Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 564 - 513: Jun and Your Liangsheng Ending, Middle Part: What Are You Hiding From 1
Jian Liangtong took small bites of an apple, "I’ve taken a long leave from the company."
In fact, Jian Liangtong now is almost dispensable at the company, and whether she works or not, no one will inquire about it for the time being.
Moreover, some time ago, Wang Er tactfully told her on WeChat that Zhang Le Yi had come in and was getting close to Wendy. He even heard Zhang Le Yi directly call Wendy "godmother"...
Of course, she knew that Wang Er was subtly hinting at her to prepare mentally, that Zhang Le Yi might soon "fire" her.
She had nothing much to say about Zhang Le Yi.
She just felt sorry for Xu Jiaren and Wang Er.
If it weren’t for her, with their abilities and talents, they wouldn’t have made no progress in their work until now, stuck in stagnation.
And she knew even more clearly.
If someone doesn’t speak up, not only could she lose her job at any moment, but it would also be detrimental to Wang Er and Xu Jiaren’s development.
But if she talked to him about this now.
The result she would face was predictable without even thinking.
Someone would definitely think she had ulterior motives for being with him.
By then, it would be another round of unclear explanations, leaving unnecessary misunderstandings.
As for Hao Hao...
Jian Liangtong slowly put down the apple by her mouth, looking at Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun, "I want to bring Hao Hao back."
"What?"
He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng were shocked, staring at Jian Liangtong as if they had misheard.
"Bring Hao Hao back? Tongtong, you’re not joking with mom, are you?" In shock, He Xinyun nervously looked at Jian Liangtong and said.
Jian Liangtong pressed her lips tightly, "I might have to stay in Z City for a while. And I can’t always leave Hao Hao in S City for someone else to take care of. So, I want to bring Hao Hao back."
Deciding to bring Hao Hao back, Jian Liangtong actually had ulterior motives.
She hoped Hao Hao could meet his father.
Even if it was just from afar.
Hearing Jian Liangtong say this, He Xinyun was about to speak, but Jian Ningfeng suddenly reached out to hold her hand, stopping her from continuing.
He Xinyun looked at Jian Ningfeng with confusion.
Jian Ningfeng let go of her hand and gently patted the back of her hand, calmly looking at Jian Liangtong and said, "It’s good to bring Hao Hao back. You and Hao Hao have been away for years. Your mother and I have been quite worried. With Hao Hao back, your mother and I can still take care of him."
He Xinyun’s eyes flickered, and she frowned tightly, looking at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong slowly brought the apple back to her lips but didn’t eat it. After a long pause, she said, "Hmm, I’ll find a time to return to S City to bring Hao Hao over."
"Alright."
At noon, Jian Liangtong stayed home to have lunch with He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng.
The food had just been served.
The doorbell rang at the perfect time.
He Xinyun was serving soup in the kitchen, Jian Ningfeng was helping with the bowls and chopsticks, and upon hearing the doorbell, Jian Liangtong naturally went to open the door.
When she opened the door, she was first taken aback by two long legs that came into view.
Fixing her gaze on those legs for a few seconds, Jian Liangtong looked up.
At the moment when the man’s distinct features and sharp eyes met hers, Jian Liangtong’s spine suddenly stiffened, and her pupils trembled.
The man gazed down at Jian Liangtong’s momentarily chaotic and panicked expression, slowly narrowed his eyes, and a cold, sinister smile crept onto his lips, "Seeing an old friend, scared out of your wits?"
"..." Jian Liangtong’s breathing suddenly quickened, and her eyes were filled with caution and fear as she looked at the man.
"Tongtong, who came?" He Xinyun’s puzzled voice came from behind Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong’s long eyelashes fluttered, and she quickly glanced back at He Xinyun before hurriedly turning her gaze back to the man standing at the door, lowering her voice, "Mr. Huo..."
"Aunt, hello. I’m Huo Chengjin, a friend of Tongtong’s."
Before Jian Liangtong could finish, Huo Chengjin suddenly spoke up.
Jian Liangtong was instantly at a loss, nervously staring at Huo Chengjin.
"Tongtong’s friend?"
He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng, upon hearing this, both began to walk toward the door.
The footsteps behind her gradually approached and finally stopped behind her.
Jian Liangtong was on edge, her fist tightly clenched.
He Xinyun looked at Huo Chengjin, her eyes filled with curiosity.
The coldness in Huo Chengjin’s eyes vanished, replaced by a touch of respect and humility. He politely nodded to He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng.
His demeanor was just as gentlemanly as when Jian Liangtong first saw him at Mu Yan’s fifteenth birthday party.
He looked like a person with a good temper!
"Uncle, Aunt. It’s abrupt of me to visit without notice. Chengjin was so happy to know that Tongtong had returned, I became disoriented. If there’s any unintended offense, I kindly ask Uncle and Aunt not to take it to heart." Huo Chengjin spoke calmly, a gentle smile always on his lips.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes widened as she stared at Huo Chengjin as if she’d seen a ghost, the unease in her heart growing thicker.
As the saying goes: "Don’t hit a smiling face!"
What’s more, Huo Chengjin claimed to be Jian Liangtong’s "friend," and his words seemed to imply they had some sort of romantic entanglement.
He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng were not unreasonable or domineering people.
In this situation, they couldn’t just slam the door and send him away!
He Xinyun pursed her lips, looking at Jian Ningfeng for advice.
Jian Ningfeng thought for a while and still invited Huo Chengjin in.
