In Quanzhou Station.
A man and a little girl were patiently waiting for someone. It was still daybreak and the little girl was half asleep in the man's arms.
A few nights ago, the man received a text message from the girl telling them to meet her at the station.
Moments later, a woman was running, dragging a hand-luggage along and some shopping bag.
"President Yun, Little Yan, why are you here already, isn't it too early?"
When the little girl heard the woman's voice, she quickly jumped to her and embrace her.
"Good Morning Little Yan, are you still sleepy?"
The little girl shook her head telling her that she was fine now that she was here.
Yun Shen pointed at the shopping bag that the girl was carrying and wonder. "What's this for?"
"It's a surprise, here... This is your Presiden Yun." Elizabeth handed one of the bags to him. Then she carried the little girl and happily said, "Come, Little Yan, let's try this on."
...
Moments later, Yun Shen came back first. He was all dressed up like a normal casual person would dress. He wore a white polo shirt, paired with dime blue short and navy blue classic sneaker.
"President Yun."
When Yun Shen turned around to the direction where the voice came from, he was breathtaking. He did not realize that he was smiling as he watches them slowly walking towards him. He felt such a strange feeling that his chest was all tight and his heart was beating unevenly.
Both of the girls were dressed exactly as to what he was wearing which surprised him a lot. But it was not only him that was surprised, but also Little Yan since it was the first time she saw her father dress so casually and in the same set of clothes as her.
Yun Shen carried the little girl in his arm as he suddenly grabs hold of the girl's hand.
"Let's go…"
...
The three of them walked to the train platform. Even though there weren't a lot of people, most eyes were still on them.
As they waited for the train to arrive, Yun Shen did not let go of either Little Yan and Li Zi's hand.
Elizabeth tried her best to stay calm from Yun Shen's surprise attack. She did not expect this at all and didn't know how to react to it. But a part of her was happy to be able to hold the man's hand. Despite, knowing he already has someone in his heart.
Luckily, when the train arrived, the man let go of the girl's hand as they step inside the train.
Once they were in their seats, Little Yan hastily transferred to Elizabeth's embrace as she dozes off back to sleep.
As the train set off, it was not only Little Yan who was fast asleep, but also Elizabeth because she couldn't sleep last night since she was too anxious about the trip.
An elderly woman along with her husband notice them, she could not keep to herself and praised the man. "Young man. Your wife and daughter are both so beautiful."
Since his wife commented, the elderly man too did not hesitate to speak his mind. "You're one lucky man, such a beautiful and caring wife you have."
Hearing this, Yun Shen glimpse at the two beside him. They both indeed looked beautiful and the woman was indeed caring towards his daughter.
"Thank you, I am indeed…"
A few hours later, the two of them finally woke up.
Little Yan adorable sleepy face just made everyone around them smile seeing such a cute expression of the little girl.
The elder woman offers her a piece of bread. "Come, little girl, have some bread."
Little Yan was hesitant to get down from her Auntie Li Zi's arm, she looked up at her for some answers.
Elizabeth gave the little girl a reassuring smile and said, "Go and say thank you to granny."
Little Yan jumps down from her lap, she then walked towards the old lady and grab the bread. She greeted them with a bright smile.
"Thank you."
The two elders were pleased with the little girl's manner, the old man carried the little girl and sat her in between them.
Little Yan did not resist since she noticed her Auntie watching her.
"Little girl, does your mommy and daddy love each other?" The elderly man asked, not knowing their true relationship.
Little Yan nodded her head to the old man's question.
Elizabeth was left speechless and wish to bury her head ashamed to be classed as Yun Shen's wife. Meanwhile, Yun Shen just smiled pleased how his daughter answered them.
She wanted to say something, but in the end, kept quiet. There was no point in ruining the little girl's day. The fact she's also interacting with a stranger means she has slowly opened up and forgotten the trauma haunting her.
As they step out of the train, Little Yan didn't forget to wave goodbye to the two elders.
"We should go to the inn first and drop our things off." Elizabeth said as she picked Little Yan up.
...
The inn was a few minutes walk from the train station, Elizabeth has actually spent a couple of nights before the trip and studied the streets online and memories all of them.
When they arrived at the inn, they were pleased to see how welcoming and friendly the people were.
There were quite a lot of tourists all booking for a room.
However, things eventually turned into a nightmare...
Since it was a family trip, they did not expect to be staying in one room. Worst part since it was summer the whole inn was already fully booked.
Elizabeth was left alone, hopeless as she stared at the empty room.
Yun Shen tried to stay calm and not laugh, for he found the girl's expression so adorable that he wishes to give her a hug.
'St*pid Elizabeth. You should have expected this would happen? Of course, you'll be staying in one room. It's a family trip.' Elizabeth thought to herself, feeling stupid to not expect things in advance. All she could do was sigh and retreated...