After five years of a cold marriage, I can no longer hide the child I secretly gave birth to.

"It was Zhou Yanci who took Mengmeng away. What is he planning to do? Could he have discovered something?"

Xie Jia left the police station, her face full of worry.

Even though it was clear that Xu Daikui had given birth, she didn't even tell Fang Qing about it.

But how did Zhou Yanci know that?

Xu Daikui didn't know what was going on either.

However, Shen Jun has already erased her birth records and changed Xu Meng's guardian.

But why would he still pay attention to Xu Meng?

Why keep disrupting her life when you're already getting a divorce?

After a long silence, her heart numb with pain, she looked at Xie Jia with an icy voice.

"Jiajia, go back and rest. You have to go to work tomorrow."

It's already 10 p.m.

She has no reason to disrupt other people's peace because of her own affairs.

"What about you? I'm worried about you going to find Zhou Yanci alone?"

That man cheated on her with a mistress; he's cold-hearted and heartless. Xu Daikui is outnumbered and outmatched; if she confronts him directly, she'll likely suffer the consequences.

"I'll have Shen Jun pick him up."

Xu Meng's current guardian is Shen Jun's mother.

It would be safest to ask Shen Jun to handle this matter.

After seeing Xie Jia off, she immediately called Shen Jun.

But they found that the other party's phone was switched off.

She suddenly remembered that when Li Xuelan was at home in her early years, she would turn off her cell phone promptly at 9 p.m.

She said that doctors like her all go to bed at this time, and they pay great attention to health and personal space.

It seems Shen Jun is the same.

He must be asleep.

After hesitating and feeling helpless for a while, she made up her mind and took a taxi to the Zhou family manor.

Upon arriving at the entrance, I saw that the villa was brightly lit.

Zhou Yanci should have returned here.

She stood in the cold wind for a while before opening her phone and finding the number that didn't need a nickname and could be seen at a glance.

Tap to connect.

It rang for 49 seconds, but no one answered.

Undeterred, she called again, and this time the call went through, only to be rejected outright.

Hello, the number you dialed is currently busy...

Oh.

Zhou Yanci disliked her and wouldn't even answer her phone.

Reality slapped her hard in the face again.

She should have realized this sooner. He had been abroad for five years, and she had called him countless times, but no one answered. In the end, he got annoyed and simply changed his number.

Now that she knows his number, she called him again, but he still ignores her.

I reckon he'll change his number again tomorrow.

Why did she keep bothering him like a leech?

My heart can no longer feel what pain is.

My eyes felt dry and sore in the cold wind.

Even though she knew he didn't want to see her at all, she still had to go and offend him for Mengmeng's sake.

She raised her hand and pressed the doorbell.

...

"Mengmeng, do you want to eat?"

Seeing that the living room was quiet, Zhou Yanci sat down next to Xu Meng and asked her a question.

Xu Meng was indeed a little hungry, and she nodded.

"it is good."

"Wait a minute, Uncle."

Zhou Yanci got up and went to the kitchen to make noodles.

Over the years he has lived abroad, he has cooked for himself and been self-sufficient, so his cooking skills have become superb.

He chopped the tomatoes, stir-fried them in the pan, and then scrambled the eggs, which were now below.

Xu Meng walked up to him at some point and handed him her notebook.

He looked down.

Uncle, do you sleep alone at night?

Zhou Yanci was surprised, then nodded.

Xu Meng wrote down another sentence.

Do you have a girlfriend?

What kind of questions are these?

Zhou Yanci smiled and shook his head.

Xu Meng nodded in relief.

Her parents are getting a divorce soon. Her mother mentioned before that Shen Jun's father already has someone he likes, so if this man in front of her is single, maybe she could give it a try with her mother.

But who was that woman in the red dress that day?

Thinking about it, she asked another question.

Do you have someone you like?

Zhou Yanci paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Let's eat first, and I'll tell you after we finish eating."

Soon, Xu Meng sat down at the dining table and finished a simple yet delicious bowl of rice with great relish.

His cooking is quite delicious.

Xu Meng was looking forward to it, and took out her notebook, wanting to ask him something more, when suddenly the man's phone rang.

Zhou Yanci handed her a small toy, "Uncle, go answer the phone."

After Zhou Yanci finished his ten-minute business call, he came out onto the balcony and saw that Xu Meng was already asleep on the sofa.

He went closer to look; her skin was pink and tender, and she looked adorable while sleeping.

It inexplicably gave him a sense of familiarity.

He carried her to his bedroom and settled her on the bed.

He then went outside and checked Xu Jiaojiao's phone, wanting her to tell Shen Jun to come to the manor to pick up the child first thing tomorrow morning.

But then a phone call suddenly came in.

Seeing that number, I knew it was for the child inside.

He didn't answer.

...

Uncle Liu had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by the incessant ringing of the doorbell.

He lazily put on his clothes, yawned, grabbed a flashlight, and walked towards the front door.

Who is it?

His tone wasn't pleasant.

He already had insomnia, and tonight he had just finally fallen asleep when he was woken up by an uninvited guest.

Xu Daikui's cheeks were pale from the cold. When she saw him frown, she immediately apologized.

"Excuse me, Uncle Liu, I'm Xu Daikui. I urgently need to speak with Zhou Yanci. Is he in?"

She wasn't sure if Zhou Yanci had actually brought Xu Meng home.

But she knew this was his only place to live.

Uncle Liu recognized her face and immediately opened the door. "It's Madam! Why are you here in the middle of the night in this freezing weather? Didn't you even call Mr. Zhou to come pick you up?"

Oh.

Xu Daikui gave a silent, cold laugh.

He apologized to Uncle Liu again, "I didn't mean to disturb your sleep in the middle of the night, but I have something very urgent to discuss with Zhou Yanci. Could you let me in?"

Uncle Liu is not that kind of snobbish person, and his young master has been back in the country for more than a month, and there is no sign of him divorcing Xu Daikui.

Who knows if the two will separate or get back together in the future?

He nodded hurriedly, "Of course you can go in. Mr. Zhou is inside, but he might be asleep. Just go to his bedroom to find him."

"Okay, thank you."

Xu Daikui hurriedly stepped inside, pushed open the living room door, and rushed in without even changing her shoes.

Fortunately, Zhou Yanci was still awake.

He was wearing a black shirt, his handsome face indifferent, and he was working on the sofa.

Hearing a noise at the door, he looked up, saw her, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

She came here because I didn't answer her phone?