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âQiang Di... Sheâs a girlfriend of my old friend.â Out of the gallery, Lang Ruoxian suddenly says.
Yan Hua draws her hand back, âGo back first. Letâs talk about it at home.â
Journalists are around them. She doesnât want to find that sheâs been a headline again when she gets up tomorrow.
âSister Chen and I will go to school to take Mingxi.â Fei Ying says, âYou can go back first!â Then she gets into Chen Hongâs car. Chen Hong glares at Lang Ruoxian as she leaves.
Lang Ruoxian helps Yan Hua get on his car. The driver comes with them today. So they just sit there face to face.
âThe bracelet was for you.â Lang Ruoxian suddenly says, âI put it in my office, and planned to find someone to put rubies in it. But it was taken away by Qiang Di. Iâve been looking for another bracelet and give you a better one.â
Yan Hua bows her head and says nothing, but Lang Ruoxian sees her smile.
His heart becomes soft because of Yan Huaâs smile. He doesnât speak, either and just stares at her. Yan Hua feels awkward at the beginning. Then she looks natural to let him look. When they go back to home, Gungun just wakes up and house maid is taking him to eat dessert in garden.
âUncle!â The little boy rushes to Lang Ruoxian as he sees him. Then Gungun doesnât move after hugging Lang Ruoxianâs neck.
Yan Hua finds something wrong with her son. The little boy is weeping.
âGungun?â Lang Ruoxian is shocked.
Gungun cries out, âUncle, do you think I am naughty? So you donât like me anymore!â
âWho tells you that?â Lang Ruoxian pats him as he goes into the house.
Gungun sobs, âBut... But you havenât come to see me for many days. I... Will I lose you forever? I have no dad. Now I will lose my uncle in the future, right?â
âGood boy!â Lang Ruoxian is stunned. He looks at Yan Hua with complicated emotions.
Yan Huaâs eyes become red. She turns around.
âIâm Gungunâs dad.â Lang Ruoxian wipes the little boyâs eyes. âAlthough you call me uncle, Iâm your dad from now on.â
Yan Hua turns her head and casts a stern glance at him, âDonât talk nonsense.â
âI know it.â Gungun hugs Lang Ruoxian and rubs against him like a little pet. âMy dad has gone to a far place. Itâs so far that he canât come back any more. Uncle canât be my dad unless you marry my mommy.â
âGungun, who taught you that?â Yan Hua is shocked. How can her son become so clever?
Gungun says in a low voice, âThe TV... TV shows always act like this.â
âI want to marry your mommy. If she agrees, Iâll become your dad.â
âIs it true?â Gungun looks at Yan Hua with his bright eyes, âMommy?â
Yan Hua takes him from Lang Ruoxian and says, âGo to wash your face.â
âMommy, say yes to Uncle!â
âChildren canât interfere in the affairs of adults.â
âBut I want Uncle to be my dad...â
âHavenât I told you that he came to see you every night? But you were asleep every time he saw you.â
The voice gradually fades. Lang Ruoxian turns his eyes. His black eyes donât calm down until a long time later and Yan Hua has already taken Gungun back. Maybe because he just cries, Gungun is a little embarrassed.
âDo you want to play it?â Lang Ruoxian asks him.
Gungun nods his little head happily. So, a tall man and a short boy play the robot, sitting in front of the bay window. Yan Hua sits near them with a book in her hand. Lang Ruoxian looks at her frequently. Every time when he takes back his eye, Gungun looks at her, too.
âUncle, is Mommy more beautiful than the princess?â Gungun lowers his voice, âI donât think the princesses in the animated cartoon are as beautiful as mommy.â
Lang Ruoxian touches his head, âOf course, your mommy is the most beautiful woman.â
âDo you like Mommy?â Looking at Lang Ruoxian, Gungun asks him with an expectant face.
Lang Ruoxian touches him with his forehead. âI like your mommy very much. Iâve told you that I want to be your dad. When I marry your mommy, Iâll be your dad.â
Yan Hua shakes her head and is too lazy to correct Gungun. When Mingxi leaves school, Gungun walks Pudding with him. Finally, Lang Ruoxian finds a chance to speak. He sits in front of Yan Hua.
âAs I said before, Qiang Di is the girlfriend of my old friend.â
Yan Hua nod, âOld friend... He has been dead, right?â
âYes. He asked me to take care of her before he died. Qiang Di couldnât accept the fact that her boyfriend died. So she went abroad. I thought she would never come back for a long time. I didnât expect that she came back suddenly...â
After observing Yan Huaâs expression carefully, he is sure that she is not angry. Then he goes on to say, âHua, this old friend saved my life few years ago to make me continue to live. When he was going to die, Qiang Di was the only requirement of him.â
âI didnât know how to say it to you because you are so smart.â Lang Ruoxian proudly says, âBut now that sheâs back, if I donât say anything, Iâm afraid Iâll lose you.â
Yan Hua leans on the sofa and looks at him with an interesting look. âObviously, this Miss Qiang Di doesnât want the same care as you do.â
âNo...â Lang Ruoxian couldnât help touching her legs exposed outside her skirt. Yan Hua kicks him. But he is not angry at all, âShe doesnât like me. I think she just fears a lot.â
Yan Hua raises her hand, âI know what you mean.â
Like many brothers and sisters, when the elder brother finds his wife, the younger sister will be afraid of all kinds of things and feels that woman robs her brother. Many mothers and sons are also like this.
