"This way—"

The van’s door slid open.

Sheng Jiaoyang was wearing a cap and a mask and got in the van in a low profile manner.

"Mr. Shen, you’re not coming with us?" Xu Ping, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, asked when she saw Shen Zhining standing by the door.

Shen Zhining reached out and stroked Sheng Jiaoyang's masked face as he said, "Take a good rest when you’re home. I'm heading to the company to take care of some matters."

Sheng Jiaoyang dispiritedly raised her paw and waved.

Shen Zhining then turned to Xu Ping and instructed, "She isn’t feeling very well. The moment you get home, prepare some brown sugar water for her to drink."

Xu Ping nodded.

When the van set off, Xu Ping turned to look at Sheng Jiaoyang, who had taken off her mask. Seeing her pale complexion, she thought it strange and commented, "Your period cramps weren’t this bad before."

Sheng Jiaoyang raised her eyes. She appeared to have recalled something and her expression turned somewhat abashed. She feigned calm as she replied, "Something happened."

Xu Ping wanted to ask Sheng Jiaoyang what exactly happened, but she felt that the latter might not want to say it, so she didn't ask in the end.

"Several things happened...