Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

Fu Jingting looked down and saw a small behind-the-ear hearing aid lying on the ground.

He probably fell down when the little girl tripped, and he was so focused on catching her that he didn't see what was on the ground and doesn't know if it's broken.

He quickly bent down to pick it up and asked Duan Heng to wipe it clean with a wet wipe. "I wonder if it's broken? Should I let her try it on?"

The big man squatted on the ground and didn't stand up again, looking into the little girl's big, dark grape-like eyes.

Those eyes are truly beautiful.

Even though all children have big, round eyes, hers seems exceptionally beautiful, with long eye corners. One can imagine how captivating she will be when she grows up, with every smile and frown.

Her little face is round and chubby, not fully developed yet, and very cute. Her features and face shape are so good that she could be a child model in any photo. Everyone who sees her would say she's beautiful.

There was a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen her before, as if this was how she should look. He could even picture what she would look like when she grew up.

Her eyes have a slight upward curve at the corners, her nose is very straight, her mouth is small, and she has long hair, just like...

Fu Jingting's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Even looking at a little girl reminded him of her.

He looked at her, and the little girl looked back at him, then a particularly sweet smile appeared on her lips. "Daddy."

That smile was so sweet and warm, it melted my heart.

Fu Jingting was completely stunned. Whose little girl was so cute that he wanted to kidnap her?

Before he could react, Xie Mingchen reached out and grabbed Xu Yuan's right little ear, saying, "Don't call me 'Dad' or 'Uncle' so casually."

"Uncle Chuchu," she called out, stretching out her arms, "I want a hug, Yuanyuan doesn't want to walk."

Xie Mingchen grabbed her hand and pulled it back, "You hug everyone you see, aren't you afraid someone will take you away?"

She took the hearing aid from Fu Jingting's hand and held it tightly in her palm, then pulled the little girl back a step and looked at him warily.

Fu Jingting chuckled; they were treating him like a bad guy.

Perhaps feeling it was a pity that such a beautiful little girl couldn't hear him, Fu Jingting reached out and stroked the little girl's head, then asked the boy, "Where are your parents?"

"My dad's over there," Xie Mingchen said casually.

Fu Jingting looked over, but there were many people and he couldn't tell which one he was talking about.

However, the little guy looks wary and cautious, so he should be fine.

Fu Jingting was in a hurry, so he didn't say anything more and got up to leave.

Duan Heng followed behind Fu Jingting, turning back every few steps to look at the little girl…

While queuing for security, Fu Jingting glanced back at the little brother and sister and saw a man in a gray casual jacket run over with a bag of snacks and a water bottle in his hand. He gave the little girl some water and then picked her up with one hand.

He was holding his daughter, while his son struggled to push the large suitcase beside him.

Fu Jingting couldn't help but chuckle, as if he had suddenly remembered that girls are always pampered at home.

In their family, Fu Sichen has never suffered a loss since childhood.

The first and last in a family are usually the best, while he, being in the middle, is often the one who suffers the most.

The first child wasn't as novel to the parents anymore, and he was the same kind of boy as the eldest. Then a younger sister came along, and he was not only teased by the older and younger siblings, but also abused by his parents.

When I was a child, I would get so angry I would jump up and down. Now, when I think about it, I only feel happy. It's better to have siblings than to be alone. We share food, but we also share burdens.

Following Fu Shao's gaze, Duan Heng also looked over, his eyes shifting from the child to Fu Jingting, and he said with a smile, "This child is good-looking."

"Um."

Duan Heng was surprised that Fu Jingting would reply to him. He held back for a while, but finally couldn't help himself and added in a strained voice, "It feels like a smaller version of Xu Qingcheng."

Fu Jingting glanced at it indifferently.

His eyes were cold.

Duan Heng touched his nose. "What I mean is, the young girl is just as beautiful as Miss Xu."

Sometimes you really can't look closely at a kid; it's just at first glance, when you take one look and you think, "Holy crap, he looks just like me."

When you examine the eyebrows and eyes more closely, you can't quite put your finger on where they resemble each other. After all, they're still young, and their facial features are small, almost too delicate.

He probably just thought it looked good and projected it onto Xu Qingcheng, but there's really no logic to it.

