At night.
Shi Su tidied up the bed in the children's room next door. Although the bed wasn't big, it was big enough. Mianmian was still small, so the two of them could squeeze in and sleep.
But Mianmian's bathroom was excessively small, with only a children's toilet and a small children's bathtub, no showerhead installed.
She had to go back to the master bedroom to take a shower.
Shi Su picked up her pajamas and went out to find Mianmian, who had already taken a bath and was sitting on the sofa watching cartoons.
She had been busy cleaning the room all day. Since Mianmian came back from kindergarten, she hadn't hugged her yet, so she casually put the pajamas aside and then scooped up the little girl, hugging, kneading, and kissing her for quite a while until Mianmian giggled nonstop. Finally, she ruffled her little head again, then got up to knock on the master bedroom door.
The knocking was just a gesture since this was her own home. After two knocks, she directly pushed open the door.
Jing Jihan had just gotten out of bed and poured himself a glass of water. Shi Su saw the man standing in the room as soon as she entered, then glanced at the deep gray pajamas he was wearing: "It was just a casual purchase from the supermarket; didn't expect it to fit so well."
This man was evidently nearly 1.9 meters tall. No matter his looks or physique, any clothes would look good on him.
His skin was likely a healthy tone among Asian men, yet slightly fairer, appearing exceptionally clean and handsome, with striking eyebrows and eyes. His lips were somewhat pale due to severe injury, but it didn't affect his overall attractiveness.
Jing Jihan casually picked up the glass, his expression silent and calm, took a sip of water, and put the glass down again, saying coolly, "Need anything?"
Shi Su pointed towards the direction of the bathroom in the room: "I want to take a shower."
The man seemed to think he heard wrong, his eyebrows moved as he glanced at her again.
Shi Su explained: "You've been injured and haven't left the room these days, so you might not know how small it is here. Plus, I've lived here alone all along, with only this one bathroom. You were in a coma the past few days, so I didn't mind, but you're awake now. Can you go to the living room while I shower?"
Jing Jihan placed the glass on the table without speaking, just nodded lightly. Although his steps were somewhat slow due to his injury, he still obliged and walked out.
Shi Su turned back to see him leaving, not forgetting to close the door for her.
It's impressive, a courteous attitude while living under someone else's roof, still a gentleman. He doesn't make noise or cause trouble, enjoys the plain porridge she makes, and is always agreeable, not annoying in any way.
This made Shi Su's anxious mood about taking him in somewhat settle down. Without wasting time, she directly entered the bathroom.
In the living room, as Shi Su said, it wasn't very big. Standing there, you could see the end of the house, measuring only about sixty to seventy square meters, including the children's room and kitchen. But every part of it exuded the neatness, cleanliness, and small warmth of the family's female owner.
Jing Jihan saw that cartoons were playing on the television on the wall of the living room, enduring various pains in his body, he slowly walked over. Only after bypassing the sofa did he see Shi Mianmian, the little cutie, lying on the sofa, fast asleep.
He looked at the cartoon on the television, a pink pig happily calling out for mom and dad. Meanwhile, he noticed a thin blanket beside him; he reached out for it and gently covered the little one.
Seeing the television remote placed aside, he picked it up and switched to Jiang City News Channel.
Without any means to contact the outside world, he temporarily had no intention to reach out. To know the current state of Yu Jing Group and the Jing Family, he could only rely on the internet or television.
With Yu Jing Group's status, Jiang City News Channel and all local financial channels would inevitably be replaying news about his incident these days, finding related news wouldn't be difficult.
"According to our news, today marks the fifth day since Yu Jing Group president Jing Jihan went missing after falling off a cliff. The entire city has deployed various rescue forces for a full-scale search and rescue. Three days ago, the crashed vehicle was found 400 meters below the incident's cliff location. Upon inspection, the crashed vehicle was indeed the president's vehicle of Yu Jing Group. The crash site is a forest resort area below the cliff... However, Jing Jihan has not been found yet, and the bottom of the incident site is a rapid river…"
"Yu Jing Group is one of Asia's largest diversified holding companies, topping Asia's four major conglomerates. Its headquarters are located in Jiang City, with overseas branches in Washington, USA, and London, UK, making it a leading domestic business giant…"
"Jing Jihan's disappearance will stir a wave in the Chinese business world; the Jing Family has been restless and sleepless for consecutive days, eagerly hoping Mr. Jing returns safely…"
Media couldn't enter the Jing Family due to their comprehensive security system and denied media interviews, only filming the Jing Family villa from afar. Then, the camera swiftly turned, continuing to broadcast a series of speculative reports from reporters about Mr. Jing's mysterious disappearance.
Jing Jihan watched expressionless as these people speculated about his life or death. Even when seeing the media interviewing Yu Jing Group's board representative, the representative cried and worried in front of the camera, his lips curled slightly, forming a subtle smile lacking warmth.
"Mianmian! Shi Mianmian—"
Suddenly, a shout from Shi Su came from the room. Jing Jihan glanced back at the little cutie who was already sleeping soundly on the sofa, then turned and walked to the front of the bedroom door. Recognizing the voice came from inside the bathroom, ensuring he wouldn't see anything inappropriate, he opened the door.
The sound from the bathroom became clearer: "Mianmian, help mommy bring the pajamas from the sofa. I just put them there and forgot to take them into the bathroom!"
Jing Jihan glanced at the white pajamas on the sofa, hearing the woman's voice in the bathroom urging again. Seeing Shi Mianmian sleeping soundly on the sofa, he went back to pick up the pajamas, returned to the bedroom, and then walked to the bathroom door.