bestfiction Chapter 227 He's got a little girl now too.
Chapter 227 He's got a little girl now too.
Ji Ran nodded blankly: "Okay."
Qiu Lingyue found her daughter's dazed look incredibly cute and couldn't help but smile and touch her face.
Ji Ran only realized what her mother had just said after she finished answering.
"Eh?"
Mom said she wanted to go home with her?
She immediately thought of her dilapidated yard that she hadn't tended to in a long time.
My face immediately flushed with shame.
Oh no! If Mom finds out she's a lazy and sloppy person, will she be disappointed in her...?
Just thinking about the look my mother gave Qin Wenzhou...
She didn't want to see that look in her mother's eyes.
Qin Wenzhou stepped forward somewhat flusteredly, "Lingyue..."
Qiu Lingyue didn't even glance at her, but instead smiled and put her arm around Ji Ran's shoulder:
"Then let's go!"
As she spoke, she glanced at the motorcycle behind Ji Ran, her eyes lighting up for a moment, but then her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Does your daughter usually ride this kind of bike?
It looks cool, but it must be dangerous.
“Um… well…” Ji Ran awkwardly handed the only helmet to her mother. “You… you wear this.”
Qiu Lingyue also noticed, and she pushed it back to Ji Ran.
"Mom doesn't need to wear it, the baby can wear it."
Seeing this, Qin Wenzhou quickly volunteered:
"Take my car, I'll take you there."
It looks like Lingyue won't be going back with him today, so shouldn't he seize the opportunity to use her as a tool to make his presence known?
Qiu Lingyue, however, still didn't even bother to glance at him.
Ji Ran scratched his head, turned to look at Qi Mu, and then at his mother.
"Then... how about... we ride in his car?"
Firstly, she sensed her mother's hostility towards Qi Mu, and secondly, she was afraid her mother would be disappointed in her when she saw her overgrown yard.
If Qin Wenzhou were here, he could draw his mother's attention, which wouldn't be bad.
"Okay~" To everyone's surprise, Qiu Lingyue agreed immediately.
She would unconditionally fulfill her daughter's requests.
So, Ji Ran handed her motorcycle over to Qin Wenzhou's men, while she and Qiu Lingyue sat in the back of Qin Wenzhou's car.
Before getting into the car, she exchanged a glance with Qi Mu, who nodded to her, indicating that she didn't need to worry about him.
The car started, with Qin Wenzhou sitting in the passenger seat, followed by two cars of bodyguards.
Throughout the journey, Qiu Lingyue held her daughter's hand tightly, as if it were a precious treasure.
Although Ji Ran was a little uncomfortable, she didn't struggle.
Qiu Lingyue couldn't take her eyes off her.
The little baby who was mischievous in her belly back then has now grown into such a beautiful young man.
He's taller than her.
But why is she so thin? Her arms are so thin, and her jawline is so defined...
You must have suffered a lot, poor baby.
Qiu Lingyue sniffed twice and asked to know more about her daughter:
"Baby, is your name Ji Ran?"
Ji Ran paused for a moment, then nodded. "Mm."
"Why is it called that?" Qiu Lingyue asked curiously.
"I just picked it up randomly," Ji Ran said, lowering her head shyly.
Qiu Lingyue felt a sharp pang of pain in her heart. "You chose that yourself?"
"Yes." Ji Ran didn't hide anything and answered honestly.
"Because there were many children in the courtyard when I was a child, and the wet nurses who took care of us were old and not very educated, they called us by names that were easy to remember."
This name was chosen randomly by me when I needed to register my household registration for school enrollment. I chose the surname Ji because my nanny's surname was Ji.
After she finished speaking, she felt the grip on her hand tighten. She turned to look at her mother, but her mother was facing out the window.
She noticed her mother's shoulders trembling slightly. She wanted to offer some words of comfort, but ultimately, she had never learned how to comfort people, so she thankfully kept quiet.
Turning around, her eyes met Qin Wenzhou's reddened eyes in the rearview mirror.
The next second, Qin Wenzhou seemed to feel guilty and dodged away.
Ji Ran sighed helplessly; she was not good at dealing with this kind of atmosphere.
Isn't she doing quite well?
Why make it so sad?
She could scold Chi Tao away when she cried and sobbed, but she seemed to have no way to deal with either of them.
Finally, with Ji Ran's directions, the car wound its way to the gate of the courtyard.
Both of them got out of the car with extremely shocked expressions.
This place is so remote that there isn't a single household within a radius of at least 5 kilometers, and the courtyard looks like it was left over from several previous eras.
"Qin Wenzhou!"
For the first time, Qiu Lingyue shouted at Qin Wenzhou with obvious emotion:
"You found your daughter a long time ago! Why are you letting her live here alone!"
As she spoke, she wanted to slap him again, but Qin Wenzhou felt extremely guilty and stood straight next to him, not even trying to dodge.
He really didn't care enough about his daughter. She was cold-hearted, and he didn't dare to get too close to her, afraid that she would resent him.
Moreover, thinking that as a professor at Kyoto University, her life wouldn't be too bad, I never inquired about her life.
Sigh... I really am a terrible father.
"Eh!"
This time, Ji Ran was quick-witted and grabbed her mother's arm.
Qin Wenzhou, who hadn't been slapped, was so moved by this gesture that his nose tingled.
No wonder everyone says daughters are like little cotton-padded jackets; now Qin Wenzhou is a man with a little cotton-padded jacket too!
Ji Ran had no idea what Qin Wenzhou was thinking. She just didn't want her mother to be so irritable, and didn't think too much about anything else.
“I chose to live here myself. This is where I’ve lived since I was a child, and I’m used to it,” she explained.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Lingyue was naturally heartbroken. Forgetting all about beating Qin Wenzhou, she gently took Ji Ran's hand.
"Okay~ Baby likes living here, so Mommy will stay here with you."
Ji Ran was taken aback.
Huh? Mom doesn't mind at all? You're really going to live here?
So...she's staying here...she won't kick Qi Mu out, will she?
How to fix it?
"Uh...oh..." For now, she could only agree and think of a way to reduce her mother's hostility towards Qi Mu later.
As she spoke, she took out her keys, opened the gate to the yard, and led her mother inside.
Qin Wenzhou followed behind without hesitation.
After crossing the yard, we soon arrived at the house.
Qin Wenzhou looked at the old house across the street with a puzzled expression. Seeing this, Ji Ran took the initiative to explain:
"That building was built by someone else, and they moved away a long time ago."
She didn't mention that she had rented it out a few more times afterward, afraid that they would think the tenants were a mixed bunch and unsafe, and start having all sorts of wild thoughts.
Qiu Lingyue could only think that her daughter, a petite child, had been living alone in such a remote place for so long, and her heart ached terribly.
However, she had no intention of persuading her daughter to move away.
Since my daughter insists on living here, she must have her reasons and her obsession.
I can't help but think of the 'nanny' my daughter just mentioned. She must have been someone who treated her very well and gave her many wonderful memories, right?
So I can't bear to move away from the place that holds traces of her.