When she opened up her eyes again, Shen Xi knew that she had gained a second chance.

The bed was so soft that she could sink all the way down. The room was fancier than she could ever imagine. The woman, whom she had only seen in pictures, was looking at her with concerns, asking about her wellbeing.

She felt very vicious all of a sudden.

All these years, this woman had never cared about her. She didn’t care that she was mocked and insulted. Her grandmother had always told her that her mother had her reasons and that she didn’t neglect her intentionally.

Cheng Huan stopped for quite a bit of time in front of every stage and she always had some kind of snacks in her hand.

Before they realized, it was almost midnight.

As though instructed, all of the stages stopped at midnight. The venue quieted down and all the tourists were baffled, having no idea what was going on.

Cheng Huan took a bite of the chestnut cake and looked over at Jiang MingYuan. The man looked very calm; obviously, not surprised by this at all.

“What you are planning on doing?”

“C’mon over.” Jiang MingYuan did not answer her question. He only walked forward holding her hand in his.

It didn’t matter that she was told to not overthink. Cheng Huan wasn’t able to relax at all. She waited for the possible surprise both nervously and with anticipation.

As it turned out, she did overthink. Nothing special happened up to the point that they had finished dinner and left the restaurant.

Cheng Huan was minorly disappointed. Then she was even more baffled. Fastening her seatbelt, she frowned. “So all those work just for a dinner?”

“Yeah.” Jiang MingYuan rubbed her on her head and started the car.

The trees on the side of the road moved backward quickly. Cheng Huan looked out the window for quite a while before she noticed that they were not on their way home. She turned toward him and asked, “Are we not heading home?”

Cheng Huan was alarmed, “Why do you want to see him?”

“What are you worried about? I am not going to fight over him with you.” Shen Xi tightened her lips a little and said in a dismissive way. “Do I need your permission to see my own son?”

“Legally, you are his aunt right now,” said Cheng Huan.

“Just tell me if you will or will not let me see him.” Shen Xi seemed a bit irritated. “He is my son. So what if I want to meet him?”

***

The two were still in a stalemate when a car stopped in front of them. The car door opened and Jiang MingYuan got out of it. Smiling at Cheng Huan, he turned around and carried XingXing out of the car.