Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Qin Sitingâs face was clearly cold as he looked at her. âThis is a hospital. If you say anything unrelated here, youâre wasting the patientâs time and life waiting in line.â
Zhao Xiaoqing bit her lip.
âEven if you havenât completed a doctorâs studies, you havenât forgotten what you should learn. Do you need me to remind you what a doctor should do in the hospital?â
â...â
Zhao Xiaoqing lowered her eyes. âSorry, I spoke too much.â
After speaking, she glanced at him again. Seeing that he was really not interested in Shi Niangeâs topic, she could only turn to leave. As she walked, she turned back to look, only to see that Qin Siting did not even raise his eyelids.
...
Hai City.
In the office building of the Old Time Corporation, everything was busy.
The door of the meeting room opened. When Wen Ke saw Shi Niange walk out, he went up to her. âCEO Shi, the companyâs external plan has been sent to your email. Take a look at it later. Thankfully, this office building was only temporarily mortgaged to CEO Bai. Now that the original price has been redeemed, it can still be the Shi familyâs property. This building was newly built and is still very good. Itâs just that the external signs and so on have to be revised. Iâve seen the picture. Itâs not bad. It matches our companyâs concept. The local designers are much better than they were back then.â
Shi Niange looked at the time. âAll right, Iâll go back to the office to take a look at the photos later. I might have to go back to accompany Lele tonight. Today is the first time she has gone to a new kindergarten since she returned to Hai City. Itâs also a local kindergarten. Although she can speak Chinese, the language environment is still different from Los Angeles. I wonder if she will adapt. Iâll go back early to accompany her.â
Wen Ke nodded. âAll right. I just moved back recently. There are too many things to deal with, but letâs focus on the children first. As for other human affairs, weâll try our best to deal with them. You donât have to be anxious.â
Shi Niange walked into the office and put down the meeting document in her hand. She opened the computer and took a look at the picture in her email. Then she sat by the desk and stared at the picture in a daze.
When Shida Group moved back to the country, the old office building was renovated both inside and outside. Everything was done with care.
Even her mood was new.
She replied to some emails before standing up. She stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the office and looked at the tallest cylindrical building in Hai City in the distance. She looked at the huge stone compass and radar above.
Four and a half years, even longer. Hai City, this place, in her impression, was still the same as when the winter snow first melted.
Her phone rang on the desk. The office had yet to be rebuilt. After Auntie Bai took over this building, it had been sealed. She had never rented it out or used it. On the first day she came back, she hired a cleaning company to clean it from top to bottom. Now, it was clean and neat. It was the same as when her parents were here.
She turned back to look at her phone. It was a call from Zhao Xiaoqing. After she went to Los Angeles, she was depressed for a whole year. Her heart was in a state of despair and depression, but on the surface, she had to put on a smile every day and face everything in the Shi family and company numbly. After more than a year or even nearly two years, she finally filled the big hole in the finances that her parents had left behind. She finally walked out of the heavy pressure. She didnât even have the time to go back to carry the child when she gave birth to Lele.
At that time, she had also cut off all contact with her family and friends in the country. It was only later that she met Zhao Xiaoqing and the rest on QQ. After being questioned by Zhao Xiaoqing for a long time, they finally exchanged contact information. Zhao Xiaoqing was very worried about what exactly had happened to her. Shi Niange only mentioned what had happened in the past few years to her after everything had been peaceful.
Afterward, Qi Baobao and some of her old classmates contacted her, but there werenât many opportunities to keep in touch. Only Zhao Xiaoqing cared about her. She was the only friend in Hai City who knew that she had returned.
After picking up the phone, Zhao Xiaoqing asked directly, âAre you free tonight? Can you come out? I havenât seen you in four years. By the way, let me tell you some good news. Iâm pregnant! My stomach wasn;t feeling well today, so I went to the hospital for a checkup. I didnât expect to be pregnant! And... It seems to be twins. When the doctor gave me an ultrasound, he said that I was pregnant with two, hehe!â
Shi Niangeâs face, which had not smiled for a long time, was instantly filled with warmth and happiness. âReally, twins. Theyâre so amazing!â
âOf course, hahaha. Youâve been busy in the US for so many years, and youâre still single. In the end, Iâm about to have a child. Quickly set a time with me. Iâm going to see you!â Zhao Xiaoqing giggled. In fact, she really missed her.
Shi Niange was silent for a moment.
âAiya, I just want to use the child to stimulate you. Weâre already twenty-six years old. Our classmates are already twenty-seven years old. We should have gotten married and had children long ago. Itâs fine as long as youâre not too busy. You have to have someone to rely on.â
Shi Niange remained silent.
She didnât tell anyone that she had Lele. Her friends and family didnât know much either. Auntie Xiang had always been the one to take care of the child for her. When she was pregnant, she was too thin and her belly wasnât big. In the later stages, she wore loose clothes and often sat in a car or behind her desk. No one could tell anything.
So up until now, no more than five people knew that she had a daughter.
âI have to go back tonight. Iâll find time tomorrow afternoon to stay near the company. I just came back.. After this period of busy work, I can see you anytime.â
âAll right, tomorrow afternoon.â
Zhao Xiaoqing wanted to say something about Qin Siting, but when she recalled the attitude of Almighty Qin in the hospital today, she felt that saying it would only add to Shi Niangeâs unhappiness.
As far as she knew, Almighty Qin was still single. Shi Niange was also...
Why did the two people who were in love suddenly separate?
After chatting for a while, she hung up the phone. Just as Shi Niange was about to put her phone in her bag and leave, her phone suddenly rang. She lowered her head and saw that it was Aunt Xiang. She quickly picked it up.
In the end, it wasnât Auntie Xiangâs voice on the phone. Instead, Lele snatched Auntie Xiangâs phone and said in a childish voice, âMommy, are we returning to our new home today? Grandma Xiang said that weâll be staying here in the future?â Then on the other end of the phone, Lele probably turned back to speak to Auntie Xiang. She asked innocently, âGrandma Xiang, Mommy bought me a daddy when we came here. Whereâs Daddy?â