As a genius little hacker of just three and a half years old, it was only a matter of minutes for Shen Shu to find out the identity of the lady who drove his daddy home today.
Countless pieces of information flashed across the screen of the child’s computer. Shen Shu quickly found a news page featuring a half-body photo of Shi Qing.
[H City’s New Generation Business Tycoon: An Qing, President of An Group, Recently…]
“An Qing.”
Is that Mommy’s name?
H City was indeed the place they had been to before, but what does “tycoon” mean? Is Mommy a crocodile? But the newspaper said she was a president too, just like Daddy…
Shen Shu blinked and pondered for a long time, only feeling more confused.
After thinking hard for several minutes, he suddenly snapped out of it, hurriedly continuing his search. He couldn’t just stare blankly! Daddy was afraid he’d wear glasses like him someday and strictly limited his computer time every day.
If he didn’t hurry, the computer would soon enter child lock mode—
Following the information below the news, Shen Shu focused intently on the screen until he finally found all the information he wanted.
His little bear alarm clock beeped; Shen Shu let out a long breath, pushed the computer aside, and stretched out on the desk like a starfish, puffing out his cheeks.
He really, really… really wanted to see Mommy.
Why didn’t Mommy live with them? Would Mommy miss him? Did Mommy even know him?
Today, his teacher praised him and gave him a few stars. He wanted so badly to tell Mommy and give her the stars, to have her gently pat his head.
Thinking about this, Shen Shu buried his face in his arms.
What is Mommy doing right now?
He wanted to see Mommy immediately. Since the night he saw Mommy at the banquet, his imagination and longing had been amplified countless times. He thought about that night while eating and sleeping.
Shen Shu missed her so much he would hide under the covers and quietly cry. He couldn’t understand why, but deep down, he just wanted to be close to her.
It was an instinct like that of a small animal, a bloodline connection that couldn’t be severed.
After all, half of his blood came from her.
Though extremely tired, and despite being excited, the child’s usual habits made him yawn long and loud at this hour.
Rubbing his eyes and putting on his sleeping cap, Shen Shu, inheriting his father Shen Jiyuan’s persistence and efficiency, had already made a decision in such a short time.
Tomorrow, he was going to find Mommy.
He pulled the soft blanket up to his cheek and, until the moment before falling asleep, was still thinking about the half-body photo he saw online today.
Mommy… zzz…
Before coming to A City, Shi Qing specially bought a new apartment.
Unlike the ostentatious and luxurious ancestral home of the Shen family, her apartment was a duplex penthouse in a high-end building, covering several hundred square meters with plenty of space, ready to move in.
Shi Qing liked looking down from high up, enjoyed seeing the city lights at night, so she chose the apartment’s location in the city center.
Normally, she only had housekeeping come regularly to clean.
The day after sending Shen Jiyuan home, she slept until noon, her good mood lasting from yesterday until now.
After finishing a remote meeting with the staff in H City, she took a shower and prepared to go out to find a restaurant to enjoy a relaxing afternoon tea.
And then… just casually wander around.
Recently, she had invested in several new projects and sponsored a movie whose male lead, Tan Siyu, was handsome and tall, somewhat resembling Shen Jiyuan, and only twenty-one years old.
Though young, he was quite thoughtful. Since learning Shi Qing had arrived in A City, he had frequently sent her messages.
The young actor was very skillful with words. When he first messaged her, Shen Jiyuan had just gone abroad.
In a few words, he revealed his background — a gambling father, a seriously ill mother, and several younger siblings to support.
Shi Qing had just inherited An Group at the time and was extremely busy, but she was amused by the message.
Curiosity got the better of her, so she had someone investigate.
Unexpectedly, Tan Siyu wasn’t lying. He really did come from a small mountain village, was a good student in university, and became an actor because the entertainment industry paid quickly and he needed to care for his sick mother.
Shi Qing liked ambitious and bold people, so she casually gave him some resources, and it turned out he had talent and began to get popular.
After gaining fame, Tan Siyu occasionally messaged her about filming matters or cautiously asked for certain resources, treating her like a wish-granting machine—
But feeling like a god granting wishes wasn’t so bad.
When she received his messages, she would give him some resources or transfer money. For her, this amount was nothing — purely an act of kindness.
A few years passed this way. A few months ago, Shi Qing found a script she believed would be a big hit and invested herself, naturally leaving the lead role to this young actor. It was a very good investment.
The filming location was in A City.
Recently, seeing Shi Qing’s moments online, Tan Siyu knew she was in A City and repeatedly invited her to visit the set.
Shi Qing obviously understood what Tan Siyu meant.
Tan Siyu’s eyebrows and eyes somewhat resembled Shen Jiyuan’s — already far beyond others’ level, and so young. When she was free, having him around to fend off loneliness wasn’t a bad idea.
But her sponsorship of Tan Siyu was really just a moment of goodwill.
Compared to a physical relationship, she preferred the self-satisfaction of doing a charitable deed worthy of headlines.
The feeling of being a savior who changed someone’s fate was far better than being a mistress.
Right now, with nothing better to do, why not visit the set?
When Shi Qing got a message from Tan Siyu, she thought again of someone similar to him.
The face under Shen Jiyuan’s glasses — white, dazzling skin; meticulously combed hair; long lashes shading his eyes when he looked down.
