffocating feeling.
He sent her a WeChat message in the middle of the night, just to say this? It was only four sentences in total, truly inexplicable.
The next day, Shen Xi didn't wake up until 8:30. She guiltily ran a hand through her long hair.
She had only watched her phone for a little longer last night, so how could she have overslept this morning? She hadn't even heard her alarm.
She had agreed with Jian Fan yesterday to go to the hospital for an injection at 8:00 this morning. He must have been waiting anxiously downstairs.
She quickly washed up, changed her clothes, and walked downstairs.
Just as she reached the staircase, she was astonished to find Qin Si Ye sitting on the sofa playing with a Rubik's cube with the children.
The warm and joyful scene, however, made her heart skip a beat, and her steps immediately halted.
Why was he here so early in the morning?
At this moment, Shen Xi's gaze fell on Butler Wu in the hall.
Butler Wu quickly said, "Miss Shen, Mr. Qin is here. He said he came to accompany you to the hospital for your injection."
Upon hearing this, Qin Si Ye turned his gaze towards the stairs. "You're up. Hurry and eat breakfast, I'll accompany you to the hospital."
Shen Xi forced a smile onto her face. "No need. I've already made plans with Jian Fan. He can accompany me."
The three children suddenly ran towards her, took her hand, and led her down the stairs.
Yan Yan said, "Mommy, hurry and come eat breakfast. Uncle Qin has been waiting for you for a long time."
Chen Chen said, "Mommy, Uncle Jian and Aunt Yi Fei have already promised us we can go to the amusement park today."
Shuo Shuo gently pushed her and said, "Uncle Qin is just being kind-hearted. Mommy, just go with him with peace of mind. Don't worry about us, we'll take good care of ourselves."
Shen Xi's heart skipped a beat. What was going on? She had only woken up more than an hour late, and everything had already been arranged by others.
After finishing breakfast with the children, Shen Xi was still a bit unwilling. She took out her phone and called Jian Fan.
She felt that Jian Fan shouldn't have gone back on his word at the last minute; he had promised her first.
After the call connected, Shen Xi walked into the downstairs bathroom. "Hello? Jian Fan, what's your situation? Why haven't you come to pick me up yet?"
"Ah? Chen Chen called me early this morning saying that Mr. Qin is accompanying you to the hospital today, so I don't need to go over." Jian Fan replied in surprise over the phone.
So it was the children who had "betrayed her." Shen Xi frowned. "Where are you now?"
Jian Fan replied, "I'm on my way to pick up Sister Yi Fei. Her car broke down. We'll be back soon to take the children out to play for the day."
Shen Xi sighed helplessly. "Alright then."
Walking out of the bathroom, Qin Si Ye stood up and looked at her. "Let's go."
The children watched them get into the car together, their faces breaking into happy smiles. "Goodbye, Uncle Qin! Goodbye, Mommy!"
As soon as the car left the Hua Ban Li residential area, Shen Xi glanced at the man beside her. "Mr. Qin, actually you really..."
Before she could finish, her words were interrupted by the ringtone of Qin Si Ye's phone.
"Hello? Grandma." Qin Si Ye glanced at her, answered immediately, and turned on the speakerphone.
"Hello? Si Ye, did you pick up Xi Xi?" Xu Zhi Lan's kind voice came from the other end of the phone.
Qin Si Ye replied, "Mm."
Xu Zhi Lan asked, "Where are you now?"
"On the way to the hospital," Qin Si Ye replied in a low voice, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.
"That's right. I'm telling you, from now on, every time Xi Xi goes to the hospital for an injection, you must accompany her no matter how busy you are. This is what you should do, understand?" Xu Zhi Lan said earnestly.
"Mm. I know," Qin Si Ye replied with four words. He glanced at Shen Xi and met her complex gaze.
So, the reason he was here today was entirely because his grandmother had forced him.
"Is Xi Xi next to you? I want to talk to her."
Hearing Xu Zhi Lan mention her name, Shen Xi couldn't help but be startled.
"Okay." Qin Si Ye handed her the phone.