"Are you feeling better?"
Hearing her say she’s much better, the furrow in Huo Song’s brow finally relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.
"I’m not feeling unwell anymore."
"Then, do you want to eat something, fruits or anything else? You didn’t have breakfast this morning, so what would you like? I’ll go get it for you now."
"Senior, I’m not hungry and don’t feel like eating anything."
Being watched by Huo Song’s gentle eyes, Momo felt a little awkward.
Thinking of something, she changed the topic and asked, "You haven’t told me yet why you came to L City. Are you here on a business trip? You didn’t mention anything last night when we talked..."
"I came here for you."
Huo Song’s low voice interrupted Momo’s words.
It felt as if a heavy stone suddenly fell on her heart.
Making her heart shrink slightly.
She looked into his gentle and deep eyes, seeing the undisguised concern in them.
For a moment, her heart was in a turmoil of emotions.
The atmosphere in the ward suddenly changed subtly.
Huo Song looked intently at Momo’s unnaturally colored face, then softened his voice, saying, "Junior sister, let me stay and take care of you, at least until you’re well again. I’ll stay here to look after you."
"..."
Conflict and struggle flickered in Momo’s eyes.
Listening to him continue, "The day I returned from Imperial City, I learned you were on vacation and unreachable, my heart was always on edge."
"..."
"It wasn’t until last night, when you turned on your phone and we connected, that I finally felt relieved. Junior sister, I’m going back to work in a couple of days. You can’t stay sick like this, you need to get better before I leave."
Momo lowered her eyes.
Feeling moved by Huo Song’s kindness, she also felt guilty for not being able to reciprocate it.
Huo Song smiled slightly.
He stood up and said, "If you won’t tell me what you want to eat, I’ll just go buy something randomly."
As he spoke, he glanced at the IV bag above her, "Junior sister, close your eyes and take a nap, I’ll let the nurse e in and watch over you, so you don’t have to worry about it running out."
After saying that, he bent down again to pull the blanket back up to her wrist.
Then turned around and walked towards the door.
"Senior."
When Huo Song reached the door, Momo suddenly called out to him.
Hearing the emotion in her voice, a hint of confusion flashed across Huo Song’s handsome face, and he smiled warmly.
"Junior sister, did you remember what you want to eat?"
Momo looked at his warm smile.
Lightly biting her lip, she changed her words at the last moment, "Just buy a serving of rice noodles."
"Okay."
Huo Song’s eyes flickered slightly, responding gently.
After he left, the nurse entered the room.
Momo closed her eyes, secretly calming her heartbeat.
Earlier, she almost said those words.
But in the end, looking at Huo Song’s face, she still couldn’t say it.
—
When Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran arrived at the hospital room, Momo had already finished her IV and was getting ready to leave.
Seeing them, her eyes widened in surprise.
"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"
After speaking, Momo ran forward and hugged Wen Ran, "Mom, how did you know I was here?"
"Ziyi went back to the pany, so your dad had nothing to do and wanted to take me out for a walk. After thinking it over, I decided to e here and see you, so here we are."
Wen Ran pulled Momo out of her embrace, frowned, and looked her over, "You went out for a trip, how did you end up bringing yourself to the hospital?"
After speaking, Wen Ran looked at Huo Song walking over, warmly asking, "Momo, an hour later.
Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran went back with Momo to her hotel.
They booked another room.
Huo Song didn’t follow them back.
He found an excuse and parted ways with them outside the hospital.
Once in the room, Wen Ran asked Momo about what happened last night.
Seeing she couldn’t hide it, Momo truthfully explained.
Seeing Wen Ran worried, she playfully wrapped her arm around her, pretending to be relaxed, "Mom, I’m sitting here safe and sound in front of you, aren’t I? Don’t be angry or worried, okay?"
Wen Ran gave her a concerned look, "I’m not angry, I’m just worried about you. How e you keep encountering danger, time and again?"
As she spoke, she glanced accusingly at Mo Xiuchen.
Mo Xiuchen forced a smile, "Ranran, are you blaming me again for not insisting back then that Momo learn some self-defense techniques?"
"Isn’t it because of you?"
Mo Xiuchen chuckled lightly, "Didn’t I send bodyguards to follow her?"
