464 Sleep Now, My Boy (1/2)
A panicked Jiang Ying Yue arrived from the opposite side of the room. She felt like her heart had stopped beating after hearing her beloved son's blood-curdling wails. The nanny and the catsitters were already off-duty, so they had retired for the night after eating dinner. Jiang Ying Yue felt like the most irresponsible mother in the world for failing to keep an eye on her son every second. She blamed herself, thinking that this wouldn't have happened if she gave all of her attention to her son.
”Mommy's here now, Little Jun. Show Mommy where it hurts. Come here, sweetie,” Jiang Ying said in a barely-controlled emotional voice.
She was on the verge of tears, but she tried her best to stay calm, even though fear for her son overwhelmed her. Then she tried taking her son from Lin Yehan, but Little Jun refused to let go. He tightened his little arms around Lin Yehan's neck instead and continued whimpering in pain.
”I got him. Don't worry,” Lin Yehan told her. His gentle expression and voice became even gentler. ”Your son will be fine. We have a doctor here. We'll ask Second Brother to examine him, okay?”
She nodded while rubbing her son's back while still being carried by Lin Yehan. She tried taking Little Jun again, but he still didn't let go.
”Dada… Dada….” Little Jun whimpered against Lin Yehan's shoulder.
Jiang Ying Yue's heart squeezed after hearing what her son was saying in the arms of another man who wasn't his father. She wiped the tears which spilled from her eyes before being able to control herself again. Then she saw that Lin Yehan's shirt was already soaked with her son's tears.
”I'm so sorry about this,” Jiang Ying Yue apologized to him.
”Please don't apologize. No worries,” Lin Yehan assured her. ”Little Jun is my Third Brother's godson. That means he's also like a nephew to me and our other brothers. I'm sure your son will go to you once he's ready.”
Everyone came over, concerned for Little Jun. Iris also tried taking Little Jun from Lin Yehan, but the child was determined to stay with the man. Jin Liwei asked the triplets to calm the cats who were now freaking out as well seeing what was happening to their human cousin.
Wang Yingjie immediately stepped forward to examine Little Jun. Although he didn't specialize in pediatrics, he was still an excellent doctor. Lin Yehan had to be the one to persuade the child to allow Dr. Wang Yingjie to touch him. In the end, Wang Yinjie announced that Little Jun didn't break nor sprain anything. However, his cheek and mouth area would be swollen because he took a hard fall earlier. A maid provided an ice pack for the poor kid.
They were all relieved hearing that Little Jun would be okay, especially the mother, Jiang Ying Yue. She was reminded that her son was her life. And if anything were to happen to Little Jun, she didn't think that she would be able to take it.
Then everyone froze when Little Jun suddenly said, ”Junjun want Dada…”—sob sob—”Dada…” He pressed his swollen, little face against Lin Yehan's chest.”
Hearing the child looking for his father, Iris felt pissed at Long Hui. If only Little Jun wasn't such a small child, she would've already told him not to expect anything from his stupid father. She felt even more pissed after seeing her friend's reaction.
Jiang Ying Yue already regained control of her outward emotions and reverted to her neutral bodyguard expression, but Iris and their other friends still saw the flash of pain in her eyes. They felt upset for her.
”Little Jun, your daddy is not here but your papa is. Why don't you go to your papa?” Lin Yehan encouraged the child, then gave a look at his Third Brother.
Jin Liwei stepped forward, but Little Jun shook his head and burrowed himself deeper against Lin Yehan's chest. The toddler already started calling Lin Yehan as ”Anko Han”.
Afterwards, Little Jun stuck to Lin Yehan. Everyone was amazed because it was so rare that the child would refuse his Mama Iris' call to come to her, preferring Lin Yehan instead who was basically a stranger.