âThe past? Iâm afraid itâs hard to go back to the past, youâre so old now, are you able to?â Nian Junting said casually, but it tore his fatherâs heart.
Nian Qingyun was furious. âAre you going to side with an outsider?â
âIâm sorry, I canât help you with this matter. Mother dragged out the divorce for the sake of Nian Xi and me. She finally freed herself from the shackles of your broken marriage, I canât bear to lock her down with chains again. What have you done for her to salvage that relationship anyway? You havenât been able to put aside your pride in all these years.â
Nian Junting said accusingly, âAlso, do you take me for a fool? I know that you would have still thought that Mother was too absorbed in her work to show care and concern for the family if Jiang Qifeiâs true colors were not exposed. You always thought that she wasnât gentle, caring and docile enough as a wife. You werenât even that sorry about what you had done, but now you finally regret your actions. You finally recognized the good in my mother so youâre trying to win her back but youâre not doing anything yourself.â
Nian Qingyunâs face was red with embarrassment.
âShe wouldnât talk to me every time I called her.â
âIf you are trying to win her back, you should try all sorts of methods. How much effort have you put into this? Not much, have you? Donât try to get me or Nian Xi to convince Mother. Anyway, Mother has found someone who treasures her, you shouldnât go bothering her anymore.â
Nian Junting hung up after saying his piece. On the other end of the line, Nian Qingyun was staring at his phone and all of a sudden he felt old.
...
Back at the villa, Luosang was awake already. She hadnât gotten out of bed yet and was using her phone under the duvet. The doctor said that her baby might be affected and the back of her head was still sore. She didnât dare to climb out of bed yet.
âHow is Jiang Qifei?â
She guessed that he must have gone to the hospital.
Nian Junting sat by the bedside and talked as he watched her play her mobile game. âJiang Qifei has been sentenced to two weeks of reeducation. Leng Shuangwei said that she would keep an eye on her after she is released to make sure that she doesnât do anything foolish again. She shouldnât give us any more trouble from now on, she still cares a lot about her daughter.â
Luosang hummed to acknowledge him, âThatâs for the best then.â
âYouâre not upset?â Nian Junting was relieved.
He felt bad since he had eventually let her off easy on the account of Leng Shuangwei.
âIf you had put her in prison for a couple of years, it would be too harsh. Leng Shuangwei would feel uncomfortable as well,â Luosang replied, her eyes still glued to the screen. âLeng Shuangwei didnât have a choice over who her mother was. Back then when the whole country despised my father, I was also put on the spot. Too bad, itâs my father, he gave me the gift of life.â
Nian Junting stared at her for a while before snatching her phone away.
âGive that back! I havenât finished this round yet; the team is waiting for me.â Luosang reached out to grab her phone.
âYouâre not well now, you should lie down and rest.â Nian Junting threw the phone aside.
He didnât get why girls nowadays were so absorbed with their mobile games.
âI just found out when I was at the police station earlier that the guy who saved you earlier moved into the apartment next to yours.â
âOh,â Luosang answered casually.
âYou knew about that?â Nian Junting asked when she seemed unsurprised by the news.
âSu told me about it.â Luosang shrugged, âHis place was still under renovation.â
Nian Juntingâs face looked glum. âYou didnât tell me.â
Luosang bit her lip. âI was afraid that you would be jealous.â
âAre you worried that I wonât let you stay at your apartment anymore?â Nian Junting grinned, he could guess what she was thinking about.
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