Wei Zhengsheng immediately looked into her eyes.

As for Xian Guiying, she calmly stared at the white wall.

Holding the phone in her hand, she said, "Tell me, should I call Qin Gengxin now and ask him to take good care of my daughter?"

"You already know?" Wei Zhengsheng asked.

Xian Guiying smiled. "I didn't know that before. But, since that old woman often brought sweets and dessert for Qianqian, I gradually realized that something was wrong."

"Until one day, I saw Qin Gengxin's car in the parking lot behind the residential complex. Normally, I never walk through the parking lot, but that day I purposefully walked around and found his car," she explained.

"I was wondering how he could know everything. It turns out that he'd been living across from me the entire time and had been paying attention to my situation." As Xian Guiying spoke, she let out a sigh and smiled. "After so much running and avoidance, my daughter is now still in his hands."

She was clearly anxious, but at the same time, she seemed to be indifferent to some things. Xian Guiying just leaned back against the headboard and looked at her phone silently, but she didn't make the call.

Wei Zhengsheng took the towel that was used to wipe her face and put it in the basin before saying, "After you fall asleep, I'll go back and take a look."

"There's no need. I asked Auntie Zhang to be busy with her family's matters. She doesn't need to come back to accompany Qianqian tonight."

Wei Zhengsheng looked at her. Even though he didn't ask her anything, it was obvious.

Xian Guiying glanced at him. "Qianqian's grandmother is here. It doesn't matter if I was beaten by her, she's still the child's grandmother. If I forced the child to leave under these circumstances, then it would be a bad mother."

"So, your plan is ..."

"I have no plans." Xian Guiying put her phone to the side, pulled the blanket, and covered her body. She raised her eyes to look at the fluorescent lamp as she said indifferently. "In the divorce process, I have clearly stated ownership of custody of the child. Furthermore, Qianqian is my daughter who was raised by me, I understand her and she will not choose the Qin Family over me."

At this point, Mrs. Qin's words, which she had said in front of the shop, were again heard in her ears.

Xian Guiying frowned as she looked at the wall.

Wei Zhengsheng held the water basin as if he knew what she was thinking. He only looked at her before walking out.

Xian Guiying's mind was in a mess. She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again. She looked at a dot on the snow-white wall, but her eyes seemed to look in a distant direction through the wall, out of focus.

• • • •

"It's time to eat. Qianqian, come. Taste the double-skinned milk¹ that grandma made for you." Mrs. Qin cheerfully placed a double-skinned bowl of milk in front of Qin Wenqian and then placed the chopsticks and children's spoon she had just bought in front of her. "Honey, do you know how to use chopsticks? Even though you were born in the United States, you're Chinese. So Chinese people must use chopsticks when eating."

Qin Wenqian looked at the bowl on the table and took the children's chopsticks in front of her. Xian Guiying had been training her daughter to eat with chopsticks since long ago, so Qin Wenqian easily used the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables on the table, hold them high, and then put them all in her mouth.

Seeing that the child was chewing the food so sweetly, Mrs. Qin immediately laughed. "My granddaughter is really smart. She was able to use chopsticks at a young age."

Qin Wenqian still ignored her. Qin Gengxin sat next to her and helped her place the dishes into the small plate. The little girl just ate in silence. Her face was beautiful but expressionless; she didn't say a word when eating.

Since the child was willing to eat and knew she would not go hungry, it made Qin Gengxin very happy.

Under Xian Guiying's teachings, Qin Wenqian did not learn to be reckless at all. Instead, she learned self-pity and self-love and knew that she shouldn't be hungry because it would only hurt her body.

"This is a fish daddy made for you." Mrs. Qin then pushed a plate of delicious carp in front of the child. "Try it. You never tasted a dish your daddy cooked, right? Your daddy was as naughty as a monkey when he was young, but he was still able to cook delicious meals."

As she spoke, Mrs. Qin sat down. She looked at Qin Gengxin, then at Qin Wenqian, her eyes full of a satisfied smile.

Qin Wenqian used her chopsticks to scoop the rice into her bowl. Her mouth was filled with grains of rice. Just when Mrs. Qin was about to wipe the rice grains off of her, Qin Gengxin had already wiped the rice grains from her mouth.

Seeing how her son so alert when it comes to his daughter, Mrs. Qin smiled. She looked at Qin Wenqian, who obediently ate with her head lowered. Mrs. Qin smiled contentedly for a moment, then she remembered Xian Guiying and sighed.

They waited and waited, but the nanny never came back, and of course, they were happy because that meant Qin Wenqian could stay here.

Qin Gengxin had been coaxing Qin Wenqian all night, hugging her as she fell asleep on his shoulder.

When Mrs. Qin went into the bedroom and saw that the child was asleep, she went to ask Nanny Yuan where the blanket was. She then went to get a blanket and put it on the bed.

Qin Gengxin looked down at his daughter, who was fast asleep. He reached down and caressed her forehead, stroking her soft hair.

After looking at her for a long time, he stood up and slowly walked out.

Nanny Yuan's house was nearby. She would come back every night after she finished work, and she would come to Qin Gengxin's house whenever he needed her help. By this time, Nanny Yuan was already gone.

The television was turned off and the living room was quiet.

Qin Gengxin took out a pack of cigarettes and was about to smoke when he suddenly remembered that there was his daughter in the house. He threw the cigarette to the side as if he were tired and laid his body on the couch. Before Mrs. Qin could open her mouth, he said, "What do you want to ask? Ask away."

Mrs. Qin frowned. Looking at his tired expression, she asked, "How long have you been here? Are you going to have a video conference here every day? Why don't you come back to Boston?"

"Now that online technology is so advanced, I can do that here at any time. I don't think this matter has anything to do with you, does it?"

Mrs. Qin sighed, "Gengxin, you know mom didn't mean that. Mom meant you left the company, was it just because Xian Guiying came to Wuyuan? When did you start arguing with her? Qianqian doesn't know us, does it have to do with her? Could it be that in order to compete for custody of the child, she had put the child on her side earlier and let the child choose her based on the child's own consciousness in court?"

"Mom, your conspiracy theories can now be put to rest. No one has done this on purpose." Qin Gengxin frowned.

"Then what happened?"

"Didn't you say you know?" Qin Gengxin glanced at her. "You should know the reason why I haven't returned to Guiying place since two years ago. We don't live together, and the kid isn't too close to you or me. That's because when she started getting to know people, we never showed up in her world. "

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Glossary:

¹Double skin milk is a Cantonese dessert made of milk, egg whites, and sugar. It is a velvety smooth milk custard somewhat resembling panna cotta, with two skins.