Chapter 130: My sense of direction is very good

Shu Shu calculated the time Shu Lingchen would leave, added the travel time needed, and thought, he should be arriving soon.

Thus she called her son to ask where he was.

Shu Lingchen sat in the car, saw in the distance a distinctive spaceship model at the Science and Technology Museum, and said, "I'm almost at the entrance."

"Okay." Shu Shu said on the other end of the phone, "Muyin and I are coming out of the Science and Technology Museum now to pick you up."

"Mm, just wait for me at the entrance."

Pei Du, out of the corner of his eye, noticed the boyish figure happily hanging up the phone.

He clearly remembered that the day before yesterday, during a heavy rain, he had no umbrella, was trapped at school, and when he went to pick him up, his mood was obviously desolate.

Although he didn't get wet, he still looked like, uh… a soggy lonely puppy?

Pei Du keenly realized that the reason the house felt "empty" was because Shu Shu and his daughter had gone out to compete.

He relied on the two of them.

Moreover, it was the kind of reliance one only has toward family.

Pei Du, not surprisingly.

He heard Shu Lingchen's phone call.

So he drove the car toward the open-air parking lot in front of the Science and Technology Museum.

But at that moment, Pei Du caught sight of two business vehicles with TV station logos pasted on their bodies passing by nearby.

They were media.

Presumably, the scale of this competition was not small, even the local TV station's media had been invited.

"... Director Pei, I just think that boy looks a lot like you."

Zhou Zhi's words suddenly popped into Pei Du's mind.

Without any hesitation.

Pei Du turned the car around, glanced at the road sign outside, and drove toward the other parking lot.

…

Everyone knows that the head of the Pei Group, Pei Du, is unmarried and has a daughter about ten years old.

No one knows what this young lady of Pei Du looks like or what her name is.

As someone whose name often appears in reports, his fame is obvious, yet information about his daughter is completely unknown; one can tell it has been deliberately hidden and protected.

That is also understandable.

Children of wealthy families are often kidnapped for ransom, news of which crops up constantly; even after paying the ransom, they may still be killed, or there may be a hand‑over of money and child, but the child ends up with a permanent trauma from the fright.

Pei Du not only guards against ordinary people, but also never lets invitations to various banquets hosted by aristocratic circles reach his daughter.

He has no need for his daughter to make connections with anyone in any circle.

Only that time in Gang Cheng.

Madam Song told him that it was Muyin herself who expressed interest, saying that the Wisdom View Manor in Gang Cheng was picturesque and she wanted to see it.

Only then did Pei Du reluctantly agree.

…

The other parking lot, being far from the main gate, is inconvenient for coming and going; unless it's a special holiday when visitor numbers to the Science and Technology Museum surge, few people are willing to park there.

The whole parking lot, as far as the eye can see, is empty, with no one.

The black Bentley's doors opened automatically.

Shu Lingchen got out, turned around, and saw Pei Du still sitting in the driver's seat, unmoving; he immediately asked doubtfully:

"Are you not coming along?"

"This person, didn't you come to the Science and Technology Museum to see your sister?"

"Go ahead." Pei Du turned his head, paused, and explained, "I have something come up suddenly; I might need to be late."

"... Oh."

Shu Lingchen didn't care what "matter" Pei Du had; slinging his shoulder bag, he was about to close the car door when he heard Pei Du say in a light voice, "Look at the sign on the left; it has directions to the main entrance of the Science and Technology Museum—don't take the wrong turn."

Shu Lingchen: "?"

How could he hear a lack of reassurance in that, as if a kidnapper were questioning a baby chick?!

He instantly objected: "My sense of direction and memory are excellent; I don't need to look at signs—I can find the main entrance!"

After saying that, he again, just like yesterday, vaguely said thanks, and finally closed the car door.

Pei Du leaned back in the seat, his dark eyes calm, and from the rearview mirror watched the boy sneakily glance several times at the signs, then follow the signs to find the direction of the main entrance.

While glancing, he would also turn his head back to check whether he had noticed the boy's furtive looks.

Because he had just said his memory was excellent.

"……"

Pei Du imperceptibly twitched the corner of his mouth.

…

Shu Lingchen successfully met up with his mother and sister at the main entrance.

Shu Shu and Pei Muyin had originally been at the hotel.

The homeroom teacher of the class in which the San Zhong students competing in the contest were enrolled also needed to come along; not long ago, Lao Liu notified the two of them, saying the contest results were out, and asked them to come to the Science and Technology Museum.

Physics and mathematics, two subjects.

Shu Shu and Pei Muyin each won first prize.

There are many slots for first prize in the contest; besides first place, those who took the other rankings include students from various district schools in An Shi.

This time it was only a preliminary round; students who achieved good rankings can still sign up for the subsequent league, of course they may also choose not to.

One of the teachers who set the questions pulled Lao Liu aside, earnestly urging him to persuade his two students to continue in the upcoming league; a specialist in competitions could tell at a glance that these two girls were absolutely prime material for contests.

Shu Shu and Pei Muyin refused; that teacher was regrettable.

Even after the results came out, they still couldn't leave.

At 2 p. m. in the first-floor exhibition hall of the Science and Technology Museum, there was an award ceremony for the competition, where each placing student was given a score certificate and such; at that time, media would also be present.

…

This area is out of the way, not in the prosperous district.

Around, the hotel where Shu Shu and Pei Muyin stay is still okay.

After informing homeroom teacher Lao Liu, Shu Shu booked a private room at the hotel and took her son and daughter to eat.

After eating, it was only around one o'clock.

The three then took the elevator to the school to the rooms assigned to Shu Shu and Pei Muyin, rested a bit, and later went out to the award ceremony.

After entering, Shu Shu went to the restroom.

Taking advantage of this gap, Shu Lingchen suddenly said emotionally to Pei Muyin: 'Sis, having a sister like you, I'm really too happy~'

Pei Muyin was stunned: 'What?'

Seeing the girl's puzzled look, Shu Lingchen wore an expression that said, 'Since you care about brother, don't hide it.'

The boy glanced toward the restroom, scratched his head, rather embarrassedly said: "It's you, you came here to participate in the competition, Muyin you let you, that... dad, specially looked after me, and then this morning also had him come to the Science and Technology Museum on the way to bring me, and reminded him to prepare my breakfast."

"Dad?"

Pei Muyin was even more confused, innocently blinking: 'Brother, what are you saying? Dad indeed told me he would come to the Science and Technology Museum, but I didn't have Dad do those things you said.'

"Ah???"

Now it was Shu Lingchen's turn to be dumbfounded.

Until the time approached two o'clock, following Shu Shu and Pei Muyin to the first floor of the Science and Technology Museum.

Shu Lingchen was also in a state of bewilderment.

Not long after, he saw the 'instigator' that left him bewildered.

Pei Du, surrounded by a crowd like stars holding the moon, walked toward the VIP seats below the awarding platform—