He sent the original photo, daring not to send the retouched one, which he kept for himself.
He commented below: Look, how well this photo was taken, and how much like a couple we look.
At the end, he didn't forget to add a smiley face to express his satisfaction.
However, after waiting for a long time, he received no response from Shen Xi.
Qin Si Ye grew anxious and couldn't help but send her another message.
"Send me that family photo."
After a few more minutes, Shen Xi replied with a single sentence: "I accidentally deleted it."
Qin Si Ye's eyes instantly darkened from clear to dim. This woman was too careless and didn't take him seriously at all.
He had finally managed to take a family photo with them, and she had deleted it?
Calming down, he felt something was amiss. Given Shen Xi's steady personality, she shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake.
He immediately typed on the screen: "Shouldn't that be the case? Look again, or should I come over and we can look together?"
"No, no need. I'll look carefully again." Shen Xi replied very quickly this time, sending a message a few seconds later.
Qin Si Ye's lips curved slightly, and his long fingers slid across the screen a few times. "Okay, I'll wait for you."
A few more minutes passed, and Qin Si Ye had already returned to the bedroom, lying on the bed. Just then, his phone screen flashed.
He immediately opened WeChat to check and finally saw the warm and happy family photo. With a smile, he replied:
"Photo received. Rest early, goodnight!"
*
The next day, as soon as Shen Xi finished washing up, she brought the three children downstairs to have breakfast. Qin Si Ye knocked and walked in.
Upon seeing him, the three children immediately ran towards him quickly.
Shen Xi paused slightly and looked up at him in surprise, "Mr. Qin, why are you here so early today?"
It was only 7 AM. Was he afraid she would secretly take the three children and leave?
"Grandma said that Li Sao hasn't been feeling well lately and isn't suitable for waking up early, so she asked me to have breakfast at your place these few days." Qin Si Ye patted Chen Chen's head and replied with a gentle gaze.
As Shen Xi was contemplating the truth of his words, the three children had already enthusiastically pulled him to sit at the dining table.
"Fang Sao, is there enough breakfast at home for one more person?" Chen Chen asked Fang Sao, who was standing by the kitchen door.
"Enough, enough, enough, I'll go get it right away." Fang Sao glanced at Shen Xi, and seeing that she didn't object, she walked into the kitchen with a smile.
Yan Yan saw that Shen Xi was still staring blankly at the spot and quickly went to pull her towards the dining table, "Mommy, come and eat quickly, or we'll be late."
Twenty minutes later, breakfast was finally ready. The three children were in high spirits, occasionally saying a few words to lighten the mood, but the two adults had very little conversation.
After a day of intimate and warm interaction yesterday, their feelings didn't seem to have progressed, which surprised the three children.
After dropping off the children, only the two of them were left in the car. Shen Xi sat in the passenger seat and glanced at the man beside her, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
"What?" Qin Si Ye glanced at her, met her displeased gaze, and immediately explained, "I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can call Grandma right now and ask her."
Shen Xi thought that Grandma was already intending to set them up. If she really asked, whether it was true or not, Grandma would definitely confirm it.
Seeing her cold expression and silence, Qin Si Ye spoke again, "If you don't want me to have breakfast at your place, then I'll order takeout. It's only a week anyway, and Li Sao should recover by then."
Hearing this, Shen Xi's heart fluttered. She suddenly realized that he got up early every day to send her and the children.
He was helping her, how could she bear to let him order takeout every day?
Outside food was never as healthy and safe as home-cooked meals.
"Forget it. A week is a week then." Shen Xi glanced at him and said faintly.
A fleeting curve appeared on Qin Si Ye's lips, "If you feel like you're at a disadvantage, I can pay for the meals."
Suddenly, Shen Xi's phone rang. As she opened her bag, she glared at him, "Am I that stingy? How much can you eat?"
Qin Si Ye felt a surge of happiness upon hearing this, and it immediately transformed into another thought: It's no big deal, I can support you.
"Hello? I'm on my way to work." On the other end, Shen Xi had already answered the phone.