Chapter 623 Dawn (29)
Chapter 623 Dawn (29)
Chu Huian looked at Jing Chen suspiciously, clearly not believing that this excessively handsome boy would help her.
However, she recalled the information she had obtained from the investigation: Jing Chen had been raising Yan Zhen, who was seven years old, since he was twelve. A little child and a half-grown child, they had grown up safely and peacefully without anyone's help for the past six years.
Moreover, it's not hard to see that Jing Chen didn't just feed Yan Zhen; he took very good care of him.
The fact that Jingchen was able to raise another child while she herself was still a child proves that she herself is quite capable.
If he were willing to stand on Yan Zhen's side, he might actually be able to be used by her.
Thinking of this, Chu Huian agreed: "Okay."
After leaving the teahouse, Yan Zhen made an appointment with Chu Huian to pick them up the next morning, and then went home with Jing Chen.
The Yan family lives in Yuncheng, which is more than 600 kilometers away from Haicheng. It takes eight hours to drive there one way.
Considering that Yan Zhen might stay at the Yan family home for quite some time, Jing Chen spent almost three hours packing three large suitcases, six large boxes, and five duffel bags.
Yan Zhen looked at the mountain of luggage piled up in the living room and asked in surprise, "Brother, do we have this much stuff?"
Jing Chen was putting sorting labels on the suitcases so that Yan Zhen wouldn't have trouble finding things when he heard this. He corrected him, "These are your things. I haven't packed mine yet."
Yan Zhen: "..."
Jing Chen saw her reaction and said with a smile, "These are all things you're used to using, including food, toys, and other necessities."
He patted one of the duffel bags: "Inside are your little blanket and pillow, and your teddy bear to sleep with. You won't sleep still without your teddy bear, so this is essential."
After saying that, Jingchen dragged over another bag: "These are toys I just bought last month. You haven't even opened the plastic wrap yet. You can open them and play with them over there."
"This suitcase is full of snacks. Besides your usual favorites like potato chips, biscuits, and milk candy, there's also sesame candy, which is unique to Haicheng. I've inquired and found out it's hard to buy in Yuncheng, so we'll bring it with us so you won't miss it when you want to eat it."
"These boxes contain your summer clothes and a few autumn clothes for this season. We won't buy winter clothes; we'll just buy new ones when winter comes."
"And your favorite comic books and related merchandise..." Jing Chen sorted through the luggage for Yan Zhen, "Tell me, how could any of these things be missing?"
Yan Zhen stroked his chin and thought about it, then felt that it made a lot of sense.
She chuckled and snuggled up to Jing Chen's arm, saying, "Looking back now, bringing you along was a very wise choice. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to figure out how to pack my luggage by myself."
Jing Chen flicked her forehead: "Good to know."
After packing Yan Zhen's things, Jing Chen spent twenty minutes packing his own things, and in the end, he only brought out one suitcase from the room.
The next morning, the people Chu Huian sent to pick up Yan Zhen arrived. There were two bodyguards, a driver, and a young female assistant. The four of them struggled to carry Yan Zhen's luggage downstairs several times.
Eight hours later, Yan Zhen and Jing Chen arrived at the Yan family home.
The Yan family owns a four-story villa with a yard in the center of Yuncheng City, in an affluent area.
The villa is planted with Endless Summer hydrangeas and blue plumbago, and the entire yard is enveloped in a sea of light blue flowers.
Yan Zhen stopped in his tracks outside the villa.
She's back, in the "mental hospital" where she lived for over a decade in her previous life.
As Yan Zhen and Jing Chen entered, led by their assistant, a nanny in her forties greeted them.
"Miss is back." The nanny said with a smile. She reached out to take Yan Zhen's luggage, but when she looked down, she found that Yan Zhen had nothing in her hands except for a fluffy little bag on her back.
Instead, Jing Chen, who was next to her, was carrying a suitcase.
The nanny then took the suitcase from Jing Chen's hands: "This must be Mr. Jing. Madam has instructed you to come in."
The two followed the nanny into the villa. The living room had a high ceiling of over ten meters, adorned with a huge crystal chandelier, which, along with the polished floor, created the illusion of overlapping spaces.
In her previous life, Yan Zhen disliked the layout of the living room, and now that she had stepped in again, she subconsciously frowned.
Hearing the noise, Chu Huian came down the spiral staircase.
She wore a champagne-colored fitted dress, her long hair was styled in a gentle bun, and she wore a pearl necklace. Even at home, her makeup was exquisite.
Upon meeting Yan Zhen, Chu Huian showed no joy at welcoming her daughter home, and said indifferently, "I have already informed Lao Yan about your return home, and he will be back tonight."
Yan Zhen nodded: "Okay."
"Your room is on the third floor, and it has already been arranged."
Yan Zhen asked, "What about my brother?"
He lives on the fourth floor.
"No, I want to live on the same floor as my brother." Yan Zhen stated his demand with a straight face. "He lives on the fourth floor. What if he can't hear me when I call him at night?"
Chu Huian: "...What do you want with him tonight?"
"When I'm thirsty, I ask him to pour me water; when I'm hungry, I ask him to cook me noodles; he also heats up a cup of hot milk for me before I go to bed at night; and he even brings me water to wash my feet."
Chu Huian: "..."
She seemed a little speechless, but clearly didn't want to argue with Yan Zhen over such a small matter, lest they start fighting on their first day back home. So she compromised and beckoned the nanny over: "Clean up the guest room at the end of the corridor on the third floor."
The nanny went upstairs to tidy the room.
"You must be tired after such a long drive. Go to your room and rest. The housekeeper will call you when it's time to eat." Chu Huian told Feng Zhen to go and rest.
"Okay." Yan Zhen took Jing Chen with him when he went upstairs.
The two had just gone upstairs when the bodyguard came in carrying Yan Zhen's luggage.
Chu Huian watched as several bodyguards went in and out three or four times, and the luggage was piled up like a small mountain in the living room. She couldn't help but ask, "Is all of this her stuff?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Chu Huian: "..."
Yan Zhen and Jing Chen went up to the third floor. As soon as they rounded the corner of the stairs, they saw a girl about the same age as Yan Zhen, with her hands on the railing, staring at them.
Yan Yuxi —
Xu Yingxia's biological daughter.
Yan Yuxi's features bear some resemblance to Xu Yingxia, but having grown up in a big city where food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all provided for, she has developed delicate skin and a slender figure. At first glance, she exudes a pure, innocent, and clean aura, like a white flower.
She stared at Yan Zhen for two seconds, then a smile bloomed on her previously expressionless face. She jogged a few steps around the corner of the stairs to Yan Zhen and said warmly, "You must be Zhenzhen, right? Welcome home."
Yan Zhen's lips curled into a smirk: "Oh? How welcome?"
Yan Yuxi's smile froze slightly.
Yan Zhen looked her up and down, making no attempt to hide the malice in his eyes: "You look quite like Xu Yingxia."
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