Chapter 202 The sound of her heartbeat made her body numb
In the children's room on the second floor of the Yuhe Mansion, a warm-colored table lamp is on at the head of the bed.
Under the thin quilt, a man in soft white home clothes was half leaning against the head of the bed, holding a children's bedtime story in his hand, and his body smelled of the fresh scent of a bath.
There was a little person in my arms wearing a set of cartoon pajamas, with two big eyes open, blinking, and long and thick eyelashes.
"Once upon a time, there was a little turtle. It was very timid and always afraid of danger."
The man's low, gentle voice gently flowed into the child's ear, "Every day, it stays in its shell, afraid to come out."
The little fellow blinked his round eyes, and tugged at the man's soft clothes with his tiny hands, "Dad, if the little turtle doesn't come out, it won't be able to see the outside world."
Lu Xiyan rubbed his head, a gentle smile on his face, "Yes, so it hid all the time and couldn't see anything, until one day it mustered up the courage and came out of its shell."
"Then did it see the beautiful scenery outside?" the little guy asked doubtfully.
"It saw a ferocious tiger."
"Ah——" The little guy covered his mouth in surprise.
Lu Xiyan looked at his white, tender and chubby little hands and couldn't help teasing him, "The tiger saw the little turtle and wanted to eat it."
Hearing this, Xiao Anxian shook his head and said, "The little tiger won't eat the little turtle."
Lu Xiyan asked, "Why?"
"The little tiger's parents are not around, and it feels lonely." Little Anxian blinked his big eyes. "When it sees a little turtle that also has no parents, it will become good friends with it, protect it, and won't eat it."
The story the little guy told was completely different from what was written in the book. Lu Xiyan closed the book and listened to him, "And then?"
"And then?" The little fellow thought for a moment, "With the protection of the little tiger, the little turtle will no longer be timid. It will see more and better scenery outside with the little tiger."
This is a very harmonious ending. In the world of children, everything has a happy ending.
Lu Xiyan lowered his eyes to look at the child's clear eyes and praised gently, "Well, they have become very good friends."
He gently pinched Xiao Anxian's soft face and said, "Go to sleep."
The child lay down obediently and closed his eyes, "Good night, Daddy, and good night, Mommy too."
Children always fall asleep very quickly. Less than five minutes after saying good night, they fall asleep soundly with even and slow breathing.
Lu Xiyan leaned over and kissed him on the forehead.
Looking at the innocent sleeping face in his arms, his sight fell on a pearl-studded hairpin on the bedside. He curled the corners of his lips, and his life seemed to be complete at this moment.
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The study was quiet, with only the sound of papers being flipped.
When Lu Xiyan walked to the door, he saw a white figure curled up in the single sofa on the carpet. The person was curled up in the sofa with his legs bent. There was a book on his lap, and he was reading it seriously.
As if hearing his footsteps, the person on the sofa turned around, eyes curved with a smile, "Xi Yan."
"Is Xianxian asleep?" she asked.
Since moving here, Lu Xiyan has been responsible for coaxing the baby to sleep every night.
An Ning knew that he wanted to make up for the years he had missed and make the identity of "father" more and more important in An Xian's heart.
"Asleep." Lu Xiyan sat cross-legged on the carpet beside her sofa, naturally raised his head, put his hands around her neck and pressed her towards him, and kissed her.
His hand slowly slid towards her slender waist, with a seductive fire.
Seeing that the fire was about to get out of control, An Ning quickly stopped his hand and moved it away from his lips.
"What's wrong?" Lu Xiyan tilted his head slightly, his eyes were blurred, and his voice was bewitching.
An Ning swallowed and said, "I have something important to ask you."
Lu Xiyan's eyes were fixed on her rosy lips. "Hmm?"
"I chatted with Yuanyuan today, a former colleague of mine." An Ning looked into his deep eyes, "She said that the president of Oteng Group has not been in the company recently."
Huang Yuanyuan didn't know about her relationship with Lu Xiyan, and just mentioned it during the chat today. An Ning originally thought that Lu Xiyan was just taking a temporary break and didn't go to the company, but after thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong, as he hadn't dealt with any business at home during the past few days.
Lu Xiyan's eyes moved away from her lips and met her clear eyes. "I didn't intend to hide it from you. I just wanted to find a suitable opportunity to tell you."
An Ning placed her hands on his broad shoulders, squeezed them gently, and motioned for him to continue.
"I handed in my resignation to Grandpa."
Hearing this, An Ning took a breath.
"Although I haven't officially resigned from Oteng, I'm already planning to give up on Oteng." Lu Xiyan looked at her slightly surprised expression and said seriously, "Ningning, when I say starting over, I'm not only talking about our relationship, but also our career."
"We?" An Ning asked, he was talking about them, not him.
"Grandpa is still my grandpa. I won't obey him in matters of the heart, but I can't completely disobey him in other matters."
Lu Xiyan lowered his eyes and continued, "If he doesn't approve of you, I won't force him. But if I stay in Oteng, no matter what position I hold, it will be given by the Lu family, and I won't be able to stand up straight."
"Of course," he held An Ning's hands tightly in his, "I'm not trying to prove anything to him, so you don't have to feel pressured. I just want to follow my heart. I accept everything, whether it's good or bad."
As if he was afraid that An Ning would feel uneasy, he smiled and comforted her, "I just quit my job. I'm not bankrupt. I have no problem supporting you and Xianxian."
An Ning stared at him blankly without responding.
Her calmness made Lu Xiyan a little flustered. Just as he was about to continue explaining something, his palms felt empty. The hands withdrew and stood up and ran out of the study.
Lu Xiyan's heart skipped a beat when he saw her running away.
I made this decision without discussing it with her in advance, which obviously made her angry.
Just as he was about to get up and go look for her, the figure came in from the door again, holding something in his hand.
The next second, An Ning knelt in front of him and spread out the things in her hands one by one.
"This is what my mother left for me. My share is over 300,000 yuan, and Yucan's share is 400,000 yuan."
"This is Yucan's insurance money, 1.3 million."
"Here's my savings. It was originally intended to be used for my mother's regular targeted medication. It's not much, only a few hundred thousand, but it's barely enough."
An Ning raised her eyes and looked at Lu Xiyan. "I may not be able to pay back the five million you lent me now. Four years ago, Grandpa Lu gave me thirty million, and I embezzled five million to buy your house. I filled the hole with the five million you lent me and paid it back to your grandfather."
She smiled softly, "Xi Yan, I don't owe him anything anymore."
"You can use this money first. Restarting your business will definitely require a lot of funds. If it's not enough, we can still sell our apartment."
"Oh, by the way, I have patents that I can sell too."
She narrowed her eyes, tenderness in them, "Don't worry, we still have a lot of -"
Before she could finish her words, her wrist was pulled hard and she was slammed into his warm arms.
The sound of her heartbeat made her body numb.
Lu Xiyan hugged her tightly, his voice unsteady, "Why did I believe those words from four years ago? I believed that you would leave me for money."
"I should hold you tighter, tighter, for someone like you."
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