Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 613 - 548: Jun and Liangsheng’s Ending, Part 2: A Serious Look 1
At this moment, a certain person’s deep voice finally rang out.
"We’re returning home the day after tomorrow. Where do you want to go tomorrow?"
Jian Liangtong paused and looked at him, "You decide."
Huo Shaojun lowered his eyes and didn’t speak for a while.
Jian Liangtong felt he wouldn’t say anything more, and slightly leaned forward, ready to stand up from the sofa.
But then the person’s voice came again, "How about visiting the place you and Hao Hao stayed before?"
Jian Liangtong, "..."
Several seconds passed, Jian Liangtong slightly sat back, her gaze calm as she looked at Huo Shaojun, speaking in a steady tone, "There’s nothing worth seeing."
Huo Shaojun’s long brows seemed to furrow, his clean hand reaching into his pants pocket to pull out a cigarette and lighter.
He took a cigarette from the box and clamped it between his lips.
Bang.
After a metallic sound, a flame surged from the lighter’s wick.
Jian Liangtong watched him expertly hold the cigarette between his two fingers, puffing it with each breath.
Smoke spilled from his nose and lips, surrounding his face, making it look unreal in the swirling smoke.
This was the first time Jian Liangtong saw Huo Shaojun smoke since coming to the UK.
He seemed to have a heavy smoking habit.
One cigarette after another.
The scent of tobacco filled the room.
When he finished another cigarette and took a new one from the box, Jian Liangtong’s brow noticeably furrowed.
But she said nothing.
After all, whether he smoked more or less had nothing to do with her, didn’t it?
Jian Liangtong sat for a while and then got up to return to her room.
As for how long Huo Shaojun stayed in the living room smoking, she wasn’t sure.
It was only the next morning when she found the ashtray on the coffee table spotlessly clean, without a trace of cigarette butts.
Moreover, the whole room was filled with a light jasmine scent, with no tobacco smell.
That day, Huo Shaojun informed her that he had booked a flight at eight o’clock that night to return home.
Jian Liangtong was a bit surprised; she thought they would leave the next day.
Thus, that day, Jian Liangtong only took Hao Hao around various shopping malls in the UK, bought some little gifts, and then returned to the hotel.
Back at the hotel, Jian Liangtong packed everything up.
Just after seven, the three of them left the hotel, taking a car to the international airport.
Arriving at the airport.
Only ten minutes before boarding, Jian Liangtong learned that Huo Shaojun would not be returning with them.
Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao were both very surprised.
However, although Jian Liangtong was surprised, she didn’t ask much.
The announcement was already reminding passengers to board.
Hao Hao tugged at Huo Shaojun’s pant leg, asking softly, "Daddy, are you really not going back with us?"
Huo Shaojun squeezed the small hand tugging at his pant leg, "Uh-huh. You and Mommy go first, Daddy will be back soon."
"..." Hao Hao pouted his little mouth, shrugged his small shoulders, saying, "Alright then."
Huo Shaojun raised his eyes to look at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong met his gaze, her eyes flashing lightly.
"Before I come back, Hao Hao can stay at your place," Huo Shaojun said.
Jian Liangtong nodded.
Huo Shaojun stared deeply at Jian Liangtong, and suddenly reached out to rub her head, speaking softly, "Go on."
Jian Liangtong’s neck stiffened slightly, her head lowered to avoid his hand, saying to Hao Hao, "Let’s go."
Hao Hao nodded and waved his small hand reluctantly at Huo Shaojun, "Daddy, we’re leaving."
Huo Shaojun’s gaze was sticky, locked onto Hao Hao and Jian Liangtong, his masculine voice deeply hidden with feelings too profound to express, "Listen to your mother when you get back."
"I know, Daddy." Hao Hao turned back, waving his small hand vigorously at Huo Shaojun once more.
Jian Liangtong did not look back, but the hand holding Hao Hao’s small hand tightened slightly.
After an eleven-hour flight.
Returning to Z City, it was precisely seven thirty in the morning, Beijing time.
Only the weather domestically differed greatly from London’s weather.
It was just a little past seven in the morning, but it was extremely hot.
As soon as they left the airport, Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao felt surrounded by a small furnace.
Jian Liangtong hurriedly led Hao Hao to the roadside, waving down a taxi and getting inside.
"Driver, Four Seasons District, thank you." As soon as they got in, Jian Liangtong said to the driver in the front seat.
"No problem."
Jian Liangtong looked down at Hao Hao, speaking softly, "If you’re sleepy, lean on Mommy and sleep for a while, Mommy will call you when we arrive."
Hao Hao nodded obediently, his little head resting on Jian Liangtong’s arm, closing his eyes.
Jian Liangtong smiled, gently stroking his small head.
Arriving at Four Seasons District, Jian Liangtong paid the fare, then lowered her head, bringing her lips close to Hao Hao’s small ear, softly calling him, "Hao Hao, darling, we’re home."
Hao Hao drowsily opened his big black eyes, small hands rubbing his sleepy eyes, turning his head to look out of the car.
Seeing Four Seasons District, Hao Hao seemed to instantly wake up, inhaling, eyes widening as he looked at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong chuckled lightly, opening the car door to get out.
Watching Hao Hao get out, she walked to the trunk, opened it, and took out the things she bought in the UK and Hao Hao’s small backpack with clothes.
Jian Liangtong carried all the items with one hand, freeing the other hand to hold Hao Hao.
