Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 568 - 517: Jun and Your Liangsheng Ending, Middle Part: Replica 2
Jian Liangtong avoided his deep and sharp gaze, her eyes flickering evasively, her breath suppressed, yet her face appeared even more tense.
Huo Chengjin’s black eyelashes fluttered as he turned back to face her, just about to speak when He Xinyun’s voice came from behind.
"Cheng Jin, is Tongtong back? Don’t stand at the door, come in."
Huo Chengjin lowered his eyes slightly, turned his head to look at He Xinyun standing in the living room, and curved his lips, just about to speak.
But before he could open his mouth, an immature and crisp child’s voice suddenly crashed into his eardrums.
"Grandma..."
Jian Liangtong, "..."
Her back shivered violently, reaching out in panic, trying to catch Hao Hao who darted out from behind her.
But Hao Hao moved faster, already darting into the house like a little cheetah.
"Grandma..."
"Hao Hao?"
He Xinyun looked at Hao Hao, who seemed to have "popped" up out of nowhere.
She was startled.
Yet she still reached out, catching him steadily as he rushed over.
"Grandma." Hao Hao called out crisply to He Xinyun, the child’s voice full of excitement due to the long absence.
"Hao Hao? Oh my, it really is Hao Hao..."
He Xinyun held Hao Hao, both surprised and delighted, turning her head to call out to Jian Ningfeng in the study, "Husband, husband, come out quickly. Hao Hao, Hao Hao is back."
"Hao Hao..."
Jian Ningfeng had already heard the commotion in the living room.
So as soon as He Xinyun called him.
He immediately walked out of the study.
Seeing Hao Hao, Jian Ningfeng’s eyes were also filled with surprise and joy, and a few steps brought him in front of Hao Hao, taking him from He Xinyun’s arms, affectionately pressing his cheek against the little cheek, laughing happily, "Grandpa’s precious grandson, Grandpa missed you so much."
"Grandpa, Hao Hao missed you and Grandma too." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Hao Hao cupped Jian Ningfeng’s face with his little hands, bumping noses with him.
Seeing Hao Hao, both Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun were overjoyed.
So much so that they didn’t notice at all the eerie and chilling air surrounding Huo Chengjin and Jian Liangtong.
Huo Chengjin stared at Hao Hao, who was being held in Jian Ningfeng’s arms, his emotions changing from shock to doubt, and from doubt to deep sorrow and pain.
Even during this emotional transition, the gentleness previously hidden in his eyes hadn’t completely dissipated.
He slowly turned his head, his gaze icy, silently staring at the pale and trembling Jian Liangtong, "Do you have sisters?"
Hao Hao called Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun "Grandpa" and "Grandma."
If the child wasn’t Jian Liangtong’s, then he must belong to her sister.
In fact, both Jian Liangtong and Huo Chengjin understood in their hearts.
Although Hao Hao was thin, his facial contours and features clearly were a shorter version of that person.
Anyone who’d seen Hao Hao.
Knew about her past relationship with that person.
Could easily see the connection between Hao Hao and that person.
Yet Huo Chengjin chose to "play dumb," even deceiving himself.
Deceiving himself.
The child isn’t hers and his!
Precisely because Jian Liangtong knew that the moment Huo Chengjin saw Hao Hao, he guessed that Hao Hao was that person’s flesh and blood.
So when faced with Huo Chengjin’s self-deceptive question, Jian Liangtong found herself unable to speak.
And Jian Liangtong’s silence, for Huo Chengjin, was no different from a sharp sword, cruelly and ruthlessly shattering his last glimmer of hope.
Huo Chengjin suddenly fell into silence.
He stood with his head bowed in front of Jian Liangtong, the desolation and silence emanating from him hitting Jian Liangtong’s heart like muffled punches.
Seeing the desolate Huo Chengjin, she suddenly wanted to cry.
She didn’t know why, just... wanted to cry.
But she couldn’t cry here.
So before the tears could fall, Jian Liangtong turned and quickly walked into the elevator.
Huo Chengjin’s gaze trembled slightly, looking up at the frail, trembling woman standing in the elevator, a sharp pain suddenly rising in his heart.
Huo Chengjin took a deep, fierce breath, tearing off the apron on him, and before the elevator doors completely closed in front of him, he strode forward, thrusting his hand into the elevator gap, and squeezed inside.
Her body was enveloped in the man’s robust arms, Jian Liangtong’s heart started to shake violently.
Huo Chengjin held her tightly, as if trying to use every bit of strength he had to embrace her.
He lowered his head, his trembling lips close to her ear, suppressing his rough panting, "It’s okay, it’s okay."
Jian Liangtong shrunk her shoulders as tears flowed freely.
She never imagined.
That one day, the man holding her tightly would make her feel so sad and upset.
She just thought, he’s so foolish.
"Tongtong, I love you, I really love you. Believe me, believe me, will you?"
Huo Chengjin kissed Jian Liangtong’s earlobe repeatedly, his voice hoarse almost to the point of being unrecognizable.
Jian Liangtong felt heartbroken, so heartbroken that she didn’t know if it was because of him or because of herself.
Huo Chengjin’s eyes were red, the bloodshot expanding from his eyeballs to the area around his eyes as if they were about to extend outside his eye sockets, "This has nothing to do with Huo Shaojun, this time, it’s nothing to do with him."
He loves her.
