Driven by an inexplicable impulse, Wen Zhiyan began to observe Fang Miaomiao more closely.
Unlike the original Fang Miaomiao, this current one seemed a bit foolish, the dazed kind. Especially when he heard on the phone that she had been pushed down a slope, he wondered how foolish a person could be.
But in the car, seeing Wen Yan'an holding Fang Miaomiao's hand with a look of panic and helplessness, he was stunned. He rarely saw such panic on An'an's face, especially towards someone he had only met a few times, and whose first few encounters had been somewhat unpleasant.
He became curious, wondering what kind of spell this current Fang Miaomiao had cast on Wen Yan'an to make her cry and call him, and to cling so tightly to Fang Miaomiao's hand.
After taking them to the hospital, he asked Xin Xuan to send him the videos of Wen Yan'an and Fang Miaomiao's interactions during that period, as well as the video of Fang Miaomiao being pushed down.
After watching the videos, he concluded that things were actually quite good. When Wen Yan'an was with Fang Miaomiao, although she didn't talk much, her eyes would often linger on Fang Miaomiao.
Therefore, he thought that if this Fang Miaomiao could bring out Wen Yan'an's liveliness, he would have to be truly grateful.
Later, for some unknown reason, his own gaze would also occasionally fall on Fang Miaomiao.
She was lazy. In An'an's words, if she could sit, she wouldn't stand; if she could lie down, she wouldn't sit.
She loved to smile. Without anything to do, her eyes would curve, as if all unhappiness would vanish with that smile. Even though his mother disliked her so much, she could still retort with a smile. She was completely different from the Fang Miaomiao of the past.
She even knew many things they didn't know. Like the incident at the October Hotel last time, while attending the banquet, she had even told An'an that if she didn't return home for a long time, she should call the police.
This also led him, by chance, to discover that something was amiss at the October Hotel.
As their meetings became more frequent, he found his gaze involuntarily drawn to Fang Miaomiao.
Until Fang Miaomiao was cyberbullied again, this time in her own live stream. He couldn't understand how people could utter such disgusting and hurtful words to target and insult someone they had no relation to.
He was furious. Following Xin Xuanlai's suggestion, he had the propaganda department monitor the live stream, and Xin Xuanlai even set up administrators to immediately kick out anyone speaking rudely.
Xin Xuanlai asked him why he was paying more and more attention to Fang Miaomiao.
He froze.
He didn't know either.
He just wanted to see Fang Miaomiao with An'an, and her smiling appearance made him feel very comfortable.
Later, he realized that he had unconsciously fallen in love with Fang Miaomiao, the current Fang Miaomiao.
He wanted his Miaomiao to smile, to do whatever she wanted.
As long as she could be by his side.
After a long while, a light sigh came from the dark room.
"Miaomiao."
He touched Fang Miaomiao's cheek in the darkness before slowly closing his eyes.
He had to resolve these matters quickly, otherwise, some desperate measures might be taken.
A good night's sleep.
Fang Miaomiao was woken up by Wen Yan'an.
She opened her eyes to see Wen Yan'an's face beaming, her eyes shining as she looked at her.
"An'an, good morning."
"Mom, good morning." Wen Yan'an said crisply, then shyly pursed her lips and asked, "Will Mom take An'an to school today?"
"Of course." Fang Miaomiao nodded. "Not only will I take you to school these few days, but I'll also pick you up from school. How about that?"
"Thank you, Mom. If Mom gets too tired memorizing scripts, you don't have to wake up early to take me to school." Wen Yan'an said earnestly, "Mom's sleep is the most important."
"Silly An'an, it's no trouble." Fang Miaomiao affectionately stroked Wen Yan'an's head. "Be good, go play. I'll come out after I wash up."
"Okay, then I'll go feed Xi Xi and Ha Ha breakfast."
Fang Miaomiao glanced over and indeed, Wen Zhiyan was already gone from the bed. She wondered when he had gotten up without making a sound.
"Is Mom wondering about Dad?"
Before Fang Miaomiao could answer, Wen Yan'an continued, "Dad is probably in the gym. Uncle Xin has already sent breakfast."
"Xin Xuanlai?" Fang Miaomiao raised an eyebrow. "Isn't Xin Xuanlai working?"
Wen Yan'an shook her head. "Dad said Xin Xuanlai is his personal assistant and doesn't report to Third Uncle."
"Your Third Uncle."
Wen Yan'an let out a few unhappy hums. "Mom, I don't like Third Uncle."
Even though Dad had never said anything bad about Third Uncle, Third Uncle felt that he couldn't work at Wen's, and that Dad had spoken ill of him to Grandpa and the others, which was why he wasn't being valued.
Fang Miaomiao beckoned.
Wen Yan'an obediently stood by the bed again.
"Angry?"
Wen Yan'an nodded. "They're bad. Grandpa has changed too."
Fang Miaomiao sighed: The children suffer when the family fights.
"An'an, excellent people don't need to be confined to one place."
"Mom?" Wen Yan'an looked confused.
"You said, is Dad excellent?"
Wen Yan'an nodded vigorously. "Excellent. Many people at the banquet said Dad brought the Wen Group back from the brink of collapse, that he's a very capable businessman. I, I also like Dad very much."
As she spoke, she shyly lowered her head, her ears involuntarily turning red. "Mom, don't tell Dad."
"Why?"
"Dad doesn't like me."
Fang Miaomiao was taken aback and sat up straight. "Why would An'an say that?"
"When I was little, I was always raised by Grandma and Grandpa. I thought Dad didn't accept my existence, so he didn't take me to him." Wen Yan'an suppressed her tears and mumbled, her head down.
"Silly child." Fang Miaomiao got out of bed helplessly and crouched beside Wen Yan'an. "Why don't we try it later?"
Wen Yan'an looked at Fang Miaomiao with red, confused eyes.
Fang Miaomiao whispered a few words in Wen Yan'an's ear.
Wen Yan'an shook her head. "I don't dare."
"With me here, what are you afraid of?" Fang Miaomiao patted her chest. "Believe me, your dad is just shy and embarrassed, so we have to do the opposite and be a bit thicker-skinned."
"But..."
"No buts. With me here, there are no accidents." Fang Miaomiao nodded with certainty. "If you don't dare, then you wait for me in the room after I wash up, and we'll go together?"
Wen Yan'an nodded, her small face gazing at Fang Miaomiao expectantly.
"Okay, I'll wait."
After Fang Miaomiao finished washing up, she took Wen Yan'an out of the bedroom.
Wen Zhiyan also happened to be coming out of the bathroom. "Awake?"
Fang Miaomiao didn't speak, but lowered her head and exchanged a glance with Wen Yan'an.
Before Wen Zhiyan could figure out what was happening, he saw a pair of figures, one big and one small, running towards him.