Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 569 - 518: Jun and Your Liangsheng Ending, Middle Part: Replica 3
Jian Liangtong, He Xinyun, and Hao Hao simultaneously looked toward the door.
They saw Jian Ningfeng coming in from outside, and he had brought someone with him... Huo Chengjin!
Upon seeing Huo Chengjin, Jian Liangtong and He Xinyun widened their eyes in surprise.
Especially Jian Liangtong.
She thought after yesterday, Huo Chengjin wouldn’t appear again...
But just one night later, someone who wasn’t supposed to appear did.
Jian Liangtong frowned, looking at Huo Chengjin with complex emotions.
Huo Chengjin’s gaze only lightly swept over Jian Liangtong.
Then, he looked towards Jian Chenghao, who was sitting at the dining table, his long eyes slightly dimmed as he stepped toward him.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes twitched a few times in panic, holding her breath as she watched Huo Chengjin walk toward Hao Hao, hands tightly clenched at her sides.
He Xinyun also looked at Huo Chengjin with doubt; ever since yesterday, she’d already lost hope in Huo Chengjin.
Because she felt that with Huo Chengjin’s conditions, it was unlikely he would accept Jian Liangtong with her child.
Even if he accepts now.
They were also worried that because of this matter, even if they got together, Huo Chengjin might not treat Jian Liangtong well.
Jian Ningfeng walked to He Xinyun’s side and reached out to hold his wife’s hand.
He Xinyun’s eyes lightly flickered as she glanced at Jian Ningfeng.
Jian Ningfeng pursed his lips, raising his gaze lightly towards the direction of Huo Chengjin and Hao Hao.
Huo Chengjin stood in front of Hao Hao, lowered his gaze to study the child’s puzzled face for two seconds, and then he squatted down to match his height and said, "Hello, my name is Huo Chengjin."
Hao Hao stared at him without a hint of shyness, "Jian Chenghao."
"Jian Chenghao..." Huo Chengjin murmured between his teeth, suddenly raising his brows, he looked at Jian Liangtong and said, "Nice name."
Jian Liangtong, "..." What could she say?
"Nice to meet you, friend." Huo Chengjin held out his hand towards Jian Chenghao.
Jian Chenghao looked at his outstretched hand, hesitated for a few seconds, and then placed his small hand into Huo Chengjin’s clean palm.
Huo Chengjin smiled, grasping his little hand, "Then, we’ll be friends from now on."
Jian Chenghao furrowed his small eyebrows, arrogantly pursing his little lips without speaking.
It seemed as though he was waiting to see how Huo Chengjin would perform before deciding whether to be his friend.
Huo Chengjin glanced at the pumpkin porridge in front of Jian Chenghao, saying, "It looks like it tastes good."
"..." So?
Jian Chenghao twitched his mouth.
Huo Chengjin looked at Hao Hao with deep consideration, without stating what he wanted.
Jian Chenghao’s little face twitched twice, slightly pulling at his eyes as he asked, "Do you want to eat it?"
Huo Chengjin laughed, "Uh-huh."
Jian Chenghao sternly held his little face, pushing the pumpkin porridge in front of Huo Chengjin, "For you."
"Thank you, friend."
"..." He hasn’t agreed to be his friend yet, is calling him a friend so casually really appropriate?
Jian Chenghao thought awkwardly.
But deep down, he honestly felt, perhaps having such a friend wasn’t so bad.
Using just the short time of having breakfast, Huo Chengjin had successfully "won over" Jian Chenghao.
After breakfast.
Jian Chenghao quickly ran to his room to bring out his beloved toys to share with Huo Chengjin.
Children’s toys inevitably seemed childish and trivial.
Yet, Huo Chengjin showed great interest and soon was happily playing with Hao Hao.
Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun had reached the time to go to work, and they left one after another.
Once they were gone.
Only Jian Liangtong, Jian Chenghao, and Huo Chengjin remained in the house.
Jian Liangtong stood in the living room, watching Huo Chengjin and Jian Chenghao "immersed" in playing with toys; the scene was harmonious.
Jian Liangtong felt a little left out.
But now, the atmosphere felt strange and made her uncomfortable.
"Are you planning to just stand there?"
Huo Chengjin suddenly raised his head, looking at Jian Liangtong and said.
Jian Liangtong paused, clenching her lips as she stared at him.
Huo Chengjin narrowed his eyes slightly, speaking lightly, "Sit down, I have something to say."
"..."
His expression was calm, and his gaze showed no hint of emotion, yet Jian Liangtong just felt inexplicably nervous and uneasy.
Upon hearing Huo Chengjin talk to Jian Liangtong, Hao Hao raised his fair little face, confusedly looking at the two.
Huo Chengjin slightly lowered his gaze, looking at Hao Hao, his mouth curved in a gentle smile, saying in a negotiatory tone, "Friend, I have something to discuss privately with your mom, could you give us some space?"
Jian Chenghao furrowed his little eyebrows, cautiously looking at Huo Chengjin, and said crisply, "Is it important?"
"You could say that." Huo Chengjin replied.
Jian Chenghao pursed his little lips, thought seriously for a moment, and then hugged the toy in his hand and walked toward the room.
When he reached the doorway, Hao Hao stopped, turned around to look at Jian Liangtong and said, "Mom, I’ll be inside."