Duan Heng explained it to himself and didn't think about it any further.

Xie Mingchen struggled to push the suitcase, which was large and heavy. He glanced at his father in annoyance.

Xie Yinzheng tore open the packaging of Want Want Little Buns with one hand and held Xuyuan in the other, feeding her the buns.

They completely ignored Xie Mingchen, who was a source of labor.

She even asked in a high-pitched voice, "Yuanyuan, is it delicious?"

"tasty."

Yuanyuan was quite cooperative, but Xie's younger brother looked down on his father.

Xie Mingchen pushed the suitcase forward with force, then let go, and the suitcase bumped into Xie Yin's leg.

Xie Yin stepped on the suitcase that was sliding forward, turned around, and said, "Xie Mingchen, are you even capable? You can't even handle a suitcase."

Xie Mingchen snorted, "It's all your fault. You forgot everything Auntie packed for Yuanyuan. You even forgot about the water bottle if I hadn't seen it. Why don't you just forget about yourself?"

Xiao Xie rolled his eyes so hard they were practically pointing to the sky; he was completely dissatisfied.

The airplane food was terrible; Yuanyuan only ate a few bites before giving up.

After getting off the plane, they kept asking for small steamed buns, which is what Xie Yin had just bought.

Xie Yin's face darkened after being teased by this brat. He cursed, "Don't worry, I won't lose myself, nor will I lose Yuanyuan. I'll only lose you."

"Yuanyuan was almost kidnapped just now." Xie Mingchen, though small in stature, glared at people with unwavering resolve.

Xie Yin: "Huh?"

Xie Mingchen muttered irritably, "She even calls him 'Dad'."

Xie Yin, "...she never called me 'Dad'."

Xie Mingchen rolled his eyes at him.

Xie Yin said, "Son, work hard, and I'm waiting for the day when Xu Yuan calls me 'Dad'."

Xie Mingchen: "..."

"If you like having a daughter, you should have one yourself. But you can't even find a wife. Old Xie, you're really hopeless."

Xie Mingchen's criticism was fatal, so Xie Yin didn't want to continue the topic and changed the subject, "Xu Yuan is just too cute. Anyone who sees him would feel an overwhelming surge of fatherly love and would want to kidnap him."

"That uncle just now—" Xie Mingchen stopped halfway through his sentence, his little mouth pursed tightly.

Xie Yin kicked him, "Spit it out."

"I've seen that uncle in Aunt Qingcheng's photo album."

"What photo album?"

"The album of Aunt Qingcheng in her wedding dress."

Xie Yin, "..."

He glanced back; the airport was so crowded that he couldn't tell who was who anymore.

When Xu Qingcheng arrived, Xie Yin and the others were already waiting at the exit. Her long legs were already eye-catching, and now she was accompanied by two adorable children, so everyone's eyes were on her.

The man, accustomed to being stared at, felt no discomfort whatsoever and allowed himself to be observed with ease.

Xie Yin is really handsome. Someone once ranked jewelry and fashion designers by their looks, and he was definitely at the top of the list.

He's 1.84 meters tall, with a good figure and handsome face, living up to the reputation of a tall, handsome oppa. He has the charming and playboy look of a womanizer, the kind of man that makes women drool but dare not live with.

At first glance, he's the kind of man who's definitely going to cheat.

So the best way to avoid being cheated on by this kind of man is to cheat on him first.

Xie Mingchen's mother is like that; she cheated on him with another man.

At the time, Xie Yin's marriage was an arranged marriage, and their relationship wasn't particularly deep. But the fact that he tried to seduce my wife almost ruined the man, causing quite a stir.

Then, about a year later, his ex-wife suddenly came to the Xie family and left Xie Mingchen, who was just six months old, saying that he was Xie Yin's child and that he should raise him.

It is said that Xie Mingchen's mother thought the child was her man's, but after a few months, she found that it didn't look like him. A DNA test showed that there was no connection, so she sent him away.

The Xie family, of course, would not easily acknowledge the child. As usual, they conducted a DNA test, and the result was indeed that they were father and son.

Xie Yin had a son when he was twenty-four years old.