Seeing her carry many things, Hao Hao sensibly took on his small backpack.
The mother and son walked towards the entrance of the community.
At the entrance, Jian Liangtong suddenly stopped, turning her head to look back.
Hao Hao paused slightly, confusedly following Jian Liangtong’s gaze, but saw nothing.
Blinking his eyes, Hao Hao looked at Jian Liangtong curiously, "Mom, what are you looking at?"
Jian Liangtong glanced at Hao Hao, pressed her lips together, and gently shook her head.
They stepped out of the elevator and stood at their own door.
Jian Liangtong guessed that Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun were still at home and hadn’t gone to work yet, so she didn’t take out her key to open the door but directly raised her hand to press the doorbell.
Just as she pressed the doorbell, Hao Hao suddenly darted behind her to hide.
Jian Liangtong, "..."
She looked back at Hao Hao, puzzled.
When her gaze fell on Hao Hao’s tense little face, her eyes slightly narrowed.
She turned around.
Jian Liangtong half-squatted in front of Hao Hao, gently holding his two small arms, "What’s wrong?"
Hao Hao pursed his little mouth and shook his head.
Jian Liangtong looked at him, "Hao Hao really misses grandma and grandpa, right? Now you are about to see them, why are you hiding? Do you suddenly not want to see them?"
"No." Hao Hao quickly said, his black, glass-like eyes swirling with worry. He pursed his small lips for a while before softly confessing his unease and nervousness to Jian Liangtong, "I’m afraid they don’t want to see me."
"How could that be? Grandma and grandpa like you so much, they adore you, how could they not want to see you?" Jian Liangtong smiled, gently pinching his little cheek.
Hao Hao was still a bit worried.
This might be what’s known as the anxiety of returning home!
However, Hao Hao’s worries were somewhat unnecessary.
Because Jian Liangtong’s prediction was off this time.
Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun had already gone out, so there was no one at home.
Jian Liangtong had to take out the key to unlock the door.
Once inside, Jian Liangtong let Hao Hao sit on the sofa for a while, while she went to the fridge to find something to eat.
She rummaged through the fridge, taking out a pack of toast and cheese, and two apples.
The mother and son barely filled their stomachs, then went to the bathroom to take a quick rinse, before going to bed to deal with the jet lag.
Before sleeping, Jian Liangtong set an alarm for 11:30.
Planning to wake up then, go to the nearby supermarket downstairs to buy some daily necessities for Hao Hao, and bring back lunch.
She set an alarm for 11:30.
Jian Liangtong didn’t get out of bed until twelve.
She went to the bathroom to wash her face and changed her clothes.
When she came out, she specifically left a note for Hao Hao, telling him she went out to buy something and would be back soon.
At the supermarket.
Jian Liangtong quickly picked out the items she needed, bought some fruits in the vegetable and fruit section, then went to the checkout counter.
Carrying a big bag out of the supermarket, Jian Liangtong went straight to a stir-fry restaurant she frequently visited to order takeout.
After ordering a few dishes from the owner, she sat at a table in front of a fan to wait for her meal.
Suddenly, a tingling sensation ran up Jian Liangtong’s back.
Her pupils widened with some fear and vigilance, she slowly turned her neck to look back.
Looking over, there were only passersby without anyone looking her way.
Jian Liangtong sighed in relief but couldn’t help feeling uneasy.
Earlier that morning, when she and Hao Hao got off the taxi and walked towards the district, she also felt like now, as if someone was watching her from behind.
Yet when she turned around to look, she found no suspicious person...
Jian Liangtong bit her lip.
Was she overthinking it?
Carrying the things bought at the supermarket and the takeout from the stir-fry restaurant back home.
Jian Liangtong finally managed to wake Hao Hao up from bed.
The mother and son had lunch together.
Soon after eating, Hao Hao fell asleep again.
Jian Liangtong’s eyelids were somewhat heavy, but she didn’t go back to sleep.
Instead, she sat at the computer desk in the room, turned on the computer, and surfed the internet.
After browsing a week’s worth of entertainment news on the web, Jian Liangtong logged into WeChat on her computer.
As soon as she logged in.
Bai Qiao’s avatar popped up.
"Sister Tong, you can’t do this. I can’t function without you."
This was from a week ago, the day Jian Liangtong had just sent a WeChat to Bai Qiao, and he replied.
"Sister Tong, Sister Tong, come back quickly, bring my longing back..." Then Jian Liangtong actually started singing, awkward.
"Sister Tong ah ah ah ah, let me tell you... Never mind, I’ll tell you slowly when you come back. Sister Tong, come back quickly, bring my longing back..."
Jian Liangtong, "..." What a joker!
Bai Qiao was indeed very persistent.
She had been away for a week.
Every day during that week, Bai Qiao almost sent her a WeChat message.
And he always ended with this phrase "come back quickly, bring my longing back..."
Jian Liangtong chuckled amusingly, read Bai Qiao’s WeChat messages, and replied, "I’m back."
She glanced at the WeChat message notification in the bottom right corner.
Clicked open.
It was a message from Jin Jumo.
Seeing that she hadn’t appeared on WeChat in the past few days and couldn’t reach her phone either, Jin Jumo was worried something had happened to her, urging her to reply when she sees it.
Jian Liangtong smiled knowingly, replied, "Don’t worry, I’m still alive." Adding a heart emoji at the end.
After replying to Jin Jumo, Jian Liangtong’s gaze fell on the WeChat friend request notification in the bottom right corner.