Huo Chengjin raised an eyebrow, a playful smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
This brat!
Is he worried about what I’ll do to his mom?
"Mm." Jian Liangtong relaxed her grip, looking at Hao Hao with a smile.
Only then did Hao Hao enter the room at ease.
"What?" Jian Liangtong stood up from the sofa in disbelief, staring at Huo Chengjin with astonishment.
He actually...
"In three days, accompany me as my girlfriend to a gathering. In exchange, I won’t disturb you anymore." Huo Chengjin’s expression was serious, repeating himself, gazing deeply into Jian Liangtong’s eyes without the slightest hint of jest.
Jian Liangtong inhaled, "Impossible."
Jian Liangtong’s refusal was firm and her eyes resolute.
Huo Chengjin slightly lowered his eyelashes, hiding the fleeting desolation in his eyes.
He bowed his head, "It’s just pretending, not really being my girlfriend. Is it that difficult?"
"You’re the second young master of the Huo Group. Finding a girl to accompany you to an event is a breeze; it doesn’t have to be me as your partner. Huo Chengjin, I made it clear yesterday, I..."
"I know." Huo Chengjin’s voice suddenly deepened, lifting his somber long eyes to endure Jian Liangtong’s serious face, saying hoarsely, "I know you don’t like me and never will, because no matter how much I love you, I’m not him, because I’m his brother, because my last name is Huo! So you’ll never accept me! Even though I’m willing to kill for you!"
"..." Jian Liangtong’s mind was shaken, her face uncontrollably pale, her pupils quivering as she stared at him.
"Just accompany me to a gathering, what loss is it to you? After the event, I, this person who you avoid at all costs and hate, will disappear from your life forever. You can live the peaceful life you want, without having to find ways to avoid me. Isn’t my disappearance what you’ve always wanted? Now you finally have this chance, shouldn’t you agree without hesitation? Or is there a part of you that still holds onto me..."
Jian Liangtong’s heart shrank slightly, looking at Huo Chengjin’s cold and sharp brows, feeling a tightness in her breath.
Her reaction made Huo Chengjin’s dormant heart surge with hope once more.
Yet he remained expressionless.
He feared that displaying his joy and happiness would ruin everything.
"...No, it’s not like that." Jian Liangtong clenched her fingers.
Huo Chengjin stared intensely at her, "Then accompany me."
Jian Liangtong hesitated, her soul engaging in an unknown internal conflict.
A voice in her head urged her: Agree with him. Once the gathering is over, she won’t have to deal with his obsession, won’t feel guilty towards him, nor recall those unbearable memories when seeing him.
But another voice questioned: Jian Liangtong, do you truly wish for him never to appear in your life again? Do you really want to rid yourself of him? He’s the only one who trusts you...
Huo Chengjin clenched his fists tightly, watching Jian Liangtong’s indecisive expression, his heart racing.
"Alright. I agree to your terms."
But ultimately, the answer Huo Chengjin received was this.
Huo Chengjin’s turbulent eyes, instantly had nothing left, turned into a pool of lifeless water.
To be free of him, she indeed is willing to do anything!
A trace of bitterness crossed his determined face. Huo Chengjin stood calmly, looking at Jian Liangtong, said, "I’ll come to pick you up in three days."
"..." Jian Liangtong looked into Huo Chengjin’s dark eyes, unable to say anything.
Huo Chengjin turned his lips upward, his eyes void of any light fixed on her, "Don’t worry, the gathering in three days will be the last time we meet in this life. Afterward, I’ll fulfill my promise and won’t appear before you again to annoy you."
Jian Liangtong clenched her molars tightly, her heart ached with dense pain, watching Huo Chengjin with warm eyes.
She tried hard to say something to him.
But in the end, still, she said nothing.
Huo Chengjin glanced deeply at Jian Liangtong.
In that glance, from his eyes, Jian Liangtong saw despair.
The word "despair," Jian Liangtong never truly understood what kind of feeling it was before.
Later, she lived through it and found out.
"Despair" is probably the scariest feeling in this world.
She understood, so seeing the trace of hopelessness in Huo Chengjin’s eyes, she could empathize with the taste of disillusionment.
Jian Liangtong’s deadened heart was struck by something hard.
These three days, Jian Liangtong deliberately avoided thinking about agreeing to accompany Huo Chengjin to the gathering.
Because every time she thought about it, Huo Chengjin’s desolate and silent departure from that day would intrude her mind, replaying repeatedly.
The afternoon three days later.
A parcel was delivered, specifically for Jian Liangtong to sign for.
The packaging of the delivery was exquisite, and Jian Liangtong noticed a logo of a luxury clothing brand imprinted at the bottom right corner.
Jian Liangtong stared at the parcel for a few seconds, then took it back to her room to open it.
Inside the beautiful golden gift box lay a pearl white long dress.
Jian Liangtong took the dress out of the box, the hem cascading down from her fingertips, gradually revealing the full look of the dress.
The high-quality chiffon fabric had a great drape, a Bardot neckline with small lace, slightly gathered at the waistline.
A dress like this, very selective on who can wear it.
The phone rang.
Jian Liangtong’s gaze flickered lightly toward the phone resting by the gift box.
The three words that slid into view made Jian Liangtong slightly press her lips, putting down the dress she was holding, picking up the phone, turned, sat on the bed, then answered the call.
