Chapter 109: Coaxing to sleep

The man nodded solemnly, "Okay, I understand."

He paused, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Master Li, you said my daughter has a lot of resentment. How can I eliminate her resentment?"

"Now that your son is dead, her resentment will gradually dissipate, but you can also find some wizards to chant sutras and pray for her, which can speed up her purification." Li Zhi replied.

"Okay, thank you, Master Li," the man said.

Li Zhi nodded, said hello to him, and then cut off the connection with him.

She looked at the comments scrolling on the screen, replied to a few, and then said, "Okay, the anchor is about to end the broadcast. Thank you again for the gifts. See you tomorrow."

After saying that, she closed the live broadcast room.

Li Zhi took off her headphones, stretched, and turned to look at Xie Tingzhou who was sitting not far behind her. "You can go back now."

Xie Tingzhou stood up and walked over, his voice a little carefree as he spoke slowly, "Throw it away after use?"

Li Zhi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and asked seriously: "How did I use you?"

"You asked me to stay and watch your live broadcast, but you kicked me out as soon as it ended," said Xie Tingzhou.

Li Zhi tilted her head, her distinct black and white eyes pure and beautiful, "Aren't you anxious to go home?"

"Not really in a hurry." Xie Tingzhou replied.

"Okay, but I want to go to bed." Li Zhi raised her fair chin towards Li Yanjing and continued, "If you don't want to leave, you can go to your son's room and play with him or something."

"It's mainly because he doesn't like taking naps recently. If you have nothing to do, you can coax him to take a nap."

Xie Tingzhou glanced at Li Yanjing, then quickly looked away. "It's not impossible, but shouldn't we ask his opinion?"

Before Li Zhi could ask, Li Yanjing came over with milk tea and said to the two of them:

"I'm fine with either."

Li Zhi snapped her fingers and said, "Okay, that's a happy decision. You guys go next door obediently."

The father and son responded and left her room one after another.

......

In the next room.

Xie Tingzhou quickly scanned the room, his gaze finally landing on Li Yanjing beside his legs. He said, "To coax you to sleep?"

Li Yanjing looked up at him and asked curiously, "Can you do it?"

"No." Xie Tingzhou said truthfully.

He then asked, "How does your mother coax you to sleep?"

Li Yanjing shook her head. "She doesn't coax me to sleep."

Xie Tingzhou raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do you want to sleep, or do you want to play something? I'll accompany you."

Li Yanjing thought for a moment and said, "Then tell me a story to put me to sleep."

"Okay." Xie Tingzhou responded.

After Li Yanjing lay down on the bed, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you have a storybook?"

"No." Li Yanjing replied.

“…”

Xie Tingzhou raised his hand and pressed his brow, "Is there a story you want to hear?"

Li Yanjing's eyelashes moved, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Can I ask you a question?"

Xie Tingzhou sat down slowly beside the bed. "What's the problem?"

"What was the first thing that came to your mind when you knew about my existence?" Li Yanjing asked.

Xie Tingzhou was a little surprised, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

Li Yanjing lowered her eyelashes and clasped her hands, "If you don't want to answer, forget it."

Xie Tingzhou thought about it carefully, "I don't think I thought anything, I was just a little surprised."

Li Yanjing could accept his ordinary answer, but it would be fake if he said those tear-jerking and touching words.

"So what were you thinking when you first saw me in the hospital?"

Xie Tingzhou looked at his childish face and said, "Yeah, he looks a lot like me, a smaller version of me."

"Oh, I see. I'm done asking." Li Yanjing said and closed his eyes.

"Are you sure there's nothing else?" Xie Tingzhou asked.

Li Yanjing opened her eyes again, "Do you like mommy?"

Xie Tingzhou nodded, "I like it."

He paused, then added, "I like you, too."

Li Yanjing was slightly stunned when he heard this. When he realized what was happening, his ears turned red and he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

He closed his eyes again, fisting the quilt with both hands, "I, I'm going to sleep."

"Don't you need me to tell you stories to put you to sleep?" Xie Tingzhou asked.

"No, I can fall asleep." Li Yanjing replied.

Xie Tingzhou chuckled, "Okay, then I'll watch you sleep."

Li Yanjing secretly opened her eyes a crack to glance at him, then quickly closed them again, "Hmm."

It was almost five in the afternoon when he woke up.

Li Yanjing opened his eyes and subconsciously looked towards the bedside, but did not see the tall figure he wanted to see.

A trace of loss flashed across his eyes. He lifted the thin quilt, got out of bed, and left his room.

…

Li Zhi had just opened the door and was about to wake Li Yanjing up when she saw him walking out from the next room.

"You're awake. I was going to call you."

Li Yanjing walked up to her and stopped, nodded, his eyes involuntarily looking towards the room behind her, looking for Xie Tingzhou's figure, "Is he gone?"

Li Zhi folded her arms, leaning lazily against the door frame, looking at him leisurely, and asked knowingly, "Who are you asking?"

Li Yanjing pursed her lips, "That's the person..."

"Who is it? There are so many people like him in our family." Li Zhi asked.

Li Yanjing clenched his hands, lowered his eyes, and slowly uttered two words: "Dad, Dad..."

"So you were talking about your dad. He just went back." Li Zhi said.

Li Yanjing: "Oh."

Li Zhi touched his chin with one hand, "Why are you suddenly so concerned about him? Did he care about you so much when he coaxed you to sleep?"

Li Yanjing's eyelashes moved, and she clasped her hands together, "Really? I'm just asking casually."

Li Zhi reached out and poked her increasingly round cheek. "Tell me the truth, how did he get you to sleep?"

Li Yanjing raised his eyes and looked at her again, explaining, "I didn't coax her. I just said a few words. He watched me sleep, and then I fell asleep."

"Just a few words?" Li Zhi raised an eyebrow. "What were they? Tell me."

Li Yanjing thought for a second and then said, "I asked him if he likes you, Mom."

Li Zhi was slightly stunned for a moment, then reacted, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, "Uh... why are you asking him this?"

"Just asking casually." Li Yanjing replied.

"Okay, what did he say?" Li Zhi asked.

Li Yanjing blinked her big eyes, "He said he likes you."

Li Zhi: “Oh.”

Li Yanjing felt that her reaction was a little too flat, "Did you already know that he liked you?"

Li Zhi waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "As my fan, it's normal for him to like me."