437 All Sorts of Emotions Welling Up in Her Hear (1/2)
”The kind of little lovely I want is one who is obediently donned in a princess frock, hugging onto a barbie doll! One who wheedles in my arms, saying stuff like 'In this whole wide world I love you the most Daddy.' Not one who screams for her papa all day long to save her life and whack her mama with a feather duster!”
Tang Zheng recalled what Auntie Li said about Little Candy's family and felt amused.
Lin Nuan's smile broadened. After saying goodbye to Tuan Tuan, she closed the car door.
As the car window rolled down, Tuan Tuan pressed his arms against the window, saying to Lin Nuan and Fu Huai'an, ”Papa, Mama! Remember to fetch me!”
”En!” Lin Nuan nodded.
Having climbed into the driver's seat and buckled his seatbelt, Tang Zheng, too, stuck his head out and said, ”We're leaving!”
”Be careful on the road!” Lin Nuan cautioned.
As they watched Tang Zheng's car drive away, Fu Huai'an had one hand in his pocket. He raised the other to wrap around Lin Nuan's slim waist. ”Did you deliberately have Tang Zheng send Tuan Tuan?”
”Doesn't Tang Zheng have a glib tongue? I wonder if he'll still be able to keep his eloquence after running into Little Candy at the kindergarten later!” Lin Nuan stared at Tang Zheng's car, a smile at the corner of her lips. ”Let's go back in…”
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After Lin Nuan and Fu Huai'an finished packing, Fu Huai'an drove Lin Nuan to the mental facility in the suburbs.
Lin Nuan spoke with her doctor about her biological mother, Ji Yun's recent condition. Ji Yun was her usual self, mumbling about Ran Ran and hugging a doll to her chest… She didn't seem to be inflicting harm on herself or anyone, and her emotions looked to be rather stable.
After thanking the doctor, Fu Huai'an held Lin Nuan's hand and exited the place. He asked, ”Since Mom doesn't seem to be hurting anyone, why don't we take her home with us?”
Lin Nuan halted in her steps and subconsciously tightened her grip on the thermos she brought for Ji Yun. She turned her head to look at Fu Huai'an…
Fu Huai'an stood against the light, casting a dark shadow on the wall next to them.
Her lips slightly parted.
Fu Huai'an addressed Lin Nuan's biological mother as Mom…
This caught Lin Nuan by surprise.
Lin Nuan had never called Ji Yun Mom herself!
She had never had that opportunity.
”What's the matter?” Fu Huai'an asked Lin Nuan.
Lin Nuan's lips curled. The glorious sunshine seemed to have penetrated Lin Nuan's chest, shining right into the depths of her heart. She clutched Fu Huai'an's hand tightly, then said, ”It's not that it never occurred to me in the past, but the rule of the mental hospital has always been that the one who admits the patient is responsible for her discharge. Furthermore, I've never lived with… Mom. Even our residences aren't together. There's no way to prove I'm Mom's daughter. How would the mental hospital approve of my taking her away?”
”Don't worry about this, let me take care of it…” Fu Huai'an smiled lightly.
Lin Nuan's palms sweated mildly, and her heart started thumping several beats.
It wasn't that Lin Nuan didn't crave motherly love, and it wasn't that she had never thought of living with Ji Yun…
But she didn't have the means to cope with both Ji Yun and her job. And just like she told Fu Huai'an… in a mental hospital, the one who admitted the patient was responsible for their discharge. With Lin Nuan's status, she didn't have the ability to get Ji Yun discharged.
”But what's going to happen after we discharge her? How do we take care of her?” Lin Nuan looked up at the lightly smiling Fu Huai'an and asked.
”This is an easily resolved matter. We can hire a private nurse for Mom.” Fu Huai'an grasped Lin Nuan's petite hand firmly. ”They say a son-in-law is half a son, so leave this matter to me. You don't have to worry about anything.”
Is this what it feels like to have someone to lean on?