Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 530 - 490: Jun and Your Liangsheng Ending, Part 2: This Lifetime 2
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Jian Liangtong’s pupils trembled, her small face losing all its color in an instant, as she clenched her fingers and stared at Ruan Chen.
Ruan Chen eyed her pale face, his hands placed on his knees also clenched, his jaw slightly tense, "Is the child’s biological father him?"
"..." Jian Liangtong’s throat moved, her almond eyes frantically looking at Ruan Chen.
"Huo Chengjin!"
As these three words slowly slipped from Ruan Chen’s mouth.
It was as if sharp spears were fiercely stabbing into Jian Liangtong’s weakly beating heart.
Jian Liangtong’s slender body shivered violently.
Her almond eyes, red like the setting sun, looked at Ruan Chen, her teeth chattering, yet not a single word could come out!
Ruan Chen suddenly furrowed his brows, stood up, and walked to Jian Liangtong, slightly bending down, his fingers lifting her trembling chin, his eyes seemed to contain a hint of anger, "You love him so much, why aren’t you together? Did he hurt you?"
"..." Jian Liangtong’s eyes reddened, the sound coming from her throat hoarse and trembling, "The child is mine, it has nothing to do with anyone."
"Just because of a man who hurt you, are you prepared to reject all the men who show you kindness?" Ruan Chen gritted his teeth, expressing anger in front of Jian Liangtong for the first time.
Jian Liangtong’s neck turned red, the tendons bulging, "Do you think a person can love a few times in their life?"
Ruan Chen’s eyes narrowed, staring at Jian Liangtong.
"You know, I envy those who can still love. Not afraid of getting hurt, always believing in the existence of love in this world. Yes, I believe too. But my heart, it can’t love anymore."
"..."
"Do you know there’s a condition called ’inability to love’?" Jian Liangtong said.
"..." Ruan Chen furrowed his brow, "Are you talking about yourself?"
"I can’t love others." Jian Liangtong pulled at her pale lips.
In this life, she loved only once.
Only this once!
And it ended in failure.
Jian Liangtong tried reading many books, listened to many philosophies.
She had enough reasons to believe.
A person’s happiness is not given by any specific person!
But every time she thought this way, she saw no hope.
She felt sad, deeply sad!
She knew it was because she was ill, her heart was ill.
The doctor said her heart was covered with a black cloth, under which, she could see nothing but darkness, no glimpse of light.
Unless she removed this layer of cloth, she would only live in darkness forever.
She wanted to lift this layer of cloth.
But this black cloth adhered tightly to her heart; she tried a few times, failed, and became too weary to attempt removing it again.
Exhausting efforts but futile.
Rather than striving, it’s safer to live under this black cloth!
Looking at the diminishing light in Jian Liangtong’s eyes, Ruan Chen murmured, "Even for Hao Hao’s sake, would you not try once?"
Ruan Chen had left the apartment for a while.
Jian Liangtong sat absent-mindedly on the sofa, her slender white hands clasped tightly on her knees, her two index fingers already reddened with visible blood vessels.
She thought of Hao Hao’s unconscious morning call of "Dad."
She thought of her parents in Z City, always worrying and caring about her.
She thought of her friends anxious for her.
She thought of Ruan Chen’s final words before leaving, "Even for Hao Hao’s sake, would you not try once?"
It’s been four years, in these four years.
Jian Liangtong never thought, not for a second, that she would love someone else in this life.
Nor did she ever consider living with another man.
Perhaps it was instinctual rejection deep down, or perhaps because her once-dead heart wasn’t entirely dead, lingering with a sliver of hope.
But now, these issues can no longer be avoided.
Her parents are aging, and she cannot forever avoid taking on her responsibilities.
Hao Hao is growing, facing the immense societal pressure of having no "father," can she ignore the sadness and stress he endures?
She has evaded it for four whole years.
Will she continue to avoid it for another four years, and another beyond that?
She slowly closed her eyes.
Jian Liangtong asked herself in her heart: Can you really continue to selfishly evade like this with a clear conscience?
At night, Jian Liangtong ordered takeout and ate with Hao Hao.
The mother and son snuggled on the sofa and watched a funny cartoon.
Afterward, Jian Liangtong took Hao Hao to the bathroom to bathe.
In the bathroom.
Jian Liangtong looked amusingly at Hao Hao, who was clutching his little underwear tightly, shrinking himself into the farthest corner of the fish tank, his big black and white eyes staring at her warily, "I’m your mom. What part of you haven’t I seen?"
"That was when I was little." Hao Hao argued, resolutely refusing to let Jian Liangtong help him bathe!
"You’re only a bit over three now, just a little kid!" Jian Liangtong said.
"I’m a boy, you’re a girl. Aren’t you embarrassed insisting on helping me bathe?" Jian Chenghao said, blushing and grumbling.
"I’m not embarrassed, alright! You don’t let me help you, but today I insist on it!" Jian Liangtong said, standing up and stepping into the bathtub with her pajama pants still on.
Jian Chenghao was so scared he nearly flipped out of the bathtub, leaning over the edge of the fish tank, eyes wide open and in a panic, he bluffed, "Jian Xiaotong, if you dare come over here!"
