The next day, when Yin Xi got out of bed and walked downstairs, she found only the three children there.
She hadn't slept well the night before and got up a bit late.
"Mommy, you're awake," Chen Chen said, running over to her as soon as he saw her.
"Mhm. You're all up so early today," Yin Xi said, stroking his little head with a smile.
"Shuo Shuo had class today, so he called me and Yan Yan up too," Chen Chen replied.
Shuo Shuo and Yan Yan also ran over at this moment.
"Oh," Yin Xi replied, then walked towards the dining table. She turned to Chen Chen and said, "Go upstairs and call Daddy, tell him to hurry down for breakfast."
She had thought about what happened last night for a long time after returning. From a psychological perspective, Qin Si Ye's tone of voice and gaze back then didn't seem fake.
Had she been too agitated and truly wronged him?
Today, she wanted to ask him in person and give him another chance to explain.
Unexpectedly, Yan Yan piped up, "Mommy, Daddy left in a hurry without eating breakfast just now."
"Is that so?" Yin Xi looked at her thoughtfully. "Your Daddy must have had something urgent. Let's eat then."
At this moment, Sister Li had already brought the breakfast from the kitchen.
"Miss Yin, you must persuade Mr. He can't skip breakfast for work. If this continues, his health will suffer."
"Okay. I know," Yin Xi replied with a smile.
A trace of guilt surfaced in her heart. Had he left so early because he was angry and didn't want to see her?
"Mommy, does Daddy have something on his mind? Did you two argue last night?" Chen Chen, being sensitive, asked cautiously.
Ever since they returned from Qin Si Ye's old house yesterday, the three of them had noticed that the couple's relationship was not right.
It was all because of that annoying woman named Meng Qi, who always wanted to impress Daddy and put Mommy down.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Sister Li asked with concern upon hearing this.
"No. Sister Li, don't listen to the children's wild guesses," Yin Xi said calmly. "Later, I'll go buy vegetables with you."
"Ah? You don't have work today?" Sister Li looked at her with surprise.
"The company and the pharmacy are both running smoothly now, so I don't need to go every day," Yin Xi replied with a smile. "I promised Si Ye that I'd make him lunch for a week and bring it over."
"Great, that's wonderful. I'll go change my clothes right away." Sister Li beamed, unable to contain her happiness.
Especially when she heard Yin Xi refer to her husband as "Si Ye," she felt incredibly happy.
Her earlier worries vanished instantly.
The three children also smiled, realizing their worries were unnecessary.
No matter how much trouble that woman caused, she couldn't ruin the relationship between Daddy and Mommy.
They believed that with Mommy being so outstanding and beautiful, as long as she made a move, no woman could ever defeat her.
"Shuo Shuo, wait a moment. Shall I have the butler send you to your Rubik's Cube class?" Yin Xi looked at him with a gentle expression.
"No problem," Shuo Shuo agreed obediently.
*
In the conference room at Zhuo Sheng, Qin Si Ye was in a meeting when Zhao Ze suddenly walked in and whispered a few words in his ear.
A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes, and Qin Si Ye replied softly, "Bring her to my office."
"Miss Yin, please follow me," Zhao Ze said, leading Yin Xi towards the CEO's office.
Yan Yun, the female secretary standing outside, widened her eyes in astonishment.
Who was this woman? Why was she being led directly into the CEO's office by Assistant Zhao, and carrying a lunchbox?
And she was so beautiful.
"Miss Yin, please have a seat on the sofa here and wait a moment. The CEO is in a meeting and will be here soon."
Upon entering, Zhao Ze respectfully gestured to the sofa not far away.
"Okay. Thank you, Assistant Zhao," Yin Xi replied politely and walked towards the sofa.
Zhao Ze turned and went out, while Yin Xi looked around the room.
She remembered the last time she was here was on the first day she returned to the country.
Back then, Chen Chen had secretly left home and run straight to find his Daddy, and she had frantically called the police.
Later, Qin Si Ye contacted her, and she picked up Chen Chen from here.
It had been five or six months since then. At that time, she still didn't know that Qin Si Ye was the man from that night. Now that the truth was revealed, they were actually living under the same roof.
Everything felt like a dream, yet also like destiny.
Yin Xi stood up and walked around the room. Suddenly, she glimpsed a contract termination notice on the desk...