Truly loves her.
They all said he was entangling with her because he wanted to snatch his older brother’s "things."
But he knew.
It wasn’t that.
Jian Liangtong sobbed, extending her hand slowly for the first time, to voluntarily embrace Huo Chengjin.
Her hands gently patted his back for a moment.
Huo Chengjin’s spine trembled violently, his heart beating madly.
In shock, his blood-red eyes fell into a brief daze.
"I believe you."
Just as he was willing to believe in her.
She believed in him.
She believed he truly liked her.
Jian Liangtong gently patted his slightly trembling back, her lips tugging into a sad smile, "But I’m sorry, I can’t accept your feelings."
Noticing the stiffness in Huo Chengjin’s back, Jian Liangtong closed her eyes and let go.
Jian Liangtong passively endured.
Unable to resist or oppose.
Countless experiences told her.
If a man really wanted to do something to a woman, no matter how hard she struggled and resisted, it would be in vain.
So when Huo Chengjin kissed her, Jian Liangtong did not resist.
Huo Chengjin kissed her passionately and frantically, using all his skills and sincerity to please her.
But no matter how earnestly he kissed her or tried to please her, she was like a soulless toy, without the slightest response.
Huo Chengjin’s tightly closed eyelashes glistened with moisture.
Jian Liangtong returned home an hour later.
From the moment Jian Liangtong opened the door and walked in, Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun had been watching her with concern.
Earlier, the two were overly joyful, completely forgetting Huo Chengjin’s existence.
By the time they realized, Huo Chengjin and Jian Liangtong had already left.
Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun liked Huo Chengjin very much.
And they both could see that Huo Chengjin’s feelings for Jian Liangtong were unusual.
So they deliberately wanted Huo Chengjin to try developing a relationship with Jian Liangtong.
After all, Jian Liangtong was not yet twenty-five, and there was still a long future ahead. She couldn’t remain single forever.
But from the current situation,
It seemed that Huo Chengjin might not know about Hao Hao’s existence.
And he probably only found out about Jian Liangtong having a child today.
So Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun, who were waiting at home, were very worried.
Now seeing Jian Liangtong return alone, without Huo Chengjin, both Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun felt an indescribable sense of loss and regret.
As expected.
Huo Chengjin couldn’t accept the fact that Jian Liangtong had a child.
Walking into the living room.
Jian Liangtong looked at Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun, who were anxiously glancing at her from in front of the sofa, her eyes calm, her pale face raising a smile, "It’s okay now, let’s eat."
Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun were taken aback simultaneously.
"Oh, yes, dinner, dinner." Jian Ningfeng recovered first, speaking as he walked towards the dining table.
He Xinyun looked at Jian Liangtong with some sadness but said nothing, quickly heading to the kitchen to fetch the bowls and chopsticks.
Sitting by the dining table, Jian Liangtong ate quietly, occasionally giving dishes to Hao Hao beside her.
Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun, however, looked at the dishes on the table, unable to hide their melancholy.
These dishes were personally cooked by Huo Chengjin for Jian Liangtong.
He said he had specially learned from a chef to make these dishes.
He Xinyun even saw many burnt blisters on his hands, some of which had already scabbed over.
Just from this, she had reason to believe.
Huo Chengjin was sincere towards her daughter.
But if Huo Chengjin truly couldn’t accept the fact that Jian Liangtong had a child, she could understand.
After all, such a thing is not easy for anyone to accept.
"Grandpa, Grandma, why aren’t you eating? Today’s food is really delicious." Hao Hao looked at Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun and said.
Jian Liangtong paused, slowly raising her head to look at Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun.
Seeing Jian Liangtong looking over, both Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun slightly lowered their heads, silently picking up their chopsticks to eat.
Jian Liangtong gripped the chopsticks in her hand, her eyes sweeping over the dishes on the table.
He Xinyun’s cooking was something she had eaten for more than ten years, to the point where she could taste it with just one bite, even if she didn’t know who cooked it.
So after taking the first bite today, she knew it wasn’t prepared by her.
Thinking of the apron on Huo Chengjin when she returned, the answer was clear.
Past ten o’clock at night, Hao Hao was already asleep beside her.
Jian Liangtong lay on her side with her head propped up next to Hao Hao, gently tracing his features with her fair fingers, not tired at all.
Now that Huo Chengjin knew about Hao Hao’s existence, would he tell someone about it?
Thinking about Huo Chengjin’s unpredictable nature, the more Jian Liangtong thought about it, the less certain she felt.
She hardly slept all night.
Hao Hao woke up shortly after seven, and the two of them got up and got ready.
After washing up, they left the room.
He Xinyun was setting breakfast on the dining table when she saw Jian Liangtong and Jian Chenghao and waved with a smile, "Breakfast is ready."
"Okay, okay." Hao Hao nodded his little head, then rolled his dark eyes around the room looking for Jian Ningfeng.
Failing to find Jian Ningfeng in the room, Hao Hao looked at He Xinyun puzzled, "Grandma, where’s Grandpa?"
"Humph." He Xinyun snorted lightly, "First thing in the morning, he’s downstairs in the neighborhood playing chess non-stop. Let him be, let’s eat."
He Xinyun placed Hao Hao on the chair, "Grandma made pumpkin porridge, egg meat rolls, and small steamed buns for you..."
Bang—
Before He Xinyun finished speaking, the door suddenly swung open from outside.
