Chaochao was led back to the original private room by Xie Jingcheng, while Xie Yulin had already left due to urgent company matters.
The two encountered Meng Lan, who had just returned.
When they discovered that Chaochao was missing, Meng Lan went out to look for her as well.
She returned home immediately after receiving news that Xie Jingcheng's child had been found.
Meng Lan leaned down and patted Chaochao's head, laughing, "Chaochao is finally back! We were so worried!"
When she said "we," she glanced at Xie Jingcheng as if to emphasize it.
Chaochao felt a little embarrassed, as if she had caused trouble for everyone. Her little voice said earnestly, "I will definitely tell the adults next time."
Meng Lan smiled, "Good boy."
I couldn't resist touching the child's head again; it felt so good.
"Chaochao, Aunt Lan is going on a business trip, so please take care of Brother Xie Jingcheng."
Xie Jingcheng frowned helplessly: "Mom..."
Chaochao blinked.
On business trip?
The system explained kindly, "It means you have to go on a long trip to do work."
She has to take care of her brother?
Chaochao tilted her little head, and after finally understanding what Aunt Lan had said, her eyes lit up like little light bulbs.
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely take good care of Brother Jingcheng! Don't worry, Aunt Lan, I've taken good care of Dad!"
The little dumpling stood tall and proud, confidently agreeing without hesitation.
I have plenty of experience taking care of adults!
Meng Lan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed heartily, "Alright, alright, then I'll leave Jing Cheng to you."
This child is so lovable.
Meng Lan's rare maternal love was suddenly stirred.
She was even a little jealous of Huo Qin's good luck.
Thinking back to the past, she sighed softly, "Aunt Lan always wanted to have a daughter, but her wish was not fulfilled."
Xie Jingcheng had a feeling that his mother was going to say something bad.
Ms. Meng: "Then I raised Jingcheng as a girl. Don't let his current appearance fool you, he was quite pretty when he wore little dresses as a child. The little boy next door even said he wanted to marry him..."
Chaochao's eyes widened.
Xie Jingcheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Unable to bear it any longer, he helped Ms. Meng up and forced a smile: "Mom, you should go now. The driver has been waiting for a long time."
Meng Lan: "Oh, really? I haven't told him I'm leaving yet."
Xie Jingcheng looked at her expressionlessly.
Ms. Meng: Fine, let's go. Kids are cuter when they're little.
Thus, Ms. Meng "voluntarily" left the scene with Xie Jingcheng's friendly farewell.
Chaochao was still in shock because of Ms. Meng's revelations; her brain was too small and the news was too big for her to process.
Xie Jingcheng watched as Chaochao looked down at her creamy yellow tutu, then slowly turned her gaze to Xie Jingcheng, as if deep in thought.
Her face was full of curiosity: What does Brother Jingcheng look like in a little skirt?
Xie Jingcheng: "..."
His jaw muscles twitched slightly; a belated regret welled up inside him, a sense of foreboding coming true.
As expected, Chaochao's meeting with Meng Lan was a mistake.
What we need to do now is to shatter the child's fantasy.
"Every morning".
The little dumpling, whose thoughts were wandering and who had unconsciously developed a silly grin, snapped back to reality: "?"
Xie Jingcheng asked casually, "Which episode of Peppa Pig are we watching today?"
When Peppa Pig is mentioned, Chaochao immediately perks up, "It's episode twelve! Today, Peppa is going on vacation with her mom, dad, and George..."
The children talked endlessly about their favorite cartoons.
Xie Jingcheng responded and led the little dumpling towards the door.
Okay, let's just forget about it :)
When they arrived at the restaurant entrance, Chaochao stopped talking non-stop when she saw the familiar car.
She touched her little pigtails, a little confused. Had she forgotten something?
When the rear window of the black sedan rolled down, revealing that familiar profile, Chaochao ran over with surprise and joy.
"Daddy—"
Those trivial questions were then put aside.
The driver got out of the car and opened the door. Chaochao crawled in and hugged Huo Qin's leg, saying, "Why did Daddy come to pick me up?"
The driver chuckled, "Mr. Huo instructed early this morning—cough cough, Mr. Huo saw that it was about to rain and was worried that Miss wouldn't have an umbrella, so he specially came over."
The driver, who was about to spill everything, saw the cold look in Mr. Huo's eyes and wisely stopped the car.
Chaochao's eyes welled up with tears of emotion: "Daddy, you're so good to me~"
They were completely unaware that she didn't need an umbrella while riding in the car.
Huo Qin casually pinched her cheek, then his gaze fell on her lower abdomen.
The alert Chaochao immediately tucked in her stomach.
His obsidian-like eyes were full of sincerity, and he didn't dare to breathe.
Huo Qin: "...Are you full?"
Chaochao shook her head: "Brother Jingcheng gave me some digestive pills."
Then she quietly added, "That golden roll today was so delicious!"
So you can't blame her for eating too much; it's all because the rolls were too delicious.
Huo Qin wondered to himself, "Who does this child take after, to be so good at eating?"
He said, "I should be more careful in the future; I won't be able to sleep if I eat too much at night."
Chaochao nodded obediently: "Mmm~ I know."
Huo Qin raised an eyebrow, but said nothing more.
When it comes to food, the little girl always lets it go in one ear and out the other; you can't take what she says seriously.
Just now, when Xie Jingcheng was mentioned, the young man stood by the car door and bowed slightly to Huo Qin as a greeting.
The car sent by the Xie family was parked behind them, and the long-absent Xie family driver waved enthusiastically to Xie Jingcheng.
He was notified by Mr. Huo's driver to pick up the young master.
I've had so much paid leisure time before being notified to go back to work. I miss the young master so much.
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