C202 (1/2)
”An An, what's wrong with you?”
Chen Shanshan watched her face which had suddenly become deathly pale, and approached her with some concern. However, the moment his fingertips touched her hand, he was stopped.
Lu Qinan turned his face away, ”Let's go eat.”
It was noisy downstairs, and the bunnies and snacks that had just been prepared were all on the table. They were all sitting upright by the side, their little faces reflected in the setting sun as if they were dyed in gold.
”Mommy! ”Come quickly!”
She waved her hands towards Lu Qinan, her meaty hands moving about in the air, following her pair of bright eyes, and pierced into the bottom of Lu Qinan's heart.
Sitting on the chair, the baby chattered with her childish voice, ”Aunt gave me a rabbit biscuit to eat. I like eating very much Aunt!”
”Mm …” ”Don't you like me?”
Shen Wenqi bit down on a biscuit as he stared at the little girl with interest.
He turned his head to the side and thought for a moment, then his shiny black eyes darted around. ”You have an aunt who likes it!”
Hearing this, Shen Wenqi rubbed her little head and looked at Lu Qinan, ”Little brat, you're really smart. If it wasn't for the fact that you know you don't have any other choice, I would really want you to adopt a child.”
”How can that be? When I see elder sister in the future, she will scold me.”
Chen Shanshan pushed him a little, not realizing the profoundness that flashed past his eyes, he only gently placed the little biscuit in front of Lu Qinan and said gently, ”Don't listen to his nonsense. As for me, I have never wished to have a child, as long as I can see more of them in the future, I will be very satisfied.”
There was a hint of disappointment in her eyes, as well as a faint sense of loss.
Lu Qinan subconsciously shoved the biscuit into his mouth as his fingers clenched tightly.
No matter how she looked at her aunt's face, it was the exact same face as the woman in the photo. No matter how she thought about it … The little boy inside was also a Fourth Uncle …
No matter how much she tried to comfort herself, she was still trembling in fear.
In the evening, when the two of them left, Lu Qinan immediately took out her phone and called her. She did not reply to the message she sent.
After a while, the man seemed to be driving.
”Where are you?”
The woman's clean voice sounded from the other end of the phone. It was faintly tinged with urgency, as if something had happened and she was flustered.
”What's wrong?”
”I'll ask where you are! Can you come back soon? ”
After playing for a while, there was nothing that could trouble her. At home, there was a Yue Yue with an IQ of 200, and adding on Bao Bao, the more she ate, the more she would feel that the little girl was stupid. She wouldn't be able to teach her the same things for a long time.
However, when she thought about it carefully, although she was young, she was still quite quick-witted and didn't have any major problems.
Lu Qinan froze, his thoughts becoming calmer.
”My apologies Madam, Fourth Uncle did not listen to your orders today to properly entertain the guests at home. However, is there a traffic jam right now? It would take some time.”
Gu Zhongshen lowered his voice, his long joints pressing on his temples, he looked at the slowly moving cars in front of him and laughed bitterly, ”Mistress, don't be angry, hm?”
She wasn't angry, she was just worried!
Lu Qinan had not been able to wait for him to come back for a long time, so he walked back and forth in the room. The old granny hadn't been out for more than ten hours, yet she had returned with a bunch of groomsmen's gifts, causing the two little ones to feel a burst of excitement.
The room was filled with cheers and laughter. She was the only one there, sitting on the sofa without moving an inch.
The old lady's sharp eyes smiled as she passed a cup of tea over, ”What are you doing sitting here like an idiot? Seeing you like this, it's not like you're missing Little Four. ”
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the old lady thought she had thought correctly. Her wrinkles creased as she looked into the distance, ”I watched Little Four grow up. Everything else about him is good, except his personality is a bit mild. He doesn't like to say what he's thinking.”
”You can't blame him for that, no matter who was treated like that when they were young … There were always things hidden in his heart. As for him, he's only hiding it deeper than the others. ”
Lu Qinan pursed her lips, her red eyes opened, and only after hesitating for a long while did she muster up the courage to speak, ”Perhaps, you do not know that there is a woman … With Fourth Uncle and Gu He … It all matters. ”
The smile on the old lady's face stiffened slightly. Her wrinkled hands tightly gripped the glass for a long time before she finally made a sound of agreement.
”You mean that poor woman.”
Poor?
Lu Qinan sat there quietly, listening to the increasingly suppressed voice beside his ears.
”In the beginning, it was a coincidence. Little Four suffered a lot of mistreatment. And that woman, we only found out when we rescued Little Four, she had already run away. They were ill-treated by Gu He. They left their house one night. ”
”As for where he escaped to and how he went, we have no idea. But once she ran, and Little Four grew up, he never thought of finding her again. Everyone tried to advise him for a while, and in that situation back then, she probably couldn't care less, was tricked by Gu He, gave birth to a child, and was imprisoned for two years … ”
Child.
The phone started to buzz. Lu Qinan touched it and picked it up.
”Ma'am, something happened at the last minute. I'll be back a bit later, huh?”
She froze, almost reflexively stood up, and said hoarsely, ”Where are you? I'll go find you. ”
Gu Zhongshen paused for two seconds, as if he did not expect her determination.