But, since he had helped her last time, she had no choice but to treat him to a meal just once, so she wouldn't owe him a favor again.

"Okay, I'll make the decision then. Let's go get some Chinese food."

Green Dream Forest.

Xu Zhifan chose a seat on the second floor near the window. The location was very good. Through the window, he could see people coming and going on the street, and the breeze brushed across his cheeks, which was indescribably comfortable.

Lin Yuqing held her chin with her hands, watching the people passing by outside the window. Xu Zhifan took the menu and asked, "What would you like to eat?"

"It's up to me!" Lin Yuqing turned around and said with a smile, "Boss Xu can make the decision."

Since she said so, Xu Zhifan didn't say anything else. He told the waiter a few dishes, and then the waiter took the menu and left.

Glancing at the place where the waiter left, Yuqing thought to herself that she must go and ask the front desk how much this meal cost, otherwise she would make a fool of herself if she didn't have money to pay after eating.

"Secretary Lin, I...I should call you by your name, right?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuqing was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, it feels quite awkward to call me that outside, so just call me Yuqing."

"Yuqing!" Xu Zhifan called out with a smile. This was the first time he formally called her name, and it was also engraved in his heart.

When the dishes came, Xu Zhifan invited her to eat together.

Yuqing had no manners when eating, but because Xu Zhifan, who was as elegant as a prince charming, was sitting opposite her, she suddenly became reserved.

While eating, Xu Zhifan looked at her hesitantly for a long time before asking, "How come you've been working for so long and haven't seen your husband come to pick you up from get off work?"

"Puff--" Yuqing almost spit out the contents of her mouth. Fortunately, she covered her mouth with her hand. She was choked to death and started coughing violently.

Xu Zhifan was startled and quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to her, "What's wrong?"

Lin Yuqing took the water, took a big sip, patted her chest, and swallowed it in one breath. She took the tissue from Xu Zhifan's hand and wiped the corners of her mouth, then sat up straight.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine!" Lin Yuqing sat down, but did not move her chopsticks. She frowned and said,

"Actually, the question you asked just now really scared me."

"what happened?"

Lin Yuqing smiled bitterly, "The child doesn't have a father."

Hearing this, Xu Zhifan was stunned and looked at her in surprise.

Seeing his surprised look, Lin Yuqing was no longer surprised. She had chosen to keep this matter secret. She didn't even tell Yu Wei, whom she trusted the most. It wasn't because she didn't want her to know too much, but because she just wanted to bury this matter in the deepest part of her heart and never think about it again.

"Anyway, that person left a long time ago, so it has always been just the three of us, mother and son." After saying that, Lin Yuqing picked up her chopsticks and started eating again.

After hearing this news, Xu Zhifan didn't know whether to be happy or sad, and the emotions in his heart were simply indescribable.

She just smiled bitterly again: "I gave birth to a child out of wedlock."

Pursing his lips, Xu Zhifan looked at her. She was very thin, and sitting there she looked as petite as a middle school student. No one would know that she was already a mother of two children, right? She had raised them all by herself for five years and taught them so well.

She must have had a hard time over the years.

Yuqing lowered her head. Only after she finished speaking did she feel the atmosphere around her seemed very depressing. She looked up and saw Xu Zhifan staring at her motionlessly. She was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to her senses and said with a smile, "Don't let me ruin the mood! We are here to eat. I just said it casually. Let's eat!"

"Yeah!" Xu Zhifan nodded, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

There is a long way to go, and he has plenty of time to get to know her slowly.

After finishing the meal, Yuqing went to pay, but the waiter told her that Mr. Xu had already paid. She turned back in surprise, wallet in hand, and looked at Xu Zhifan and asked, "Mr. Xu, didn't we agree that I would treat you to dinner? Why did you pay for it yourself?"

"We are all colleagues, so it doesn't matter if you treat me or I treat you, right?" Xu Zhifan said softly with a smile on his face.

"Of course it's different. I agreed to treat you today."

"Then let's do it next time! It's your turn next time."

This way, he would have an excuse to ask her out for dinner next time.

Helpless, Yuqing could only give up, "Okay then, I'll treat you to a meal next time. It's already late, I'll go back first."

"I send you."

"No need, the bus stop is right in front, I can just take the bus back!"

Before he could say anything else, Lin Yuqing turned around and left. Looking at her petite figure, Xu Zhifan sighed. It seemed that he would have to spend more time on her.

When she got home, Yu Wei and Xuan'er had already finished dinner and were huddled on the sofa watching TV. The sound of water splashing came from the kitchen. Xuan'er was not there. Yu Qing knew that he must be washing dishes in the kitchen, so she put down her bag and walked into the kitchen.

"Xuan'er."

Lin Xuan, who was at the sink, turned around and smiled, "Mommy, you're back?"

Yuqing walked forward, brushed away the hair hanging on her forehead, and started to work with him.

"Mommy, you're so tired from work, let Xuan'er wash these dishes!"

"It's okay, Mommy is not tired! Mommy will help Xuan'er, otherwise I will be distressed if Xuan'er gets tired!"

"Okay then, let's shower together and go out and watch TV together."

Mother and son smiled at each other.

Yuqing looked at his smile and thought, they don’t have a father, but they still smile happily and live freely. What’s wrong with this?

The next day during dinner, Yu Wei suddenly looked at her with a smile, and Lin Yuqing immediately had a bad feeling.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Hey, there's a class reunion in two nights. Do you want to go?"

Hearing this, Yuqing refused without a second thought. "No!"

"I knew it!" Yu Wei rolled her eyes at her. "We're all former college classmates. We haven't seen each other in five or six years. Don't you want to go see us?"

"I don't want to!" Yuqing opened her mouth and swallowed a mouthful of rice while chewing. To put it bluntly, a class reunion is a blind date show. It's just a group of men and women going to see each other. Those who have partners bring their partners, and those who don't have partners, if they fall in love, they may end up together.

"Hey! You don't have to reject me so thoroughly, right?" Yu Wei looked at her helplessly. She really wanted her to go to the class reunion. With her looks, there were a lot of men waiting in line to be with her, but she was just stubborn.

Thinking of this, Yu Wei decided to lure her to go. "Go ahead, just think of it as accompanying me. Look, I'm already old, almost 30, and still can't get married. You have two children, and you don't worry about me."

Lin Yuqing glanced at her and said without surprise, "Didn't you say you wouldn't get married?"

"You believe what I just said casually? I can't possibly stay single forever, right?"

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