Give Me Your Hands and Marry Me

The next morning, the whole family asked A Miao about the events from the previous night.

“Uncle Fu said that you did not come back until midnight!” Lan Lixiao asked as he was drinking his coffee. “Just before I came home.”

A Miao put a bowl of soy milk in front of Lan Lixiao. “You came back as late as me…”

“You already have dark circles under your eyes,” Lan Lixiao stared at her, “go and get some sleep after breakfast.”

A Miao rubbed her eyes. “I’m fine. I’m not so sleepy, just a little tired.”

“It’s tiring to take care of a kid of that age,” Lan Qin said, “did you leave while she was asleep?”

“No, I did not leave.” A Miao took the opportunity to talk about going to the amusement park.

When he heard this, Lan Lixiao frowned. “It’s inappropriate that the child keeps pestering you!”

“Oh, she’s just a little kid. Shouldn’t she be going to kindergarten soon?” Lan Wenxuan said quickly. He did not want to be in conflict with Shen Xinglan. It would be better if A Miao continued to accompany the child.

In this way, Shen Xinglan would feel embarrassed if he did not work with him.

After breakfast, Lan Lixiao asked A Miao to get additional sleep. She did not want to sleep, but did not know when she dozed off, was woken up by the phone.

“Mom!” Yaya’s voice came over the phone. “Mom?”

A Miao looked at her watch, and it was already 11 o’clock .

“Yaya.” She rubbed her eyes and sat up.

Yaya shouted happily. “Mom, shall we go to the amusement park?”

“Well, Yaya will pass the phone to Dad.”

A man’s voice came over the phone quickly.

“Are you too tired?” Shen Xinglan pressed the hands-free key, and when he heard A Miao’s voice, he knew she had just woken up.

“No, I fell asleep in the morning because I had nothing to do.” A Miao jumped out of bed. “Have you eaten yet?”

Yaya shouted over the phone. “Mom, let’s eat together!”

“What do you want to eat?” The man was obviously asking her.

A Miao smiled and said, “Since we will bring Yaya with us, let’s have a light meal!”

“Well, we can go to the Cantonese restaurant near the World Trade Center. It’s just near the amusement park.”

A Miao changed into casual clothes and went downstairs. Lan Wenxuan had left for the office. Even Lan Lixiao had gone out to meet his friends. She did not need to explain to anyone. When she was about to go out, a person came in at the door.

“… Fourth uncle.” A Miao called him quickly after seeing who it was.

Lan Hua looked up at her and said, “Are you going out?”

“Yes! Will you be coming back for dinner?”

“Aren’t they all at home?” Lan Hua looked around the living room.

A Miao said, “Hmm. Grandpa went to drink tea. I don’t know where aunt and the others went.”

“What about you?” Lan Hua asked, “Going for a date?”

The man stared at her like an elder. But A Miao felt strange and uncomfortable all over.

“To be someone else’s mother…” Seeing her keeping quiet, Lan Hua continued. “Do you like children?”

A Miao answered quickly this time. “Hm, I like children very much!”

“Go ahead.” The man stepped aside and brushed past her.

When she got into the car, A Miao found herself sweating. She sat still for a moment, then quickly started the car and left.

Lan Hua stood by the window on the second floor, looking at the distant car with uncertainty in his eyes.

“Are there… two people who look so alike in the world?”

As if he were talking to himself, his expression changed in the next second. “But everything is so coincidental that it is like it has been arranged!”

In City S.

“Young Master, Lan Hua’s men are starting again.”

Yu Sihan threw the white piece in his hand, onto the chessboard. “Since he’s so interested, let’s play with him.”

Lan Hua was investigating Shen Xinglan’s family. Shen Xinglan spent a lot of manpower and material resources to erase some traces of A Miao’s existence before he departed. Whoever came to check, would get information according to what he wanted them to know.

But that could not stop devious people like Yu Sihan or Lan Hua, who was able to quickly find any information. So Yu Sihan was in charge of the repair work. Once something was found, he erased it again…

“We can play with him slowly. As long as he has no evidence, A Miao is safe.” Yu Sihan shook the Buddha beads in his hand. “It’s Yaya who has no conscience. She did not even call me after being away for so long.”

He tilted his head to ask his men, “Should I go to Jingcheng City, too?”

“Miss A Miao will be more nervous if Young Master were to go there… It was hard for Miss Yaya to meet her mother, and she would be disappointed again.”

Yu Sihan sat still a moment, and his subordinate did not disturb him.

“Well… I’ll continue to wait!” He waved his hand.

The subordinate bent down and retreated.

A Miao looked at the woman coming to her and thought that she must have followed Shen Xinglan, otherwise, it could not be so coincidental…

“What a coincidence! You are also here for lunch! ” Li Nian went over to their table, with a bright smile on her face.

Shen Xinglan glanced at her and gave her an imperceptible nod.

Yaya was sitting in a baby chair between the two of them. They formed a semi-circle and looked like a family. Li Nian clenched her fists and controlled her jealousy.

“My friend cancelled on me. Now, I’m the only one left. Would you mind adding another pair of chopsticks?” She spoke easily and smiled.

Shen Xinglan and A Miao looked at each other, and nodded reluctantly.

