Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 598 - 537: Jun, Your Liangsheng Ending Part 2: Why Are You Home? 2
Unexpectedly, the car came to a stop right in front of them.
The window on Jian Liangtong’s side rolled down, revealing the face of a man in his fifties. "Miss Jian, young master, get in the car. I’ll take you both inside."
From here to the villa, it’s about a thirty to forty-minute walk.
Jian Liangtong thought.
Perhaps Nanny Xu knew they were coming and arranged for a driver to pick up Hao Hao at the gate.
Jian Liangtong tightly gripped Hao Hao’s little hand before letting go, then lowered her head and said to Hao Hao, "Go on now."
"Aren’t you coming in with me?" Hao Hao widened his eyes and asked nervously.
"Mom will come to pick you up for school tomorrow morning, and I’ll pick you up from school in the afternoon, alright?" Jian Liangtong said.
Hao Hao reached out and grasped Jian Liangtong’s hand, looking at her and speaking softly, "Stay here with me tonight and take me to school in the morning."
Stay here...
Jian Liangtong’s eyebrows twitched lightly, "I..."
"Mom, it’s been a year since I’ve slept with you."
Hao Hao rarely insisted so willfully, likely because Liu Xiaopang said he had no mom or dad today... The little one felt insecure.
Jian Liangtong hesitated.
"Mom, dad rarely comes back. He probably won’t come back tonight either," Hao Hao said.
Jian Liangtong no longer hesitated, "Alright."
Seeing Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao return together, Nanny Xu wasn’t surprised at all.
But when she saw the injuries on Hao Hao’s face, she was shocked, holding Hao Hao’s shoulders and looking him over, feeling deeply concerned.
"Grandma Xu, it’s just a small injury, it’s fine." Hao Hao’s little mouth curled up as he gently patted Xu Juan’s hand, reassuring her.
"What happened to you, child? You left the house just fine this morning, yet came back with a body full of injuries tonight." Xu Juan choked out.
Jian Liangtong stood aside, not saying anything about it.
But she could tell that Xu Juan truly cared for Hao Hao.
"Miss Jian, I’ll go prepare the guest room for you." Xu Juan sighed as she got up, still holding Hao Hao’s little hand, and spoke to Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong paused.
"My mom is sleeping with me tonight."
Before Jian Liangtong could respond, Hao Hao spoke up.
Nanny Xu, "..."
She looked inquisitively at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong walked over, reached out and stroked Hao Hao’s little head, and smiled at Nanny Xu, "No need to trouble yourself; I’ll sleep with Hao Hao tonight."
Nanny Xu pursed her lips, glanced somewhere upstairs, and turned back to Jian Liangtong, "Alright then."
Jian Liangtong sat on Hao Hao’s small bed, her eyes scanning every detail of the room without missing anything.
A child’s room should be full of fun.
But Hao Hao’s room had no toys at all, and the decor was primarily gray and white, monotonous and lacking vitality.
Jian Liangtong touched the bedsheet beside her.
Light gray striped sheets and bedding, devoid of any decorative patterns.
If she didn’t already know this was Hao Hao’s room, Jian Liangtong would never have thought this room belonged to him at first glance.
"Mom."
Hao Hao’s nervous voice came from the bathroom.
Jian Liangtong’s eyelashes fluttered lightly, and she looked towards the bathroom.
"Mom, are you still here?"
Jian Liangtong’s heart ached, and she took a deep breath, getting up to walk towards the bathroom.
Standing at the bathroom door, Jian Liangtong adjusted her breathing slightly before speaking, "Mommy’s here. What’s wrong, darling?"
Hao Hao seemed to sigh in relief, "Nothing."
Jian Liangtong swallowed her dry throat and said, "Mommy’s right outside. Call for Mommy if you need anything."
"Okay."
Hao Hao’s biological clock was very stable, waking up at seven-thirty in the morning and going to bed at half-past ten at night.
However, with Jian Liangtong’s company tonight, Hao Hao was extra excited, so he didn’t fall asleep until almost eleven.
He lay on his side next to Jian Liangtong, his small body slightly curled, with his little hands resting against Jian Liangtong’s chest, his forehead also pressed close, with gentle and soft breaths.
Jian Liangtong turned off the lights in the room, leaving only a dim yellow bedside lamp.
Watching Hao Hao fall asleep in her arms gave Jian Liangtong a sense of feeling like she was in another world.
How long has it been since she watched him fall asleep like this?
Her pale fingertips gently traced Hao Hao’s brows, eyes, and features, as waves of emotion filled Jian Liangtong’s heart completely.
She slightly lowered her head and placed a soft kiss on Hao Hao’s fair forehead, "Goodnight, my darling."
As Jian Liangtong drifted into a drowsy sleep, she vaguely heard the sound of the door being turned, but she didn’t pay it any mind, thinking it was just a figment of her half-asleep imagination.
Until there were steady footsteps, softly padding on the carpet, coming closer and closer to her.
Jian Liangtong’s long eyelashes fluttered hard, and she suddenly opened her eyes, lifting her head slightly to look forward.
In the darkness, she suddenly met a pair of eyes akin to a wolf’s: bright, sharp, and piercing.
Jian Liangtong’s breath stopped abruptly, and she was startled, sitting up from the bed in an instant, her almond-shaped eyes puzzled, "Why are you home?"
"Why are you here?" The man’s voice was deep, carrying evident confusion.
Caught off guard by the counter-question, Jian Liangtong, "..."
Worried about waking up the sleeping Hao Hao, Jian Liangtong and Huo Shaojun moved downstairs to the living room.
