Lu Beichen got up and lay down, then the two faced each other, reaching out an arm to let her rest in his embrace.
"Your father was so anxious when he brought you here yesterday, saying you shouldn’t be upset!" he asked gently in her ear. "What exactly happened?"
Ji Niandong snuggled a bit in his arms with her eyes closed, "Little Uncle, do you know why I was looking for Tong Lu?"
"Hmm. Why?" Lu Beichen listened patiently.
"She is my biological mother, but she abandoned me!" Her voice trembled faintly as she said this.
Lu Beichen responded lightly, "It’s okay, you still have me, you still have Nian Nian, you still have us!"
"Hm!" Ji Niandong hugged him a bit tighter, "Having you all is so good! Little Uncle, if I hadn’t met you, I would probably... have nothing! But now, what does it matter if she abandoned me, I still have you all!"
"Hm, you still have us!" Lu Beichen rested his head on hers, gently patting her back.
"So, Little Uncle, we should be nicer to Nian Nian in the future, so he doesn’t feel abandoned by his mother, that feeling is really awful!"
"Okay! I will treat Nian Nian better! Together, we’ll be better to him!"
He comforted her with a gentle voice, the woody fragrance enveloping her nose, the broad, warm embrace, the familiar scent—as if only by holding him tightly could she feel secure.
"Little Uncle, why aren’t you surprised at all?" she asked softly, and Lu Beichen naturally understood her meaning. This content belongs to novᴇlfire.net
"You always asked me to find her, mentioning your mother... Sheng Mingyuan also said you look alike, so I guessed it was likely, but it was indeed a surprise!"
Indeed, who would have thought Tong Lu would have a child with a man who is so unremarkable and has nothing?
"Little Uncle, you’ll always stay by my side and never leave me, right?" she suddenly asked this kind of question.
Lu Beichen chuckled lightly, "Why are you asking such a silly question again? How could I ever abandon you?"
"That’s good!" She snuggled closer to him and then seemed to fall asleep peacefully with her eyes closed.
Lu Beichen exhaled gently, holding her tightly, the light in his dark eyes gradually faded, and after a long time, he closed his eyes.
Ji Niandong was awakened by the ringtone of her phone the next morning, and upon answering, she heard Ji Guoqiang ask, "Are you awake? Is everything alright now?"
Looking down, she found Lu Beichen still hugging her, with herself almost half-lying on top of him. She shifted to let him sleep more comfortably, then softly replied, "I’m fine now!"
"I caught a cold myself, and didn’t pay attention to the dizziness. What happened yesterday is over, let’s not mention people who don’t deserve mention in the future, you should also have a good life with Aunt He!"
Hearing her say this, Ji Guoqiang felt somewhat relieved, "Your Aunt He made some chicken soup for you, we’ll bring it over soon!"
She hung up the phone and then saw a WeChat message from Ada, who probably heard about her illness from Lazy Cat, showing concern as well.
"I’m still at the hospital right now, Sister Ada, I’ll go over in a while!"
After she sent the message, Ada quickly replied: "Get some rest, there’s nothing important today. I’ll send you the itinerary later!"
She put down the phone and lay back down, turning to look at Lu Beichen, who lay quietly beside her, even looking like a dream as he slept.