More than appearance, a proud elite aura: suits, leather shoes, luxury watch — always perfectly composed.
Such a flawless and superior golden child, who once was bullied and trembled crying — after seeing that once, it was hard to be interested in others.
Sigh, she still preferred the difficult-to-handle type like Shen Jiyuan.
Shi Qing sighed deeply in her heart, smiled and shook her head. She decided to focus on her current tasks; she had plenty of time and was patient, no need to rush.
Just as she was about to finish packing and go out, suddenly the doorbell rang.
Shi Qing was also momentarily stunned. She had only lived in A City for just over a week, and usually no one would visit her.
Who could it be?
As she wondered, she walked to the door, turned on the video doorbell, but no one appeared on the screen. After thinking for a moment, she opened the door and looked down.
“Mommy! Mommy!”
Shen Shu was wearing a suit with shorts and carrying a small backpack. He pulled his hand back from pressing the doorbell and then raised it high like answering a question in class, “Little Shu is here!”
He was delighted that Shi Qing noticed him at first glance; his big eyes were moist.
Shi Qing fell silent, her gaze landing on a bit of dust on the child’s nose, then sweeping over his flushed, steaming cheeks. She asked, “Where did you come from?”
Shen Shu gripped the backpack straps tightly and looked up at Shi Qing with admiration, “I came here all by myself!”
“I have a Little Genius smartwatch with map navigation on it. That’s how I found this place! But now the watch is out of battery!”
Shi Qing: “…”
She recalled the location of the Shen family villa and considered the distance. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.
Is this child a bloodhound? A little colt? Only three and a half years old, relying on a smartwatch’s navigation to walk all the way here???
Moreover, how did he know she lived here, and how did he get past the surveillance and security to enter her penthouse apartment area? What exactly has Shen Jiyuan been teaching this kid—
Shi Qing stayed silent for a while. Shen Shu’s excited expression gradually turned anxious. He carefully raised his eyes to peek at Shi Qing’s face, “…Mommy, are you angry?”
Forget it, she thought, no need to worry about these things for now. After all, in novels, nothing is impossible.
Shi Qing exhaled, “Alright, I understand. Does your father know you’re here?”
She guessed Shen Jiyuan didn’t.
With how he treated her like a dangerous beast and kept his guard up, there was no way he would allow the child to come find her. Finding Shen Shu missing now would surely drive him crazy.
“What’s your dad’s phone number?”
Shen Shu immediately shook his head like a rattle, “Little Shu doesn’t remember!”
He worked so hard to get here; he definitely wasn’t going back!
After a long stare, Shi Qing sighed first. She patted Shen Shu’s head, “You must have something important if you came from so far. Tell me.”
After that, she would take the child back to Shen Jiyuan.
“It’s nothing much, I just wanted to see Mommy,” Shen Shu suddenly became shy, “Mommy, put out your hand.”
Shi Qing quietly looked at Shen Shu. After a moment of silence, she still reached out her hand. Shen Shu stuck a sparkling star sticker onto her wrist, “This is from my teacher yesterday, I want to give it to you.”
Shi Qing touched the sticker, “You came all the way here just to give me this?”
Shen Shu answered loudly, “I want you to know my teacher praised me yesterday!”
Shi Qing ruffled his soft hair, “That’s really impressive.”
Being petted on the head like this, Shen Shu looked like a happy little puppy, surrounded by floating pink flowers.
“But if it’s just for this, why did you bring a backpack?” Shi Qing calmly pointed out after stroking the little puppy’s head, “What’s in the bag?”
Shen Shu was stunned for a moment and clutched the backpack straps, “…Books and a water bottle, and socks…”
“So, you ran away from home?”
“Ran away from home?!” Shen Shu was shocked and shook his head vigorously, “No, no, no, no way!”
That would make Daddy very angry and sad.
His voice grew smaller under Shi Qing’s gaze, “I just wanted to spend more time with Mommy…”
Shi Qing didn’t speak for a moment. When Shen Shu grew anxious under her strong presence, she smiled, reached out and covered his head with her hand, bending down to meet his eyes.
“This is what running away from home is called, baby.”
Her eyes were deep and dark, like a pitch-black starry sky — even scarier than when Daddy scolds him.
Shen Shu was both nervous and shy, but he finally gathered courage to defend himself, “I didn’t run away from home!”
“Daddy, Mommy, we’re a family.” He gently tugged Shi Qing’s hand, “Mommy, can’t I come find you?”
Though he didn’t know what had happened before that Daddy and Mommy weren’t living together, seeing Mommy send Daddy home yesterday, they still might get back together!
Daddy’s cold personality, not knowing how to take initiative, doing nothing — that would only push Mommy further away! Someone might take advantage of that. At this rate, Daddy would end up lonely forever!
Shen Shu thought of Shen Jiyuan’s furrowed brow when he was unwell, his solitary figure signing documents under the lamp, and felt sad.
Daddy raised him alone and suffered a lot but still persevered, trying to do everything perfectly. Because of taking care of him, he had been single for three years, maybe more to come.
Thinking this, Shen Shu felt sad. Daddy didn’t know how to take care of himself and still needed someone to look after him and keep an eye on him.
Since Daddy wouldn’t take initiative, he would help. Mommy is so perfect; she can’t be taken away by anyone else!
Little Shen Shu silently made up his mind: he must get Daddy and Mommy back together!