Suddenly, Shi Xinxin's vision went black. It felt as if she had run into someone, her forehead hurting from the impact against a hard chest.
"Mmm!" The pain on her forehead made Shi Xinxin instinctively cover her head, letting out a muffled groan.
Just as she was about to look up at the person, she was suddenly pulled into an embrace. Her nose filled with a familiar scent of ebony, accompanied by his slightly anxious voice, "Xinxin, how's your forehead? It's all my fault..."
Shi Xinxin's furrowed brow relaxed. A smile already played on her lips. "Sheng Chenjin, when you walk, you should at least make some noise. You walk like a cat, silently approaching me."
Sheng Chenjin looked at her with concern. He saw a red mark on Shi Xinxin's smooth forehead, which made his heart ache even more. He gently caressed it, "Yes, yes, it's my fault. I was planning to give you a surprise, but it turned into a scare."
Seeing him so cautious, as if treating her like a treasure, Shi Xinxin couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The distance between them was so close that Shi Xinxin could clearly see Sheng Chenjin's features when she looked up.
His warm and gentle touch on her forehead made Shi Xinxin laugh, "It was just a bump, you don't need to be so flustered. If an outsider saw this, they'd think I was forcing myself on you."
Sheng Chenjin's face instantly turned serious, "This wasn't voluntary at all, there's no such thing as forcing!"
Being doted on felt wonderful, and Shi Xinxin's heart was filled with sweetness. She gently pushed Sheng Chenjin, "Alright, stop joking with me. I'm eager to go home now and see how those three little ones are doing."
Sheng Chenjin then took her hand, "Okay, those three little ones have been missing you and talking about you all day."
As Shi Xinxin walked with him, for some reason, she detected a hint of grievance in his words.
His tone suddenly lowered, "It seems like they don't even mention their father much."
Shi Xinxin saw through his intention in an instant and chuckled, "Stop pretending. I can see the smile beneath that act of yours."
Sheng Chenjin commented that she had no sense of humor and opened the car door for Shi Xinxin before going around to the driver's seat.
As the car started moving, Shi Xinxin took another look at her research materials. Suddenly, something flashed in her mind.
She turned her head and subtly observed Sheng Chenjin, who was driving attentively, "Aren't you going to ask why I suddenly came to the hospital halfway?"
Sheng Chenjin, being so intelligent and waiting for her at the hospital entrance, must have known what she was going to do for a long time.
So why didn't he expose her? Shi Xinxin raised an eyebrow slightly.
Sheng Chenjin's eyes remained fixed on the road, "You went to the hospital, probably to find Yan Hao and clarify things about your amnesia, right?"
Shi Xinxin had no intention of hiding it from him, so she nodded frankly, "That's right. This matter has been weighing on my mind for a while. If I don't resolve it soon, you might see a mentally unstable me tomorrow."
Sheng Chenjin glanced at her, "Don't talk nonsense."
Shi Xinxin lifted her chin and asked instead, "What nonsense did I say? I'm stating facts."
She held the seatbelt with one hand and said with a slightly serious tone, "You might not understand me well, but I'm what people call stubborn. If I can't resolve something, it will bother me to the point of losing sleep and appetite."
Hearing this, Sheng Chenjin also became quite serious, "Who says I don't understand you? I know your stubbornness well, which is why I chose not to expose the fact that you went to the hospital halfway."
The corner of his eye twitched slightly, "So, how about it? Want to think about how to thank me?"
"Heh, you're thinking too much," Shi Xinxin sat back down.
"But, speaking of which, last time in the secret passage, were you secretly plotting with my senior brother?"
Sheng Chenjin looked displeased, "What do you mean 'my senior brother'? Am I not someone related to you?"
Shi Xinxin found his behavior exasperating. She still managed to coax him, "You are right in front of me now, do I need to use a different title?"
"Then what? If you mention two people at the same time, you should use the same title, as if he, Yan Hao, is an exception..." Sheng Chenjin's tone became even more displeased.
"Okay, okay, so what exactly were you plotting with him? Don't change the subject, just answer what I asked."
Sheng Chenjin said directly, "I asked him about you and that laboratory."
"So you know I was an experimental subject in that lab?"
Sheng Chenjin nodded, "Yes. I thought that place might hold bad memories and trauma. Yan Hao also insisted on not telling you, so I decided to keep it from you too, to prevent you from recalling those things."
Shi Xinxin had already guessed he would think this way, and she curved her lips, "Your concerns are unfounded. Even if I know about the past now, that lost memory is still gone."
"That's a good thing. Let those painful things be in the past. Recalling them will only affect your life and mood," Sheng Chenjin advised.
The car had gradually entered familiar roads. Shi Xinxin glanced out the window from time to time and said, "I naturally understand that. It's just that I still don't understand how I lost my memory."
His long fingers gripped the steering wheel, turning it. Sheng Chenjin said, "It's possible that an accident occurred during the experiment, causing the most painful memories in your mind to disappear."
Shi Xinxin remained silent, only staring out the window. As they got closer to her apartment building, she finally spoke, "Now, this is the only explanation that makes sense."
After she finished speaking, the car stopped at the entrance of the apartment. As they both got out, they saw three little figures sitting at the entrance.
They were all looking expectantly towards the door. The moment they saw their mommy, their faces lit up with joy, instantly erasing their previous despondency. They all started running towards her with their short legs, in unison, "Mommy!"
Shi Xinxin smiled as the little ones embraced her tightly. Sheng Chenjin supported her slightly leaning body from behind.
Xiao Yu was extremely excited, "Mommy, you're finally back! Do you know how long I've been waiting for you!"
Xiao Yu chimed in, "We all thought you weren't coming back. We didn't even have the mood to eat dessert!"
Among the three little ones, only Xiao Qian remained relatively calm, though his face was also flushed with excitement.
Shi Xinxin ruffled their fluffy little heads and ushered them into the apartment together, "Mommy had some urgent matters to attend to, and as soon as I finished, I came to see you all immediately!"
Sheng Chenjin watched the heartwarming scene unfold ahead of him and sighed, "In the end, I am not worthy."