"Thank you..."
Qiao Baoer took the thing he handed her and didn't look at him again.
He turned and walked side by side with the man beside him.
Yisichen stood stiffly in place, watching the two figures gradually disappear into the distance. His face was gloomy, his lips tightly pursed, as if he had something he wanted to say but held back.
But even if I said something, it would be futile and nothing could be changed.
A bitter sense of powerlessness swept through my heart.
"Her shepherd, how much more do you understand her than I?" a low murmur of anger and resentment.
What is inside the little wooden box?
Junzhi's shepherd they sat in the car, he always frowned, his face complicated looking out the window, and Qiao Bao'er didn't speak either, the two were very quiet.
The car drove smoothly back to the Jun family home, but the driver could sense a heavy atmosphere inside.
With trembling hands, she dared a glance in the rearview mirror. She saw their young master's grim expression and the woman seated behind him, her head bowed, a flicker of excitement dancing in her eyebrows as she busied herself examining the contents of her small wooden box, completely oblivious to the dark mood of the man beside her.
"What are these..."
Jun's shepherd turned his head, and in his peripheral vision, he vaguely saw Qiao Ba'er holding a small wooden box in her hand, with some small trinkets inside. They didn't look like valuable objects, rather some old and yellowish ones.
But Qiao Bao'er carefully checked the small objects in her little wooden box with both hands, treating them with great care and affection.
"It's nothing."
She looked at him, her face betraying a hint of awkward guilt, and quickly packed up her things.
The car continued on smoothly and quickly, as if there weren't many topics to discuss, and it fell silent again all at once.
Jun Zhi Mu narrowed his eyes, gazing at her for a while.
He thought she would ask about Yi Sicheng's appearance earlier, and what the two men had talked about. But to his surprise, she didn't. Her finely furrowed brow showed she was somewhat distracted.
Qiao Bao'er was indeed a bit flustered, her eyes occasionally glancing at the small wooden box on her right hand side, as if she were recalling some past events.

Actually, he didn't really know her that well...
Thinking of this, Jun Zhi牧 couldn't help but feel a surge of annoyance. He turned his head and stared out the window at the scenery rushing by, his gaze complex.
The car was unnaturally quiet, then suddenly a sharp ringtone pierced the stillness.
Qiao Baoer was startled and took out the vibrating phone from her bag. Looking at the caller ID, she suddenly hesitated in her movements.
Your aunt called.
When the shepherd looked back, he saw her expression was hesitant. He reminded her in a low voice.
"Understood."
Joanne repeatedly agreed, turning her eyes away from him and avoiding his gaze. Her voice was slightly nervous as she immediately pressed the answer button.
"I just went to the sanatorium..."
"I'm already on the highway now, they said you went out, who did you go out with?"
She was chatting on the phone with Gu Ruyue, Jun Zhimu pursed his lips and scrutinized her, feeling that Qiao Baoer was a little strange.
"Auntie, how are you doing lately?"
Qiao Bao'er greeted as usual, but the next second, she was surprised, raising her voice and questioning, "What?"
"Your heart surgery is over, how come the nursing home people didn't tell me!" She said, turning her head in confusion to look at Jun Zhi Mu beside her.
Although separated by a phone, Jun Zhimu could also hear what they were saying. Facing Qiao Baier's puzzled expression, he also frowned.
"Wasn't it you who arranged this…" Qiao Baoer naturally remembered that the Jun family had promised to help her aunt get treated before.
Jun Zhi Mu did not answer, but his face grew even more somber.
"Bao'er, you don't have to worry about me anymore. The surgery was a success. I had the people at the nursing home keep it a secret for me," Gu Ruyue told her with a smile.
"I wanted to tell you in person, but you've been saying you're too busy to come over for the past six months... There's a really great doctor here..."

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