"Sister."
Wan Yunting nodded and walked in. As soon as he entered, his niece Cheng Wan'er, who was playing on the other side, ran over and happily called out, "Third Uncle..."
Wan Yunting squatted down, picked Wan'er up, and smiled, "Wan'er, have you missed me?"
"Missed you." Wan'er hooked her small arms around his neck and giggled.
"Third Uncle came in a hurry today and didn't buy you a gift. Shall I buy you one next time?" Wan Yunting held her and walked into the villa living room with his eldest sister.
"Okay, I want Peppa Pig." Cheng Wan'er, who had been put down, leaned against Wan Yunting's thigh and said with a smile.
"Alright, I'll buy you a whole family of little pigs later."
Wan Yunting affectionately pinched the little girl's soft and cute chubby face. Wan Manyu beside them said reproachfully, "Don't ask your Third Uncle for gifts. You already have a room full of Peppa Pigs, it's not enough."
"Mom, I want Grandpa Pig and Grandma Pig..."
Wan'er said coquettishly, and Wan Manyu couldn't do anything about her. However, Wan Yunting could see that his eldest sister had not told Wan'er about her father Cheng Kai's disappearance.
After all, the child was still young and wouldn't understand.
"Yunting, watch Wan'er for me. I'm going to make dinner."
"Okay, Sister, just a few dishes will do," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
As Wan Manyu walked into the kitchen, leaving Wan Yunting in the living room, Wan'er pulled him upstairs to her little bedroom. Wan Yunting looked at the little princess's room and smiled, "Wan'er's room is so beautiful."
"Third Uncle, look, this is Daddy Pig."
Cheng Wan'er hugged a large stuffed toy, which was Daddy Pig from the Peppa Pig animation. Wan Yunting smiled, "I'll buy you a super big one next time, okay?"
"Okay."
Wan'er jumped happily, "I want a super big Peppa, and George, and George's dinosaur..."
"Alright, I'll take you to buy them myself next time."
Wan Yunting affectionately patted Wan'er's little head, then looked at a beautiful and exquisite little dress hanging nearby and asked, "Did your mom buy you this princess dress?"
"No, Uncle Hou bought it for me." Wan'er pointed to the dress and said in her sweet little voice.
"Uncle Hou?"
Wan Yunting was stunned. Could it be Hou Bing?
"Wan'er, is the Uncle Hou you're talking about tall, a bit dark-skinned, and speaks like this..." Wan Yunting imitated Hou Bing's way of speaking.
Wan'er nodded her little head and giggled, "Mm-hmm, Third Uncle, you sound so funny imitating Uncle Hou."
Confirming it was Hou Bing made Wan Yunting a little surprised. So Hou Bing was in contact with his eldest sister!
"Wan'er, does Uncle Hou visit you often?" Wan Yunting asked tentatively.
Wan'er shook her little head and said, "Uncle Hou rarely visits, but he came to see me last night and bought me this..."
Seeing Wan'er hugging a Barbie doll, Wan Yunting raised his eyebrows slightly. In that case, his eldest sister should be in frequent contact with Hou Bing!
"Third Brother..."
At this moment, Wan Dongming's voice came from outside. Wan Yunting pulled Wan'er out and saw Wan Dongming coming up. "Second Brother, you're here."
"Mm, your Second Sister-in-law is also here. She's downstairs helping Big Sister cook."
Wan Dongming nodded and immediately took out a gift for Wan'er, "Good niece, see what Second Uncle bought you."
"Wow, Peppa Pig's small backpack."
Wan'er jumped up with joy when she saw the gift. Wan Dongming smiled, "Here, let Second Uncle put it on for you. You can go to school next year. Do you like it?"
"Mm-hmm, I like it. Thank you, Second Uncle." Cheng Wan'er happily wore the Peppa Pig backpack.
"You really know how to please children." Wan Yunting envied, wishing he had brought a gift for his niece.
Wan Dongming turned back and sat with him on the sofa in the living room on the second floor, saying, "How is it? Do the police have any news about your brother-in-law?"
