Chapter 1208: Chapter 1208: Xiaobao is Her Biological Son

The car sped under the night sky, Shen Chi’s lips always slightly upturned.

Today was Xiaobao’s birthday and he could tell, Xu Chaomu was different from usual, she was very happy.

At this moment, all that appeared before his eyes was her smiling face.

Sometimes love is like a spell, planted some unknown year, and since then it had taken root and flourished, unbreakable through storms.

The distance from Jin City to C City was neither far nor near, he drove the car and arrived after eleven o’clock at night.

It was really cold, a thin layer of frost had formed on the glass, and when the light was turned on, the frost sparkled with a crystalline luster.

Shen Chi looked at the glass window misted with water vapor, feeling somewhat lost in thought.

In the past, she particularly liked standing in front of the window, writing his name on the glass with her little hand.

She always thought he couldn’t see, secretly writing and then secretly wiping it away, but actually… he had known all along.

During this season, he always especially missed that not-so-well-behaved Xu Chaomu.

The current Xu Chaomu was too well-behaved, too quiet, holding many things in her heart, with worries always between her brows.

He did not know if he had the ability to bring her back to the previous Xu Chaomu, but he would try his best to give her all the happiness.

With a soft sigh, Shen Chi changed his shoes, took off his coat, and sat on the sofa.

He did not text her or call her; unless he did, she would never take the initiative to text him back.

In the past she was too proactive, and now, she was too passive. Comparatively, he still preferred the proactive Xu Chaomu.

These years, especially this past year, she had changed too much…

He closed his eyes, and again thought about the report Xiao Mo had handed to him, her entire life for those five years in Paris.

Those five years, she had not had an easy time, especially when she first arrived in Paris; had it not been for Nie Chenglang, she likely would have frozen to death on the streets.

Although Nie Chenglang later sent her to school, she often went to see a psychologist.

She told him that she wanted to live a simple life, and he understood.

Thinking about this, a bitter taste welled up in his heart. He picked up his phone and sent her one message: “Good night.”

The wind continued to howl outside the window, the temperature plummeted, and everything around was bleak.

Xu Chaomu truly stayed awake all night; she looked at the text Shen Chi had sent her, but she did not reply.

She knew that no amount of patience or passion could withstand such frosty responses, so… she thought, one day, he would give up.

Xiaobao was sleeping very peacefully, sometimes seemingly having a sweet dream, smacking his lips in the dream, laughing happily.

Seeing him, Xu Chaomu also smiled.

…

On Monday, the working day, Xu Chaomu could hardly wait to take Xiaobao for a blood test.

The report would take three days to obtain, she spent each day anxiously waiting. She knew Xiao Mo wouldn’t deceive her, but she still wanted to verify it herself.

As soon as the third day arrived, she immediately went to the hospital to get the report.

Sure enough, the doctor told her, Xiaobao was her biological son.

Xu Chaomu’s hands clenched the report tightly, too moved to speak.

Xiaobao was her son, the baby she had struggled to bring into the world after seven months of pregnancy. She had not lost him; her baby was still here.

She put the report at the bottom of a box, so thrilled that she specially asked her boss for a day off and took Xiaobao to the amusement park to celebrate.

When she was holding Xiaobao on the Ferris wheel in the amusement park, she received a call from Shen Chi.

“Mumu, I haven’t seen you in several days, do you miss me?”

“…”

“I have to go to the United States again soon, and I really want to take you with me.”

“…”

“It’s the same old saying, it’s getting cold, take good care of yourself and don’t catch a cold again.”

“…”

“Don’t you have anything to say to me?”

Xu Chaomu lowered her head and said faintly, “No.”

“Alright…” Shen Chi’s tone was filled with helplessness, his enthusiasm always met with her coldness.

Both remained silent, neither speaking, the atmosphere slightly awkward.

In the past, they used to talk about everything; she liked to chatter endlessly about every little thing. Now, she didn’t have a single word she wanted to say to him.

He remembered how in the past, she would always stick notes on herself at her desk, reporting even trivial matters like being made to stand as a punishment by the teacher because she couldn’t do her homework. Now, even if the sky fell, she chose to shoulder it alone.

“Mumu, do you really want me to give up…”

“Yes.” She was forthright.

This time, it was Shen Chi’s turn to fall silent, unable to utter a single word.

Xiaobao snuggled in Xu Chaomu’s arms, wondering who Mommy was talking to on the phone and why she was ignoring him. Baby had been snuggling for a long time, Baby was very cold.

“Mom, Mom…” Xiaobao called out.

It was then that Xu Chaomu came back to her senses. She looked down at Xiaobao and spoke her final words to Shen Chi: “You really should try getting a girlfriend.”

“I don’t want to try, and I won’t.”

“You should trust me on this; if you try, maybe you’ll feel differently.”

“Mommy…” Xiaobao called out again in his tender voice, grabbing Xu Chaomu’s phone and accidentally hitting the end call button.

“Hey, Xiaobao, Mommy is here.” Xu Chaomu put away the phone and picked him up.

Shen Chi suddenly found the call disconnected and felt a bit depressed. Did she really not want to talk to him that much? Was it that hard to listen to him speak a bit more?

At that moment, Ruan Hang knocked and came in, placing a stack of reports on Shen Chi’s desk.

“President Shen, these are the projects that need your signature. Several projects won’t pass the inspection at the end of the year.”

“I know; leave them.”

“President Shen, is there anything else to arrange for this trip to the United States?”

“Let Xiao Mo go.”

“Huh?” Ruan Hang was surprised, as this had not been planned before. “You mean let Vice President Xiao go directly from South Africa to California in the United States?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, I will connect with Vice President Xiao immediately.”

“He’s been in South Africa for a long time; tell him to take care of his health and carry some medicine to prevent getting sick from the local environment.”

“Sure, President Shen, I will speak to Vice President Xiao about everything.”

“Mm.” Shen Chi responded faintly.

It had been more than half a year since he’d seen Xiao Mo. This upcoming meeting, Xiao Mo would probably hate him.

In the past six months, aside from necessary work reports, Xiao Mo hadn’t made a single call to him, nor had they talked about anything unrelated to work.

Facing each other now, they probably couldn’t avoid sarcasm.

Xiao Mo was always a competent secretary, but for personal reasons, Shen Chi harbored a grudge and sent him to South Africa. Xiao Mo remained loyal and did not leave Shen’s, though anyone else might have left long ago.

He felt that he had wronged Xiao Mo, yet whenever he thought about Xiao Mo secretly spending so much time with Xu Chaomu, he was filled with rage.

The trip to California was related to Shen Shihan’s matter which he could only discuss with Xiao Mo.