Nan Shi Yi thought to himself that he could not confront her head-on. Dealing with a woman like this required brains. He would endure for now.
Seeing that the child had fallen silent and obediently sat down at the desk, Nan Xiyan, no matter how much she hated him, could not act too openly for the moment.
Right now, her face was the most important thing. After several urgings, the family doctor rushed to the Quan residence as quickly as possible.
Nan Shi Yi only saw the bad woman again at dinner. Her face had gone down in swelling, and she was now dressed up like a flamboyant butterfly, sticking close to Quan Yuchen.
Quan Yuchen kept a cold face the entire time and did not give her a single pleasant expression.
After dinner, the bad woman changed into a dress and went to the study. Just as Nan Shi Yi was worried something might happen, she stormed back downstairs in anger.
In a secluded corner, Nan Xiyan made a phone call.
In the quiet space, even the voice on the other end of the line could be heard clearly.
“Yanyan, did it fail?”
“If it didn’t fail, would I be calling you right now? The medicine you prepared for me wasn’t used at all!” Nan Xiyan said angrily and resentfully.
“If this keeps going, it won’t work. You need to get pregnant as soon as possible and become the true Mrs. Quan. You don’t want all of the Quan family’s assets to belong to Quan Ziting in the future, do you?”
“Quan Ziting! That little beast practically asked for death today. Once I give birth to Yuchen’s child, I’ll deal with him properly.”
“Tomorrow is your birthday. Find a way to get Quan Yuchen to spend it alone with you. It’ll be easier to make a move outside.”
……
Nan Shi Yi crouched nearby and heard their entire plan.
He was about eighty percent certain that this bad woman was not the real mother of Second Child. Thinking that she would use the most despicable methods against Daddy tomorrow, he pressed his lips together and began thinking of a countermeasure.
The next day, Nan Shi Yi requested leave to follow Quan Yuchen to the company, but his request was rejected.
He was mercilessly picked up and thrown into the car by the cold man, and the driver took him away.
On the other side.
Quan Zi Ting wore a cool casual outfit, holding a small bowl of millet porridge, calmly accepting Nan Qiqi’s scrutiny.
Nan Wanwan did not notice them. In the living room, she held a phone in one hand while organizing documents with the other.
Kan Yu was calling overseas.
“Wanbao, I just found out Nan Xiyan is also in Quanxi! You two sisters haven’t seen each other in years—if you suddenly show up in front of her, she might die of shock.
Also, her reputation in the design industry isn’t great. She clearly doesn’t have much talent, yet she insists on branding herself as an ‘oxygen beauty genius designer.’ It’s honestly disgusting.”
“I’m going to Quanxi for work. Being colleagues and competitors is just part of being workers,” Nan Wanwan replied calmly.
“Wanbao, I support you crushing her completely.”
Upon hearing the words “Quanxi,” Quan Zi Ting paused slightly. He had a very good memory and knew that it was a company under Daddy’s group.
So this Mommy was going there to work.
“Nan Shi Yi! Nan Shi Yi!”
Quan Zi Ting snapped back to reality and looked up at Nan Qiqi, frowning slightly.
“What is it?”
Nan Qiqi also looked confused. In her memory, when had Nan Shi Yi ever been this dazed and slow?
But it did not matter. Being a bit dumb was fine—it just meant he would not be so narcissistically arrogant all the time.
“I’m asking you, Mommy is going to her new company today. Should we secretly follow her and see if anyone bullies her?”
Quan Zi Ting looked at her.
“You won’t be able to get in.”
But he could.
Nan Qiqi gave him a disdainful glance.
“Nan Shi Yi! First time I’ve seen you this dumb! Who said we have to go inside?”
At that moment, Nan Wanwan ended her call and walked over to the two children with a faint smile.
“The school arrangements are almost done. You two can start school tomorrow. Mommy has to go to work today—can you take care of yourselves at home?”
Before Quan Zi Ting could speak, Nan Qiqi pouted pitifully.
“It’s okay, Mommy. Go to work. Me and brother are already five years old and can take care of ourselves. We can eat takeout if we can’t cook. It’s fine if it’s not nutritious. Worst case, we just won’t grow taller. We’re already big kids now and won’t miss Mommy anymore.”
Even Quan Zi Ting, standing beside her, could see tears forming in the corners of the girl’s eyes. His pupils slightly widened in surprise.
Hearing this, Nan Wanwan’s heart softened. Even though she knew it was partly an act, they were only five years old after all—she really could not bring herself to ignore them.