Chapter 716 - 746: Meeting the Right Person at the Right Time

In the living room, Qin Jiao, who was playing with the children, understood the situation after hearing what Qin Shi said. "Xiao Shi," she said, "can you play with the kids for me for a little while?"

"Sure."

Qin Jiao had only taken a few steps when the doorbell rang. Since she was close to the door, she went to open it, only to find a travel-worn Shen Yi standing there.

He even had a wronged look on his face.

For a man about to turn thirty to have such an aggrieved expression... Qin Jiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"I thought your flight was tomorrow?"

"I missed you and the kids too much, so I changed my flight as soon as I finished my work. But I never expected to come home to an empty house..."

Qin Jiao pulled him inside, closing the door as she explained, "My uncle and aunt are here and invited us all over for a get-together. Why don’t you go wash up? You’re so scruffy."

Xiao You, who was playing in the living room, heard his voice and immediately toddled over, crying out brightly, "Daddy, you’re finally back!"

Being doted on by his little sweetheart, Shen Yi’s heart instantly warmed.

He reached out to scoop Xiao You up, planting a kiss on his daughter’s forehead. "Did you miss Daddy?"

"So much! So, did you bring me a present?"

"...Yes."

Shen Yi sighed, ruffling his daughter’s soft hair. "You little rascal. So you missed the present, not Daddy, huh?"

"I missed the present that Daddy brought back, which means I still missed Daddy."

"..."

Shen Yi turned to Qin Jiao helplessly. "This little one... who does she get her clever arguments from?"

"Probably me," Qin Jiao said readily.

Shen Yi: "..."

After a moment, Qin Jiao had Shen Yi go say hello to her uncle and the others and play with the children for a bit. Meanwhile, she went to Xiao Shi’s room to find Xiao Lan.

Qin Xiaolan had already heard the commotion outside. She said with great envy, "Jiao, I so envy the relationship you have with your husband. And you were high school classmates, always familiar with each other, knowing everything about one another... *Sigh*."

Qin Jiao found it difficult to explain the unique nature of her relationship with Shen Yi.

Fortunately, Qin Xiaolan was simply expressing her envy and didn’t press for details. She just lamented, "Back in my school days, if I so much as exchanged a few extra words with a male classmate or walked home with one, my mom would interrogate me for half the day. Not that I had any interest in dating back then, mind you."

"I didn’t have any interest in dating back in high school, either," Qin Jiao explained weakly.

"I know, I know. *Sigh*. It’s just that the kind of relationship you and your husband have is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Meeting the right person at the right time... it’s so rare."

Qin Jiao said nothing.

’In reality, it wasn’t the right time for her and Shen Yi. Before, they weren’t even the right people for each other.’

’If it hadn’t been for this rebirth, if that car accident had never happened, they would have probably finalized their divorce. Then they’d have become the most familiar of strangers, never speaking to each other again for the rest of their lives.’

Qin Xiaolan only sighed for a moment before bringing up her own affairs.

"Jiao, what’s your impression of Gao Yuan? Setting everything else aside, if my parents found out he was divorced and has a kid, they would be a hundred percent against it. They wouldn’t even consider his other qualities. But I feel like that’s so unfair to him."

Qin Jiao looked at her troubled cousin. She thought for a moment, then said, "Xiao Lan, I happen to have a friend who works in the same unit as Gao Yuan. I took the liberty of asking around a little, and I heard something."

Qin Xiaolan froze. "What?"

"Gao Yuan’s wife didn’t run off to another country with another man. She disappeared."