Back home, the children were already asleep.
Su Ding glanced at her phone. It was almost eleven, and Jin Ye hadn't returned yet.
As she was thinking, Jin Ye's WeChat message arrived.
[Wife. I have to work overtime at the company. Get some rest early, don't wait for me.]
Su Ding replied with a "thumbs up" emoji and went upstairs to wash up and sleep.
Fortunately, Jin Ye didn't come back that night. Otherwise, the smell of smoke and alcohol from the bar on her body would have required another explanation.
She had intended to read her script after getting into bed, but she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
She slept until the next day.
Su Ding, drowsy from sleep, suddenly felt something cool pressing against her face.
She frowned and turned over.
The cool object pressed against her again, accompanied by a tickling sensation that made her uncomfortable.
"Mmm..."
She hummed and opened her sleepy eyes.
Her gaze fell upon a magnified, handsome face, looking at her with a gentle smile. Up close, she could see the stubble that had recently grown on his chin.
"You're awake." Jin Ye's deep voice was exceptionally pleasing to her ears.
Su Ding rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed, her voice tinged with a hint of coyness, "When did you get back?"
"Just now."
Jin Ye lowered his head, cupped her face, and kissed her. "Get up, I brought you breakfast."
Su Ding made an "oh" sound.
While changing her clothes, she looked around and asked, "Where are the children? Why don't I hear them?"
Normally, when Jin Ye worked overtime, he would return early enough to catch the children before they went to school.
By rights, the children should have come to wake her up by now, but there was no sound?
"They went to school long ago. It's almost ten o'clock."
"I had a morning meeting, so I came back a bit late."
Jin Ye sat beside her and said, watching her.
Su Ding picked up her phone and checked it. She realized it was already past 9:50 and quickly put on her clothes.
They went downstairs to eat together.
At the table, Su Ding looked at Jin Ye's noticeably thinner face and felt a pang of concern.
"Are you still going to the company this afternoon?"
"Yes, I still need to urge them to speed up the progress."
Su Ding nodded, her words of gentle reproach laced with tenderness. "After you finish eating, go upstairs and sleep. Look at those dark circles under your eyes."
Jin Ye smiled. "Okay, I will."
Su Ding continued eating and then her gaze fell back on Jin Ye's face. "I'll be joining a production soon."
Jin Ye said, "Xiao Yuan told me. That film is good, and the role is very suitable for you. It's also being invested in by our own company."
"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Su Ding narrowed her eyes.
"Hmm?"
Jin Ye looked at the woman's playful expression and a smile escaped his lips.
Su Ding leaned closer to him. "Did you make some private deal with Sister Yuan?"
Jin Ye's face suddenly became a little unnatural. He coughed lightly. "Uh, you... you found out?"
"Sigh, my husband has ideas but doesn't tell his wife directly. My wife is so sad." Su Ding deliberately sighed in a mournful tone.
Seeing her like this, Jin Ye knew she wasn't angry. He chuckled and didn't respond, only asking, "Are you done eating?"
"I'm done. What's up?"
Su Ding wanted to tease him a little longer but didn't expect him to ask that so suddenly.
However, in the next moment, Jin Ye swept her up into his arms. Startled, she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck. "I was wrong!"
Jin Ye held her tighter and said in a husky voice, "You're not wrong, it's my fault. I'll compensate you now."
With that, he walked upstairs with light steps.
The bedroom door slammed shut!
The nanny downstairs exchanged glances and smiled knowingly: the young couple's relationship is truly good.
Then, they cleaned up the table.
Half an hour later, Su Ding walked out of the bedroom with weak legs, her face flushed.
Jin Ye was sleeping inside, so she escaped first.
After a while on the sofa downstairs, her face finally cooled down. Didn't people say that men under work pressure had less intense physical needs? Why was her husband still so vigorous?
Thinking of this, Su Ding's face turned red again.
She then took out her script and began to read it intently. However, as it neared noon, a phone call suddenly came.
It was from Xiao Rui's kindergarten teacher!
Su Ding was most afraid of this teacher calling suddenly and instinctively thought something had happened to her child at school.
She quickly answered the call.
"Mommy! Come quickly, Wang Siwei and my brother got into a fight!"
Su Xiao Rui's anxious voice came from the phone.
Su Ding's heart sank, and she quickly asked, "Xiao Rui, how are your brother and Siwei? Where's the teacher?"
"Mom of Su Xiao Rui, don't worry. The children are fine, no major injuries. For the specifics, you should come to the school first," Teacher Wang, Su Xiao Rui's teacher, said calmly. xxs壹贰
Su Ding hung up the phone, instructed the maid not to tell Jin Ye, and to say she was busy at the shop, then rushed to the kindergarten.
On the way, many thoughts flashed through her mind.
She remembered that a few days ago, the children had gotten perfect scores. Siwei had asked her to help contact his mother, and she had promised, but later forgot.
A child living in someone else's home would definitely lack a sense of security.
Children craved maternal love the most.
Su Ding felt very guilty, realizing she had neglected Siwei.
Siwei couldn't go home now, and his birth mother neglected him. It was inseparable from her.
At the time, to investigate Wang Yan and protect Xiao Rui, she had threatened the young Wang Siwei and forced him to return to the village to stay with Xiao Rui.
But she never expected that Xu Rong would get involved with another man after Wang Yan's death.
She didn't want her own son.
Wang Yan was her enemy, but he was already dead. Siwei was just a child.
Su Ding felt sorry for Wang Siwei and, at this moment, felt even more that she had been negligent in guiding Wang Siwei's psychology.
She had to keep her promise.
After meeting Siwei, she would go and talk to Xu Rong to clarify things.
However, when she arrived at the kindergarten, she was so angry at the absurd scene that she couldn't speak!