Chapter 61

Later in the evening, it was almost 10 o'clock.

 Ellen, Song Ming and Song Enya were in a bar meeting with their long time friend who had just returned to the capital.

 Zhou Ning, a beautiful and petite woman with a great figure. She was tall and well endowed in all the right places.

 She had been friends with Ellen for a couple of years.

 She worked as a police woman. They had met in New York where she lived, during a science conference when she had been tasked to provide security for a very important American scientist.

 Their meeting was a bit hilarious but they immediately cliqued afterwards and that became the background of their great friendship.

 At first, Zhou Ning thought that Ellen was just a student or an assistant because of her casual sense of style but was later in for a huge shock when she discovered her identity. She wondered whether she had saved the entire country in her past life for meeting and becoming friends with such a big shot. 

***

 They were all casually dressed, seated at the bar with loud and deafening music. The Song siblings were the most lively and talkative as usual.

 Ellen held a bottle of bear with indifference written all over her face. Zhou Ning on the other hand was sipping her glass of white wine with an unusual silence.

 Song Enya swept her a glance and asked, " so, how does it feel to finally be back? "

 Zhou Ning forced out a faint smile and swept her eyes across the bar full of people. The gaze on her round brown eyes was full of pain, hatred and longing.

 " It feels quite nice I guess. " She shrugged her shoulders and elegantly sipped some wine.

 She had been away from the country for 7 years.

 The group rarely met as Zhou Ning was based in New York while the rest lived in London.

 When she heard that they'd return to the country, she too decided to come back after being away from her country for a really long period of time.

 She found a job in the police department and decided to settle in the capital.

 The group chatted for sometime before they went to Zhou Ning's hotel to pick up her luggage.

 She'd be staying with them as she didn't have a house yet. It'd be fun living together with her like a family. The house was large enough to host about 10 people anyway.

 *

 When they arrived, Song Wei and the children were already at home.

 The children were very excited to learn that there was an added person into their small family. Morever, it was their favorite aunt police. They were familiar with her because of their frequent video calls. She'd also visit them twice within a year.

 Zhou Ning was also excited. It'd be fun and heartwarming to finally have a home to return and to have a family to call her own.

 When she saw the children, her body froze and turned cold as her heart skipped a beat. It was pounding so hard as she glanced at the cute and mature boy, with a complicated gaze.

 The complicated and mixed emotions she always felt whenever she saw him were always a mystery to her...

 The kids were so lovable and cute. One couldn't control the urge to pinch their soft and rosy cheeks now and then.

 She felt that being their mother, Ellen was probably the luckiest woman on earth.

 Nevertheless, the family joyfully had their dinner before retiring to their beds.

*

 On another part of the city, in Spring Valley district where Li Zixuan's house was located, he was standing at his usual spot at the balcony.

 An unopened bottle of expensive wine and an empty glass were resting on a black wooden stool beside him.

 Dressed in his pajamas, Li Zixuan was chuckling and sighing at the same time, gazing at the two items on both his hands with mixed emotions on his eyes.

 On his left hand was a simple cute doll while his right hand held another doll that seemed rather old but still in great condition.

 " Little Sherry. "

His voice was mellow as he slightly chuckled remembering the little quirky chipmunk from the restaurant who gifted him one of the dolls. She told him that her name was Sherry and that Liam was her older brother.

 Contrast to her, the boy looked cold and aloof but his mature personality was rather cute.

 They had gone to the restaurant with Bai Tianming after he insisted and threw a tantrum wanting to eat food from that place.

 Apparently, he had fancied the cute little girl, but his ego wouldn't let him admit it loud.

 Reluctantly, Li Zixuan drove him there as he was afraid that he'd run into her.

 He was nevertheless still disappointed when he saw no trace of hers. It was as if she disappeared from the face of earth since the day he saw her silhouette through the windows. If not for the fact that he had clearly seen her family and children, he'd have thought that he was probably wrong about her.

 Sherry kept pestering him affectionately calling him uncle handsome.

 Surprisingly, he wasn't bothered at all.

 He genuinely liked her. Being her dad would be the greatest blessing one can ever ask for. 

 " Uncle handsome, I really like you so so much. This is baby's favorite doll, it's a gift for you. "

 Li Zixuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he recalled her saying that.

 He lightly laughed as his warm gaze fell on the old doll on his hand.

 Genes were the most terrifying things on earth.

 Both mother and daughter were very much alike may it be in terms of looks or personalities.

 " Big brother is so good looking. I've given you baby's favorite doll as a gift!! "

 Li Zixuan shifted his distant gaze to the empty space on the atmosphere and sighed taking a deep breath.

" Lee Yuyan, my Yanyan what I'm i ever going to do with you? "