Chapter 188 Who exactly is that child?

Chapter 188 Who exactly is that child?

Si Yuan closed her eyes briefly and saw her child sleeping peacefully beside her, which calmed her racing heartbeat.

She glanced at the clock on the wall; it was only 1:30 a.m.

At such times, any sudden sound seems to be amplified tenfold.

Si Yuan carefully covered Si Xingzhou with the blanket, and then the doorbell rang again, followed by a knock on the door.

Si Yuan frowned, got up, put on a coat, walked to the door, and connected to the intelligent dialogue system.

"What's up?"

But after asking the question, there was no response from outside. The surveillance camera could only show a blurry figure; the person was too close.

Involuntarily, the image of Jiang Wang's cold, deep eyes flashed through Si Yuan's mind.

Could it be him?

After today's reunion, Si Yuan was terrified that he would come looking for her.

You will discover Si Xingzhou's background.

It will disrupt her current life... her life that has finally gotten better.

She hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice and called out the name she hadn't uttered in five years.

It was somewhat obscure, like something stuck in my throat.

"Jiang Wang?"

There was a two-second silence; the other person seemed to be preparing something.

Then, a familiar yet unfamiliar female voice rang out: "Hello, the front desk said your room needs to be cleaned."

Si Yuan frowned. She remembered that she had not booked any cleaning services. "I didn't call for cleaning. You've come to the wrong place."

The sound of rain and wind pattering against the glass was dense, like countless tiny fingers tapping lightly, mixed with the sound of electricity, so Si Yuan couldn't hear the woman's voice very clearly.

But she felt the voice was very familiar, yet she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.

The next second, the woman outside the door suddenly took two steps back, for some reason.

Si Yuan then saw clearly that it seemed to be the figure of a very thin woman. The woman took two steps back, as if she had seen someone she was afraid of.

Under the dim light, a tall, black shadow slowly approached, its unhurried pace carrying an undeniable sense of oppression.

The woman's shoulders trembled, and she hurriedly covered half of her face with her mask before walking in the opposite direction.

Si Yuan was puzzled, but the figure got closer and closer, finally stopping in her room.

The screen only showed the dim light of the corridor, so she couldn't see the face of the person outside the door. She could only judge from the elongated shadow cast on the ground that the person was tall and imposing.

Si Yuan belatedly realized that something was wrong with the so-called cleaning staff.

She turned and went back to her bedroom, picked up the phone, and quickly dialed the hotel security number.

"Hello, is this the security department? I'm in room 1908. Someone impersonating a cleaner just knocked on my door. Could you please send someone over to check it out as soon as possible?"

The person on the other end of the phone immediately agreed, saying they would send someone over right away.

After hanging up the phone, Si Yuan returned to the door and turned on the surveillance system again.

But now the corridor was empty, the lights were still dim, and the shadow on the ground was gone.

Jiang Wang left.

He walked along lazily, his eyes downcast, muttering under his breath, "Still incredibly stupid."

Then they saw the hotel security guards and manager coming up, hurrying towards Si Yuan's room.

Jiang Wang frowned and added, "The hotel is terribly run-down."

——

The next day, Song Yan arrived to pick up Si Yuan and Si Xingzhou.

The typhoon outside is gradually subsiding, and we can finally go out today.

Si Yuan told him about what happened yesterday, and Song Yan's expression changed.

"Then why didn't you call me?"

Si Yuan hadn't slept well since what happened last night, and her complexion looked bad. She rubbed her tight temples and said in a hoarse voice, "I called the front desk, and they said they would increase patrols and security on this floor, so there shouldn't be any more problems."

Song Yan sat opposite her, his gaze darkening, his knuckles turning white.

He knew that the woman was Lin Shuangyu.

“No.” Song Yan raised his eyes, his tone resolute. “Let’s stay at a different hotel tonight. I’ll make the arrangements.”

Si Yuan looked at Si Xingzhou, who was eating obediently, and said, "Let's go to his workplace first. If it doesn't work out, I'll take Xiaozhou home to live with me."

Si Yuan packed her luggage and went downstairs with Si Xingzhou. Song Yan helped her with her luggage, and the three of them got into the car and headed to the aquarium.

——

Jiang Wang crossed his arms and looked at Zheng Yiyi. Zheng Yiyi, holding a rabbit doll, tilted her head back, her big, round eyes fixed on Jiang Wang.

The two stared at each other, locked in a stalemate for quite a while.

Jiang Wang broke the silence first, his tone tinged with impatience: "Weren't we going to the beach to surf? Why did you suddenly change your mind and say we'd go to the aquarium?"

Zheng Yiyi reasoned, "The typhoon has just stopped, and the beach is too dangerous. Let's go to the aquarium for a day first!"

Jiang Wang rolled his eyes: "One crazy idea every day."

He looks so much like his mother.

Helpless, Jiang Wang watched as the little girl dressed up in an adorable bunny outfit. Only after she finished dressing up did he leisurely head out the door.

Inside the elevator, Jiang Wang lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on Zheng Yiyi, who only came up to his knees.

Then, subconsciously, she remembered the little boy that Si Yuan had been holding hands with yesterday.

At that time, Song Yan was also holding his hand, and they... were like a family of three.

Jiang Wang paused for a moment, then asked, "You're three and a half years old this year, right?"

Zheng Yiyi blinked her big, dark eyes and nodded emphatically: "Yes!"

Jiang Wang paused slightly, silently calculating in his mind.

The child looked a little taller than Zheng Yiyi, and was probably around four years old.

Si Yuan had been away from him for less than five years. If that child was really four years old, wouldn't that mean she had gotten together with Song Yan not long after they separated?

The moment this thought crossed Jiang Wang's mind, it felt as if something had stabbed him hard, causing a dense, persistent pain.

But he knew Si Yuan; she wasn't the type to easily let go of a relationship, much less to hastily start a new one right after ending things with him.

Moreover, that person was Jiang Wang, who had hurt her so many times before. Even if she liked him a lot, she wouldn't be so quick to change her mind.

And then there was the child we couldn't keep.

The child she was holding could only be... his and Si Yuan's?

It felt like I'd been electrocuted.

Jiang Wang was momentarily stunned, his mind a jumble of confusion and disbelief.

Just then, Zheng Yiyi, holding the rabbit doll in her arms, suddenly muttered softly, "Sometimes I really envy boys, they can grow so tall. You know, Shen He is a year younger than me, but we're the same height now!"

Jiang Wang was startled, as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water, and instantly recovered from his shock.

Perhaps, or perhaps I'm just overthinking it.

That child might just be growing fast, and it might not be as you guessed.

Moreover, he had personally seen the hospital's examination report, and it was clear that he and Si Yuan's child was indeed gone.

Si Yuan made the decision to leave him because of that child.