Chapter 301

Ouyang stared at Ningning, his eyes full of pity and heartache, as if his heart was about to break into thousands of pieces.

"I should have discovered it earlier!" he muttered to himself, his voice full of regret and self-blame.

Recalling the scene at that time, Ouyang felt a pang of pain in his heart.

When he saw Ningning acted as if nothing had happened after being pricked by the needle a few times, he thought the child had become accustomed to the pain. He even secretly praised Ningning for her strength and for not crying or making a fuss.

However, now I realize the truth is so cruel - Ningning can't feel any pain at all!

Thinking of this, Ouyang couldn't help but feel scared. If he hadn't been cautious and not placed any dangerous knives where Ningning could reach, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Mu Shen, who was standing by, stepped forward, patted Ouyang's shoulder gently, and said comfortingly: "Don't blame yourself too much. Who could have expected this situation in advance?"

"I often check the children's bodies but I didn't notice it. It's not your fault. Just pay more attention next time."

Although Mu Shen said this, he knew in his heart that the impact of this incident was too great for Ouyang.

After all, among all people, Ouyang is definitely the one who loves Ningning the most.

Normally, as long as Ningning wanted something, Ouyang would try his best to satisfy her. Even if Ningning asked for a seemingly unreasonable request like no longer planting her beloved roses, Ouyang would agree without hesitation, just to make Ningning happy.

At this moment, the sensible Ningning seemed to sense Ouyang's inner uneasiness. He stretched out his little hand, trying to smooth Ouyang's frown, and said softly: "Uncle Ouyang, Ningning really doesn't feel any pain, there's nothing wrong, don't worry."

Looking at Ningning's innocent little face, Ouyang tried hard to force a smile.

He held Ningning's hand tightly and vowed secretly that he would take extra care of this lovely and adorable child from now on.

Ouyang gently held his chubby little hand, gazed at the cute little guy in front of him with loving eyes, and said softly: "Ningning, I really hope you will cry out in pain, so that I can feel more at ease and not so worried."

As he spoke, Ouyang couldn't help but hug Ningning tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to give him more protection and warmth in this way.

It is indeed as everyone said, Ouyang has always regarded Ningning as his hope.

He really couldn't bear to see Ningning suffer even the slightest harm, and he was even more reluctant to let this innocent child suffer any pain.

Whenever Ouyang saw Ningning's little face filled with a bright smile, his heart also became happy.

Mu Shen turned to look at Ouyang and said, "Ruo'an and Zexi are both thinking of trapping Ningning at home."

Ouyang did not show much surprise at what Mu Shen said, but he knew very well that this approach was not feasible.

He shook his head and responded, "That's definitely not a good idea. We must not do that."

"Ningning can't be locked up at home all day just because she has painlessness!"

Ouyang knew very well that although Ruoan came up with this idea out of consideration for Ningning's safety, it would undoubtedly restrict Ningning's freedom and growth.

Afterwards, Ouyang looked at Ningning with a worried look on his face, and gently said, "Ningning, be good. If you accidentally fall in the future, remember to tell us immediately."

"Also, if you get hurt or bleed anywhere on your body, tell us right away, okay?"

Hearing Uncle Ouyang's concerned words, Ning Ning blinked her clear big eyes, looked up at Mu Shen, and asked timidly: "Uncle, am I seriously ill? Can you help me heal it?"

Mu Shen shook his head slowly, looked at Ningning with a loving gaze, and said softly: "Ningning, your situation is indeed different from others."

"Your painlessness, even I, your uncle, can't completely cure it. After all, it's a genetic problem that has been with you since you were born."

Hearing this, Ningning's originally bright eyes were now covered with a shadow of worry and fear.

His lips trembled slightly, and he asked his uncle with a hint of tears in his voice, "Then... Suisui and Nian Nian don't have this disease, right?"

"Just because I have this, does that mean I'm different from them?"

After saying this, he bit his lower lip tightly, as if trying to hold back the tears that were about to burst out.

When Xia Ruoan, who was standing by, saw Ningning like this, he felt as if his heart was being pricked by thousands of tiny needles and was extremely uncomfortable.