The two sat at opposite ends of the sofa as if negotiating, with an inexplicable air of seriousness.
After a brief silence, Jian Liangtong spoke first, "Weren’t you supposed to be away shooting movies?"
Huo Shaojun’s cold eyes fixed intently on Jian Liangtong, "Who said I was filming out of town?" Jian Liangtong, "..."
Apparently, it wasn’t him who told her personally!
"I thought you weren’t home tonight, so I..." Jian Liangtong said awkwardly.
Huo Shaojun’s cold eyes narrowed slightly, remaining silent.
The more awkward Jian Liangtong felt, the more she bit her lower lip indecisively, and whispered, "Since you’re back, I... I should go home first."
As Jian Liangtong spoke, she was about to stand up.
"Sit down!" Huo Shaojun’s voice was stern.
"..." Jian Liangtong paused, her face tense, her apricot eyes widened as she looked at him. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Huo Shaojun’s thin lips pressed into a straight line, and his brow furrowed slightly as he stared at her with a low voice, "Where are you going this late?"
Jian Liangtong’s eyes flickered slightly, "Of course, I’m going back to my own home."
Huo Shaojun’s brows knitted even tighter, his eyes deep and somber, and his voice even more stern and solemn, "I don’t think any responsible and moral man would let a woman go home alone in the middle of the night. So, are you planning on letting me take you home?"
Jian Liangtong’s eyelid twitched, "I didn’t think that. I didn’t want you to take me. I can go back by myself."
Huo Shaojun scoffed coldly.
Jian Liangtong bit her lower lip slightly, her long eyelashes dropping a bit.
Perhaps it was her illusion.
She felt that the man in front of her had been filled with deep-seated hostility and dissatisfaction since the first moment he laid eyes on her tonight.
"Either stay here tonight or I will go through the trouble to take you home and then return," Huo Shaojun said.
"..." Black lines rolled down Jian Liangtong’s forehead.
Her red lips trembled twice, and she inhaled deeply, "Then I’ll be troubling you."
Huo Shaojun said no more and rose to go upstairs.
"Um..."
Huo Shaojun paused, his cold eyes flashing with shallow doubt, lowering his gaze to look at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong straightened her back, one hand on her knee clenched tightly.
She looked up at him with her moist apricot eyes, slightly tense, "Can we talk?"
Huo Shaojun’s dark lashes seemed to flicker, "Talk about what?"
Jian Liangtong bit her lip again, looking at him, "You sit down first."
Huo Shaojun pressed his lips together, standing for a few seconds before sitting back down on the sofa.
Seeing him sit down, Jian Liangtong exhaled lightly.
Huo Shaojun eyed her, "Go on, talk about what?"
"Can I have Hao Hao?" Jian Liangtong stared at him, cautiously watching his face, speaking in a negotiating tone, even somewhat deferentially.
"..." Huo Shaojun’s stern face suddenly turned cold, and his thin lips broke into a sarcastic smile.
Seeing this, Jian Liangtong’s heart chilled, and she conceded, "Or maybe, we can each take him for a month."
Huo Shaojun’s thin lips tightened like a sharp sword pressing on someone’s heart, "What makes you think I would agree to such a request?"
Jian Liangtong pressed her lips tightly, her apricot eyes still pleading as she looked at him.
Huo Shaojun’s eyes were like two frozen cold lakes, making one’s heart quiver.
Seeing this, the hope in Jian Liangtong’s eyes gradually faded, no longer expecting him to agree or even consider it.
However.
Just as Jian Liangtong’s eyes completely dimmed, he suddenly said, "You want Hao Hao’s custody back, is that it?"
Even though there wasn’t a hint of warmth in his tone.
But to Jian Liangtong’s ears, it was already a blessing.
Because, apparently, there was still a possibility.
Light reignited in Jian Liangtong’s eyes, and she looked up at Huo Shaojun, "Are you willing to give Hao Hao to me?"
Jian Liangtong’s voice trembled slightly with nerves.
Huo Shaojun’s eyes seemed to merge with the darkness, his expression cold as Asura, "That depends on you."
Depends on her?
Jian Liangtong was puzzled.
Huo Shaojun’s mouth curved into a cold, emotionless smile, "If you are willing to stay with me for a month, I’ll transfer Hao Hao’s custody to you, how about that?"
What?
Jian Liangtong’s heart trembled violently, and she looked at Huo Shaojun in disbelief, "What did you say?"
"Can’t understand? Let me put it more simply. Spend a month with me, and Hao Hao is yours," Huo Shaojun’s tone was extremely indifferent, as if discussing something unremarkable.
Jian Liangtong’s clear apricot eyes seemed instantly stained by the reddest dye in the world, her slender body trembling uncontrollably.
She stared at Huo Shaojun, as if looking at a stranger, "Huo Shaojun, repeat what you just said."
Huo Shaojun glanced at her eyes red as the evening sun, his eyelids lowered momentarily, his tone distantly cold and callous to the extreme, "Even if I say it multiple times, it’s the same..."
Before Huo Shaojun could finish, a flying pillow hit his forehead, finally landing on his chest.
"Bastard!" Jian Liangtong’s hands clenched tightly, so furious that veins stood out on her slender neck, "Huo Shaojun, you’re a bastard! You can humiliate me, detest me all you want. But you cannot do this to Hao Hao! He’s your son..."
"Are you sure he’s my son?" Huo Shaojun also grabbed the pillow in his arms and slammed it on the carpet with force, his temples throbbing, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Jian Liangtong.
"..." Jian Liangtong was stunned by his retort, "What do you mean?"
