For an entire day, Su Banxia played ostrich, wishing everyone would just ignore her. She managed to hold out until the end of the workday, then shot like an arrow into Fang Shiqing's car, heading straight home.
"What are you doing, hiding from what?"
"Hiding from your boss."
Su Banxia replied grumpily.
"As if he's not your boss too. Why hide from him? Aren't you the fearless Secretary Su?"
"I'm scared of him, okay? Aren't you scared of him?"
Fang Shiqing pursed her lips, and the two of them bickered all the way home in the car.
After getting home, Su Banxia took a shower and changed into comfortable clothes, feeling instantly lighter. Since neither she nor Fang Shiqing could cook, they decided to take Guoguo and Xiaohao out for dinner.
Su Banxia was about to put on her glasses when Fang Shiqing slapped them away.
"What are you doing?"
"Sis, please, can you not wear them for now? It's painful to look at."
Since they weren't at the office, Su Banxia didn't insist.
Without her glasses, Su Banxia immediately drew countless stares the moment she appeared in the restaurant.
The meal was far from peaceful. Men kept coming over to hit on her and send red wine, making Su Banxia so uncomfortable she regretted not wearing her glasses.
After dinner, they left the hotel as night fell. A gentle evening breeze blew in, making it feel much freer than inside.
"What? You say Xiaohao hacked into Dingsheng Group?"
"Shh!"
Su Banxia covered Fang Shiqing's mouth. "Keep your voice down."
Then she sighed, watching Xiaohao's small figure walking ahead with his hands in his pockets. "It's absolutely true."
"Oh my god, your son is incredible—he's practically a prodigy! But I still like Guoguo more. Guoguo, she..."
When they mentioned Guoguo, Fang Shiqing and Su Banxia instinctively looked for her, only to both be shocked.
"Where's Guoguo?"
If Su Banxia remembered correctly, Guoguo had been right beside them just a moment ago. How could she have vanished in the blink of an eye?
Su Banxia panicked. "Watch Xiaohao for me. I'm going to find Guoguo!"
With that, she bolted. Please, don't let anything happen to Guoguo!
"Godmother, let's go together!"
Xiaohao decisively grabbed Fang Shiqing's hand and followed Su Banxia's figure.
Night had fallen, traffic was flowing, and Su Banxia felt an unprecedented sense of panic.
Her eyes reddened with anxiety, and before she knew it, she had run into the middle of the road. When the headlights blazed and she snapped back to reality, it was too late.
"Watch out!"
Suddenly, a figure lunged over. As Su Banxia stood frozen in shock, the person grabbed her and rolled with her into the grass by the roadside.
"Ah, it hurts..."
Su Banxia was dazed and disoriented, landing heavily on top of the person. It took her a moment to push herself up. "Thank... President Yan?"
Yan Xin was also pretty banged up and crushed beneath her. He only came to his senses at her words.
When Yan Xin opened his eyes, he saw a stunningly exquisite face looking down at him—no makeup, yet breathtakingly beautiful, especially those eyes, as if they held the entire universe of stars and moons.
Yan Xin's heart jolted. "Do you know me?"
"Huh?"
Su Banxia froze, instinctively touching her face. So Yan Xin hadn't recognized her without her glasses? "Ah, well, I've seen reports about you..."
"Banxia!"
Fang Shiqing came rushing over with Guoguo and Xiaohao, cutting off Su Banxia's lie mid-sentence.
"Guoguo!"
Su Banxia broke free from Yan Xin's embrace and ran over to hug Guoguo tightly. "Where did you go? You scared Mommy to death!"
"I saw a big brother with a really pretty ice cream..."
"So you forgot about Mommy and your brother? What if you got lost?"
The thought sent chills down Su Banxia's spine, and her tone unconsciously turned stern.
Guoguo's eyes were just like Su Banxia's—big and clear—now shimmering with tears.
It melted anyone's heart.