When she found out it was a girl, Song Yue flaunted it and called Lu Nanchen that night.
In an attempt to call Lu Nanchen for a second time, Song Yue found out that she had been blocked.
...
When the Song family’s daughter turned one, Lu Siyu was three.
Due to Ning Xuan’s lack of experience in parenting, Song Yue treasured their daughter so much that she was primarily responsible for looking after her, juggling work and parenting.
A room was set up for Song Ying right next to the top-floor office of the Song Group’s skyscraper. The floor was covered with baby crawl mats fitted to prevent falls, and a variety of toys were placed all around the walls.
When there were no business partners in the office, Song Yue usually stayed and worked in her baby’s room.
To prevent this cozy and delightful sight from being disturbed, she typically instructed her assistant to report matters from the doorway.
The company wasn’t terribly busy, and Lu Nanchen had some free time, so Song Yue invited him over.
The two adults sat in the pink and fluffy nursery, each holding a child.
Three-year-old Lu Siyu had begun to resemble Lu Nanchen. With his chubbified baby face and intricately crafted features, he was mostly expressionless throughout the day, unless he was with Yu Ting. As his mother put it, he was like a chip off the old block.
Lu Nanchen found this tiresome, and figured he could leave the child with a nanny in a few months.
"Lu Siyu really looks like you," Song Yue admired, and then her gaze fell on her own precious daughter, a satisfied expression on her face, "Ah, unlike me, I only have a daughter, and she looks like her mother."
"Song Yue, aren’t you tired of saying that after a year?" Lu Nanchen teased back, every glimpse of the little girl made him feel envious.
When her daddy gaze fell upon her, Song Ying, who was crawling on the floor, looked back at him and affectionately called out, "Daddy~"
"Yup, come here, Ying Ying. Daddy will pick you up." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Song Yue replied sweetly, carefully lifting the baby onto her lap, her expensive suit soon covered in drool stains.
"Ying Ying’s a good girl. We’ll go see Mommy soon," Song Yue promised, her laugh robust and boyish as she cooed at her daughter.
Standing in front of Lu Nanchen, little Lu Siyu was dressed in denim overalls and a white short tee, sporting a silky and neatly trimmed fringe. Lu Siyu’s dark eyes were fixed on the infant who was on the floor just moments ago. His sister, Song Ying, who only turned one, was both oblivious and adorable. Not yet able to walk, she stayed mostly on her belly, occasionally drooling. Her small mouth would often open to reveal tiny white teeth.
He turned his head and asked Lu Nanchen, "When are we going home to see Mommy?"
"Not yet," Lu Nanchen replied. They had just arrived.
"Why didn’t you take me to see Mommy?"
"Uncle Song wanted to see you."
"But when are we going home to see Mommy?"
Lu Nanchen:?
Seeing Lu Nanchen’s confusion, Song Yue couldn’t help but laugh, her eyebrows dancing as she said to Lu Siyu "We’ll go home and see Mommy shortly. Come here and let Uncle Song see you properly."
"Uncle Song."
Lu Siyu politely walked toward Song Yue with a steady gait.
Sitting on Song Yue’s lap, Song Ying was watching the delicate-looking Lu Siyu with wide-eyed fascination.
She then reached out and grabbed Lu Siyu’s hand, saying, "Brother."
Feeling the wetness on his hand, Lu Siyu responded, "Uh-huh."
Mommy said to always respond well when someone calls you.
However, Song Ying’s vocabulary was limited. Aside from calling him "brother," she had nothing else to say. She sat there holding onto his hand, grinning from ear to ear, drooling intently.
After keeping their hands linked for a while, Song Yue finally intervened and took her daughter’s hand back.
However, Lu Siyu, whose hand had been drenched with drool, returned to Lu Nanchen’s side after a moment’s thought and wiped his hand on Lu Nanchen’s clothes.
While Lu Siyu considered himself a polite and well-behaved child, he didn’t extend that courtesy to Lu Nanchen.
Lu Nanchen:.........
"Lu Siyu!" Lu Nanchen growled.
