Struggling to breathe, she moved her body slightly and let out a whimper, and Su Yan quickly let go, watching her furrow her brows with her chest heaving heavily, and her breath becoming rough. He reached out, pulled her into his arms, and gently patted her back, soothing her. She fell back asleep, but he couldn’t feel at ease as he watched her face through the night. The next morning, Yin Xiaojing came to pick them up early. Seeing Su Yan getting dressed and yawning, she asked, "Didn’t sleep well last night?" Su Yan glanced at her, didn’t answer, but turned his head to rush Su Zhen in the bathroom: "Hurry up." Yin Xiaojing gossiped with a smile, "Did you sleep together again last night?" Su Yan kept a straight face and ignored her, turning around to walk to the living room, and only then Yin Xiaojing noticed the cat nest, immediately walking over: "Oh, when did you get these two little cuties?" Su Yan walked over with cat food, and Yin Xiaojing asked, "Aren’t you allergic to animal fur?" Su Yan indifferently responded, "She likes them." Yin Xiaojing smiled and thought to herself that if a man loved her this way, she would probably have married already. Stretching out her hand, she took the cat food from him: "Let me do it, you go check on the little one inside." Right then, they heard Su Zhen calling from the bathroom: "Little uncle! There’s no paper!" Su Yan, always a bit disdainful in his expression, picked up a roll of paper and went inside. After they both got ready, Su Zhen wasted some time playing with Big Miao and Little Miao before finally leaving. On the way to the shoot location, Yin Xiaojing, while driving, said to Su Zhen and Su Yan in the back seat: "Tomorrow Su Yan needs to go to France for a magazine shoot." As soon as Yin Xiaojing finished speaking, Su Zhen loudly said, "I want to go too!" "You have work too! You can’t just keep running around with your little uncle! An’an is still young, so I’ll stay and take care of him. Xiao Yan, you can go with Uncle Liang, he’s taking people there, and he will take care of you once there, you are sensible so I don’t need to worry." She paused and as if suddenly remembering something, "Oh, right! Xiao Shi from the last filming, she’s one of Uncle Liang’s talents, and she’ll be going too, it’ll be good for you to have company." Hearing this, Su Yan frowned, already feeling it would be troublesome. Su Zhen pondered a bit then understood Yin Xiaojing’s words and asked, "So I have to be separated from little uncle?" "Yes, just for two days. Is it okay if Auntie Xiao Jing stays with you?" "But I want to go with little uncle." Yin Xiaojing explained, "If it weren’t because your schedule is so tight, I wouldn’t have you traveling separately. I just want to make your holiday schedule a bit busy so it wouldn’t be too hard when you go back to school." Su Zhen didn’t quite understand what was hard about it, but she simply didn’t want to be separated from Su Yan. For so long in the United Kingdom, they had always been together everywhere they went, and hadn’t been apart before. Su Yan, being older, also understood and turned his head towards Su Zhen, "Just be obedient, I’ll come back soon." "How soon is soon? You’re all liars!" Latest content published on Nove1Fire.net Su Yan did not say anything more, as the helplessness of life gradually showed. He didn’t want to stay apart from her either, but reality didn’t permit him to selfishly stay. After finishing the shoot late into the evening, Yin Xiaojing took the two kids for a casual meal before sending them back to their residence. Shortly after, Yin Xiaojing helped Su Yan pack his luggage, while Su Zhen stood by the door, pouting and watching. Su Yan deliberately avoided looking at her unhappy face. She stood there for a while then huffed and turned away, squatting alone by the cat nest, gloomily petting the little cat. After Yin Xiaojing had packed the children’s stuff into separate boxes, ensuring they could directly grab their bags and leave the next morning, she clapped her hands and walked out. Seeing Su Zhen squatting in the corner, she spoke, "An’an, come here; Auntie Xiao Jing has something to tell you." "Humph!" She sulkily refused to look at them. Su Yan let out a soft sigh and said to Yin Xiaojing, "You go back, I’ll handle it." Yin Xiaojing thought for a moment, "Alright, I’ll leave then. Didn’t realize An’an was so attached to you." Once Yin Xiaojing left, Su Yan finally stepped towards where Su Zhen was, commanding her with his usual cold tone, "Go take a bath." She stayed put, unmoving. Su Yan reached out to pull her, but she immediately shrugged off his hand and said gloomily, "I don’t need your care!" All of a sudden, Su Yan felt something clogging his heart, making it unbearable. His tone was the same as usual, emotionless, "Not listening anymore?" She shifted her body, not even wanting to face him, giving him the back of her head instead. After a few seconds of standoff, Su Yan turned as if to leave, his voice cold, "Looks like you’ve grown up. Well, I won’t bother with you anymore." He had just walked a couple of steps when suddenly small hands clung to his waist from behind, stopping him. "Little uncle..." Her voice was hoarse and shaky, as if about to cry. "Little uncle, don’t ignore me..." The dull ache in Su Yan’s heart deepened; he turned and drew her into his embrace, her tear-streaked face making him feel even more heartache. "So, will you be obedient?" Her lips pouted, and tears fell swiftly as she nodded miserably, replying with a sobbing voice, "I will..." Su Yan lifted his head, tenderly wiped away her tears with his hands, and sternly said, "Then no crying allowed." Her eyes, blurred with tears, stared at him before she buried her face into his chest, hugging him tightly, and began to weep loudly. Su Yan wrapped his arms around her, gently stroking her head, and only spoke when her crying softened, "I will call you and bring you back some tasty treats." She remained silent in his arms; the allure of treats unable to spark her interest at the moment. "When I return, I’ll take you on a boat ride; be good, you know?" She sobbed without responding, and Su Yan bent over to lift her onto the bed. Holding her, she cried herself to sleep in his arms. Gently removing her hand from around his waist, he stepped off the bed, heated a towel, and cleaned her tear-streaked face, tucked her in, and then left her room. The next day, he left at five in the morning while she was still asleep. Su Yan paused at the door but didn’t enter, dragging the suitcase and simply leaving. Not knowing whether she would wake and cry again upon not seeing him...