The mother is bad for her daughter-in-law because she thinks this woman robs her son.
Yan Hua doesnât want to comment such kind of women. But Qiang Di...
âAs long as she doesnât trouble me, I wonât provoke her. You know Iâm afraid of trouble.â
Lang Ruoxian takes a small blanket near him to cover her legs. Yan Hua frowns. âIâm not hot.â
âI know. Iâm hot.â Lang Ruoxian stares at her, âI always want to touch them without covering them by a blanket.â
Yan Hua shows the whites of her eyes. âWhen did you lose self-control?â
âIâve never had that in front of you.â Lang Ruoxian says without shame, âDonât worry. I will have a good talk with Qiang Di.â
Yan Hua gives him a sympathetic look, âThen youâd better pray that her brain is still clear. I donât need to remind you how terrible a woman is when she loses her sanity.â
Qiang Di sits beside the glass window of the hotel, staring at the small cars and the small crowds below.
When Lang Ruoxian comes in, she does not move.
âXiaodi.â Lang Ruoxian doesnât take a chair and sits on the carpet like her.
Qiang Di slowly turns her head to look at him. Suddenly, a string of her tears fall down, âAm I particularly disgusting?â
âNo.â Lang Ruoxian takes her hand. âI hope you understand that no matter what happens, we are both relatives. It will never change.â
âI hate myself like that.â Qiang Di cries, âLike an ugly jealous woman, I hurt innocent people.â
Lang Ruoxian helps her sit on the sofa. Then he goes to the bathroom and takes a towel. âIâm not good at comforting people, but you should know what I think.â
âSorry!â Qiang Di takes the towel from Lang Ruoxian and wipes her face. âSometimes I canât control myself.â
âYou still have three days before you go to the next city. Tomorrow we should make some time to see him.â Lang Ruoxian looks at the emerald bracelet on her wrist. Qiang Di wants to take it off. But Lang Ruoxian stops her.
âSilly girl, itâs yours.â
âItâs your gift to Miss Yan.â Qiang Di cast a glance at him. âI know Iâm wrong. I wore it deliberately to let her see.â
Lang Ruoxian smiles, âI can send her another one. Well, wash your face and Iâll take you to dinner.â
Fei Ying and Chen Hong are setting their postures to stare at Yan Hua. Yan Hua just looks at them who make the table full of potato chips and snacks. Then she looks at her watch.
âItâs 12 oâclock in the evening. Arenât you afraid of fatness when you eat them?â
Fei Ying opens a bag of potato chips, âWe just do it for you. I heard eating junk food can change your mood to be better.â
âIâm in a good mood. Donât change it.â Yan Hua canât do anything but clean up the table and brews a pot of flower and fruit tea. âDonât think too much. Iâm really fine.â
Yan Hua does not tell them the relationship between Lang Ruoxian and Qiang Di. She does not want to explore any secrets in Lang Ruoxian. Even as a person with unknown origin, she can be accepted by them. Why should she have to find out othersâ secrets?
âSo, did she take the bracelet herself?â Fei Ying indignantly says, âI just said that this woman is not good. She is indeed a hypocrite.â
Chen Hong has a Look at Yan Hua. She feels that Yan Hua must conceals something and pats her on the shoulder, âItâs better that you are clear about it. Anyway, now you are free and not with Lang Ruoxian. There are still many men for you to choose.â
âTo be honest, we want you to be with Lang Ruoxian. Itâs mainly because of Gungun.â
Yan Hua nods, âI understand.â
If anyone in the world is not Gungunâs dad but regards him as his own son, that man must be Lang Ruoxian.
âBut you canât sacrifice your happiness just for Gungun, either.â Fei Ying throws away half of the potato chips. âLetâs say something happy. The designer has decided that he would come here and design it for us next week.â
âItâs May now. We can open the saloon in September. Gungun will go to kindergarten at that time. So I will have more time to do it.â Yan Hua looks at her cell phone. âIâve found some tableware. Iâll send their pictures to you.â
No matter men or women will be full of passion to starting a business. When Fei Yi comes and urges them to go back, it is almost two oâclock in the middle of the night. Then they hurry to go to bed.
The next day, as Yan Hua wakes up, she sees a message from Lang Ruoxian. He says that today he would leave G City for two days and take Qiang Di to see the old friend. Yan Hua stares at the cell phone for a long time. Then she gets up with a thoughtful face.
âMommy?â Gungun runs into the bathroom with his little bare feet, âCan we go to the playground today?â
Yan Hua hands him the electric toothbrush, âWho did you make an appointment with?â
âBrother Mingxi!â Gungun brushes his teeth and mumbles.
After Gungun rinses his mouth, Yan Hua says, âBut Brother Mingxi says that Aunt Chen Hong is not free today. So we may not be able to go to the playground!â
âHey, hey, hey...â Gungun laughs, âI said that Mommy could take us there!â
âOkay. Mommy will take you there. Letâs have breakfast soon!â