Shen Chi had promised her that he would hurry back before she graduated.
Han Shouzhen did not know what task Shen Chi had taken on, but that didn't mean she was unaware. Shen Chi was not one to strictly adhere to rules; even if he couldn't lay all his cards on the table, he could still offer a hint or two. For Lin Xiaoguai, that was enough to give her a rough idea.
Perhaps it was her composure that had kept Shen Yinian from feeling panic all this time. Even though he had overheard some sympathetic words spoken behind his back and even though some with malicious intent had deliberately told him to his face that his father had sacrificed himself, he had never believed them.
Shen Yinian was now a first-grader, and his schoolwork never worried Lin Xiaoguai. She focussed more on nurturing his interests and hobbies.