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Lu Peichuan frowned slightly, his brows furrowed with annoyance at being disturbed. He took out his phone, saw the caller ID, and looked at Rong Zheng. "I'll take this call."

It's that Manager Wang again.

Rong Zheng had a gut feeling that this person calling couldn't be anything good, but since it was work-related, she couldn't say anything. "Okay."

Lu Peichuan released Rong Zheng, turned around and walked to the window to answer the phone, "...Don't worry...I'm coming right now."

Seeing that Lu Peichuan had hung up the phone, Rong Zheng said quietly, "Leaving again?"

Lu Peichuan hummed in agreement, walked up to Rong Zheng, took her hand, and said, "I'll finish things as soon as possible and come over to keep you and Tangtang company tonight."

"Why don't you fire Manager Wang? I don't think he's suitable for the position of planning department manager. He's always coming to you; what's the point of having him?"

Lu Peichuan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Such a big grudge?"

Rong Zheng was just grumbling; she wouldn't really interfere in his company's affairs. "Just kidding, go ahead and get busy."

"Shall I go then?"

"Um."

Lu Peichuan left.

The room, which had been bustling just moments before, was now empty except for Rong Zheng. She looked around, sighed, and suddenly felt incredibly lonely, her heart empty.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Rong Zheng looked up and saw a staff member from the postpartum care center.

"Ms. Rong, your package."

Rong Zheng walked over in confusion; she hadn't shopped online.

The staff handed Rong Zheng a small, carefully wrapped package, saying, "It's a valuable item; you need to sign for it."

Rong Zheng took the package, looked at it, and confirmed that it had her name on it, the address was her room number, and the shipping address was Beijing.

She signed the form, took the package into the room, and opened it.

Inside was a high-end velvet box. Judging from the style of the box, it should contain jewelry, but there was no jewelry brand logo on the box.

What's inside?

Who sent it to her?

With doubts in her heart, Rong Zheng opened the box.

Inside the box lay a flawless jade pendant, inscribed with the four characters "Peace and Joy," surrounded by lifelike carved crabapple blossoms.

Crabapple blossoms, Tangtang, is this a gift for Tangtang?

Rong Zheng picked up the jade pendant. It was round and smooth, cool to the touch, and made of naturally formed jadeite. Under natural light, it had a subtle, restrained luster.

She flipped the jade pendant over; on the back was carved an adorable chibi-style pony.

This is Tangtang's zodiac animal.

This gift is so unique and thoughtful.

This jade is delicate, light, and translucent; it's clearly very valuable.

Moreover, judging from the design and craftsmanship, it is custom-made. No wonder there is no jewelry brand logo on the box. It is probably jade that was mined and then carved directly by a skilled craftsman.

Such a generous gift, and it was even sent from Beijing.

The only person Rong Zheng could think of was Song Shiyan.

But didn't he already give Tangtang such an expensive gift when they first met?

It's only been a month, and they're sending it again?

Could it be that because she asked him to name her daughter, he developed a special bond with Tangtang, his niece with whom he had no blood relation?

Rong Zheng rummaged through the box containing the jade pendant, trying to find any note or something, but found nothing.

They give gifts without leaving their names.

But she couldn't just accept it without saying anything; after all, it was too valuable, and she had to at least say thank you.

After getting Song Shiyan's business card last time, Rong Zheng saved his number in her phone.

I never expected that the first time I called him, it wouldn't be to ask for help, but to express my gratitude.

Rong Zheng found the number saved as "Big Brother".

The image of Song Shiyan's aloof and abstinent face flashed through her mind, and a sense of fear arose in her heart.

Why am I a little hesitant to fight?

What if it wasn't him who gave it to me?

Or maybe I shouldn't make that plan anymore.

But if it was a gift from him, it would be unreasonable for her to accept it without even saying thank you.

After thinking it over, Rong Zheng decided not to make the call, but instead sent a friend request to Song Shiyan via WeChat using his phone number.

She admitted that she was a coward.

Between calling and texting, Rong Zheng chose the latter, so she wouldn't hear his voice, which would reduce the oppressive feeling and make her less nervous.

When she sent the friend request, she only wrote four words: I am Rong Zheng.

Rong Zheng thought that someone as busy as Song Shiyan wouldn't have much time to check his phone, but to her surprise, he accepted the friend request as soon as she sent it.

Rong Zheng: "..."

Was he just looking at his phone?

Rong Zheng took a closer look at Song Shiyan's WeChat profile picture. It was a night sky, pitch black with a few stars.

My WeChat nickname is: SSY

The initials of Song Shiyan's name.

She checked his WeChat Moments again; it was completely empty, nothing at all.

Rong Zheng first sent a polite message to greet him: 【Big Brother, hello!】

The other person quickly replied with a single word: "Mm."

Rong Zheng carefully considered her words before sending another message: 【Did you send Tangtang a gift?】

【Um. 】

It's really him!

Rong Zheng quickly typed: 【The gift is exquisite and very beautiful. On behalf of Tangtang, I thank you, and thank you, Uncle.】

Uncle?

That's right, she was expressing her gratitude on behalf of Tangtang, who calls him Uncle.

"Yes, thank you, Uncle."

Then Rong Zheng saw the message "The other party is typing..." repeatedly appearing and disappearing at the top of the chat window. After waiting a while, it finally sent only one word: "Hmm."

Rong Zheng: "..." What's going on? I thought there would be more words this time. As expected, big shots are all very sparing with words.

Rong Zheng felt that such an expensive gift was not enough with just a simple thank you, and Song Shiyan seemed to really like Tangtang.

This is a good thing; she should take this opportunity to help her daughter get on the good side of this powerful figure.

So she tentatively sent a message: 【Do you want me to send you some pictures of Tangtang?】

【Um. 】

Rong Zheng's lips immediately curled up, and she quickly began selecting photos of her daughter from the album.

Some are drinking formula, some are sleeping, some are blowing bubbles, some are sucking their fingers, some are crying, some are stretching...

Send them all to him.

She refused to believe that he wouldn't be moved by such a soft and adorable baby as Tangtang.

After Rong Zheng posted the photos, she waited for Song Shiyan to praise her daughter, but after waiting for a long time, there was no response.

That shouldn't be the case.

Wasn't he charmed by Tangtang?

Or is it that he doesn't actually like Tangtang that much?

Or perhaps he's busy with something?

Just as Rong Zheng was lost in thought, Song Shiyan replied to her message.

He quoted a photo and added the caption: Why is this photo so yellow?

Rong Zheng clicked on the photo and looked at it. It was a photo of Tangtang crying, and the yellow color was because Tangtang had jaundice at that time.

I didn't expect him to look so closely.

No wonder he's a big shot; his mind is so meticulous. It's no wonder he was able to lead the Song Group to the world stage.

Rong Zheng suddenly thought of Lu Peichuan.

She sent Lu Peichuan a photo of her daughter, but he didn't reply for a long time.

He is Tangtang's father.

Song Shiyan was just Tangtang's uncle. Although he noticed the anomaly because he was meticulous, there was no harm without comparison.

I felt inexplicably sad.

Rong Zheng sighed softly and replied to Song Shiyan: "Tangtang had jaundice back then, but she's better now."

【Um. 】

Rong Zheng glanced at the jade tablet on the table, hesitated for two seconds, and then sent her question: "Big brother, do you really like children?"