Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 563 - 512: Jun and Your Liangsheng Ending, Middle Part: The Best Time
Unexpectedly, what he saw was Jian Liangtong silently watching the TV with tears streaming down her face.
Huo Shaojun’s resolute brow twitched, and his gaze froze on Jian Liangtong’s face.
A long while passed, yet Jian Liangtong still did not stop crying.
Huo Shaojun’s eyebrows knitted tightly as he glanced sideways at the TV screen.
The scene playing on TV was a movie clip of him clashing with a drug lord, getting shot in the abdomen, and being rushed to the hospital covered in blood.
A strange emotion flickered through Huo Shaojun’s heart as he focused his gaze back on Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong bit her lip, her eyes and nose were red.
She did not cry out loud, but the tears kept falling.
He kissed her fiercely, as if he could never kiss enough.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes widened in shock, her hands wrapped around his neck, her little fingers slightly curled up.
They paused intermittently, staying tangled for at least an hour or two.
But what puzzled Jian Liangtong was that although the large object against her lower abdomen was clearly...
He never went further.
Their lips parted again.
Huo Shaojun walked to the turn of the staircase, paused slightly, lowered his eyes to look at Jian Liangtong and said, "I’m going to take a shower, want to join?"
"..." Jian Liangtong blushed deeply, then glared at Huo Shaojun in embarrassment and turned her head away.
Instead of getting angry, Huo Shaojun raised the corners of his thin lips, his cold eyes softened as he glanced at Jian Liangtong before heading to the upstairs bedroom.
Sitting on the sofa for a while, Jian Liangtong felt the heat on her face dissipate, softly parted her red lips, and exhaled a breath.
The movie she was watching earlier had ended, Jian Liangtong looked at the now dark TV screen, her eyes finally landing on the landline phone on the low table beside the sofa.
Her almond eyes slightly lowered, Jian Liangtong picked up the landline and dialed her home’s phone number.
The call was quickly answered.
"Who is this?" answered Jian Ningfeng, the voice from the phone filled with weariness.
Guilt welled up in Jian Liangtong’s eyes, "Dad, it’s me."
"Tongtong..." Jian Ningfeng paused, then sharply raised his voice a few octaves, "Tongtong, where are you? Are you okay? Your mom and I called you numerous times yesterday."
At first, there was no answer, then when we called again, it was the message that your phone was turned off.
He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng were terribly worried, afraid to sleep all night.
"...Dad, I’m fine, I’m at a friend’s house now. My phone... I accidentally dropped it." Jian Liangtong hesitated, paused for a long minute, then said, "Dad, I’m sorry for worrying you both again."
"Tongtong, which friend’s house are you at? Hmm? Are you in Z City or S City now?" Jian Ningfeng anxiously asked a barrage of questions full of concern.
Jian Liangtong lowered her trembling eyes, exhaled deeply, "I’m in Z City."
"Z City?" Jian Ningfeng was surprised, "Didn’t you return to S City? Are you with Momo now?"
The only friend Jian Ningfeng knew of in Z City was Jin Jumo for Jian Liangtong.
But by this time, Jin Jumo had already been taken to Country C by Mu Qinnian.
"No, I’m with another friend," Jian Liangtong said softly.
"Another friend?" Jian Ningfeng questioned.
"Hmm."
"Tongtong, you previously told your mom and me that you were going back to S City. Why didn’t you? Did your friend have something going on?"
Even though she was his daughter, Jian Ningfeng spoke with a cautious tone, as if afraid to "offend" Jian Liangtong.
In the past four years.
Jian Ningfeng had always spoken to her this cautiously, just like now.
He Xinyun had a fiery temper.
But in recent years, even she had mellowed considerably around Jian Liangtong, often contemplating whether the words she spoke were appropriate before speaking.
Pain pricked Jian Liangtong’s heart as she dug her fingers into her palm, "No. He... is my college classmate. We’re quite good friends, and after years of not seeing each other, upon learning I was back in Z City, he specifically arranged to meet up."
"A college classmate? Oh, okay, you have fun with your classmate. Your mom and I are relieved knowing you’re okay." Jian Ningfeng had obvious questions stuck in his throat but did not voice them.
Jian Liangtong pressed at her eye corner with her hand, "Dad, she was in the same dorm as me in college, and her home is not far from our district on Tongzi Road. I stayed at her house last night."
"Really?" Jian Ningfeng said, "Tongzi Road is quite close to Four Seasons Road. Tongtong, if you have time, invite your friend to our home to hang out."
"Hmm, I’ll talk to her," Jian Liangtong said.
"Tongtong."
"Hmm?"
"Your mom is asking if you’ll be coming home?" Jian Ningfeng asked softly.
"...I’ll come." Jian Liangtong covered her eyes, her throat aching badly.
"Good. Let dad know when you’re coming, dad will be home waiting for you," Jian Ningfeng said with a smile.
"Hmm."
"Then dad won’t disturb your gathering with your classmate. Hanging up now," Jian Ningfeng said jovially.
Jian Liangtong dared not speak, afraid she might break into tears.
It took a long time before the call was disconnected from Jian Ningfeng’s end.
Jian Liangtong clutched the phone tightly, her body curled up in the sofa, shaking like a sieve.
