"Even though you don’t like it and don’t want to go, brother still needs to attend school, just as grandma, grandpa, mom, and dad did."

"..."

Prince Huang raised his eyebrows and pouted,

"Dad... also went to kindergarten?"

"Yes, of course, everyone goes to kindergarten."

Su Xiaomeng said with a serious face.

Prince Huang didn’t say anything else, just stared at Su Xiaomeng’s mouth, and then seemed to fall into a deep thought.

After a while, Bai Sixian came from the kitchen, having cut some fruit.

"Here, have some fruit..."

"Shh..."

Su Chengji quickly looked at Bai Sixian, signaling her to be quiet.

Bai Sixian gazed at the large sofa in the living room, where Xiao Meng leaned against Su Chengji’s shoulder like a child. Oddly enough, there was also a little girl hanging on Su Xiaomeng, sleeping soundly, while a little one lay on Su Chengji.

She quietly came over and put the fruit plate on the coffee table.

"Should we move them to the bedroom to sleep?"

Bai Sixian whispered, and Su Chengji quickly shook his head, as if moving the three of them to the bedroom would be a disadvantage to him.

Su Chengji’s shoulder was sore, and his hand cradling Prince Huang was stiff, yet he was unwilling to give up this precious moment.

How long had it been since he last hugged his daughter properly? Su Chengji couldn’t recall. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

When this girl got married, Su Chengji didn’t feel too scared; Xiao Meng was still Xiao Meng, still a kid.

Somehow, overnight his daughter had grown up.

Even if she occasionally acted coy toward her father, it wasn’t like before when she truly depended on him.

Bai Sixian knew her husband’s thoughts well; just let him hold them then, he’ll let go when he truly feels tired.

She poked two orange slices to Su Chengji’s mouth.

Su Chengji opened his mouth and took a bite,

"Sweet."

The sweetness went beyond just these blood oranges.

————

After a good night’s sleep, Xiao Meng went to Yin Group the next morning.

The first thing she did was have the PR department release a statement externally, clarifying that rumors about a merger between Yin Group and Rong Family were false.

No one knew about Su Xiaomeng’s trip to London; she left so abruptly, Chen Lan wrapped things up afterward, and her return was incredibly low-key.

During this time, Rong Jing sought out Su Xiaomeng twice but was refused entry at Yin Group’s gate each time.

Once the statement was released, Rong Jing’s post from five days ago seemed like a joke.

In the president’s office in Rong Building, Rong Jing smashed the sculpture on the desk directly onto the floor!

"What’s the deal with this woman surnamed Su!"

Even as a leisure and free-spirited president, Rong Jing would not be trailing behind Su Xiaomeng’s every move day and night.

During this time, he had Deng Wei trail Su Xiaomeng’s activity from the previous couple of days.

Nothing meaningful came of it.

Just commuting to and from work.

Rong Jing had no idea that Su Xiaomeng had gone to London.

Least of all could he imagine that while he was trying to guess what trickery this woman was up to for her disappearance these few days, Su Xiaomeng had already flown over a thousand kilometers away to the United Kingdom coast.

Deng Wei stood silently on the side.

Rong Jing clenched his fists and turned to Deng Wei,

"Are you sure she really hasn’t gone anywhere these past few days?! Just avoiding me?"

"I can only confirm that in these days she’s consistently gone to Yin Group and returned home later."

Deng Wei said calmly.

Rong Jing took a deep breath. After over four years together, Deng Wei was a rather trusted subordinate, and Rong Jing didn’t doubt his words.

"This woman... really unappreciative, playing me like a fool!"

Rong Jing’s anger was hard to suppress, and his handsome face was twisted into a scowl.

"Let’s go! I refuse to believe she’ll still keep me outside today! Go start the car!"

"Yes."

Deng Wei responded and went to start the car.

————

Rong Jing and Deng Wei arrived at Yin Group, and were led by the secretary to meet Su Xiaomeng in the VIP room without obstruction.

Su Xiaomeng didn’t stop them mainly because the staff at the front desk reported not just Rong Jing but also his assistant coming along.

She didn’t ask further, assuming the assistant was Deng Wei.

So, she let them up.

"Please sit. Would you like something to drink?"

"Su Xiaomeng, what’s the meaning of Yin Group’s statement this morning, can you explain it to me?"

Su Xiaomeng raised her eyebrows slightly,

"I recall Young Master Rong not being illiterate, right? Such straightforward meaning, you can’t understand?"