***
After leaving the orphanage, the two of them went straight back to the seaside vacation home.
Qiao Chutian placed her on the swing on the rooftop to read her book while he sat on the wicker chair beside her, starting to handle the documents and business communication he hadn't finished today.
One immersed in her book, the other busy at work.
Sometimes when they thought of each other, they would look up, only to meet each other's gaze…
Their hearts would stir, they'd exchange a smile, and then continue with their own tasks.
Time passed serenely.
*
The Mai Family began to move.
Mai Xiaomai asked Qiao Chutian to take her back to pack some of her personal items and move them to the new house.
Her parents and Mai Duoduo were very excitedly bustling about, picking and choosing, unsure of what to take to the new home.