Chapter 122: Madman or Neurotic

Chapter 122

Sheng Xia sat quietly, listening to her daughter talk to Chen Shu without interrupting.

Jiaojiao had never seen her father since birth. When she was younger and didn't understand much, it wasn't a big deal. But now, as she was growing up, especially after interacting with other children, she seemed to realize that having only a mother made her somewhat different from other kids.

At home, she had asked two or three times where her father was.

Sheng Xia didn't want to bring up Wei Zongqi, but she also wouldn't badmouth the father in front of the child. So each time, she only said that daddy had gone to heaven.

Jiaojiao was very clever. Who knows where she learned it from, but she understood that going to heaven actually meant dying... Sometimes she would even kneel down and earnestly pray for her father's blessing, which left Sheng Xia not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Jiaojiao liked Chen Shu. Sheng Xia guessed it was probably because she had never been in contact with young men before. Sometimes when they went out, if she saw young parents with children, she would look at them a little longer.

Sheng Xia looked at her daughter and sighed inwardly. Because of her own poor judgment in people, her daughter had to grow up in a single-parent family.

However, even with Sui'an's connection, they were still essentially strangers to Chen Shu. She couldn't ask him to frequently interact with them just because Jiaojiao liked him.

But Sheng Xia thought that children tend to forget quickly, and maybe in a few days, Jiaojiao would lose interest. This thought made her feel a bit relieved.

As the car approached the entrance of the residential complex, Sheng Xia saw Wei Zongqi standing outside from afar through the window. She couldn't help but feel nervous.

She guessed that because of what happened last time, the aunties in the complex might have talked to the security guards, not letting him in, so he was lingering outside the complex.

As the car got closer to the entrance, Sheng Xia's breath caught as she saw Wei Zongqi looking in their direction. She unconsciously clenched her fist.

Sheng Xia wasn't afraid of Wei Zongqi, but now that they were with Chen Shu, if Wei Zongqi saw them, he would surely cause a scene. She didn't mind for herself, but she was worried about involving Chen Shu.

However, Sheng Xia soon realized that the car's windows must be tinted, as people outside couldn't see inside.

Chen Shu, who was driving, didn't notice her unease.

Until—

"Mom, why is that crazy uncle here again? Has he still not found his child?"

Because there were people coming and going at the entrance, the car was moving slowly, allowing Jiaojiao to see Wei Zongqi too.

Hearing Jiaojiao's words, Chen Shu also followed her gaze and looked. He saw a young man looking around, as if searching for something.

Crazy? He didn't look like it.

Chen Shu was about to get in the car, but hearing this, he paused.

"Auntie, who's the person at the gate?"

"Ah? It's nothing, just a lunatic." Auntie Liu startled, quickly pulling her two old friends away.

Auntie Liu thought Chen Shu was Sheng Xia's boyfriend or some kind of suitor, and fearing he might misunderstand, she decided not to say anything.

It was already hard enough for Xia Xia to raise a child alone. What if this man found out about the child's biological father always hanging around and got upset?

Thinking this way, Auntie Liu quickly retreated to a distance.

Chen Shu drove out, and the man was still there. He lowered the car window and took a closer look.

At this time, Wei Zongqi was full of anger. Unable to enter the complex, he could only wait outside, but he hadn't managed to catch sight of anyone after waiting for so long.

Perhaps his mother was right. If Sheng Xia wasn't willing to talk to them properly, then they'd see each other in court. He had thought that since they were once husband and wife, he should try to talk things out with Sheng Xia nicely.

If Sheng Xia heard this, she'd probably feel sick.

For some reason, Chen Shu subconsciously compared the man's face with Jiaojiao's in his mind.

Half a minute later, Chen Shu came to a conclusion.

Jiaojiao was much cuter. As for this man, whoever he was, it didn't matter.

On Saturday, after leaving Gu Zhijing's place, Qi Anlu found a park, sat for half an hour, and then made an appointment at the City Mental Health Center.

The quality of private psychology clinics varied greatly, and their fees were also higher. After much consideration, Qi Anlu still chose to go to a public hospital.

He didn't have much money now. Being a minor in high school, most ways of earning money in society were irrelevant to him. His current savings were all from what was left of his pocket money.

Qi Anlu sat on a bench in the park, looking up at the sky.

He hoped his condition wasn't serious enough to require medication. Not to mention that the hospital might not prescribe him medicine without a parent present, even if they did, taking medication at home would be very troublesome.

Suddenly, Qi Anlu's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of his phone.

It was Gu Zhijing, who had transferred five thousand yuan to him via Alipay, without saying anything else.