Huangfu Jue emerged from the bathroom with Gan Tang, who had put on dry hair and changed her clothes, just as Will knocked on the room door.
"Wait a moment for uncle."
After settling the little one on the bed, Huangfu Jue turned and walked out the room door.
"All matters have been taken care of, the police have ruled it as an accident, and I’ve already arranged for a lawyer to negotiate with them," Will paused, then continued, "We’ve obtained the kidnapper’s information. He is just a small-time thug, nothing special about him. Zhang Xiaoqi is his boss, and it’s confirmed that he should show up at the nightclub tonight."
Huangfu Jue’s blue eyes narrowed dangerously.
Will took a cautious look at the man’s expression and didn’t dare to persuade otherwise.
After Will left, Huangfu Jue returned to the bedroom door, gripped the doorknob but did not push it open, knowing Gan Yuan had locked it from the inside. He raised his hand to knock on the door.
"I’m sleepy, want to sleep."
Inside, Gan Yuan lay on her side hiding next to Gan Tang, her head not lifting as she responded.
"Mommy, it’s only okay to lie to bad people."
Beside her, the little one whispered a reminder.
Lying to the bad people was one of the survival rules Gan Yuan had taught him.
"He is a bad person!" Gan Yuan retorted unkindly, stretching out her hand to pinch the little one’s cheek, "You little rascal, who do you belong to?"
"Of course, I belong to your country," the little one said with a smile, getting up and looking toward the door.
The door made a soft sound and then was pushed open by Huangfu Jue from the outside.
Gan Yuan turned her face, saw the keys in his hand, raised her hand to push Gan Tang back onto the pillow, and then closed her eyes while hugging him.
Pushed back onto the pillow and unable to move her head, Gan Tang could only lift her little hand and give the man a stealthy thumbs-up, which Gan Yuan quickly caught and tucked under the covers.
He shut the door behind him, and Huangfu Jue headed straight for the bathroom.
Gan Tang shook his head at her like an old scholar.
"Mommy, can you stop being so childish, please?"
She raised her hand and closed his eyes.
Initially, the little one wriggled deliberately in her arms, but slowly, his movements subsided, and he yawned a big yawn.
She reminded him gently and then lifted her palm to pat his back softly. After all the day’s commotion, he was already tired, and with the comforting scent of his mother around him, he soon fell asleep.
Extending her hand, Gan Yuan raised her hand to switch off the floor lamp beside the bed.
By this time, the man from the bathroom had finished his bath, dried his hair, and walked out to see the mother and child sleeping together on the large bed. He stepped over and stopped behind her.
Gan Yuan kept her eyes closed, pretending he didn’t exist; she didn’t believe he would dare to force himself on her in front of Gan Tang?
Knowing she was feigning sleep, Huangfu Jue did not expose her, simply peeling back the covers behind her and laying down next to her, then stretching his arms out to wrap one under her neck and lifting the other to envelop both mother and child in his embrace.
She growled, "Get away!"
He ignored her and leaned down to kiss her neck.
She struggled to escape from his embrace.
Beside her, the little one was startled by her and murmured lowly.
Hearing the little one’s voice, she hurriedly stopped moving. The little one turned over and continued sleeping.
The man’s palm reached over, gently pulling up the covers for the little one, and then his hand naturally landed on her waist, holding her tight.