"I will dare to come over here!" Jian Liangtong deliberately laughed wickedly and made an exaggerated pounce towards Jian Chenghao.
Jian Chenghao wanted to dodge, but was afraid she might really pounce on him, so he just stared at Jian Liangtong in panic, frozen in place.
Eventually, Jian Chenghao couldn’t resist Jian Liangtong.
His little face was turning shades of red and black as Jian Liangtong washed him thoroughly back and front!
Afterwards, feeling satisfied, Jian Liangtong carried the squeaky clean Hao Hao out of the bathroom and laid him on the soft big bed. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
As soon as he hit the bed, Jian Chenghao grabbed the quilt and wrapped himself up in it.
Jian Liangtong bent down to give him a kiss on the cheek and said, "Good night, darling."
Jian Chenghao blushed, his eyes gleaming bright from the bathroom’s steamy warmth, looking at Jian Liangtong, "Aren’t you going to sleep?"
Jian Liangtong’s almond eyes flickered, she grazed his nose with her index finger, and said softly, "I’ll just pack up our luggage and then sleep."
Packing luggage?
Jian Chenghao’s big eyes widened, "Where are we going now?"
"Going to Z City to see your grandma and grandpa, and Aunt Jin and the others." Jian Liangtong paused, looking at him and spoke softly.
Jian Chenghao’s big dark eyes quickly lit up with surprise, but his little face couldn’t quite believe as he looked at Jian Liangtong.
After staring at Jian Liangtong for a long time, he finally read the "confirmation" answer from her face.
Jian Chenghao’s eyes curved in delight, his small hand secretly made a ’yay’ under the covers!
Seeing Jian Chenghao’s delighted little face, Jian Liangtong’s nose tingled with a bit of sourness, as she bent down and kissed Jian Chenghao’s forehead several times.
Early the next morning, Jian Liangtong took Hao Hao straight to the airport, reaching Z City around nine o’clock in the morning.
Without going home, Jian Liangtong booked a stay in a three-star hotel.
Having just returned from the UK, their jet lag hadn’t fully adjusted yet.
Once at the hotel, Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao took a nap.
After waking up, she contacted Jin Jumo.
After meeting with Jin Jumo, Jian Liangtong took Hao Hao home in the afternoon.
Because she didn’t tell He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng in advance that she’d be back today.
So when Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao reached the doorstep and rang the doorbell with no one answering, she realized that He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng weren’t home.
Standing at the door foolishly for over ten minutes, Hao Hao pursed his small lips and couldn’t help but lift his little face to look at Jian Liangtong in puzzlement, "Mom, didn’t you bring your phone?"
"Of course I did." Jian Liangtong nodded.
"...Then why don’t you call grandma and grandpa?" Jian Chenghao twitched the corner of his mouth and said.
Jian Liangtong giggled mysteriously, "You don’t get it, do you? If I called grandma and grandpa to come back now, there wouldn’t be any surprise, would there?"
Jian Chenghao, "..."
To give He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng a "surprise," Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao waited at the door for a whole one and a half hours until He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng came back.
When stepping out of the elevator and seeing Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao at the door, He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng were so "surprised" that they turned to stone.
Then, Jian Liangtong was dragged inside by her ear by He Xinyun.
Jian Chenghao looked at Jian Liangtong sympathetically, having learned a lesson that surprises can’t be made so casually.
"Mom, Mommy. Hao Hao is here? Can you spare me some face?" Jian Liangtong said, feeling wronged, her ears red from He Xinyun’s pinch.
How old was she, still getting her ear pulled like that, it really wasn’t giving her face in front of her own son, right?
"Face? What face do you need? Jian Liangtong, besides inheriting your mother’s beauty, you didn’t inherit any of your mother’s brains! Silly, aren’t you silly? Standing at the door with the child for one or two hours, couldn’t you give your dad and me a call? Are you absent-minded?"
Even as He Xinyun said this, she still let go of Jian Liangtong’s ear, scolding her while busy preparing fruit for Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao.
Jian Liangtong pouted in grievance, patting her reddened ear, happily trailing behind He Xinyun.
While He Xinyun was washing fruits, she hugged her from behind, "I just wanted to surprise you and Dad, you know?"
He Xinyun didn’t say a word, focused on washing the fruits.
Jian Liangtong leaned her face on her back, acting like a little child.
Watching from the living room, Jian Ningfeng felt a pang in his heart.
This feeling of distress could only possibly be understood by those who have raised a daughter.
"Off you go!" After washing the fruits, He Xinyun paused, then rudely shoved Jian Liangtong’s hands away, carrying the fruits to the living room.
"Hao Hao, come eat some fruit." He Xinyun looked lovingly at Jian Chenghao, motioning him over with a smile.
Her demeanor was completely different from the stern look she had with Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong pouted, wrapped her arm through Jian Ningfeng’s and sat on the sofa, resting her chin on his arm, she looked at He Xinyun bitterly, and softly said, "Mom, don’t you think it’s especially unfair how you treat your daughter?"
Peeling grapes for Hao Hao, He Xinyun glanced at Jian Liangtong and seeing her daughter’s aggrieved, neglected look, couldn’t help but find it amusing. She deliberately said sternly, "Jealous of your own son, aren’t you embarrassed?"
