Such trivial matters were of no interest to either of them. Elder Yan was one of the important members of the Skull Society, and his main purpose for coming this time was, of course, to win over and secure Elder Yan’s vote.

Just then, Gu Shaocheng’s phone rang. He offered Elder Yan an apologetic nod: "I have to take this call."

Elder Yan gave him a look of understanding, then sipped his tea leisurely.

Gu Shaocheng: "Alright, be good, go to bed early."

Chenxing: "I can’t sleep. What are you doing? Have you met Sheng Sheng yet?"

Gu Shaocheng: "I’ve been busy these days, haven’t had the time to find Qianqian. Once I meet her, I’ll have Sheng Sheng call you immediately, okay?"

Chenxing: "You better keep your word."

Gu Shaocheng: "Be good, I’m busy here."

Suddenly, Zun Zun shouted over the phone: "Daddy, Daddy..."

Gu Shaocheng: "Zun Zun, be good. Help daddy coax mommy to sleep. Daddy’s got things to do, I’m hanging up, alright?"

Such a tough task, Zun Zun nodded immediately: "Daddy, I’ll complete the mission. Mwah..."

Gu Shaocheng put away the phone, and Elder Yan chuckled, "Shaocheng is truly a rare good husband nowadays. Clean-living men are increasingly scarce, very rare indeed."

Chenxing put away the phone and took Zun Zun for a bath.

The mother and son sat in the bathtub, Zun Zun stripped himself bare, flailing his arms and legs as he sang to Chenxing, then pointed at his own arm: "Mommy, rub it for me. It hurts."

"What’s the matter?" Chenxing asked, worried.

Zun Zun shook his head: "I don’t know. My arm hurts and I’m so tired. Sheng Sheng must have been playing like crazy again today, making me tired too."

Chenxing felt uneasy: "Sheng Sheng is supposed to be studying, how could he be tired?"

Zun Zun didn’t know either: "But I didn’t play happily at all, it must be because of Sheng Sheng."

Zun Zun reached out his small hand to hug Chenxing’s neck: "Mommy, I really miss Sheng Sheng, so much, so much..."

Chenxing held Zun Zun: "Mommy really misses Sheng Sheng too."

"When Sheng Sheng comes back, let’s both ignore him and not let him call us," Zun Zun whispered into Chenxing’s ear, before being dried off and carried back to bed by Chenxing.

In the middle of the night, Chenxing received a phone call from Huanhuan.

Half-awake, she picked up the phone: "Hello..."

"Chenxing!" Huanhuan’s voice was very quiet over the phone, as she hid in the bathroom to call Chenxing: "Let me tell you, you’ve been deceived!"

"What?"

"It’s Sheng Sheng. Gu the Scum sent him away, sent him to some Skull Society. I don’t know the details, but Baihao got drunk tonight, and I managed to get this bit of information from him. I’ll tell you as soon as I find out more. I’m hanging up now, don’t say I told you."

Chenxing’s mind buzzed: "What do you mean? Huanhuan, explain it clearly to me."

Huanhuan: "I don’t know, I just heard my Baihao saying that Sheng Sheng is so strong and pitiful. He was drunk, so I don’t know if it’s true, but he said the big brother was too much, actually sending Sheng Sheng to the Skull Society. If it were him, he’d rather die together than send the child away. That’s all I heard." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The phone had been hung up for a full five minutes, and Chenxing was still sitting on the bed, her mind in a fog. Suddenly, she felt a warm stream, as if Zun Zun had peed on the bed, but she didn’t react, just sat there, her mind filled with Huanhuan’s words.