Published at 6th of December 2020 03:40:08 AM
Pei Ge sat on the balcony with her eyes closed, enjoying her peace and freedom . No matter why Madam Ji brought Ji Ziming away, they were mother and son, so the older woman would never hurt him . An An and Ran Ran checked in on her this morning . They should be napping in their rooms under the care of the nannies right now; this made both kids a lot easier to handle compared to the usual .
She thought for a bit and told Superintendent Zhao to release Hong Qiang after she left the police station . Reckoning that the guy had reunited with his family at this hospital at this point, she decided to give them some time alone .
She got someone to get her a large fruit basket and changed into her cashmere Gucci jacket and black pants, which partially covered parts of her stilettos . Her getup was complemented by the makeup on her face .
Before she could enter Niu Niu’s room, the girl’s mother, who was about to get some water, called to her .
“Ma’am, you’re here!” Du Chunlan walked over to her . “This is…” The woman was surprised when she saw the fruit basket in her hand .
“This is for your daughter . I’ve been here several times already, yet I haven’t brought her anything even once . ” She apologetically told the woman this . It was a little awkward for her to be cornered by the girl’s mother in such a cramped corridor .
“You’re too kind, ma’am . If it’s not for you, my daughter would be…” The girl’s mother trailed off with tears in her eyes . “I know everything . Not only did you help our daughter, you even saved my husband . ”
“Did your husband tell you that?” Pei Ge frowned . Did that guy tell his wife everything?
“Of course . He was held at the police station, but I only found out about it today . He told us that you’re our family’s benefactor the moment he came back . Ma’am, I don’t know how to repay your kindness and generosity to my family . ”
“I don’t need you to repay me, but you can help me if I ever need your assistance . ”
“I doubt you’ll ever need the help of nobodies like us,” Du Chunlan said with a small smile, “but if a day like that truly comes, we’ll do everything in our power, even selling all we have, to help you . ”
“Erm… You don’t have to sell anything . ” Pei Ge was speechless . This honest woman’s sincerity was simply adorable .
“Look at me; I was so focused on talking to you that I forgot to invite you in . Please come in . ”
With that said, the girl’s mother pulled her into the ward .
Inside, she quickly spotted Hong Qiang sitting by the bed, peeling an apple for his daughter with a peaceful look . It was as if his disappearance had passed in the blink of an eye . Niu Niu was lying on her bed, raptly listening to her father tell her stories of his adventure outside .
Even though the stories sounded unrealistic, the girl was still willing to listen to her beloved father .
The girl saw her when she happened to glance up and cried in joy, “Auntie, you’re here!”
“En . ” She walked into the room, with the girl’s mother chiming in as she walked behind her . “Ma’am has been her since earlier . We talked for a bit outside . It’s my bad . She’s so busy, yet I still took much of her time . ”
“It’s no problem . ” Pei Ge placed the fruit basket on the table and sat next to the sick girl’s bed, asking kindly, “How are you feeling today?”
“Thank you, auntie . I feel much better now . The doctors all said that I will soon be discharged if this continues . ”
“That’s good to hear . ” She smiled at the girl . “When you’re discharged, can auntie visit you to play?”
“Of course! Thank you, auntie . Thank you for saving my daddy . ”
The gratitude in the child’s eyes stunned her . She was not simple-minded, it seemed .
Perhaps because she had gone through life and death, she appreciated the people around her more .
“Ma’am . ” Hong Qiang stood up . The wariness in his eyes earlier was replaced by gratefulness . “Thank you . ”
“Don’t thank me . The best way you can express gratitude is by keeping your daughter company . ” She got up and looked at the family of three . Tears welled up in her eyes . She now had a home that she could not return to, yet Ji Ziming was not by her side .
By the time the man appeared before her, three days had passed .
She was playing hide-and-seek with her two kids in the room . She had a blindfold on, so she could only tell where the two were by sound .
“Mommy, I’m here!” Ran Ran was standing next to the cabinet .
“Okay! I’m coming for you now . ” She laughed . Even though she might not succeed in catching her daughter, the latter’s laughter was infectious . It was as if she had instantly returned to the times when it was just the three of them .
“Mommy, I’m here; I’m here!” An An was on the couch .
His choice of footwear made it easy for him to remove it .
“Okay! I’m coming for you, too . You guys be careful, okay?”
“Mommy, mommy, I’m here!” announced the girl coyly as she stealthily climbed on the bed . Her mother was heading toward the cabinet at this point .
Pei Ge changed direction, but before she could say anything, she bumped into a hard chest . From the smell, she could tell who the person was .
“You got me . ” Ji Ziming looked at the woman gently . It had only been three days, but she seemed to have lost some weight . Her face looked smaller .
“Ah? Oh!” The two kids immediately put on their shoes and ran back to the adjacent room when they caught their father’s gaze .
“Big brother, is our daddy angry?” asked the girl softly as they entered the room .
“It seems so . ”
“Then, what do we do?”
Her nervousness rivaled her reaction the first time she saw her father .
“It’s fine; our daddy’s here for our mommy . ”
“Really?”
“Really . So don’t worry . ”
She heaved a sigh of relief as she patted herself on the chest . “Whew! Thank goodness we left fast . ”
The boy nodded in agreement .
As Pei Ge removed her blindfold and looked at the man she had been missing for days, she thought she was imagining things .
“You…” She started .
The man wrapped his arms around her waist . He pushed his tongue inside her mouth until her taste filled his mouth . “I’m here to bring you home . ”
“Home?” asked the woman in surprise .
“Yes . We’re going back to my family’s house . ”
His eyes moved as his gaze on this woman became more tender and loving . “You’re my woman; who am I gonna bring home if not you?”
“I just didn’t expect it . ”
“Don’t think about it; just follow me home . ”
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