"Yan'er really likes Aunt He, right?" Gu Xiyuan said as she picked up the little guy. However, she found that she didn't have much strength in her body at all. The little guy almost made her fall over from hugging him. Fortunately, she steadied herself at a critical moment. After shaking her head slightly, she came to her senses a bit.

  "Mummy, Daddy sent Auntie He back home. Daddy said we can go back to our own home later." The little girl leaned her head against Gu Xiyan's chest, tightly hugging her doll.

  "Want to go home? Are you happy, Yan'er?" Gu Xiyan carried the little guy to the sofa in the living room. The two began to chat casually.

  Gu Xiyan didn't expect that before Shang Qi returned, Chu Yanxun would appear first.

  "Tsk, tsk. Girl, I heard you've gotten into trouble again." Chu Yan Chen's injuries from the last time he saved Gu Xiyan had already healed. He looked full of energy now.

  "Uncle Chu." The little guy was very happy to see him and hurried over.

  "Little girl, you still remember me." Chu Yan Chen hugged the little guy into his arms and teasingly tickled him a couple of times.

  Chu Yan Chen and Ji Shufen also seemed to know each other, so in the end Chu Yan Chen suggested taking Gu Xiuyan and Xiao Zhang out for a walk under the guise of clearing their minds, and Ji Shufen did not refuse.

  Chu Yan Chen drove the car, Gu Xiyan held the little guy and sat in the passenger seat. The car drove all the way. The little girl shouted to get off the car and play. Chu Yan Chen did not refuse either.

  Xiao Yatou held someone's hand with one of hers, and the three of them walked down a commercial street. They happened to catch sight of a jewelry store, and then saw couples going in and out in pairs. Gu Xiyan couldn't help but smile.

  "Girl, how envious are you? Do you want me to take you in and have a look?" Chu Yan Chen said with a matter-of-fact tone. In the end, he even hooked his arm around Gu Xiyan's neck.

  "Don't be ridiculous." Gu Xiyan glared at Chu Yanxun. This person was still as unreliable as ever, just like last time.

  Chu Yan Chen saw that the little guy had already run to a cake shop and couldn't help but say, "Girl, your daughter is hungry."

  The two of them arrived beside the little guy, and the little girl shook her head with a "I'm very serious, I'm very smart, I'm very powerful" look on her face. "Mommy, Yanyan remembers that Daddy's birthday is coming soon. At that time, Mommy must remember to buy a cake for Daddy."

  "Little girl, you're quite filial." Chu Yan Chen tapped the little guy's forehead and glanced at Gu Xiyan. "Xiyan, remember, Qi is going to have a birthday soon."

  Gu Xiyan secretly thought to herself that she wasn't even as good as her daughter. Shang Yi's birthday was coming up, and after calculating the date, it would be arriving soon, just a week away. However, by then, she might already...

  "Hey, what's wrong? Let's go. The little guy is going to the supermarket." Chu Yanxun pulled Gu Xiyen out of her daze and quickly caught up with the little guy's pace. That little ancestor was really not letting people worry.

  Gu Xiyan smiled and followed up. After walking for a few steps, it was the jewelry store that had just been seen. Gu Xiyan slowed down unintentionally. Just then, another couple came out. Looking at their appearance, they should be quite happy.

  "This pair of rings is beautiful, right? I heard that this store is quite famous. This ring must have cost a lot of money." The woman in the couple said with some heartache.

  The man known as Big Head smiled foolishly. "Wife, this ring can hold your heart's value. Wife, from now on I will work hard to earn money and support our family. I will make you happy."

  "Go. Who's your wife? Not married yet. One day we'll invite the elders to gather together again."

  "Whatever you say..." The couple walked further and further away. Gu Xiyan looked at their backs, finally revealing a blessing smile. Wishing the lovers would be together forever.

  Witnessed a couple's happiness, Gu Xiyan suddenly thought of catching up with Chu Yanxun and the others. But at this moment, she swept around and couldn't find any sign of Chu Yanxun. She quickly took out her phone to call Chu Yanxun. As soon as the call connected, Gu Xiyan slightly turned around and happened to see two familiar figures in front of a counter inside a jewelry store.

  "Hey, where are you? We're at the Fododo supermarket. Come quickly." Chu Yan Chen's voice was laced with anxiety. If they lost sight of the little one, they'd lose the big one too. Ah, this life is really...

  Gu Xiyan casually responded to Chu Yanxun's two calls before hanging up the phone. Looking at the jewelry store, He Yu put a wedding ring on his left hand and showed it to Shang Yiqi, who nodded slightly. Gu Xiyan covered her mouth with one hand, as if... it hurt a bit.

  "Thanks to you, Shang Ge, if you hadn't brought me to this jewelry store, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the chance to try on rings." He Yun said carefully as he took off the ring he was wearing. Today, Shang Qi invited He Yun to help him pick out a wedding ring. He Yun naturally agreed. Although she couldn't be with him, being needed by him was also a kind of happiness for her.

