Addiction sets in at night; even the abstinent older man has fallen for it.

Chung Chiu-yi swiped the door open again, pushed Fu Cheng-ting out, and desperately tried to signal to him to keep quiet.

Fu Zhengting went up the stairs first.

Zhong Qiuyi was worried that the driver might follow her up, so she simply walked towards the direction the car was coming from. When the car was almost close, she raised her hand and waved.

Driver Uncle Liu stopped the car, rolled down the window, and looked at Zhong Qiuyi.

Zhong Qiuyi opened WeChat and showed the driver the message Jiang Hui had sent her, "Hello, are you the driver Mrs. Qin sent to pick us up?"

Uncle Liu checked the chat history and confirmed that Zhong Qiuyi was the person he was supposed to pick up. He smiled politely and said, "Did you know I was coming early? What a coincidence."

Chung Chiu-yee made an excuse, saying, "I was just about to come down to buy some drinks, I didn't expect this to be such a coincidence."

"Then go buy it." Uncle Liu felt it was better to ask clearly, "Approximately when will you be ready?"

"It'll be quick, within half an hour." Zhong Qiuyi felt she should send the driver away for a while.

She pointed ahead, "It's not convenient for you to turn around and drive out from here. Drive to that intersection ahead and wait for us for ten minutes. I'll go up and call Jiang Hui now, and we'll change our clothes and come down."

Uncle Liu didn't think much of it, nodded, and drove off.

Zhong Qiuyi watched as Uncle Liu's car drove past and stopped at the intersection before opening the door and going inside.

Fu Zhengting stopped at the bottom of the stairs on the first floor. Hearing the door open, he peeked down.

Zhong Qiuyi waved to him, urging him to come down quickly.

Fu Zhengting called Uncle Zhong.

Uncle Zhong happened to drive to a nearby store to buy cigarettes.

Uncle Zhong's car drove up from the intersection ahead, and he saw Uncle Liu in the car on the other side.

Because Uncle Liu had been by Qin Dongyang's side for many years, he recognized Uncle Liu.

Fortunately, Uncle Liu was looking down at his phone, seemingly replying to a message, and didn't see him.

He quickly sped up and drove off.

Fu Zhengting was also watching Uncle Liu's car. He strode across the street and got into Uncle Zhong's car.

Before closing the car door, Fu Zhengting waved goodbye to Zhong Qiuyi.

Seeing that Fu Zhengting still looked the same, Uncle Zhong asked in confusion, "Ah Shen, didn't you say you were going to dress up as a cross-dressing master?"

He felt that the makeup process was taking too long, so he went to buy cigarettes.

I was thinking I'd see the final result when I got back, but it hadn't even finished yet.

But if you look closely at Fu Zhengting's face, it's a bit whiter, as if he's been washed.

Fu Zhengting asked Uncle Zhong to drive the car away first, and then he slowly talked to Uncle Zhong.

Zhong Qiuyi watched Uncle Zhong's car drive away, breathed a sigh of relief, and closed the door to get in.

When Jiang Hui heard Zhong Qiuyi say that the driver had arrived early, she started packing.

Chung Chiu-yi joked, "Aunt Jiang, you don't need to bring so many old clothes. Tian Tian is so rich now, she'll buy you lots of new ones."

Jiang Hui thought that made sense; her clothes were too shabby, and she was afraid that Tian Tian's parents would look down on them.

She chose her most presentable outfit, a birthday gift from Tian Tian last year: a purple top paired with a black skirt, which looked very elegant.

I haven't had many opportunities to wear it because I've been working, so it's still quite new.

She asked Chung Chiu-yi to do her light makeup as well.

Chung Chiu-yi applied light makeup quickly, and Chiang Hui had very good skin; even without much skincare, she still looked great.

In addition, I ate very light meals during my hospital stay, which were not greasy at all.

She has a few wrinkles around her eyes, but Chung Chiu-yee doesn't try to hide them.

Aging naturally is true beauty.

For someone of Jiang Hui's age, a few wrinkles are a sign of mature beauty.

Apply a little foundation, draw your eyebrows, brush your mascara, and put on some lipstick. Fifteen minutes is all it takes.

She was more comfortable and faster at doing her own makeup, and it only took her ten minutes.

The clothes she changed into were also a birthday gift from Mu Tiantian—a little white dress.

She paired it with a knitted cardigan over tights and boots. Her hair was already naturally curly, so she didn't need to style it. She just put her phone and ID in her bag and was ready to go.

Jiang Hui took three sets of clothes, a suitcase, and still had plenty of room.

Xiao Hailan helped Jiang Hui carry her suitcase and saw her downstairs.

Upon reaching the main entrance on the first floor, Zhong Qiuyi handed Mu Tiantian's room key to Xiao Hailan, saying, "I won't return my apartment yet. We'll talk about it after I get to Tiantian's place and settle down."

If it doesn't suit her, she'll go back to her old job, and then she won't need to look for a place to live anymore.

Jiang Hui, realizing that Xiao Hailan would be all alone after she and Zhong Qiuyi left, hugged Xiao Hailan tightly, patted her back gently, and comforted her, "Alan, if you get too bored, call your sisters to keep you company, okay?"

Xiao Hailan felt a warmth in her heart. Her biggest gain from returning was meeting Jiang Hui and becoming friends with her.

Fearing that Jiang Hui might worry and be unable to let go, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore."

Jiang Hui kept patting Xiao Hailan's back.

Even children are afraid of being alone.

People are afraid of being alone.

But loneliness is a normal part of life.

Therefore, she cherishes a friend she gets along with very much.

Xiao Hailan wasn't a good mother before, and whether or not he forgives her is Ah Shen's business.

From her perspective, Xiao Hailan was a good person, someone worth befriending.

"Ah Hui, let go of me and go find Tian Tian, ​​she's getting impatient."

Jiang Hui held on tightly, and Xiao Hailan couldn't help but tease her.

Jiang Hui then released Xiao Hailan.

Driver Uncle Liu drove to the other side of the street to pick up Zhong Qiuyi at the time agreed upon.

When Zhong Qiuyi opened the door, Xiao Hailan deliberately hid in a corner.

Although she was prepared to part ways, when the door closed and she looked at Jiang Hui's back, she still felt a pang of sadness and fear, and a strong urge to go with her.

Back in my room upstairs, standing by the window, I lifted the curtain a little and watched Uncle Liu's car across the street start and drive away, feeling even more empty inside.

As if by telepathy, Jiang Hui, sitting in the back seat, looked up through the car window and noticed Xiao Hailan.

Although it's hard to bear, we have to be apart for a while.

She firmly resolved in her heart that she must repair the mother-son relationship between Xiao Hailan and Fu Zhengting.

While waiting at the red light after exiting the intersection, Uncle Zhong sent a message to Xia Guiying to let her know that he had picked up the person.

Zhong Qiuyi also took the opportunity to send a message to Mu Tiantian.

She told Mu Tiantian about how she taught Fu Zhengting how to remove makeup and praised Fu Zhengting for his good sense of propriety.

Mu Tiantian hadn't set an alarm and was still asleep.

After receiving the message from the driver, Xia Guiying came up to check on Mu Tiantian. Seeing Mu Tiantian sleeping soundly and obediently, she felt a great sense of satisfaction as a mother.

As she looked around, she realized she had forgotten something very important.

He quickly pulled out his phone and dialed Ling Jieyu's number.