"Xiao Chu, get up first. Old Lin, are you ever going to stop? If Xiao Chu doesn't want to, then forget it. She's only doing this for your own good."

At this critical moment, only Lin's mother dared to speak up, and she even pulled Xia Yichu, who was kneeling on the ground, up.

"Whose side are you on anyway? Weren't you the one who stood with your hands on your hips, heading to find Xiao Chu?"

Lin Weidong questioned, "Everyone else is doing good deeds, so he's the only bad guy?"

"Auntie, you're still the best to me."

Xia Yichu nestled in Lin's mother's arms, glaring angrily at Lin Weidong.

"You brat, don't be too happy yet. If something like this happens again, your uncle and I will both run over and die in front of you, so I won't have to worry about you all the time."

Lin's mother poked Xia Yichu's forehead hard with her hand. She had been worried about Xia Yichu because of Chen Shaoping. Just when Xia Yichu finally stopped liking him, all this happened. She had never worried about her own child this much.

"Yes, if there's a next time I..."

"Alright, Uncle, stop talking. I promise I'll never do it again. You raised me to adulthood, and I haven't even properly repaid you yet!" Xia Yichu said, her eyes red.

"Your uncle and I don't need your repayment, just take care of yourself. Shizhou, quickly take your brother-in-law and Shaogang to the guesthouse to rest, they've had a long day too. Guoan, do you want to sleep in the same room with Lao Lin tonight or go to the guesthouse as well?"

Seeing that Xiao Chu would start crying again if she continued talking, Lin's mother quickly changed the subject.

"Sister-in-law, I won't stay at the guesthouse or here. Someone will come to pick me up later. They've already arranged accommodation for me, so you don't need to worry about me."

Fearing there might still be spies in Shenzhen, no one dared to let their guard down.

"Auntie, Uncle, I'll take my brother-in-law to the guesthouse. Xiao Chu, I'll stay at the guesthouse too, and I'll take Auntie and the others out for breakfast tomorrow morning."

"Okay," Xia Yichu nodded in agreement.

"Uncle Xia, I'll take you home later."

"No need, with Huai Tong here, you can rest assured! Take good care of them for me."

Pei Shizhou nodded, called to Huang Shaosong and Huang Shaogang, grabbed his clothes, and left. There were guesthouses nearby; no need to take a taxi, just a few minutes' walk away.

"Aunt, go take a shower first."

Xia Yichu took Lin's mother to the bathroom to take a shower, and when she came out, Wu Mingli sent someone to pick up Xia Guoan. After he left, only Lin Weidong, Lin Xingyao, and Lin's mother, who was taking a shower, remained at home.

"Sis, has An'an been behaving well lately?"

"He's very well-behaved, but also very mischievous. At eleven months old, he has so much energy. And he seems to understand what we're saying; he especially loves interacting with people."

"After eating and drinking his fill all day, he would point at the door with his little finger, wanting his mom to take him out to play," Lin Xingyao said with a smile.

"Can An'an walk yet? Sis, let's go to the mall together tomorrow to buy An'an some clothes."

Xia Yichu said excitedly, "I really want to go back and see An'an now. I'm going home as soon as winter vacation starts, and I don't know if An'an will still want me to hug her then."

"Why buy clothes? You have to go to school tomorrow," Lin Weidong said, sitting on the sofa with a stern face.

"Xiao Chu, Shao Gang bought An An lots of clothes, so you don't need to buy any for him."

Huang Shaogang, An'an's uncle, especially loves buying things for her. He buys her everything from baby formula to clothes and toys almost every month.

He also buys clothes and supplements for Lin's mother. Huang Shaogang said that Lin's mother works the hardest, and it's all thanks to her willingness to help take care of An'an.

"Uncle, you've come all this way to Shenzhen, I need to ask for two days off to take you around."

"I'm not going, I'm not in the mood."

Lin Weidong refused outright. Did Xiao Chu have a death wish? She'd just been kidnapped by spies, and now she dared to go out and have fun? How come he never noticed before? Xiao Chu was just as clueless as Xia Guoan.

"Xiao Chu, I'm worried about An An being at home. Now that you're alright, we'll go back tomorrow."

Lin Xingyao came in a hurry this time; otherwise, she had planned to bring An'an along. She was worried about leaving her mother-in-law at home. Her mother-in-law had developed mental problems after failing to find Huang Shaomin, sometimes lucid and sometimes confused.

Although Huang Shaogang hired a nanny to take care of her, she would sometimes sneak away to see her father-in-law while the nanny was cooking.

If things hadn't happened so suddenly, Lin Xingyao wouldn't have dared to leave her child with her father-in-law. Most importantly, Huang Shaogang wasn't home to look after the child either, which is why she was in such a hurry to go back.

"Yes, we should go back tomorrow. Xiao Chu, see if your uncle wants to stay; he's taken several days off. Yao Yao, go take a shower and get some rest. We'll take the earliest bus home tomorrow."

After taking a shower, Lin's mother came in and said that not only Lin Xingyao was worried about An'an, but she was also worried about An'an.

"it is good"

Lin Xingyao responded and took her clothes to take a shower. Xia Yichu turned around and called out, "Uncle."

"I'm not staying here. Seeing you and Xia Guoan makes me furious. Tomorrow you're going to class properly and you're not allowed to go anywhere."

"Uncle, don't you want to know about Xiao Cheng? Only Xia Guoan knows, and it's not easy to see him. I didn't have time to ask him today. Don't you want to ask him yourself tomorrow?"

"Old Lin, stay for two days before going back. Although the spies have been caught, who knows if they have all been caught? You'll have to stay here and keep an eye on Xiao Chu."

And Shi Zhou, we've spent too much time with him today. Don't you want to stay a couple more days and get to know him better?

These words struck a chord with Lin Weidong, as he also had these two concerns.

"Uncle, please stay with me for two days," Xia Yichu said, pleadingly, pulling on his hand.

"Alright then! I'll reluctantly stay."

When Xia Yichu saw that Lin Weidong had agreed to stay, she immediately beamed with joy. "Uncle, don't worry, I'll definitely go to class obediently tomorrow."

The next morning, Pei Shizhou came to knock on the door carrying things in both hands, and Xia Yichu opened the door.

"Shizhou, why are you up so early? You even bought breakfast."

Xia Yichu glanced at her watch; it was only 7:30. She had just gotten up and hadn't brushed her teeth or washed her face yet.

Last night, she chatted with her sister and aunt until one or two in the morning before finally falling asleep. They both woke up earlier than her and are washing their faces now.

"My brother-in-law said that my sister and aunt must have wanted to go back early this morning, so I went to get breakfast to eat. After they finished eating, I took them to catch the bus."

Last night, Pei Shizhou said he would take them out to play tomorrow. Huang Shaosong said they were worried about the children and wanted to go back early this morning. So Pei Shizhou got up early this morning to buy breakfast and also asked Song Qihang to drive the company car over.

"Okay, you sit for a while, I'm going to brush my teeth and wash my face, I have to go to school later."

"Going to study so soon? Or should you take another day off?"

Seeing how much she had suffered this time, Pei Shizhou wanted her to rest for a couple of days and that there was no rush to finish her studies.

"No, my uncle told me I absolutely have to go to school today."

"Okay! Then you can come home for lunch. I'll cook for you. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Pei Shizhou thought that since Xia Yichu wasn't allowed to rest, he would give her some nourishment.

"I don't care. You should go ask my uncle what he wants to eat and cook him something nice. Make him happy, and it's best if he doesn't talk to me so sarcastically anymore."

"Okay, leave it to me."

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