Xie Yin was Xu Qingcheng's senior apprentice, a disciple trained by Master Feng. However, Xu Qingcheng was a latecomer to the profession; Master Feng liked her and was willing to teach her, so she could learn whatever she wanted without being forced.

Xie Yin is different; he was mentored by Lao Feng from the moment he entered this industry, and Lao Feng was very strict with him.

"Brother Yin." Xu Qingcheng waved to them as she ran over. She was wearing jeans and a plaid shirt with a white T-shirt underneath, and she was also holding an inflatable balloon shaped like a Big Bad Wolf.

I bought it on the way here, thinking that I would like it.

Xu Yuan also saw Xu Qingcheng and was so happy that Xie Yin could hardly hold her and had to put her on the ground.

Xu Qingcheng stopped when she was still a dozen steps away from them, and watched as Xu Yuan, with her two short legs, ran over calling for her mother.

She crouched down and opened her arms, and the child ran happily straight into her embrace.

Qingcheng hugged her, her face full of smiles. She tilted her head and kissed Xuyuan's little cheek. Seeing that she wasn't wearing a hearing aid, she spoke towards her right ear, "Yuanyuan, did you miss Mommy?"

I miss my mom.

Xiao Xuyuan replied sweetly, in a soft, childlike voice, with a touch of unclear speech.

Xu Yuan grinned, her smile soft and sweet.

When Xu Yuan stood in front of her, Xu Qingcheng felt that she could do without anything else, as long as she had Xu Yuan.

He gave her a tight hug before placing the balloon stick into her little hand as she made her wish.

Xie Yin had already brought Xie Mingchen over.

"Aunt."

"Has Mingchen grown taller again?" Xu Qingcheng reached out and compared her head to Xie Mingchen's. It hadn't been that long since she last saw him, but the kid seemed to have grown taller very quickly.

Xie Yin asked her, "You said you were in a traffic accident, are you alright?"

"It's nothing. A car changed lanes and scraped our car. Song Chang was waiting for the insurance company to come over. He was worried you'd be getting impatient, so he sent me over by taxi. Let's go."

The taxi was waiting right next to them. Xie Yin put the luggage in, Xu Qingcheng held Xu Yuan, Xie Mingchen also got into the back seat, and Xie Yin sat in the front.

The moment the four of them stood there, they attracted a lot of envious glances. We've seen plenty of handsome men and beautiful women, but a handsome man and beautiful woman with a pair of little gods and goddesses is something that makes people's mouths water.

"Let's take you back first. Mingchen must be tired after such a long flight," Xu Qingcheng said.

"No need, I'll take you there first."

"I'll give you a ride first, it's on my way. You can go home and rest too. Song Chang just texted me saying she's finished dealing with it and she'll drive to your place to wait for me." Xu Qingcheng smiled, "I live far away, it's not worth the trouble of going back and forth."

Xie Yin thought for a moment, then decided not to stand on ceremony with her any longer and to talk about it after they settled in.

Instead, Xie Mingchen asked, "Dad, shouldn't we live closer to Aunt Qingcheng?"

"Mingchen, you can visit your auntie's place when you have time. I live in a rather remote area, and if you live nearby, it will definitely be inconvenient for you to go to school," Xu Qingcheng quickly explained before Xie Yin could speak.

Xie Mingchen glanced at Xu Yuan, who was nestled in Xu Qingcheng's arms with her eyes half-open, and said, "Then I won't be able to play with Yuan Yuan as often."

His tone was full of reluctance.

Xu Qingcheng smiled and patted the little guy's head, "You can go play there this weekend."

Xie Mingchen didn't say anything, but handed the hearing aid he was holding to Xu Qingcheng. "It fell on the ground. I don't know if it's broken."

"Okay, I'll go back and check it."

"Auntie, Dad said you should find a doctor to treat Xuyuan's ear, and that it will get better, right?"

"Um."

"Auntie, it's okay if it doesn't get better. I can be her other ear."

Xu Qingcheng was taken aback by his mature tone, but then she laughed and said, "Okay."

Xie Yin clicked his tongue twice. "You brat, who taught you that?"

……

On the plane, Duan Heng was almost asleep when Fu Jingting suddenly woke him up. "After you get off the plane, contact the real estate agent. You're also interested in the house in Xinghewan. Schedule a time to go and take a look after we get back to China."

