The next day, after Shen Xi had breakfast with the children, she drove to the Qin family's residence.
The three children returned to one room. The second child, Shuo Shuo, gently closed the door and, with a mysterious expression, recounted his encounter with Qin Si Ye at the restaurant the previous night.
"What? You met him yesterday. No wonder you were so quiet after returning to the private room. I knew something was off," exclaimed the eldest child, Chen Chen, with surprise.
"Brother Shuo, how could you be so lucky? If I had known, I should have accompanied you to the restroom back then," said the third child, Yan Yan, with a hint of regret in her eyes.
Chen Chen glared at Yan Yan, saying, "Yan Yan, what are you talking about? You're a girl, how can you accompany your second brother to the restroom? If anyone should, it's me."
"Hmph, your eyes were only on the food back then, you had no intention of accompanying Second Brother. Now you say nice things," Yan Yan retorted, lifting her chin and glancing at him.
"I... I was just really hungry," Chen Chen’s voice lowered.
"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing and listen to me," Shuo Shuo interrupted them and continued, "You know what? He mistook me for Brother Chen Sks, even called me 'Chen Chen' and personally pulled me up from the ground.
At that moment, my heart was pounding with excitement. I stared straight at him, and it truly felt like he was our daddy."
As soon as he said this, Chen Chen deeply regretted it, wishing he had been the one pulled up.
Yan Yan's eyes reddened, and she choked out, "Brother Shuo, do you really think he's our daddy?"
"His appearance isn't very similar, it was just a feeling I had," Shuo Shuo continued thoughtfully. "However, Mommy appeared later and called him Mr. Qin. It seems they know each other."
"Mommy told me they were just ordinary friends before. But Qin Si Ye probably didn't recognize Mommy. If he did, it would have been from a few days ago when Mommy picked me up from his company," Chen Chen said.
Shuo Shuo furrowed his brow. "I don't think it's that simple. They seemed quite familiar with each other."
Upon hearing this, Chen Chen lowered his head in thought.
On the way back that day, Mommy had told him not to look for Qin Si Ye again and had clearly stated that he had a family and was not their daddy.
Could they have started contacting each other privately again? Such behavior seemed a bit abnormal.
"Shuo Shuo, don't you worry about this. When Mommy comes back today, I'll talk to her alone." Chen Chen stood up, acting like a little adult, putting on a big brother demeanor in front of his younger siblings.
At the Qin family residence, as Shen Xi walked out of the hall, she saw a group of people gathered around the sofa.
Besides Qin Si Ye and Qin Xiu Yi, almost all the Qin family members were present.
Was today a special occasion? If she had known, she wouldn't have come at this hour.
It would have been better to come in the afternoon.
"Dr. Shen, you're here. Come over quickly!" At this moment, Xu Zhi Lan saw her and beckoned her warmly.
Fortunately, her mind was clear today, and she hadn't mistaken anyone.
"Yes." Shen Xi nodded to everyone present, finally focusing her gaze on Xu Zhi Lan. "How are you feeling today, Old Madam?"
"Much better." Xu Zhi Lan looked at her kindly. "Si Ye said you agreed to teach me Go, and I've been waiting for you."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi felt a little nervous about teaching her in front of so many people. She quickly urged, "Old Madam, let's do the acupuncture first."
"What? Dr. Shen knows how to play Go? That's wonderful! We can all feast our eyes," Qin Si Yue suddenly became interested and insisted on learning too.
When she was a child, she watched her brother play Go very well and pestered her parents to learn. However, her parents said she was a girl and didn't let her learn.
From then on, she missed out on Go, and her heart had always held a lingering regret.
"Yes. Dr. Shen, please teach my mother for a while first. She's been talking about this before you arrived," Qin Xue Lan, sitting beside Xu Zhi Lan, also persuaded.