Seeing Lu Jingnian again after so many years, Pei Hengzhi was filled with emotion.
Like Jiang Yue, Lu Jingnian hasn't changed much; he still looks young. However, his demeanor has become much more composed than before. The Lu Jingnian of the past was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, its edge fully revealed.
Now, he is like a sword that has successfully retired and returned to its sheath. Although he has lost his sharpness, he seems even more dangerous.
"You haven't changed much in all these years," Pei Hengzhi said to Lu Jingnian, a sense of envy welling up inside him.
If he had chosen Jiang Yue back then, could he be like Lu Jingnian now?
Upon hearing this, Lu Jingnian smiled proudly and said, "This is all thanks to my Yueyue. She has taken such good care of me that I haven't noticed any changes."
Lu Jingnian's words were like a knife to Pei Hengzhi's heart.
"Jiang Yue is indeed very good."
Pei Hengzhi almost punched Lu Jingnian when he saw his smug look on his face.
“Speaking of Jiang Yue, it reminds me of my childhood.” Pei Hengzhi said this with a look of nostalgia and longing on his face. “When we were little, Jiang Yue always liked to stay by my side and give me the things she thought were the best. She treated me better than she treated herself.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Jingnian rolled his eyes inwardly, speechless.
What is this guy showing off?
The one who was kind to Pei Hengzhi was the fake Jiang Yue who had taken over Jiang Yue's body, not the current Jiang Yue.
"You said it yourself, that was when I was a child."
Lu Jing chuckled lightly, "People can't always live in the past; they should look forward."
"Yes, we should look forward."
Pei Hengzhi agreed with this statement, but it was easier said than done.
Those childhood memories are now his only solace.
"dad!"
Ping An, who had run out to get a drink of water, saw Lu Jingnian standing in the living room when she returned to the house and immediately ran towards him.
"Slow down, don't fall."
Lu Jingnian, a doting father, instantly lost all his displeasure with Pei Hengzhi upon seeing his daughter, and his eyes were now only on her.
He quickened his pace and went to hug Ping An.
Ping An took the opportunity to hug Lu Jingnian's neck and said in a coquettish tone, "Daddy, you're finally back! My brother and I have been waiting for you for so long. When are you going to take us to the shooting range?"
Are you and your brother ready?
Lu Jingnian asked.
Ping An nodded obediently, "My brother and I packed the things you asked us to bring last night, and we also talked to Mom about it just now, and Mom agreed to let you take us."
At this point, Ping An said with some regret, "But Mom can't go. She said she's afraid the gunshots will be too loud and scare the little brother in her belly."
"Then we'll take her there after Mom gives birth to her little brother."
Lu Jingnian smiled and pinched his daughter's chubby little face, then put her down. "Daddy still has to entertain Uncle. I'll call you and your brother when I'm done."
"Go and have some fun now."
Upon hearing this, Ping An glanced behind Lu Jingnian and saw Pei Hengzhi. Instead of being afraid because of the scar on his face, she politely greeted him, "Hello, Uncle."
Just now in the room, her mother introduced the uncles and grandfathers who came from outside to her and her brother. She knew that the uncle with the scar on his face was a soldier.
The scars on his face were from injuries sustained while fighting bad guys. His mother said that his father also had many scars, which were medals of honor left from their service in protecting their country.
So Ping An isn't afraid of the scar on this uncle's face.
"Dad, I'm going back to my room to play now."
After saying that, Ping An ran away.
Lu Jingnian sighed helplessly. This little girl was now as lively as a tomboy and had become the little devil of the neighborhood.
"Your daughter is so cute."
Pei Hengzhi watched Ping An run away, his envy impossible to hide.
Lu Jingnian laughed heartily when he heard this, "You also think my family member Ping An is adorable, right?"
"Yueyue is always peaceful, but her personality is a bit too lively. I think it's better for a little girl to be a bit lively."
Pei Hengzhi could tell that Lu Jingnian really liked this daughter.
Indeed, if it were him, he would also cherish and pamper his beautiful, well-behaved, and lively daughter.
“It’s good for a little girl to be lively. Jiang Yue was very lively when she was little. I remember when I first moved to the compound, the first time I saw her was when she was holding a brick and leading a group of kids to fight.”
Jiang Yue didn't like him at that time; perhaps she was too young to know what liking someone meant.
When he first arrived at the compound, he was unfamiliar with everyone and didn't play with the other children much. He always preferred to be alone. At that time, he often saw Jiang Yue leading a group of people running around the compound. Although she was always running around and liked to cause trouble, he never heard anyone say anything bad about her.
On the contrary, many adults in the compound liked Jiang Yue very much and were happy that she could play with their children. Although Jiang Yue was a bit mischievous, she never bullied anyone and was sometimes quite good at taking care of younger children.
Jiang Yue back then was quite similar to Xiao Ping'an now.
"Such a thing is possible?"
This was the first time Lu Jingnian had heard that Jiang Yue had actually dared to fight with people when she was a child.
When Jiang Yue was five years old, that was before the fake Jiang Yue took over her body.
"Didn't Jiang Yue tell you?"
Seeing Lu Jingnian's surprised expression, Pei Hengzhi felt a little better. It seemed that Jiang Yue didn't tell Lu Jingnian everything.
"No." Lu Jingnian shook his head, the image of Jiang Yue fighting with a brick involuntarily flashing in his mind, and he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. "And then what happened?"
Did she win?
Was his Yueyue this fierce when she was little?
Thinking of Jiang Yue, who was the same age as Ping An, holding a brick and looking fierce in a cute way, Lu Jingnian's eyes almost overflowed with laughter.
Pei Hengzhi smiled when this was mentioned.
"I remember she lost the fight, ran back crying to complain, and dragged Jiang Zheng to avenge her."
He was standing at his doorstep when he saw Jiang Yue's face, which looked like a little kitten from crying. He quickly ran home and soon dragged her brother out to avenge her.
He didn't know what happened after that, because he had already been called home.
However, with Jiang Zheng around, the little girl should have won, because when he saw Jiang Yue the next day, she had her hair in two little pigtails and was running out to play again, full of energy.
Pei Hengzhi's superiors came to see Lu's father about something, and they left after they finished.
Because I had other things to do, I didn't have lunch at the Lu family's house.
After Pei Hengzhi and the others left, Jiang Yue brought the two children out.
When Lu Jingnian saw her, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
"why are you laughing?"
Jiang Yue was completely bewildered by his laughter.
Why is this man laughing like that all of a sudden?
Could it be that Pei Hengzhi said something that provoked him?
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