Chapter 353 I will take good care of him
Seeing this, Mu Nanyan immediately reached out and rubbed the top of his head, explaining softly:
"Baby, Mommy was planning to tell you when we got home last night, but something unexpected happened. Mommy didn't mean to hide it from you."
Chenchen lowered his head, poked the rice in the bowl with his fork, and uttered a muffled "hmm".
Mu Nanyan suddenly thought of something, and her eyes lit up:
"How about...you come with me? Or do you want to stay here and go to school?"
Before Chenchen could answer, Lu Yiran suddenly sat up straight, with a glint of surprise in his eyes:
"Can we go together?"
Yes, why didn’t he think that if he followed Mu Nanyan on a business trip, would he be able to know the answer in advance?
Lu Yiran was already thinking about the scene of going on a business trip with Mu Nanyan. Maybe when Mu Nanyan has time, they can go out on a date.
"no!"
Chenchen suddenly raised his head and glared at Lu Yiran like a small animal guarding its food.
Noticing that the man was still distracted, he angrily emphasized:
"Sister Yan is going to work, we can't affect her work!"
Mu Nanyan quickly agreed:
"Yeah, the schedule is very tight this time, so there might not be much time to play."
She breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Chenchen to confirm:
"So you're not going?"
Chenchen nodded heavily, a serious expression on his face:
"I have to study hard, and Sister Yan also has to work hard."
"Then you will have to live at your great-grandmother's house. There will be no one to take care of you here."
Mu Nanyan sighed softly, her tone full of worry.
Chenchen's little hands clenched the corner of her clothes, and her brows were twisted into a small knot.
He hesitated again and again, and finally raised his head, his dark eyes flickering with anxiety:
"Mommy...I have something to tell you."
"What's wrong?"
Mu Nanyan put down her bowl and chopsticks, keenly noticing her son's abnormality.
"Grandma is sick... Grandma has been taking care of her these past few days and she won't let me tell you..."
As Chenchen finished speaking, his voice became smaller and smaller.
"What?"
Mu Nanyan's expression suddenly changed, and her fingers unconsciously clenched the edge of the table:
"Is it serious? Grandma has always been in good health...why did she suddenly become ill?"
Chenchen quickly shook his head:
"Grandma said that Grandma just had a minor surgery and it was very successful! She just needs to rest... Don't worry, Mommy."
Mu Nanyan's brows were still furrowed.
Surgery? Her aunt had actually kept it a secret from her... She secretly decided to call and find out when she got home.
"My aunt has worked so hard taking care of my grandma, I can't trouble her anymore..."
She murmured to herself, her eyes full of confusion when she fell on Chenchen again.
"Baby, why don't you go on a business trip with Mommy? I'm really worried about leaving you here alone."
Chenchen's eyes turned, and suddenly he looked at Lu Yiran who had been listening quietly, a cunning look flashed across his face:
"Isn't there still him?"
A gleam of light flashed in Chenchen's eyes. He did it on purpose! He wanted to keep an eye on him and not let him go to find Sister Yan.
Mu Nanyan followed her son's gaze and met Lu Yiran's suddenly bright eyes.
The man straightened his back immediately, his voice filled with uncontrollable anticipation:
"Leave Chenchen to me, I will take good care of him."
Mu Nanyan hesitated and said:
"Aren't you going back to the capital during this period? Your work..."
Lu Yiran had a gentle smile on his face:
"It's okay. I can take Chenchen back to the capital on weekends to handle important matters. You can just work remotely during the weekdays."
"Will it be too much trouble for you?"
Mu Nanyan felt that Lu Yiran had done enough for her, and she was really embarrassed to trouble him again.
"I'm also Chenchen's father. It's not a bother. It's my duty to take care of him."
Mu Nanyan looked at the two figures, one big and one small, in front of her, and somewhere in her heart suddenly softened.
Maybe... this is a good opportunity to enhance their father-son relationship?
"Then... I'll trouble you."
She finally nodded, not noticing the gleam of triumph in Chenchen's eyes. The little guy was secretly planning to keep a close eye on the man who wanted to steal his mommy away.
He won't give him a chance to find Mommy!
After dinner, Mu Nanyan took Chenchen away.
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The next morning, Mu Nanyan got up early and prepared sandwiches and milk for Chenchen.
Looking at Chenchen's back as he finished his breakfast and went to school with his schoolbag on his back, she gently admonished him:
"Be careful on the road and pay attention to the traffic lights."
"Got it, Sister Yan."
Chenchen said as he left.
Mu Nanyan is going to visit her grandma today. She talked to her aunt on the phone last night and learned that her grandma had just had a minor operation to remove a lipoma. The operation was very successful and she will be fine after resting for a while.
