Shi Xingcan slowly opened her eyes and looked at the snow-white ceiling, somewhat dazed.
"Auntie Li, are you awake?"
It sounded like a child's voice …
Shi Xingcan felt a splitting headache, the sensation of dizziness from the moment she stood up felt like the sky was spinning and the earth spinning.
She clearly remembered what she had stepped on to make her fall, and although the floor was waxed, it wasn't as bad as it looked.
Shi Xingcan took a deep breath, her eyes that were as bright as stars staring straight at the staircase, where there was nothing left.
"Auntie Li?"
The child's gentle voice brought Shi Xingcan back from her thoughts, she laughed and rubbed Qu Biao's head, then propped up her forehead.
Although he did not see anything, Shi Xingcan still specially went to take a look at the stairs, but he saw nothing.
Even the wax made in the morning had a lot of marks on it.
Shi Xingcan returned to the sofa, a little disappointed, and asked Qu Biao: "Did you eat it?"
Qu Biao shook his head.
Shi Xingcan looked at the sky outside. Twilight had sunk to the bottom of the sea, without any light, giving off a suffocating feeling.
She frowned slightly and asked, "How long have you not eaten for?"
Qu Biao held his head and thought for a moment, then said: "A very, very long time."
Shi Xingcan propped up his dizzy head and pinched his small face: "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you. "
Qu Biao did not reply, but his eyes were fixedly staring at the green loli in the flower room. Why have I never seen it blossom? "
Under the light, the lush green seemed to be full of vitality. Shi Xingcan's movements became sluggish, but her gaze was focused on Qu Biao.
Sensing her gaze, Qu Biao turned his head. "What's wrong?"
Looking at his clear eyes that seemed to be submerged in water, Shi Xingcan smiled bitterly and shook his head. She was overthinking it.
"I'm fine." Shi Xingcan smiled gently, "Do you want to eat dumplings?"
Qu Biao nodded obediently: "I want the corn-stuffed prawns."
"Alright."
Shi Xingcan walked towards the kitchen with a smile, but at the same time, she turned around, the temperature on her face dropping to the extreme.
She subconsciously wanted to take out her phone and call Qin Yanmo for surveillance, asking him if he had captured anything last night, but she only found an empty pocket.
She sighed helplessly, she decided to cook dinner for Qu Biao first and find her phone later.
When Shi Xingcan carried the dumplings out, Qu Biao was already obediently sitting at the table.
When he saw the dumplings in her bowl, his eyes lit up. He tapped the table with his chopsticks and said emotionally: "Dumplings! Dumplings! "
Shi Xingcan laughed and placed the dumpling in front of him: "Eat slower, it's very hot."
Qu Biao nodded and used a spoon to cut the dumpling into half. The shrimp inside was sliced into two and the soup slowly flowed out.
He scooped up half of it and blew it into his mouth for a long time before swallowing it.
Shi Xingcan's head was still dizzy and she did not have much appetite.
"Auntie Li, you're not eating anymore?"
Shi Xingcan walked around the sofa and said: "Auntie is full. Have you seen my phone?"
Qu Biao shook his head.
Finally, Shi Xingcan found her cell phone in the corner of the stairs. The screen was already shattered, and when she tried to switch it on, there was no reaction from her phone.
Shi Xingcan looked at her broken phone helplessly. If she had known earlier, she would have memorized Qin Yanmo's number.
"AHH!" Qu Biao who was obediently eating at the dining table suddenly screamed out, he then spat out the dumplings in his mouth, sticking his tongue out as he exhaled.
Shi Xingcan looked at him helplessly, then picked up the spoon and blew a few times on her lips, saying: "Don't be anxious, I'll cook some for you when you're hungry."
Qu Biao contentedly swallowed a dumpling, and looked at Shi Xingcan with a face full of anticipation, waiting for the next one.
Qu Biao accepted the spoon somewhat dejectedly, as he drank the soup bit by bit with a depressed look on his face.
Shi Xingcan looked at him with some amusement: "Do you want me to feed you?"
Qu Biao looked at Shi Xingcan with sparkling eyes, and placed the spoon in her hands.
The lights in the living room dimmed. Shi Xingcan leaned back slightly and her faint shadow hit Qu Biao's body.
Qu Biao didn't care about the dimness in his vision, and leaned on Shi Xingcan's arm instead.
Shi Xingcan smiled and helped him up, then patted his little butt in punishment: "You don't want to be lazy."
Qu Biao twisted his butt and sat up once again.
After dinner, Shi Xingcan asked him: "Are you going to mom and dad's room, or are you going to sleep with me?"
Qu Biao would definitely choose Shi Xingcan, he ran upstairs and knocked on the door with all his might, waking up the two who were sleeping soundly.
Qu Zhong casually wrapped a shirt around his lower body and impatiently opened the door. When he saw that the person standing in front of him was Qu Biao, he immediately changed his face: "Son, what's the matter?"
Qu Biao said in a childish voice, "Father, I want to sleep with Auntie Li tonight."
Qu Zhong looked at Shi Xingcan coldly.
Hearing the commotion, Han Yue immediately walked to the door, and casually revealed her two round breasts.
Shi Xingcan covered Qu Biao's eyes, and said indifferently: "I brought him to take a bath."
Qu Zhong took a glance at Han Yue, and frowned slightly: "Qu Biao is still a son after all, you better watch out in the future!"
Han Yue grabbed onto his hands, and squeezed them deep into her cleavage, her eyes like silk. "He's still young, if you don't like this, we can have another daughter."
Qu Zhong raised his eyebrows, but his gaze unconsciously landed on Shi Xingcan.
Her back was thin and delicate, but she had the strength to pick up a three-year-old child.
