Chapter 676 - I Want Mommy, I Want to Go Home (2/2)

They could deal with that when she was older.

Song Wan cupped her face in her hands and cried out after Chu Lui left with the child.

“Did I make a mistake? But I…”

Chu Jiang patted his wife’s shoulders comfortingly. “You’re fine. However, the child’s not familiar with us. She’s not Chu Xiang, whom you’ve been bringing and is close to you. It’ll get better with time.”

Song Wan actually intended to apologize. She reprimanded Rainy before she thought things through so she felt guilty and had nothing to say. She then swore to herself that she would not do that the next time she saw her granddaughter. It was just a misunderstanding. As an adult, she should not have stepped in between a child’s quibble.

…

Xia Ruoxin was perusing a book recommended by Chu Lui’s secretary. It was a good book so she borrowed it to pass time when she was free. She was reading it because she could not fall asleep.

With Rainy gone, she did not have anything to do.

Knock, knock. There was a knock at the door. She closed the book and looked at the door. It was almost nine. Who could it be?

When she opened the door, she saw Chu Lui who was covered in a drizzle of rainwater. There were minuscule beads of water in his hair. He was in a white shirt, and his sleeves were casually rolled up to his elbows, leaving half of his muscular arm out.

There was something in his arms that was covered up in his clothes. He might have been caught in the rain, but whatever he was carrying did not get a drop of rainwater.

He wrapped his arms tightly around it, but it was clear that he was cautious and gentle.

“I brought her back.” He smiled before entering without an invitation.

He brought Rainy directly to the bedroom, set the sleeping child down, and tucked her in bed. The child was in deep sleep as she pinched on her blankets. She seemed a little uneasy at first, but she settled down quickly later—perhaps from the familiar scents.

“Mommy…” Rainy gripped her blanket again as she habitually looked for her mother. Xia Ruoxin picked Dolly up and placed it in her daughter’s embrace. She was sleeping very soundly now. She would not wake up even if there were thunder and lightning.

There was a sudden rumble of thunder from outside, followed by bouts of lightning. Xia Ruoxin suddenly recalled that the weather had been forecast for a thunderstorm, and citizens were advised to stay home.

She tucked Rainy in, and the child slept soundly, unaffected by the thunder.

When Xia Ruoxin came out, Chu Lui was still there. He was standing on the balcony without his coat. His shirt was a little crumpled from carrying Rainy earlier, and he leaned on the railings as he smoked a cigarette, looking rather rugged and distant.

The storm from outside could be heard as rain drifted into the balcony. The man seemed unbothered, remaining still as the rain drizzled on him.

There could not be rainbows without rain, but he had lost his rainbow no matter how many storms he would go through.

“She’s asleep?” Chu Lui snuffed out his cigarette and asked as he walked over.

His clothes were a lot wetter than before. One could wring water from his sleeves.