Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âThatâs good. Letâs shop some more. Isnât it He Mingâs birthday? There will definitely be a candlelight dinner, followed byâ¦â Shu Pan revealed a meaningful, evil smile.
âGirl, youâve turned bad.â Ye Xiaomeng couldnât help but feel relieved as she watched her friend joke. Shu Pan had become more cheerful, completely different from the Shu Pan who was tortured by the heavy burden of life.
âLetâs go. Buy a set of sexy lingerie and a sheer babydoll to wear in bed for He Ming. I guarantee that itâll be the best birthday present he has ever received, not some branded shirt.â
Shu Pan pulled Ye Xiaomeng towards a lingerie store.
âHello, are you serious?â Ye Xiaomeng stopped in her tracks and looked at Shu Pan in surprise.
âYeah, letâs go. Just listen to me.â Ye Xiaomeng helplessly followed Shu Pan.
Her usually carefree self was suddenly shy.
In the end, under Shu Panâs insistence, she bought some sexy underwear and a babydoll.
Ye Xiaomengâs face flushed at the thought of wearing them.
The two of them walked around for a while more before they went home seDaratelv.
Shu Pan saw that it was almost time to pick Joy up, so she walked to her kindergarten that wasnât far away.
When she arrived, Joy was already sitting on a stool wearing her backpack.
âMommy, why are you here to pick me up today?â Joy ran out when she saw her mother.
âDonât you like it when Mommy picks you up?â Shu Pan asked with feigned sadness. This little traitor Joy had been brainwashed by Gu Shaoting.
The two of them had gotten close because he had been picking her up from school lately.
âI like it. Why isnât Uncle Gu here?â Joy asked with slight disappointment. Only a few seconds had passed yet she mentioned Uncle Gu again.
Shu Pan squatted down and told Joy seriously, âJoy, Uncle Gu is a very busy man. We canât always trouble him. Do you understand?â
âBut Uncle Gu said that heâs not an outsider and I can look for him whenever I miss him.â Joy argued eloquently.
âThose are just Uncle Guâs pleasantries. You canât take them too seriously.â Shu Pan felt a headache coming on.
âWhat are pleasantries? Why canât they be taken seriously? Donât tell me that everything that adults tell us is to coax children?â Joy had endless questions.
Now that Shu Pan hated Gu Shaoting, she had nothing to say to the child.
Gu Shaoting, who was at home, couldnât help but sneeze a few times.
âNo, what Uncle Gu said is true. But he also has to work and rest like everyone else. He canât come and play with Joy every day, understand?â Shu Pan taught Joy patiently.
âOh, I see.â Joy nodded her head like a little adult like she understood. âBut if Uncle Gu isnât here, how can I invite him to the zoo tomorrow?â
Joy felt troubled.
âMommy just told you that Uncle Gu has to work. He may not have time.â Shu Pan wanted to dispel her thoughts.
âBut Uncle Gu promised me last time. Besides, he has never seen animals like monkeys and elephants.â Joy replied seriously.
âMommy, please call Uncle Gu and ask him.â Joy was insistent.
Shu Pan had no choice but to take out her phone and call Gu Shaoting. After the call was connected, Shu Pan passed her phone to Joy.
Joy held the phone in a dignified manner like a little adult. âUncle Guâ¦â Gu Shaoting felt his heart melt when he heard Joyâs childish voice.
âJoy, whatâs up?â Gu Shaoting asked softly, as if he was afraid of scaring Joy.
âUncle Gu, Mommy and I are going to the zoo tomorrow. Do you want to come?â Joy invited him.
âOf course. Iâll prepare a delicious picnic for us tomorrow and pick you up.â Gu Shaoting replied happily. Excellent, he had another opportunity to spend time with them..