The days passed one by one.
The three people lived a routine life, punctuated by daily activities, fulfilling yet stable.
Until the weather turned cold, and the semester came to an end, but Lu Lili still hadn’t received any news from the system.
Every time she called the system, the response was always: [Sorry, your system is offline, please leave a message~]
Lu Lili didn’t mind either. As long as the system didn’t abandon her and disappear without notice, it didn’t matter how long it took.
During the winter vacation, unfortunate Shi Chao had to attend cram school, almost up to the 29th of the lunar calendar, which was almost the Lunar New Year.
Of course, ‘unfortunate’ is only from Lu Lili’s perspective.
Shi Chao didn’t consider himself unfortunate.
He thought of attending cram school with a very positive attitude.
Once he has tasted the sweetness of success in his studies, he developed a strong interest in learning.
After a semester of diligent study, his grades had improved significantly.
However, Shi Chao didn’t become conceited because of this.
Because he believed that any student who had been ranked last in their grade, even if they only improved to a middle rank, would be said to have had made significant progress.
On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, Lu Lili finally saw Shi Chao and Shi Yan’s father.
At that time, Lu Lili was in the living room, discussing with Shi Yan on how to celebrate Shi Yan and Shi Chao’s birthdays the next day.
It was a ‘discussion’, but it was mostly Lu Lili talking while Shi Yan listened.
Shi Yan didn’t care about her birthday; she and her brother had never really celebrated it over the years.
Seeing Lu Lili so enthusiastic, she went along with it to make Lu Lili happy.
“Shi Yan, Shi Chao, Dad’s back.”
A man in his thirties who looked like a handsome young man in his twenties suddenly entered with his keys.
Shi Yan sat in her place, staring at him, and softly called out, “Dad…”
Her expression was somewhat dazed.
It was a wonder he even remembered that he was a father.
Lu Lili saw that the man was carrying a large bag of things, so she instinctively stepped forward to help him put it away.
“Not bad, Shi Chao has grown taller and more sensible.” The man casually praised.
He had the looks of a celebrity, a physique that looked like he worked out regularly, and a voice that sounded very young. He was indeed very appealing to women.
Lu Lili finally understood why he could be supported by a wealthy woman.
As in previous years, Father Shi put up the Spring Festival couplets, provided Shi Chao and Shi Yan with the tuition and living expenses for the next semester, took a few sips of water, and didn’t say much before leaving again.
Because there was a woman calling him to hurry back.
The woman’s voice sounded quite gentle, indicating that despite living off someone else, Father Shi was still valued by his benefactor.
Clearly, he should be the head of the family, the one who protected the growth of his two children, but at this moment, he seemed more like a temporary visitor.
He came and went in a hurry.
When Shi Chao finished his study tasks and came out of the house, all he saw was the hasty figure of Father Shi rushing downstairs.
Lu Lili stood at the door of room 303, looking at Shi Chao, who was standing at the door of room 302 with a slightly cold expression.
He was watching Father Shi’s figure, his eyes flashing with resentment and disappointment.
As for Shi Yan, who had been busy in the living room, she had already hidden in the bathroom to cry silently.
In this New Year’s, intended for family reunions, countless families couldn’t be together.
But adults had their own world.
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Zhao Fen gave ‘Lu Lili’ a large red envelope as a New Year’s gift, then dressed up and left, looking like she had an important appointment.