Chapter 18 Nan Jiao took a deep breath and clenched her hands tightly.
"You must tell me the truth, you can't lie."
Lu Xiao smiled, then became serious when he saw her earnest expression: "What's so serious about it? Tell me, and I'll answer you properly."
"you……"
"Manager! Brother Lu!" Seeing the employee running towards them through the water from afar, not even bothering to open an umbrella:
"Brother Lu, your son is here to see you!" The employee said, bending over and panting. "There's a little beastman who claims to be your son. He has blue eyes just like you, and he looks a lot like you, even a bit like you..."
He hesitated for a second, seemingly considering his words, and glanced at Nan Jiao: "She also looks a bit like the store manager..."
Nan Jiao's heart skipped a beat, and she ran into the store first.
Lu Xiao hurriedly held up an umbrella and followed beside her.
Because of the rain, there weren't many people in the store, and all the employees were gathered together as if looking at something rare:
"Little one, how old are you? Are you really Brother Lu's son? My goodness, I never imagined that someone as fierce as Brother Lu would have such an adorable little one! He looks like an angel!"
"Oh my, your eyes are so round! They don't look like your dad's. Do they look like your mom's? You're so cute, your mom must be very beautiful too!"
"You bunch of monsters, don't scare the little kids! Come here, little one, I have candy in my pocket!"
...
Surrounded by people, Lu Yanyan didn't say a word, but his sullen face only made everyone around him laugh because he was just too cute!
His fair and soft face was framed by a pair of round, bright blue eyes, a small and delicate mouth, and thin, soft eyebrows hidden by his slightly wavy, jet-black hair. Because he had not yet fully transformed, he still retained his black animal ears and fluffy black tail, making him even more beautiful than the child models in advertisements.
Hearing the commotion at the door, the employees quickly evacuated.
Therefore, Nan Jiao saw her baby at first glance. When she left, he had just learned to walk, and now he has grown so big.
Her fingers trembled even more violently.
Nan Jiao's emotions were complicated. On one hand, she was afraid that she would be tortured to death by her own cubs. On the other hand, she couldn't help but love him when she saw him because the little beastman in front of her was related to her by blood.
"Dad, you're back! Aunt Feng said she'd take me..."
The clear, childlike voice suddenly stopped. His gaze fell on Nan Jiao beside Lu Xiao. He clearly recognized her, and a hint of surprise and hesitation flashed across his round eyes.
The sound of high heels rang out, and a female in a red dress quickly walked to Lu Yanyan's side and took his hand.
Nan Jiao recognized the woman immediately; she was Feng Ran, the popular female protagonist in the book, who was also a princess of the royal family.
She was as beautiful and radiant as described in the book.
While Nan Jiao was sizing up Feng Ran, Feng Ran was also sizing her up.
When Feng Ran saw Nan Jiao's face clearly, a look of amazement flashed across her narrow eyes, then she lowered her gaze, lost in thought.
"Yanyan, that lady is your mother. Do you want to go and see her?"
Time seemed to stand still. Nan Jiao's heart was in her throat, and the employees watching were equally dumbfounded.
Brother Lu's son is also the store manager's son?!
Something seems off...
Under everyone's gaze, Lu Yanyan made no move and remained silent.
Lu Xiao walked over with displeasure and picked up his son: "Yan Yan, go find your mother."
Unexpectedly, Lu Yanyan struggled frantically, as if she had encountered something terrifying: "I don't want to! I don't want to go!! Let me go!!"
“You…” Lu Xiao frowned: “Are you asking for a beating, you little brat?”
Nan Jiao felt a sense of emptiness, but when she saw Yan Yan being lifted up by the ear, she panicked and went over to him, saying, "Lu Xiao, let him go!"
"I don't want to go... I won't go..."
Lu Yanyan only stopped struggling when Feng Ran pulled her into his arms.
[The female supporting character shouldn't waste her energy. Yan Yan only recognizes our female lead as her mother. No matter how anxious you are, it won't change anything.]
[Yan Yan is so cute! This family of three is such a sight to behold!]
[The female lead is here! Is the plot finally going to get back to normal? The previous developments seemed like they were falling apart. Hehe, it's about time she took Yan Yan back to the First Star, so the couple could return home together.]
[This is a great tonic! I actually quite like the male lead and his ex-wife as a couple! Seeing the female supporting character so sad made my heart ache...]
...
Nan Jiao's eyelashes trembled slightly as she tried to keep her expression normal.
Seeing her like this, Lu Xiao felt a pang of sympathy and comforted her, "He's going through a rebellious phase lately, don't worry too much. He'll be fine once he gets used to things. When he was in his first year of high school, he often told me he missed his mom..."
After saying that, Lu Xiao rolled up his sleeves again, as if he was about to beat up Yan Yan.
Nan Jiao quickly grabbed him: "No, Lu Xiao, don't touch him!"
Feng Ran carried Lu Yanyan over. Yanyan was still nestled in her arms, peeking out every now and then, and quickly lowering her head when she met Nan Jiao's gaze.
Feng Ran patted Yan Yan on the back: "Lu Xiao, your son has been causing trouble day and night on First Star, he's practically destroyed the house, you know how destructive he is, right? I had no choice but to bring him here to find you..."
Lu Xiao hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Feng Ran seemed to understand something and winked at him playfully: "Don't worry, I brought Yan Yan here secretly by myself, no one else knows."
Lu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Feng Ran added, "You know Yan Yan's personality; he can't be away from you for too long. During this time, I'll stay with him at the hotel next door."
Lu Xiao didn't agree immediately, but instead looked down and asked Yan Yan, "If we're not staying at the hotel, would you like to stay with Dad for the time being?"
Yan Yan was about to nod, but then, as if remembering something, she shook her head like a rattle.
"Alright." Lu Xiao had no choice but to compromise. He then looked at Feng Ran and said, "Thank you for your help."
"Don't mention it. If we're really talking about the trouble, you have much more to thank me for than just this."
*
While listlessly whipping the cream, Nan Jiao's consciousness had already drifted far away.
Because she herself lacked love, she took meticulous care of and accompanied her children, never relying on others to do so.
She cherishes her children very much.
That's why she couldn't accept being abandoned.
The image of Yan Yan resisting flashed through Nan Jiao's mind, and her heart ached faintly.
"The cake is going to burn."
When she heard the reminder, Nan Jiao came to her senses and was surprised to see Feng Ran.
Feng Ran looked at her with interest for a while: "Why are you so distracted? You silly beauty?"
With a soft laugh, she put on her gloves and bent down to help Nan Jiao take the cake out of the oven.
Unsurprisingly, the cake base was burnt.
Nan Jiao was about to thank her when her gaze suddenly fell on the safety buckle at her waist, and she stopped talking abruptly.
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