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

She ran hurriedly to the door, opened it, and two handsome faces instantly appeared before her.

Pei Yanchuan figured that since Zhang Ma hadn't arrived yet, it must be Shang Chenyan who would open the door. The moment the door opened, he grinned, revealing eight big white teeth.

"Business..." Pei Yanchuan's smile froze on his face, and his eyes widened suddenly.

"Hello, are you looking for General Manager Shang?" Shi Ying asked politely, not recognizing the two men.

Pei Yanchuan hopped back two steps, hiding behind another man: "Is it haunted?"

Shi Ying: "......" You're the ghost.

Ji Huanzhou pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, a crack appearing on his usually expressionless face. His lips moved tentatively:

"Shiying?"

Shi Ying asked in surprise, "You know me?"

Ji Huanzhou's glasses slipped down an inch.

Pei Yanchuan peeked out from behind him: "This is unbelievable..."

As the three of them stared at each other blankly, Shang Chenyan walked over and pulled her behind him: "The nanny hasn't arrived yet. Could you help Niannian change her clothes?"

Shi Ying nodded hurriedly, went to the living room, picked up Shang Nian, and went upstairs to get away from these two neurotic individuals.

Watching her figure disappear at the top of the stairs, Shang Chenyan turned around and walked inside: "Come in."

Pei Yanchuan rushed in, asking, "What happened? Is that Shi Ying?"

Shang Chenyan sat on the sofa, a hint of a smile in his deep eyes, his voice gentler than ever before: "Yes."

"She's back."

The two men standing beside the sofa exchanged glances. Pei Yanchuan, never one to hold back, plopped down and leaned closer to ask, "What do you mean she's back?"

"Where has she been all these years? She disappeared without a trace five years ago, and now she's back to try and rekindle your relationship? What has she been doing for the past five years? Does she even know how desperately you were looking for her before?"

"Could she have run off with someone else and now come back to you?"

Shang Chenyan kicked him in the shin: "If you can't speak properly, then shut up."

Ji Huanzhou was noticeably calmer, and a glint flashed in his eyes behind his glasses: "It seems like she doesn't recognize us anymore."

He didn't miss Shi Ying's unfamiliar gaze just now.

Shang Chenyan remained silent for a few minutes before saying, "I don't know how to explain it, but she really did suddenly reappear, and she doesn't remember me."

Pei Yanchuan ruffled his tuft of hair, somewhat exasperated: "What's going on? Are you sure she's Shi Ying? What if it's just someone who looks like her pretending to be your wife, after all your money!"

The incessant noise tugged at Shang Chenyan's mind. He unbuttoned the top button of his shirt collar, leaned back in his chair, and looked extremely serious.

"She is Shi Ying."

He won't admit his mistake.

Ji Huanzhou: "You've spent much more time with Shi Ying than we have. If you're convinced she's the one, then I won't say anything more."

"Where's Niannian? I've come to examine her."

Ji Huanzhou is both his friend and his psychologist, and has been responsible for providing psychological counseling to Shang Nian.

Shang Chenyan shook his head: "It's not needed for now."

"She spoke yesterday."

Ji Huanzhou suddenly became serious: "Niannian spoke? What did she say? I think you need to take her to the hospital right now. I need to give her a thorough check-up."

Pei Yanchuan also shut up; he knew how important Shang Nian was to Shang Chenyan.

Shang Chenyan paused for a moment: "She called me 'Mom'."

The living room fell silent.

Pei Yanchuan suddenly remembered that five years ago, when Shang Nian was just over a month old, he and Ji Huanzhou came to visit her at home. Shang Chenyan left the child with them and went out with Shi Ying, who had just finished her postpartum confinement.

That day, Jiangcheng had its first snowfall of the winter, and everything around was covered in white. He wrapped Xiao Shangnian up like a dumpling and took her to the window to watch the snow.

Little Shang Nian stretched out her fair and tender hands and touched the window, giggling as she did so; she was incredibly cute.

Pei Yanchuan had been taking care of Shang Chenyan's child all day, and it was almost dark when Shang Chenyan still hadn't returned. Just as he was about to call and yell at him, he saw a distraught figure appear outside the door.

That day, Shang Chenyan seemed to have lost his soul. His shoulders and head were covered with snow, and he stood in the snow, staring motionlessly at Shang Nian in his arms.

In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, it seemed as if only a lonely shadow remained.

Pei Yanchuan, unaware of what had happened, walked over and glanced behind him a few times: "Where's Shi Xiaoying? Why hasn't she come back?"

Upon hearing this name, Shang Chenyan looked up at him in a daze.

After an unknown amount of time, he seemed to exhale a heavy breath:

"She's gone."

As if sensing something, little Shang Nian in Pei Yanchuan's arms stopped smiling, her delicate face suddenly scrunched up, and her soft sobs gradually grew louder.

One sound after another, mixed with the sounds of wind and snow, was heart-wrenching.

......

When Shi Ying led Shang Nian downstairs, they saw three people sitting in the living room.

The man, dressed casually, with captivating eyes and medium-length hair, grinned at her.

Another person, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a meticulously tailored suit, also nodded at her.

Shang Chenyan introduced her: "This is Pei Yanchuan, my friend, and this is Ji Huanzhou, Nian Nian's psychologist."

Shi Ying responded with an "Oh," and then said, "Hello."

"Hello, hello." Pei Yanchuan shook her hand, he was really not used to Shi Ying being so polite. When the three of them were studying together, she would often throw her schoolbag on his head as soon as they met.

Shi Ying was not used to his sudden enthusiasm and looked to Shang Chenyan for help.

Shang Chenyan pulled Pei Yanchuan's hand away and said gently to her, "I'll take you home."

"it is good."

Shi Ying picked up the coat hanging on the rack, but before she could put it on, she felt a resistance on her legs.

Shang Nian hugged her leg.

The little girl tilted her head back, her large, dark, grape-like eyes staring at her.

Shi Ying squatted down and patted her head: "How about I come to play with you another day?"

She also liked Shang Nian very much, and there was an inexplicable sense of closeness between them.

Shang Nian pouted, blinked her eyes, and tears started falling.

Shi Ying, at a loss, helped her wipe away her tears.

"Miss Shi, if you're free this weekend, could you come and keep her company?" Shang Chenyan asked her. "She likes you a lot. If you're willing, I'll pay you three times your hourly rate for weekend work, based on overtime hours."

Shi Ying opened her mouth, but faced with triple pay, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

Shang Nian took her hand and gently traced her name in her palm.

Seeing her hesitation, Shang Chenyan asked again, "Five times?"

"Okay!" Shi Ying readily agreed.

Playing with the kids is fine, I have nothing to do on the weekend anyway, and I can also find out about Shang Yu from Shang Nian.

It's a win-win situation.

Shang Chenyan smiled: "Then I'll pick you up this weekend."