A Long-Awaited Marriage - Chapter 55

“What’s so bad about me?” Zhou Yichen muttered, feigning dissatisfaction, as he listened to the two of them talking back and forth.

Lin Fengying looked at the two children with a loving expression, “They’re both good, they’re both good. Chenchen, really, you’re almost 30 years old, and you’re still arguing with your cousin!”

Fang Xiaoya was so happy that she stuck her tongue out at Zhou Yichen.

The family packed their luggage and drove to Nancheng.

…

Lu Anran and Ding Shuyao took Su Zheyan out for a day, with the driver and nanny dutifully following behind them, carrying their bags and belongings.

After dinner, the two best friends took Su Zheyan for a long stroll in the open-air square near the hotel before returning to the hotel.

After the two finished washing up and were about to go to sleep, Su Zheyan suddenly knocked on the door, and the nanny still diligently followed behind them.

The dim light in the hotel corridor shone on Su Zheyan, and the small boy seemed to have a touch of loneliness.

Su Zheyan looked at Lu Anran expectantly, “Aunt Ranran, can I sleep with you?”

After saying that, she lowered her head, looking somewhat aggrieved.

Lu Anran patted his head reassuringly, squatted down, and asked gently, “What’s wrong? You seem a little unhappy!”

Su Zheyan pouted, “I always sleep alone at home. Today, Aunt Ranran and Aunt Yaoyao played with me, and I was very happy, so I want to sleep with you. After I go back tomorrow, I won’t have this opportunity anymore.”

Lu Anran suddenly felt a pang of pity. The little guy may be small, but his emotional needs are quite high.

So she patted Su Zheyan’s head again and said gently, “Okay, you can sleep with us tonight.” As she spoke, she took Su Zheyan’s personal belongings from the nanny.

“Thank you for your help, Miss Lu. Yan Yan hasn’t washed up yet,” the nanny said respectfully.

Lu Anran nodded and led Su Zheyan into the room. Ding Shuyao smiled and poked his little head, “You little rascal, did your dad teach you those words?”

Su Zheyan, unconvinced, put his hands on his hips and said, “No way! I just thought of it myself!”

“Yaoyao, stop teasing him! How could Su Ang teach him this? You’ve had a long day, go to sleep early,” Lu Anran said with a smile.

“That’s not necessarily true~” Ding Shuyao muttered.

Lu Anran helped Su Zheyan brush his teeth and wash his face. She was attentive and gentle.

“Aunt Ranran, you are so beautiful,” Su Zheyan praised sincerely.

“Little rascal~” Lu Anran gently tapped Su Zheyan’s forehead, suddenly missing her father and younger brother.

When her younger brother was little, he was always clinging to her. The two siblings had always had a good relationship, until Jiang Ye’s father came to their door to humiliate them.

Despite his anger, the younger brother still felt sorry for his older sister and was afraid that she would suffer injustice in the future.

Time flies! We’ve endured so many hardships over the years. I really hope it’s Dragon Boat Festival soon so I can go back and see my dad and brother…

In the middle of the night, Lu Anran was suddenly awakened by a muffled sobbing sound. She quickly turned on the nightlight and saw that it was Su Zheyan crying.

The little person was curled up in a ball, eyes tightly closed, hands flailing wildly in the air, looking like they were having a nightmare.

Lu Anran gently patted Su Zheyan’s back, just like she would when she was a child coaxing her younger brother.

After a short while, the crying stopped, Su Zheyan calmed down, and slowly woke up.

When she realized that the person lying next to her was Lu Anran, she quickly reached out and hugged Lu Anran, saying aggrievedly, “Aunt Ranran, I had a terrible nightmare.”

“I dreamt that my mom didn’t want me anymore. No matter how much I called her, she wouldn’t answer me. Waaah~”

Lu Anran’s heart clenched for no reason. She quickly comforted Su Zheyan and hugged him tightly.

Children who don’t have their mothers with them are so pitiful.

Aren’t she and her brother the same? Su Zheyan must have been very young when his mother left him.

What would Su Zheyan do if he knew that his mother was actually still alive? Su Ang is really cruel; why would he lie to a child that his beloved mother was dead?

Do you still remember your mother?

Su Zheyan shook his head. “I miss my mom, but I can’t remember what she looks like at all…”

“Daddy said she’s dead. Aunt Ranran, why did my mom die? All the other kids have moms, and their moms pick them up from school, but I’m only picked up by a nanny or a driver…”

Lu Anran fell silent. She didn’t know how to comfort a child who missed his mother, so she could only pat Su Zheyan’s shoulder again and again.

“Perhaps, this is her choice…