He drew a portrait for a document.
The girl in the drawing looked about sixteen or seventeen, her features still young, but one could already vaguely see the stunning beauty she would possess when she grew up.
But the crucial point was, this girl was Shen Qingqing!
Unprecedentedly, Shen Qingqing returned at noon, bringing a lot of delicious food. Li Youyou clicked her tongue and said, "You only came back because you don't trust me, huh? I'm your best friend, and you still don't trust me."
Shen Qingqing explained helplessly, "It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I don't trust Chenchen."
This child was different from ordinary children. He never said what was on his mind. He seemed well-behaved on the surface, but who knew how conflicted he was inside.
Just like now, he was following her like a little tail.
Anyone who didn't know might think Li Youyou was mistreating him, but she knew Li Youyou wouldn't. Even Li Youyou herself found it surprising and a little sour.
"Your son really only has eyes for you."
Shen Qingqing smiled and said, "Of course, otherwise, how could he be my son?"
Others might find such a child a burden, but she felt it was a form of sweetness. After setting out the food, she hugged her son and sat down.
"Let's eat."
After sitting down, Li Youyou suddenly remembered something and darted upstairs. She quickly ran back and placed a piece of paper in front of her.
"Take a look."
Shen Qingqing raised her eyebrows slightly, "My ID photo?"
Li Youyou looked at Chenchen, "He drew it."
Shen Qingqing's first reaction was to praise him, "Chenchen is so amazing! He drew it so well, just like I looked in high school!"
Chenchen smiled shyly.
Li Youyou was speechless, "Sister, is that the point?"
Shen Qingqing glanced at her, then asked the important question, "Chenchen, can you tell me where you saw this photo?"
"Daddy's computer."
Chenchen had a good memory, and he had seen it more than once, so he had already memorized it.
Had she met Fu Jingshu in high school?
Shen Qingqing lowered her eyes in thought. After a while, she concluded that she had no recollection and thus didn't dwell on it. "Never mind, it's not that important. The most important thing now is to fill Chenchen's little belly!"
She touched her son's somewhat sunken stomach and looked at Li Youyou.
"You've made my son hungry."
Li Youyou cried out in protest, "You said you were coming back, so I waited for you. Otherwise, I would have taken Chenchen to eat something delicious long ago. Right, Chenchen?"
Chenchen glanced at his mother and said softly, "Eat with Mommy."
Shen Qingqing smiled, and Li Youyou clicked her tongue. They really were mother and son, connected. She couldn't compare. So, she turned her sadness into appetite and focused on enjoying the delicious food.
After eating, she talked about Chenchen's talent for painting.
"I think if he likes it, you can focus on nurturing it. His talent for painting is really good. He can draw so vividly after seeing it only a few times; it's truly rare."
Shen Qingqing's eyes flickered, and she didn't answer directly, only saying, "No matter what he learns, it's just to enrich him for now. What he ultimately likes and wants to pursue will depend on his own choice."
Li Youyou sighed, "You're such a good mother now."
Shen Qingqing smiled, "If you become a mother, you'll understand a mother's heart."
"Unless I can give birth to a child as cute as yours, I'd rather not," Li Youyou had seen her share of difficult children and was truly afraid.
Shen Qingqing shook her head helplessly. After a pause, she added, "Thank you."
Her best friend had always known she had a son, but not that he was like this. She must have had many questions but, trusting her, didn't ask much. As soon as she said she was going to teach the child, she came without a second thought.
She was grateful from the bottom of her heart.
Li Youyou feigned annoyance, "Why are you thanking me? Our relationship doesn't need such formalities."
Shen Qingqing smiled slightly, "Okay."
...
The kindergarten organized an outing. Shen Jinxi brought lunchboxes prepared by the maids to the kindergarten. Under the guidance of the new teacher, they were divided into groups.
Unexpectedly, he was grouped with Wang Tingting.
Shen Jinxi's small face was stern and distant. Wang Tingting wanted to speak but didn't dare, her little face turning red from holding back.
When they set off and boarded the bus, Wang Tingting gathered her courage and sat with him.
Shen Jinxi hugged his backpack and looked out the window. His delicate little face looked unapproachable and aloof. However, Wang Tingting knew he wasn't like that.
That day, when she was pushed, he had concernedly asked about her.
"Fu Zhichen." she said softly.
"Speak."
Wang Tingting swallowed and nervously fiddled with her backpack. "I'm sorry. Everything that happened before was my fault. I apologize to you."
Shen Jinxi finally turned to look at her, "Since you feel so guilty, why did you lie back then?"
His expression was too serious, and Wang Tingting was a little scared, but she still answered, "Gu Nuoxing is from the Gu family. I didn't dare to defy them..."
The moment she spoke up for Shen Jinxi back then had taken all her courage.
When she was pushed down, all she thought was not to implicate Shen Jinxi. She had no idea he wasn't afraid, nor did she know what she would do later.
She was ashamed, "I'm sorry, I'm a bad child."
Shen Jinxi glanced at her. He was actually not angry anymore. "Forget it, I know you had no choice."
Wang Tingting immediately looked up, "You... you don't blame me?"
"What's the use of blaming you?" Shen Jinxi wasn't petty. To put it bluntly, he just didn't care. The only person he cared about was his mommy. "You had no other option, I understand you."
Wang Tingting smiled happily, "Thank you, you're so kind."
Shen Jinxi waved his hand, "But there won't be a next time, okay?"
"Mhm, mhm!" Wang Tingting extended her chubby hand in a gesture of a vow, "I promise, it definitely won't happen again."
Just then, the bus stopped, and the teacher led the children off one by one. In front of them was a patch of lush green grass, and the blue sky and fresh air made the children cheer.
The teacher let the children have free time to play for a while before assigning them a task.
"Today, we're going to experience nature. I hope the children can find things related to nature, like grass, leaves, flowers, and so on. Anything is fine. Later, the teacher will make specimens with you, okay?"
The children cheered, "Okay!"
Shen Jinxi and Wang Tingting walked under a large tree. There was a red flower on the ground, with layers of petals, very beautiful.
"I'll take this one," he said. Seeing the flower, he immediately thought of his mommy. Mommy looked super beautiful when she wore red too!
Wang Tingting looked at the grass beside her, "Then I'll take this."
Having found what they wanted, they turned to go back when they bumped squarely into Gu Nuoxing. The items in the hands of all three children fell to the ground.
Gu Nuoxing saw the maple leaves she had painstakingly searched for scattered everywhere and said as a matter of course, "Fu Zhichen, pick them up for me!"