Chapter 3969

Biaozi said with annoyance, "How can he not cry? Such a small child, left alone at home to spend the night, it would be strange if he didn't cry!"

Gao Ying's heart was almost in her throat, and she hurriedly said, "I'll be back right away. Biaozi, could you please look after Niuniu for a moment?"

Biaozi said coldly, "I will, but Big Sister, you'd better come back quickly!" As he spoke, Biaozi hung up the phone.

Gao Ying hung up the phone. Thinking of Niuniu being left alone at home last night and how she, as a mother, had failed in her duty to care for him, she stood frozen on the spot, feeling extremely self-reproachful.

Zhao Desan came out of the room at this moment. When he went to the bathroom, he saw Gao Ying standing in front of the sofa, but he didn't pay any attention. It wasn't until he was taking a shower in the bathroom and the sound of splashing water reached her that Gao Ying snapped out of it. She hurried toward the room, not even having time to shower, and stripped off her milky-white pajamas, grabbing her underwear from the bed to put on one piece at a time.

After the young woman finished dressing, she came out of the kitchen, took a makeup case out of her handbag, pulled out a small mirror, and examined herself while tidying up her slightly messy hair. Anxious to return, she said to Zhao Desan, who was showering in the bathroom, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, after you finish showering, could you send me back to Biaozi's place?"

Zhao Desan was taking a hot shower in the bathroom and didn't hear clearly what Gao Ying was saying. He opened the door a crack, poked his foam-covered head out, and while rubbing his hair, asked, "What did you say?"

Gao Ying repeated, "After you finish showering, send me back to Biaozi's place."

Zhao Desan said "Oh," and just as he pulled the door shut, he hurriedly opened it again and asked, "Aren't we going to register Niuniu for school today?"

Gao Ying frowned and said, "Biaozi wasn't there last night, and I forgot too. Niuniu was left alone at home all night. Biaozi just called me and said Niuniu hasn't stopped crying, so I have to go back and check on him."

Zhao Desan said "Oh," then quickly finished his shower in a few swift motions. Wrapped in a bath towel, he came out of the bathroom, and while wiping his wet hair, asked, "Is Niuniu alright?"

Gao Ying frowned slightly and said with a face full of self-reproach, "How could I have left him home alone? He's so small; he must have been crying so sadly all by himself... Sigh..." As she spoke, an expression of extreme self-reproach appeared on her face. Looking at Zhao Desan with such worry, she couldn't help but urge him, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, hurry up and get dressed, shall we go back and check on him first?"

Just as Gao Ying finished speaking, the towel wrapped around Zhao Desan suddenly slipped off without warning. Zhao Desan was completely exposed before Gao Ying. He instinctively covered himself with both hands in a panic. Gao Ying was so amused by Zhao Desan's comical reaction that she couldn't help but let out a "pfft" of laughter. She gave him a charming, coquettish glare and teased, "Are you still afraid of me seeing it?"

Zhao Desan then realized his reaction had been a bit over the top; the gesture was completely unnecessary. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Yes, I was afraid you'd see it."