"Having bodyguards isn’t as good as her being able to protect herself, and you, a lifetime of being so wise..."
"Ranran, it’s too late to say these things now, isn’t it? Don’t hurt yourself by being angry."
Mo Xiuchen gave Momo a meaningful look.
She giggled, got up, and sat on another sofa.
Mo Xiuchen came over and wrapped an arm around Wen Ran’s shoulder, "I was wrong. In the future, if Ziyi or Momo has a daughter, I promise to let them train like boys from a young age."
"Dad."
Momo’s mouth twitched as she protested.
Mo Xiuchen looked nonchalant, "The things you didn’t learn, your children must learn."
Momo was speechless.
But having grown up accustomed to Mo Xiuchen’s transitions between being a good father and a good husband, she got up and headed to the bedroom, "Dad, Mom, I’m going to take a nap. You guys go play wherever you want, don’t worry about me."
"Ranran, Momo seems fine now. You haven’t been to L City in a long time. I’ll take you out for a walk and some food."
Mo Xiuchen pulled Wen Ran up from the sofa, reminded Momo a couple of times, and dragged her out of the room.
"Xiuchen, why don’t you let me stay with Momo?"
Wen Ran frowned, raising her eyes to ask him.
Mo Xiuchen shook his head with a smile, "If you stay, it’ll put pressure on Momo and make her feel guilty. She’s our daughter, Ranran, you have to trust her. Whether it’s the scare she got, or the wounds caused by Ye Zhan, she can recover on her own."
"But I still worry about her."
Wen Ran sighed.
Even knowing what Mo Xiuchen said was true.
But as a mother, a woman always feels she hasn’t loved enough or cared enough for her child.
"Alright, she’s already eaten. Let’s not disturb her, let her sleep. Tonight, you can sleep with her."
"You’re being so generous?"
"You can pretend I never said that."
Mo Xiuchen teased with a smile.
Wen Ran pulled her hand free and tossed it at him as she walked ahead, "How can I pretend you never said that? I’ll be staying with Momo until we leave."
——
It was dinner time, Old Master Ye and Ye Zhangming were both at home. Seeing Ye Zhan return, their eyes first landed on his hand.
"Ah Zhan, how’s your injury?"
Grandpa Ye asked with concern.
Ye Zhangming also looked concerned.
Ye Zhan raised his hand slightly and replied indifferently, "It’s nothing, won’t be an issue."
Walking towards Grandpa Ye and Ye Zhangming who were sitting on the sofa, he asked casually, "Grandpa, Dad, why did you call me back?"
"Nothing much, just heard that you got injured, wanted to have you back to recuperate."
Grandpa Ye said, glancing at the kitchen.
Ye Zhan looked at Ye Zhangming, "Jinchen and I have something tonight, I’ll e to recuperate another day, if there’s nothing else I’ll leave first."
"Ah Zhan, you’re already back, have dinner before you go."
Ye Zhangming stood up, having waited for him to return for dinner, eating wouldn’t take much time.
Just then, Ye Zhan’s phone suddenly rang.
The urgent ringtone became piercingly sharp in the quiet living room.
Ye Zhan took out his phone, the screen showed a string of unfamiliar numbers.
He squinted his eyes, pressed the answer button with his long fingers, "Hello!"
There was a moment of silence on the other end.
In this silence, Ye Zhan’s expression subtly changed, his thoughts slightly shifted, he said another, "Hello."
"Ye Zhan."
Finally, there was a reply.
The voice was unfamiliar.
But deep in Ye Zhan’s memory, there was a faint familiarity in this unfamiliar voice.
He suddenly squinted his eyes, his handsome features sharp and cold under the light, "Who are you?"
"Ye Zhan, are you looking for Ji Anyun? She’s a guest at my place, you can e pick her up."
...
"Ah Zhan, what’s the matter?"
In front of the sofa, Ye Zhangming had already stood up, seeing Ye Zhan’s cold demeanor, he asked worriedly.
Ye Zhan’s jawline tightened firmly, hearing Ye Zhangming’s words, he simply replied, "Grandpa, Dad, I’ll e back another day for dinner."
As he dialed a number, he strode out of the Ye family’s living room,
The phone rang several times before Tang Jinchen’s voice came through, "Ah Zhan, everything is fine here, no need to rush, you can stay and have dinner with Grandpa Ye before ing back."
