Did She Meet Any Crooks?
Did She Meet Any Crooks?
Yan Rusheng received the box apprehensively, retraced his footsteps and sat on the sofa.
She always uses the company address for her online purchases. It's the first time she's had a package sent to the house, he thought to himself as he glanced at the box.
The sender was from 'Tiny Stars Orphanage'.
Was it the orphanage that she and Zhou Shuang had visited last time? Why would the orphanage send her something?
He couldn't hold back his curiosity as he ripped the package open. When he opened the box, he saw a red hand-woven bracelet with two colorful little bells dangling from it. The bells were decorated with some cartoon characters.
At first glance, he felt that they looked too childish.
His thoughts didn't linger long on the bracelet as he rummaged inside the box for a card and some photos.
Some words were scrawled in untidy handwriting on the card. 'Sister Xuxu and Sister Zhou Shuang, thank you for your kindness. We hope that you will stay happy and pretty.'
It ended with a huge smiley face.
Yan Rusheng remained stony-faced as he stared at the smiley face. It was childish indeed, and his heart didn't soften at all.
He started to flip through the photos and saw that Xuxu was smiling brightly in every one of the photos.
Yan Rusheng paused when he saw a photo of Xuxu hugging a three-year-old girl as they sat on a stool.
In the photo, Xuxu was hugging the disheveled-looking little girl while the girl's whole attention was on her candy. Xuxu's eyes were looking at the little girl's hair, and surprisingly, that gaze made him feel that she was… filled with motherly love.
As his fingers gripped the photo tightly, he settled himself back against the sofa. His eyes remained fixated on the photo with a deep and intense expression.
Did women naturally possess motherly love? She didn't have any kids but why were her eyes overflowing with such maternal tenderness?
He raised his other hand and gently caressed Xuxu's face in the photo with his thumb. He noticed how gentle and protective she was towards the child.
Unexpectedly, he began to get jealous for his future children and for himself. When will she treat him like this too?
But he was sure of one fact—she loved children.
Even though he didn't witness it in person, but her every expression and smile was genuine in the photos.
After he pored through the photos, he put everything back into the box. With slightly knitted eyebrows, he stared intensely at the box as he entered a lengthy period of deep thought.
Wen Xuxu, if we have a child, will our relationship improve?
Maybe she'd fall in love with me if we had a child together.
Hmmm, this sounds like a good plan. Then I don't have to waste my time trying to highlight my greatness to make her fall in love with me.
To deal with a stupid woman who can't tell good from bad, one simply has to be overbearing and tyrannical.
I might need to come up with a worthy plan or use those photos…
His mood lightened up considerably.
…
After a shower, Yan Rusheng waited eagerly for her to be back so that he could carry out his plan.
But the sky was getting dark, and Xuxu still wasn't back yet. He stood by the windows in the study and stared at the entrance of the courtyard. The anxiety in his eyes began to grow.
As the seconds and minutes passed by, he began to worry.
He was worried whether Xuxu had met any bad guys, or perhaps she went to meet Jiang Zhuoheng…
In a split second, an infinite amount of possibilities went through his head until finally, he couldn't control himself any longer. He strode over to his desk and dialed Xuxu's number on his phone.