The expert doctor was looking at the examination list with a heavy face. When he saw Gu Qianjing and Xiao Shu coming in, he put down the stack of documents in his hand and showed a gentle smile.

　　”Xiao Shu’s mother, please take a seat!”

　　After Gu Qianjing sat down, the doctor said softly to Xiao Shu, “Xiao Shu, we have marshmallows here. Do you want the nurse to take you to eat some?”

　　Xiao Shu stared with big eyes and shook his head silently.

　　The doctor looked at Gu Qianjing with some embarrassment.

　　Gu Qianjing’s hand fell on Xiaoshu’s smooth hair, gently touched Xiaoshu’s head, and said to the doctor, “Just tell me what you want to say. No matter what the result is, I will face it together with Xiaoshu.”

　　But when the doctor began to explain the condition, Xiao Shu, who had been calm all the time, suddenly reached out and held Gu Qianjing’s hand on her knee.

　　Feeling his nervousness, Gu Qianjing held Xiaoshu’s hand in return.

　　The doctor’s gentle voice rang out in the consulting room, “Mrs. Lin, according to the examination results, there is nothing wrong with Xiaoshu’s vocal cords. He is exactly the same as a normal child.”

　　Gu Qianjing breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense nerves suddenly relaxed.

　　However, she seemed to be happy a little too early, and the doctor’s next words made her fall into an ice cellar again.

　　”This is not necessarily good news. Because if the vocal cords are damaged, they can be repaired through medical means. Now Xiaoshu cannot speak because of psychological problems. As a pediatric ENT^[1]ear, nose, and throat doctor, I can’t do anything. You may need to see a psychiatrist.”

　　Gu Qianjing was stunned for a long time before she understood what the doctor said, “You mean, Xiaoshu is not unable to speak, but does not want to speak?”

　　The doctor nodded. “You can understand it that way.”

　　”What if someone previously caused him to be unable to speak, and now that person is gone, can he still continue to speak?”

　　Gu Qianjing’s words were incoherent, and the doctor didn’t quite understand. In the end, he could only suggest, “Mrs. Lin, I understand your anxiety as a mother, but no one can predict such things. However, you can try to change Xiaoshu’s living environment.”

　　The expert in front of him was not a psychologist, and Gu Qianjing knew that she was putting him in a difficult position, so she stood up and said goodbye.

　　The doctor called her and pulled out a thick book from the bookshelf. “Mrs. Lin, I’ve been reading this book recently and I think it’s very well written. I’m giving it to you. I hope it can be helpful to you.”

　　Gu Qianjing took the book. There were a few large gold-plated words printed on the cover: “Be Friends with Children”.

　　After leaving the doctor’s office, Gu Qianjing held Xiaoshu’s hand and comforted him softly, “Xiaoshu, did you hear what the doctor said just now? Xiaoshu is healthy, it’s just that Xiaoshu doesn’t want to talk. I will find a psychologist to help Xiaoshu talk again, okay?”

　　Xiao Shu raised his head and looked at Gu Qianjing with his big watery eyes.

　　He shook his head and pointed at the book in Gu Qianjing’s arms.

　　Gu Qianjing blinked, “Xiao Shu means that I should not see a psychiatrist, but read books and learn to speak again?”

　　Xiao Shu shook his head.

　　”You mean, let me read a book?”

　　This time Xiao Shu nodded.

　　Looking at Xiao Shu’s expectant eyes, Gu Qianjing nodded and promised Xiao Shu, “I will work hard, Xiao Shu, you should also work hard. If we find a good psychologist, we should still go to see the doctor, okay?”

　　Xiao Shu understood what Gu Qianjing said and nodded obediently.

　　Gu Qianjing took out her cell phone from her bag and prepared to call the driver to ask him to drive to the hospital gate.

　　She was on the phone and passed a woman who was talking on the phone in the corner.

　　The woman’s words reached Gu Qianjing’s ears, “I’m pregnant, I don’t want this child, come to the hospital to sign.”

　　The impact of this sentence was so strong that Gu Qianjing couldn’t help but look up at the woman, and at this moment, the woman’s gaze also happened to look over here.

　　The two looked at each other, and Gu Qianjing felt deeply sorry for intruding on someone else’s privacy.

　　The woman’s eyes widened in surprise, she hung up the phone hastily, and shouted, “Gu Qianjing!”

　　Gu Qianjing was confused. Did this woman know her?

　　The woman in front of me was probably about 1.8 meters tall, with slender and cold eyebrows, a high nose bridge and thick lips. She looked very international. She was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, but her temperament made her look very tough.

　　She walked towards Gu Qianjing quickly, and with just a few simple steps, she exuded the aura of an international supermodel.

　　Wait…International supermodel?

　　Gu Qianjing roughly guessed the identity of this woman, because her husband’s sister was a model.

　　The book says that she advocates independence and freedom, and has never had children of her own. Her husband seems to be a fashion designer, and they agreed to be DINKs^[2]Double Income, No Kids before they got married.

　　The identities roughly matched, but Gu Qianjing just couldn’t remember this girl’s name.

　　Gu Qianjing was a little embarrassed to overhear someone else’s privacy. She forced out a considerate smile and said, “Hello!”

　　”Hello?” The woman paused. “Don’t pretend to be stupid. Don’t think you can get away with it by pretending not to know me! Gu Qianjing, did you hear everything just now?”

