A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Lu Congyue knew what she was asking and didn't intend to hide it, so he said in a deep voice, "They ran away."

Zhuang Qingxiang opened her mouth slightly in surprise.

Ran?

"Who is it?" she asked urgently.

"Liang Xinzheng".

Zhuang Qingxiang was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

That man, whose child is already an adult, could still do such a heinous thing!

Doesn't he consider his adult children?

Lu Congyue said with a stern face, "You can run away, but you can't hide. We'll bring you back."

In this day and age, where can you go without a letter of introduction?

However, he also scolded Niu Jianzhong, saying that he had mobilized the entire security department last night, how could they let him escape?!

After Zhuang Qingxiang found out the truth, she was still shaken. She never expected that not only would a rogue do such a thing, but even a worker with a regular job would do such a terrible thing.

I need to be more careful from now on.

Luckily, the piece of candied fruit that Xiaoqian ate was fine this time. What if there had been medicine in that piece of candied fruit?

Zhuang Qingxiang decided that she would have a serious talk with Xiao Qianyue later, telling her not to eat or take things from strangers indiscriminately.

Just as he was lost in thought, Lu Congyue suddenly asked, "What are we having for dinner?"

"what?"

Looking towards the setting sun, Lu Congyue said calmly, "I didn't eat well at noon, I'm a little hungry."

Actually, the cafeteria prepared a pretty good meal, but I don't know if it's because I'm used to her cooking, but I always felt it was a little lacking. In the end, I didn't eat my fill and was already thinking about coming back for a proper meal.

"I... I'll see what I can do."

Zhuang Qingxiang hurried to the makeshift kitchen to get busy, then suddenly remembered something and said to Lu Congyue, "Teacher Sun and Doctor Shi were a great help this time, I'd like to treat them to a meal, I..."

"Sure!" Lu Congyue said quickly. "When would you like to invite me? I'll buy the things in advance."

"I……"

"The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is the weekend," Lu Congyue said again.

Zhuang Qingxiang nodded, and seeing that he had finally shut up, she gratefully finished speaking: "This whole thing started because of me. I paid for the things myself, but... Director Lu, could you sell me some meat coupons or something?"

Lu Congyue glanced at her and frowned: "Keep your five yuan safe."

Zhuang Qingxiang: "..." Is he looking down on her?

Lu Congyue then said, "I invited you to help, so I bear the greatest responsibility if something happens to you. I should be the one to treat you to a meal. Don't worry about this matter. Let's set it for noon the day after tomorrow."

Zhuang Qingxiang opened her mouth.

"It's settled then!" Lu Congyue frowned, his tone stern.

Zhuang Qingxiang chickened out and obediently cooked.

As soon as the oil was hot and the scallions were added, amidst the sizzling sound, Lu Congyue's deep voice suddenly rang out, startling her so much that she almost dropped the spatula in her hand.

Why did you come looking for me last night?

Zhuang Qingxiang paused for two seconds, her heart pounding and her face burning. After a long while, she stammered, "At first, I wanted to see Doctor Shi, but after what happened, I had no choice but to come to you."

He paused, then quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I was a little confused last night. If I did anything to offend you, please don't mind, I didn't mean to."

Fearing she hadn't explained clearly enough, Zhuang Qingxiang's mind raced, and she added, "Although I was confused at the time, I remember you were a good person, and you didn't like women taking the initiative, nor did you have any plans to get married, so I felt... it would be safe."

In that situation, she couldn't trust any man.

Lu Congyue remained silent for a moment before reminding her, "It's burnt!"

Zhuang Qingxiang snapped out of her daze and saw that the scallions in the oil had turned black, so she quickly scooped them out.

When she turned around again, Lu Congyue was no longer in the courtyard.

Zhuang Qingxiang cooked two dishes and a soup, then quickly brought them into the house and called for dinner.

Lu Congyue and Xiao Qianyue came out from the inner room. Zhuang Qingxiang told them to eat first, and then she washed her hands to go see the children.

These two kids are now either eating or needing to poop whenever adults are eating, so we have to take care of them first.

Lu Congyue ate quickly, and Zhuang Qingxiang only came out of the inner room when he finished eating.

When she sat down to eat, Lu Congyue suddenly felt that her thick bangs were an eyesore.

"You can comb your bangs up now," he suddenly said.

"Pfft...cough cough cough..." Zhuang Qingxiang almost choked to death.

Lu Congyue replied calmly, "I know what you look like. What's the point of covering it up?"

Zhuang Qingxiang's face, which was already flushed from coughing, turned even redder, the redness even spreading to her neck and collarbone...

Lu Congyue could see it all clearly. He noticed she was wearing the white short-sleeved shirt he had bought for her, and looked at her chubby arms...

I want to pinch it.

The thought startled Lu Congyue.

He suddenly stood up: "I'm going back now. Make sure the doors and windows are closed when you rest tonight."

Before Zhuang Qingxiang could react, he had already vanished without a trace.

He left, but Zhuang Qingxiang's face remained flushed.

"Mom, why aren't you eating?" Xiao Qianyue asked, puzzled. "Why are you blushing?"

Zhuang Qingxiang snapped out of her daze and quickly changed the subject, urging her to eat.

The next day, when she combed her hair, she bit her lip, swept her bangs back, and revealed her eyebrows and eyes.

With her hair no longer obscuring her eyes, Zhuang Qingxiang breathed a sigh of relief as her field of vision became much wider.

Once breakfast was ready, she couldn't help but look towards the door.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door, and Xiao Qianyue happily went to open it and call out to people.

Lu Congyue carried her into the house and immediately saw Zhuang Qingxiang, whose eyebrows and eyes were visible.

She was very beautiful, with delicate features, especially her eyes, which were so bright and expressive that they seemed to speak volumes. Just one glance at her made my heart flutter.

When she lowers her eyes, her eyelashes are long, and for some reason you want to touch them to see if they are soft.

The nose and lips, which I used to see so often and never thought much of before, now seem very delicate, and together they look gentle and charming.

Lu Congyue's Adam's apple bobbed, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Zhuang Qingxiang's face grew hotter and hotter under Lu Congyue's gaze, and she couldn't help but take the initiative to break the awkward atmosphere.

"Director Lu, come and have some breakfast."

Lu Congyue nodded, sat down, picked up the bowl, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth, without glancing at Zhuang Qingxiang a second time.

Just as I put down my chopsticks, I heard two baby babies whimpering inside the room.

Just as Zhuang Qingxiang was about to get up, Lu Congyue stood up and said, "You eat yours, I'll go take a look."

Sure enough, the child wet the bed again. Lu Congyue threw the diaper into the wooden basin next to the bed, then went to the bedside to get a clean diaper. He grabbed one at random, but froze when he opened it.

That wasn't a diaper; it was a woman's vest, very short. He didn't even know how to wear such a short vest, or if it was uncomfortable.

However, it was fortunate that she was wearing a tank top like this under her clothes last night, otherwise...

Lu Congyue instantly dropped the vest he was holding, as if he had been stung by something.

I dared not look any longer, so I quickly found a diaper, changed the baby, and rushed out.

Little Qian Yue had just finished breakfast: "Uncle Lu, shall we go now?"

She goes to school with Uncle Lu every day now and is very happy.

"Hmm..." Lu Congyue responded.

Xiao Qianyue only had time to wave goodbye to Zhuang Qingxiang before she was carried away.

On the way, Lu Congyue kept his brows furrowed until they were almost at the kindergarten, when he finally asked, "Yueyue, your mother and your father..."