Beside the dining table.
Huo Chengjin was enthusiastically chatting with He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng.
He was asked when and how he met Jian Liangtong.
Huo Chengjin’s lips curved, and there was a twinkle in his eyes. He looked at Jian Liangtong, his voice so gentle that it made Jian Liangtong feel he was not the Huo Chengjin she knew. "I met her when I was fifteen, and she was ten, skinny like a monkey. She wore a gaudy floral padded jacket, had her hair in pigtails, taking snacks and meat bones out of her jacket pockets one after another in a particularly funny way."
"..." Jian Liangtong habitually frowned, looking at Huo Chengjin with deep confusion hidden in her eyes.
In her memory, she indeed had such a floral jacket, which her grandmother had made for her by hand, coaxing her to wear it many times.
After her grandmother passed away, Jian Liangtong cherished that floral jacket, which she had been extremely reluctant to wear at the time.
Now that floral jacket was still carefully stored in the cabinet in her room.
However, she did not remember meeting him when she was a child...
"Yes, yes, Tongtong did have a floral jacket as a child, and it looked so amusing on her." He Xinyun clapped her hands and laughed.
Jian Ningfeng also chuckled heartily, "After she turned ten, we took Tongtong back from her grandparents. On holidays when we visited her grandparents, her grandmother always urged Tongtong to wear that floral jacket, saying it looked nice. Actually, her mom and I both knew that the reason her grandmother wanted her to wear that jacket was because every time Tongtong wore it, she looked particularly amusing, very reluctant but having no choice but to wear it for her grandmother’s sake, looking unwilling, and her grandmother found it very funny every time."
"..." Jian Liangtong twitched the corners of her mouth, casting a resentful glance at He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng.
So they wanted her to wear it not because they thought it looked nice, but because they found it amusing?!
Was she really their biological child?
Thinking back now, Jian Liangtong suddenly felt that her childhood wasn’t easy.
After all, her grandparents had only her father as a son, and her father only had her as a daughter.
Logically, she naturally became the target of the family’s "pranks."
Because of Huo Chengjin’s mention of the "floral jacket," it brought back many childhood memories of Jian Liangtong for He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng.
So throughout the meal, He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng were telling Huo Chengjin stories and embarrassing moments from her childhood.
Huo Chengjin also seemed eager to listen.
Instead, Jian Liangtong became the "outsider" who could not fit in.
After the meal.
He Xinyun, in a good mood, washed the dishes in the kitchen, while Jian Ningfeng invited Huo Chengjin for a game of chess.
Huo Chengjin was indeed good at chess.
He played three games with Jian Ningfeng, deliberately only winning one, and even then appearing to win with difficulty on the board.
"Uncle’s chess skills are superb, Chengjin is ashamed before you," Huo Chengjin said with an embarrassed smile.
Jian Ningfeng waved his hand, his face clearly showing delight, "Young people today who can play like you are already rare."
Huo Chengjin bashfully scratched his head, appearing to be the quintessential good young man in front of Jian Ningfeng — honest, respectful of elders, and modest.
Jian Liangtong sat on a single sofa not too close to Huo Chengjin and Jian Ningfeng, watching Huo Chengjin with restrained eyes.
"Uncle, how about another game?" Huo Chengjin asked.
"Another game?" Jian Ningfeng was stunned for a moment, then smiled enthusiastically, "Alright, let’s have another game."
Jian Liangtong, "..."
"Dad."
Seeing Huo Chengjin and Jian Ningfeng about to start another game, Jian Liangtong finally couldn’t help but speak up.
Upon hearing Jian Liangtong’s voice.
Both Huo Chengjin and Jian Ningfeng paused simultaneously, as if rehearsed beforehand, and looked over at Jian Liangtong.
Each had a hint of confusion in their eyes.
Jian Liangtong frowned again, glanced sideways at Huo Chengjin, and said to Jian Ningfeng, "Dad, Mr. Huo might have something to do this afternoon."
Huo Chengjin heard this, raised an eyebrow slightly, and a faint smile spread across his lips. His long eyes glimmered faintly as he looked ambiguously at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Ningfeng was stunned, then looked at Huo Chengjin with a realization, "Business is important. It won’t do to delay business by playing chess with me."
Jian Liangtong’s gaze flickered, she looked at Huo Chengjin with her lips pressed together, her eyes carrying a hint of pleading.
Huo Chengjin then raised an eyebrow, curved his lips, and said to Jian Ningfeng, "In that case, Uncle, I will come back another day to play chess with you."
"Good, good," Jian Ningfeng said.
"Chengjin is leaving?" He Xinyun came out from the kitchen hurriedly, wiping her hands, and looked at Huo Chengjin, "Auntie is still making mung bean soup, why not wait until it’s ready and have some before you go?"
Huo Chengjin didn’t say anything, looking at Jian Liangtong instead.
Upon seeing this.
He Xinyun paused and looked at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong’s eyelashes fluttered lightly as she said, "Mom, it’s just mung bean soup. It’s available everywhere outside."
He Xinyun paused again.
"Auntie, actually, I’m allergic to mung beans."
Jian Liangtong, "..."
He Xinyun, "..."
Jian Ningfeng, "..."
Allergic to mung beans?
What kind of sophisticated ailment is that?
Jian Liangtong escorted Huo Chengjin outside the community.
Standing under a palm tree by the roadside, Jian Liangtong took a breath and looked at Huo Chengjin, saying, "Mr. Huo, what on earth are you up to today?"