　　Gu Qianjing’s smile became more and more awkward. “I’m not deaf, and you’re shouting so loudly, it’s hard not to hear you!”

　　The woman with flying eyebrows rolled her eyes and said, “Gu Qianjing, I warn you, don’t tell anyone else about this. If anyone other than you and me knows about this, you will die a miserable death!”

　　”Then…” Gu Qianjing pointed at the phone in the other person’s hand, “I wonder if the person on the other end of the phone just now is considered the third person?”

　　”Fuck!” The woman couldn’t help but curse.

　　Gu Qianjing quickly reached out to cover Xiao Shu’s ears, “Can you please stop swearing in front of the kids?”

　　The woman then noticed Xiao Shu beside Gu Qianjing. She pointed at the child holding the little dinosaur in his arms and said, “Could this little mute have heard about me too?”

　　Gu Qianjing pushed her hand away, “Don’t point at my son, it’s rude!”

　　”And!” She approached the woman, “If you dare to call my son ‘little mute’ again, I promise that your pregnancy will be on the hot search tomorrow in the next second!”

　　After saying this, Gu Qianjing took Xiao Shu’s hand and walked out of the woman’s sight angrily.

　　The stunned woman took a long time to react, stomping her feet and yelling, “Gu Qianjing, you don’t want to live anymore, do you?”

　　On the way home, Xiao Shu seemed to be in a good mood. He stared with wide eyes at the scenery passing by quickly on the roadside, and smiled slightly from time to time.

　　After returning home and having lunch, the child nutritionist hired by the housekeeper also arrived.

　　Gu Qianjing changed into a lotus pink silk home clothes, her makeup removed, her face bare, her long hair loose, sitting lazily on the sofa.

　　The more casual she was, the more oppressive her cool and lazy temperament she gave. The 10 applicants lined up in front of her didn’t dare to look her in the eye.

　　”There’s no need to be so reserved.” Gu Qianjing’s cool and ethereal voice rang out in the living room, “I have a question to discuss with you all.”

　　”Please go ahead.” One of the applicants mustered up the courage to respond.

　　Gu Qianjing nodded, “I want to ask, if someone instructs you to feed Xiaoshu white porridge every day, what will you do?”

　　”How can this be possible?” The applicant who spoke just now raised his voice, “Children are in the growth stage, and white porridge is full of carbohydrates, which can’t meet the nutritional needs of children’s physical development at all.”

　　Others chimed in, “This is definitely wrong, and we will firmly oppose it.”

　　”If this happens, we will report it to you, Madam, immediately.”

　　”Hmm.” Gu Qianjing raised her thin eyelids and scanned them one by one with her slightly upturned phoenix eyes. “What if that person is me?”

　　The living room fell silent in an instant, and no one dared to answer this strange question rashly.

　　The salary offered by the Lin family was really too high, and the nutritionist who came to apply for the job also knew that if he^[3]including females too wanted to get this opportunity, he had to please the hostess.

　　After a long while, a voice finally rang out, “Since it was Madam’s order, then Madam must have her own reasons.”

　　”I only serve my wife. I will do whatever she says.”

　　”In fact, children nowadays are a bit overnourished. Eating some light porridge and side dishes occasionally is actually good for their stomachs.”

　　Gu Qianjing had a satisfied smile on her face. She glanced at the people who had just spoken, and finally stopped at the end of the lined-up team. “Why aren’t you two talking?”

　　A young woman in a gray business suit raised her head, her eyes met Gu Qianjing’s, and she replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner,

　　”Madam, since you hired me, you should respect my professional opinion on what the children should eat instead of arbitrarily directing my work. Besides, it is wrong to let the children eat plain porridge every day.”

　　As soon as she finished speaking, the other applicants all looked like they were enjoying a good show. Some of them were visibly relieved, feeling fortunate that they had one less competitor.

　　Gu Qianjing pretended to be very angry. A thin layer of ice condensed on her pretty face, and her voice was so cold that it sounded like the original owner was possessed.

　　She raised her delicate chin in dissatisfaction and asked the other person who had been silent, “What about you?”

　　The applicant looked directly into Gu Qianjing’s eyes and said, “I am a professional. You pay me a salary and I try my best to take the best care of the children. We are in an equal exchange. But…if you are a lunatic, then I will not serve you!”

　　Gu Qianjing stared at the two “rebels” with her eyes slightly raised. Just when the two were about to withdraw from the competition, a sincere smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

　　”You two stay here. Butler, send the others away!”

　　The situation took a turn for the worse, and only then did all the candidates realize that Gu Qianjing had been testing them on purpose.

　　The eight eliminated candidates all looked unhappy when they walked out of the villa. If they had lost in professional skills, there would be nothing to say, but they lost their character and were simply ashamed.

　　Gu Qianjing smiled and apologized to the two candidates who stayed. “I’m sorry, because the previous nutritionist was a bad person, which caused the child to suffer some injustice, so I set up a small test. I hope you don’t mind.”

　　”No, we all understand how much the wife loves her son.”

　　”Thank you for your understanding, but only one of you can stay. I still have one last test.” After Gu Qianjing finished speaking, she looked up at the railing on the second floor, “Xiao Shu, come down for a moment.”

　　Xiao Shu was squatting behind the railing, quietly observing the situation in the living room on the first floor. He thought he was hiding well, but suddenly he was Cued. A blush appeared on his little face and he stood up awkwardly.