Lu Wanqing was like a dry sponge, absorbing the learning videos Mu Jie sent her with frantic eagerness. Before she knew it, a whole day had passed. Her stomach rumbled with hunger. She glanced up at the time and was shocked to discover it was already past three in the afternoon!
Kindergarten ended at four o'clock. She had to leave immediately to make it in time to pick up Lan Lan!
Thinking this, Lu Wanqing quickly stopped her studies and exited the Star Net.
She scrambled out of the Star Net pod and hurried outside.
Lu Wanqing ran with such haste that it could be described as a whirlwind. The housemaids were startled and all turned to look at her.
"Ms. Lu, did something happen?" Steward Mu couldn't help but ask from downstairs, a hint of concern in his voice.
Lu Wanqing replied as she ran, "It's so late, I'm almost out of time. I still need to pick up Lan Lan from school."
Steward Mu smiled upon hearing this, "It's alright, there's still time."
No time!
Lu Wanqing's scalp was about to explode. Today, she had promised to pick up Mu Si Jie from his company first, and then go to the kindergarten with Mu Si Jie to pick up Lan Lan.
With only a few minutes left, if she detoured to his company to pick up Mr. Mu first, she definitely wouldn't have enough time when she went to pick up Lan Lan.
Lu Wanqing thought this and quickly got into the hovercar, asking the driver to speed up. They were to go to the company to pick up Mu Si Jie first, and then head to the kindergarten to pick up Lan Lan.
The driver quickly started the hovercar. Just as Lu Wanqing had requested, they drove much faster than usual today.
Fortunately, the hovercar accelerated faster than Lu Wanqing had anticipated. They arrived at Mu Corporation before four o'clock.
Mu Si Jie was actually waiting downstairs. Seeing the family's hovercar arrive, he walked over directly.
The hovercar door opened, and Mu Si Jie stepped out.
Lu Wanqing felt a little uneasy. "Um... how long have you been waiting here?"
Lu Wanqing licked her lips, her voice tinged with nervousness. "I'm so sorry. After I got back today, I couldn't resist logging into the Star Net. I was learning that... you sent me, and I accidentally lost track of time."
"I know," Mu Si Jie said.
Lu Wanqing wanted to explain further, but suddenly, her mind went blank. She looked up, gazing at Mu Si Jie with bewilderment.
Mu Si Jie looked at her and smiled. "I created that study room. When you're studying in it, I can see notifications on my end."
In fact, if he hadn't deliberately looked, he wouldn't have noticed these things. But after sending the link, he couldn't help but wonder if Lu Wanqing would actually study.
He calculated the time, felt that Lu Wanqing had returned home, and then used his smart device to check the usage of that room. To his surprise, he found that the room quickly entered a learning state, and the number of people learning inside was – 1 person.
He had only sent the link to this study room to two people: Mu Lan and Lu Wanqing.
Mu Lan was at kindergarten and couldn't possibly log into the Star Net to study. Therefore, the one person he saw in a learning state could only be Lu Wanqing.
But Mu Si Jie hadn't expected Lu Wanqing to study so diligently, to the point of spending the entire day learning. Especially at noon, she hadn't even logged off to rest.
"Learning is good, but you also need to rest," Mu Si Jie couldn't help but remind her.
"Especially when it's mealtime, you should log off and eat. You can always come back to study after your lunch break," Mu Si Jie added.
Lu Wanqing's cheeks suddenly flushed. She felt a little embarrassed. "The tutorial videos you recorded were too perfect. I didn't notice the time."
Mu Si Jie looked at her blushing face and found her even more adorable. He nodded with a smile, "Mm."
The hovercar soon arrived at the kindergarten. Some time had indeed been lost today. The kindergarten was empty, with only a teacher and Little Mu Lan standing alone. The other children had likely already been picked up by their parents. It was just their Little Mu Lan. Lu Wanqing felt a pang of apology.
"Mommy!" In the kindergarten, Little Mu Lan gazed longingly outside. Seeing their family hovercar approach, he immediately jumped up excitedly. Holding the kindergarten teacher's hand, he exclaimed, "Teacher, Daddy and Mommy are here! They're here to pick me up!"
The kindergarten teacher also beamed. She raised her hand and dotingly ruffled the child's hair.
The hovercar stopped at the kindergarten entrance. The door opened, revealing familiar faces inside – Lu Wanqing and Mu Si Jie.
Lu Wanqing got out of the car first, followed closely by Mu Si Jie. They walked up to the teacher.
"Daddy, Mommy!" Little Mu Lan rushed over, pulling Lu Wanqing's and Mu Si Jie's hands on either side.
Lu Wanqing looked down at Little Mu Lan, then looked up at the teacher. "I'm sorry, something came up today and I was delayed. Thank you for taking care of Lan Lan."
The teacher was very gentle and shook her head with a smile. "It's no problem. It's good that you're here. Mu Lan has always looked forward to you picking him up together."
"Goodbye, teacher!" Little Mu Lan's clear voice bid farewell to the teacher.
The kindergarten teacher also smiled and bid farewell to Little Mu Lan, "Goodbye, Mu Lan."
The three of them got into the hovercar together. As soon as Little Mu Lan sat down, he immediately opened his backpack and took out the tablet he used for class. He projected the lesson content directly and began to excitedly report to Lu Wanqing everything he had learned at kindergarten that day.
Lu Wanqing cooperated with her child, responding to him, showing surprise and amazement. Seeing her reaction, the child seemed encouraged and became even happier. He excitedly recounted every little detail of the day's events at school, sharing all the interesting things with his mother.
Mu Si Jie sat beside them, watching the interaction between mother and son. He was somewhat bewildered. By the time Mu Lan finished reporting his entire day's learning schedule, he still hadn't fully processed it.
When had Mu Lan become so lively?
When he picked up his child every day, Mu Lan had never told him about what happened at school. How could he be so excited and proactively report his day's learning experiences so meticulously to Lu Wanqing?
It wasn't that he didn't know about his child's situation at school. The kindergarten had surveillance cameras. As a father, he would occasionally check them and was aware of his child's learning status throughout the day.
But knowing how his child's day went was one thing, while the child happily and proactively sharing these experiences with his parents seemed to be something else entirely?
Mu Si Jie thought about this and looked at Lu Wanqing again. He realized that Lu Wanqing had indeed brought about many changes in Mu Lan, the most obvious being that the child was becoming increasingly lively and happy.
"Drink some water," Lu Wanqing unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it to Little Mu Lan.
After talking so much, the child's throat must be dry.
Mu Si Jie then noticed that Lu Wanqing was very attentive and prepared. She had even brought water for the child in advance. She truly could take good care of the child, and these were things he could easily overlook.