  Because it wasn't in the army, and there were outsiders present, He Qiong naturally couldn't be called "Commander" anymore. So Shang Kexi had her change to a different title. Shang Kexi knew that when he married Gu Xiyuan back then, it was indeed too simple. This time, he wanted to give her a formal wedding. She deserved it.

  Shang Yi finally set his eyes on a pair of simple yet elegant wedding rings on the counter. The salesperson told him that this pair of wedding rings was called "Eternal Love".

  Jian Shangyi didn't need to accompany her anymore, so He Yun went into the store and wandered around on her own. This jewelry store was indeed famous throughout the capital city. Apart from rings and necklaces, they also sold various exquisite jade stone bracelets. He Yun wasn't particularly interested in these things usually, but now she felt a bit dazzled by all the choices.

  He Yuren felt embarrassed after buying the wedding ring and said, "Brother Shang, I didn't help you with anything, but instead I satisfied my own craving. I really owe you one."

  "No, you've already helped me a lot. I still need to thank you for the last time." Shang Qi said, handing over a box to He Yun. "This is for you. Last time on your birthday, I didn't get you anything. Consider this as a belated birthday gift."

  What she heard was unbelievable and made her feel like she was dreaming. She took over the red packaged box. She didn't know what was inside, but she knew that whatever it was would become very important to her.

  Gu Xiyan left after seeing Shang Yi give something to He Yun, and then she walked slowly in the cold spring weather, it took her a while before she saw the supermarket mentioned by Chu Yanxun.

  Also don't know where Xiao Yatou and them are. Gu Xiyan sighed as she looked at the crowded supermarket.

  Just as she was about to take out her phone to dial a number, a hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere and quickly snatched Gu Xiyan's phone before running away. Gu Xiyan wanted to shout "Catch the thief!", but when she looked up, the culprit had already disappeared into the supermarket. She hadn't gotten a clear look at the person's face. If they were determined to hide, it was likely that even if she dug three feet underground, she still wouldn't be able to find them.

  Chu Yan Chen brought Xiao Ya Tou out and saw Gu Xi Yan with a dispirited look. "Mei Er, what's wrong? Who bullied you?" Chu Yan Chen asked first.

  Gu Xiyan smiled helplessly. "You've come out. Go back."

  "Mommy, Uncle Chu bought a lot of food!" The little girl said happily to Gu Xiyan. Gu Xiyan pinched the little girl's cheek and suddenly felt that this little girl had great potential for being spoiled by her mother. Of course, it wasn't right to say that because the little girl originally liked Chu Yanxun, not someone she liked. She was probably too proud to care no matter how much he tried to please her.

  "Hey, I just called you and nobody picked up. Your phone is still off." Chu Yanxun thought of something and muttered another sentence.

  Gu Xiyan spread her hands. "My phone was just snatched. The thief ran into the supermarket. I didn't get a clear look at him."

  "Next time. This thief's guts are really big. They even dare to snatch it from your hands. Don't worry, I'll get it back for you another day." Chu Yan Chen guaranteed.

  Gu Xiyan was about to say forget it, anyway the phone wasn't worth much and hadn't been replaced in years. But thinking of the numbers stored on that phone which were somewhat private to outsiders, Gu Xiyan nodded instead. Not that she thought the thief would necessarily make trouble from those numbers, but better safe than sorry, right?

  "Alright, let's go back. That blind little thief is waiting for me to catch him." Chu Yan Chen said as he picked up the little guy. Gu Xiyan took over the bag of snacks from his hand. Buying so many snacks, I wonder if the cashier at the supermarket would be happy to see them.

  Chu Yan Chen sent Gu Xiyan and the little guy home, then lingered in the villa for a while longer. If no one had called him, he wouldn't have known when to leave.

  Chu Yan Chen walked away, and Yu Xian carefully picked up the bag of snacks and put it away. "Yan'er, you can't eat them all at once. Eating too many snacks is not good for you. It's better to just have a little occasionally."

  "Yan'er, Mommy wants to talk to you. Sit still." Gu Xiyan put away her things and sat down on the sofa with Xiao Yan's head in her lap. She fiddled with Xiao Yan's small hands for a while before she could barely open her mouth. "Yan'er, do you like Mommy?"

  "Mummy, you're silly! Yanyan of course loves Mummy! The people Yanyan loves most are Daddy and Mummy." The little guy said with conviction.

  If she had heard the little guy's words in the past, Yu Xian would have been overjoyed. But this time, her voice trembled. "Yan'er, if one day Mommy is no longer by your side, can you accept someone else being your mommy? Like Aunt He, isn't Yan'er not very fond of her?"

  "Mommy, don't you want Yanyan anymore?" Little girl instinctively didn't like the topic of Gu Xiyan.

  "Yan'er, Mommy is just asking you. If there's another person who wants to be your mommy, would you accept her?" Gu Xiyan thought she must have been out of her mind to say something like that to a child. But she didn't know how much longer she could stay with the little guy. And one day, the little guy would have to face the reality that she would leave too.

  Leave. This word was once so distant to her. But now she has to push away everything and everyone she cares about with her own hands. Fate is indeed a pathetic and ridiculous thing.

  Author's Notes