She quickly applied the ointment, withdrew her hand, and stood up.

The voice was indifferent as he shooed him away: "Comrade Shen, take care. Don't come back again, whether you have something to do or not."

Shen Yan was bewildered. Why was he angry again?

And what about wife and children?

"What wife and children?" he asked, grasping her hand. "I'm not married yet."

"Whether you're married or not has nothing to do with me! Don't act like I'm jealous." Ruan Tinghe pulled her hand back, feeling that she always became inexplicably strange whenever she encountered Shen Yan.

Even though I've been lying to him all along, how come I forget everything every time I see him!

It's all his fault! He has a wife and kids, yet he still flirts with her every day!

If Shen Yan knew what she was thinking, he would definitely feel very wronged.

He just stood there doing nothing, and she said he was flirting with her!

"You should leave now, I'm going to sleep."

"Wait, explain yourself." Shen Yan pulled her against the wall, his tall frame trapping her in the shadows.

"Who told you I have a wife and children?"

Seeing that he was still being stubborn, Ruan Tinghe lost her temper and directly confronted him.

"Your teammate, Li Bao. I went to the police station to look for you, and he said you received a call from your wife saying your son was sick and hospitalized, so you rushed home in a panic."

"Don't listen to his nonsense!" Shen Yan felt like beating Li Bao to death. It seemed that their daily training had been too easy since he had been away from the team for so long!

"Hmph!" Ruan Tinghe snorted and turned her head away, ignoring him, clearly still not believing him.

Helpless, Shen Yan could only coax in a low voice, "I'm really not married. I can't explain the matter of that woman and child to you right now."

To tell this story, we have to go back four years. If Ruan Tinghe remembers that he is the man from four years ago, will she become so angry that she ignores him?

He dared not take any risks and could only proceed slowly.

"Don't bother explaining to me, I'm not interested!"

"You!" Shen Yan was exasperated by her arrogance. He gently pinched her face with his long fingers and turned her to look at him.

"I insist on explaining this to you, okay?"

The flashlight switch was accidentally turned on, the light went out, and everything was pitch black and eerily quiet.

Even though she couldn't see anything, she could feel his burning eyes gazing at her with deep affection, making her mouth dry.

She swallowed hard, then reached out and pushed him away. "You should go now, I really need to sleep."

Shen Yan remained unmoved. "You still haven't told me why you're living here. Are you looking for a new father for your child, someone like Yin Quan?"

Why should I tell you?

"Don't choose him, he has a coffin-like face and is a very boring person."

Ruan Tinghe didn't know how to answer.

She just blurted it out in a fit of anger, who knew she would run into Shen Yan?

Where is she supposed to find a new father for this child?

Just then, a woman's sharp scream suddenly came from downstairs.

"Brother Shen Yan! Brother Shen Yan!"

Ruan Tinghe was startled and quickly bent down to crawl out from under Shen Yan's arm. She ran to the corridor and looked down, and saw a woman outside the courtyard gate shining a flashlight in her direction.

The flashlights of that era didn't have a long enough range, so Ruan Jiaojiao, standing at the door, could only see a person standing on the second-floor stairs. She couldn't make out the face clearly, but from the figure, it was obviously a woman.

She had just learned from the people patrolling the family compound that Shen Yan had returned, but instead of going home, he went to the Yin family's house.

They rushed over to find someone.

Upon seeing a woman, Ruan Jiaojiao felt a pang of panic and fear.

The man she had waited four years for was back, and she absolutely couldn't let another woman take him away!

She frantically pounded on the courtyard gate and shouted, "Brother Shen Yan, I know you're in there, please come out quickly!"

"Mom and the kids are waiting for you at home."

"Brother Shen Yan, open the door."

Ruan Jiaojiao's shouts were very loud, and soon the surrounding neighbors turned on their lights, and many people came out to see what was going on.

From where Ruan Tinghe was, she could see the woman's general outline at the door. She looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place her.