But she still wanted to go and see, after all, surgery could be a big deal or a small one, and she would be going on a business trip in two days, so she had time to go back and accompany her grandma during these two days.
Moreover, when Old Madam Shen knew that something had happened to Mu Nanyan, she was a little anxious and angry. Her going over there would make Old Madam Shen feel more at ease.
Mu Nanyan had just changed into her clothes for going out when the doorbell suddenly rang.
“Ding Dong—Ding Dong—”
Mu Nanyan wondered who would knock on the door at this hour. It seemed she had no delivery today.
When I opened the door, I saw Lu Yiran standing at the door in a neat suit.
Seeing her dressed for going out, Lu Yiran raised his eyebrows slightly:
"You want to go out?"
"Yes, I'm going to visit my grandma." Mu Nanyan answered softly.
Lu Yiran's eyes moved slightly. He and Mu Nanyan had been married for such a long time, but apart from his brother-in-law whom he had met before, he had not met any other family members of Mu Nanyan.
Lu Yiran said without thinking:
"I'll go with you."
Mu Nanyan was stunned when she heard this. This sentence was inexplicably familiar. It seemed that the last time she went back to the Shen family for dinner, Lu Yiran also said that he wanted to go back together, and she seemed to have refused at that time.
Seeing that Mu Nanyan was silent, Lu Yiran explained:
"When an old man is sick, it's our responsibility as a younger generation to visit him. Besides, your foot injury hasn't healed yet, so it's inconvenient for you to drive."
The sunlight slanted in from the corridor window, casting fine shadows on his chiseled profile.
Mu Nanyan looked at his serious expression and her heart beat faster involuntarily.
Now she can no longer refuse as straightforwardly as she did last time.
Because she clearly realized that she really fell in love with the man in front of her.
If she and Lu Yiran really got together, they would meet sooner or later, so why not take this opportunity...
She took a deep breath, looked at Lu Yiran and said:
"Are you sure you want to go? Grandma and the others... might..."
She looked at Lu Yiran, hesitant to speak.
Lu Yiran seemed to see through her concerns and said seriously:
"I understand that what I did back then was indeed wrong, and it's normal for them to have opinions about me."
"Then... let's go."
"good."
When Lu Yiran saw Mu Nanyan agreed, the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. Nanyan was willing to take him to meet the elders of her family. Does this mean that she has accepted him?
The two took the elevator down to the underground parking lot. Lu Yiran's black Mercedes had already been parked in his exclusive parking space. He had specially arranged for someone to drive it from the villa last night.
Lu Yiran strode towards his car, opened the passenger door, and made a "please" gesture to Mu Nanyan:
"Get in the car."
Seeing Lu Yiran like this, Mu Nanyan was a little uncomfortable for a moment. When had the dignified CEO Lu ever opened the car door for anyone else? It was really a bit attentive...
Mu Nanyan nodded slightly and sat down without saying anything.
Her slender fingers gently gathered the hem of her skirt, her movements elegant and restrained.
Lu Yiran closed the car door and walked around to the driver's seat.
While fastening his seat belt, he turned to look at Mu Nanyan and asked:
"address?"
"The First Affiliated Hospital of the Military Medical University."
Mu Nanyan gave the address, her voice soft but a little distant.
The moment the engine started, the car was immediately filled with a low roar.
Mu Nanyan deliberately kept a distance from Lu Yiran, almost sticking to the car door.
Her slender fingers rested lightly on her knees, and her eyes were fixed on the rapidly receding street scene outside the window.
The car window reflected her delicate profile. She seemed calm, but there was a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.
Although she agreed to let Lu Yiran accompany her, her grandparents still remembered him as the heartless man who had forced her to travel to a foreign country with her child five years ago. She was not sure how they would react when they saw him.
Lu Yiran held the steering wheel with one hand, and saw her slightly frowned brow from the corner of his eye, and said:
"What are you thinking about?"
Mu Nanyan suddenly came back to her senses, and when she turned her head, a strand of hair slid across her cheek.
She pursed her lips, her voice so soft that it was almost inaudible:
"Nothing. There's a flower shop at the intersection ahead. Can we stop for a moment? Grandma loves flowers. Seeing them would probably make her happier while she's in the hospital."
"good."
Lu Yiran responded briefly, tapping the steering wheel twice with his slender fingers.
Lu Yiran slowly parked the car in front of the flower shop, and Mu Nanyan pushed the door and got out.
The early winter wind was already a bit chilly. She subconsciously pulled her collar closer and walked quickly into the flower shop.
The flower shop is filled with the sweet fragrance of flowers, and all kinds of flowers are competing for beauty.