Duan Heng, "..." Hmm? Hmm? Oh!

……

Xu Qingcheng received a call from the real estate agent a week later, who said that there were three potential buyers and they wanted to schedule a viewing.

She has plenty of free time lately, except she can't stay out too late, since it's not convenient for her to travel back and forth.

Fortunately, both of them were available at the same time; one could arrange to meet in the morning, and the other in the afternoon.

This morning I saw a house with a couple who liked it, but they were still hesitant about the price.

When Xu Qingcheng came over in the morning, she brought Xu Yuan home for Zhao Lan to take care of for the day.

Upon hearing that Yuanyuan had returned, Zhao Lan wished she could personally go to Jinzhou to help, but Xu Shengchang also needed her help.

She was overjoyed to see Yuanyuan and told Xu Qingcheng to go about her business while she played with Yuanyuan today.

Xu Yuan is growing up day by day, and she has a sweet tongue, calling out "Grandma" and "Grandpa" all the time. When Zhao Lan prepares meals for her, she eats them with great relish and says, "It's delicious."

Zhao Lan couldn't stop smiling because of how touched she was.

Having a baby at home is like having an extra little toy; it changes the whole atmosphere.

Since her own mother was always more reassuring to take care of the child than a nanny, Xu Qingcheng didn't go back. As soon as the agent left, she simply went to X's unknown headquarters in Ancheng.

Xie Yin rented a floor in the bustling city center as a workshop, and there was also an X counter in the shopping mall across the street.

When they were in China and abroad, they could still call each other every day because of Xu Qingcheng's wish. But now that they are closer, they can hardly see each other anymore. Only occasionally does Xie Mingchen insist on seeing his sister and he calls Xu Qingcheng.

Everyone is very busy. Xie Yin has some things to deal with after returning to X, and he also needs to handle the relevant procedures for Xie Mingchen's transfer and enrollment.

Qingcheng hired a speech therapist and took Yuanyuan to the hospital for a check-up. The testing standards for hearing impairment are different in China and abroad, and some children recover to varying degrees as they grow up.

Xu Yuan is not completely deaf; her hearing in her left ear is between moderate and severe, and she can still hear with the help of a hearing aid.

Xu Qingcheng was reluctant to perform surgery on the child because she was too young, as the risks were quite high.

However, Xu Qingcheng couldn't remain calm when her hearing test before returning to China showed that Xu Yuan's hearing had not improved but instead was showing signs of worsening.

"Dr. Pang returned to South China Hospital, but it seems she no longer personally sees patients or performs surgeries; she only mentors apprentices." Xie Yin knew that Xu Qingcheng had always wanted Dr. Pang to take a look at her.

Pang Shenghua, a leading expert in otolaryngology, is a Chinese American. She is highly skilled, but she is always busy in the operating room. Although she has educated many people, she has never actually taken on any apprentices.

Perhaps it's because he's getting older and wants to retire, that's why he returned to China, hoping to pass on his skills.

"Hmm." Xu Qingcheng also asked someone to make contact, but Dr. Pang was abroad most of the time and didn't have many acquaintances or connections in China.

So even though Xu Qingcheng took Xu Yuan to Huanan Hospital several times, they couldn't make an appointment anywhere, as there was no clinic for Pang Shenghua at all.

"I heard from someone last time that she still has a very good friend in China. I'll see if I can get in touch with her." Xie Yin patted her shoulder to reassure her.

Xu Qingcheng agreed. Since there was still time, the two of them went to the mall counters together, browsed around, and took the opportunity to observe the other counters.

The two of them pretended to be a couple and went to inquire about and try on different products to find out which ones were selling best.

Xu Qingcheng tried on the jewelry openly and honestly, and Xie Yin helped her take photos of the jewelry; their cooperation was seamless.

She was smiling smugly when she ran into an acquaintance.

Zhong Wanxiu was accompanied by Wen Fei.

"Auntie." The meeting was a bit sudden, and Xu Qingcheng was somewhat flustered.

Xie Yin didn't recognize Zhong Wanxiu, but seeing her gaze fall on him, he could only nod politely.