Zhou Luote was Li Junshen's man, so Song Qinian naturally remained wary of him. However, the doctor here had no reason to lie to her. Still, to be on the safe side, she decided to take Zaan Zaan to another hospital for a check-up.
As soon as Song Qinian walked out of the doctor's office, she received a call from Li Junshen. "The weather is nice outside, and Zaan Zaan wanted to play, so I brought him near the small garden in front."
"Okay, I'll come find you after I get the medicine."
"Mmm, we'll wait for you."
Li Junshen's tone was quite gentle, but Song Qinian's heart remained unmoved. Although Li Junshen had brought her back to Jinghua City, she didn't know what he was truly thinking, so she lived cautiously.
When Shen Keqin went to get medicine for Shen ChiYan, she suddenly felt someone's figure looked very much like Song Qinian. Just as she was about to rush over to see the person's face, she heard her on the phone and immediately stopped. Her sister-in-law was mute; she couldn't speak, let alone have such a pleasant voice.
Alas, she had been infected by her fifth brother's obsession, seeing every woman and thinking it was Song Qinian.
After Song Qinian got the medicine and went out, she saw Li Junshen holding Zaan Zaan and looking at the lotuses in a pond. The lotuses were still buds, but the time just before they bloom was the most beautiful.
As soon as Li Junshen turned around, he saw Song Qinian. He smiled at Zaan Zaan and said, "Zaan Zaan, Mommy is here."
Although Zaan Zaan couldn't speak yet, he could understand words. When he turned around and saw Song Qinian, he smiled, revealing his adorable little teeth. Song Qinian's heart instantly softened.
She walked towards them. Li Junshen saw the medicine in her hand and smiled helplessly, "Why did you buy so much medicine?"
"Just in case."
"Yesterday was an accident. Zaan Zaan is very healthy and won't get sick often." Although he said this, he didn't blame Song Qinian and took the medicine from her hand.
Song Qinian wanted to hold Zaan Zaan, but Li Junshen smiled, "Let me hold him. You didn't sleep all night, you must be very tired and need to rest properly."
Song Qinian was indeed a bit tired. She feared that if she wasn't careful, she might fall. It wouldn't matter if she fell, but what if Zaan Zaan got hurt... So, she didn't say anything further. The hospital had many germs, and Song Qinian didn't want Zaan Zaan to stay there for too long. The two decided to leave with Zaan Zaan.
As they walked out of the garden, they suddenly bumped into Shen ChiYan and Shen Keqin, who were coming out of the inpatient department, along with others. Song Qinian stopped abruptly.
When returning to Jinghua City, Song Qinian had considered the possibility of encountering Shen ChiYan. But then she thought Jinghua City was so vast, with hundreds or thousands of roads. If they didn't deliberately seek each other out, they might never meet. She never expected them to meet like this.
Li Junshen seemed to have anticipated meeting Shen ChiYan here, showing no surprise. He glanced at Song Qinian beside him, then fixed his gaze, as dark as ink, on Shen ChiYan. The latter, on the other hand, wore a murderous expression.
The doctor had initially told Shen ChiYan to stay in the hospital for a week to recuperate his body and stomach before being discharged. However, Shen ChiYan disliked hospitals and felt that staying there was a waste of time, a delay in his "revenge" on Song Qinian. He ignored everyone's advice and left the hospital. He never imagined that the person he had been looking for, Song Qinian, would appear so brazenly before him. For a moment, he thought he was dreaming or hallucinating. He closed his eyes and then opened them, fiercely pinching his palm. The pain was so obvious. Seeing her standing before him, he finally realized he had truly returned.
However, the surge of ecstatic joy lasted less than two seconds before he saw Li Junshen standing beside her, and Li Junshen was holding a baby a few months old. The child bore a strong resemblance to Song Qinian, with large eyes and a cute dimple on his right cheek when he smiled. And he recognized the child instantly as the one who had smiled at him under the cherry blossom tree in the park yesterday.
Although spring had arrived and the sun in the sky was scorching, Shen ChiYan felt as if he had fallen into a frozen cellar tens of degrees below zero. From head to toe, including his heart, he was cold.
Gao Kunlun and Shen Keqin also thought they were mistaken when they saw Song Qinian. It wasn't until they were sure it was Song Qinian that Shen Keqin, her eyes red, ran towards Song Qinian and hugged her tightly. "Sister-in-law... I missed you so much, sob... Why did you only come back now? Do you know how hard we searched for you for the past two years?"
Shen Keqin sobbed uncontrollably in her arms. Song Qinian was completely stunned. The encounter was too sudden, and she didn't know what to do. She instinctively reached out to pat Shen Keqin's back to comfort her, when she suddenly heard Shen ChiYan's cold and terrifying voice, "Shen Keqin! Come back!"
Shen Keqin then realized something. She immediately let go of Song Qinian. She had many things she wanted to ask Song Qinian, but it was clearly not the time. Shen Keqin looked back at Song Qinian, sobbing. She had never seen Shen ChiYan look so terrifying. Quickly leaving Song Qinian with a "I'll come find you another day," she returned to Shen ChiYan's side.
Shen ChiYan's dark eyes stared coldly at Song Qinian. He curved his lips into a cold sneer, "Good, you're finally back!" His smile was somewhat eerie. Song Qinian saw deep hatred in his eyes. She felt as if she had suddenly lost her voice, unable to utter a single word.
Instead, Li Junshen, as always, appeared refined and gentle. "Mr. Shen, long time no see."
Shen ChiYan exerted the greatest restraint he had ever possessed to stop himself from rushing over and beating Li Junshen to death. Looking at the child with a fever patch on his forehead in Li Junshen's arms, he sneered incessantly, "The child born from betraying me, looks quite healthy. I didn't expect him to be sickly. Your sins are now being repaid upon the child, how pathetic!"
Upon hearing this, all of Song Qinian's confusion and emotions instantly turned into intense anger. Even if he didn't love her, how could he call Zaan Zaan sickly! How could he say Zaan Zaan was being punished! Zaan Zaan was his son!
Li Junshen's face also turned cold. "Mr. Shen, watch your words!"
"What? Dare to do it but not admit it? You think..."
Shen ChiYan's words were interrupted by Song Qinian, "It has nothing to do with you!"
The moment Song Qinian spoke, the three opposite them were even more stunned. Shen Keqin and Gao Kunlun never expected Song Qinian to speak. What had she experienced in the past two years? Shen ChiYan stared intently at Song Qinian's cherry-red lips. His face was like a vengeful spirit emerging from Avici hell, as if he could take their lives at any moment, terrifying to behold.