The proprietress came up to me warmly:
"Girl, what kind of flowers do you want?"
Mu Nanyan's eyes fell on a cluster of blooming peonies. The petals were layered, pink and white, delicate yet dignified, just like her grandmother when she was young.
She reached out and gently stroked the petals, the corners of her lips unconsciously raised:
"Please pack me a bunch of peonies, the best blooming ones."
The proprietress smiled and nodded:
"You have excellent taste! These peonies just arrived this morning, they're so fresh!"
She skillfully trimmed the branches, wrapped them in elegant wrapping paper, and finally tied a light pink ribbon.
Mu Nanyan took the bouquet and felt the softness of the petals with her fingertips. She vaguely remembered that her grandma always loved to plant peonies in the yard, saying that these flowers were majestic and resembled the character of the Chinese people.
She returned to the car holding the flowers. Lu Yiran's gaze lingered between her and the bouquet for a moment, and he whispered:
"peony?"
"Well, grandma likes peonies the best."
She replied softly, placing the flower carefully on her lap, afraid to crush the petals.
Lu Yiran didn't say anything else and started the car again.
The car was filled with the faint fragrance of peonies, mixed with a vague sense of tension.
Half an hour later, the car stopped steadily in front of the hospital.
Mu Nanyan and Lu Yiran got out of the car together. Just as Mu Nanyan was about to walk into the hospital holding the peony, Lu Yiran called her softly:
"etc."
"What's wrong?"
She looked back in confusion, only to see the man had walked around to the back of the car and opened the trunk.
Mu Nanyan didn't know what Lu Yiran wanted to do, but she still walked over. When she saw what was in the trunk, Mu Nanyan was stunned.
The sunlight shone in obliquely, illuminating the neatly stacked gift boxes inside - wild ginseng, bird's nest, cordyceps sinensis, musk... a dazzling array of various precious supplements, almost filling the entire trunk.
“You are…”
Mu Nanyan's fingertips tightened unconsciously, and the wrapping paper made a slight rustling sound.
Lu Yiran looked normal:
"I brought some supplements for the old man to help with his recovery."
He spoke lightly, as if the rare medicinal herbs filling the trunk were just ordinary souvenirs.
Mu Nanyan was speechless for a moment.
This scene was too exaggerated. Those who didn't know would think he came to the hospital to sell health products.
"This is too much..."
She muttered quietly, her cheeks heating up slightly.
Just imagining the two of them walking into the ward carrying so many gift boxes makes people feel inexplicably embarrassed.
Suddenly, she realized something and looked up at Lu Yiran:
"When did you prepare these?"
"We prepared it together when we had the car delivered last night."
Lu Yiran blurted out, then realized that he had said something wrong, and his Adam's apple rolled unnaturally.
Mu Nanyan narrowed her eyes:
"So... you guessed last night that I would come to see grandma today, you..."
Her voice was very soft, but it made Lu Yi's back tighten.
He heard her conversation with Chenchen last night and guessed that she would come to the hospital.
This morning, he even calculated the time and knocked on the door just so he could follow him.
Being pointed out by her at this moment, Lu Yiran rarely showed a bit of embarrassment, and his slender fingers unconsciously stroked the car keys.
However, Mu Nanyan had no intention of blaming him at all. On the contrary, she only saw Lu Yiran's meticulous care.
He had only heard her mention that her grandmother was ill, and he was not even sure whether she would visit today, but he had already thoughtfully prepared everything.
How could Mu Nanyan bear to blame him for such meticulous care?
What's more, he didn't know Old Lady Shen at all, but he was willing to make such painstaking preparations. Wasn't it all for her?
Thinking that Lu Yiran valued her family so much, Mu Nanyan felt a warm current in her heart, and her eyes unconsciously became slightly hot.
Her fingertips gently stroked the exquisite ginseng packaging box, and her voice softened unconsciously:
"These... are too expensive. I'll just pick a few to take with me. I'm not sure if these are suitable for Grandma."
Seeing that Mu Nanyan was not angry at all, but instead showed an expression of being moved, Lu Yiran's eyes suddenly brightened a little, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.
"It doesn't cost anything, it's what I should do."
Should? Mu Nanyan shook her head slightly in her heart.
There is no such thing as "should". It's just because I care, so I am willing to give.
This realization made her heart tremble, and she quickly looked away to hide her suddenly accelerated heartbeat.
"Come on, I'll take you to see my grandma."
Mu Nanyan held Mudan in her arms and spoke softly, with an unconcealable tenderness in her voice.
"good."
Lu Yiran responded in a gentle voice, with tenderness in his brows.
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