The matter between Mu Chen and Zheng Pianqing was not a secret, but he knew one thing very clearly. It was up to Zheng Pianqing to decide whether to tell the truth or not. He could not make such a decision unilaterally.
Zhou Yi understood Mu Chen's starting point and twitched his lips again, "How could she answer such a question of mine?"
Mu Chen: "Then you should know the reason why she didn't answer you."
This sentence undoubtedly stabbed Zhou Yi again.
Zhou Yi felt like something was stuck in his throat and couldn't catch Mu Chen's words for a long time.
Finally, Mu Chen's cell phone rang, temporarily breaking his promise. He glanced at the caller ID and answered the call in front of Zhou Yi without going out.
When Zhou Yi heard Mu Chen shout "Pianying", he suddenly raised his head and focused all his attention on Mu Chen.
"Yes, come right now." After Mu Chen replied, he handed the phone to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi showed a puzzled expression, but before he could ask, Mu Chen said, "Sansan wants to talk to you."
Hearing this, Zhou Yi immediately took the phone and put it to his ear, "Three three."
"Uncle Zhou, are you feeling better?" Sansan's concerned voice came from the receiver.
It is said that people become very fragile when they are sick, and Zhou Yi felt it deeply at this moment - just when he heard San San ask this question, his eyes had already started to feel sore.
However, Zhou Yi didn't forget that Mu Chen was present here. He forced himself to endure it and answered San San's question: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Sansan: "We are going to Toronto this afternoon. Uncle Zhou, are you unable to come with us?"
Her voice sounded regretful, and after Zhou Yi heard it, his heart softened - no matter what, there was still Sansan in the world who was thinking about him, who would care about his health, and who would feel sorry for not being able to play with him.
Maybe this is the meaning of children's existence.
"I need to be hospitalized for a few days," Zhou Yi adjusted his mood, and then promised San San, "You go and have fun first, and when I am discharged from the hospital, I will fly to Toronto to find you."
Sansan: "Okay, then I will send you photos every day."
Zhou Yi: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Zhou Yi took Mu Chen's mobile phone and chatted with San San for about five minutes. During this period, Mu Chen was watching from the side.
He could clearly see Zhou Yi's patience and doting towards San San, the kind of behavior only a father who values his daughter would have.
From the degree of dependence of Sansan on Zhou Yi, it can be seen that Zhou Yi is really good to Sansan.
The logic in a child's world is very simple. She will be nice to anyone who is nice to her, without considering any favors or face.
When Zhou Yi returned the phone to Mu Chen, he said, "Please do me a favor."
Mu Chen: "Say."
Zhou Yi: "Ask someone at the hotel to give me a mobile phone."
This was not a difficult task. Mu Chen agreed without hesitation, "Then I'll leave first."
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Zhou Yi received a mobile phone from the hotel staff that afternoon. Not long after, Sansan sent a photo of him after boarding the plane.
Zhou Yi chatted with San San for a few words, then put down his phone and closed his eyes to rest.
The illness came like a mountain. For the first time in his life, Zhou Yi felt dizzy and so weak that it was difficult to get up from the bed.
The doctor said that the shadow area on his lungs was large, and he should have had symptoms of pneumonia for a long time, but did not seek medical treatment in time.
Zhou Yi thought for a while, maybe there were signs when he was in the mountains.
At that time, he slept at most four hours a day, and he didn't pay much attention to the sneezing symptoms - when he was in his early twenties, it was impossible for him to get sick from such things.
This is the first time Zhou Yi has truly felt the changes that aging has brought to his body. He will never be in his twenties again.
In the same way, the relationship between him and Zheng Pianqing will never return to that time.
Zhou Yi stayed in the hospital for four days. When he wanted to go to Toronto to find Sansan, Sansan had already set a time to return to New York. So Zhou Yi could only cancel the trip to Toronto and fly directly from Vancouver. Back to New York.
It was afternoon when he returned to New York. After Zhou Yi got home, he went straight to the kitchen to make bread for San San.
Not long after I started, I received a call from Zhou Ruo.
While Zhou Yi was busy with what he was doing, he turned on the speakerphone and talked to Zhou Ruo, "Why did you remember to call me?"
"I'm in New York. Are you busy? Come to your house to play." Zhou Ruo asked.
Zhou Yi: "Yes, come here."
Zhou Ruo heard the clanging noises from Zhou Yi's side and was curious: "What are you doing?"
Zhou Yi: "Get some things and hang up first. We'll talk about it when you get here."
With his words, Zhou Ruo hung up the phone very simply.
Zhou Ruo arrived about half an hour later. When the doorbell rang, Zhou Yi was busy making chocolate ganache in the kitchen.
Hearing the doorbell, Zhou Yi directly picked up the small pot and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, Zhou Ruo was startled by Zhou Yi's appearance. She looked at the pot in his hand and frowned: "What the hell?"
Zhou Yi: "Chocolate cream sauce."
He pointed to the shoe cabinet and said, "There are disposable slippers in there."
When Zhou Ruo opened the shoe cabinet, in addition to disposable slippers, he also saw Sansan's slippers, and asked casually: "Does the child come to your place often?"
Zhou Yi nodded, "There were more people here some time ago."
After Zhou Ruo changed into his slippers, he followed Zhou Yi to the kitchen island. He saw the dough and some baking molds on it, and was a little surprised: "Did you make it?"
Zhou Yi: "Sansan likes it, so I learned a little bit."
Zhou Ruo: "Learn from a teacher?"
Zhou Yi shook his head, "I bought a few books and taught myself."
Zhou Ruo: "I can't tell, you still have talent in this area."
Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows, "What aspect do I have no talent for?"
Zhou Ruo gave him a roll of his eyes and did not respond to his narcissistic remarks, "Then I would like to ask this talented player, has your love life been going well recently?"
They are brothers and sisters, so they poke each other where it hurts.
Zhou Ruo's question hit the point, and when Zhou Yi heard it, the smile on his face disappeared.
He put the pot aside, washed his hands and began to shape the dough. While busy with his hands, he responded in a low voice, "It didn't go well."
Zhou Ruo: "As I expected."
Ever since he knew what Zhou Yi had done when he was in love with Zheng Pianqian, Zhou Ruo felt that his hope was slim, "Then are you considering giving up?"
"That's impossible." Zhou Yi's answer was decisive, "I didn't do this to get her response."
Zhou Ruo hugged her chest and nodded thoughtfully. She stared at Zhou Yi for two or three minutes, and then sighed with a smile: "Compared to before, it has indeed changed a lot."
Zhou Yi changed the subject, "What about you, what are you doing in New York this time?"
Zhou Ruo: "On vacation, I wanted to see you by the way."
Zhou Yi: "It's okay if you miss me so much. I'll cook for you later."
Zhou Ruo's eyes glanced at Zhou Yi's hand, "Can you give me some bread?"
Zhou Yi smiled and nodded, "Eat whatever you want."
