Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu will come back and spend the night tonight.

When I took my hand off the photo frame, it suddenly fell on the desk with a thud.

When Shen Li subconsciously picked up the photo frame, it fell down again, and the photo fell face down on the table again.

...Shen Li was speechless.

Suddenly, he felt that the fallen photo frame was like the relationship between him and Shen Xingchen, which had collapsed without him noticing.

At this moment, Shen Li didn't have any other thoughts in his mind. He just felt a little emotional when he thought about the little girl who he had spent so much time and energy to raise and now no longer needed him.

After all, apart from the two years she was in college, he had supported her for a full twelve years.

The effort and energy he devoted to Shen Xingchen took up a large part of his time and energy, even though there was no blood relationship between them.

Looking at the photo collapsing again, Shen Li was too lazy to pick it up.

When he turned and walked towards the bathroom, halfway through, he turned back and picked up the photo frame again.

In the past, Shen Xingchen always liked to pull him to take photos together, and the two of them took quite a few photos. However, they had not taken photos since the second semester of her senior year.

In the future, it is very likely that I will not shoot again.

In the next two days, when Shen Xingchen stayed at home, Shen Li also came back early.

It’s just that Shen Xingchen was busy with her studies and basically stayed in her room looking up information and writing papers, so she rarely saw him.

Occasionally passing by Shen Xingchen's room, Shen Li felt a little disappointed when he saw that her room was closed and that she no longer jumped out as lively as before when she heard his footsteps.

At the same time, I also had a profound experience of what it means when children grow up, they become less clingy.

That night, although Shen Li came back a little earlier than usual, Shen Xingchen had already finished dinner and returned to her room, so he still didn't have time to eat at the same table with her.

Mrs. Shen saw that Shen Li came back after they had finished their meal. Although she grumbled a few words that he came back at the wrong time, she still went to the kitchen to heat up the food for him herself without letting the servants do it.

Although I always nag him, always complain that he has not yet married and has children, and that he comes home so rarely.

But as long as he comes back, Mrs. Shen is still happy.

After all, they are your own children.

At the dinner table, Shen Li was eating while Mrs. Shen was watching beside him.

Mrs. Shen is tired of nagging him about getting married and having children these days.

So, I didn't bring up the old topic with him tonight, but just said slowly, "Xingchen has not been home for the past two years, and I'm not used to it. I miss her a lot, so I don't really want her to develop in another place alone in the future."

"So I thought, when she's in her senior year, I'll find some connections to get her an internship at a hospital. Otherwise, if she does an internship at a hospital over there, she probably won't be able to come back and will have to stay in another place alone."

"I can't bear to do that."

It is said that daughters should not marry far away, so Mrs. Shen naturally does not want Shen Xingchen to stay and work in another place. Otherwise, she will definitely marry in another place in a few years.

She was afraid that she would suffer alone outside and be wronged.

Listening to his mother's nagging, Shen Li realized that Shen Xingchen had been drifting away from him not only when they were in college.

In the future, she might become more and more distant from him and the Shen family.

While eating, I thought about the time when she came to my house. At that time, her eyes were empty, she always had nightmares at night, and she was short and thin.

Later, he stayed with her and took care of her all the time, and her condition gradually improved.

Now that she has finally grown up and looks like other children, Shen Li dare not even think of leaving her alone in another place, letting her work alone, get married and have children alone.

She must be under his eyes. Only under his eyes, and only when he knows all her movements, will he feel at ease.

Only under his watchful eyes could he and the Shen family fully support her and serve as her backer.

Two years ago, although he deliberately kept a distance from Shen Xingchen and didn't want her to fall deeper into the relationship, Shen Li's feelings for Shen Xingchen were genuine at all.

As long as it was for her good, he would do anything for her.

He paused to eat and said, "Well, I'll find someone for her then."

Although Mrs. Shen had her own connections and knew how to handle this matter, Shen Li still took it on.

As for Shen Xingchen, he was used to taking on too much responsibility.

Mrs. Shen saw that Shen Li had taken the matter over. She didn't say anything, but just asked again: "Xingchen will take a flight back to school tomorrow. Do you have time tomorrow morning? You can take her to the airport."

"Okay." Shen Li didn't ask whether he had time or not, he just agreed directly.

In fact, he had a very important meeting tomorrow morning, but without thinking, his first reaction was to postpone the meeting.

The two of them settled Shen Xingchen's matter, and Mrs. Shen felt relieved.

But when she looked up at her son again, she sighed helplessly when she saw that he was still alone at his age.

She originally wanted to say something to him, but seeing how pitiful he was, Mrs. Shen was too lazy to say anything.

Life.

This is fate.

God hasn't arranged a wife for him yet, and there's nothing he can do about it.

Mrs. Shen sighed, and Shen Li knew what she was sighing about without asking, but love was something that could not be forced, so he simply kept silent.

After a while, Shen Li finished his meal and went back upstairs. When he passed by Shen Xingchen's room, he saw that Shen Xingchen's door was suddenly opened from the inside.

At this time, Shen Li stopped.

Inside the room, Shen Xingchen opened the door and saw Shen Li standing outside the door. Her pale face was suddenly startled, and the two wrinkles between her eyebrows became deeper.

After a moment of stunned silence, she weakly whispered, "Uncle."

At this moment, her hair was not tied up, but casually draped over her shoulders.

Shen Xingchen's hair was very black and beautiful, and it was curled in waves, making her look like a doll. However, her complexion did not look very good, and there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.

At first glance, she no longer looks so childish and even looks a bit like a little woman.

The key is that it develops quite well.

Although she wasn't wearing any sexy clothes, it couldn't hide her good figure.

When she was in her third year of high school, Shen Xingchen looked like she was only fourteen or fifteen years old. When she went to college, she started dressing like her roommates. She also grew a few centimeters taller and her breasts grew a lot, so she looked quite different from two years ago.

Now, she is also a school beauty goddess in school, and many boys are chasing her.

Seeing Shen Xingchen's pale face and not having the strength to call him, Shen Li suddenly became nervous and asked, "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Shen Xingchen blushed at Shen Li's nervousness, then shook his head at him: "No, I'm not feeling unwell." Then he said: "I just want to go downstairs to get a cup of hot water."