The sister was occupied by their mom, so she decided to entertain this beautiful little brother.
"An Yiqing said, you’re five years old this year. I’m six, so you can call Sister Xiao Lin." Young Girl Lin counted on her fingers for a while before a joyful smile appeared on her chubby face.
Xiao Hei was a bit dazed and was about to say that he was over twenty thousand years old, but recalling An Yiqing’s previous instructions, he remained silent.
"Xiao Hei, why aren’t you speaking? Do you not like ?" Young Girl Lin advanced again, taking a step forward and climbing up next to Xiao Hei. Sitting down with a plop, she blinked her big eyes at Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei remained still as a mountain, staring at the teacup in his hand, lost in thought.
"Your eyes are so pretty, they’re amber." Young Girl Lin, growing more confident, muttered excitedly to herself.
Xiao Hei, "..."
"Do you not like talking? You seem well-behaved, do you like staying quiet? How about this, I’ll talk and you listen, okay? I have no friends, and you’re my first!" Young Girl Lin fully embraced her spirit of chatter, babbling on endlessly.
An Yiqing, who was chatting with Sun Rao, smiled as she watched the scene but didn’t intervene. Xiao Hei was too well-behaved, both obedient and adorable, a perfect little gentleman. Having a little girl chattering beside him might make him livelier.
As they spoke, the sound of brakes ca from outside the villa. Shortly after, a housekeeper marched towards the entrance hall.
"Young Miss, your husband and father have returned."
"Huh? Dad’s back too?!" Sun Rao stood up and asked in surprise.
The housekeeper nodded, but before she could say more, two figures walked in from the entrance. One was a young man in a silver-gray business suit, exuding a clean and sophisticated aura. The other was an old man with graying hair; the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and forehead revealed his age. Yet, despite his advanced years, his sharp gaze and authoritative presence commanded respect.
When An Yiqing saw the old man’s face, she was stunned. She never expected such a coincidence.
This old man turned out to be the leader of Flower Island, Sun Peiying!
Sun Rao, Sun Peiying, both with the surna Sun. No wonder! Turns out they’re father and daughter!
An Yiqing previously hadn’t known much about Sun Peiying, only that he had a daughter, and nothing more. She hadn’t anticipated that by sheer luck, she would et him today and even save his granddaughter.
"Dad, Jiarong, how did you co back together?" Sun Rao walked up to them, taking the briefcases and coats from their hands.
"Dad went to the departnt today, and I just happened to run into him." Li Jiarong gave his wife a gentle smile. After three years of dating and seven years of marriage, their love remained as strong as ever. Despite being the daughter of a leading official, Sun Rao was never willful or arrogant and was always gentle and considerate towards him. People often said that Li Jiarong rose in rank because of his wife, but he didn’t mind at all. Life needed to be lived on one’s own terms, with a kind wife, a lovely daughter, and his parents-in-law treating him, an orphan, as their own. What more could he ask for?
"Dad, your health isn’t great, why did you go to work? This morning, I clearly sent you to the hospital, and look, you’ve slipped away again?" Sun Rao complained softly.
Sun Peiying wore a wry smile and gave Li Jiarong a helpless glance for betraying him.
"There were just a few minor matters to handle. I’m aware of my own health, and there’s no problem. Plus, the doctors have been saying I’m doing well lately." Seeing that Sun Rao was about to start nagging again, Sun Peiying quickly changed the topic, "Xiao Rao, aren’t you going to introduce these two to us?"
Sun Rao, montarily taken aback, slapped her forehead, "Look at ! I got so anxious that I forgot the real matter! Sister Qing, I’m really sorry!"
She walked over and pulled An Yiqing along, "Let introduce you, this is An Yiqing, my Sister Qing, and also Xiao Lin’s lifesaver."
"Lifesaver?" Sun Peiying and Li Jiarong both paused in surprise.
Sun Rao recounted the day’s events in detail, leaving Sun Peiying and Li Jiarong visibly shaken. Li Jiarong nearly losing his beloved daughter hugged Xiao Lin tightly, only calming down after feeling her soft little body and the wild beating of his heart.
"Thank you, Miss An." Sun Peiying, relatively composed, cast a look at Xiao Lin before turning to An Yiqing, his eyes filled with gratitude, though laced with a hint of unnoticeable doubt and caution.
An Yiqing? Why does that na sound sowhat familiar?
"Miss An, have we t sowhere before?"
Sun Peiying’s question left Sun Rao and Li Jiarong both dumbfounded. t before?
An Yiqing smiled and shook her head, "Uncle Sun might have seen , but not face-to-face." More likely on television.
"Not face-to-face?" Sun Peiying knitted his brows, increasingly feeling that this young lady seed a bit unusual. Could she have co specifically for him?
It’s not surprising for Sun Peiying to feel this way; with his position, everything needed to be handled with caution. Otherwise, any oversight could spell disaster for the entire family.
Though An Yiqing was unaware of what Sun Peiying was thinking, she could sense his wariness and probing.
With a soft bow of respect, An Yiqing spoke amidst their gazes, "Uncle Sun, I am An Yiqing, a direct disciple of Sect Leader Ye Chenghong of the dicine Sect."
Bang— Two jade stones in his hand fell to the ground with a thud as Sun Peiying stood there, dumbfounded.
After a mont, he suddenly grasped An Yiqing’s arm, his expression filled with emotion, "Are you really Ye Chenghong’s direct disciple?! Do you have any proof?!"
"Dad..." Sun Rao and Li Jiarong murmured, finding Sun Peiying’s response a bit over the top.
An Yiqing, however, shook her head to indicate it was fine. She turned and walked to the sofa, drew a worn photo from the pocket of her packed dirty clothes, and handed it to Sun Peiying with both hands.
"Before I ca to Flower Island, my ntor instructed , if I ever had the chance, to visit you. But I’ve been so busy this month with no ti to spare. Who’d have thought that by pure chance, I’d end up saving your granddaughter today?"
Sun Peiying, his hands trembling, took a look at the photo in An Yiqing’s hands and then broke down into tears.
Sun Rao and Li Jiarong were stunned. In their minds, Sun Peiying had always been an omnipotent figure; when had he ever cried like this?
At this mont, the sound of footsteps approached and Sun Peiying’s wife, Xu Yuhe, walked in and froze at the scene before her.
"What happened here?"
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