Just as I was about to ask Shen Yan who that woman was, I turned around and saw that Shen Yan was no longer on the stairs.

Looking down, I saw Shen Yan quickly open the door and go out.

I don't know what he said to the woman.

They dragged the person away.

Ruan Tinghe unconsciously tightened her grip on the flashlight. "Pah, scumbag! He doesn't go home, and instead comes here to scam me!"

I stormed back to the room and found the three little ones awake, rubbing their eyes and sitting sleepily on the bed.

Da Bao yawned and asked, "Mommy, what happened?"

Xiao Bao pointed to the ground and mumbled something with his little mouth.

Erbao: "My little sister said she thought she saw Uncle Shen lying on the ground, hugging and kissing Mom."

Ruan Tinghe's face flushed. What kiss? That was an accident! And it was just a brush of the cheek, how could that be a kiss?

"Xiao Bao is having a nightmare!" she changed the subject. "Does Xiao Bao want some water?"

Xiao Bao licked his lips, nodded, then shook his head, his little hands covering his tummy, staring at Ruan Tinghe with his bright, watery eyes, looking at her with a wronged expression.

Just as Erbao was about to speak, Dabao stopped him.

"I can understand without a translator! My sister said she wants to drink water, but she needs to pee first."

Ruan Tinghe understood. She opened her arms, and Xiao Bao also stretched out her arms to her. Ruan Tinghe picked her up and put her head on her shoulder. Xiao Bao nuzzled her neck with her fluffy head and took a deep breath.

It tastes like Mom's cooking, and it also tastes like Uncle Shen's cooking.

She can't be wrong, she really saw Uncle Shen, but why won't Mom admit it?

"Da Bao, Er Bao, do you need to go to the toilet?"

"We're going!" the two brothers said in unison, quickly getting out of bed and putting on their shoes.

"Mom, let me light the flashlight for you!" Da Bao eagerly took the flashlight and walked ahead to provide light.

Erbao's teeth were itching; damn it, his older brother beat him to it again!

Upon arriving on the first floor, they found that Grandma Qin and Yin Ze had also woken up.

Grandma Qin asked her with concern, "Did the shouting just now wake the child?"

Ruan Tinghe nodded: "Yes, but if the children need to pee, they should wake up on their own soon, even if they aren't woken up by noise."

"Go to the toilet now, and then go back to sleep. It's important for the child to get enough sleep."

Ruan Tinghe carried Xiaobao to the toilet. Dabao and Erbao wouldn't let her help, so she carried Xiaobao out first.

Seeing that Grandma Qin hadn't gone back to sleep, he simply asked about his doubts.

"Grandma Qin, who was that person shouting outside the door just now?"

"It must be that brat Shen Yan's wife. That brat hasn't been back for four years. Why did he come to our house instead of his own? And his wife even came looking for him in the middle of the night."

"Did you just see a man walk out? That's Shen Yan, who grew up with Aze and Aquan, and he's serving in the military."

"He hasn't been heard from in years, no wonder his wife is so anxious to find him. I'm going to give him a good talking to tomorrow. How could he just leave his pregnant wife behind four years ago without a word and stay gone for four years!"

Ruan Tinghe lowered her eyes, her brows furrowed.

My mind is a bit confused.

Shen Yan said he was not married and did not have a wife.

But Li Bao and Grandma Qin said he has a wife and children. What's going on?

Shen Yan had no reason to lie anymore, but Grandma Qin didn't seem to be lying either.

It's impossible for Shen Yan to marry a wife and have a son without knowing it himself, right?

Grandma Qin rambled on about what she knew, then looked up and noticed that Ruan Tinghe seemed distracted.

"Hehe, what's wrong?"

Ruan Tinghe yawned. "I'm so sleepy, I was a little lost in thought."

"Then go back to sleep."

Just then, Da Bao and Er Bao finished using the toilet, and Ruan Tinghe took the three little ones back to their room to sleep.

She thought she wouldn't be able to sleep because her mind was a mess, but she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

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