Along the way, Nancy always felt that someone was staring at her, but when she looked back, she didn't see anyone. The strange feeling disappeared only after she returned home.

As soon as she got home, Zhou Anan shook Nancy's hand and said coquettishly, "Mom, mom, Anan wants to call Dad."

Nancy pinched her little chubby face lovingly: "An An hasn't painted today, go paint first."

In order to prevent Zhou Anan from being too bored, Nancy would ask Zhou Anan to draw a picture every day.

Every time Zhou Anan was drawing, she would say, "When Dad comes back, Anan will give these drawings to Dad."

While Zhou Anan was drawing, Nancy went to the kitchen with the purchased vegetables.

After dinner, Zhou Anan finished the painting, and Nancy gave the phone to Zhou Anan as promised.

But no matter how many times Zhou Anan called Zhou Jinfan, no one answered. This made Zhou Anan anxious and she cried. She ran to find Nancy with red eyes.

Nancy wiped away the tears from Zhou An'an's eyes distressedly and comforted her softly, "Don't cry, An'an. Dad didn't answer the phone, maybe he's busy. Can we call big brother?"

Zhou Anan's eyes lit up when she heard the name of big brother. The last time she called big brother, she was able to see her father. She likes calling big brother!

She nodded quickly: "Yes! Call big brother!"

Zhou Junjie was having fun outside. When he received a call from Zhou Anan, he quickly got up and walked to a quiet place before pressing the answer button.

As soon as the video call was connected, Zhou Junjie felt distressed when he saw Zhou Anan's moist eyes.

He softened his tone and asked carefully, "What's wrong with An An? Why are you crying?"

Zhou Anan pouted and said aggrievedly, "Big brother, I miss my dad. Can I see him again?"

Hearing this made Zhou Junjie feel embarrassed.

After being scolded by Mr. Zhou, he sneaked out of the Zhou family.

He is neither with Zhou Jinfan nor at the Zhou family now, but is living a life of luxury and debauchery outside.

But at this time, my brother must be on his way home.

His eyes lit up, and he said mysteriously, "Don't worry, An'an. Although I can't let you see your father today, I want to tell you in secret that your father has finished his work and is on his way home now."

"Really?!" Zhou Anan suddenly became excited and looked at Nancy beside her happily and said, "Mom, mom! Did you hear that? Big brother said Dad will be back soon!"

Nancy was also stunned when she heard the news.

Zhou Jinfan is coming back?

Her heart trembled and a look of panic flashed across her face.

"Mother?"

Zhou Anan looked at Nancy in confusion.

Nancy patted her head lovingly and said, "An An, talk to big brother first. Mommy will go wash clothes first."

After saying that, Nancy quickly picked up the clothes and walked into the laundry room.

She stood in front of the washing machine and put clothes into it one by one stiffly.

Zhou Jinfan is coming back.

How should she face Zhou Jinfan?

Should I be angry or ignore it?

Nancy was distracted for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she had poured several times more detergent.

"Hey."

Nancy exclaimed, quickly putting the laundry detergent away.

The next day, Nancy sent Zhou Anan to school as usual, but she was always thinking about the news that Zhou Jinfan was coming back, and she looked around from time to time.

Zhou Jinfan didn't see it, but Nancy could always see a familiar figure.

That day, Nancy deliberately stopped the car on the side of the road and looked back through the rearview mirror.

She looked at the man in the baseball cap in the rearview mirror and remembered the man she bumped into while crossing the road that day.

It might be a coincidence once or twice, but Nancy has discovered it more than once or twice. These past few days, whenever she goes out, she can see this man.

There is only one possibility, this man is following me!

Nancy took note of the man's figure and became secretly on guard. For this reason, she bought an iron rod and kept it at home, and bought a bottle of pepper spray and kept it in her pocket at all times.

In order to prevent the man from targeting Zhou Anan, Nancy would wait outside Zhou Anan's kindergarten ten minutes in advance these days. As soon as Zhou Anan came out, she would pick her up immediately.

When she returned home, she carefully locked the door and then locked the balcony before she felt relieved.

At night, Nancy coaxed Zhou Anan to sleep, but Zhou Anan couldn't fall asleep. She played with Nancy's hand and had no intention of sleeping at all.

Nancy had no choice but to put the storybook aside and said to Zhou Anan, "What's wrong with Anan?"

Zhou Anan pouted and said, "Mom, didn't big brother say that Daddy will be back soon? It's been so many days, why hasn't Daddy come back yet?"

Nancy was also a little confused about this.

Zhou Junjie said that Zhou Jinfan would show up in the next few days, but she hadn't seen Zhou Jinfan for a long time. She couldn't help but wonder if Zhou Junjie lied on purpose to reassure Zhou Anan.

Nancy touched Zhou Anan's little face, kissed her gently on the forehead, and comforted her: "Dad might have been delayed on the way. Anan, please wait a little longer."

Zhou Anan was a little unhappy. She complained, "But Anan is about to go on vacation. Anan hasn't seen Dad pick her up from school in a long time. Mom, does Dad... doesn't he want to see Anan anymore?"

As Zhou Anan spoke, her eyes turned slightly red, and she looked aggrieved, as if she was about to cry in the next second.

Nancy quickly pulled out a tissue to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, poked Zhou Anan's cheek, and said with a smile: "Our Anan is so cute, everyone likes our Anan. Dad likes Anan so much, how could he not want to see Anan?"

She hugged Zhou An'an and comforted him, "Don't be sad, An'an. Dad will be back soon."

Nancy's heart ached when she heard Zhou Anan crying.

Even if she and Zhou Jinfan had a quarrel, the child was innocent. She had clearly said that she was going back to Haicheng to see her daughter. Why had Zhou Jinfan not come back after so long? Could it be that he no longer had An An in his heart?

Nancy couldn't help feeling annoyed and even more dissatisfied with Zhou Jinfan's behavior.

After finally coaxing Zhou Anan to sleep, just as Nancy was about to fall asleep, she vaguely heard some slight noises coming from outside the door.

Nancy thought of the man she met recently. She opened her eyes suddenly and without bothering to put on her shoes, she tiptoed towards the door with the pepper spray in one hand and the iron rod in the other.

Thump thump.

The closer she got to the door, the faster her heartbeat began to beat.

Although Nancy was very scared, she couldn't retreat. An An was in the room, and she had to be at the forefront.

Nancy put her ear against the door, listening nervously to the noise outside.

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