Wan Yunting took out a cigarette and gave him one, shaking his head, "Not yet."
Wan Dongming took the cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it, and exhaled smoke, "I actually hope the police never find Cheng Kai!"
Wan Yunting was startled. He took a puff of his cigarette and slowly exhaled, understanding why his second brother said that.
"Third Brother, have you been investigating the matter of Mom and Dad's death recently?" Wan Dongming asked him.
"Mm."
Wan Yunting nodded and said, "At a party years ago, Dad had a conflict with someone named Gao Zhe. This person is related to Cheng Kai, so I'm looking for him!"
Having contacted him before coming, Wan Dongming knew that Wan Yunting had been close to the police recently, so he guessed that he must be investigating his parents' affairs.
"Gao Zhe, how have I never heard of him?"
Wan Dongming frowned, finding the name unfamiliar.
"This person is from Shenzhen. According to Director Pang's investigation, he doesn't appear in China often, so there's no way to start now!" Wan Yunting exhaled smoke, sounding a bit helpless.
Wan Dongming nodded. His father had never mentioned having conflicts with anyone back then.
"Don't tell Sister about this for now," Wan Yunting reminded him.
"Mm." Wan Dongming nodded.
"Dongming, Yunting, come down for dinner with Wan'er."
At this moment, Wan Manyu's voice came from downstairs. Wan Yunting and Wan Dongming responded, simultaneously stubbed out their cigarettes, got up, and took Wan'er downstairs.
"Second Sister-in-law."
Seeing Wang Chulin wearing an apron and carrying dishes out of the kitchen, Wan Yunting, who was holding Wan'er, greeted her politely.
"Mm, Third Brother, it's time to eat..." Wang Chulin said with a gentle smile.
"Okay."
Wan Yunting took Wan'er to wash her hands before returning to the dining table and sitting down.
Wan Manyu even brought out a bottle of red wine and said with a smile, "Dongming, Yunting, you guys can call a designated driver later."
"Okay, Big Sister."
The two brothers responded, picked up the red wine, opened it, and poured themselves a glass each. Wan Manyu raised her glass and said with a smile, "Today is a happy occasion, let's have a drink first."
This statement made Wan Yunting, Wan Dongming, and Wang Chulin exchange glances. They all raised their glasses. Wan Manyu drank the red wine in one gulp and sighed with a smile, "This is the first time I've invited you to dinner at my home!"
Drinking the wine, Wan Yunting and Wan Dongming didn't respond to this. It was clear that since Wan Manyu married into the Cheng family, she had never invited her second brother Wan Dongming to dinner at her home, all because of Cheng Kai!
"Second Brother, I've been a terrible elder sister. You won't blame me, will you?" Wan Manyu looked at Wan Dongming and said with a smile.
"Big Sister, what are you saying? How could I blame you?" Wan Dongming and Wang Chulin shook their heads.
Wan Manyu looked at Wan Yunting and said with a smile, "Third Brother, you won't blame me either, will you, for not telling you earlier and hiding what kind of person Cheng Kai is?"
Wan Yunting looked up, his gaze directly meeting his elder sister's slightly red eyes. Wan Manyu smiled and said, "For so many years, I've tried my best to hide it from you. To be honest, I feel very guilty and pained in my heart."
"But I have no choice. It's like marrying a chicken, you follow the chicken; marrying a dog, you follow the dog. No matter what kind of person Cheng Kai is, I endure it because I don't want Wan'er to have an incomplete family!"
Wan Manyu chose not to divorce Cheng Kai indeed because of her daughter, but more importantly, Cheng Kai unilaterally refused to divorce because he wanted to continue tormenting Wan Manyu!
"So I hope the police don't find him, and he never comes back!"
Wan Manyu showed a smile, which was the happiest she had smiled in so many years, because she had vented the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart...
However, in the eyes of Wan Yunting and Wan Dongming, their hearts ached and felt sad... They knew that his elder sister had lived a very repressed life after marrying Cheng Kai.
Therefore, from the bottom of their hearts, they also hoped that Cheng Kai would truly not return, and let his elder sister be completely liberated...