Shuo Shuo, who wanted to cry, was stunned for a moment, clutching the quilt blankly, and indeed stopped crying.
Qin Yan took a deep breath. It was undeniable that he was still thinking about what happened that day and was worried that the little guy would misunderstand.
He didn't expect that he would actually go to the cemetery, and he felt bad about it.
Seeing that he had stopped crying, Qin Yan continued, "Adult matters have nothing to do with children. You don't have to worry that I will hate your aunt because of you. Besides, your aunt will be the one who is most saddened by your behavior."
He paused, and seeing that Shuo Shuo didn't respond under the quilt, he continued, "You probably don't want her to be sad, right?"
After hearing what he said, Shuo Shuo gripped the quilt even tighter.
The little head slowly popped out from inside, and a pair of big watery eyes looked at Qin Yan.
Qin Yan's lips curled slightly, his eyes were very gentle.
Shuo Shuo looked at his gentle gaze and tears began to fall again.
Qin Yan reached out and rubbed his little head. "You like her too, don't you? Then grow up quickly and protect her well in the future. Don't let her be bullied."
He paused, then continued, "A man should know how to protect the one he loves."
Shuo Shuo was stunned again, a light seemed to flash in his eyes, and then he bit his lips tightly again.
He didn't understand why even his aunt didn't understand his thoughts, but this bad uncle did?
But he was right, he loved his aunt very much. His parents could not come back, and his aunt was the only one he had!
But he was also worried that his aunt would be disliked because of him, just like what his great aunt said.
But now the bad uncle said that he would not do that.
The tears flowed harder and harder, and Shuo Shuo suddenly opened his mouth and burst into tears.
Ning Xi, who was leaning against the door, heard the crying and her heart suddenly jumped. She hurried back and pushed open the door, then saw Qin Yan holding Shuo Shuo in his arms.
Although Shuo Shuo cried very sadly, she inexplicably felt that Shuo Shuo seemed to be somewhat dependent on Qin Yan.
She stopped dead in her tracks as she was about to go in. After thinking for a moment, she closed the door and didn't disturb them.
More than half an hour later, Qin Yan walked out of the ward.
Seeing Ning Xi sitting outside, he paused, walked towards her and sat down beside her.
Ning Xi looked at him and said, "Shuo Shuo..."
"I slept. I guess I was tired."
"Thank you. I really didn't know what to do just now. I didn't understand what he was thinking at all." Ning Xi retracted her gaze and looked at the wall in front of her, her eyes full of confusion.
She hadn't thought about it carefully before, but only now did she realize that her care for Shuo Shuo was actually very unsatisfactory.
She was a wet nurse who was appointed in times of crisis and changed her job halfway. Although she had a good relationship with her sisters before and would often come back to see them, in the final analysis, she did not fully understand Shuo Shuo.
Just like this time, although she noticed that something was wrong with Shuo Shuo, she didn't take it seriously at all. She didn't pay attention to him in time, which led to him running away.
If something really happened to him this time, Ning Xi really didn't know how to explain it to her sister.
“I wasn’t a qualified person… I noticed that he was emotionally upset but I thought he was just a child and ignored his feelings.
I……"
Ning Xi took a deep breath and suppressed the soreness that surged in her chest.
"It's not your fault. You've done a good job." Qin Yan looked at her guilty expression and felt an indescribable heaviness in his heart.
He knew that, to be honest, it was his fault.
It was what he said that day that caused the little guy to misunderstand.
Although Ning Xi felt very guilty, she was not the kind of person who would dwell on trivial matters. Moreover, she did not have the extra time to dwell on trivial matters.
She wiped her tears, then looked at him again and said, "This time, I still have to thank you."
Qin Yan looked at her and frowned because of these words.
Ning Xi saw through his thoughts and said quickly, "I'm not saying this because I'm being distant with you. I'm sincerely grateful. Besides, Shuo Shuo seems to be kind to you as well... Anyway, thank you."
This thank you has nothing to do with whether they are husband and wife or not. It is her sincere and heartfelt gratitude.
Qin Yan understood what she meant and said nothing more. He just looked at her feet again and said, "Really, don't you need to go take a look?"
Ning Xi followed his gaze and looked at her feet, then shook her head and said, "It's okay. Don't forget, I'm a doctor myself."
Qin Yan opened his mouth slightly, but didn't say anything in the end.
The next day, Shuo Shuo woke up and recovered well, and became more energetic.
But Ning Xi was still a little worried, afraid that he would still reject her, so she didn't dare to approach him rashly. She just asked tentatively: "Shuo Shuo, are you feeling unwell? Are you hungry?"
Shuo Shuo first looked at her gentle and somewhat worried eyes for a while, then shook his head and stretched out his hands to her.
Ning Xi was pleasantly surprised and quickly hugged him in her arms, hugging him tightly and apologizing, "Shuo Shuo, I'm sorry, it's my fault."
Shuoshuo shook his head and raised his head from her arms. Looking at her worried and guilty expression, he blinked, then moved his little mouth slightly and uttered a few words, "No, yes."
A soft and somewhat hoarse child's voice spoke to Ning Xi in an awkward manner.
Ning Xi was stunned at first, then looked at him with even greater surprise, "Shuo Shuo, you, you can speak now?!"
Shuo Shuo nodded. Actually, he had always wanted to say it, but every time he opened his mouth, the scene of his parents leaving home would appear in his mind, making him afraid to speak.
But seeing his aunt's worried look, he really wanted to tell her that he was fine, he was okay, and it wasn't her fault.
Ning Xi seemed to be hit by a huge surprise, and her body couldn't stop shaking with joy and excitement.
Finally, he hugged Shuo Shuo tightly again.
"Great! Great!"
Shuo Shuo also hugged her affectionately, and made an important decision in his little heart.
Grow up quickly and protect her!
When Qin Yan came back from buying breakfast, he saw them hugging each other. He was stunned for a moment and was about to leave so as not to disturb them.
Shuo Shuo, who was in Ning Xi's arms, suddenly raised her head and looked towards him, "Aunt, husband!"
Qin Yan was stunned for a moment and looked at him in surprise.
Ning Xi said even more happily: "Qin Yan, Shuo Shuo can talk now! He can talk now! That's great!"
Ning Xi cried with joy again.
Shuo Shuo quickly raised her hand to wipe her tears, "Auntie, don't cry..."
"Okay, I won't cry, I won't cry, wuwuwu..." Although she said this, Ning Xi hugged him and cried even harder.
Shuo Shuo was very worried, and even looked at Qin Yan in confusion.
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