In just a second, he turned his gaze back to Han Yue. This kind of bountiful and spicy woman was his true love, and a boring woman like Shi Xingcan would just die of old age.
Han Yue's hand had already unhonestly touched Qu Zhong's lower body, and gave him a deep kiss.
After a kiss, Qu Zhong asked: "Is my wife hungry?"
Han Yue rubbed her stomach, pouted and said: "I'm a little hungry, I'll go ask Shi Xingcan to cook."
He was about to knock on the door.
Qu Zhong pulled her back into his embrace and laughed sinisterly: "Let her bring her son, I'll treat you to a good meal."
Han Yue did not doubt him, using her bare butt to rub against Qu Zhong's thigh, she laughed and ran back to her room to change.
Qu Zhong's shirt fell to the ground when she was rubbing against it. He didn't mind at all as he casually walked the bird.
Qin Yanmo who saw this through the monitoring system felt the veins on his forehead bulge out as he muttered to himself, "Spicy eyes!" Turn off the computer.
After Shi Xingcan finished bathing, she placed Qu Biao on the bed and said: "Sleep."
Qu Biao tugged on Shi Xingcan's sleeves, his big eyes sparkling. "Can you tell me a story?"
Shi Xingcan was startled for a moment, and said with embarrassment: "I don't know how to tell stories."
She was an illegitimate daughter and when Yang Qi was young, she would always play around until 11 or 12 in the morning before getting off work. By the time Yang Qi returned to her room, she was already fast asleep.
For her, the word childhood was only one word: endless fear and loneliness.
Qu Biao's eyes were full of disappointment, but he nodded his head understanding: "Alright, I'll go to sleep first, good night."
Shi Xingcan felt faint guilt. If she had a phone, she would be able to search for fairy tales online.
She leaned down and kissed Qu Biao, and said softly: "Good night."
In the middle of the night, while Shi Xingcan was still in a daze, she felt a pair of small hands continuously groping for something on her face.
She turned around impatiently, but her pair of small hands followed her face.
Shi Xingcan opened her eyes in a daze and saw Qu Biao blinking his eyes at him.
"Why aren't you sleeping?"
Qu Biao's voice sounded very clear, as if he had been awake for a while. "There's a ghost outside screaming."
Shi Xingcan had been afraid of ghosts and gods since she was young, and the hairs on his body all stood up on end when he heard his words.
The last bit of sleepiness disappeared without a trace. She immediately sat up and listened carefully for a while, then looked towards the door speechlessly.
It was not a scream, but a groan from Han Yue!
Qu Biao hid in Shi Xingcan's embrace, tightly grabbing onto her sleeve: "There's a ghost."
Seeing his little face, Shi Xingcan's heart suddenly softened. She carried Qu Biao and laid back on the bed, consoling him, "That's not a ghost, it's your mother calling you."
Qu Biao asked with a bitter face: "This isn't like mother's voice, why does she call me that?"
Shi Xingcan felt a little awkward, and didn't know how to explain it to Qu Biao.
He could only cover Qu Biao's ears and say: "I don't know either, it will stop soon, go to sleep."
Qu Biao could feel the evasion in her words and asked, "Can I ask mother tomorrow why he's yelling so loudly?"
Shi Xingcan coughed lightly twice, and said: "It's better not, in the future, try your best not to be alone with your mother."
Qu Biao nodded, as his expression did not match his age. "She will hit me, I know."
Shi Xingcan sighed helplessly, and hugged Qu Biao tightly. It would be good if this was her child.
As she thought about it, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Qu Biao lifted his head to look. Seeing that Shi Xingcan had gone to sleep, he also obediently closed his eyes to sleep.
The next day, when Shi Xingcan woke up, she was sleeping soundly in her arms.
Shi Xingcan took out her stiff hand and changed her clothes awkwardly.
She pulled open the curtain, and the piercing sunlight shone into the room. A white light pierced into her eyes, and she was unable to open them after she adapted to the darkness.
Shi Xingcan squinted his eyes, and only opened them slowly after feeling a lot better.
When Qu Biao woke up, he saw Shi Xingcan in his white cotton pajamas standing in front of the window. The golden sunlight slowly flowed around her body, enveloping his in a layer of golden light.
"Wow!" The child was still unable to control his emotions and could not help but exclaim out loud.
Hearing the noise, Shi Xingcan walked over to the bedside, using both hands to support herself on the bed, her lips split into a bright smile: "You're awake?"
Qu Biao looked at her dumbly, and a happy smile unconsciously rose from the corner of his mouth. "You look prettier than my mother."
he said sincerely.
The look in the child's eyes would not lie to him. Shi Xingcan accepted his praise with a smile: "Wake up quickly, I'll help you change your clothes."
Qu Biao obediently extended his hands out towards her: "Help me change them."
Shi Xingcan carried Qu Biao, who had finished changing, downstairs. Qu Zhong and Han Yue were still sound asleep inside the house.
She looked down at the floor. The wax was gone.
Shi Xingcan could not help but let out a cold snort: So even someone like Han Yue would feel guilty about doing such a thing.
After placing Qu Biao on the sofa, Shi Xingcan was still thinking about what she should cook for this morning when the doorbell rang.
She opened the door and saw a delivery boy standing there.
"Hello, please sign for your delivery."
Shi Xingcan casually asked: "Who's?"
"Yours, Miss Xu."
The hand that was about to sign stopped, Shi Xingcan asked excitedly: "Who sent it to me?"
"I can't say, but he specifically told us to deliver it to you personally." The courier guy had an estranged yet formal smile on his face.
Shi Xingcan did not ask any further, and straightforwardly accepted the delivery.