Chapter 2 She was so weak that she looked like she would die at any moment
At that time, Li Tianfu was on his last breath, and Bai Yunfeng asked him if there was anything that worried him.
He grasped Bai Yunfeng's hand tightly and spoke haltingly, "General, I have a little girl named Suining at home. She was born to my ex-wife. If it is convenient for you, please take her back to the General's Mansion and raise her."
He paused, and finally added, "That child... is a lucky star. The general will not regret it in the future."
Bai Yunfeng recalled Li Tianfu's expression at that time, and could still feel his love and reluctance for his young daughter, but he never expected...
He rushed back day and night, just wanting to bring Xiao Suining back to the general's mansion as soon as possible, but he was still a step too late.
He sighed deeply, looked at Qian who was still sobbing, and said in a gentle voice, "Madam, please accept my condolences. Since Sui Ning is no longer with us, this general..."
Before she finished speaking, a fat, dark-skinned boy ran over excitedly and shouted at Qian, "Mom! That little bitch Li Suining fainted, hahahaha..."
Qian and Bai Yunfeng's expressions changed instantly.
"General, don't misunderstand..." Qian glared at her son helplessly and quickly explained to Bai Yunfeng, "Sui Ning is indeed..."
Bai Yunfeng suddenly understood why Li Tianfu missed his young daughter Li Suining so much before his death.
Without his biological mother, the child was obviously bullied by his stepmother and younger brother, and his life must have been very difficult.
"Where is Suining?" He interrupted Qian coldly, "Take me there immediately."
Qian was trembling with fear. She hurriedly got up and said tremblingly, "Sui Ning...she pushed my brother down yesterday and refused to admit her mistake. I...I locked her up in the woodshed, hoping she would reflect on her mistakes."
"Lead the way!" Bai Yunfeng's voice was so cold that it was frightening.
Qian shuddered again. As she led the way, she explained in a panic, "General, you don't know that Tianfu is away from home all year round. It's not easy for a woman like me to raise two children alone. Suining has a cruel heart. If we don't teach her a lesson, who knows how she'll harm others when she grows up..."
Bai Yunfeng did not respond, his face as cold as ice.
Soon, the two arrived in front of the woodshed.
Qian timidly glanced at Bai Yunfeng and said softly, "It's... right here."
Bai Yunfeng strode forward and pushed open the door of the woodshed.
At first glance, the room was dim and he couldn't even find the little girl immediately. It was not until the pungent smell of blood hit him that he saw a thin little girl covered in blood curled up in the corner.
"You!" Bai Yunfeng looked at Qian with uncontrollable anger, his heart filled with irrepressible rage. He really couldn't imagine that Qian was so cruel and merciless that she could torture a little girl like this.
He stepped forward, squatted, and extended his hand, but hesitated for fear of hurting her. He could only call out as gently as possible, "Sui Ning? Little Sui Ning? Can you hear me?"
Li Suining heard someone calling her in a daze, Daddy... Is it Daddy?
She opened her eyes with difficulty and saw her father squatting in front of her. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes: That's great, Daddy is not dead.
"Daddy... Daddy..." She was so weak that she seemed like she would die at any moment, but she still called out with all her might.
She missed her father's embrace so much.
"Li Suining, how dare you! Who is..." Upon seeing this, Qian immediately scolded him coldly.
Bai Yunfeng turned around suddenly, his eyes like knives, "Shut up!"
He lowered his head again and looked at the weak Xiao Suining, his eyes instantly red.
The word "Dad" broke his heart.
He carefully picked her up and looked at Qian coldly, his tone unquestionable, "She is right. From today on, I am her father."
Qian was dumbfounded and speechless. Li Suining...why did he have the general's protection?
She forced a laugh and said, "General, are you joking? Suining is just a maid from our humble family. She has no manners and a bad heart. How can she call you dad?"
Bai Yunfeng didn't believe her at all. He strode out with little Suining in his arms, saying as he walked, "My word is my bond. From today on, Li Suining is the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion."
Qian was stunned for a moment. Li Suining... became the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion?
What about Chang'an?
Her Chang'an is Li Tianfu's only son!
She hurriedly chased after him, trotting and pleading, "General! If you want to repay your kindness, you should also recognize our Chang'an as your son. After all, he is Li Tianfu's only bloodline!"
Bai Yunfeng stopped and turned back coldly, "Tianfu only entrusted Suining to me. As for the precious son you mentioned..."
He sneered, "Your love is enough for me. I'll have someone send me a hundred taels of silver, and you can take care of yourself."
After saying this, he carried Li Suining in his arms, jumped on his horse, and galloped towards the general's residence, while ordering his men to rush to the palace to invite the imperial physician.
The little girl was still drowsy. She was hungry, cold, and her whole body ached. When she felt her father's warm chest, she subconsciously shrank inside.
She was so afraid that she was just dreaming, and when she woke up, her father still hadn't come back.
So, she stretched out a small hand and tightly grasped Bai Yunfeng's clothes before she dared to fall asleep again.
Bai Yunfeng felt her slight movement and his heart ached. He hugged her tightly and ordered the horse to run faster.
At the door of the Li family's house, Li Changan shouted in dissatisfaction, "Mom! Where is Li Suining? Please let her come back soon, I still want to ride a big horse!"
"My dear son, don't worry, she will be back soon." Qian hugged her son with heartache, although if Li Changan had not come out to yell just now, he would be the one with a general father now.
But no matter what, if Bai Yunfeng wants to repay his gratitude and adopt the child, he should take Li Changan away instead of that unlucky person who killed his parents.
She secretly swore that this matter must not be let go!
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Bai Yunfeng sped all the way and finally returned to the general's mansion.
As soon as he got off the horse, he immediately rushed into his wife Wei Ranzhu's yard holding Li Suining.
When Wei Ranzhu heard that her husband had returned, she couldn't believe it until she saw Bai Yunfeng coming in covered in blood.
She was so frightened that her heart tightened and she almost fainted, "Yunfeng, you...you are injured?"
"Don't panic, ma'am. I'm fine. It's this child." Bai Yunfeng carefully placed Li Suining on the couch.
Wei Ranzhu breathed a sigh of relief, and then she noticed that there was a child. The child's little hands were tightly grasping her husband's clothes, and he was mumbling something indistinctly.
She leaned in closer and listened, and it was actually the word "Daddy".
She looked at her husband in surprise.
Bai Yunfeng hurriedly explained, "Madam, please don't misunderstand. This child's father died last night trying to save me, and he entrusted her to me before he died."
He said this with a slightly choked voice, "If I had been a step later, she would have been killed by her stepmother, madam..."
"General, there's no need to say anything," Wei Ranzhu said with a look of heartache in his eyes, and in a firm tone, "General, don't worry. From now on, this child will be the legitimate daughter of our general's mansion. I will treat her as my own!"
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