The new week began, and Shen Xi went to work at the hospital as usual.
What happened at home last week felt like a dream, and she mentally dismissed it as a fleeting memory.
Back at her post, she was like a warrior returning with full strength, dedicating herself entirely to her work.
Indeed, work was her greatest passion, not only bringing her financial rewards but also a sense of accomplishment.
At three in the afternoon, just after finishing acupuncture for a patient, her phone suddenly rang.
Picking it up, she saw it was from Baijia International Kindergarten. Shen Xi's heart tightened, and she answered immediately.
"Hello? Teacher Wang, good afternoon!"
"Ms. Shen, hello. Please come to the kindergarten quickly. Your child had a fight with other children," Teacher Wang's urgent voice came from the other end.
"Okay. I'll be there right away." Upon hearing this, Shen Xi immediately changed her clothes, grabbed her bag, and headed out.
She called Dean Bai as she walked down the corridor.
"Dean Bai, I apologize, but I have an urgent family matter and need to leave work early. I'm requesting leave."
Dean Bai's tone was very amiable, "It's alright, Doctor Shen. Go take care of it. I'll arrange things here at the hospital."
Ever since he learned of the unusual relationship between Qin Si Ye and Shen Xi, he had agreed to all her requests without hesitation.
As Shen Xi rushed to the second-floor corridor of the kindergarten, she saw a woman with her back to her, reprimanding her three children from a distance.
"You hit someone and you think you're in the right? Apologize to Jun Qi quickly. Otherwise, even if your parents arrive, you won't be leaving here."
Teacher Wang was also trying to mediate, "You three, hurry up and say you're sorry, and this matter will be over."
The three children clenched their fists, glaring up at the woman in front of them with indignation. They said in unison, "We didn't do anything wrong, so why should we apologize? He's the one who should apologize."
"Such ill-bred children! Teacher Wang, you saw it clearly. They were the ones who initiated the physical contact.
No, I want to see your principal. These three children must be expelled today, or this matter is far from over." The woman's voice was stern, and she arrogantly pointed at them.
"Wait." Shen Xi's voice suddenly echoed in the corridor.
Teacher Wang turned to look at her and quickly stepped forward, "Ms. Shen, you're finally here."
"Mommy." Upon seeing Shen Xi, the three children's gazes softened, and they rushed towards her.
Shen Xi bent down, drew the three children into her arms, and checked them one by one, "Are you hurt?"
The three replied, "No."
Slowly straightening up, Shen Xi looked up and met the eyes of the overbearing woman, a cold sweat breaking out.
How could it be her?
Lu Yu Shan also widened her eyes in disbelief, "It's you?"
She never expected to encounter Shen Xi on her first day back in the country, and what's more, with three children by her side.
What on earth was going on?
"Miss Lu, what a coincidence. I didn't expect to run into you here. Is that little boy your son?" Shen Xi quickly regained her composure, looking at her with a half-smile.
A while ago, Xie Yi Fei had told her that Lu Yu Shan's child had been miscarried. Could this be her illegitimate son?
"Auntie, who is she?" Lu Jun Qi asked curiously upon seeing them recognize each other.
Shen Xi frowned. Auntie? So he wasn't her son.
She remembered Lu Yu Shan mentioning she had an elder brother. It seemed this boy was her nephew.
However, she had once cursed her and Su Cheng Yu to be childless. Heaven must have heard her. A vicious and insidious woman like her didn't deserve to have children.
Lu Yu Shan didn't answer Lu Jun Qi's question but stared directly at the three children beside Shen Xi, "Are they all your children?"
"Yes," Shen Xi admitted frankly.
Anyway, she was wearing a mask now, and Lu Yu Shan wouldn't recognize her as Yin Xi.
"Doctor Shen is truly impressive. To have triplets so quietly," Lu Yu Shan said with a forced smile.
Shen Xi chuckled lightly, "I've always been a low-key person. Besides, having children is a woman's duty, nothing to boast about."
These words sounded like a great mockery to Lu Yu Shan.