After dinner, it was almost nine o'clock. Although the three children were reluctant to separate, they still had to go home and sleep.
Zhou Yi drove alone to the prime minister's villa three or three times.
Sansan was sitting in the back seat, and it had been quiet since getting in the car. Zhou Yi thought Sansan had fallen asleep, so he turned off the lights in the car.
But a few minutes later, Sansan's voice suddenly came from the back row: "Uncle Zhou, I have a question to ask you."
Zhou Yi was startled by the sudden voice, and felt that Sansan's tone was different from usual.
At this point, she sounded very serious.
Zhou Yi: "Well, you can ask."
Sansan: "Are you my father?"
Children don't need to think about it for too long when asking questions, and the way they ask questions is very direct. There are not so many twists and turns in their world, and naturally there is no foreshadowing.
Zhou Yi almost threw the steering wheel after hearing this question.
He took a deep breath, drove the car to the side of the road, pulled the handbrake, turned on the lights in the car, and turned to look at San San in the back seat.
Their eyes met. At this moment, Sansan was looking at him seriously, waiting for him to give her an answer.
Zhou Yi: "Why do you ask that?"
San San: "Xiao Zuo and Xiao You also said that you and I look very similar. They also said... you and your mother were in a relationship, but they broke up later. Is that true?"
Zhou Yi: "..."
How do you know these two big colanders?
Zhou Yi didn't think Zhou Ren and Ming Yue would talk about this with their two children.
But now is not the time to think about this matter. He has to answer Sansan's question first - Zhou Yi doesn't really want to lie to Sansan, or in other words, at this moment, he is taking some chances.
In the agreement he signed with Zheng Pianqing, the clause was that he could not take the initiative to inform Sansan of his identity.
Now that his identity has been exposed, but it was not his initiative, it cannot be considered a breach of contract - the contract did not presuppose this kind of "force majeure".
Zhou Yi admitted that this idea was a bit despicable, but he couldn't control himself from having such an idea.
Under Sansan's gaze, Zhou Yi nodded slightly, "That's right, I'm your father."
He said, "I was in a relationship with your mother many years ago, but I behaved badly at that time, so she didn't want to have anything to do with me."
"But your mother is a very kind person. Although I hurt her, she still chose to keep you, and now she is willing to give me the opportunity to play with you. We don't want to hide this from you, we just hope I will tell you at a suitable time." Zhou Yi did not tell San San about his contract with Zheng Pian Ting, even though he knew that their mother-daughter relationship would not be affected, he was unwilling to mention it.
Sansan digested Zhou Yi's words carefully, and then asked him: "Have you dumped your mother before?"
Zhou Yi: "That's right."
Love between adults is always difficult to explain concretely to children. "In short, I did a lot of things that made her sad at that time, and she was very disappointed in me."
"So you said you chased mom because you wanted to fall in love with her again, right?" Sansan asked again, "If mom doesn't fall in love with you again, will you still look for me?"
"Of course." Zhou Yi answered the question almost without hesitation. He looked at Sansan's big eyes and said softly: "No matter what she chooses, I will always be with you."
Sansan's expression was a little tangled: "But you haven't been able to pursue your mother, and you are still talking about other relationships."
"No." Zhou Yi said, "Except for your mother, I will not fall in love with anyone. If she doesn't accept me, I will focus on growing up with you."
Sansan blinked: "Really?"
Although this sounds nice, it will take a long time to grow up with her, and she can't believe it.
Zhou Yi stretched out his arm and raised his hand, "Can I pull the hook?"
Sansan immediately raised his hand and hooked his little finger with Zhou Yi's.
After Lagou made the agreement, Zhou Yi said to San San: "Don't let your mother know about this matter yet. Let's talk to her together when I find a suitable time."
Sansan agreed.
When Zhou Yi was about to say something to San San, his cell phone suddenly rang.
It was Zheng Pianqing's call.
Zhou Yi spoke to San San and then answered the phone, "We're on the way back. We'll be here in about twenty minutes."
Without even thinking about it, Zheng Pianqing must have felt that it was too late and was worried about Sansan.
"Then be careful on the road." After hearing this answer, Zheng Pianqian felt a lot more relieved, "Is Sansan asleep?"
"Not yet." Zhou Yi said, "Don't worry, she is fine today."
Zheng Pianqing: "Well, then you can drive and hang up."
After talking to Zheng Pianqing on the phone, Zhou Yi started the car again and drove towards the prime minister's villa.
On the way, he thought over and over again about the phone call Zheng Pianqing had just received, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously - their situation really looked like a couple raising a child.
Although this presupposition may not come true in his lifetime, he is very satisfied with the current situation - especially tonight, Sansan knows that he is his father.
Nearly twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the gate of Xiangfu Villa.
Zhou Yi got out of the car, went to the back seat, opened the door, and opened his arms to San San. San San threw herself into his arms out of habit.
When Zhou Yi turned around and closed the door, Sansan suddenly leaned into his ear and called "Dad" in a low voice.
As soon as Zhou Yi stopped closing the door, a sharp soreness surged in his eyes, nose and throat at the same time, and tears fell almost immediately.
He took several deep breaths to calm down his excitement, then patted Sansan on the back, "Thank you, honey."
When Zhou Yi took Sansan home, Zheng Pianqian was waiting in the living room.
After entering the door, Zhou Yi put Sansan on the sofa and went back to unload the car.
When he came in again, he had a lot of things in his hands.
Zheng Pianqing was a little surprised: "You bought so many?"
"This bag is bought, and the rest are gifts from my eldest brother, sister-in-law, and my fourth brother to San San." Zhou Yi put down the bags one by one, leaving one and passing it to Zheng Pianqing, "This is for you."
Zheng Pianqing glanced down and didn't answer.
Zhou Yi explained: "My sister-in-law asked me to bring back the special snacks from the restaurant for dinner for you to try."
Zheng Pianqing learned that it was not from Zhou Yi, so she took it and said "thank you".
Zhou Yi was a little helpless in the face of this situation, but he was used to it. He quickly adjusted and asked her: "Have you rested well today?"
Zheng Pianqing: "Well, it's almost done."
Zhou Yi: "Then I will take you to visit the alley tomorrow."
"Okay." Zheng Pianqian nodded in agreement, then looked at the time and gave Zhou Yi an order to expel guests: "You go back first, I will take Sansan to rest."
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After Sansan took a shower, she got into bed and lay down with Zheng Pianqing. They talked intermittently about a lot of things about going out today.