Huo Shaojun stood silently on the second floor, clad in a black robe, his short dark hair dripping with water, his cold eyes looking deeply, silently at Jian Liangtong, who was quietly crying on the sofa downstairs.
For the next two days, neither Jian Liangtong nor Huo Shaojun left the villa.
They seemingly returned to their best times four years ago, snuggling together to read, drink tea, and watch movies.
They kissed passionately, embraced, and slept together.
Every day was fulfilling, warm... but also illusory.
They were too good together.
So good that it felt as if nothing had ever happened.
Huo Shaojun transformed into the gentle, doting brother from Jian Liangtong’s memories.
And Jian Liangtong would sweetly smile at him, would actively respond when they kissed, and sometimes, would even initiate kissing his lips.
Whenever she smiled at him, shyly yet boldly kissed him, Huo Shaojun found it impossible to hate her at all.
He only wanted to give her everything he could, the very best.
Unwilling to hurt her, not even a little.
Jian Liangtong was awakened by the morning sunlight spilling over her.
Upon waking up, someone was not there.
But she didn’t feel surprised, because based on her experience over the past few days.
At this time, someone should likely be in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the two of them.
Jian Liangtong curled her lips, stretched on the bed, and then lifted the thin quilt to get out of bed and head to the bathroom to freshen up.
Unexpectedly, her phone suddenly rang at that moment.
Jian Liangtong paused her movements slightly, turned her head to look at the phone placed on the bedside table.
Seeing the name "Ruan Chen" flashing on the phone screen, Jian Liangtong’s almond eyes lit up, quickly picked up the phone and answered, "Baby..."
The reason Jian Liangtong immediately called out "Baby" was because she knew that when calling from Ruan Chen’s phone, there was no one else but Hao Hao.
Although every time she finished talking with Hao Hao, Ruan Chen would take the phone and chat with her for a bit.
But when the call came through, it was always Hao Hao on the other end.
Jian Liangtong was too focused on her joy and didn’t notice the originally warm-eyed man at the bedroom door, whose gaze was instantly shadowed the moment she spoke.
During breakfast.
Even the slow Jian Liangtong noticed that the atmosphere was off.
She finished breakfast feeling puzzled.
Jian Liangtong pulled out a napkin to wipe her mouth, cautiously looking at the silent person sitting opposite her, quietly said, "I’ll wash the dishes then."
Huo Shaojun, with his long black eyelashes lowered, put down the knife and fork, took a napkin to wipe his mouth, and got up to leave the dining room.
Without glancing at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong was stunned, puzzled and nervous as she watched the indifferent figure of the person leaving.
Did she do something wrong?
After tidying up the kitchen, Jian Liangtong slowly walked to the living room, looking at the person sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, her almond eyes full of restraint.
Huo Shaojun either didn’t notice Jian Liangtong approaching or something else, as he didn’t look up to see her, keeping his face lowered, appearing cold and shadowed.
Jian Liangtong clutched her fingers, lowered her head slightly in silence, and then slowly raised her eyes after a while to look at Huo Shaojun, pursing her lips and softly asking, "Can I go out today?"
Huo Shaojun seemed to tighten his grip on the newspaper slightly, his deep, somber eyes moved from the newspaper to linger coldly on Jian Liangtong’s slightly tense face, speaking in a calm voice, "You can decide what you want to do, there’s no need to specifically ask for my opinion. I haven’t reached the point of authoritarianism to limit your freedom."
"..."
That sentence made Jian Liangtong thoroughly certain.
She must have unintentionally done something to upset him!
But, what did she do?
Jian Liangtong, puzzled, furrowed her brows and looked at Huo Shaojun’s eyes, which also seemed full of confusion.
After saying that, Huo Shaojun continued to "read" his newspaper.
Jian Liangtong initially wanted to ask him, but seeing him so cold, she opened her lips only to slowly close them again.
After that, Jian Liangtong changed her clothes and went out.
As she went out, Huo Shaojun remained seated on the living room sofa, still holding the newspaper.
Jian Liangtong’s almond eyes showed disappointment, wondering what was so captivating in today’s newspaper that drew all his attention!
Walking out from the villa’s gate required half an hour’s journey.
He didn’t say he’d drive her, and she couldn’t ask him to do so.
She just didn’t expect.
As soon as she reached the villa gate, he drove past her out of the villa without even glancing at her.
Jian Liangtong bit her lower lip, watching the direction of his car leaving, her eyes filled with loneliness and bitterness.
Four Seasons District.
Because she had called Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun this morning, telling them she would come home today.
So when Jian Liangtong returned home, Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun were both there.
Seeing Jian Liangtong appear safely before them, He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tongtong, you’re back today, why didn’t your friend come along with you?" Jian Ningfeng casually asked.
Jian Liangtong lowered her eyes, "She’s at work."
"I see." Jian Ningfeng paused, glanced at He Xinyun, and smiled, "No worries, there’s plenty of time. We can invite your friend to visit another day."
"Mm." Jian Liangtong lifted her head and smiled at him.
Jian Ningfeng pursed his lips and looked at He Xinyun.
He Xinyun handed the peeled apple to Jian Liangtong.
As Jian Liangtong took the apple, gazing into her eyes, He Xinyun spoke, "You’ve been back in Z City for so long, is there any issue with your company? And Hao Hao, always being cared for by your friend isn’t a solution."
