She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

When I heard Zhou Hanzhi asking about Nannan’s birthday, my heart, which had been at ease, became tense again, and I became tense again.

I was afraid that Nannan might have said something wrong, so I quickly answered: "Nannan is..."

"Manager Meng, this question is for Nannan." Before I could finish my words, Zhou Hanzhi suddenly interrupted me with a meaningful look in his eyes.

I woke up suddenly and stopped talking instantly. I was too panicked, which made it easier to expose myself.

Zhou Hanzhi looked at Nannan again, and said in a very gentle tone: "Nannan, tell Uncle Zhou, when is your birthday?"

At this moment, time slowed down and my heart stopped beating when I looked at Nannan's face.

As an atheist, I even prayed in my heart, praying to God to help me get through this and keep the secret.

"Nannan doesn't remember the date, she just remembers it was autumn, autumn with yellow everywhere, Nannan has already gone through two such autumns." Nannan tilted her head and thought for a while before answering the question, then looked at Zhou Hanzhi in confusion and asked, "Uncle Zhou, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

autumn.

This description is so clever. If I wasn’t worried that Zhou Hanzhi would see through the flaw, I really wanted to hug Nannan and give her a couple of big kisses.

It is autumn, the only difference is early autumn and late autumn. Both are yellow autumns of harvest.

It also happens to match the birthday on Nannan’s profile.

Sure enough, after hearing Nannan's answer, Zhou Hanzhi was stunned for a moment, frowned slightly, and seemed to be calculating something.

I guess he was calculating whether Nannan's birthday matched the age I told him.

After a moment, his frown relaxed, but a hint of disappointment appeared in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Uncle Zhou likes Nannan very much. He wants to find out Nannan's birthday so that he can prepare a birthday present for her."

"It will be a long time before Nannan's birthday comes." Nannan smiled, "But Nannan will be happy from now on. Thank you Uncle Zhou for your kindness."

She was well taught by her aunt and has always been a well-behaved and sensible child. She is polite and grateful for every kindness from others.

Zhou Hanzhi's eyes were filled with tenderness: "Okay, then it's settled. Uncle Zhou must attend Nannan's third birthday party, okay?"

I'm not nervous about this. Nannan's birthday can be celebrated twice, and I don't mind inviting Zhou Hanzhi to attend Nannan's birthday party.

What's more... Nannan seemed to really hope Zhou Hanzhi could come.

"Okay." Nannan was very happy. She immediately stretched out her hand, raised her little finger, and said seriously, "Then let's make a pinky promise. Uncle Zhou must come when the time comes."

"Okay, let's pinky promise. Uncle Zhou will definitely go." Zhou Hanzhi smiled.

The two hands were hooked together.

One big, one small.

One is strong and sturdy, the other is tender and cute.

But the smile is just as happy.

I looked at the two people's hands holding together, and some emotions surged in my chest.

On the opposite side, Lin Xixi, who was holding Zhou Hanzhi's arm, was also staring at the little hands of Zhou Hanzhi and Nannan held together. I could clearly see panic in her eyes.

She urged Zhou Hanzhi in a somewhat hurried tone: "Hanzhi, mom and dad are still waiting for us to have dinner together, shall we go quickly?"

Parents?

I was a little confused when I heard this. So, Zhou Hanzhi was not dating Lin Xixi alone today, but brought the entire Lin family out with him?

Also.

Lin Xixi suffered two setbacks in a row at the hands of Wu Ling and me, but her boyfriend Zhou Hanzhi did not help her get back her dignity in time. Of course, this spoiled darling would be angry with Zhou Hanzhi.

Lin Xixi was so angry that she even stopped living in the love nest Zhou Hanzhi had arranged for her. She must have been staying at her parents' house for the past two days. I'm afraid Zhou Hanzhi's future father-in-law and mother-in-law all knew about her grievances and were also angry with Zhou Hanzhi.

Therefore, Zhou Hanzhi not only had to please Lin Xixi, his beloved daughter, but also had to please his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

It's really hard work.

However, with Zhou Hanzhi's personality, how could he have the patience to do such a thing if he didn't really love Lin Xixi?

It is enough to see that Zhou Hanzhi favors Lin Xixi.

I also have to be sensible and not disturb their family dinner or interfere with his and Lin Xixi's happiness.

Coincidentally, the auntie selling osmanthus cakes started to urge me: "Little beauty, did you tell me what kind of osmanthus cake you want? Purple rice or white glutinous rice?"

"Nannan, Uncle Zhou has already made an agreement with you. You can let go of Uncle Zhou's hand. Come, tell Osmanthus Cake Grandma what kind of Osmanthus Cake you want?" I took the opportunity to hold Nannan's wrist, motioning her to let go and divert her attention.

"Okay, Uncle Zhou, we'll see you then." Nannan reluctantly let go of Zhou Hanzhi's fingers, politely waved goodbye to him, and then said to the aunt selling osmanthus cake, "We want both, Xuxu, try them both."

There was reluctance in Zhou Hanzhi's eyes, but he still followed Lin Xixi's footsteps.

I didn't look at their backs, but just held my daughter and watched the auntie make the osmanthus cake skillfully.

I was afraid that if I turned around to look, the pain in my heart would be unbearable.

Not long after Zhou Hanzhi left, You He appeared beside me. I saw that he was a little out of breath and couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong? What happened? Why are you running so fast? Aren't you waiting for us on the roadside?"

The small shop selling osmanthus cake is in a small alley. Cars can't get in and the parking spaces outside are full, so Youhe waited in the car for the time being, and my daughter and I walked over.

But Youhe suddenly rushed over, and he was running so breathlessly, so he must have something urgent.

"I just saw Zhou Hanzhi and Lin Xixi!" You He took a breath, his voice hurried.

That's what it was for.

I smiled and comforted him: "I know, they just came to buy osmanthus cakes, and my daughter and I just talked to them for a few words. Don't worry, nothing went wrong."

Yuh's expression relaxed a little, but then turned serious again: "But I also met two other people."

"Two more people?" I was stunned.

I only met Zhou Hanzhi and Lin Xixi just now. Are there other acquaintances around?

You He nodded, then showed me the photo album on his phone: "I was smoking by the car at the time, and I happened to see them, so I took a photo. Look."

I took the phone and frowned when I saw the two people in the photo.

The people in the photo are indeed two acquaintances.

They are Lin Xixi’s parents, Zhao Hongmei and Lin Youde.

Because I just heard from Lin Xixi that the two of them were with Zhou Hanzhi today, so I was not surprised when I saw this photo.

But what made me feel that something was wrong was the expressions of these two people.