“Sit down, Miss Li!” A Miao smiled faintly. She did not want to make friends with a person who had caused her to have a car accident, not to mention that this woman was coming for her man now…

But, in order not to arouse her suspicion, she had to invite her to take a seat.

“Are you Yaya?” Li Nian sat down and said hello to Yaya. “You look so cute!”

Yaya blinked her eyes and said softly, “Aunt, you are so beautiful!”

“Hahh! Well…” Li Nian covered her mouth and laughed. “You are a smart kid.”

When she said this, she glanced discreetly at A Miao. A Miao pretended not to notice her behavior.

Her purpose was to irritate A Miao by showing how good Yaya’s attitude was toward her. But she did not know that Yaya had been taught well. When someone praised Yaya’s beauty, Yaya would politely praise that person too.

“What does Yaya like to eat?” Li Nian continued to irritate A Miao. “Aunt will help you with the fish, okay?”

“No, thank you!” Yaya shook her head. “Aunt, you eat it yourself. My mother will help me take it.”

After saying that, she poked her head out of the chair. “Mom, Mom!”

A Miao wiped her mouth and lowered her head to kiss her. Shen Xinglan then put the choice fish into Yaya’s small bowl, and the rest in A Miao’s bowl.

“She can’t eat that. You have it!”

A Miao secretly pinched Shen Xinglan, and warned him with her eyes.

“That’s enough, or she will doubt us.”

“Rest assured. I have a sense of propriety.”

The behavior of the three members of the family was witnessed by Li Nian, and her heart was filled with anger. Her nails pierced into her palms, and the pain reminded her to calm down.

“Director Shen.” Li Nian took a few deep breaths, calmed down and continued. “Have you read the business plan for the last cooperation?”

“Miss Li, I don’t talk about business when I am having a meal with my family.” Shen Xinglan glanced at her lightly. “If you have something to discuss, you can make an appointment to talk about it at my office.”

After hearing him mentioning his family, Li Nian really wanted to splash coffee on A Miao’s face, and then was surprised that he was asking her to meet in the office to talk about the plan.

“Well, tomorrow then!” She stood up and said, “I won’t disturb you. I’ll see you tomorrow morning!”

After that, she smiled at A Miao, and did not forget to say goodbye to Yaya. Then she turned around and left. She did not want to leave, but she was afraid she would not be able to control herself, if she continued to sit there.

Yaya suddenly said, “Mom, will you be going to Dad’s company tomorrow!”

A Miao touched her head. “Why should I go to Dad’s company?”

“Didn’t you just hear Dad say he will meet that aunt? He’s going to see a woman behind your back.” Yaya’s plump face was serious.

Shen Xinglan pinched her nose. “Yaya, what did you say?”

Yaya buried her head in A Miao’s arms and said in a muffled voice. “Yaya did not say anything!”

A Miao laughed and caught the little fellow out. “Okay, we’ll go to the amusement park if you’re full. You’ll be sleepy later.”

The amusement park was very large and belonged to a national well-known chain brand. Although it was not a weekend, there were still a lot of people.

“Yaya can only play here.” A Miao held a map of the park and said, “The other places are for people over 10 years old.”

Shen Xinglang rented a battery car, sat in the driver’s seat and looked at the map. “We will go around from the top. We can’t play, but we can watch them.”

Yaya was very happy to see them, especially the water play facility that made people rush into the water from a high place. She enjoyed that very much. She giggled and clapped her hands when she saw others getting soaked.

“Let’s go and play at the merry-go-round. A Miao pointed to the front, which was a children’s playground. The huge merry-go-round was spinning around, accompanied by music.

Yaya held Shen Xinglan in one hand and A Miao in the other. “I want to sit on it with Dad and Mom!”

“Of course!” A Miao picked her up and put her in the carriage. “Yaya and Mom will sit behind and Dad will ride in front, okay?”

Yaya was jumping happily on the carriage. “Dad, hurry up, ride quickly!”

She thought the carriage would move once Shen Xinglan sat on it.

“OK! Sit down and let’s get ready to go.”

Yaya went on the merry-go-round three times. Shen Xinglan had to tell her that there were still some interesting rides ahead, or she would not come down. There was a souvenir shop nearby. Yaya wanted a beautiful hat inside.

“Let’s go in and have a look.” Shen Xinglan picked his daughter up and tried to pull A Miao with one hand. A Miao avoided his hand.

A Miao said, “It might cause a problem if someone sees us.”

Shen Xinglan became unhappy. “Then you can’t stay too far away from me.”

“I will hold Yaya!” A Miao grabbed Yaya’s little hand and smiled at the man.

At this time, a lot of people appeared in the shop, and Shen Xinglan rushed to look after his daughter. He took advantage of the large number of people there to give A Miao a hug.

But A Miao suddenly screamed.

“What happened?”

A Miao shook her head quickly. “It’s all right. Let’s go in first and talk about it.”

After they went into the store, Shen Xinglan stared at her.

“It’s scratched.” A Miao raised her right hand.

There was an obvious wound at the back of her hand. It seemed to have been scratched by something sharp.

Shen Xinglan frowned and looked for an adhesive bandage. At this time, A Miao screamed again.

“I have an idea!”