"I’m sorry," Lu Siyu apologized immediately. Then he looked at his hand and noticed that it wasn’t entirely clean. So, he found a clean area on Lu Nanchen’s clothes and wiped again, batting his clear and innocent eyes as he apologized again, "I’m sorry."
Lu Nanchen:...
"Ha, ha, ha."
When Yu Ting and Ning Xuan arrived at the Song Group, they were greeted by the sight of two tots holding hands and Song Yue laughing till she was gasping for breath.
"Dear."
"Mommy!"
Both Lu Nanchen and Lu Siyu called out simultaneously.
Yu Ting chuckled then went over to stand beside Lu Siyu, patting him on the back of his head. She looked at Song Ying for a while and then said, "Children really do change every day. I haven’t seen her for a while, and she’s changed so much."
"Sister-in-law." Song Yue called out cheerily, his hands protectively at Song Ying’s sides, worried she might bump into something.
Ning Xuan, who hadn’t seen her daughter for a while, quickly came forward, took Song Ying from Song Yue, and cheekily touched her little face, saying, "Missed mommy, didn’t you?"
"Be careful, don’t hurt the baby." Seeing this, Song Yue’s heart rose in his throat, he immediately stood up beside Ning Xuan, his hands protectively hovered around them.
"I know, I know." Ning Xuan rolled her eyes at Song Yue, "You’ve been saying that for almost a year."
Chided, Song Yue immediately calmed down, his tone and speech slowed considerably, "Well, I’m just worried about my precious daughter, not like she’s a three-year-old son."
Lu Nanchen: ...
Pfft.
Yu Ting at the side couldn’t help but smile at these words. Not surprising at all, she turned back to see Lu Nanchen puffing his cheeks.
"Mommy." Lu Siyu dove into Yu Ting’s arms nimble and swift.
Yu Ting uttered a surprised sound and then picked up her son, walking over to sit next to her husband, "When I heard from Ning Xuan that you were here while in the office, I came over with her."
"Okay, we will go home after lunch." Seeing Yu Ting, Lu Nanchen couldn’t help but grin, then quickly took Lu Siyu from her arms onto his lap.
A few minutes later, he put him down.
"It’s better for him to stand at this age."
"Mmm." Yu Ting didn’t say much, one hand propping up her head, her eyes darting between the large and small figures, with many thoughts on her mind.
Time passed quickly amid their lovey-dovey talks. Song Yue left the baby room due to the sudden arrival of a business partner, Ning Xuan carried Song Ying out to chat with her old colleagues, and Lu Nanchen took Lu Siyu to the restroom.
And only Yu Ting was left in the 60-70 square meter space.
Seeing everyone going out, the smile on Yu Ting’s face did not fade. She sank into the soft single sofa, radiating happiness.
The nursery fell silent for several minutes.
Ding.
In Yu Ting’s mind, the system’s notification tone rang out after a long absence.
[According to the records, host, your current credibility score is a full 10.]
Buzz.
The mechanical voice of the system reminded Yu Ting, who blinked in surprise.
Yes... she did not originally belong here...
The feeling of happiness in her heart dramatically diminished, replacing it was clarity. Her hands gripping the throw pillow tightened.
The system had originally told her: as long as she completes the tasks, she has a chance to return to the original world.
Return...
...
...
...
...
...
[However, according to the real-time situation, your body has been cremated and a simple funeral has been held, thus you cannot be sent back to the original world.]
[The last task will be assigned to you shortly.]
Ding.
[Please spend 800 million within 100 years.]
Hearing the mechanical voice in her mind, Yu Ting was at a loss for words.
[System COOE130R6P initiating retrieval.]
Pfft...
It didn’t forget to assign a task before leaving.
With the task assignment completed, the corners of Yu Ting’s mouth lifted upwards, her eyes gleaming in the light.
After reminiscing for a minute or two, she said solemnly, "Thank you, 6P."
"..."
No one responded to her, and Yu Ting wasn’t sure if 6P could hear her.
Peace returned to the nursery.
[I wish you a happy life.]
[The End.]
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