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Chapter 223 Blaming Myself for Not Protecting Her Well (Fifth Update)

Chapter 223: Chapter 223 Blaming Myself for Not Protecting Her Well (Fifth Update)

Zhu Qianying’s few words with the shop assistant, though concise, contained a lot of information that the staffers instinctively picked up on.

As a result, everyone wisely avoided mentioning anything about the child’s father in front of Zhu Qianying afterward.

That was exactly the outcome Zhu Qianying wanted.

She didn’t dislike socializing, but given a choice, she preferred the simplest and direct approaches.

She wasn’t regular personnel in the store. Her powers and status were above the shop assistants. Both assistants and the manager were exceedingly courteous to her.

Moreover, she didn’t need to come and go according to a fixed work schedule. Hence, she had a lot of free time during the day to deal with personal matters.

Since she had promised her son to bring him back, arranging accommodations became the top priority.

Therefore, after returning from the Yan family home, she went house hunting the next day with her mother and Xiao Yu, who had rushed back from R City, and took baby boy along.

Having had a similar experience a few years ago, she didn’t dare to choose a cheap option with Yan or Qin Xiu this time and directly opted for several slightly satisfactory houses she had collected earlier. The plan was for the three adults and one child to take a look together.

When picking up baby boy, Zhu Qianying didn’t bother to make excuses. She straightforwardly told Mrs. Yan, "Aunt, my mother wants to buy a house in L City. And she misses baby boy and wants to take him along to see the house."

Mrs. Yan’s immediate reaction was to object. She wanted to say, "Why are you buying a house? Yanhuang has many excellent properties. Just tell Qin Xiu what you like, and he can select one for you."

But she held back. She understood that neither the Zhu Qianying of today nor the one from five years ago would accept such a gift.

"Alright. If you find a place, maybe you can let me know. I might know the property owners. It may help with a discounted price."

But Zhu Qianying politely brushed it aside. Both she and Mrs. Yan understood that regardless of price, Zhu Qianying wouldn’t make that call.

"Baby boy, say goodbye to grandma!"

Zhu Qianying came to pick up baby boy in a store vehicle. As soon as he saw her, he scrambled to jump into the backseat. Hearing Mommy’s words, he pressed the window down, poked his little face out, and waved hard at Mrs. Yan, "Goodbye, grandma!"

Mrs. Yan bent over to give him another kiss on the cheek just as Zhu Qianying said, "Aunt, I’m planning to have baby boy stay with us tonight and I’ll send him back tomorrow."

Zhu Qianying’s request, although unexpected, was reasonable. Mrs. Yan couldn’t refuse.

"Okay. I’m sure baby boy misses granny too. Let him accompany your mom tonight."

How could Mrs. Yan refuse such a simple request? How could one reasonably decline?

Chen Jing had painstakingly taken care of her grandson all this while. Now that she wanted to take him back, Mrs. Yan agreed. Many times, she even felt guilty and likened herself to a wicked grandma who had robbed Chen Jing of her grandson.

After Zhu Qianying took the child away, Mrs. Yan called her son to inform him.

"What? Where did she take baby boy?" sounded a visibly anxious Yan Han.

"Ying’er said her in-law wants to buy a house and took baby boy to see it. Tonight, they want baby boy to accompany his granny. I don’t think it is an unreasonable request, so I agreed," explained the mother.

Only then did Yan Han slightly relax. As long as they weren’t planning to take baby boy away, it wasn’t a big deal. In the end, he said,

"Alright, then. I’ll have someone follow them."

Mrs. Yan, although feeling it was inappropriate, understood her son’s anxiety.

Zhu Qianying had been absent for five years, and her son was understandably paranoid now that she was back. It was only natural.

"Fine. But don’t let Ying’er find out. Otherwise, her stubborn nature will only result in the opposite of what you intend."

Yan Han agreed and hung up the call. He then instructed his subordinate Ke Kai to keep a closer watch.

In fact, even though the old man had brought the young lady back to the Yan house, Ke Kai dared not let his guard down in ensuring Zhu Qianying’s safety.

So, for the past couple of days, whether it was Zhu Qianying’s apartment or the area near the shop, Ke Kai had arranged for some people to keenly observe the nearby movements.

After discussing the current situation, Ke Kai suddenly said, "Boss, Mike said there seems to be some new developments regarding those punks in M country."

Yan Han paused for a moment, "M country? Those punks, weren’t they all dealt with? What’s wrong now?"

"No, nothing like that. Mike said he seems to have discovered some new clues, but he’s not completely sure. He’ll only report back once he’s validated it. After all, Mike doesn’t dare to mess with Jack’s men," clarified Ke Kai meticulously, suggesting that the suspicions could be valid, but there was still no concrete evidence.

"How about asking Ying Zi for insights on this matter?" Ke Kai suggested.

To him, Zhu Qianying was the concerned party in the incident. She seemed like a logical and convenient source to get the breakthrough.

Without a second thought, Yan Han immediately denied his suggestion, saying, "No, don’t let her know!"

Hanging up the call, Yan Han once again plunged into deep thought. He had thoroughly processed the whole matter when he was in M country. At that time, everyone involved had received some form of punishment, either less or more.

Could it be that someone slipped through the net?

As for why he didn’t want Zhu Qianying to know about it, Yan Han was uncertain.

Perhaps because he didn’t want her exposed to too much bloodshed?

Or perhaps he didn’t want her to figure that he was trying to please her deliberately.

As a matter of fact, he was just scared.

Without any reason, he was scared that the woman he had found with such difficulty was hurt.

If that turned out to be true, he would never be able to forgive himself.

After all, she was his wife, and he had failed to protect her!

...

Baby boy was ecstatic to see his granny, Chen Jing, and Xiao Yu after a few days. He cuddled with them and acted cute to seek affection, provoking both of them to constantly fondle and kiss him in pure harmony.

Zhu Qianying, who was driving, saw baby boy, who resembled a groundhog, burying himself in his granny’s arms with only his high-pitched butt visible from the rearview mirror. She couldn’t help but laugh.

But after laughing, she felt a slight bitterness in her heart.

She wondered how lonely the little boy would be if she and her mom were still in M country.

Although the Yan family was baby boy’s home, he had nothing more than a blood relationship without any emotional ties with the members of Yan’s family. It indeed seemed a bit impetuous of her to have sent him back so abruptly.

At this moment, she was grateful for her early realization and immediate decision!

"Aunt, you should quickly give baby boy a brother or sister..."

After cuddling enough with granny, the cheeky kid went to mess with Aunt Xiao Yu’s face!