However, she still tried to suppress her inner sadness, put on a strong smile, reached out her hand and gently stroked Ningning's cheek, comforting her: "Don't think like that, Ningning. You are different, each of you is unique!"

However, Ning Ning obviously did not feel relieved by these words. He still lowered his head and muttered to himself: "I am really different from them..."

The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, until it was almost inaudible.

At the same time, her body was trembling slightly unconsciously, making her look like a frightened deer, which made people feel pity for her.

Seeing this, Xia Ruoan quickly hugged Ningning gently into his arms and continued to comfort her softly: "Ningning, be good, don't be sad."

"We will all love and protect you, and treat you well year after year as we always have."

"And as long as you pay more attention to yourself and protect yourself from getting hurt, you'll be fine. In fact, painlessness is also a special gift from God!"

"In our daily lives, we are bound to encounter various unexpected situations, such as accidentally bumping, hitting or even injuring a part of the body."

"At times like this, the pain is often unbearable, just like what happened today. Sui Sui and Niannian accidentally fell down, and when they were applying the medicine, they both cried out in pain."

"However, this is not the case for our Ningning."

"Although you were injured and needed medicine, you were able to cooperate with the treatment very well, and the wound healed in no time. You seemed to feel no pain at all."

"So, Ningning, don't feel inferior because you can't feel pain, and don't feel that you are out of tune with others and fall into sadness."

"You know, maybe the people around you are secretly envious of you!"

"After all, when others are crying because of the pain, you are the only one who can still smile. Isn't this a cool thing?"

After hearing Xia Ruoan's caring words of comfort, Ningning couldn't help but recall the painful looks on Suisui and Niannian's faces when they were applying the medicine just now.

Indeed, in comparison, I really didn't seem to feel any pain at all. So it seems that this is not bad!

Ouyang knew that Ningning had not had dinner yet, so he took him away first.

At the same time, Mu Shen stared at his sister silently, thinking over what she had just said.

He asked, "It seems that you have completely given up the idea of keeping Ningning locked up at home?"

He knew very well that if Xia Ruoan really had such a plan, Leng Zexi would not only not stop her, but would also express his support without hesitation.

Therefore, given Ningning's current condition, the person who needs to calm down first is actually Ruoan rather than Ningning herself.

After all, Ningning is still young and doesn't know how to deal with her own safety.

As parents, they take a step-by-step approach to guide Ningning to enhance his self-protection awareness and let him gradually learn to pay attention to possible dangerous factors in the surrounding environment.

"You all say this, don't you know that Ningning doesn't like being locked up at home?"

"As his mother, how could I not know?" Xia Ruoan said with a worried look on her face.

Deep down, she was full of contradictions and entanglements: on the one hand, she was really worried about her son's safety.

On the other hand, we don’t want to deprive children of the precious opportunity to explore and learn new things by overprotecting them.

After all, the environment at home is different from that in the outside world. If Ningning is always locked up at home, how can he truly understand this colorful world?

"Besides, Ningning has always been active. When he first started learning to walk, he was the one who fell the most!"

"But this little guy is very strong. Even if he falls hard, he never cries or shouts in pain."

"After falling down, they would immediately get up happily. Only when they saw us adults around would they pretend to be pitiful, sit down on the ground, stretch out their hands and act cute to ask for a hug."

Recalling these past events, Xia Ruoan couldn't help but feel distressed and amused, but more of it was deep worry.

At this moment, Leng Zexi, who had been silently listening to his wife's confession, finally couldn't help but walked up to her and gently hugged her, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry too much, I will specifically greet the teachers at the kindergarten and ask them to pay more attention to Ningning's situation."

"Besides, even if he's not in school on weekdays, as long as he's home, we'll be looking after him. I believe nothing serious will happen."

"The older Ningning is indeed more sensible. As he grows older, he will naturally start to pay attention to his own situation."

"So, we just need to give him more guidance and remind him to pay more attention to his body." Leng Zexi patted his wife's shoulder gently and comforted her in a gentle tone.

"Zexi is absolutely right, Ruoan, don't always be so worried and anxious!" Mu Shen looked at his sister with a smile, his eyes full of brother's care and love for his sister.