She raised her lips mockingly, but her heart ached for no reason.
Because she couldn't let Lu Huaijing know about this yet.
After all, Tokio... that child, he didn't do anything wrong, why should he endure this?
Nan Yan's hand holding the recording pen tightened.
…
Night, Lu Zhai.
Xiaotiaotuanzi waited restlessly in the room until late at night, when the sound of a car engine came from outside, he immediately ran towards the balcony.
Carefully opening the curtains, his big watery eyes quickly found the person he wanted to see.
The little guy in pajamas thought about it and finally made up his mind.
Steady footsteps came.
Xiao Naituanzi opened the door to the room, but apart from the voice-activated sensor lights, there was no sign of Lu Huaijing in the corridor.
Lu Shijiu was a little disappointed. Just when he was about to close the door again, the study door suddenly opened.
The little guy's eyes lit up instantly.
But the dad in front of him looked serious and cold.
"What are you going to do if you're still up so late?"
Lu Huaijing's tone was as cold as ever, but the look in his eyes that fell on Xiao Naituanzi revealed an emotion that was extremely difficult to detect for no reason.
Lu Shijiu was speechless. He couldn't understand the complexity in Lu Huaijing's eyes. He only knew that he was kept up late by his father.
"Daddy, I have something to confess to you..."
The little guy lowered his head with a self-blaming expression on his face, and his long eyelashes were trembling slightly.
Lu Huaijing stared at every move of the child in front of him. He didn't know why, but just one glance made him feel like he had seen him for eternity.
Because, he seemed to have seen such a look on another woman. ,
Gu Nanyan...
As soon as this name flashed through his mind, the man's dark pupils instantly dilated.
The figure in his memory kept overlapping with the child in front of him. The exact same expression almost made Lu Huaijing unable to control his actions.
He suppressed his inner impulse, walked forward slowly, and half-crouched in front of the child.
"Shijiu, you waited until now just to have something to tell me?"
Lu Huaijing tried his best to make his voice sound normal.
However, Xiao Naituanzi still noticed something the same.
He lowered his head, not daring to look directly into the man's eyes, and apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry, Daddy, I didn't mean to stay up late. I just... wanted to make something clear to you..."
Seeing the child's cautious appearance, Lu Huaijing couldn't bear to blame him. He picked up the child and sent him back to the bedroom.
Xiao Naituanzi's heart sank. The moment he lay on the bed, he seemed to have imagined his father's unhappy expression.
However, what surprised him was that Lu Huaijing just touched his head soothingly.
The voice was rare and gentle: "What do you want to say?"
The little girl was surprised, but she immediately sat up and said solemnly: "Daddy, aren't you angry?"
The young voice was full of disbelief.
Lu Huaijing's heart felt a little stinging. He didn't expect that his child would be so afraid of him.
Thinking of the one in ten thousand possibility, he suddenly felt guilty.
Regardless of whether he was Nan Yan's child or not, Lu Shijiu was still his Lu Huaijing's child.
It would be too much to treat an innocent child harshly because of his biological mother.
Thinking of this, Lu Huaijing couldn't help but said: "You can say whatever you want. I am your father. I will only teach you and will not blame you for no reason. Do you understand?"
In the past five years, Lu Huaijing, besides being busy with work, often ignored this child.
Not to mention companionship, just care, which is very little.
Lu Shijiu was shocked. It seemed like it was the first time he saw Lu Huaijing talking to him like this. He was not used to it for a while.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally took out the photo hidden in his pocket.
He anxiously held the photo in front of Lu Huaijing, and the little guy lowered his head and admitted his mistake:
"I'm sorry, Daddy. I... didn't mean to take this photo away. I just... wanted to find the aunt in the photo and say sorry to her. Daddy, in fact, I know everything. …”
Lu Shijiu didn't dare to look up, he could only feel a sharp gaze falling on his head.
His eyes suddenly turned red, and he quickly added: "Daddy, I know my behavior made you angry, but... I just want to have a complete family like other children. Daddy, if you are angry, just Hit me..."
After saying that, the little guy stretched out his two hands, palms facing up, as if accepting punishment, and closed his eyes tightly.
Be prepared to receive Lu Huaijing's punishment at any time.
However--
One second, two seconds, a full half minute passed.
The imagined violent storm did not come.
Instead, a warm hand slowly landed on top of his head.
The little guy's tense body trembled, but soon he opened his eyes and looked at Lu Huaijing, who was staring at him in surprise.
"Daddy..." His words were full of disbelief.
"If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, there is no greater good. Why should I punish you? Shijiu, I thought it was right. You have indeed not been taught bad things..."
Lu Huaijing was very pleased, even lucky.
If he had just handed Shijiu over to Song Yihuan, he wouldn't have known what kind of child he would have taught him!
At this moment, Lu Huaijing was more convinced than ever before. Regardless of whether this child was his or Nan Yan's, he would do everything possible to teach him well.
Xiao Naituanzi was even more moved when she heard this.
The child expressed his love in a more direct way. He threw himself into Lu Huaijing's arms and his milking voice was a little trembling:
"Daddy, I'm sorry, but Daddy, I love you too..."
The love of children is sincere and strong, which makes Lu Huaijing even more heartbroken.
He gently stroked the little guy's soft hair, but hesitated to speak.
But Xiao Naituanzi didn't notice anything strange at all, he just raised his head again and said: "Daddy, actually I have another thing to explain to you -"
His watery eyes stared at Lu Huaijing, sparkling and full of sincerity:
"Daddy, actually... I took the initiative to find Aunt Alina that day. She was worried that I would get lost, so she took me with her. Can you... don't misunderstand her, okay?"
In the past two days, this matter has been a worry in the little guy's heart.
If you don't explain clearly, wouldn't it be like what Teacher Ye said, making people who really care about you feel cold?
This answer was beyond Lu Huaijing's expectation, but whenever he thought of that woman, he felt uncomfortable all over.
Junrong suddenly became colder, and Lu Huaijing's voice became even louder: "Jijiu, you laid the groundwork so much just to help that woman speak? Tell me, did she teach you these words?"
