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Little Pei looked at her pitifully. Xiaowan's heart softened and subconsciously reached out and hugged the child in her arms.

The little fellow's body was warm and meaty. As soon as she hugged him and heard the faint sound of him crying while leaning on her shoulder, Xiaowan felt her heart ache for no reason. Her tears started pouring out, she felt that she was very strange, what was wrong with her.

”Little Pei won't cry.” Xiaowan lightly patted him, ”Good child, don't cry.”

Ling Chaofeng returned to the shop two hours later. Seeing that the third floor was empty and his son was not standing there, he quietly went upstairs and heard the faint sounds of laughter.

The door was ajar, and he could see the interior just in time. The table was covered with papers, and beside the table sat Xiaowan and Little Pei.

”Aunt wrote it so well.” Little Pei said.

”It was Little Pei who taught you well, you can even remember your name with so many strokes, how old are you now, why are you so amazing?” Xiaowan smiled and kissed Little Pei's face, beaming this little fellow to the heavens.

Ling Chaofeng left the room. A quarter of an hour later, the people upstairs also came down, their son proudly handed over the two large sheets of paper that he was practicing. Before he even opened his mouth, Aunt Zhang came out from the kitchen and praised him that he was capable, and brought the little guy to eat some snacks.

Ling Chaofeng quietly put away the xuan paper. Just as he was about to thank Xiaowan when he saw him approaching, he heard him say: ”Manager Ling, my body is completely recovered. Thank you for taking care of me and everyone else.

The man frowned, he stared straight at Xiaowan, but the man in front of him had his head lowered, and spoke sincerely: ”Manager Ling, great kindness, I do not know how to repay you. If there is anything that you need from me, please do not hesitate to come and find me.”

Ling Chaofeng did not say a word. Xiaowan's heart trembled, but he made up his mind. She really should go now.

She bowed and then silently turned around. But just after taking a few steps, someone grabbed her hand. Such a big and thick hand. The warmth from the palm warmed her heart.

”Stay.” Ling Chaofeng said from behind her, ”Xiaowan, can you stay behind?”

Mu Xiaowan turned around at a loss, but her tears had already betrayed her thoughts, she was not trying to take a step back to make Ling Chaofeng say these words, she really wanted to leave.

She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would have more random thoughts. She did not want her fate to be so tragic and harsh, hurting these good people.

He didn't expect that Ling Chaofeng would actually urge her to stay.

At this moment, Xiaowan was really afraid that he would be misunderstood, afraid that Ling Chaofeng would misunderstand him and make him say these words on purpose.

Xiaowan tried her best to explain, ”Manager Ling, I am really …”

When she said those words, she felt guilty in the end. She was worried that she would be misunderstood. In fact, deep down, she really wanted to see if it was right or wrong. She longed to stay, even if it was just a small job.

However, Ling Chaofeng didn't care about anything. Using a bit of strength in his fingers, he tightened his grip on Xiaowan's hand.

”Manager Ling …”

”I didn't bring you back because I pity you.” Ling Chaofeng said, ”It's not that I want to find someone to take care of Little Pei, it's that I want to bring my wife home.”

Xiaowan's mind went blank. Only her violently beating heart made her realize that she was still alive, right?

No, she hadn't woken up from this beautiful dream for so long. She must have died, this was the illusion after she died. She must have drowned on that day.

Ling Chaofeng embraced her waist. Their faces were so close together, it was almost as if they were standing on a mountain in the morning. The rear part of their bodies were strongly supported, and the force was so strong that it felt like it could entrust their entire lives to each other.

”Are you willing to stay? Just for me.” Ling Chaofeng asked.

Xiaowan's eyes were brimming with tears. She gently shook her head and tears began rolling down her face. She moved her lips as if she could only utter the word ”willing”.

Before she could say another word, her lips were already wrapped in a hot kiss. Xiaowan's entire body tensed up, she was unable to breathe.

His gentleness and familiarity was like a memory that had awoken from the depths of his heart, yet it was so ethereal, he couldn't catch it nor see it. Xiaowan felt that she, as though she was destined to be this man's woman.

”Stay, and don't leave ever again.” Ling Chaofeng loosened his lips, but kept them tightly pressed together. Looking at the beauty who was short of breath, he said, ”I will take care of other things. Xiaowan, will you be my wife?”

Xiaowan was a little dazed. ”Manager Ling, just, just a few days …”

Ling Chaofeng shook his head, ”Last month when I saw you by the river, I couldn't forget about you. No, I should have seen your back at the New Year's Fair and engraved that in my heart. ”You don't believe me?”

”I believe it, but I …” Xiaowan was worried about her troubled fate and her shameful family.

”I'm asking you, are you willing?” Ling Chaofeng revealed a tyrannical look.

”Yes!” The Xiaowan became anxious and blurted out the word.

She didn't dare say anything to anyone. Ever since she met Ling Chaofeng, she had been fantasizing about marrying this man, day and night. She had made many wishes in her life, but she didn't expect that her only wish would be the one that was the most impossible to fulfill.

Ling Chaofeng laughed: ”That's good.”