On the day of my engagement with Zhou Jincheng, the security guard at the door reported that two beggars had arrived, claiming to know me and wanting to come in to cause trouble.

Both of them were dirty, smelly, and unkempt. I couldn't help but cover my nose, taking two steps back in my high heels.

"Shen Shen, Shen Shen, it's us. I'm your aunt." My aunt stepped forward expectantly, looking at me. "Look, it's me. We are both almost starving. Is there anything to eat? You must not forget the kindness we showed in raising you."

After the court ordered my uncle and aunt to return all the compensation to me, they sold their house and had nowhere to live. I heard they first moved into the Xu family's house.

The Xu family was already struggling, on the brink of bankruptcy. In addition, my aunt thought that Xu Wensen liked Zheng Jinfai, so she recklessly caused chaos in the Xu family. Xu Wensen, with a dark face, kicked them out, and since then, there has been no news of them.

I never expected them to end up like this.

When my aunt reached out to pull me, I coldly pushed her away, "Have you mistaken me for someone else?" I waved my hand, holding Zhou Jincheng's hand. "Let's all go inside. I don't know where these two beggars came from, probably sick."

Zhou Jincheng held my hand back, and I couldn't help but ask softly, "Do you think I'm too heartless?"

"I just think you were too weak before." Zhou Jincheng chuckled softly. "I liked you before, and now, I like you even more."

I couldn't help but smile sweetly.

"So happy!" A familiar old classmate approached, clinking his wine glass with mine. "Shen Shen, I also want to apologize to you. I was foolish when I was young. Once I locked you in the gym, but don't worry, Lao Zhou stood up for you and beat me up so badly that I couldn't leave my house for days, and my leg was lame for a month."

I froze, tightly gripping the wine glass in my hand. "Are you saying..."

"You forgot?" Zhou Jincheng touched his nose. "Wasn't I doing a good deed? I opened the gym door, intending to take you home. I even found a bike for you. But before you came out, I happened to run into this guy, so I went over and beat him up. When I came back to pick you up, you were gone, and so was the bike. I guess you rode away by yourself."

I downed the wine in my glass in one gulp.

I didn't tell him that on that gentle night, someone stole his affection for me, and I held onto the wrong person's coat, blowing the wrong evening breeze together for over a decade.

"No one dared to bully you after that." A female classmate chimed in. "After all, everyone knew that bullying you meant getting a beating. Haha..."

Turns out, I was never unloved.

Unbeknownst to me, in a place I didn't know, there was someone who had gently protected me for so many years.

But fortunately, in the end, we didn't miss each other.

I held Zhou Jincheng's hand tightly, interlocking our fingers. "Thank you."

Zhou Jincheng blushed, holding my hand even tighter, then waved it off. "Let's not dwell on the past. Let's talk about you, Lao Xie. When are you planning for a second child?"

"I think you two should put in more effort," someone teased.

I felt a bit embarrassed.

Zhou Jincheng lowered his head, leaning close to my ear, and asked, "How many do you want?"

I pursed my lips, glared at him, and said, "None of your business!"

Zhou Jincheng rubbed his fuzzy head against my shoulder. "It's all yours."

A group of people scolded him for being shameless.