Chapter 1024 - His Coat (1/2)

Chapter 1024: His Coat

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When the doorbell rang, Xiaoqi jumped up happily, about to run over and open the door.

Huo Ci grabbed the back of the little fella’s collar and pointed in the direction of the sofa. He bluffed the child, “Lie down properly. If you’re ‘sick’, you should look sick. If you don’t act well, your grandma will know that you’re pretending to be sick and lying to her. See if she doesn’t spank your bottom. She’ll ignore you in the future.”

The delight in Xiaoqi’s eyes dimmed. He turned around obediently and ran to the sofa to lie down. He even covered himself with the small blanket Grandpa had prepared for him. However, inwardly, he was looking forward to Grandma’s arrival. When he thought of how he should look when he was sick, he closed his eyes.

“How is he? Has he gone to the hospital? What did the doctor say? What’s he sick with?” Worried, Nangong Lengyu shot off a lot of questions like a cannonball in one breath.

She had only remembered that she hadn’t asked the child what his illness was after she hung up. However, she didn’t want to call Huo Ci again to ask him. Anyway, she would be coming to see the child soon. She would know when she got there. Because she wasn’t in a hurry, she hadn’t called.

“Low fever. He’s already taken medicine. His fever should have gone down already.” Huo Ci watched as the woman hurried in. He didn’t know if it was because she hadn’t rested well, but her dark circles were very heavy, and her face was also much thinner than the last time they had met. His heart ached inexplicably as he looked at her.

“Grandma.” Upon hearing her voice, Xiaoqi opened his eyes and smiled at her while lying on the sofa.

Nangong Lengyu took a look at the child’s mental state and realized that he was still fine. When she went over, she pressed against his forehead worriedly to test the temperature before heaving a sigh of relief. He did not seem to be having a fever. However, she said, “Huo Ci, bring me the thermometer.”

She still had to measure his temperature before she could relax. After all, using the human body as a measurement wasn’t accurate.

“Grandma, where have you been?” Xiaoqi hugged his grandma and rubbed against her in a reliant manner. His young, soft voice carried a few notes of huskiness as though he had just woken up. “Xiaoqi missed you.”

Grandpa missed Grandma too. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gotten him to call her over.

“Grandma missed Xiaoqi too.” Nangong Lengyu definitely wouldn’t look for Huo Ci unless absolutely necessary. Who knew that during the week she had been overseas, not just Sheng Sheng, even the two elders of the Huo Family hadn’t been at home. Only Huo Ci was left to look after her precious grandson.

If the two elders were at home, she could still trouble them every day by talking to Xiaoqi via video calls.

If Huo Ci was around, no matter how much she missed him, she still didn’t want to video call Xiaoqi using his phone. Regarding the paternity test last time, she was also left without a choice hence she had looked for him. After all, he was Sheng Sheng’s biological father. She could only discuss such a major issue with him.

As Huo Ci listened to the duo exchange words about missing each other, his brows rose slightly. He casually threw the thermometer on the sofa and sat down by the side. Then, he placed his legs on the coffee table and started playing games.

Upon seeing him behave like this, Nangong Lengyu was infuriated. If it was possible, she really wanted to kick him. The child was already sick from a fever, yet he was still in the mood to play games. How could she rest assured leaving Xiaoqi to someone like him?