Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

Shang Chenyan's thoughts were interrupted by Shang Nian, who suddenly rushed in.

The teacher took Shang Nian to get checked out. Shang Nian had no external injuries, but she was frightened. However, she was unwilling to go to the psychological counseling center and insisted on seeing Shi Ying instead, so the teacher had no choice but to bring her along.

As soon as she entered the room, Shang Nian ran crying to Shi Ying's bedside. She didn't dare to rush into Shi Ying's arms as usual, but just held onto Shi Ying's uninjured hand.

"Mother..."

Shi Ying looked at her in surprise: "Niannian, you can speak now..."

Shang Nian climbed onto the bed and hugged her waist: "Mommy, does it hurt?"

Her voice was soft and childish, even somewhat disjointed, as if each word was being uttered one by one.

Shi Ying was already pleasantly surprised, and she looked at Shang Chenyan somewhat at a loss.

A hint of disbelief flickered in the man's eyes as he hugged Shang Nian, making sure she didn't crush Shi Ying: "Nian Nian, you're willing to speak now?"

For so many years, he has been looking for doctors from all walks of life to examine Shang Nian, but the consistent reply is that Shang Nian has no physical problems, and her vocal cords are fine. Her silence is a form of self-protection, which is simply a psychological issue.

Shi Ying sat up and coaxed her, "Niannian, can you say it again? Tell Daddy."

Shang Nian blinked, opened her mouth somewhat awkwardly, and after a long while, finally managed to utter a sound: "Dad..."

These two simple words were the second time in five years that Shang Chenyan had heard her call him.

His hand, which was resting on Shang Nian's mind, trembled slightly.

Shi Ying quickly said, "Quickly call Niannian's doctor. She's willing to talk now, shouldn't we have the doctor take a look?"

"Yes..." Shang Chenyan hurriedly took out his phone and called Ji Huanzhou.

Shang Nian nestled back into Shi Ying's arms, carefully examining her injury: "Does it hurt, Mommy?"

"Mommy doesn't feel pain." Shi Ying rubbed her head. "Was Niannian scared?"

Shang Nian nodded, sobbing softly in her arms.

She couldn't say much for a while, but kept asking Shi Ying if it hurt. Shi Ying had been feeling pain in her hand, but now that Shang Nian was willing to speak, she suddenly felt no pain anywhere.

Ji Huanzhou arrived quickly, appearing in the ward half an hour later.

The ward was a private room, quite spacious. Ji Huanzhou sat with Shang Nian on the sofa and comforted her.

Shang Nian would occasionally turn back to look at Shi Ying, and Shi Ying would quickly give her an encouraging smile. Seeing this, Shang Nian was willing to cooperate and try her best to answer Ji Huanzhou's questions.

An hour later, Ji Huanzhou called Shang Chenyan out.

"As I said before, Niannian's condition was mainly due to psychological factors. Now that Shiying is back, her psychological problems have improved a lot. In addition, Shiying was injured in front of her today while protecting her, so she was able to overcome her psychological difficulties and speak."

"However, whether this situation is temporary or sustainable will require human intervention."

Shang Chenyan nodded: "We will cooperate with whatever treatment is needed."

Ji Huanzhou suggested, "Since something like this happened at school, Niannian can stay home and rest for a while. I will come to tutor her every day. In the rest of the time, you and Shiying should also encourage her to speak and communicate with her more."

"She's just starting to speak, so she might not be very fluent or express herself clearly, but you must encourage her and not be impatient with her."

"I know." Shang Chenyan patted his shoulder. "Thanks."

Ji Huanzhou laughed: "Why are you being so polite with me? Let's call it a day and let Niannian get some rest. Don't rush things."

After seeing Ji Huanzhou off, Shang Nian seemed a little tired and listlessly fell asleep in Shi Ying's arms.

Shang Chenyan walked in and tried to carry her away, but Shi Ying stopped him: "Let her sleep here. She'll definitely be scared by herself."

"I'm afraid she'll step on you."

"It's okay." Shi Ying raised her arm. "See, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Shang Chenyan pressed down on her hand: "Behave yourself."

Shi Ying was also a little tired. She leaned on Shang Chenyan's shoulder and asked, "Has the school offered any explanation? What exactly happened?"

"Principal Wang just called. Pan Yong used to be the school's cook. He tampered with expense reports and made a profit from both ends. He was fired after the matter was exposed. He was familiar with the school's layout and security patrols, which is how he managed to sneak in."

Shi Ying frowned: "It's definitely not that simple."

"It's not that simple. The intricacies of school life are none of our business, but since this happened, it shows they didn't fulfill their responsibilities." Shang Chenyan patted her shoulder. "I'll find Niannian a new school. She can speak now, so she can recover at home for a while before going back to school."

Shi Ying nodded: "You can arrange it."

She was a little sleepy, her head was a bit foggy, her eyelids started to droop, and she nestled obediently in his arms, half asleep.

Shang Chenyan patted the back of her head: "Go to sleep. We'll go home when the anesthesia wears off."

He bent down and kissed her, helped her lie down, and placed her injured hand aside to avoid touching it.

Shi Ying took a nap, and when she woke up groggily, she seemed to hear voices outside.

She rubbed her eyes, and as soon as she moved, Shang Nian woke up.

Did Mom wake you up?

Shang Nian shook her head and snuggled into her arms twice.

At this moment, the door opened from the outside, and Shi Ying could vaguely see several people standing outside, but soon, Shang Chenyan closed the door and walked in.

Who is it?

"My parents and sister, and..." Shang Yu also came, but Shang Chenyan chose not to mention it.

"The school incident made the news, and they came to check on you and Shang Nian after they found out," Shang Chenyan explained. "I told them you weren't feeling well and to come another day."

Shi Ying sat up: "I'm fine now. Do you want to meet up? After all, we'll have to see each other eventually."

Shang Chenyan said, "Once you've recovered, we can go back to the old house for a meal. We don't need to do that today."

After all, there's still someone in the way outside.

Shang Chenyan felt inexplicably irritated; he really wanted to pack up Shang Yu and airdrop him into Africa.

Shi Ying gave an "oh" sound, but didn't say anything. She thought she had just heard Shang Yu making a fuss.

Thinking of this person, she felt like she was being a bit unfair.

Although she didn't intend to continue with the game guide missions, she didn't forget that the contract stated there would be compensation for providing comprehensive game guides.

So she plans to thoroughly research Shang Yu and write a very detailed game guide to submit, hoping that she can get half of the money that way.

It feels like she's treating Shang Yu like a sheep, desperately trying to fleece him.

However, if she were to contact Shang Yu, Shang Chenyan would definitely be unhappy.

How should I explain this to him?