Saturday morning.
The baby was bawling at home.
Dong Xuebin was beside himself with impatience. He was worried about his daughter and thinking about Hui Lan and Aunt Xuan, and despite the dead of winter, he had broken out in a sweat.
"Be good, don't cry."
"Waaah..."
"Oh, tell Daddy, are you hungry?"
"Waaah..."
"Then you miss Mommy? Mommy will be back soon. Don't worry, don't worry."
A few seconds later, keys jingled outside the door as someone inserted a key into the lock.
The door opened, and Xie Huilan walked in carrying a bag of eggs. Behind her, Qu Yunxuan followed slowly inside with two plastic bags of vegetables.
Dong Xuebin's heart skipped a beat. The two of them had really gone out together. This...
After coming in, Xie Huilan saw Dong Xuebin in the living room. Without saying anything, she tossed the eggs into the refrigerator.
Qu Yunxuan glanced at him as well but said nothing. She went into the kitchen and placed the vegetables on the counter, sorting them out bundle by bundle.
Dong Xuebin immediately felt that the atmosphere had changed. Whenever he saw Aunt Xuan and Hui Lan together, he felt guilty. After all, he had been in the wrong first, and he should not have been two-timing them. But there was no point saying that now. Dong Xuebin knew that the more he acted like this, the more disadvantaged he would be, so he decided to strike first and change the subject. "Where did you two go, huh? You left the child home alone in broad daylight! What if something happened? What then? Good thing I got back early! The baby's been crying forever! I was the one who changed her diaper! Look at this! Xiao Qianqian is still crying! You two are really