In kindergarten.
"Mr. Qin, I'm really sorry. A few days ago, Qin Wenqian had stopped eating a variety of snacks you sent." The kindergarten teacher looked at the man in front of her apologetically.
"What's wrong? Is the child having stomach problems? Or is she sick? Isn't that what children of her age eat?" Qin Gengxin asked.
The kindergarten teacher smiled helplessly. "I also don't know what happened. She hasn't eaten the stuff you sent for these two days, and the other children are all fighting over them. Every time Qin Wenqian sees these things, she just sits in the corner playing with her toys. I don't know what's wrong with her."
Qin Gengxin put the food bag in his hand and sighed. "Understood. I'm sorry for troubling you. It must be hard for you."
"It's okay, Mr. Qin. Since your last name is Qin and she's called Qin Wenqian, you must be her father, right?"
"Yes."
"No wonder. During this one year, only her mother sent her to kindergarten. The other children asked her where her father is and Qin Wenqian only answered simply; that she doesn't have a father."
Qin Gengxin's body immediately stiffened and his face was a little pale, but at the same time, the kindergarten teacher smiled and said, "Mr. Qin, it's okay. I know you and your wife are no longer together, but since you love this child, you should accompany her more. Please don't leave her at the most frightening and helpless time, otherwise, children at this age are very sensitive and prone to mental injury. It is very easy for them to have a weak relationship with their father. The relationship between father and daughter cannot be close in just a day, they still need to be accompanied and cared for personally."
"Thank you, I understand." Qin Gengxin nodded to the kindergarten teacher.
"Then this …" The kindergarten teacher looked at the food bag in his hand and said, "You should take them back."
Qin Gengxin put the bag in his hand to the side and turned to look at the kindergarten building before saying in a low voice, "I'm sorry, can I come in to look around?"
"Come in?" The kindergarten teacher was stunned for a moment. "This …"
"Don't worry, I won't disturb the kids in your class. I'll stand outside the window and watch." Qin Gengxin smiled. "I just want to look at Qianqian."
The kindergarten teacher hesitated for a moment when she saw the guilt and love in Qin Gengxin's eyes for his child. After considering a few seconds, she nodded. "Then wait a minute, I'll tell our director. If he agrees, then you can come in."
With that, the kindergarten teacher went to make a call. After a minute, she walked back and politely said, "Mr. Qin, you can come in. Our director agrees."
"Thank you." Qin Gengxin nodded his head, picked up a bag of snacks, and walked inside.
This kindergarten can be considered the best kindergarten in all of Wuyuan, but its environment was limited, and it was not as luxurious as other cities. It was very small, and after walking a few steps, they reached the classroom. Qin Wenqian was in this small kindergarten class.
A group of children who looked four or five years old sat side by side in chairs, learning to sing 'Pulling The Radish' from their teachers.
Qin Wenqian sat to the right of the group of children. Her two arms were obediently behind her back as she sang along with the teacher with her mouth wide open. She looked extremely adorable.
Qin Gengxin raised his hand and placed it slowly at the window, observing the small figure obediently sitting there.
Suddenly, his phone rang. He looked at his daughter for a moment before picking up his phone. The call was from Huang Jingguo.
"President Qin, I'm sorry for bothering you, but we have important matters to discuss. When you first got married, your marriage was registered in H City and this morning, your wife, Xian Guiying, sent some materials to the city court, requesting a forced divorce." Huang Jingguo said over the phone.
Qin Gengxin already thought Xian Guiying would take this step, but he didn't think she would be very impatient. Upon learning that he still did not want to sign the divorce agreement, she decided to choose a forced divorce method.
And once she filed for a forced divorce, she didn't need much. A three years separation without living under the same roof was enough to form a divorce.
"Hello? President Qin, are you still there? Miss Xian, she…"
Qin Gengxin didn't say anything and hung up his phone without waiting for Huang Jingguo to finish his sentences. His gaze once again fell on Qin Wenqian.
• • • •
Two days later.
Wei Zhengsheng went to the airport to send Wei Shanyuan off. Some of his friends in the country knew that he had come to Wuyuan, so they flew specifically to meet him.
Since Wei Zhengsheng couldn't accompany Xian Guiying today, she stayed at the shop until around 11 p.m. She closed the door, tidied up, and prepared to go home.
Since Qin Wenqian usually had a kindergarten teacher send her home, she was at ease with her daughter's safety. It's been a year since she's opened the shop, but these days, Wei Zhengsheng and Wei Shanyuan have been helping her and sending her home every night.
She walked alone on East Street while inhaling the fresh night air. The shops on both sides were still open. While walking home, she listened to songs that played in one of the shops,
Xian Guiying finally had free time to think of Qin Gengxin.
She didn't want to think about all the things related to him anymore. Yesterday, Bai Nuying had walked to Square Street and when Xian Guiying saw she entered her shop, she (Xian Guiying) immediately headed straight to her store.
Of course she wasn't afraid of her. She avoided her because she didn't want anything related to Qin Gengxin to affect her life or her emotions.
Of course, Bai Nuying didn't know that the shop was hers. She just came in to look around and when she saw the stuff in it was beautiful, she wanted to buy it. However, seeing that the owner wasn't there and had no time to deal with customers, she left with an unhappy expression on her face.
Someone once said that if a woman wanted to know if she really loved a man, it was when she saw him with other women. Those feelings, she will immediately know it.
She no longer wanted to feel the heart-wrenching feeling after that phone call. She didn't want to have it anymore.
Xian Guiying once thought that she had been grinded into a calm state during her marriage and that she wouldn't have any hopes for anything. However, when she truly knew the ugliest truth, she then realized just how much pain she was in.
In one year, that pain had numbed to no feeling at all.
Bai Nuying was Xian Guiying's sore spot. Although this wound was slowly healing, it would still inflame, so it was better for the two of them not to cross a path.
As for Wei Zhengsheng, even if he didn't come this time and even if she did not choose to accept him, Xian Guiying would still file for force divorce in court after she found out that Qin Gengxin did not sign the agreement.
