Chapter 1998: 1998

Although Mrs . Shen claimed to be uncomfortable being filmed, she remained within the frame .

She reached for the milk bottle next to her and tested the temperature of the milk before putting it into the infant’s mouth .

The infant seemed to have lost his urge to cry .

He sucked on the bottle with his chubby hands clutching the bottle firmly . He gulped down the milk eagerly .

Mrs . Shen held Little Moon in her arms with a joyful smile on her face .

They looked like a happy family!

Shen Manting felt a complicated mix of emotions in her heart .

As she stared at the baby in the video, she felt an increasingly intense desire to reach out and hold him in her arms .

“Are you done watching yet?”

Shen Luo’an took his phone back from her .

Shen Manting panicked and reached out to snatch it from him .

But she only managed to grab Shen Luo’an’s other hand .

He blocked her with his hand and glanced at her indifferently .

Shen Manting’s heart sank . A moment later, she sheepishly withdrew her hand .

“Now that you’ve watched the video, you may leave,” Shen Luo’an said coldly . He placed his phone back into his pocket . “I have to go home to see my son . ”

Those words sounded irresistibly tempting to Shen Manting .

She also wanted to see her baby, Little Moon!

But how should she plead with him?

Shen Manting’s lips moved, yet no words came out .

Shen Luo’an stared at her from the corner of his narrowed eyes, then turned around and left .

Without hesitation, without delay .

Shen Manting watched as he walked farther and farther away . Her heart felt even emptier .

She followed him silently from behind, wincing her hands with her gaze fixed on his back .

Shen Luo’an seemed to have noticed her . He abruptly stopped in his tracks .

Shen Manting continued walking forward . She stood in front of him with her head slightly lowered and said, “Shen Luo’an, I want to see him . ”

“Haven’t you seen him just now?” Shen Luo’an spoke without turning around to face her . He demanded with his back to her, “What else do you want?”

“You know I won’t be content with watching a video of him!” Shen Manting bit her lower lip . Her voice trembled as she tried to choke back tears . “I haven’t seen him for so long . ”

Shen Luo’an grimaced at her . “You asked for this!”

With a final sneer, he walked away swiftly .

He walked several times faster than his usual pace!

Shen Manting knew she was to blame, but her desire to see her baby grew unbearable .

She continued trailing him discreetly .

A neighbor spotted Shen Manting and exclaimed in surprise, “You’re back, Manting!”

Shen Manting stiffened and halted her steps .

Shen Luo’an kept walking toward home .

For some unknown reason, Shen Manting couldn’t help feeling shivers all over her body when she looked at the neighbor .

He didn’t turn around to dismiss her, yet Shen Manting suddenly stood rooted to the spot .

She followed his back with her gaze as he walked farther ahead, and soon he was gone .

One of the neighbors, a middle-aged woman, glanced at Shen Manting and then at Shen Luo’an . She asked, “Did you quarrel?”

She took a closer look at Shen Manting and cried, “You look so pale! You’ve lost so much weight . You used to be fleshier back then!”

Shen Manting felt her body tense up . She turned around quickly and muttered, “You’ve got the wrong person . ”

Then she hurried away .

She gradually picked up the pace and finally broke into a run .

Shen Manting was panting as she ran, her heart pounding wildly in her chest . Tears were already streaming down her cheeks .

She caught her breath, wiped the tears from her eyes, and boarded the subway back .

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Shen Luo’an walked all the way home without turning back .

He didn’t notice when Shen Manting had stopped following him .

Upon realizing that she was no longer behind him, he suddenly lost the motivation to keep walking .