Five years later.
In a villa community in the wealthy area of City B, the phone rang like an explosion along with the sunlight.
Qin Qiao'er frowned, squinted her eyes and reached out to feel for the phone. After failing to find it several times, she gave up. Irritated, she covered her head with a pillow and continued to sleep.
The phone rang several more times on the carpet. Then a small hand picked it up.
"Hello, Aunt Tu Qin. Are you looking for Mommy?"
"Mommy is still sleeping now."
The pillow was removed, and the small hand held the phone to Qin Qiao'er's ear. The next second, Qin Qiao'er was awakened by the shrill voice on the phone.
"Qin Qiao'er, your son is already awake, but you're still sleeping. How are you taking care of my godson and god - daughter's daily lives? Let me tell you, if you don't get up right now, I'll—"
"What will you do?" Qin Qiao'er opened her hazy eyes, her voice full of irritation from just waking up. "Come back to the country and kill me?"
"Face - to - face interview! Face - to - face interview!" Tu Qinqin shouted angrily. "Have you forgotten what you came back to the country for? The face - to - face interview for the 'Shrimp Paste Battle' starts at eleven o'clock. It's already ten thirty - five now!"
Qin Qiao'er sprang up from the bed at once, instantly wide awake. She slapped her fair forehead hard. "Oh right, today's task!"
Throwing the phone aside, Qin Qiao'er pulled back the quilt and crawled onto the floor.
The little boy let out a long sigh and slid a pair of slippers towards her feet. "Mom, it's only nine thirty - five now. I've checked. It only takes twenty minutes to get there by taxi. It's Friday today, and there'll be a lunch - time rush. You should have breakfast first."
Qin Qiao'er heaved a sigh of relief. She hugged the little boy in front of her with one arm. "Qin Xiaobao, you're really amazing. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what to do!"
The little boy, with a somewhat Western - looking appearance and a pair of deep obsidian - like eyes, escaped from Qin Qiao'er's embrace. He said like a good - wife - like figure, "Don't call me Qin Xiaobao. Go brush your teeth quickly. I'll go wake up sister!"
Qin Qiao'er didn't move. She stretched and looked out of the window at the scenery in the distance.
Five years ago, the heart - broken Qin Qiao'er resolutely left City A and traveled to the UK. After arriving, she found that all her bank cards had been ransacked by her heartless mother. The only money left was less than a thousand yuan.
In order to survive in this strange country, she had done all kinds of dirty and tiring jobs, like washing dishes, delivering takeaways, and distributing newspapers. She had endured two months of having no stable food or shelter. Through the introduction of an agency, she got a job as a cleaner in a wealthy family.
At that time, her belly began to bulge. Having failed her physiology class, she thought it was because of over - work and weight gain.
It wasn't until two or three months passed without her period that she went to the hospital for a check - up.
The result was that she was pregnant with twins. She didn't know if it was because she was so fertile or if Li Shanen's sperm was of such good quality.
According to Qin Qiao'er's personality, she would never have kept the children. But she was so poor, and having an abortion abroad was so expensive. She could only save money slowly. After a few months, it was too late to have an abortion, and she had developed feelings for the babies. She couldn't bear to get rid of them.
Qin Qiao'er's philosophy was that if you didn't pick up money when you went out, it was like losing it.
Since she had been in the UK for so long, it would be a loss if she didn't get two green cards. So she decided to give birth!
Just like that, her daughter Qin Wanwan and son Qin Chenchen were born.
Although the daughter was born a few seconds earlier than the son, her personality was that of a typical little girl.
It was Western - style breakfast in the morning. Qin Chenchen made bread and milk. He wasn't very familiar with the kitchen utensils in the country yet, so he could only make these.
Qin Qiao'er quickly finished her breakfast, put on a delicate makeup, and paired it with a nude - pink long dress. Her whole aura was elevated a lot.
She kissed her son and daughter on their chubby little faces respectively, told them to stay at home well and not to quarrel, and then picked up her bag and went out.
After cleaning up the table, the two little darlings sat on the big sofa in the living room, looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside the floor - to - ceiling windows.
Qin Chenchen pointed at the high - rise buildings in the distance. "Sister, look. This is the place where Mom grew up."
Different from Qin Chenchen, Qin Wanwan had the delicate features of an Easterner, paired with a pair of big, watery eyes and thick little curly hair, making her look as beautiful as a doll.
Qin Wanwan pressed her little hand against the glass and mumbled, "Yeah. In that case, Dad is here too, right?"
Qin Chenchen asked, "Do you want to find Dad?"
Qin Wanwan pouted. "Everyone else has a dad. Why don't we?"
Looking at her gloomy big eyes, Qin Chenchen suddenly had an idea. He snapped his fingers. "I've got a plan. Follow me!"