--
L City.
Because Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran were both there.
Huo Song did not stay but bought a ticket to return to G City that afternoon.
Upon arrival, he sent Momo a message.
Momo slept until eight in the evening.
Under the amber crystal light, Wen Ran sat gently at the bedside, holding Momo’s hand in one hand, and focusing attentively on trimming her nails with the other.
"Mom."
Momo opened her eyes and saw Wen Ran, a happy smile spread across her face immediately.
"Awake now?"
Wen Ran smiled at her, then lowered her head and continued trimming her nails.
Momo yawned, chuckling, "It’s been so long since I had mom trimming my nails, seems like being sick has its perks."
"What nonsense are you talking."
Wen Ran teased with a smile, "I definitely don’t want you to use being sick as a means for sympathy."
"Mom, I’m hungry."
"We were waiting for you to wake up, then we’ll go to Biyun Mansion for dinner."
"Go home? Aren’t you staying at the hotel?"
Momo blinked, asked surprised.
In the morning, when Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran saw Momo at the hospital, Mo Xiuchen suggested taking her to stay at the villa they owned in L City.
But Momo didn’t want to go back there at the time, said she preferred the convenience of staying at the hotel.
So they booked a room.
Wen Ran finished trimming the last nail and filed them, "Your dad said hotels are inconvenient, he hasn’t stayed at a hotel in a long time, always feels that hotels aren’t as sanitary as home, and considering you’re sick, he thinks staying at home is more convenient than staying at a hotel."
"Mom, I feel this place is quite convenient, why don’t you stay at home and I’ll stay here, Dad certainly won’t want me being a third wheel."
Momo didn’t want to stay there.
"Why?"
Wen Ran asked perplexed.
Momo’s eyes flickered slightly, "Nothing, I just really like staying here."
The villa Mo Xiuchen purchased in L City happened to be very close to Ye Zhan’s property.
Last night, when Ye Zhan told Momo his home address in L City, Momo’s first reaction was that his home and her home are neighbors here.
She didn’t want to see him.
Therefore, she didn’t want to stay at home.
"Alright, then I’ll stay at the hotel with you, let your dad stay at home by himself."
Wen Ran smiled effortlessly, not forcing Momo.
Momo’s mouth twitched slightly, "Mom, I’ll go home with you, otherwise Dad will certainly blame me, and won’t feel fortable with you here."
Her father was famously a wife-loving maniac.
She wouldn’t dare to steal mom away to the hotel, leaving dad alone at home.
In the end, Momo joined Wen Ran and they left the hotel, returning to the Biyun Mansion’s villa.
Mo Xiuchen cooked personally, when they returned to Biyun Mansion, dinner was just ready on the table.
Looking at Mo Xiuchen in his casual attire, with an apron tied around his waist, Momo’s eyes filled with a proud smile, she stepped forward and hugged him, smiling ingratiatingly, "Dad, you are truly the best dad I’ve ever met in this world."
"Didn’t you say I’ll prevent you from getting married?"
Mo Xiuchen lovingly patted his daughter’s head, jokingly teased her.
Momo smiled with crescent eyes, "I’ve decided not to get married, I’ll stay with you and Mom forever."
"Looks like you’re feeling better, let’s eat, have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow your mom and I will take you to the amusement park."
Momo: ...
Was she still a two-year-old child?
Needing mom and dad to acpany her to the amusement park.
——
After dinner, Wen Ran gave Momo a half-hour massage.
Didn’t require her to take medicine again.
Mo Xiuchen received a call, a certain leader in L City somehow learned of his visit and called to invite him for a drink.
The two had some acquaintance before and he agreed.
Before heading out, Mo Xiuchen reminded Wen Ran and Momo to sleep earlier.
After he left, Wen Ran and Momo went upstairs, took a bath, and, having long missed sleeping with her mom, Momo snuggled up to her and acted coquettishly for a while.
Resting her head on Wen Ran’s shoulder, enjoying the "rare" maternal love.
If not for the phone ringtone, Momo would have been reluctant to sit up.
Seeing her pick up the phone, Wen Ran got out of bed, and went to the bathroom.
The message came from an unfamiliar number with an image.
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